Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects

Steve Roden is not only a visual artist, he's also a sound artist. However the two are interrelated. His paintings and drawings are translations of his soundworks according to a system that he has invented for himself. Check out his website to see past works and hear some of his sound pieces.

Olga Koumoundouros

Nicola Tyson

These works are at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles until April 23, 2011.

Volta: Erika Harrsch

Erika Harrsch created this clear booth with fluttering paper butterflies. Visitors could jump in there for a chance to catch the butterfly with the golden ticket. So I gave it a try...and found it! I totally felt like Charlie from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" (the original version). For my prize, I got one of four limited edition prints of one of her butterflies. Thanks Erika!

Volta: Ken Matsubara

It looks like you should put some really precious objects in these boxes. Instead this artist filled them with eerie, nostalgic video.

Volta: Fabio Viale

He was my favorite artist at Volta. Check out his sculptures. Guess what they're made of!

Marble!

Check out his website to see more work.

Volta: Dan Tague

Dan Tague is an artist from New Orleans. Can you see the hidden messages in our country's currency? P.S. Did you know that New Orleans is having an international art biennial in October?

Volta: Richard Colman

I like these childish, grotesque drawings. His paintings are super bright and the colors are very electric. As for what his paintings mean? A few words come to mind... aztec, human sacrifice, orgy, ritual... Check out his website to get a better feel for this artist.

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Volta: Trine Sondergaard

Trine Sondergaard is a Danish photographer. These photos are part of a series where he made portraits of Danish women, from a small island, wearing folk dresses. I like the somber introspective mood of these photos.

The Armory Show: Haim Steinbach

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The Armory Show: Peter Buggenhout

Peter Buggenhout's series The Blind Leading the Blind, I learned, is about the idea of the "ruin" and how observed and almost glorified these ruins are. I see... that's why he encased this hunk of what looks like a shipwreck to me, in a glass case you might find in a natural history museum.

However the images you see here are not of the exact piece. Towards the end of the first night, I heard a loud crash and I turned around to see this wreck. It's rumored that someone touched the glass and it came crashing down. Oops.

The Armory Show: Ivan Navarro

At art fairs, galleries typically rent space in a large hall, display their art, and open up shop. However at the Paul Kasmin gallery this year, Navarro created a site-specific piece that enclosed the gallery's space with a neon white fence. Is it a "white picket fence" or a wrought iron security fence? I love how he recreated such an iconic thing in neon and made it totally eerie.

This piece called "Skin" reminded me of refrigeration and preservation.

The Armory Show: Daniel Arsham

Visit Daniel's website to see more of his works.