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Design and Architecture

Catherine Opie's "The Modernist," Mike Kelley’s “Kandors”

Hosted by Frances Anderton Jan. 16, 2018
LA photographer Cathy Opie has made a short film about an arsonist who loves mid-century-modern LA houses so much, he’s driven to destroy them. And the late LA artist Mike Kelley was obsessed with Kandor, Superman's hometown on the planet Krypton.

A still from Catherine Opie’s “The Modernist,” screening at Regen Projects, Los Angeles.

From this Episode:

Catherine Opie's "The Modernist" sets fire to iconic LA homes

You may have seen LA photographer Catherine Opie’s photos of the LA freeways empty of cars, or of Elizabeth Taylor’s belongings, or of her own naked body, carved and...

18 min

Superman's hometown, as reimagined by Mike Kelley

The late LA artist Mike Kelley was long preoccupied with Superman comics, specifically the mythical city Kandor, capital of the planet Krypton.

11 min

Credits

Host:
Frances Anderton

Producers:
Frances Anderton, Avishay Artsy

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