The Crossroads: Sajeda Issa’s M.F.A. @ UCLA’s Department of Art

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The Crossroads: Sajeda Issa’s M.F.A. @ UCLA’s Department of Art

Just below the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains lies the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. For over a century, film has bestowed its glow on UCLA, with the iconic Hollywood July 11, 2023
Joshua Petker: Let’s Talk About Paint

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Joshua Petker: Let’s Talk About Paint

As I navigate the way from Altadena through ever-present traffic to Anat Ebgi Gallery in East Hollywood, I notice how many new buildings have popped up in East Los Angeles. Much like Madonna’s face July 10, 2023
Kezia Harrell: To Be Precious

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Kezia Harrell: To Be Precious

One painting that really defines Kezia Harrell is a piece called Americana Hot Momma. Harrell, who regularly centers on her nude self, slumbers soundly upon a hill, her face deeply gruntled in the mi July 03, 2023
Robert Pokorny: Pot Luck Studio in Los Angeles

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Robert Pokorny: Pot Luck Studio in Los Angeles

My studio spaces have had many incarnations over the years. I’ve worked in a closet under the stairs, our front-room, the kid’s room when she moved out for college and finally my own studio space June 29, 2023
James Webb Space Telescope: The Secrets of the Universe Are Buried in Darkness

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James Webb Space Telescope: The Secrets of the Universe Are Buried in Darkness

The terrifying immensity of the firmament’s abyss is an illusion, an external reflection of our own abysses, perceived “in a mirror.” We should invert our eyes and practice a sublime astronomy June 28, 2023
Jess Valice: When is a Good Time to Freak Out?

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Jess Valice: When is a Good Time to Freak Out?

The psychological impact of mass media has fascinated artists and cultural commentators since Marshall McLuhan and the 1960s. While evolving technologies enhance our activities exponentially, they al June 26, 2023
The Perez Brothers: Low and Slow, Mean and Clean

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The Perez Brothers: Low and Slow, Mean and Clean

Candy apple red in the most lustrous gloss, maybe acrid acid green suffused in pinpricks of metallic stars, each taken wing by slices of chrome, as luxurious leather or velvet tempt from within. Whil June 19, 2023
Always Moving Forward: 10 Years of Mirus Gallery

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Always Moving Forward: 10 Years of Mirus Gallery

There couldn’t be a better place to interview Paul Hemming than in the vortex of a Future Factory, right? The man behind Mirus Gallery has, for the last decade, taken the energy of his landmark San June 15, 2023
Danielle Roberts: Night Light

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Danielle Roberts: Night Light

How do you paint tension? Danielle Roberts demonstrates such an elusive skill by directing scenes like a filmmaker and approaching narrative like a novelist. She amalgamates observation and experienc June 13, 2023
Mermaid Mayhem: Cissi Efraimsson Explains It All

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Mermaid Mayhem: Cissi Efraimsson Explains It All

Call her a mermaid lord, puppet wizard, or punk princess—Cissi Efraimsson is many magical beings in one. Oscillating between art, film and music, she’s the first animator to anthropomorphize salm June 07, 2023
Zanele Muholi: The Bronze Age

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Zanele Muholi: The Bronze Age

During a visit to the Ottawa Art Gallery a few years ago, I finally felt able to truly see myself in a museum. It was visual activist, Zanele Muholi's (who uses they/them pronouns) self-portrait, Fan June 05, 2023
David Shrigley: A Serious Man

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David Shrigley: A Serious Man

“I've had a lot of really weird thoughts that should never leave my head.” This is one of the last musings David Shrigley shares over the course of three conversations taking place over multiple May 30, 2023
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