At this point in my life I really wish Christmas was like the Olympics, every four years. Something to get excited about because it was a year away, or two, or three. I know this sounds rather “bah humbug” of me, but that’s because I feel this is inflicted on us every year whether we like it or not and I’m sick of it. There. Got that off of my chest.
Of course over at The Makery we are filled with holiday cheer and want to share that with all of you for First Friday, December 2, where we’ll be decorating ornaments and stuff like that. We’re expecting a good time for all. Please stop by.
Check out Poet’s Place for your monthly dose of poetry, brought to you by the fabulous Linda Kaye. Each month she gathers her group of poets and they all share their work with all of you. Such a good thing.
Since it is the holiday season, there are a ton of things to do and see all over Southern California. Below are some examples. Have fun out there!!
December at AMOCA
Over at MorYork in Highland Park presents Alchemy 11 x 4
If you’ve never been to the MorYork Gallery in Highland Park, you really need to do yourself a favor. And this show will make the trip even more special. Enjoy!
LA Art Show — LA’s largest and longest-running art fair returning to LA Convention Center on Feb 15-19
• DIVERSEartLA 2023, which began in 2015 and is curated by Marisa Caichiolo, connects important art institutions to generate thoughtful dialogue through art and will encourage visitors to confront the complex challenges of our global climate crisis and imagine potential solutions. Marisa Caichiolo expresses: "Humans are changing the Earth’s natural systems in rapid and unprecedented ways. This has propelled our planet into a new geologic era: the Anthropocene. Contextualizing the issues through immersive experiences and installations seeks to deepen our understanding and inspire solutions.”
Two of DIVERSEartLA’s 2023 participating institutions that we are currently highlighting are:
• The Washington D.C. based Art Museum of the Americas (AMA) returns with a curatorial proposal from Fabian Goncalves who will present an immersive experience, featuring one of Mexico’s most prominent contemporary conceptual photographers, Alfredo De Stefano. Often employing ice, fire, and light, De Stefano creates enigmatic installations with both natural and man-made objects in an ethereal desert setting. With his evocative figures wrapped in blood-red cloth, long shadows under a hot sun and scorched shrubbery, De Stefano’s work seems to argue, through fantastic visions that foretell Earth’s transformation into a desert planet, that this is the result of man-made global warming and widespread drought.
• The Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles are participating for the first time and will present a collaboration between Italian artists Pietro Ruffo and Elia Pellegrini along with creative production studio Noruwei. “Il Giardino Planetario” will be an immersive experience and video installation that is an allegory of the planet as a garden.
