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Lari Pittman on finding beauty in the grotesque
Lari Pittman’s work has been shown at every major museum in LA. He’s on the board at MOCA and the Hammer. He’s been a tenured professor at UCLA since the late ‘90s. Museum director Lisa Phillips says that Lari Pittman is one of the most important painters of his generation because he bucked the minimalist trend before it was fashionable to do so.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLari Pittman’s work has been shown at every major museum in LA. He’s on the board at MOCA and the Hammer. He’s been a tenured professor at UCLA since the late ‘90s. Museum director Lisa Phillips says that Lari Pittman is one of the most important painters of his generation because he bucked the minimalist trend before it was fashionable to do so.
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4 of 4Press Play's favorite visual artists of the year- 0:00Pete Souza on photographing President Obama
- 17:31Ken Gonzales-Day on challenging ideas about who and what murals are for
- 25:53Edgar Arceneaux on history, race and identity
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