Written on: Friday, June 27th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Photograph courtesy of Noe Restaurant]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is showing Marlene Dumas’ exhibit, Measuring Your Own Grave, through August 22nd. This is the first mid-career survey of Dumas’s work to be organized by an American institution. The exhibit is composed of over 100 paintings and drawings, and each piece is open to speculation by the viewer. In other words, there is no explicit interpretation, but rather the creation of each piece evolves through each new viewer’s perspective. Her work is moving, and its morbid quality makes it that much more enticing to look at.
Written on: Friday, June 27th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Leonard Aschenbrand, “Reflections Off the Grace Building NYC,” 2008. Courtesy of Fountain Gallery]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
This weekend, check out Fountain Gallery, which is presenting another inspirational group exhibit titled Vistas: Urban & Rural Landscapes. The show is curated by Bonnie and Georgia Stockwell, and will be showing in the back gallery. This is one of my favorite galleries in New York. Its primary purpose is to provide an environment for artists living and working with mental illness and, in doing so, it aims to squash any negative stigmas about such illnesses.
French doyenne of design Andrée Putman illustrates that life is best lived not in black, white, or gray, but rather in rich contrast
By Claire Naa
Upon opening the door to Andrée Putman’s office in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, visitors are immediately blinded by the light shining through the space’s playfully constructed design of glass openings and windows. Seated behind a black desk is a tall woman dressed in a stark white suit, her ash blond hair billowing slightly in the breeze from a nearby fan. The window behind her allows the light of day to shine gleefully on an elegant necklace—an item, the woman explains, that she has worn every day since she unearthed it at a flea market and replated it with white gold.
Written on: Friday, June 20th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Front exterior view of the Geffen Playhouse. Courtesy of the Geffen Playhouse]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
The Skirball Cultural Center is hosting paintings by the late Jerusalem artist Ziva Sivan in an exhibit titled Painting Is Her Home. The exhibit celebrates not only the artist’s life, but also the sixtieth anniversary of the State of Israel. Exhibiting the full-circle evolution of Sivan’s work, the show is only up through June 29th, so make your way over this weekend.
Written on: Friday, June 20th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Patrice Stable, “Thierry Mugler Motorcycle Corset,” 1992. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showing an exhibit titled Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy through September 1st, which explores the symbolic and metaphorical associations between the superhero and fashion. Featuring movie costumes, avant-garde couture, and high-performance sportswear, the show reveals how the superhero serves as a prime example for fashion and its ability to empower and transform the human figure.
[David Hockney, “Red Wire Plant.” Courtesy of the Zimmer Museum]
Art and Living is proud to support the Zimmer Children’s Museum and its current Show & Tell: The Art of Vision exhibition and fundraiser.
Art of Vision artwork was donated by over 70 artists to help support the Zimmer’s youTHink arts education program in public schools. The youTHink initiative utilizes the power of making art to foster students’ critical thinking about contemporary issues and empowers them to find and use their voices to take action for positive social change.
Written on: Friday, June 13th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Photo courtesy of Joyce Theater]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
David Altmejd’s second solo exhibition at Andrea Rosen Gallery closes this Saturday, so you only have a couple more days to witness this “colossal” exhibit! (No joke here — the pieces of work are, in fact, of colossal giants.) These characters speak volumes to Altmejd’s ability to invent and conceptualize aesthetic forms. They truly are a thing to see.
Written on: Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Ingrid Dee Magidson, “Tempt Me.” Courtesy of Marion Meyer Fine Art]
This weekend is the public’s last chance to see Marion Meyer Contemporary Art’s Past Becomes Present, which features new works by Ingrid Dee Magidson. Comprised of images of paintings by old masters that have, via digital photography, been transformed into seemingly disjointed multimedia compositions, the show is a display of a veritable new brand of 22nd-century classical painting.
Written on: Thursday, June 5th, 2008 | Filed under:
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[Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides at work. Courtesy of Seyhoun Gallery]
Christy Dusablon checks in with her weekly exhibit, chef and theater picks for this week’s art dating and matchmaking
Seyhoun Gallery presents Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides’s new exhibit Relativity: Energy + Matters, which is the first phase of a twelve-year project extending through 2019. Unfortunately, this show will only be on display through this Friday (June 6th), so check it out tomorrow! Don’t be a stranger to Kristie’s progressive work; this series demonstrates what great art is all about: inspiring creativity in the minds of viewers.
[Katsuya Restaurant, Brentwood, CA. Courtesy of Starck]
Checking in with ubiquitous designer Philippe Starck
By Lynn Morgan
He transforms the ordinary. Hundreds of objects we touch, use, and work with every day have been reimagined and redesigned in Philippe Starck’s vision. From the Microsoft optical mouse and the cult-object Alessi juicer to a Tokyo skyscraper, the Paris-born designer-turned-architect is the best-known advocate of New Design, the aesthetic that blurs the distinction between the utilitarian and the artistic.
Last Saturday, culture aficionados from all over made their way out to West Hollywood for the city’s annual Avenues of Art and Design Walk. The weather couldn’t have been better — a mild and sunny afternoon provided a perfect setting for perusing some of the L.A. area’s finest art galleries, design showrooms, and fashion boutiques.
The award-winning architect of the Bellagio and Horton Plaza examines inspiration, sustainable design, and the future of architecture
By Layla Revis
Art and Living: What are your favorite architectural styles?
Jon Jerde: We’ve come to the end of traditional architectural styles evolving over hundreds of years into ever-refined movements and pieces. I look more to ideas than styles. For me, the most important architecture connects to people in a very real way. Two individuals who had a profound impact on the quality of space—and who have greatly influenced me—were Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Kahn.
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