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Ep.130 features Devin B. Johnson (b. 1992,Los Angeles). He obtained his BA in Fine Arts from the California State University of Channel Islands (2015) and received a Masters of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute (2019). He was selected for Forbes 30 Under 30 Art and Design(2022), was included in Cultured's “Young Artists 2021,” and was one of sixteen artists from around the world selected for the inaugural year of the Black Rock Senegal residency (2020). His work is collected by the Columbus Museum of Art; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Longlati Foundation, Shanghai; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Pond Society, Shanghai; the Rubell Museum, Miami; and many others. Recent exhibitions include Between Ground and Sky, Nicodim, New York(2022), My Heart Cries, I Set Out an Offering for You, Nicodim, Los Angeles(2021, solo); Long Walk, Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest (2021,solo); Melody of a Memory, Nicodim, Los Angeles (2020, solo); When You Waked Up the Buffalo, Nicodim, Los Angeles (2020); Hollywood Babylon: ARe-Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome, Jeffrey Deitch, Nicodim, AUTRE Magazine, Los Angeles (2020); Atmosphere of Certain Uncertainty, Residency Gallery, Inglewood (2019, solo); and Incognito, ICA LA, Los Angeles (2019). Nicodim https://www.nicodimgallery.com/artists/devin-b-johnson Black Rock Senegal https://blackrocksenegal.org/devin-johnson/ Forbes https://www.forbes.com/pictures/61a6674fc9fb30bf6703d8c8/devin-johnson-29-artist-n/?sh=32c97536d46c The Cut https://www.thecut.com/2020/11/they-seem-cool-artist-devin-b-johnson.html Artillery Mag https://artillerymag.com/pick-of-the-week-devin-b-johnson/Artsy https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artsy-vanguard-2022-devin-johnson Siena Art Institute https://www.sienaart.org/News/Devin-B-Johnson-resident-artist/ Residency Art Gallery https://www.residencyart.com/exhibitions/the-atmosphere-of-certain-uncertainty Curate https://curate.la/event.php?id=17686 WE AND THE COLOR https://weandthecolor.com/paintings-by-artist-devin-b-johnson/125331 Art and Practice https://www.artandpractice.org/public-programs/program/artist-talk-devin-b-johnson/ Teeth Magazine http://www.teethmag.net/interview-devin-b-johnson/ Just Smile Magazine https://justsmilemagazine.com/home/devin-b-johnson-my-heart-cries
By Joseph Daniel Valencia, Carla issue #26. Read by Lindsay Preston Zappas.Read the full issue at contemporaryartreview.la/print-issue-26.
In episode seven of season three*, Anuradha Vikram, the first in her family to be born in the US, speaks with her mother Dr. Revathi Vikram, a Naturalized Citizen from India, and her 9 year old daughter Nadja Vikram Bugaj, about how 9/11 shifted the South Asian-American role in racial politics and activism and what Kamala Harris' nomination for Vice President of the United States means to them.We Are All Americans is a podcast series Inspired by the fact that my Russian great-grandfather gained his US citizenship after serving in the US Army and my Lithuanian (or Austrian, or Russian, or Latvian - depending on who is telling the story) great-grandmother entered the US on fake passport. Each episode is a different recorded conversations about how family stories are passed down from generation to generation and what it means to be American in the contexts of multiculturalism, immigration, military service, black lives matter, white privilege, and indigeneity.*Recorded on Aug. 21, 2020 at the ICA LA as part of Field Workshop: Action Projects, in the midst of the global COVID 19 pandemic and the reinvigorated Black Lives Matter movement after the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.
In episode six of season three,* Holly M. Crawford and Michele Jaquis share their individual family stories about love, trauma, illness, protest, silence, and believing versus questioning… all while grappling with the question of what do we do with the stories we hold and their effects on our present day relationships.We Are All Americans is a podcast series Inspired by the fact that my Russian great-grandfather gained his US citizenship after serving in the US Army and my Lithuanian (or Austrian, or Russian, or Latvian - depending on who is telling the story) great-grandmother entered the US on fake passport. Each episode is a different recorded conversations about how family stories are passed down from generation to generation and what it means to be American in the contexts of multiculturalism, immigration, military service, black lives matter, white privilege, and indigeneity.*Recorded on Aug. 21, 2020 at the ICA LA as part of Field Workshop: Action Projects, in the midst of the global COVID 19 pandemic and the reinvigorated Black Lives Matter movement after the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.
In episode 5 of season 3* Yrneh Gabon tells the story of how he followed his grand-uncle from Jamaica to Los Angeles to pursue his American Dream of working in Hollywood. Despite much success, he also laments his experiences being questioned by campus police while pursuing his college and graduate degrees as a Black man who was older than the typical college student.education and engagement plays in combating fear and collectively telling stories that move society towards a better place, despite our human nature of not always wanting to talk about the bad things. We Are All Americans is a podcast series Inspired by the fact that my Russian great-grandfather gained his US citizenship after serving in the US Army and my Lithuanian (or Austrian, or Russian, or Latvian - depending on who is telling the story) great-grandmother entered the US on fake passport. Each episode is a different recorded conversations about how family stories are passed down from generation to generation and what it means to be American in the contexts of multiculturalism, immigration, military service, black lives matter, white privilege, and indigeneity.*Recorded on Aug. 21, 2020 at the ICA LA as part of Field Workshop: Action Projects, in the midst of the global COVID 19 pandemic and the reinvigorated Black Lives Matter movement after the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.
