Art Talk
Art Exchange Between Los Angeles and New York
Edward Goldman talks about the recent cultural developments at the intersection of the Los Angeles / New York art scenes.
By Edward Goldman • • 3m ListenIt usually takes more than one cup of coffee to wake me up in the morning. But, yesterday was an exception. When I looked at the front page of the NY Times Arts section, I said, “Wow.” The news from the Metropolitan Museum completely woke me up.
Michael Maltzan, to renovate the factory in Queens that would become MoMA’s temporary quarters. And, a few weeks ago, the new Menil Drawing Institute, designed by Los Angeles architecture firm Johnston Marklee, opened in Houston. These high-profile projects, designed by well- established LA-based architects, proves that – slowly but steadily – the world is learning that Los Angeles is full of cutting-edge creative energy.
Royal Flush" is her first solo museum survey, which includes paintings, watercolors, and collages created over the past 10 years.
Robert Pruitt. A Brother I Have Had on Earth. 2017. California African American Museum. Photo by Edward Goldman.
his exhibition at CAAM is his first major museum exhibition in LA. His drawings, sculpture, animation, and photography investigate spiritual traditions of black identity. It was the first time that I had seen his works in real time, in a real place, and his large-scale figurative drawings stopped me in my tracks.
Installation shot: (L) Robert Pruitt. A Holy Motherfucker. 2017. (R) Male Figure. 2011. California African American Museum. Photo by Edward Goldman
Robert Pruitt. I Turned Into Myself. 2018. California African American Museum. Photo by Edward Goldman.
Olympia and all the other well-known Venuses by European masters. So, my friends, if you haven’t yet been to the California African American Museum, this is a good time to go. And, it’s free of charge – I wish other Los Angeles museums were as generous.
