Conversations on Art: Artist Sara Issakharian on Her Recent Exhibition at Tanya Leighton Gallery
Writer Ricky Amadour speaks with Iranian-born, Los Angeles-based artist Sara Issakharian about her recent exhibition “There's a whole life in that, in knowing that the sun is there” at Tanya Leighton Gallery in Los Angeles. Issakharian’s paintings enrapture her audience through candid gestures and delve into the many idiosyncrasies of clandestine Iranian politics through the use of mythology. Her works serve as postulates for a reawakened hope and confront cultural trepidation with frank conscientiousness.
Review: Oren Pinhassi’s Thirst Trap at Commonwealth and Council
Pinhassi’s Thirst Trap, at Commonwealth and Council, is an unforgettable solo exhibition that interrogates the polarization of mechanical, elemental, and societal laws of obsolescence and attraction.
Review: It’s Much Louder Than Before at Anat Ebgi
It’s Much Louder Than Before, organized by James Bartolacci and Stefano di Paola at Anat Ebgi, inexplicably lies at the taut deliberations between the adaptability and reconciliation of a party world of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Review: Marisa Adesman’s Forklore at Anat Ebgi
As the artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles, Adesman conjures up a magnificent display of technical ability reminiscent of 20th century surrealist painters.
5 Must-See Artists at Felix Art Fair in Los Angeles This Weekend
The contemporary art fair, hosted at the storied Roosevelt Hotel on Hollywood Boulevard, includes 29 local Los Angeles galleries featuring only the brightest talent on the contemporary art scene.
Review: Manny Castro’s Stormscape at UTA Artist Space
Taking inspiration from the land and sea, Castro creates a multi-sensory environment for the audience with the heavy thematics of emigration, invisibility amongst communities of color, and the traumatic undertakings of Cuban exiles.
Review: Shattered Glass at Jeffrey Deitch Gallery
Melahn Frierson and AJ Girard’s curation for Shattered Glass at Jeffrey Deitch is a spectacular celebration of intellectual prowess, culture, and digs deep into the artists’ black and brown communities.
Review: Experiments on Stone - Four Women Artists From the Tamarind Lithography Workshop at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
An online exhibition explores how one woman artist created a print revolution in 1960s Los Angeles, transforming the careers and oeuvres of artists like Anni Albers, Ruth Asawa, Gego, and Louise Nevelson.
Review: The Earth is Not Neutral, Desert X’s Land Art Brings a Call to Action
The third iteration of Desert X, featuring thirteen artists from eight countries, includes a handful of installations that bring contemporary issues of land use, environment and restitution to the forefront, demonstrating that art and activism quite seamlessly go hand in hand.