Arthur Rothstein– Gee’s Bend, Alabama (Artelia Bendolph)
At the Window: The Photographer’s View is also at the Getty Museum until 1/5. It showcases various famous photographers (including Gregory Crewdson, Éugéne Atget, Walker Evans, Shizuka Yokomizo and Uta Barth, among many others) who used windows as their framing device.
Images from Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door
Morell’s camera obscura images are incredible. His current show at The Getty Museum closes this weekend (1/5). The Getty site provides a lot of information about his process and his other works in the show.
If you miss this, he also has a show at Rose Gallery in Bergamot station until 1/18/14.
One room from Pet Shapes at China Art Objects Galleries
If you are in Culver City, tomorrow (12/14) is the last day for this group show. All the works are pet related, and there is even a purring chair (not shown). It’s worth checking out if you are in the area.
Triumphs Over Trauma: The Scar Prints of Ted Meyer
At the Brewery Art Walk, Ted Meyer’s series “Scarred for Life”, is one that always draws a crowd. His images of the scars, the people who have them, and their stories, are fascinating. The video above shows his process and his personal connection to the subject. It also focuses on one of his models, an Iraq war veteran, who shares his experience dealing with his own scars.
Clown by Marnie Weber
Mark Handforth
Halloween may be over but you can keep the spirit alive by checking out this terrifying (if you are scared of clowns) section of the show Room to Live currently at MOCA Grand Avenue. The show features works from MOCA’s permanent collection with an emphasis on recent acquisitions, including a room of photos by Nan Goldin and the second work pictured above- Desert Sun by Mark Handforth.
MOCA is free tonight (Thursday) and Marnie Weber is discussing her work. RSVP here.
Want to prepare yourself for the room of clowns- here’s a video of the installation.
Don’t forget to look behind the clown who has lost its dog.
John Divola- “Seven Songbirds and a Rabbit”
John Divola is speaking at LACMA tonight @7pm. Tickets are free, but required.
His current exhibition at LACMA, John Divola: As Far As I Could Get, references a series of photos Divola made by attaching his camera to a tripod, setting a timer and running straight into the frame.
The photo above is also from the show. It is part of a series taken from stereographic negatives that he accessed from the California Museum of Photography. From these negatives, he isolates certain wildlife details.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art and Pomona College Museum of Art are also participating in this exhibition.
Graciela Sacco from the show Resistance, In Transit
Resistance, In Transit at ADC Contemporary Art Gallery in Bergamot Station is a must see if you are headed there. Several multimedia pieces by the Argentinian artist create an overall sense of unease.
Also worth checking out at Bergamot Station:
Laura Karetzky , Brad Durham at Lora Schlesinger Gallery
Alex Weinstein at Leslie Sacks Contemporary
Sebastião Salgado at Peter Fetterman Gallery
This is the last weekend for the Helmut Newton show at Annenberg Space for Photography. If you go, make sure to watch the movie playing in the back room which is considerably more interesting than the one playing in the center of the gallery.