Speed of Life

This week's The Modern Art Notes Podcast by Tyler Green features artist  Julie Mehretu  and curator  Jane Aspinwall. Tyler's podcast is timed with the new Julie Mehretu mid-career survey that opens at LACMA on November 3, 2019. More info from LACMA here:  https://www.lacma.org/art/exhibition/julie-mehretu From LACMA: Co-organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and The Whitney Museum of American Art, Julie Mehretu is a mid-career survey that will unite nearly 40 works on paper with 35 paintings dating from 1996 to the present by Julie Mehretu (b. 1970, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). The first-ever comprehensive retrospective of Mehretu’s career, it covers over two decades of her examination of history, colonialism, capitalism, geopolitics, war, global uprising, diaspora, and displacement through the artistic strategies of abstraction, architecture, landscape, movement, and, most recently, figuration. Mehretu’s play with scale, as evident in her intimate dra...

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At the #ObamaSummit , @MichelleObama and @CraigMalRob share family stories and discuss what their parents taught them about empathy around the kitchen table. pic.twitter.com/dMe8eMJuKI — The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) October 29, 2019 “Most social change starts with a story.” — @BarackObama on how tapping into a story can be the most powerful way to change the world. #ObamaSummit pic.twitter.com/Oz10g2PT7j — The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) October 29, 2019 “We’re recreating life in cinema. We’re recreating stories that you remember.” At the #ObamaSummit , @Ava talks about the power of storytelling to nourish and grow audiences. pic.twitter.com/F2EwHaWg9e — The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) October 29, 2019

#GettyFire Context - How architects made California’s Getty Museum fireproof. The @GettyMuseum is safe. Suppressing sparks isn’t easy in wildfire-prone Los Angeles. https://t.co/4oQhYfFkqN — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) October 28, 2019

Former Pres. Barack Obama invokes the Parable of the Sower to start his eulogy of Rep. Elijah Cummings. "The seed on good soil: Elijah Cummings came from good soil, and in this sturdy frame, goodness took root." https://t.co/87H50yox0v pic.twitter.com/d4gWEO1fvi — ABC News (@ABC) October 25, 2019 . @BarackObama : "I was just noticing 'Honorable Elijah A. Cummings,' & you know this is a title that we confer on all kinds of people who get elected to public office. We're supposed to introduce them as 'honorable.' But #ElijahCummings was honorable before he was elected."💔💔 pic.twitter.com/WOmKPPQbot — dσxxεd Ъuт หσт σuт (@twmentality1) October 25, 2019 Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and others remember Elijah Cummings https://t.co/dvxCnvN3gh — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) October 25, 2019

Nice to wake up to this awesome version of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith's "Because the Night" on my birthday!!

Watch Princeton Professor Eddie Glaude Jr. deliver what one person called "the most important breakdown of racism in America." https://t.co/wT9LFMhEt6 via @HuffPostPol — Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) October 22, 2019

Protesters were blocking the road a mum told them she wanted to pass because her baby was afraid. This is what they did 😂 Our people are the best! #Lebanon #ThatsHowWeProtest pic.twitter.com/CI7NX545dq — Rachel R. (@RachelleRashid) October 19, 2019 From the New York Times: Only in Lebanon would a song like “Baby Shark" become the anthem of a revolution. But the catchy tune has now become symbolic of how the Lebanese, when united, lead demonstrations, writes @rabihalameddine More at: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/opinion/baby-shark-and-the-sounds-of-protest-in-lebanon.html?smid=tw-nytopinion&smtyp=cur

The saga will end. The story lives forever. Check out the final Star Wars #TheRiseofSkywalker trailer and get your tickets now. pic.twitter.com/E6Ozp99sTv — Star Wars UK (@StarWarsUK) October 22, 2019 Final Star Wars #TheRiseofSkywalker trailer 

Alabama Shake's Brittany Howard's gritty storytelling is in full force in her Tiny Desk concert. SET LIST "Stay High" "Georgia" "Baby" "Goat Head" MUSICIANS Brittany Howard: vocals, guitar; Nate Smith: drums; Alex Chakour: guitar; Brad Allen Williams: guitar; Zac Cockrell: bass; Lloyd Buchanan: keys; Paul Horton: keys; Shanay Johnson: vocals; Karita Law: vocals CREDITS Producers: Bob Boilen, Morgan Noelle Smith; Creative Director: Bob Boilen; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Videographers: Morgan Noelle Smith, Kara Frame, Beck Harlan, CJ Riculan; Associate Producer: Bobby Carter; Executive Producer: Lauren Onkey; VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann; Photo: Laura Beltran Villamizar/NPR

