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Pauline Oliveros / ONE Archives / Mike Kelley / Dynasty Handbag
Back in Los Angeles in time to catch ‘Beethoven Was a Lesbian: A Tribute to Pauline Oliveros at One Archives for performances, meditations, Deep Listening, screenings, and discussions in tribute to Oliveros’s extensive work in experimental and electronic music. At […]
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Heard Museum / Biosphere 2 / Ballroom Marfa / Marfa Live Arts
Extending my road trip out of Los Angeles, via the Katsina collection at the Heard Museum and the Biosphere 2 project, I headed to Marfa, Texas, to see ‘Tierra Sangre Oro’ at Ballroom Marfa – an exhibition envisioned by Rafa […]
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High Desert Test Sites
I had always hoped to visit High Desert Test Sites, and the trip coincided with HDTS 2017, a semi-annual series of roving events that bring together artists responding to Joshua Tree, Twentynine Palms, and the surrounding area of high desert. […]
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Carmen Argote / Panel Los Angeles / Laura Aguilar
Started the day meeting Carmen Argote at her solo exhibition ‘Pyramids’ at Panel Los Angeles – the installation uses poor materials, ripped cardboard, coffee grounds, pine needles, to reflect upon economic mobility, labor, and the potential of sculpture as a […]
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Parker Ito / Culver City / Reserve Ames
Started the day with a studio visit with Parker Ito (represented by Chateau Shatto) seeing new work in progress, chatting about his ‘Capitol Records Shit Toots’ photobook, and planning a collaboration in the UK for late 2018. Followed this up […]
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Commonwealth and Council / The Pit
After a quick visit Downtown to visit Chateau Shatto, Monte Vista Projects and DTLA, all located in the same building, I headed across to Koreatown to visit Commonwealth and Council and meet with Young Chung who heads it up. Described […]
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The Getty Centre / Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA
Although not the purpose of my visit, the trip coincided with Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA an exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Led by the Getty, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA is a collaborative effort […]