IIt all started at the Royal Academy. I was trying to see Kerry James Marshall’s magnificent and original paintings, but almost failed. My toddler was trying, and mostly failing, to walk around the gallery space without bumping into anyone’s feet. It got me thinking when he threw a toy pig, like a bowling ball, under … Read more
Spotting the innovative artist during cocktail hour at the opening gala of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Gallery was like shooting fish in a barrel. Stare over the rim of your glass and you’ll see Jeff Koons and Ed Ruscha intimately chatting next to the DJ booth. Mark Bradford struts … Read more
Most Angelenos know Frank Gehry as the rebel architect whose deconstructionist architecture revitalized Los Angeles during its turn-of-the-century identity crisis. Few know him as the sentimental sculptor who is the focus of the upcoming Frank Gehry exhibition at Gagosian Beverly Hills. This will be the first time Gehry’s work will be on display since his … Read more