The Great IndoorsMovies, mulch and madness at a pair of Santa Ana art shows Looking at “Contempt Mandala,” Richard... More >>

If I Should Die Before I WakeGetting fuzzy with Michael Brown’s creepy critters Michael Brown’s art brings back long-suppressed... More >>

Too Much Good StuffOCMA’s 2008 California Biennial is the gift that keeps on (and on and on) giving It’s Christmas morning, and you... More >>

Trick-or-Treat, Bitter and SweetThis Halloween, the ARTery throbs—and something’s thumping in the Box Kids don’t... More >>

Sweetness and DarkBack to the ‘60s . . . and the 1600s, with Andrew Holder and Ray Donley This week we have an interesting little... More >>

Interesting TimesAtrocity becomes art at OCCCA’s ‘Just How Does a Patriot Act’ show To be honest, I’m all outraged... More >>

The Fairy Godmother Never CamePaula Rubino’s girls would rather be reading Paula Rubino’s “Cerulean” show is a grim... More >>

The Truth Is Down ThereGetting to the bottom of Mel’s Hole at the Grand Central Art Center Art Bell’s syndicated late-night... More >>

Talk to the AnimalsGrunt and squeak and squawk with the animals at OCCCA The better you get to know an animal, the more paradoxically... More >>

In-between DaysThe cyborg supermen march into the Box Gallery for ‘Übermensch’ People tend to get very twitchy (and all too... More >>