I heart L.A.
Though I missed the inaugural installment of the Hammer's Made in L.A. biennial last year I am already plotting a visit for the 2014 iteration, especially with Michael Ned Holte as one of the curators. From the L.A. Times:
Holte is best known as an art critic who writes for magazines such as Artforum and teaches at the California Institute of Arts. He has curated shows for the Thomas Solomon Gallery at Cottage Home in L.A. and Wallspace in New York. A Wisconsin native, he was originally drawn to L.A. in 1995 when finishing a student movie "because of my somewhat naïve understanding of the film industry,” he said, describing a roundabout entry into the L.A. art world.
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