performance art Archives

Provocative and Honest, Samantha McCurdy Gently Guides Us Through Her Expansive Ideas

Sasha Douglas-NaresSeptember 19, 2019

Samantha McCurdy's work is honest and provocative at the same time. Even while exploring the most expansive ideas, she is gentle in her guiding.

The Spiritual and Emotional Creativity of Artist Sarah Gail

Alex KhatchadourianAugust 2, 2017

Last year Sarah Gail was in an accident. Biking down New High Street in Los Angeles' Chinatown, she made a left onto Cesar Chavez Avenue at which point a car hit her, drove over her bike, and sped off.

The Golden Fool: An Interview with Tristene Roman About Her Latest Zine

LevJuly 18, 2016

“The Golden Fool,” a compilation of poetry curated by Roman and Luka Fisher, and authored by the members of an informal Los Angeles-based collective of proudly outsider musicians, writers and visual artists.

Controlled Chaos: A Conversation With Mixed-Media Artist Gabriel Luis Powers

Alex KhatchadourianDecember 4, 2015

Gabriel Luis Perez used to perform as a circus clown. The New Mexico native moved to Texas to make music and DJ in the mid 90s, where he inadvertently fell into playing music for circus performers. In making music for these small time performers he started to take to the community and lifestyle, and started traveling with the circus, eventually becoming one of its comedic acts.