by Joseph A. Hazani January 29, 2023
In a medley of artwork which ranges from the plastically colorful to the ornament of plastic, Launch LA moves us towards an appreciation of fine artistry without a necessary academic pretension. Yet with the works by Ms. Monica Wyatt, Raghubir Kintisch and Lorraine Hetizman, what does this pretension imply? That there is a formality to the presentation of work which requires a higher mandate....
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by Joseph A. Hazani January 13, 2023
In what can only be pronounced as quintessentially fine, Mr. Christopher Murphy introduces us a novel form of refinement in his capture of human life as an after effect of COVID-19 with his Tangle opening at Billis Williams Los Angeles. The plethora of multiplicity in human subject matter is its own commentary on the health of social interaction, if not cooperation. Yet the technique of the....
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by Joseph A. Hazani December 23, 2022
Untitled (Soft edge rolls), 2020Paper30” x 30” x 3 1/2”. Courtesy of the artist Rakuko Niato and Shoshana Wayne Gallery. 'Solar Medusa 922' (2022), acrylic on canvas54 x 59 in137 x 150 cm. Courtesy of Jan Kaláb and Hashimoto Contemporary. Glide2018 - 2021Cast bronze5 h x 4.5 d x 14 w inches. Courtesy of the artist (Neil Goodman) and Carl Hammer Gallery. Deborah McAfee -....
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