The United States hold certain inalienable symbols: freedom, adventure, equality, the pursuit of happiness etc.. While the promises of the U.S. have been kept with varying levels of success, there have always been individuals searching for the real America. Photographers in the U.S. have a particularly strong history of transnational exploration and investigation, and wouldn’t you know it they’re at it again! 2011 has been[…..]
L.A. Expanded: Notes from the West Coast A weekly column by Catherine Wagley “I basically did two things with my class,” said artist and teacher Michael Asher. “We took the clock out of the room and forgot about time.” That quote is pinned to the wall at RedCat gallery, along with a host of other quotes from students and instructors working at California Institute of[…..]
Viral Thoughts on Politics, Arts, and Culture For the last few months, #Hashtags has had one thing on its mind — #occupy. We, too, are part of the 99%. Today, we’re happy to feature Artist Bloc No. 1, a zine devoted to discussing the role of art workers and the Occupy movement. Organized by a group of Bay Area artists, scholars and writers, including Christian[…..]
The December art fairs in Miami are always a blurred craze of viewing art and people, fascinating and often horrifying. This year, as in years past, DailyServing sent a few writers to Miami to look for the most interesting projects among the fairs, local galleries, and outdoor exhibitions and events. We came back with a mix of work that includes the recent wave of mirror[…..]
In the fall of 2010, Barcelona-based Portuguese artist Carlos Bunga constructed a massive, largely improvised, sculpture at the São Paulo Bienal. The artist is at it again, this time in Los Angeles at the Hammer Museum. In addition to his large-scale sculptures, you can also find a selection of Bunga’s drawings, paintings, sculptures, and videos dating from 2002 to 2008 on view at the Hammer, […..]
L.A. Expanded: Notes from the West Coast A weekly column by Catherine Wagley Understandably, I have always associated Constantin Brancusi with pure lines and modernism of an overly spiritual kind, the kind someone who wants to “fill the vault of the sky,” as Brancusi once said he did, would gravitate toward. However, I saw his drawings for the first time last week. Two hang in[…..]
Opening in 2009, the prolific exhibition DLA Piper Series: This is Sculpture at the Tate Liverpool continues to examine the history of modern and contemporary sculpture. And the best part…the exhibit is open until April 1, 2012! This means you have no excuse to miss it. Do you need further convincing? Take a look back at DS coverage of Antony Gormley who is currently included[…..]
