Luis Gispert watches Mad Men; the design and form of the show appeal to his recent fascination with minimalism. It’s actually kind of a minimalist re-visiting for the Miami-born artist (who could pass for a character on the show with his swarthy good looks). Gispert was originally drawn to minimalism during his MFA studies at [...]
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Jonas Wood
April 3, 2012 – 1:52 pm
At Los Angeles-based artist Jonas Wood’s first untitled solo show, at David Kordansky Gallery, a man in a suit signs a check against a glass-paneled wall, perhaps not realizing the entire gallery can see him. Bets are made on what piece he may have purchased, and it’s agreed that it’s likely the painting on the [...]
SXSW: A Diary
March 28, 2012 – 10:34 am
When the Los Angeles-based photographer Lauren Ward headed down to the Austin, Texas music festival SXSW to bunk with Roy Harper, Jonathan Wilson and his band next door to Robert Plant‘s house, no less, we asked her to catalogue her adventure in images—from the endless live music to the eclectic attendees to the general weirdness [...]
Roommates
March 25, 2012 – 12:33 pm
A portrait of a frenetic Christopher Walken takes over both the psychic and physical space on the second floor of the old Dia Center for the Arts in Chelsea. The actor appears contemplative, his life experience revealed through lines on his face rendered in a volcano of warm reds, yellows and oranges; his facial hair [...]
I Must Confess I Still Believe
March 23, 2012 – 2:23 pm
Three girls, one Polaroid camera and stickers by the bucketload – that’s how these pictures came about. It’s 2012 and it’s all about being relevant in this Tumblr obsessed generation. Posting and reblogging are the order of the day. We eat LOLcats for breakfast. Yet, sometimes you just want to get your hands dirty. Enter [...]
March Mix
March 23, 2012 – 8:20 am
Every month, artist Sam Falls makes a mix and sends it out to a group of friends. He also shares the playlists as a monthly feature here. They are compiled from the daily mixes he makes in his studio while working and are deliberately unthemed. Click here to download the March mix.
In Conversation with Matt Ducklo and Matthew Monteith
March 15, 2012 – 12:28 pm
When Gertrude Stein declared, “A writer should write with his eyes and a painter paint with his ears,” she was challenging artists to shift their perceptions. The upcoming exhibition at the Fondation d’Enterprise Hermès, opening March 16, takes the assignment a step further, tasking not only the artist but also the subject of the work [...]
