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Exhibition Review
With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985
04/2022 | 1429 | 164
Pages: 416-417
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Subjects
art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
museums and institutions:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
styles:
Pattern and Decoration Movement
subjects:
American art
Reviewed Items
subjects:
With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985 Edited by Anna Katz. 328 pp. incl. 300 col. ills. (Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2019), $65. ISBN 978–0–300–23994–2. | :
Illustrations
Attributed works:
19. Mineral wells, by Valerie Jaudon. 1980. Oil on canvas, 304.8 by 274.3 cm. (Private collection; © Valerie Jaudon; courtesy VAGA at Artists Rights Society, New York (ARS); photograph Zak Kelley).
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20. Angel feet, by Robert Zakanitch. 1978. Acrylic on canvas in three parts, overall dimensions 239.4 by 438.8 cm. (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
Editorial
Confronting the present: museums in Los Angeles
09/2013 | 1326 | 155
Pages: 591-593
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Author:
Lawrence, James (Lawrence, James)
Subjects
dates:
1940-1949 / 1940-1959 / 1960-1979 / 2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States / Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
Los Angeles / California
subjects:
Editorials / Art museums / American painting (United States of America) / American sculpture (United States of America) / American architecture (United States of America) / Architecture / Collections, Public / Art history / Art criticism
subjects:
Exhibitions
Illustrations
Attributed works:
I. The J. Paul Getty Center, Brentwood, Los Angeles, by Richard Meier & Partners. 1997. (Photograph copyright of the J. Paul Getty Trust)
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II. The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, by William L. Pereira and Associates. 1965. (Photograph copyright of the Museum Archives/LACMA, photographic archives, 2012)
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III. Installation view of The Presence of the Past: Peter Zumthor Reconsiders LACMA, showing a model of the proposed building. (Photograph copyright of the Museum Associates and LACMA, 2013; exh. Los Angeles County Museum of Art)
Exhibition Review
Destroy the Picture. Los Angeles and Chicago
08/2013 | 1325 | 155
Pages: 581-582
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Reviewer:
Silberman, Robert (Silberman, Robert; Silberman, Robert B.)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019 / 1940-1949 / 1950-1959 / 1960-1979
museums and institutions:
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, United States / Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
United States / Los Angeles / Chicago
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Avant-garde / World War (1939-1945) / Paintings / Travel
Illustrations
Attributed works:
64. Untitled fire painting (F 27 I), by Yves Klein (Yves Klein Archives; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago)
Attributed works:
65. Untitled, by Lee Bontecou (Collection of Manfred and Jennifer Simchowitz; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago)
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66. Spatial concept, expectations 58 T 2, by Lucio Fontana (Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago)
Exhibition Review
Cai Guo-Qiang. Los Angeles
08/2012 | 1313 | 154
Pages: 599-600
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Reviewer:
Lawrence, James (Lawrence, James)
Subjects
artists:
Cai Guo-Qiang, b. 1957
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
United States / Los Angeles
print:
Cai Guo-Qiang, b. 1957
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Cai Guo-Qiang. Ladder to the Sky | institution: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
79. Desire for zero gravity, by Cai Guo-Qiang. 2012. Gunpowder on canvas, 340.4 by 1066.8 cm. (Exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
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80. Crop circles, by Cai Guo-Qiang. 2012. Reeds and plywood boards, approx. 800 by 3,600 cm. (Exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
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81. Ignition of Desire for zero gravity at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 7th March 2012. (Photograph by Joshua White; courtesy of the Mus­eum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
Exhibition Review
William Leavitt. Los Angeles
07/2011 | 1300 | 153
Pages: 501-502
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Reviewer:
Bedford, Christopher (Bedford, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Leavitt, William
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
United States / Los Angeles
print:
Leavitt, William
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
William Laevitt: Theater Objects | institution: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
75. Spectral Analysis, by William Leavitt. 1977/2010. Mixed media set for performance piece, dimensions variable. (Courtesy of the artist; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
Attributed works:
76. Hillside lights (Incandescent), by William Leavitt. 2004. Canvas, 61 by 152 cm. (Courtesy of Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)
Exhibition Review
Suprasensorial. Los Angeles
05/2011 | 1298 | 153
Pages: 358-359
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Reviewer:
Lawrence, James (Lawrence, James)
Subjects
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States / Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, United States
places:
Washington DC / United States / Los Angeles
print:
Latin American art
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions / Latin American / Art / Installations (visual works)
