Watts in South Central L.A. can be considered the epicenter of Los Angeles’ working class history — a microcosm of America’s dramatic demographic shifts. It is a neighborhood that has endured the most daring tests of the city’s turbulent history, an area demonized by some and cherished profoundly by others.
In a period of radical expansion of public interest and market forces, what is the state of contemporary art’s production, presentation, and acquisition?
Ellis Gallagher is a native New Yorker who creates chalk etchings of shadows of everyday, urban street objects.
It’s really damn hard to make a documentary about something important that is also a compelling narrative and beautifully told. Two recent docs about Darfur and consumer culture tried — and failed. Read more…
Jean Nouvel is the recipient of this year’s Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture. This year’s jury praised Nouvel for “his courageous pursuit of new ideas and his challenge of accepted norms in order to stretch the boundaries of the field.”
Canny mayors are finally catching up to the fact that healthy cultural scenes — fostered in part by sweeping public art displays — are often linked to healthy economic returns. Read more…
Eight synchronized Yamaha Disklavier player pianos plus an automated ensemble of 2 xylophones, 4 bass drums, tamtam, siren, 7 bells and 3 airplane propellers. If you’re thinking this is a …
Last week, the short films on Reel 13 featured a Japanese super heroine, a master of passive-aggression, and a creepy OCD case. You voted, now find out which film won.
An-My Lê’s photographs and films examine the impact, consequences, and representation of war. Over at Art:21’s blog, Lê discusses how she came to be an artist after originally planning to become a doctor. Watch the interview.
Long before turning his attention to architecture, David Rockwell harbored a fascination with staged environments. “Storytelling is at the basis of all the design that we do,” Rockwell says. Watch this video about Rockwell’s recent projects.
