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  • Unsettled: The Art of Vincent Sabella

    An exhibition of work culled from three discrete collections of the artist’s work produced over the past twelve months, curated by Shana Nys Dambrot. Opens May 18 at Edgar Varela Fine Arts (EVFA).

  • Earthly Paradise : Displaced Realities

    Art-merge | LAB launches its first pop-up gallery with the photographic works of Korean contemporary artist Yeonju Sung at the Pacific Design Center (PDC), Los Angeles. Opens May 17.

  • Linda King: New Paintings

    The visual complexity in King’s vibrant new paintings is a combination of fluid movements of paint with hardedge shapes and flat intense backgrounds, which shifts the viewer’s eye as shape becomes negative and space becomes shape. Opens May 17 at den contemporary.

  • Infinite Sequence: Lawrence Fodor & Chris Richter

    An exhibition of new work on view May 16 with an opening reception May 19 at Southern California Art Projects and Exhibitions (Scape), Corona del Mar.

  • Debra Scacco: Birds of Passage

    This London based artist’s practice is centered around defining the concept of ‘home’. Opens May 19 at Marine Contemporary, Venice.

Cover Story

All Aboard The Expo Auction

All Aboard The Expo Auction

by Shana Nys Dambrot

Mon, May 14, 2012

Santa Monica Auctions has showcased mid-career and established artists of all mediums including painting, photography, sculpture, drawing, multiples and prints for the past 19 years. But it looks like it's the end of the line.

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Current

David O'Brien: My Pet Doppelgänger

David O'Brien: My Pet Doppelgänger

Tue, May 15, 2012

Over two years and tens of thousands of photographs in the making, David O’Brien’s debut in photography is a massive undertaking in real-world social networking. The result is a collection of images of almost shocking energy and complexity. Through June 16 at Richard Heller Gallery.

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Emily Counts: Past Present Future: Connect

Emily Counts: Past Present Future: Connect

Tue, May 15, 2012

In this exhibition, technology from the past, present and future is examined in acknowledgement of a time when new inventions and scientific ideas were perceived as magic or a product of the occult. Through June 16 at Garboushian Gallery, Beverly Hills.

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Lia Halloran: Sublimation | Transmutation

Lia Halloran: Sublimation | Transmutation

Tue, May 15, 2012

Halloran describes this work as a 'negotiation' between the medium, engaging in a game of action and reaction via ink pen. Through June 9 at Martha Otero.

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Jacob Yanes: Philomela

Jacob Yanes: Philomela

Tue, May 15, 2012

A sculptural installation based on the the story of Tereus, Procne and Philomela as told by Ovid in the Metamorphoses. Through May 26 at Steve Turner Contemporary.

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Sylvie Blum: Naked Beauty

Sylvie Blum: Naked Beauty

Tue, May 15, 2012

This exhibition features a selection of female nudes from Sylvie Blum’s most recent publication, “Naked Beauty” (teNeues, 2011). Through June 2 at Fahey/Klein.

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Herb Ritts: From the Archive

Herb Ritts: From the Archive

Tue, May 15, 2012

An exhibition of famed fashion, nude, and portrait photographer Herb Ritts, representing an overview of Ritts’ expansive career and remarkable influence in the world of photography. Through June 2 at Fahey/Klein.

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Lead Stories

Get out from under the table, look out the window

Get out from under the table, look out the window

Mon, May 14, 2012

On Saturday, May 19, performance artist Scarlett Rouge will check into a parallel universe at the Royal Pagoda Motel in Chinatown, Los Angeles. With some help from her life-size dolls, she will reset Richard Newton’s performance into the Mayan calendar.

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Venice Art Walk & Auctions Celebrates 34th Annual Venice Family Clinic Fundraiser

Venice Art Walk & Auctions Celebrates 34th Annual Venice Family Clinic Fundraiser

Mon, May 14, 2012

Venice Art Walk & Auctions, benefiting Venice Family Clinic, celebrates community, creativity, and care with a fresh new venue, exciting art & architecture tours and exclusive Angel events. The event will be held May 19-20.

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Beverly Hills Art Show

Beverly Hills Art Show

Tue, May 15, 2012

Mark your calendar! The spring edition of The Beverly Hills Art Show will be held May 19 & 20 from 10am to 6pm at the Beverly Gardens on Santa Monica Blvd. from Rodeo Drive to Rexford Drive.

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Previews

Michelle Blade: Hanging Fire

Michelle Blade: Hanging Fire

Tue, May 15, 2012

The title Hanging Fire implies delay and the in-between space that exists while waiting for a monumental shift. Opens May 19 at Carter and Citizen, Culver City.

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Jane Chafin's Offramp Gallery Blog

Duchamp's Urinal? Maybe Not!

Duchamp's Urinal? Maybe Not!

Thu, May 03, 2012

I recently read an LA Times article about a public feud between artist Damien Hirst and British art critic Julian Spalding, the latter of whom had written a short book, Con Art - Why you should sell your Damien Hirsts while you can. I thought it might make an interesting blog topic, so I downloaded and began reading Spalding's book, a no-holds-barred polemic on contemporary/conceptual art. When about half way through I read this . . .

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Tracey's Thirteen

13 Questions for Brian Bress

13 Questions for Brian Bress

Wed, May 16, 2012

Brian Bress is an artist and filmmaker based in Los Angeles, USA. Recent solo shows include: Cherry and Martin, LA; New Museum, New York, USA (both 2012); and Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, USA (2011).

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