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Thirty Years On

by Andrew Berardini
Willem de Kooning, Dan Flavin, Alberto Giacometti, Robert Irwin, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, Franz Kline, Brice Marden, Claes Oldenberg, Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Mark Rothko, Antoni Tàpies at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) at Grand Ave. November 15th, 2009 - May 3rd, 2010
Posted 11/24/09

MoCA’s current exhibition of its permanent collection proves that the museum isn’t just a vital institution for the city in its relationship to this place and its artists, but also to the history of art. A bold statement to be sure, but when the Centre Pompidou did its landmark exhibition of art in Los Angeles, Birth of an Art Capital, it ended in 1980, just as MoCA was suffering birth pangs and the LA was truly coming into its own. Still a bold proposal, the artists and... [more]

The Perfection of Painting

by Frances Guerin
Mark Rothko at Tate Modern September 26th, 2008 - February 1st, 2009
Posted 1/11/09

There has been much talk about this exhibition on the art world grapevine, in the British press, and among the cultured crowds of London. The exhibition is indeed deserving of the talk, and not to be missed.While every painting in this small exhibition is breathtaking, for me, though not for everyone, the highlight comes in the final room with the Black on Grey (1969) oils on canvas. These works are like a symphony in which every note is in perfect balance and harmony, at no time... [more]