Twitter Reviews – October 2012
Ken Price @LACMA. 100% pure perfection. Go see this show. Now. The work, the installation, the skylights, all exquisite. #artLA
6:31 PM – 11 Oct 12
Penelope Gottlieb @EdwardCella (****) More than just peppy florals/botanicals–loss, danger, injury, rupture, bondage & sexuality. #artLA
6:51 PM – 11 Oct 12
Penelope Gottlieb @EdwardCella: Intrigued by the cryptic incongruities within, but bothered by the paper cutouts surrounding. #artLA
6:52 PM – 11 Oct 12
Ruth Pastine @EdwardCella (****) Effect of Turrell LEDs but w/ pastel on paper. Too bad they’re crowed together in the poorly-lit back room.
6:57 PM – 11 Oct 12
Justin Hansch @ Steve Turner (*) So bad I can’t believe anyone would show this cheeseball, sexist, puerile, inanely displayed crap. #artLA
7:30 PM – 11 Oct 12
Twitter Reviews – September 2012
#MadeinLA @hammer_museum (***) Did I just accidentally walk into a thesis show? This is supposedly the most original, innovative art in LA?
4:41 PM – 2 Sep 12
This is as worrisome as the MOCA debacle. #MadeinLA
4:46 PM – 2 Sep 12
Much of the work is too thin on ideas & skill–the dreaded double whammy of amateurish intellectuality and juvenile craftsmanship. #MadeinLA
4:46 PM – 2 Sep 12
Disappointment of rehashed ideas from not-ready-4-primetime grads wasn’t buoyed any by the humdrum work of the “under-recognized” old guard.
4:52 PM – 2 Sep 12
A few gems in the dregs–Meleko Mokgosi (deserved Mohn winner), Joel Otterson, Kathryn Andrews, Koki Tanaka & Lisa Williamson. #MadeinLA
5:11 PM – 2 Sep 12
Out of time to run around to three locations. Sorry I missed Cayetano Ferrer, as I only went to the Hammer. #MadeinLA
5:14 PM – 2 Sep 12
.@Powhida A bit of hyperbole perhaps, but the effort to subliminally promote UCLA students/faculty/friends is still troublesome. #MadeinLA
5:18 PM – 2 Sep 12
.@Powhida @AntiPainter They don’t make it obvious–no CVs in the catalog. You have to spend days Googling everyone. Which I did. #MadeinLA
10:59 AM – 4 Sep 12
Of the 60 artists in #MadeinLA, 15 have ties to (BFA, MFA, Teach) UCLA, 17 have ties to CalArts & 8 have ties to BOTH schools.
11:17 AM – 4 Sep 12
That means 40 of 60 (66.67%) have ties to UCLA/CalArts. Only 20 (33.33%) come from all other schools combined. #MadeinLA
11:19 AM – 4 Sep 12
Perhaps the addition of a CalArts bias this year is due to the collaboration w/ LAXART. Malik Gaines has Writing MFA from CalArts. #MadeinLA
11:21 AM – 4 Sep 12
I also see several repeat players from previous LAXART shows and the OCMA Biennial that Lauri Firstenberg guest curated in 2008. #MadeinLA
11:22 AM – 4 Sep 12
The whole purpose of this exhibition is 2 showcase these 66%, but it would behoove them 2 be more selective from their own clique. #MadeinLA
11:32 AM – 4 Sep 12
Wouldn’t it be nice if the curators widened their circle next time and actually looked at some art instead of CVs. #MadeinLA
11:40 AM – 4 Sep 12
Chris Burden, Metropolis II, 2011@LACMA. http://via.me/~4utibjq
Twitter Reviews – August 2012
Ends of the Earth @MOCAlosangeles (***) I really wanted to love this show, as I’ve always been partial to earth work… #EotEMOCA
5:37 PM – 16 Aug 12
The significance of land art is undeniable, and the success of this show would be a great way to taunt Broad/Deitch but… #EotEMOCA
6:01 PM – 16 Aug 12
It’s so hard to get the emotional impact the real thing has/had with a lot of crude documentary photography and video. #EotEMOCA
6:03 PM – 16 Aug 12
The actual sculptures and installations like the Harrison’s Hog Pasture or Aycock’s, Clay #2 held the most potency. #EotEMOCA
6:04 PM – 16 Aug 12
