June 2022
Uta Barth
Ahead of Uta Barth’s upcoming exhibition at The Getty, galleries 1301 PE and Tanya Bonakdar have mounted dual exhibitions (curated by Jan Tumlir) by the LA-based photographer that muse upon the age-old dichotomy of figure and ground. 1301’s exhibition features a suite of Barth’s pictures devoid of the human form. By contrast, Tanya Bonakdar’s installation includes photographs that include a human form, often subtly. Works by a selection of artists influential to Barth are also included in each exhibition. On view:…
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Kerry Tribe at 1301 PE
While viewing Kerry Tribe’s exhibition Double Bumblefoot at 1301 PE, you may start to ponder some of your own recently sent text messages. The exhibition features drawings and a double-channel video work that detail snippets of text communication that Tribe has had with either her mother or her children. The drawings feature familiar iPhone text bubbles (in either gray, denoting the sender, or blue, for Tribe’s own messages) that float within a field of dense black as if appearing out…
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