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The Posse (2018) It was interesting to briefly reboot viewfromaloft. Thanks to Maria and Jian for the double dare to do just that. New stories by the LA correspondents will be posted at PaintThisDesert as I negotiate the transition from... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2018 at viewfromaloft
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Formerly censored mural about LA's history speaks again
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Artist Barbara Carrasco in front of her mural, "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective,” at Union Station. "L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective” now at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. By María Margarita López As a Girl Scout walking through the... Continue reading
Posted Mar 10, 2018 at viewfromaloft
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Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth’
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Jasper Johns, Target, 1961. Encaustic and collage on canvas. 167.6 x 167.6 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago. The Art Institute of Chicago / Art Resource, NY / Scala, Florence. Art © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA, New York,... Continue reading
Posted Feb 20, 2018 at viewfromaloft
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Pasadena Museum of California Art Presents Paintings by Eduardo Carrillo
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Cabin in the Sky, 1966. Oil on board, 72 x 58 3/4 inches. Private collection My post on Testament of the Spirit: Paintings by Eduardo Carrillo at Pasadena Museum of California Art is up at LAObserved. Continue reading
Posted Jan 9, 2018 at viewfromaloft
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Judy Baca in Conversation with Amalia Mesa-Bains Dec 2.
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Judy Baca's "Balance" at CSUN Art Galleries for "The Great Wall of Los Angeles: Judith F. Baca's Experimentations in Collaboration and Concrete." The PST: LA/LA sponsored exhibition closes December 16. Baca and Amalia Mesa-Bains will talk about the "Collaboration and... Continue reading
Posted Nov 29, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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'A World of Laughter, A World of Fears' at Pomona College
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Instagram Photo: winonabug By Jian Huang Fire is the element of potency. This ever-changing force can both destroy and create, to burn and to enlighten. The discovery of it by our ancestors has led our survival as a human race:... Continue reading
Posted Nov 21, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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Pre-Hispanic Pride in Downey Gallery
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By María Margarita López Downey’s Stay Gallery is serving up “The Corn,” a solo exhibition featuring Mario Sibaja’s large acrylics on carved wood that honor maize as a true pre-Hispanic treasure. Sibaja’s decade-long practice with this theme and medium began... Continue reading
Posted Nov 17, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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About Last Saturday: It was 'An Evening of Insurrections'
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Photo: © Harry Gamboa, Jr. By María Margarita López As Harry Gamboa, Jr. ran back and forth across the courtyard at the Getty Center, he looked like a little boy whose parents gave him exactly what he wanted for Christmas.... Continue reading
Posted Nov 10, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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Through his Photography, Rafa Cardenas Tells You a Lot
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Rafa Cardenas "Let Me Tell You Something" By Jian Huang There is a weight in Rafa Cardenas’ work: deep shadows, faceless figures, the black silhouette of a stranger against a sunlit wall. These are the deliberate choices of an artist... Continue reading
Posted Nov 7, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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'Gregorio Cortez' Powerful Restoration
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By María Margarita López "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez," restored by the Academy Film Archive in 2016, was the closing night film of the fourth annual Cinema Culturas Film Festival held Sunday in Moreno Valley. Those in attendance witnessed a... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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Closer Look: 'the one with the duster' is Cultural Plumage
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Sandra Eleta (Panamanian, b. 1942), "Edita (la del plumero), Panamá" (Edita [the one with the duster], Panama), 1977, from the series "La servidumbre (Servitude)" 1978-1979. Black and white photograph. 19 × 19 in. (48.3 × 48.3 cm). Courtesy of Galeria... Continue reading
Posted Nov 3, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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PST: LA/LA Media Notes
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A catch-up of media responses to Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA begins with Cheech Marin contemplating the power of Latino/a/x art. AdAge posts about "Lost in Art" that has Marin "act out, in surreal and often hilarious ways, a different aspect... Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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VFAL Candid: One
Chon Noriega, Harry Gamboa Jr, Gabriela Rosales and Ramiro Gomez at The Getty, captured by María Margarita López. Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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Concrete Art at The Getty
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Willys de Castro (Brazil, 1926–88), "Objeto ativo" (cubo vermelho/branco), 1962/ From the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Photo: J. Paul Getty Museum. By Jian Huang One of the exhibitions currently featured as part of the Getty Center’s Pacific Standard Time:... Continue reading
Posted Oct 26, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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SOUTH OF THE BORDER: North of the 10
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Oscar Magallanes By María Margarita López Dreamers were front and center on the October 21 opening night of "South of the Border" at The Loft At Liz’s, a participating gallery with Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. Immigration and its aftermath were... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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Hello Again
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Hello. How have you all been? The adventure begins again, at least for the run of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA. 70 venues across the Southland are now surveying sound, light, abstraction, murals, design, photography, activism, print-making, performance art, film, along... Continue reading
Posted Oct 25, 2017 at viewfromaloft
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Anniversary Notes for VFaL.
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Arts District mural by Fin Dac, Christina Angelina, and Gianni Arone of DTOR, which was recently tagged. Taken July 4, 2015. Photo: Helen Ly / vfal viewfromaloft started July 4, 2006 to explore downtown Los Angeles culture at-large and be... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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A Slice of Summer Art Sightings
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By María Margarita López Yes. The 4th of July Block Party at Grand Park is an option for the weekend. There's also a plethora of artistic destinations nearby. Here are some art events worth seeing-- and these are free. CALIFORNIA... Continue reading
Posted Jul 3, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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Trailer: Tales of the American
Tales of the American (Extended Teaser) from Pamela Wilson on Vimeo. ALMOST SHOWTIME: Seemayer Studios releases a trailer for "Tales of the American," the documentary filled with interviews with long time Downtowners . . . The doc is in final... Continue reading
Posted Jun 14, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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Kent Twitchell to Revive "Ed Ruscha Moument"
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Muralist Kent Twitchell in downtown Los Angeles Arts District June 11, 2015. Photo: Helen Ly / viewfromaloft BACK TO THE WALL: Kent Twitchell points to the Arts District wall that will be home to an updated "Ed Ruscha Moument." In... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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Brett Reichman at CB1 Gallery in November
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Brett Reichman Courtesy CB1 Gallery NOVEMBER PLANS:CB1 Gallery posts a 2009 gouache and watercolor painting by Brett Reichman now on exhibition. "We're excited to announce that we'll be doing a solo show of new work" in November and December in... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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LAFF features Tom Bradley Documentary & LA Muse Section
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The Los Angeles International Film Festival identity features artist Noah Davis. LAFF: The Los Angeles International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday night with director Paul Weitz’ film "Grandma," starring Lily Tomlin. LAFF continues through June 18 with extensive film premieres,... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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Last Remaining Seats 2015
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The late Bob Mitchell playing the Orpheum's Mighty Wurlitzer in May, 2009. At LA Observed, Kevin Roderick posted "Your fashion and dining guidance for Last Remaining Seats 2015," the sixth post offering ideas on what to wear, and where to... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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Heart in LA
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From a 2013 posting at Melrose and Fairfax. Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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Keith Olbermann on Stan Chambers
"He more or less invented, on the fly, live television coverage of breaking news," says Olbermann, on what becomes an emotional remembrance. Chambers was 91. More at LAO. Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2015 at viewfromaloft
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