Wonderful podcast by Tyler Green featuring artist Lari Pittman. The Hammer Museum at UCLA is featuring the exhibition “Lari Pittman: Declaration of Independence,” a retrospective of Pittman’s nearly forty-year career.  Tyler writes: The exhibition reveals Pittman’s engagements with America’s history and with issues and subjects that have been core to our history and identity, including landscape, violence, citizenship, belonging and more. The exhibition was curated by Hammer chief curator Connie Butler. It is on view through January 5, 2020. The excellent exhibition catalogue was published by DelMonico Prestel.  Amazon offers it for $51.

A recent @WilliamsPolicy study found 21% of the LGBTQ population in the United States is not registered to vote. Please join us in raising awareness of the vital importance of voting, which begins with registering to vote: https://t.co/Lm6002WdSS — Matthew Shepard Foundation (@MattShepardFDN) October 18, 2019

WATCH: Elijah Cummings in June: "200 to 300 years from now, people will look back on this moment and they will ask the question, what did you do? ... I may be dancing with the angels when all of this is corrected, but I've got to tell you, we must fight for our democracy." pic.twitter.com/6Mk1OWnbni — MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 17, 2019 Please read Barack Obama's thoughts on the passing of Elijah Cummings: This speech gave me goosebumps. The last words from Elijah Cummings' 92-year-old mother were, “Do not let them take the vote away from us.” “There are efforts to stop people from voting. That's not right! This is not Russia. This is the United States of America!” #RIPElijah pic.twitter.com/CBrAVLzt4j — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 17, 2019 \

Happy International Pronouns Day! She/Her/Hers. He/Him/His. They/Them/Theirs. Calling people by the correct pronouns matters. #PronounsDay pic.twitter.com/2sDmNBWGHP — Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) October 16, 2019 It's really quite simple: Pronouns are important to everyone, not just LGBTQ people. If you were a cisgender male (assigned male at birth and identifying as male) but referred to as she/her, you'd be uncomfortable, right? Now, turn that into empathy for us. #PronounsDay — Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) October 16, 2019 In honor of International #PronounsDay ... Purposefully misgendering trans people: ❌ Extremely not nice ❌ Rude rude rude ❌ Something Voldemort would do Respecting trans people: ✔️ 100% free ✔️ Is the right thing to do ✔️ Proves you can be in a society ✔️ Did we mention free pic.twitter.com/0hrjkyyTtt — National Center for Transgender Equality (@TransEquality) October 16, 2019

@kamalaharris at her best. (Which is very, very good.) https://t.co/gP9f5mNrXk — David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) October 11, 2019 Love Is Love!

Happy National #ComingOutDay ! Be Loud, Be Proud, Be You! #NCOD #NOH8

Today, for the first time in history, the Supreme Court will hear a trans civil rights case. Let's do this. #RiseUpOct8 pic.twitter.com/jEN8HuErXK — ACLU (@ACLU) October 8, 2019

On my recent road trip across the American West, I often listened to Springsteen's haunting Americana soaked "Western Stars". 2500 miles from where I want to be indeed. Enjoy.

Memory coats the American West like photographic silver. It only takes a bit of light to bring out the past hiding in the shadows. Driving across the vast landscape, I am conscious of the countless Native American souls that inhabit the land. Many are living and many have passed on.   There is a presence in the red dust and auburn rocks that speaks beyond time. I am humbled. My painting "Ghost Rider" is inspired by these shadows of memory. In my work a modern, hat wearing person seems to nod to the ghostly apparition of a Native American rider in the middle ground. I can hear  Robbie Robertson 's plaintive voice in the distance: Crow has brought the message to the children of the sun for the return of the buffalo and for a better day to come You can kill my body You can damn my soul for not believing in your god and some world down below You don't stand a chance against my prayers You don't stand a chance against my love They outlawed the Ghost Dance but we ...

