Columns ‘Bad Reviews’ Gives Artists the Last Laugh For her book project "Bad Reviews," artist Aleksandra Mir asked artists to submit "bad" reviews they had received. The result is a raucous inside joke. By Travis Diehl Dec 30, 2022 10:52 am
Reviews Shoots and Ladders: Chadwick Rantanen at Bel Ami Rantanen enigmatically links two series of works: color photographs of vernacular subjects in walnut frames and miniature models of staircases. By Travis Diehl Oct 4, 2022 2:27 pm
Reviews Haunt, Graft, Recast: “New Earthworks” at the Arizona State University Art Museum Eight artists and collectives draw on the principles of Earthworks but imagine less invasive approaches for more reparative purposes. By Travis Diehl Aug 23, 2022 3:33 pm
Reviews A Garden, Uneven: EJ Hill at Oxy Arts EJ Hill turns from endurance-based performances to pretty flower paintings in this solo show, with mixed results. By Travis Diehl Apr 18, 2022 4:27 pm
Features Surreal Things A group of Los Angeles–based painters is reanimating Surrealist tropes for the twenty-first century. By Travis Diehl Apr 13, 2022 2:16 pm
Features Alt La La: DIY Art Spaces in Los Angeles With few mid-level institutions available, LA-based artists and curators are carving out spaces of their own. By Travis Diehl Feb 16, 2022 10:48 am
Reviews Thud, Tap, Trickle: “Soft Water Hard Stone” at the New Museum Out of the formalism and slight gestures of this year's triennial emerges a misty critique of the institution. By Travis Diehl Jan 19, 2022 3:39 pm
Interviews Radical Restructure: Innovative Art Spaces in Los Angeles A look at some of the city's most unconventional and inventive DIY galleries and curatorial projects. By Travis Diehl Dec 23, 2021 1:05 pm
Reviews Swallowed Symbols: Kim Farkas at Downs & Ross Kim Farkas's sculptures enshrine common goods signifying Chinese culture in an attempt to capture life in a diaspora. By Travis Diehl Nov 12, 2021 6:51 pm
Reviews The Anxiety of Imitation: “Dürer and After” at the Clark Art Institute Dürer's images persist in the art historical lexicon not only because of their delicate intensity, but because they were widely copied. By Travis Diehl Sep 30, 2021 3:40 pm