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Tedious labor is oh so hard, let alone fun. But Sally Bruno shows otherwise, that having a good time while subjecting to a taxing, monotonous regimen is in fact an option. Bruno’s richly texturized paintings at LAM Gallery are orderly fun and peculiarly pleasant — imagine geeking out with close friends while consuming a modest amount of spiked fruit punch at a private garden party.

The process…

TGIF! Our latest review is on Phyllis Green's wearable sculptures at LAM Gallery. Thank you for reading!

Love it or hate it, when it comes to imagining what our favorite literature or graphic novel characters may look like, Hollywood pretty much has the most impacting say. The images it produces stick and linger on and on, in the cultural zeitgeist. But even then, these big screen heroes and heroines are fluid constructs, as studios continuously churn out the remakes. Long before some real estate…

Sunday Joyday! Our quickie on Paris Photo LA. Thank you for reading!

An art fair on a movie studio lot? Why not. The premise of Paris Photo’s satellite edition is quintessentially SoCal. Where else but here in Los Angeles can visitors simultaneously roam around the streets of New York, bask in the endless blue sky and sunshine, line up for gourmet food trucks, and order a six-dollar nitrogen-cooled Stumptown coffee, all the while looking at an onslaught of…

Hum Hum Humpday! We've got a new BL(og)T post up! It's LAM Gallery on Highland. Thanks for reading!

It doesn’t rain much in SoCal. But it did when LAM Gallery, located on Highland just a few blocks south of Santa Monica Boulevard, opened its door for the first time. I was going to catch the inaugural show featuring a long-time Los Angeles painter Monique Prieto. The rain was not kind to my plan, however. Soaked and late to the party, I gave up and only finally visited the gallery two weeks ago…