Makoto Fujimura's artistry features Japanese techniques, incorporates religious elements and displays a message of resilience amid devastation. The "Water Flames" exhibit finds Fujimura investigating the trauma he has endured, turning it into magical paintings of triumph and color — currently on display in the Weisman Museum.Survival and Recovery Through ArtA few of … [Read more...] about Makoto Fujimura Brings Art of Healing to Weisman Museum
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Getty To Host Cultural Concert and Dance Film Screening
A still from Chris Emile's "hbny (pronounced eh-boh-nee)" shows dancers posing together in costume. Emile's short film is one of the three that will be screened as part of “Poussin Projected: A Screening of Contemporary Dance Films” at The Getty Center. Photo courtesy of Ciarra K. WaltersThe Getty Villa in Malibu and The Getty Center in Los Angeles are set to host … [Read more...] about Getty To Host Cultural Concert and Dance Film Screening
“Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth'” Exhibit Challenges Visual Perspective
Photos by Tanisha Shankar The Broad’s newest exhibit, “Jasper Johns: Something Resembling Truth’” comprehensively surveys the works of American painter and sculptor Jasper Johns through his six-decade career. The exhibition guides the viewer through eight rooms, allowing them to trace Johns’ evolution as an artist from his beginnings in Neo Dada and pop-art themed works to … [Read more...] about “Jasper Johns: ‘Something Resembling Truth'” Exhibit Challenges Visual Perspective