-
Lisa Adams, “America the Beautiful”
Over the course of nearly a decade, Installation Magazine Editor-in-Chief A. Moret has followed the artistic practice of Lisa Adams. On the heels of her forthcoming solo exhibition America the Beautiful, visual anchors that have appeared in previous bodies of work are coming together to form a visual reliquary that speaks to the dystopian paradise that […]
-
“CHATEAU REBELS” Part Two
In the days before the opening of “CHATEAU REBELS” at 4AM Gallery in the Pacific Design Center, Gregory Siff and Louis Cannizzarro AKA LouisXXX sit on bended knees in front of the gallery. Gregory opens a bag of markers of various thickness and color, but mainly pink and black and lines them up against the glass wall. In […]
-
MARdrian by Spencer “MAR” Guilburt
In the early morning hours on August 31, Spencer “MAR” Guilburt stands before an empty canvas. A seventy five foot bare concrete wall runs along the expanse of the driveway at Mondrian Los Angeles. Every few minutes the valet turns a tight corner and runs the incline of the broken asphalt, barely missing the wall, just […]
-
“CHATEAU REBELS”
“In order to exist, man must rebel, but rebellion must respect the limits that it discovers in itself – limits where minds meet, and in meeting, begin to exist.” – Albert Camus Join the “rebels” Gregory Siff and LouisXXX at 4AM Gallery in the Pacific Design Center space B273 to celebrate the reissue of […]
-
Enrique Martínez Celaya: “Lone Star”
My mother, she slew me, My father, he ate me, My sister, Marlene, Gathered my bones, Tied them in silk, For the juniper tree. Tweet, tweet, what a fine bird am I! – The Brothers Grimm, The Juniper Tree There is no true way to measure the time Enrique Martínez Celaya spent studying and working tirelessly on The Sigh. […]
-
Enrique Martínez Celaya: “Lone Star”
Nestled inside an industrial complex off a beaten path in Culver City, adjacent to lush sprawling grills hills of a cemetery lined with flowers from visiting loved ones, lies a sanctuary of artistic solace. A modest black plaque rests on the exterior brick wall with a crest bearing the profile of a whale rising above […]