So 2008 has come and gone. Every year I look back on what I did this year. I am packing right now to leave in the morning to spend New Year’s Eve/Day in Las Vegas. 2008 was a depressing year but it had its moments. I lost a prestigious job and two dogs. All of …
Cross Posted at COAGULA DOT COM Artist Robert Graham in March, 2008 at Ace Gallery in Beverly Hills for the opening reception of some of his recent work. The artist died Saturday.What I always appreciated about Robert Graham was his precision without caring about perfection. Working with the human form is working with an imperfect form …
So the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art is going to get rescued by a donation of $30 Million from Eli Broad. He says there are no strings attached. I don’t believe that but let’s pretend it is a perfect world and everything is fine. Okay, let’s see… Does this mean that director Jeremy Strick …
So fuck all the strokejob art press that is covering that big art fair in Florida, after surfing thru shit for an hour on the internet the best coverage if by artist Jeff Soto on his blog.
With the economy in shambles, maybe artists will turn to the stars for advice.
I have an essay in the new issue of ARTSCENE MAGAZINE kinda ranting about running an artist non-profit corporation. I wrote it a month ago and just saw it – it is kinda wordy but I tried to make it funny without losing the true edge of contempt for people who bitch at me that …
My email inbox is stuffed with pleas, my FaceBook account is repeating the same chorus: Save MOCA… L.A. MOCA needs us all… come to Sunday’s meeting of how to save the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. Uh, no I won’t be going. I would love to see MOCA survive and thrive. But without attending, …
The LA Times broke the story that our Museum of Contemporary Art is in deep financial trouble… Look, this is terrible and no matter what can be done to resolve it, we have to step gingerly because we could easily lose it all if the next few months are not handled with delicate and deliberate …
Sunset at Bergamot Station on Saturday, November 15, 2008 – after a day of raging fires throughout Southern California.
IF… IF you saw me in a police car, what would you think I got arrested for? Answer here, then post to your own blog if you want and see how many crimes you get accused of.
I spoke at Phyllis Lutjeans’ THE ART CROWD down behind the Orange Curtain. The food was wonderful and the group was receptive to my ideas for judging and experiencing art. Other than that, we have been working on training our dog, AYBAR. Mister Aybar was rescued from the shelter about two months ago by yours …