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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

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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

4:20 PM – 7 Sep 12

Chris Burden, Metropolis II, 2011@LACMA. http://via.me/~4utityu

4:20 PM – 7 Sep 12

Chris Burden, Metropolis II, 2011@LACMA. http://via.me/~4utjnbo

4:21 PM – 7 Sep 12

Chris Burden, Metropolis II, 2011@LACMA. http://via.me/~4utk3fw

4:22 PM – 7 Sep 12

Chris Burden, Metropolis II, 2011@LACMA. http://via.me/~4utko5w

4:22 PM – 7 Sep 12

Michael Heizer, Levitated Mass @LACMA. http://via.me/~4uuatvg

4:51 PM – 7 Sep 12

Michael Heizer, Levitated Mass @LACMA. http://via.me/~4uubgbm

4:52 PM – 7 Sep 12

Can’t wait for Ken Price to open @LACMA. http://via.me/~4uuiiqu

4:59 PM – 7 Sep 12

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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

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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

4:25 PM – 22 Jan 12

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

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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 – August 2011

Marclay: #TheClock @LACMA (****) I had limited viewing time & was made acutely aware of actual time flying by. Amazing editorial feat.

1 Aug via TweetDeck

Periodically revisiting clock-watching films like Nick of Time & 3:00 High gave #TheClock a sense of storytelling & continuity.

1 Aug via TweetDeck

Also Marclay used more than time to unite the scenes in #TheClock linking sequential clips w/ themes like rain, trains, gears, phones, etc.

1 Aug via TweetDeck

Recognition of familiar characters & identifying films in #TheClock conjured pleasure in a sense of shared culture.

1 Aug via TweetDeck

Now when I watch old movies & I see a watch or a clock in a scene, I wonder if that clip is in #TheClock. Wish I could have seen more.

1 Aug via TweetDeck

End of Summer Party @ Peter Blake (****) Marvelous work by Johnson, Couwenberg, Gleason, DeLap, Burtch & others. Could have done w/o Lita.

22 Aug via TweetDeck

Cast resin wall sculpture by Eric Johnson in the End of Summer Party exhibition @ Peter Blake Gallery http://twitpic.com/6a7206

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