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Subcontinental Synth: David Tudor and the First Moog in …

By all accounts David Tudor was a superb Indian cook. He was other things, too. Widely …

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Rhapsody in Pink: Stephen Prina Paints

Artists and writers carry ideas around with them all day. These half-formed thoughts and random pieces …

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A Tale of Two Art Dealers

In the late fifties, the outlines of the Los Angeles art world were narrow by anybody’s …

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Castaways of a New Cosmic Catastrophe

Nothing can come of nothing. The infinitely small is not the same thing as nothing, though …

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After Benning, after Math: 12, 13 and counting….

James Benning's cabins sit 40 meters apart bedded in among thickets of scrub oak, manzanita and …

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Hand in Glove: Reflections on LAICA Journal and Culture …

In October 2011 in Chicago, amid one final blessing of bright, late-summer weather, the local nonprofit …

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Termite Tracks: "Routine Pleasures" and the Paradoxes of Collectivity …

Like clockwork, from 1958 to 1993, the Model Railroaders Club would meet every Tuesday night near …

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Artists at Work: Liz Glynn

I met with Liz Glynn on July 17 in her Chinatown studio to discuss the work …

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Second Life: Jack Goldstein and the CalArts Mafia

In 1974, after Helene quit her job at Pomona, we went together to New York; after …

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The Mohn Games

In March of this year, the Hammer Museum introduced the Mohn Award—a $100,000 art prize offered …

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A School Based on What Artists Wanted to Do: …

This interview with Fluxus artist Alison Knowles took place in her Soho apartment in June 2011. …

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Pasadena's Collapse and the Simon Takeover: Diary of a …

The financial collapse of the Pasadena Art Museum, and its subsequent takeover by Norton Simon, an …

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Writing Home

In 1960, Esther McCoy published her now classic Five California Architects, an original and inspired look …

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At the End of Tipton Way: On the More …

In the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, in an abandoned carport at one end of …

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Artists at Work: A Conversation with Michele O'Marah

For nearly fifteen years, Los Angeles–based video artist Michele O’Marah has handcrafted Hollywood remakes and other …

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