by Joseph A. Hazani December 7, 2018
The grand opening of the No Free Bread Gallery presents us with a cryptic collection of abstractions from Sarah Abbott. Ms. Abbott provides a copious - if not overwhelmingly so – series of enigmatic uses of the primoradial elements to fine art. The exhibition itself would be mildly unoriginal were the canvases left high and dry without titles. But with their intentional subtext affixed to each,....
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by Joseph A. Hazani December 4, 2018
Year One was a triumphant opening at the Castelli Art Space for its feat in advancing Los Angeles contemporary fine art. While this does not deny the fact that many contemporary galleries in Los Angeles are well capable of providing the space for such an installation, Castelli is expanding the boundaries of the field of play for fine artists, rewarding such collaborative efforts which would....
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by Joseph A. Hazani November 27, 2018
With this exhibition at ROSEGALLERY of Ms. Jo Ann Callis’ work done over 40 years ago, we have a positive element of timelessness to the collection. While there is a strong current of autobiography, the success of the artistry is in its ability to take the subjective and make it universal. Indeed, this is what we may consider to be the gift of the arts – to take one subject’s glimmering....
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