Artists as Archivists/Curators
I recently went to see the exhibition Under the Big Black Sun at MOCA, one of the Pacific Standard Time exhibitions on view around Los Angeles, and was struck by […]
Category Archives: history
Portrait of Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin is all over the news today for some reason. And somehow I came across this magnificent portrait of her in the L.A. Times, originally taken by Brian Adams […]
Visual Literacy for College Freshmen
At U Penn this year, incoming Freshmen are taking a twist on the old classic summer reading project. Instead of reading a novel together, they are looking at a painting, […]
Art in the Crack of the LAC (MA)
Went to LACMA’s late Night Art event last night. They made very good use of the space between the Ahmanson and BCAM buildings, behind the Urban Light installation—a space I […]
Direct Democracy in Switzerland
We had a record turnout in the election on Tuesday. I waited in line for an hour, bonding with my co-voters. But we got nothing on Switzerland, with its “direct […]
The Limits of Power
The first presidential debate is over and I still had PBS on the tv when Bill Moyers comes on with a very impressive guest: Andrew Bacevich. I have been completely […]
On Publishing Travel Photos and Stories for Posterity
I returned from my trip to Ethiopia on June 15. Six weeks later I have shared the photos and stories with many people and in many formats! I decided to […]
Retracing My Dad’s Steps in Ethiopia
On my recent trip to Ethiopia I took along with me some copies of the photos my dad took while he lived there in 1962-64. Dad lived in Addis and […]
“History” in Ethiopia
One thing that is very clear to me as I travel in Ethiopia is that the people here have a very strong sense of being a part of ‘history’. And […]
California Video at the Getty
At long last, the exhibition surveying video art in California is here. California Video opens to the public tomorrow. Curator Glenn Philips made a really great point in the L.A. […]