But they were too few among the surrogate documentation which overwhelmed the space. #EotEMOCA
6:04 PM – 16 Aug 12
It takes much of the joy out of it, making it too much like art history homework. #EotEMOCA
6:06 PM – 16 Aug 12
There were also a few nit-picky things that bugged me. I lamented the absence of De Maria and Heizer… #EotEMOCA
6:11 PM – 16 Aug 12
(Although the reason for declining to participate is the exact complaint I have.) #EotEMOCA
6:12 PM – 16 Aug 12
Also, I know everyone hates wall texts, but in a roomful of conceptual work, why only put an explanatory label on every 5th piece? #EotEMOCA
6:13 PM – 16 Aug 12
A lot of stuff was out there with no context, narration, description, nada. #EotEMOCA
6:14 PM – 16 Aug 12
Hey, I’m not neophyte, but I still felt like I should have carried the catalog around the museum with me. #EotEMOCA
6:16 PM – 16 Aug 12
Twitter Reviews – January-April 2012
Peter Shelton @LALOUVER (****) Totally tubular. Wish gallery was 2X bigger. Bladder, orifices, vessels both corporeal & industrial. #artLA
4:51 PM – 7 Jan 12
Peter Shelton, 2 biglegs, 1983, cement steel, mixed media @LALOUVER #artLAhttp://twitpic.com/84jw02
4:59 PM – 7 Jan 12
Peter Shelton, godspipes, 1997-8, mixed media @LALOUVER #artLAhttp://twitpic.com/84jx4g
5:01 PM – 7 Jan 12
Peter Shelton, doublebubble, 2004-5, fiberglass @LALOUVER #artLA http://twitpic.com/84jy2v
5:03 PM – 7 Jan 12
Phenomenal @mcasd (*****) Amazing bevy of Light & Space art showcasing a significant era in So Cal art history. #PSTinLA #artLA
3:38 PM – 22 Jan 12
Doug Wheeler, DW 68 VEN MCASD 11, 2011, white UV neon light in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8ajf27
Mary Corse, Untitled, 1968, plexi, neon, high frequency energy in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8ajggh
4:29 PM – 22 Jan 12
James Turrell, Stuck Blue, 1970, construction mat’ls & fluorescent lights in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8ajhsh
4:32 PM – 22 Jan 12
James Turrell, Stuck Red, 1970, construction mat’ls & fluorescent lights in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8aji6l
4:33 PM – 22 Jan 12
Robert Irwin, untitled, 1969, acrylic lacquer on formed acrylic plastic in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLAhttp://twitpic.com/8ajj8g
4:36 PM – 22 Jan 12
Craig Kauffman, both Untitled, 1968, synthetic polymer vacuum-formed plexi w/ acrylic lacquer in Phenomenal @mca… http://twitpic.com/8ajkrv
4:40 PM – 22 Jan 12
Bruce Nauman, Green Light Corridor, 1970, painted wallboard & fluorescent lights in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8ajmfz
4:44 PM – 22 Jan 12
Peter Alexander, 1971, cast polyester resin in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8ajpx2
4:53 PM – 22 Jan 12
DeWain Valentine, Diamond Column, 1978, polyester resin in Phenomenal @mcasd #PSTinLA http://twitpic.com/8ajqvw
4:56 PM – 22 Jan 12
Transcending Abstraction @ Peter Blake (***) Too similar to previous shows. Nevertheless, nice Alexander Black Drip & Johnson Purple Heart.
3:50 PM – 5 Apr 12
Diebenkorn @OCMA (****) Lots of splendid work to look at but never crowded. Sumptuous & luminous. Balmy periwinkle and Naples yellow abound.
4:24 PM – 5 Apr 12
Twitter Reviews – September-December 2011
Fred Eversley, Untitled, 1969, polyester resin @ William Turner Gallery. #artLA http://twitpic.com/6q8msw
9:45 PM – 24 Sep 11
Fred Eversley @ Wm. Turner (****) Centrifugal casting process makes 4 beautiful ombré effect in discs & parabolas. Under-recognized. #artLA
3:41 PM – 3 Nov 11
Lynda Benglis @MOCAlosangeles (***) Always think of her as the pour queen; forgot she did so many knots. Glow-in-the-dark Phantom enthralls.
