Past Stories
Razing the Bar?
Art galleries 1; booze joints 0
Over the last few years there’s been a philosophical tug o’war in the Pomona Arts Colony, with gallery owners who prefer upscale, art-buying clientele pitted against commercial interests who ...
Frieze-ing Up
A-Z Aggregated Stack #12, by Andrea Zittel. Photo Courtesy of Regen Projects
The work of Andrea Zittel and her artistic experiments with living visit NYC
The artwork of Inland Empire artist Andrea Zittel made its way to New Yo...
What Can Brown Do For You?
Comedian Paul Rodriguez reminds us that Mexicans–even in these changing times–are still in the mix
Making jokes about a commanding officer in the military is an easy way to get your ass shipped off to someplace free...
The Fine Line
Pushing gender equality to the edge
Feminist activism had its main attention-grabbing hay day back in the 1960s and ‘70s. Nowadays, those feminists have grown up, and think younger generations of women today have gone backwar...
Strength in Numbers
MFAs show off their skills and come together at dA
The challenges of putting together a cohesive group exhibition—especially one featuring MFA students from three different programs—are expected to be seen when viewing the ...
Looking a Little Closer
Exploring the IE through an amorous lens
Discarded car lots, abandoned gas stations, the sprawling expanse of tract homes, and dried-up river beds…Welcome to the Inland Empire, an oasis for those willing to look just a li...
Relational Aesthetics and Desert Kinetics
Coachella is keeping up with the art world
For years, everyone in contemporary creative culture has been debating whether “art is dead.” That question may never be answered properly, but in response to the clear concern, ...
The Man and The Myth
The Legend of Rauschenberg Graces Palm Springs
If you know anything about art, you know the name Robert Rauschenberg. Whether you know his “combines,” his famous footage in the iconic film Painters Painting perched atop a l...
In the Womb of a California Treasure
RAM Displays Astounding Feminine History
Inspired by an astounding collection of works by female artists, and motivated to supply the community with an in-depth female-based perspective of the Riverside Art Museum’s permanent...
Celestial Gesture
Trevor Paglen’s “The Last Pictures” Project
New-York-based artist and writer Trevor Paglen creates compelling conceptual work entrenched in the scientific and the political. It doesn’t answer questions—it ex...
Long Night’s Journey into Day
Several works in RCC’s “Take Me to the River” guide you there
Rock and Soul Bishop Al Green made the phrase famous when, in 1974, he penned his legendary sexual/religious anthem to being in love with an underage girl (a&h...
Through Her Eyes
A brief insight into local artist Naida Osline’s creative mind
Confronted with the photography of Naida Osline, one may find themselves startled by the immediate intensity and mutually striking beauty surrounding her imagery....
Unnatural Acts!
Scripps Ceramic Annual goes organically inorganic
For some reason, every year I walk in to review the Scripps annual ceramic show—and that is every year—I’m once again shocked that it’s not filled with boring old tablew...
Take a Seat at Modernism Week
Sitting Pretty in Palm Springs
Since mankind has stood upright, we have been searching for a way to comfortably sit back down. Dating back to the Neolithic era of civilization, there have been simple chair-like usable sculpture...
Worlds Colliding
Art and Activism at Pomona College
On practically any given commute, the odds are high someone will spot a sticker of Shepard Fairey’s Obama poster plastered onto a car. Equally high are the odds someone will have a reaction:...
Keeping Her Composure
Pitzer College showcases the power of spectacular feminist art with “Martha Wilson”
Walking up to the Pitzer College Art Gallery, my senses tightened up with excitement. As I am momentarily blinded by the clean white space ...
Mystery Machine
The truth is out there . . . and Matt Lamy’s Dead Strange tries to figure out where exactly
Your entire life, it seems, runs on a need-to-know basis.
Unfortunately, you’re always the last who needs to know.
Something exciti...
Ladies Choice
Print by Cynthia Garcia, photo by Megan Flanders
Gender politics and the pursuit of paper underscore [PAPERSLUTS] printmaking show at CSUSB
Art is adaptable. It can say anything. The medium and the message come together to ach...
Dancing Its Way Into Our Hearts
Photo Joe Lampie
Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company finds love in Palm Springs
Nickerson-Rossi Dance Company will be gracing the Inland Empire with impactful and therapeutic dance programming and performance this week. Nickerson-Ro...
Silver Lining
The Palm Springs International Film Festival offers up plenty of reel-ality
The Palm Springs International Film Festival is one of the largest film festivals in America, and as its 24th year anniversary coincides with The City ...
Wedding Banned
The ups and downs of gay rights in the U.S. are detailed in Michael J. Klarman’s From the Closet to the Altar
The rings are tucked safe in a box in your dresser drawer.
Your finery hangs in the closet,…
Busy Bodies
Photo by Morgan Tuff
A Disability History chronicles the history of “deviants” and “undesirables”—before the ADA
“Can’t” is a word you can’t say.
No, you’ve been raised knowing that anything’s possible. E...
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane . . . It’s a Taco?
A local team competes at Red Bull’s Flugtag this weekend
Not many people can honestly say they’ve had a ride in a giant taco. Even fewer people can say that they’ve constructed a giant taco that flies.
Scott Covey and...
Come One, Come All . . .
Cirque Du Soleil puts on another great show in the IE
These performers fly through the air with the greatest of ease—and they’re now at Ontario’s Citizens Business Bank Arena as part of Cirque du Soleil’s Dralion, one o...
Beautiful Bummer
“When I’m Sixty-Four” wields a double-edged walker
When Paul McCartney wrote his legendary, rooty-tooty tune, “When I’m Sixty-Four,” he was a mere 16 years old. McCartney was a prodigy, of course, a born music-maker...
House of Art
By Douglas McCulloh
David Leapman’s Contemporary Artist Space exhibits its second show
From the street, David Leapman’s house looks like many of the other off-white stucco structures on the modest-yet-well-groomed block in...
Mama Mia!
Jessica Valenti’s Why Have Kids? Questions the pros and cons of having ankle biters
Your former classmate leads such an interesting life.
She told you this summer about the trips she took recently: Aruba, Paris, Johannesburg,...
Trick or Treatment?
Unaccountable advises ripping the veil of secrecy from the world of healthcare
You’re trying hard not to be scared.
You really weren’t surprised when the doctor said you needed an operation. It was kind of expected but let...
