October 2010 Special Edition
WORKS IN THE GALLERIES
An exhibition of new work by Nancy Jackson at Rosamund Felsen Gallery includes large-scale mobiles that hang from the ceiling as well as drawings, paintings, and sculpture. See the L.A. Times review. Thru 10/9/10. Luis De Jesus gallery is exhibiting "Recreational Systems," a series of abstract paintings by Heather Gwen Martin. Martin, who has been a colorist for DC comics, brings that color sensibility to the series. Her abstract work is influenced by popular culture, particularly comics and television. See below. Thru 10/16/10.
Don't miss seeing the exquisite paintings by the late Joan Mitchell, an important second-generation abstract expressionist artist. This exhibit is now on view at Manny Silverman gallery. Thru 10/16/10.
Lora Schlessinger gallery is featuring new paintings by Cindy Kane. " Cover to Cover" is a series of acrylic paintings in which the artist meticulously recreates magazine covers such as those of The New Yorker and Art in America. Kane decides however what images should grace these covers through subtle gestures of appropriation. Thru 10/16/10.
Project Series 41: Ginny Bishton is on view at the Pomona College Museum of Art in Claremont. Bishton creates photo collages, which are comprised of minimalist, grid based pen and ink drawings and photographs of vibrant vegetable and fruit soups. A catalogue accompanies the exhibition with an essay by critic and curator Sonia Campagnola. Thru 10/17/10.
Mimi Lauter is exhibiting at Marc Selwyn Fine Art. Inspired by biblical stories and Russian folklore, Lauter layers oil paint, pastel and colored pencil resulting in abstract images that are exquisitely textured and tapestry-like. Thru 10/23/10.
Mixed media sculptures by Michelle Segre fill the space at Daniel Weinberg Gallery. Segre assembles wire, rocks, papier-mâché, armatures and recycled materials from past creations into magnificent sculptural forms. Thru 10/23/10.
"Melissa Manfull: Pattern Constraints" is a series of amazing drawings on view at Taylor de Cordoba gallery. Thru 10/23/10.
"Thickening the Plot" is a group exhibition curated by John O'Brien at Angels Gate Cultural Center in San Pedro. Featured artists are Ruth Ann Anderson, Holly Boruck, Cusien Chang, Jill D'Agnenica, Libby Gerber, Margaret Lazzari, Jessica Newman-Skrentny, Carolie Parker, Karen Reitzel, Rozene Rockwell, Sharon Suhovy, Noel Korten, Jim Morphesis, Cielo Pessione and Stanton Hunter. This exhibit features a labyrinth built by Ruth Ann Anderson and Jill D'Agnenica that was based on an ancient pagan model.Thru 10/24/10.
Spanish-born artist Ester Partegas' touches on the imagery that we are bombarded with in the mass media. "Less World" at Christopher Grimes Gallery includes images comprised of broken collages and torn images reminding us of the fragmentary nature of visual culture. Thru 10/30/10.
Paintings by Mary Addison Hackett, "Fluid: Elusive Chapters from the Passage of Time" are exhibited at Kristi Engle Gallery. Thru 10/31/10.
"Kim Abeles: Art and Activism" continues at Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University. Thru 11/21/10.
The Hammer Museum exhibits "Eva Hesse Spectres 1960." Lauded for their "haunted interiority and attempt to embody emotional states in abstract form." Those familiar with Hesse's sculptural work will be intrigued by this showing of oil paintings. Runs 9/25-1/22."Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape" at LACMA features portraits of football players juxtaposed with paintings and photographs of athletes by Thomas Eakins.Thru 10/17.
"Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography since the Sixties" at the Getty Center includes work by Susan Meiselas and Mary Ellen Mark Thru 11/14. The Long Beach Museum of Art presents "A Light in the Shadow - Decades of Art by Women" from their permanent collection. Thru 1/2/11.
The "Hammer Contemporary Collection" features 42 significant additions including Kara Walker's 20-part painting installation, "Every Painting Is a Dead Nigger Waiting to Be Born" (2009). Thru 1/30/11.