1:58 PM – 8 Nov 11
Roland Reiss @PMCAonline (****) 24 influential miniatures & 1 life-size installation all in one place is rare. A must see. #artLA
5:16 PM – 9 Nov 11
Worlds @Art_Center (***) Mostly a science exhibit except 4 a delightful M. McMillen miniature & an apropos soundtrack by Steve Roden. #artLA
5:41 PM – 9 Nov 11
James Turrell Skyspace @ Pomona College. #artLA http://twitpic.com/7r0lca
4:19 PM – 9 Dec 11
James Turrell Skyspace @ Pomona College. #artLA http://twitpic.com/7r12d1
4:54 PM – 9 Dec 11
James Turrell Skyspace @ Pomona College. #artLA http://twitpic.com/7r134c
4:57 PM – 9 Dec 11
James Turrell Skyspace @ Pomona College. #artLA http://twitpic.com/7r13r9
4:57 PM – 9 Dec 11
James Turrell Skyspace @ Pomona College. #artLA http://twitpic.com/7r1gh2
5:24 PM – 9 Dec 11
James Turrell Skyspace @ Pomona College. #artLA http://twitpic.com/7r1h7h
5:25 PM – 9 Dec 11
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Twitter Reviews – March-April 2011
Phyllis Green, Spark (Green Stockings), 1994, ceramic, concrete polymer, fabric, flocking. @OtisCollege #artLA http://twitpic.com/45u9qu
3 Mar via TweetPic for iPhone
Phyllis Green, Claudette in China, 2007, ceramic, mixed media. @OtisCollege #artLA http://twitpic.com/45ubeb
3 Mar via TweetPic for iPhone
Phyllis Green, Purple Ball (background), Lulu, Bonnet, Christine, 2000-3, ceramic, acrylic. @OtisCollege #artLA http://twitpic.com/45uct2
3 Mar via TweetPic for iPhone
Phyllis Green @OtisCollege (****) At her best when she’s the most quirky yet poignant–flocking, fabric, finish, feminine & fun. #artLA
3 Mar via TweetDeck
Phyllis Green @OtisCollege: Turkish Bath, Spinning Heads & Chinese Peruvian works outshine the elementary videos & trolls with tutus. #artLA
3 Mar via TweetDeck
Rebecca Campbell @LALOUVER (***) Lovin’ potent, loose brushwork in mushroom clouds & beautiful women. Rainbows & fireworks-not so much. #artLA
18 Mar via TweetDeck
Terry Allen @LALOUVER (***) Better as radio play. Words inspire imagination. Dramatization of installations/video maudlin & overblown. #artLA
18 Mar via TweetDeck
David Musgrave @ Marc Foxx (**) Oh, Marc, will I ever walk into your gallery and not see something faded & drab? I long for the day. #artLA
18 Mar via TweetDeck
Steven Hull installation @ Rosamund Felsen. #artLA http://twitpic.com/4b94pd
19 Mar via TweetPic for iPhone
Mariangeles Soto-Diaz, The Utopian Tense of Green #2, mixed media, acrylic on panel @RuthBachofner #artLA http://twitpic.com/4ba49f
19 Mar via TweetPic for iPhone
Mariangeles Soto-Diaz, The Utopian Tense of Green Installation, vinyl @RuthBachofner #artLA http://twitpic.com/4ba4v1
19 Mar via TweetPic for iPhone
Jennifer Steinkamp @ ACME (****) Windswept branches with blossoms paradoxically pacifying. Squirming intestines not so compelling. #artLA
20 Mar via TweetDeck
3 Abstract Painters @ Frank Lloyd (****) Why’d they think McLaughlin would bridge the mocha/muddy Haywards & the impeccable Heywoods? #artLA
20 Mar via TweetDeck
3 Abstract Painters @ Frank Lloyd: They would have been great together without it. Perhaps they’re just context for a secondary market sale.
20 Mar via TweetDeck
Yuken Teruya @Shoshana_Wayne (**) Admire fastidiousness of stencils, but only piece that really works is hanging banner/kite thing. #artLA
20 Mar via TweetDeck
Patrick Nickell @ Rosamund Felsen (****) Gordian knot doodles in 3D that blend bodily sensuousness with cartoony wackiness. #artLA
20 Mar via TweetDeck
April Street @ Rosamund Felsen (**) Klimtesque patterns on Frankenthalerish color field stains=dated ‘70s pastiche. Laughable titles. #artLA
20 Mar via TweetDeck
Jimi Gleason @ Samuel Freeman (***) Oooh, Jimi’s gone textural. The simple ones work, while the gloppy, craggy ones just look gaudy. #artLA
20 Mar via TweetDeck
Ned Evans @ William Turner (***) Cropped diagonals over offset, oversized checkerboards. Not as strong as his last show. #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Bruce Houston @ Lora Schlesinger (****) Stella & Mondrian playtime–fun with modernist geometric abstraction & toy trucks. #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
If These Walls Could Talk @ Charlie James (*****) @powhida is the superstar w/ Ruscha/success grid. @stevelambert’s 50/50 a standout too.
