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Llyn Foulkes, Visionary Outsider of Noir @ Spruth Magers

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Huffington Post, February 25, 2017. An essay on Lyn Foulkes’ visionary political work and anti-Trump artworks which opened at Spruth Magers the evening before the Presidential Inauguration. For decades Foulkes has made strong political statements about the abuse of power, corporate greed and the commodification of fantasy symbolized by Mickey Mouse.  Foulkes is at the forefront of...
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Interview with Gisela Colon: Kinesthetic Minimalist Sculpture @ Diane Rosenstein Gallery

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Huffington Post February 6, 2017. Interview with Gisela Colon about the kinesthetic quality of her sculptures at Diane Rosenstein Gallery. The organic overlay in Colon’s sculpture expands the dialogue on Light and Space and Minimalism with a feminine twist.   Link: Interview with Gisela Colon: Kinesthetic Minimalist Sculpture @ Diane Rosenstein Gallery http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gisela-colon-interview-kinesthetic-minimalist-sculpture_us_58962a94e4b0985224db55ce  ...
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L A Legends – A Conversation with Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Moses and Ed Ruscha @ The Broad Stage and Sotheby’s Institute of Art

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Huffington Post, January 21, 2017. A review with extracts from this lively conversation with LA icons, moderated by Hunter Drohojowkski-Philp.  Like old buddies bantering in a bar, they joked and teased one another about their fifty year shared history – while dispensing sage wisdom from an era when artists worked without ulterior motive or any...
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Surreal/Unreal at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

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Painters’  Table via Huffington Post, January 13, 2017. Review of a jewel exhibition with over 100 works  at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts which explores the surrealist praxis in historic and contemporary art works. Includes a video by Eric Minh Swenson on the exhibtion. Links: Painter’s Table: http://www.painters-table.com/link/lita-barrie-huffington-post-arts/surrealunreal-jack-rutberg-fine-arts Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/critics-pick-surrealunreal-at-jack-rutberg-fine_us_5879a689e4b03e071c14fd22...
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CRITIC’s PICK: Jeffrey Vallance Drawings at Edward Cello Art & Architecture

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Huffingtnn Post, December 29, 2016. A review of Jeffrey Vallance’s energy-charged drawings using an automatist technique. Vallance creates a shifting phatasmagoria out of a dream like medley of disparate images which blur the line between the real and the imaginary.   Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/critics-pick-jeffrey-vallance-drawings-at-edward_us_58645814e4b014e7c72edf6e#commen       Link:...
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Betye Saar: A Living Legend’s Survey at Roberts & Tilton

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Huffington Post, December 14, 2016. A review of a living legend  who captures the elan of the times in meticulously hand-crafted assemblages made from found objects,  that address racial and feminist issues. This 90 year old African American artist still makes works as relevant today as they were when she built her reputation seven decades ago....
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CRITIC’S PICK: The Power of Intimacy in Enoc Perez’ and Carlos Rolon/Dzine’s collaboration at Chimento Contemporary

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Huffington Post December 9, 2016. A  review of the shared aesthetic sensibility of two Puerto Rican artists who explore the fragility of the immigrant dream in small collaborative works that pack an emotional punch. In this small exhibition of six  Vermeeer-size paintings by Perez, with hand crafted frames by Rodon , they go against the...
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Michael Govan Interview: The Director of LACMA on the Future of the museum space

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Huffington Post September 27, 2016.  Michael Govan interview on the new architectural plan for LACMA. Along with my essay on the aesthetics of museum architecture, the expansive space of Los Angeles, the history of LACMA and the Miracle Mile . Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lita-barrie/michael-govan-interview-t_b_12096506.html?                       ...
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The Subversive Power Of Women’s Laughter: Over 700 Women Artists Gather for An Historic Photo Event At Hauser Wirth & Schimmel

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Huff Post Feminism featured Blog Post – and  Huffington Post, September 9, 2016 . A feminist angle on an historic photo event, Now Be Here which galvanized over 700 women artists to join in celebration – along with art professionals(almost 1000 people in total.)  L. A feminism and political activism is known for combining celebration,...
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