Design and Architecture
Catherine Opie's "The Modernist," Mike Kelley’s “Kandors”
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.
By Frances Anderton • • 28m ListenA still from Catherine Opie’s “The Modernist,” screening at Regen Projects, Los Angeles.
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2 storiesCatherine 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 tattooed. Now she has made a 22-minute film called “ The Modernist .”
Read the story18 minSuperman'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.
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