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Analia Saban @ Thomas Solomon (***) Interesting experiments cunningly reveal process but the grimy grays take all the joy out of it. #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Chris Doyle @ Sam Lee (****) Hand-drawn animation lends itself 2 the haunting melancholy of the nature/money/consumption/waste cycle. #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Suzan Woodruff @ William Turner (***) I’m torn. I can’t decide if paintings are fascinating process art or safe corporate/couch art? #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Mariangeles Soto-Diaz @RuthBachofner (****) Sterling tension–frenetic diagonals tempered by cool, calm greens and whites. #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Steven Hull @ Rosamund Felsen (****) Sculptures superior to the painting combines. Choo-choo track installations delightful. #artLA
25 Mar via TweetDeck
Jennifer Faist, Last Time Ever, resin, oil, alkyd, acrylic on wood @RuthBachofner #artLA http://twitpic.com/4optey
23 Apr via TweetPic for iPhone
Jennifer Faist, Mingle, resin, oil, alkyd, acrylic on wood @RuthBachofner #artLA http://twitpic.com/4opu6w
23 Apr via TweetPic for iPhone
Twitter Reviews – January-February 2011
Soojung Park, Joie, ink on plexiglas @RuthBachofner http://twitpic.com/3qeog8
15 Jan via TweetPic for iPhone
Soojung Park, Bar Notes, ink on plexiglas @RuthBachofner #artLA http://twitpic.com/3qeowh
15 Jan via TweetPic for iPhone
Robert Irwin @AceGallery (****) Height to width ratio makes it hard to carry the room in the dim light; bet it looks marvelous in daylight.
8 Feb via TweetDeck
Helen Pashgian @AceGallery (*****) Gorgeous soft matte colors and surfaces, subtle interior shapes cast wonderfully mysterious shadows.
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Twitter Reviews – November-December 2010
Vehicles of Imagination @CulverCenter (*****) Hot pedal cars-sparkling metallic paint, shiny chrome, pinstriping. Genius installation #artLA
13 Nov via TweetDeck
Rows of pedal cars hanging from the ceiling in “Vehicles of Imagination” @CulverCenter. #artLA http://twitpic.com/36nz0g
13 Nov via TweetPic for iPhone
Maisel: Library of Dust @UCRCMP (****) Perfect blend of aesthetics (crusty corrosion, copper) & pathos (ashes of abandoned mental patients).
13 Nov via TweetDeck
Maisel: History’s Shadow @UCRCMP (***) Slightly curious rephotographs of @GettyMuseum conservation x-rays. Vases from above resemble targets
13 Nov via TweetDeck
Re-Cycle @UCRSweeney (*****) Palpable pizzazz & spunky environmental engagement. Nifty spoke cards. Goofy costumes from @finishingschool.
13 Nov via TweetDeck
Re-Cycle @UCRSweeney highlight: Nathan Bockelman & Cameron Crone, Air Up There, flocked BMX, dirt, trophy tubes. http://twitpic.com/36p59o
13 Nov via TweetPic for iPhone
Rachel Lachowicz @Shoshana_Wayne (****) At her best when most minimal, e.g. lipstick pour paintings or Agnes Martin homage. #artLA
27 Nov via TweetDeck
Rachel Lachowicz @Shoshana_Wayne: Cardboard box installation superfluous, distracting even. #artLA
27 Nov via TweetDeck
Rachel Lachowicz left: Untitled Homage 2 Mary Cassatt, soap; right: Cell Interlocking Construction, pigment, plexi http://twitpic.com/3at4s1
27 Nov via TweetPic for iPhone
Rachel Lachowicz, Parallel Lines, pressed eyeshadow, aluminum, glass. #artLA http://twitpic.com/3at5gy
27 Nov via TweetPic for iPhone
Rachel Lachowicz, Untitled Lipstick Painting, lipstick wax on canvas. #artLA http://twitpic.com/3at65c
27 Nov via TweetPic for iPhone
Martin Mull @ Samuel Freeman (***) I keep looking for some clever reason for combining mismatched images, but there never is a point. #artLA
27 Nov via TweetDeck
Andy Moses, Sinagua, acrylic on canvas. #artLA http://twitpic.com/3atmrt
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Andy Moses @ William Turner (****) Brighter, busier. Rainbow oil slicks, desert mirages, sky reflected in ocean, alien worlds. #artLA
27 Nov via TweetDeck
Carmen Spera @ Lois Lambert (****) Witty, designer-labeled, bejeweled, faux-flower filled, recycled-glass machine guns & handguns. #artLA
27 Nov via TweetDeck
Sherry Markovitz @ Lora Schlesinger (***) Liza Lou with less finish but more fable, fantasy & fiesta. #artLA
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Mark Garro @ Copro Gallery (**) Vintage oval frames w/ convex glass are way cool but the label poems just drag these paintings down. #artLA
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John Kneifl, Life Boat, aluminum, pigment, paper @ LA Art Core. #artLA http://twitpic.com/3dc5ho
5 Dec via TweetPic for iPhone
Ron Reihel, Camellia Series, resin @ Frank Pictures. #artLA http://twitpic.com/3ddtpr
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