Hello there DailyServing readers, We recently teamed up with the website Society 6 to offer any visual artist the opportunity to have an interview published on the DailyServing website, reaching over 100,000 viewers each month. One winner will have their interview and 4 images of artwork published on the site, and then archived for indefinite public access. The winning artist will be selected by members of[…..]

Synchronicity is a multifaceted art space on Melrose Avenue in the Los Angeles neighborhood of East Hollywood. Bravely (or otherwise, depending on how you feel), they opened their inaugural show at the end of 2008, during the crux of the American economic collapse. Yet Katie Vonderheide and Chris Gere– the diligent duo of the Millenial cohort that run the gallery–remain hopeful and excited about their[…..]

Christina Seely‘s interest in nature and the changing environment is seen through her vivid photographs. For an artist with a strong mind and an innovative way of translating her message, her photographs are remarkably reserved and still. Seely’s nighttime cityscapes are familiar and at the same time, evoke the sensation of jamais vu–where the commonplace becomes eerily unrecognizable–inviting the viewer into place of investigation. This[…..]

Stella Lai‘s paintings are so bright and lush that it’s easy to get lost in their beauty, and not notice the macabre cast of characters lurking in the background, until it’s too late. Each piece is delivered to the viewer with a smile and a wink–inviting us in to play, but not telling us what game. In classical poses, women sit atop Lilly pads or[…..]

RARE Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of Chelsea, New York. Their aesthetic primarily encompasses artists that exude a youthful irreverence, as well as exhibit a love for unusual execution, craft, and a consideration of material and process as part and parcel of their conceptual frameworks. DailyServing’s Sasha M. Lee recently caught up with RARE Gallery founder and president Pete Surace[…..]

Despite its whimsical connotations, “fairytale” is a tricky word. It may suggest folklore and fantasy, but it also has everything to do with unattainable ideals. Often, fairytales are variations on the age-old Adam and Eve theme, stories about desire and its sinister consequences. Fairytale of Berlin, the current exhibition at Scion Space in Los Angeles, turns the complexity of modern day fairytales into a visceral,[…..]

DailyServing’s Sasha Lee recently had the chance to sit down with Denise Gray of the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Education department to discuss her role as an educator, both as an individual scholar in the field and also within the MOCA’s philosophy. Denise, along with others in her field, are extraordinary examples of a vibrant voice shaping how we understand contemporary art today. Whether[…..]