Terry Evans, art photographer by way of the Chicago area, captures the vast landscape of both countryside and cityscape from the ground as well as god’s eye perspectives. Her recent projects have included photographic series documenting climactic changes in glacial regions as well as the fire and metal world of working steel mills. Winner of […]
17
Dec
Capturing the altering prairies of North America
15
Dec
MOCA director Jeffrey Deitch's most disappointing action
As we reported last week, world class Italian street artist BLU’s controversial mural on the Geffen Contemporary was whitewashed after being up for only 24 hours. As a piece created to promote MOCA’s upcoming Art on the Streets “street art” exhibit, many assumed the buffing over of BLU’s work was a Banksy-style publicity stunt. Well, […]
10
Dec
Outright censorship, or misguided publicity stunt?
You can say without a breath of hyperbole that BLU is one of the most imaginative, creative and pioneering street artists on the planet — we’ve often gushed about his works such as the MUTO animation and his truly monumental Big Bang Big Boom piece. That’s why this article of news is so disturbing, especially […]
12
Nov
Tatto tatos' sphere-shaped sitting eggs
So you want to sit down on an egg-shaped seat that looks like a horse skull, do you? Well you’re not alone. Artist Denis Santachiara — a highly talented designer who’s had his work featured in museums such as the Louvre and MOMA — designed the unique shape of these seats and then partnered with […]
14
Nov
Opening TONIGHT and running till May 3rd, come see the most expansive exhibition in MOCA's history
At first glance it seems fairly overwhelming when considering the works that MOCA has collected and assembled over the last 30 years. And tonight they open a retrospective exhibition, proudly boasting one of the most expansive and influential Post-War collections in the world including Jasper Johns, Willem De Kooning, Jackson Pollack, Alberto Giacometti, Franz Kline, […]
7
Oct
Evnironmental museum in a mall...ironic?
Your favorite smog-fighting, 501c3 non-profit is back, and this time they’re not sweating balls in Coachella desert heat. They’re in an air-conditioned mall…in Hollywood. The space was donated by the Hollywood & Highland Center. Thanks capitalist pigs! “It’s the first ever environmental theme park,” says Eric Ritz, founder/director of Global Inheritance, the organization behind Environmentaland. […]
