The David Smith exhibition that LACMA put on in 2011 was full of competent metal sculptures, made by the sculptor from the 1940s to the 1960s. It was called “Cubes and Anarchy,” a very macho, modernist title. L.A. artist Evan Holloway, who's poked at the over-confident grandeur of modernists before, took a notebook with him to Smith's show. He sketched Smith's sculptures from the side; seen from this angle, they lose their boldness. Now, suddenly, they're compelling because they're wispy, delicate and sweet. Holloway's drawings are part of the Armory Center for the Arts' current show, “The Fifth Wall.” 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena; through Dec. 14. (626) 792-5101; armoryarts.org.

Tuesdays-Sundays. Starts: Sept. 2. Continues through Dec. 14, 2014
(Expired: 12/14/14)

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