Today from the DS archives we dig deep to bring you an early article written about Daniel Lefcourt. His current show, Mockup, is on view at White Flag Projects until June 23, don’t miss it! “Mockup is a storage room, a stage set, a mausoleum, a trade show, a diagram, a game board, a studio, a retail store, a pictograph, a classroom, a museum display, an[.....]

Today from the DS Archives we venture not too far into the past to Sharon Lockhart’s exhibition of her film Lunch Break at the SF MoMA in 2011 and alert of of her new exhibition Double Tide, currently on view at Espai d’art contemporani de Castelló. In her new film, Lockhart continues her meditative observation of everyday events, this time focusing on one of the few[.....]

Today’s feature is brought to you by our friends at Beautiful/Decay. Read below to find a recently released artist interview with Los Angeles-based painter Justin John Greene. Los Angeles has always held a special place in the hearts and minds of Americans, but for most it exists in an almost fictional capacity.  Hollywood isn’t a real place – it’s a postcard, a huge sign on the side[.....]

40,000 bottle rockets make for a lot of noise and a lot of glare. Especially when they come hurtling toward your face. On April 7, 2012, artist Cai Guo-Qiang — known for his gunpowder drawings and performative “explosion events” — opened Sky Ladder at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary location with just such an experience. Called Mystery Circle, the event was pure spectacle. Over a thousand people[.....]

There may not be two more recognizable names in the Art world (and hopefully beyond) than Duchamp and Warhol. At different points in art history, the work of these individuals radically changed the ways in which we think about art. Their influence can be found in just about every nook and cranny of art and pop culture. The artists in the upcoming exhibition It is[.....]

In 2010 Martin Creed, along with Richard Wright and the artist team of Kim Coleman and Jenny Hogarth, were comissioned to make pieces to be exhibited in the Edinburgh Art Festival. Creed’s works are currently on display at the Tate St. Ives until July 27, 2012. The following article was originally published by Kelly Nosari on September 1, 2010: Each year, from mid-summer to early[.....]

As part of our ongoing partnership with Art Practical, Daily Serving is sharing Patricia Maloney’s recent interview with photographer Rineke Dijkstra. Currently on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the mid-career retrospective of work by the photographer Rineke Dijkstra lays out the argument she has built for more than twenty years for the intimacy and dignity of portraiture as a genre. Beginning with the portraits[.....]