I was first exposed to the Glass House in a lecture hall in 2001. A few weeks earlier, the twin towers had collapsed, and along with it, the old frontier sense of impermeability. A black and white slide of the Glass House clicked into view, and I felt an overpowering sense of relief, as if everything we had collectively lost was somehow preserved by that structure: the gracefulness of transparency. Read the whole story »

by Tracy Cruz

Attention all art goers!
please note the following:

The Cannibal Flower is a bi-monthly portable venue, a traveling circus of creativity – underground art, music, dance, film, projections, magic and fashion.

On Saturday January 30 sometime around 9pm, I grabbed two of my friends, hopped in the car and made my way to downtown LA for the first Cannibal Flower event of the new year. Mind you, this was my first instance attending the show and with little expectation we arrived at our destination which looked more like an abandoned commercial building than an art gallery. I double checked the address and as we entered the glass doors we followed the crowd into an elevator that shot us up to the 14th floor (because superstition doesn’t really leave room for 13). I greeted Valentine at the door, a delightful gal who also happens to be a fixture at the Thinkspace Gallery, as she ushered us in. Read the whole story »

THE ART OF CREATIVITY is Jim Wooden’s new video series devoted to exploring and revealing the workings of the inner artist. These profiles are a fascinating look at the artisan’s world and are a powerful way to connect the audience to the art. Read the whole story »

by Elizabeth Manson
Photos by Nikki DeVries

I may not know great photography, but I know what I like. Luckily, this was both (I have the former on good authority).

This past Saturday, January 23, was DNJ’s opening reception for two photography exhibits: Richard Gilles’s “Signs of the Times” and Bernadette DiPeitro’s “Laundry Lines.” Read the whole story »

Interview with Kim Martindale
Interview with Retna
Interview with Elizabeth Yochim
Interview with El Mac

When I found out that the 15th Annual Los Angeles Art Show is taking place at the LA Convention Center this year, I immediately flashed back to the last time I was there, about 5 years ago, getting sworn in as an American citizen. Instead of being surrounded by fellow foreigners awkwardly waving our tiny American flags as a video George Bush, wheat fields, and smiling children played on a large screen, this time I was surrounded by rich old people, hipsters, and hungry reporters. Read the whole story »