Columns & Features
Looking at Los Angeles
The Architect, the Artist, and the House That’s Become a Star
Looking at Los Angeles
The Architect, the Artist, and the House That’s Become a Star
Catherine Wagley visits the famous Sheats-Goldstein House and considers the pop culture present of this fifty-year-old residence by architect John Lautner.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
You Say You Want Evolution: Looking Backward and Forward with Portfolios
Teaching with Contemporary Art
You Say You Want Evolution: Looking Backward and Forward with Portfolios
Similar to in-progress critiques, portfolio reflections and evaluations do not have to arrive at the end of things. Utilized during the course, it allows for both looking back and looking forward.
Center Field: Art in the Middle
Heather Mekkelson and the Flood That Never Came
Center Field: Art in the Middle
Heather Mekkelson and the Flood That Never Came
Columnist Caroline Picard reflects on a 2008 installation by Heather Mekkelson and the stories of disaster conveyed by the artist’s distressed objects.
Praxis Makes Perfect
Welcome to the Funhouse: Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead”
Praxis Makes Perfect
Welcome to the Funhouse: Mike Kelley’s “Mobile Homestead”
“Mobile Homestead,” a project by the late Mike Kelley, has a new permanent home in Detroit. Columnist Erin Sweeny revisits this “fitting tribute” to the artist.
Teaching with Contemporary Art
The Changing Shape of Teamwork
Teaching with Contemporary Art
The Changing Shape of Teamwork
Back in October, 2009 I wrote a post called Teamwork which focused on the fact that, as educators, we often have to work creatively with others in order to construct meaningful, age-appropriate and fun lessons. The best lessons and units of study are often the product of people working together, including educators, community members, parents, and of course students. When I look back just four years ago I realize that my experience with collaboration has changed and evolved into other forms.
Gimme Shelter: Performance Now
Of Consequence: Santiago Sierra’s “Veterans” at Team Gallery
Gimme Shelter: Performance Now
Of Consequence: Santiago Sierra’s “Veterans” at Team Gallery
Santiago Sierra’s third solo exhibition at Team Gallery, Veterans, displays nine photographs of war veterans standing in corners.
Word is a Virus
Word is a Virus | Susan Silton Asks, “Who’s in a Name?”
Word is a Virus
Word is a Virus | Susan Silton Asks, “Who’s in a Name?”
Columnist Carol Cheh reflects on Susan Stilton’s interventionist artwork “Who’s in a Name?”, a response to John Baldessari’s marquee installation “Your Name in Lights.”
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block | Summer Wheat on Her Flight Away from “Cowboy Space Gangsters”
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block | Summer Wheat on Her Flight Away from “Cowboy Space Gangsters”
Columnist Jacquelyn Gleisner traces a painter’s evolution and movement from wholesome Oklahoma City to bohemian Brooklyn.
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio | George Georgakopoulos
Inside the Artist's Studio
Inside the Artist’s Studio | George Georgakopoulos
Columnist Georgia Kotretsos interviews “art hub creator” George Georgakopoulos, posing questions about his long-running curatorial projects and Greece’s contemporary art scene.
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