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Suprasen­sorial: Experiments in Light, Color, and Space | institution: Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden , institution: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Illustrations
Attributed works:
69. Lumière en mouvement – installation, by Julio Le Parc. 1962; refabricated 2010. Painted drywall, mirrors, stainless steel, nylon thread and two spotlights, 487.7 by 1292.9 by 513.1 cm. (Collection of the artist, Paris; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
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70. Pénétrable BBL bleu, by Jesús Rafael Soto. 1969; refabricated 1999. Nylon and painted steel, 365.3 by 400 by 1400 cm. (Collection of Hélène Soto, Paris; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
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71. Cosmococa – programa in progress, CC4 nocagions, by Hélio Oiticica and Neville D’Almeida. 1973; refabricated 2010. Water, pool, electric lights, projected images, sound and paint, floor area 749.9 by 1374.5 cm. (Projeto Hélio Oiticica, Rio de Janeiro; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
Exhibition Review
Arshile Gorky. Philadelphia, London and Los Angeles
03/2010 | 1284 | 152
Pages: 193-194
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Reviewer:
Lawrence, James (Lawrence, James)
Subjects
artists:
Gorky, Arshile
dates:
2010-2019
museums and institutions:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, United States / Tate Modern, London, Great Britain / Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
United States / Philadelphia / Los Angeles / London / England
print:
Gorky, Arshile
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective | institution: Los Angeles County Museum of Art , institution: Philadelphia Museum of Art , institution: Tate Modern
Illustrations
Attributed works:
50. Woman with a palette, by Arshile Gorky. 1927. Canvas, 135.9 by 95.3 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art; exh. Tate Modern, London).
Attributed works:
51. The betrothal, by Arshile Gorky. 1947. Canvas, 128.6 by 99.7 cm. (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven; exh. Tate Modern, London).
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52. Organisation, by Arshile Gorky. c.1933–36. Canvas, 127 by 152 cm. (National Gallery of Art, Washington; exh. Tate Modern, London).
Exhibition Review
Dan Graham. Los Angeles, New York and Minneapolis
07/2009 | 1276 | 151
Pages: 498-499
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Reviewer:
Boaden, James (Boaden, James)
Subjects
artists:
Graham, Dan
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, United States / Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, United States / Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
United States / New York / Minneapolis / Los Angeles
print:
Graham, Dan
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Dan Graham: Beyond | institution: Los Angeles County Museum of Art , institution: Walker Art Center , institution: Whitney Museum of American Art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
69. Homes for America, by Dan Graham. 1966–67. 35 mm. slides and carousel projector, dimensions variable. (Collection Daled, Brussels; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
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70. Performance/audience/mirror, by Dan Graham. 1977. Performance at De Appel Arts Centre, Amsterdam. (Photograph courtesy of the artist; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
Attributed works:
71. Rock my religion, by Dan Graham. 1982–84. Single channel video still. (Distributed by Electronic Arts Intermix, New York; exh. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York).
Short Notice
Monument to an an iconic city: Chris Burden’s ‘Urban light’ (2008)
11/2008 | 1268 | 150
Pages: 765-766
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Author:
Bedford, Christopher (Bedford, Christopher)
Subjects
artists:
Burden, Chris
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
Los Angeles
print:
Burden, Chris
subjects:
American sculpture (United States of America) / Installations (visual works) / Light / Lamps / Street art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
64. Urban light, by Chris Burden. 2008. Restored cast-iron street lamps. Dimensions variable. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Attributed works:
65. Urban light, by Chris Burden. 2008. Restored cast-iron street lamps. Dimensions variable. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Exhibition Review
Gordon Matta-Clark. New York
07/2007 | 1252 | 149
Pages: 515-517
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne)
Subjects
artists:
Matta-Clark, Gordon
dates:
2000-2009
museums and institutions:
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, United States / Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, United States
places:
United States / New York / Los Angeles
print:
Matta-Clark, Gordon
subjects:
Reviews / Exhibitions
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Gordon Matta-Clark: You Are the Measure | institution: Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) , institution: Whitney Museum of American Art
Illustrations
Attributed works:
66. Splitting: four corners, by Gordon Matta-Clark. 1974. Four building fragments, painted wood, metal and tar, 139.1 by 106.7 by 106.7; 144.8 by 110.5 by 108.6 cm.; 108.6 by 102.9 by 111.8 cm.; 137.2 by 111.1 by 108 cm. (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
Attributed works:
67. Splitting 10 & 11, by Gordon Matta-Clark. 1975. Four gelatin silver prints, cut and collaged, 61 by 91.4 by 5.1 cm. (framed). (Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
Attributed works:
68. Gordon Matta-Clark and friends performing ‘Tree dance’, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie. 1971. Silent b. & w. 16 mm. film. (Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark and David Zwirner, New York; exh. Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles).
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