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Available Material Part 2
Recently, I wrote about an old idea: use the available material. In that post, I noted that California is full of strong structures that use simple materials, and marry them to a natural setting. I...
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Mimbres: An Artist’s View
I get a lot of good advice from artists. We discuss the galleries, and we talk about shows at museums. I thoroughly enjoy the exchange. Recently, artist Tony Marsh reminded me of the ways that my...
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The Woods
A friend sent a photograph of the Virginia woods a couple of weeks ago. Dark tree trunks dominate the foreground with dramatic verticals. A center of light, clear, open space, like looking into...
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Peter Shire at SMC
Santa Monica College is host to lots of art and culture. Not just KCRW, my constant companion NPR radio station—something that I’ve mentioned before in this blog. Santa Monica College also is the...
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Travel, Art and Landscape
For me, travel is like food. I must have it, to sustain my curiosity. Most changes in my life have come from education, travel, and art—and in the landscape of my imagination. Looking out of the...
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Recapitulando
I realized a couple of months ago that the gallery is now 15 years old. Basically, that also means another milestone: we’ve presented over 150 exhibitions—about 10 per year. It is a source of pride,...
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A Book About Seeing
Most people know my friend Rob Forbes as an expert in design, and as a businessman. But I’ve known him for more than 50 years, from the time we met in elementary school, so I’ve seen lots of his other...
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Two Insights from Knight
Yesterday, a pair of writers from back East asked for recommendations on Pacific Standard Time shows. I urged them to take the trip to San Diego (and La Jolla) for Phenomenal: California Light, Space,...
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A Tactile Medium
My gallery is well known for specializing in contemporary ceramics. That’s been beneficial in gaining attention from other worlds, particularly the professions of design and architecture. Just...
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What is California Design?
Yesterday, a journalist asked me “What is California Design?” My response was to send her the first chapter of Wendy Kaplan’s excellent essay in the LACMA publication, “Living in a Modern Way:...
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