My portrait show opens at Rogers Park Social in August so I’ve been busy making sure the walls won’t look bare. Published this week: reviews of a documentary about David Hockney, a first-hand history of the LA punk scene, and a book trying to unravel truth from fiction in the life of world-class character Joe Gould.
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Oak Lawn Califone
On Friday the 13th I rented a Zipcar and drove to Oak Lawn to see Califone play in someone’s living room. Getting there entailed going through Beverly, where I lived for three years. Thinking about that time as I drove lent a sadness to the trip, but it probably wasn’t the worst state of mindContinue reading “Oak Lawn Califone”
Van Dyck’s 17th c. selfies
Why bother going to a museum for an exhibit of 17th century portrait prints? The very idea and purpose of portraiture in the age of social media selfies seems to be incompatible with work so ancient in conception and technique. But if you put down the smartphone a minute and linger in the rooms filledContinue reading “Van Dyck’s 17th c. selfies”