I got quoted a few times in this detailed article about L.A.’s Art World Epicenter moving to Culver City. If you are in the L.A. art world, this is mandatory reading. How long it will last is open for debate. But there has been a tangible shift toward that part of town, which pisses me …
I am not too mechanical a person and it spills over into other parts of my life – I find it difficult to work within rigid systems. Conversely, ambiguous and elusive structures fascinate me and i love to deconstruct complex systems and organizations. In fact, doing that has made me far less paranoid and it …
Okay, okay, okay, holiday weekend, I am hanging close to home. Three things: ONE. I tried to look up gallery listings on the L.A. Weekly website and gave up – wow, a scatterbrained thingy there. So I am going to MorYork Gallery and Ave. 50 Studio openings this weekend (Neighborhood Arts Link). TWO. I have …
So the new issue of Juxtapoz features a history of art magazines written by artist Robert Williams. He is excepetionally kind to Coagula in this short editorial piece. Greg Escalante just read this all to me over the phone, I am kinda blown away. It is the June issue, gotta go out and get a …
Surfing the net, i just found a great interview with Karen Finley.
So, art is actually stolen quite infrequently., It is lumped in with jewelry and silverware on all police reports to make it appear as if fine art is heavily trafficked, but it is not, really. And it is hard to sell once stolen. Art thieves, successful ones that is, are garden variety burglars hired a …
We went to my girlfriend’s mom’s in San Diego for Mothers Day. We’d been doing quite a bit with my family lately – my mom turned 75 and one brother turned 50, so that side of the world was taken care of. San Diego just has the weirdest vibe in the world – it is …
So, there has been a lot of medical stuff going on, but it is basically terrific news. Other than high blood pressure, I am totally healthy. I avoided going to the doctor since 1984. Finally it was capitulation time – the visit to an adult cardiology specialist (as I was an infant heart surgery survivor).. …
Hey, do me a favor would ya? Could you help spread the word about this fundraiser, Art World Poker. It is a chance to win a solo show at the i-5 Gallery – Artists are always looking for solo shows and here is a chance to be in a group show AND have a chance …
I’m gonna march today, are you? Okay, I might not be awake until afternoon, but I am going to go out into the streets and see what it is all about. Well, probably just watch it on television. Sympathetic as all hell to the cause though. More… The terrifying part of proposed immigration law changes …
Just got a promotional email for an art show with this line about one of its sponsors: “Southern California Consortium of Art Schools (SoCCAS)” Pronounced: Suck Ass