Email Author Shana Nys Dambrot

2012 Stories by Shana Nys Dambrot

• Take Six, Everyone

  published April 19, 2012

  No word on whether or not it was actually high-ness that turned five into six, or which of the half-dozen artists in "High Five," opening this... More >>

• Art Walk This Way

  published May 17, 2012

  The soul of the Venice Art Walk is, of course, the afternoon art-walking between and among the famous open studios of Venice Beach's talented and... More >>

• LACE It Up, I’ll Take It

  published May 10, 2012

  The annual LACE Benefit Auction is one of those fundraiser/cocktail party/art shows where it's as prestigious to be included in the show part as... More >>

• Power to the Poster

  published February 2, 2012

  In case you haven't heard, the exterior of the impressively renovated West Hollywood Library has a fresh coat of paint — courtesy of Shepard... More >>

• You Oughtta Be in Pictures

  published April 26, 2012

  These days there are a million and one ways to take a picture — or to be more specific, to make a photograph — from high-quality camera... More >>

• Upside Down and Out

  published March 1, 2012

  One of the best things about LACE is how huge its Hollywood Boulevard space is — able to accommodate multiple large-scale projects and... More >>

• Barbarians Destroy Broadway

  published April 12, 2012

  When most people think about musical theater, even fans of the genre land somewhere on the continuum of Les Miserables, Fela! and... More >>

• Miracle Brow

  published March 15, 2012

  Icon of contemporary surrealism Todd Schorr is a favorite with fans of post-illustration style narrative symbolism such as once defined the... More >>

• Gigantic Art Party 'All in for the 99%' Raises Morale -- and Cash -- for 99 Percent Movement

  published Apr 02, 2012

  [Note: The previous headline in this story said that the event raised cash for Occupy L.A. It actually raised cash for activist Van Jones' nonprofit organization Rebuild the Dream] It rained just a ... More >>

• Splish-Splash, What's a Gourmet Bath?

  published March 22, 2012

  Among the many influential contributions of the world-famous community of artists and writers from the genius, sunny fringe of American arts and... More >>

• L.A. Is an Open Book

  published March 22, 2012

  A beautiful object and an indispensable tool for Angeleno book-lovers, the Literary Los Angeles Road Guide is a map, a poster, and a piece... More >>

• Say "Chic-cake"

  published January 19, 2012

  As the Pacific Standard Time family of programs continues to expand, a variety of exhibitions pushes to explore the more eclectic alternatives to... More >>

• Ansel and Great L.A

  published February 16, 2012

  Most people associate Ansel Adams with framed posters depicting majestic views of sand dunes, full moons and towering trees. Fewer are aware of... More >>

• Go West, Young Shutterbug

  published January 26, 2012

  Manifest Destiny is a complicated historical motif, equal parts optimism and oppression, belief, bounty and betrayal. For curator Kathleen Clark,... More >>

• Wayne's World

  published March 8, 2012

  The title of art historian Betty Ann Brown's new and hotly anticipated (in art-nerd circles, anyway) publication, Afternoons With June: Stories... More >>

• Isn't American Optimism an Oxymoron?

  published January 5, 2012

  If you love Pacific Standard Time but think it's not comprehensive enough, Trigg Ison Fine Art has a show for you. "American Optimism: Celebrating... More >>

• Whip It Good

  published February 23, 2012

  When it comes to raising funds for your charity or cultural project, a silent art auction is a solid way to go. But tonight's fifth annual "Eat... More >>

• As If There Isn't Already Enough Sex in This Issue

  published February 9, 2012

  Once a month in various venues around NYC, Dirty Looks presents a program of "queer experimental" short films to a diverse audience of art and... More >>

• Who's That Girl?

  published January 5, 2012

  Almost an urban legend of contemporary art, Vivian Maier: A Life Discovered is the archive, found posthumously, of a gifted but unknown... More >>

• Pia Myrvold's Trippy, Virtual Reality-Inspired Video Art

  published Jan 31, 2012

  In a world where creative individuals increasingly work in a cluster of disciplines -- actors sing in bands, rock stars paint, poets take up performance art, architects explore couture, rappers writ... More >>

• Bound and Exhibited

  published January 12, 2012

  Common wisdom has it that the book is an endangered species, but the proliferation of and market for high-end artist books — special, often... More >>