Keith J. Varadi

In the roundtable in this issue, artist John Hill notes that if 2010 seemed like a time of abundance, 2019 feels like a time of scarcity. The 10s was a decade in which the bottom fell out of politics, and the art system lost its credibility. The wealthy got wealthier and disproved trickle-down economics. Communicating did not just mean...

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Lutz Bacher at University Art Galleries at UC Irvine by Keith J. Varadi

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Zoe Leonard
Chastity Belt (1990/1993)

Zoe Leonard at MOCA

By Keith J. Varardi

We would like to cast a spell on you that will only work if you read this whole issue from cover to cover. Along the way, you will battle monsters, fall in and out of love, perform rituals, believe or disbelieve the evangelists of new religions, and enter magic circles that protect you against evil and create a safe space for your own...

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Zoe Leonard at MOCA and Betye Saar at Roberts Projects by Keith J. Varardi

Brands such as Y/Project, Telfar and Vetements have found new ways to pick up where the designers of the 90s left off. Aided by strategies borrowed from art, they are transforming the fashion system from within and widening its boundaries beyond recognition. Fashion is succeeding precisely where art is not, wresting autonomy out of...

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Charlemagne Palestine at 365 Mission and Nina Könnemann at House of Gaga by Keith J. Varadi, Hannah Hoffman Gallery by Andrew Berardini, Hayden Dunham by Arshy Azizi

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Puppies Puppies @ Freddy

Tucked away in one of California’s scenic national parks, Paul McCarthy inflated his giant butt plug (sculpture) and Stefan Simchowitz shaved his head. Take a walk with Keith J. Varadi around the third and final installment of the Paramount Ranch art fair.

Keith J. Varadi

#62 Winter 2020

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Zoe Leonard at MOCA

#58 Winter 2019

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#55 Spring 2018

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Cronies in a California Dream

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