Gregg Chadwick Einstein's Dreams 48"x36" oil on linen 2019  Good Morning! Things move at the speed of light in my studio. Getting ready for my next exhibition. Excited to let you know that I will have a booth at  The Other Art Fair  September 5-8, 2019 in Santa Monica at Barker Hangar.  And I will be exhibiting at the inaugural  The Other Art Fair  in Dallas September 19-22, 2019. My new painting “Einstein’s Dreams” shifts the focus to the nature of time itself.  @theotherartfair   #TheOtherArtFair #LosAngeles   #art #science   #Physics   #artistsoninstagram     #MondayMotivation #Timeflux   #art   #categoricallynot #kccole   #greggchadwick

  Surf & Turf   Artist Talk and Tour at Castelli Art Space August 10, 2019 Please join us at Castelli Art Space on Saturday, August 10th, 3-6pm for the  Surf & Turf  Artist Talk & Tour - LA as Muse: How the city and it's diverse neighborhoods and cultures influence art today Open 3-6, Curator and Artist Talk and Walkabout, 3:30-4:30 (In Conjunction with the Culver City Art Walk)   Featuring New Paintings About Los Angeles by Gregg Chadwick,  Brooke Harker, Gay Summer Rick, Teale Hatheway,  Alex Schaefer, and John Kilduff Castelli Art Space  5428 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles CA, 90016 Please  RSVP here for your free tickets.   About Gregg Chadwick's L.A. Inspired Art “Tonight the riders on Sunset are smothered in the Santa Ana winds And the western stars are shining bright again” - Bruce Springsteen,  Western Stars My new paintings in  Surf & Turf  at Castelli Art Space are crafted as magic...

  Gregg Chadwick The Space Age (LAX) 40"x30" oil on linen 2019 I am pleased to invite you to my latest art exhibition: Surf & Turf   at Castelli Fine Arts in Culver City, California - Opening July 27, 2019 Surf & Turf Featuring New Paintings About Los Angeles by Gregg Chadwick,   Brooke Harker, Gay Summer Rick, Teale Hatheway,  Alex Schaefer, and John Kilduff A new group exhibition at   Castelli Art Space   in Culver City.  Opening Reception - July 27, 2019 6-9 pm  Castelli Art Space  5428 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles CA, 90016 RSVP   dale@castelliartspace.com Gregg Chadwick L.A. Noire (Formosa Cafe) 24"x36" oil on linen 2019 About Gregg Chadwick's L.A. Inspired Art “Tonight the riders on Sunset are smothered in the Santa Ana winds And the western stars are shining bright again” - Bruce Springsteen,   Western Stars My new paintings in   Surf & Turf   at Castelli Art Space are craft...

Karina Perez, a #MovementMujeres artist in residence, created a powerful series of illustrations on family separations at the border. 1/5 #FamiliesBelongTogether #CloseTheCamps pic.twitter.com/EpZTnUwGJx — Jolt Initiative (@JoltInitiative) July 22, 2019 Karina Perez, a #MovementMujeres artist in residence, created a powerful series of illustrations on family separations at the border. #FamiliesBelongTogether #CloseTheCamps

Today in 1969: #Apollo11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on the Moon. https:// bit.ly/1qrr0bO  

From the front page of Backstreets - We encourage readers to contact their representatives and senators to demand a humane border and immigration policy that protects children, values human life, and allows unrestrained access to detention facilities by aid agencies and human service organizations. We also encourage you to visit these sites for more information and ways you can help: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: No More Deaths/No Mas Muertes National Immigrant Justice Center Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services Humane Borders Kids in Need of Defense American Civil Liberties Union: Immigrants' Rights Project

In memory of Oscar and his daughter Valeria.

The Investigation , a live-streamed play based on the Mueller investigation.  9PM EST, 6PM PST - June 24, 2019

Gregg Chadwick Route 66 24"x30" oil on linen 2019

View this post on Instagram My painting “Hanuman’s Dream” oil on linen 72”x96” has been in the NEC Collection since I painted it in 1996. Featured in the @sfartdealers Introductions series in 1996. Beginning to revisit this vantage point in my current work. Excited for what comes next. Grateful thanks to the @andreaschwartzgallery who sold the artwork and to all of you who have joined me on this journey over the years. #art #painting #instaart #color #hanuman #saffron #bayarea #light #India #sanfrancisco #greggchadwick #siliconvalley A post shared by Gregg Chadwick (@greggchadwick) on Jun 7, 2019 at 8:27pm PDT