Thinhstudio, an alternative art space in Hawthorne, CA opens two exhibitions on Saturday, September 6, 2014 from 6-10pm. If you miss your exit to LAX while you’re heading down the 405 freeway from Los Angeles, you’ll find yourself in the city of Hawthorne. Although less than 15 miles from Beverly Hills, it is perhaps lesser […]
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‘Planet Ord’ takes spin through base’s history
The dilapidated buildings populating what once was the largest U.S. Army base in the western United States — Fort Ord — might seem like an ideal backdrop for a Hollywood director filming a post-apocalyptic movie, or maybe a modern-day version of “The Twilight Zone.” They are drab and creepy, with broken windows, peeling paint and […]
A letter from Congressman Sam Farr on my latest exhibit
I am pleased to bring your attention to the exceptional multimedia exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History: “Planet Ord”, a series of displays focusing on the history and evolution of Fort Ord. The base is brought to life in a series of still, multi-media, and oral presentations that tie together the […]
Facing The Sublime In Water, CA
NOTWITHSTANDING THE RECENT HURRICANE THAT FLOODED New York City’s galleries, the mundane act of pouring four liters of sea water from the nearest shoreline and leaving it to evaporate on the gallery floor creates a profoundly moving effect. Emilie Halpern’s installation, Drown (2012), in a ritual of self-effacement, utilizes the amount of water sufficient for a person […]
Review: ‘Facing the Sublime in Water, CA’ delves deep
From the environmental devastation of the Salton Sea to the walling off of the L.A. River, water — where it comes from, who controls it — has been a troublesome issue in Southern California. An ambitious group exhibition at the Armory Center for the Arts, “Facing the Sublime in Water, CA” looks at these struggles […]
A new art show uses experimental techniques to describe Fort Ord.
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History‘s executive director, Nina Simon, in just a handful of years, has re-engineered that space into a major cultural and economic anchor in downtown Santa Cruz by ejecting that which wasn’t working and substituting energy, creativity, noise, color, touching, music, ideas, kids and crowds. And that was all on […]
CSU Monterey Bay artist attempts to capture spirit of Fort Ord
It’s been 20 years since the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division left Fort Ord for the last time. And there’s been a generation of Monterey County locals who have known Fort Ord not as one of the largest and most illustrious military bases in America, but as a decaying ghost town adjacent to the campus […]
Dumbo Arts Festival 2012 Preview: Superhero, Codex Dynamic, And Inverted Sky
If the crisp, cool air hasn’t already got you excited for the upcoming fall season, here’s a preview of one of New York’s most exciting events, the 16th annual Dumbo Arts Festival, where from September 28th to the 30th, more than 500 artists from around the world will showcase a wide range of installations and […]
Enid Baxter Blader Solo Show at Roberts & Tilton Gallery in Los Angeles
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Crocker Explores the Artful Side of Water on December 8
The Crocker Art Museum will present a multi-media exploration of water on Thursday, Dec 8, from 5 to 9 p.m. Inspired by the community exhibition “Liquid Assets,” Art Mix: Flow in Flux will feature a mini-film festival curated by the Sundance Film Festival’s associate programmer Mike Plante, special water-based tours led by artists Enid Baxter […]