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“The Anita Cobby Murder” by Ariel Maccarone
When I imagine them, I imagine them as boys. I imagine days of sun that would have leathered once soft adolescent skin, revealing the men they would become. Their bodies would be covered in freckles and bleached arm hair. Smiles would have yet carved themselves into lines. Their eyebrows would have shaped the angst [...]
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Panels to Pixels- deviantART and Madefire Bring Comics 2.0
NOTE: The following video was shot and edited by art critic Daniel Rolnik and originally posted on his website. Over thirteen years, the online community of deviantART has evolved into a dominant brand in the field of online art forums, offering a comprehensive source of user-generated artwork across a wide range of mediums and [...]
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“I Want You” by Ariel Maccarone
I have eclipsed the age at which my mother became pregnant with me, eclipsed even more so the age at which she lost her virginity. I am twenty-eight, and yet still look like a thirteen-year-old girl entering puberty. So when men proposition me- when men my father’s age stare too long at me- I wonder [...]
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Xhico- Suffering Is The New Black
Los Angeles-based visual artist Xhico has spent his career using multi-media to provoke a dialogue about sex, gender, sin, and beauty. His mediums change- video art, digital collage, fashion, public murals-but their sense of violence remains. His work feeds off of bold colors and incorporates sharp lines that carve themselves into virginal faces of magazine [...]
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Journey Into “Fractured Minds” at the 111 Minna Gallery
Frayed minds think alike. Having shown his work at San Francisco’s 111 Minna Gallery many years prior, artist Nate Van Dyke had become tired of reminiscing on his glory days and knew it was time for a new exhibition. From the outset it was to be a two-man show, but his counterpart needed to be [...]
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Learn People Better w/ Zoe Ruiz- Lalin St. Juste
Editor: Presenting the first installment of LA-native Zoe Ruiz’s interview project, “Learn People Better.” In this edition, Zoe speaks with longtime friend Lalin St. Juste of the Bay Area electronic group The Seshen. My first night as a freshmen at UC Santa Cruz, I met Lalin. We stood outside in front of the large [...]
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The 111 Minna Gallery Brings the “Spectacle”
San Francisco’s 111 Minna Gallery has been home to many talented fine and pop artists, but the title of its latest show leaves no room for humility. For “Spectacle, “curator Micah Lebrun has assembled six diverse talents from across the country whose work collectively provides insights into many themes, from our relationship with beauty, to [...]
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Gregory Siff- Immortal
As he overlooked an infant sun, dressed in a slick black suit and buzzing from champagne, Gregory Siff, 35, stood on top of the world. I AM TONIGHT. It was more than the drinks. It was everything, really. After months of careful preparation and intensive creative labor pains, his solo art show “There and Back” [...]
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Annie Preece- Let Them Talk
Fuck everyone. Fuck all those gutless internet haters cowering behind their shields of smugness and self-denial. Fuck all the scenesters, those photo-op hungry phonies with their fake tits and faker smiles. Fuck the critics, all the so-called cultural gatekeepers who somehow wound up holding the crown. Let them talk. They can all kiss Annie Preece’s [...]
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“Something Wicked This Way Comes” to the Cella Gallery
UPDATE: Now with photos from opening night “With each show I try to challenge myself more,” says Stephanie Chefas. This is no small order. Having worked with top emerging and established artists in successful shows such as “Femme Fatale,” the curator and founder of art blog Platinum Cheese set out to move the stars, again, [...]
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