In episode four of season three*, Asuka Hisa and Michele Jaquis talk about the important role education and engagement plays in combating fear and collectively telling stories that move society towards a better place, despite our human nature of not always wanting to talk about the bad things. We Are All Americans is a podcast series Inspired by the fact that my Russian great-grandfather gained his US citizenship after serving in the US Army and my Lithuanian (or Austrian, or Russian, or Latvian - depending on who is telling the story) great-grandmother entered the US on fake passport. Each episode is a different recorded conversations about how family stories are passed down from generation to generation and what it means to be American in the contexts of multiculturalism, immigration, military service, black lives matter, white privilege, and indigeneity.*Recorded on Aug. 21, 2020 at the ICA LA as part of Field Workshop: Action Projects, in the midst of the global COVID 19 pandemic and the reinvigorated Black Lives Matter movement after the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd.
La epidemia del nuevo coronavirus registra una mayor gravedad en Ica porque las autoridades regionales han designado a personas solo porque apoyaron su campaña electoral, afirmó el exgobernador, Fernando Cilloniz.
La epidemia del nuevo coronavirus registra una mayor gravedad en Ica porque las autoridades regionales han designado a personas solo porque apoyaron su campaña electoral, afirmó el exgobernador, Fernando Cilloniz.
Una semana más transmitimos en vivo por Facebook Live y editamos el audio luego. Esta semana tuvimos varios temas urgentes que había que abordar. Primero, las protestas en Ica y cómo se han estado manejando. Luego hablamos de la reestructuración de la policía y de lo que se ha estado haciendo mal. Finalmente hablamos de la lista final de candidatos que tenemos a la presidencia. Hay una versión en video en nuestra página de Facebook, aunque tuvimos algunos problemas técnicos.
Mucho se ha escrito sobre las piedras de Ica desde que el Dr. Javier Cabrera sorprendiera al mundo con su hallazgo. Y es que, según afirmaba, habían desenterrado miles de piedras grabadas que contenían, supuestamente, el asombroso legado de una civilización desconocida. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals
On the tail of the re-opening of Los Angeles after the global pandemic and on the eve of the protests over the unjust death of George Floyd, Robyn and Alison interview Los Angeles-based architect Kulapat Yantrasast at his Venice, California home. Yantrasast has worked on shaping Los Angeles with projects such as the ICA LA, Marciano Art Foundation and Frieze LA, and is currently working on a renovation of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s AAOA galleries in New York, amongst dozens of other projects globally. He talks openly about the eight years he spent under Japanese starchitect Todao Ando, and about coming to California to make a name of his own. His thought-provoking philosophies about everything from food as it relates to architecture to his eclectic fashion sense will capture your attention and make you think.
Welcome to Season 3 of The Carla Podcast! This episode, host Lindsay Preston Zappas is joined by curator Jamillah James for an in-depth conversation spanning the whole episode. They discuss James' background in music and fast-track from overcoming serious illness to landing her current role as chief curator at ICA LA in a span of just nine years. James and LPZ discuss the responsibility of the museum to be accessible, accountable, and willing to learn from its public. James talks about the contemporary as something that is actively unfolding, and how to curate the contemporary while it is constantly evolving. She also shares her thoughts about showing generosity and mentorship to a younger generation, and the importance of teaching professional practice. Plus, a sneak peek into her largest curatorial project to date and the ICA's ambitious plan to crowdfund their museum. ––––––––––––You can submit a question to Dear Carla by emailing us at podcast@contemporaryartreview.la or DM us on Instagram @contemporaryartreview.la
Karen scheduled a “secret guest” to swing by our place and introduce themselves while we were in NYC earlier this year. This week’s guest is a “blue chip gallery artist” and a real-ass homie. They’re being honored with a retrospective at the ICA-LA opening September 29th, 2019 called “No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake”.
Norm Laich is an artist, sign painter, and fabricator that has been intrigul to the Los Angeles art scene for several years. He has worked with several of the art world's biggest names and currently has a show at the ICA/LA of peices he fabricated for others such as Mike Kelley and Arturo Herrera.
How do you incentivize art institutions to shift away from latent, public, or systemic white supremacy and inequitable power dynamics? As Black arts leaders, how are the programs and publics of institutions, both locally and globally, considered under current political conditions? Join Art Practical and some of California’s leading Black voices in arts leadership for a panel discussion on how they influence and challenge the pre-existing structures within art institutions. Panelists: Jamillah James of ICA LA, Maria Jenson of SOMArts, and Linda Harrison of Museum of the African Diaspora, moderated by independent curator Essence Harden.
Presented by Volume and ICA LA, Nayland Blake meets with Marc Kate for a live episode of Why We Listen at the Cooper Design Space Penthouse to listen to and discuss: Amy Taubin – ‘Life on the Inside’ X-Ray Spex – ‘Oh Bondage Up Yours’ Tunde Olaniran – ‘Namesake’ Nayland Blake is an artist from New […]