Art LA Contemporary|Ed Moses: Garden of Forking Tongues

I'm not really sure what these paintings are about. Here are a few references and clues that I picked up on though...

1. His cartoonish figures remind me of Kara Walker... something about the black cut-outs.

2. His patterns feel tribal.

3. Speaking with a "forked tongue" means to say one thing and mean another. It also reminds me of the serpent in the Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden story.

Hmmm... what do you make of this?

Check out the opening reception at Ace Gallery on Feb 25th, 2012 at 7pm.

Montgomery Perry Smith at Sabina Lee Gallery

Smith's soft sculptures have a subtle feeling of sexuality in the way that a flower with a long pistil might remind you of sex. Well, maybe it's not that subtle but it feels innocent and biological.

Except this one which reminds me of the "vagina dentata." This piece is called "tease" which totally makes sense. Did you know that the #1 feature of a girl that men find attractive is long hair? Guys, don't be fooled- take a closer look at the glass "teeth."

Go Tell it on the Mountain

This show at the Charlie James Gallery focuses on Christianity in minority communities. The show seemed like a commentary on the many ways religion is exploited. It also offers views about religion becoming such a cultural part of communities that it almost becomes ineffectual as a spiritual component of peoples' live. The exhibit is up until Feb 18, 2012.

Dia De Los Muertos at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery

If Disneyland had Deadland, it would probably look like this. Folks build elaborate altars to their family members or heros to honor them. It kind of becomes this bright colorful celebration of theirs lives.

MOCA- Art in the Streets

Well, here are some photos from the latest show at MOCA about street art. I didnt like it too much. There was an faux vibe to the whole show... I felt like I was in Disneyland or something. How do you recreate the gritty streets at a contemporary museum? Hmmmm..... do you build animatronic taggers like the picture here below?

It was all very eye-catching and pretty but just eye-candy for me personally...

I happened to go for the closing party and missed it...but they had all these mobile gardens on display. I guess the point is that you can bike your garden around to different places. Biking+gardens=cute and trendy but not super practical. Am I being too closed-minded?

Tim Burton: LACMA

LACMA is holding a huge retrospective of Tim Burton. I guess I only knew him as a director but after seeing this show, it hit me that the visions for all his films all come from his crazy imaginative mind.

It turns out that Tim Burton is friends with Perry Farrell so Jane's Addiction performed at the opening. I love Perry... : )

This show runs until Oct 31, 2011.

David Smith: Cubes and Anarchy

This show features Smith's works from the 1930's to his death in 1965. Though he created sculptures, he thought of himself as a painter. The exhibit was designed by an architect, Brenda Levin. I loved the translucent scrims that separated the spaces yet let you see through to the other sculptures and people.

This show is at LACMA until July 24, 2011.