Santa Monica Museum of Art

The Vagina Dialogues

Edward Goldman | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Retrospective, Contemporary Art, Mickalene Thomas, French Painting, Arts News
Edward Goldman

The career of any artist of distinction is always full of battles, many of them won, some of them inevitably lost. I would like to know what you think of this exhibition of Mickalene Thomas and her risky dialogue with Big Boys of art's past.

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'Origin of the Universe' Takes On Art History Greats

Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Black Women, Mickalene Thomas, Video, Gustave Courbet, Foxy Brown, Slidepollajax, Black Artists, Female Artists, Female Gaze, Matisse, Henri Matisse, Arts News

Mickalene Thomas' works range from paintings of fractured interior spaces to thought-provoking riffs on famous works of art, yet her themes remain con...

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Magnetic Fields That Create Earthly Paintings

Tracey Harnish | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Slidepollajax, Georgi Tushev, Arts News
Tracey Harnish

2012-02-01-imagepull.jpgGeorgi Tushev uses paint with a high quantity of pigment, and when exposed to magnetic fields, the results are unpredictable and three dimensional.

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Magnificent Seven From the Year 2011

Edward Goldman | Posted 02.29.2012

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Getty Villa, Lacma, Art, Modernism, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Style News
Edward Goldman

I thought it might be a good idea to finish the year by talking about the most memorable, adventurous exhibitions in Los Angeles' museums and galleries over that last year.

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Young Men and a Lot of Chocolate

Edward Goldman | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Pacific Standard Time, Art, Getty Museum, Craig Krull Gallery, L.A. Louver, Chicano, Arts News
Edward Goldman

In Beatrice Wood's famous response to an inquiry about the source of her youthful spirit, the 90-year-old artist revealed her secret: Oh, it's simple -- young men and a lot of chocolate.

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When Showing Off Is the Name of the [Art] Game

Edward Goldman | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Lacma, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, De Young Museum, Art Exhibitions LA, Art Shows LA, La Art Show, LA Art Exhibitions, La Art, Art, Arts News
Edward Goldman

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Remembering Lucian Freud

Edward Goldman | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Marco Brambilla, Lacma, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Moca, Lucian Freud, Lucian Freud Dead, La Around Town, La Arts, Lucian Freud Dies, Painting, Sexy, Arts News
Edward Goldman

The death of great cultural figures always prompts us to assess their impact on art and, ultimately, on the way we perceive ourselves. The recent ...

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Marco Brambilla's Epic 3D Video Art

The Huffington Post | Travis Korte | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Counterstrike, Technological Singularity, Kanye West, Power, Interview, Civilization, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Sistine Chapel, Video, Video Art, Demolition Man, Marco Brambilla, Evolution, The Dark Lining, Hell, Heaven, Arts News

After watching Marco Brambilla's 1992 film Demolition Man, audiences would have felt a sense of finality. The credits rolled, the lights went up and t...

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In a Dark Room. Intoxicated.

Edward Goldman | Posted 08.10.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Marco Brambilla, Video, Christian Marclay, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Video Art LA, Christian Marclay the Clock, Christian Marclay Art, Art Installations, Video Art, Art, La Around Town, Art Installation, Marco Brambilla Art, Art Installations LA, Marco Brambilla Evolution, Arts News
Edward Goldman

In the last couple of decades, video art has slowly been shaking off its status as stepchild in the world of art-making. These days, it's resolutely the darling of the international art scene. 2011-06-10-edward.jpg

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Your Weekend To-Do List: Toasting Leslie Nielsen, Spike Lee Signs 'Do The Right Thing'

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Events, La Weekend to Do List, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Grom Gelateria, Spike Lee, Leslie Nielsen, Palm Springs International Film Festival, Airplane, Slidepollajax, Los Angeles Natural History Museum, Andy Garcia, Naked Gun, Flavorpill, Carmela Ice Cream, Eagle Rock Brewery, Los Angeles News

For film buffs who want to get the jump on this year's cinema buzz, a road trip to the Palm Springs International Film Festival is on the agenda. For ...

