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Myself and Maisel, a Documentary
“Jay Myself,” is a reverential documentary portrait of photographer Jay Maisel by noted photographer Stephen Wilkes, Maisel’s one-time apprentice. The framing device for the story is Maisel’s having to vacate the New York City building at 190 Bowery where he”d lived and worked for the last 48 years.What makes this “moving day” film all the […]
Behind The Scenes Of The Beyond Music Project
“Same Sky: Beyond Music Volume 1,” is a wonderful collection of inspiring new music, the product of a collaboration between artists from all over the world, all produced by the project’s artistic director, Los Angeles native, Grammy-award-winning producer and legendary musician in his own right, Larry Klein.First things first: To explain how the Beyond Music […]
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Sometimes The King Is A Woman: The Paintings Of Amy Sherald
Amy Sherald’s show at Hauser & Wirth in New Yorkwhich I regret to say will close October 26th, is a joy to behold and a revelation. Go see it, if you still can!Sherald is perhaps best known for her portrait of Michele Obama which can be seen at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. In […]
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California's Marciano Museum Closes
Los Angeles” Marciano Art Foundation, the three-year-old art museum founded by Marciano brothers, Paul and Maurice – who made their fortune in the jeans business – has unceremoniously closed.Paul and Maurice Marciano came to Los Angeles in 1981 from France and founded a denim company that eventually became the very successful GUESS? clothing and lifestyle […]
Seeing Picasso in Palo Alto
A Turn on Kienholz's Merry Go-Round
The work of Ed and Nancy Kienholz is mostly junk. Junk assembled to reveal the dark secrets of the American soul â our violence, our racism, our addiction to the screens that haunt us. Assembled from the detritus of the modern world , their work is deeply political and, in some instances, deeply disturbing. Other […]