Perform Chinatown, a one-night festival of performance art, took over the Chinatown arts district on Saturday night. Over 40 artists occupied various nooks and crannies of Chung King Road and beyond with performances that were short or long, dour or humorous, heavy or light. While there were some ex ... More >>
There are a few great tributes to vintage artists on this week's list. And Chinatown's fourth performance festival, always a wild card and always worth visiting for just that reason, happens this Saturday. 5. Slam poetry with Slanguage "One hundred thousand dollars can be stretched a long way down ... More >>
Anyone who went to the Venice Beach Biennial this weekend just to see the "art world" artists would have been frustrated. At the Biennial, organized by curator Ali Subotnick to coincide with the Hammer's current "Made in L.A." exhibition, artists who frequent the sphere of M.F.A. programs, galleries ... More >>
Following directly on the heels of Pacific Standard Time, Made in L.A. refocuses our attention on the present moment by serving as the first installment in an ongoing, biennial survey of contemporary art production in Los Angeles. It's a hugely ambitious undertaking, but at the same time, its execut ... More >>
