Email Author Amra Brooks

2006 Stories by Amra Brooks

• Must See Art

  published December 28, 2006

  Sarah Greenberger Rafferty at Sandroni ReySeeing Sarah Greenberger Rafferty’s video De/Feat in the container space behind Sandroni Rey was th... More >>

• Must See Art

  published December 21, 2006

  Markus Amm at David Kordansky GalleryThe London-based artist Markus Amm shows seven paintings and one sculpture that all focus on a kind... More >>

• Must See Art

  published December 14, 2006

  James Siena at Daniel Weinberg Gallery At first glance, James Siena’s mazelike, brightly colored abstract drawings resemble pattern... More >>

• Must See Art

  published December 7, 2006

  Elaine Reichek, Glossed in Translation, at Shoshana Wayne Gallery More >>

• Must See Art

  published November 30, 2006

  Sanford Biggers’ “Freedom: and Other Seldom Travelled Roads” at Mary Goldman GalleryIn 2005, Greg Tate wrote an article for The Vill... More >>

• Must See Art

  published November 23, 2006

  JP Munro’s The Marseillaise at China Art Objects GalleriesJP Munro morphs history and mythology, reconstructing ancient narrative... More >>

• Must See Art

  published November 16, 2006

  Corey McCorkle and Kori Newkirk at MC Two new works by Newkirk (L.A.) and McCorkle (N.Y.) deal... More >>

• Must See Art

  published November 9, 2006

  Edgar Arceneaux’s The Alchemy of Comedy ... Stupid at Susanne Vielmette... More >>

• Must See Art

  published November 2, 2006

  Werner Herzog Group Show at Blum and PoeIt was a... More >>

• Must See Art

  published October 26, 2006

  Dietmar Lutz at Karyn Lovegrove GalleryKaryn Lovegrove has taken over the space downstairs from the gallery to accommodate Dietmar... More >>

• Must See Art

  published October 19, 2006

  Michele O’Marah shows her new single-channel video made in collaboration with David Jones (who wrote the screenplay) and artist Ti... More >>

• Must See Art

  published October 12, 2006

  Henry Coombes’ “Hanging on By Your Eyelids” at Anna Helwing GalleryHanging on By Your Eyelids is an... More >>

• Must See Art

  published October 5, 2006

  Pieces of the sky: Rodney McMillian sells his work by the foot at Susanne Vielmetter.(Photo by Gene Ogami)Rodney McMillian “Odes” at Susan... More >>

• Must See Art

  published September 28, 2006

  A month ago, I had never heard of them, and now it seems as if Romanian twin brothers Gert & Uwe Tobias are everywhere, with three... More >>

• Must See Art

  published September 21, 2006

  Sterling Ruby “Interior Designer” at Marc Foxx GalleryGoing to some of the new shows with my 87-year-old grandmother... More >>

• Must See Art

  published September 14, 2006

  Dinh Q. Lę “The Imaginary Country” at Shoshana Wayne Gallery Dinh Q. Lę and his family f... More >>

• Little Sister the Sky is Falling

  published August 31, 2006

  Hollywood, 1984There was no light. The house was built into a canyon, leaving it cold in the dry heat of summer. My birthday had just... More >>

• Must See Art

  published August 31, 2006

  “Animations: Nathalie Djurberg, Brent Green, and David Shrigley & Chris Shepherd” UCLA Hammer Museum ProjectsThere is no doubt th... More >>

• Must See Art

  published August 24, 2006

  Martin Creed, “Big Dogs” at MCThe gallery space quickly becomes a more casual and relaxed environment when... More >>

• Must See Art

  published August 17, 2006

  Few works really stand out in the second part of the two-part exhibition of work from nine Southern California MFA programs, but some that knocked... More >>

• Must See Art

  published August 10, 2006

  Angela Dufresne at Hammer Museum ProjectsIn her first solo museum exhibition, Angela Dufresne shows compelling and innovative... More >>

• Must See Art

  published August 3, 2006

  Summer Show at Karyn Lovegrove GalleryFive male painters who seem to favor large canvases, including Dietmar Lutz, Ian Patrick and Neil... More >>

• Must See Art

  published July 27, 2006

  “Locale” at Margo Leavin Gallery: Go see this group show and don’t miss the 25-minute video by Harry Dodge and Stanya Kahn, C... More >>

• The Encyclopedia Project

  published July 6, 2006

  Seeking to redefine our concepts of cultural identity, history and language — and the classic reference work itself —... More >>