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THE SKINNY: Baldessari, Pettibon, And 'The Power Of Ten' On View Santa Monica Museum Of Art

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bergamot Station, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Skinny, Art, Santa Monica, Power of Ten, Elsa Longhauser, Raymond Pettibon, ARt Exhibition, Slidepollajax, John Baldessari, Nancy Rubins, Arts News

WHAT: The Power of Ten: Take a Chance on Art WHO: Santa Monica Museum of Art WHERE: Santa Monica Museum of Art Bergamot Station G1 2525 Michigan Ave...

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WWII Tragedy Transformed This Doctor Into an Artist

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Santa Monica Museum of Art, Los Angeles Art Exhibits, Italian Art, Los Angeles Art, Post World War 2 Art, Post War, Alberto Burri, Arts News
Edward Goldman

I look at the humble materials of Alberto Burri's early works and see the deprivation of his life -- a young Italian doctor of the Fascist party, a POW in an American camp in a remote area of Texas.

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The Best of 9/11

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manny Silverman Gallery, Ann Hamilton, Alberto Burri, Npr, Los Angeles, Kcrw, Carlee Fernandez, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Christopher Grimes Gallery, ACME Gallery, Gemini G.E.L., Edward Goldman, Artists, Art, Ester Partegas, Lari Pittman, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Joan Mitchell, Mimi Lauter, Art Talk, Arts News
Edward Goldman

On 9/11, my survival instinct suggested that a celebration of good art is ultimately the best way to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel. Even if the tunnel is long and dark, and the light is, at first, rather difficult to perceive.

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Locked Into Now

Rebecca Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andy Warhol, Ed Kienholz, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Elsa Longhauser, Roy Lichtenstein, Irving Blum, Contemporary Art, Jasper Johns, Betty Asher, Arts News
Rebecca Taylor

Whether it's the charm of his candor, the confidence exuded by his high pitch, his witty intonation or simply his overall prosody, there's something about Irving Blum that captivates his audience.

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Plan ForYourArt April 30-May 2

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Photography, Miracle Mile, LA Louver, Incognito, Joseph Beuys, Uta Barth, Pacific Standard Time, Culver City, Center for Land Use Interpretation, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Foryourart, Andy Warhol, Art, Broad Museum of Contemporary Art, Dreams, Charles Garabedian, Hammer Museum, Auction, Venice, Moca, Olafur Eliasson, Family, Olga Koumoundouros, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

"Through the Grapevine: Streams of Transit in Southern California's Great Pass" explores the stretch of land, from the far edge of Los Angeles to the Central Valley, that serves as an artery for the transit of goods and people,

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Plan ForYourArt June 11-13

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Matthew Barney, Ed Ruscha, LA Opera, Congress, The Cremaster Cycle, Nuart Theatre, The Ring, Mel Chin, Brazil, Arto Lindsay, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Operation Paydirt, Fundred Dollar Bill Project, De Lama Lamina, Billy Al Bengston, Carnival, Clare Foundation, Moca, Joe Goode, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

Matthew Barney's five-part film epic The Cremaster Cycle traces the creative process (in non-chronological order), with each film standing as a complete realized work in itself.

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Plan ForYourArt March 11-17

Bettina Korek | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blum and Poe, How Many Billboards? Art in Stead, Lacma, Jack Pierson, Robert Melee, MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Allan Sekula, J.B. Blunk, Pacific Standard Time, Broad Contemporary Art Museu, Los Angeles, David Lamelas, Santa Monica Museum of Art, David Kordansky Gallery, Regen Projects, Robin Rhode, Eileen Cowen, Kerry Tribe, Moca, Armory Center for the Arts, Leslie Jones, Los Angeles News
Bettina Korek

This week in art includes the riches of Los Angeles' downtown Broadway theater district.

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Culture Zohn: Alt Oscar: The Other Gold in Los Angeles

Patricia Zohn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LA Philharmonic, Royce Hall, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Lacma, Norton Simon Museum, Hammer Museum, Getty, LA Opera, Broad Stage, Disney Hall, Moca, Redcat, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2009-02-20-zpull.jpg We also have actual places to go and things to see that will make your heart go pitter-patter and even echo this year's Best Picture nominees.

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