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Sharon Mizota
Sharon Mizota
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LOCATION: South Pasadena

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/sharonmizota

WHAT INSPIRES ME: Amazing art

FAVORITE PLACE TO GET AWAY IN MY AREA: Eaton Canyon

FAVORITE WRITERS: Adam Gopnik, A.O. Scott, Helen Molesworth, Julia Bryan-Wilson

ARTIST/CREATIVE YOU’D WANT TO HAVE LUNCH WITH: Cindy Sherman

MOST OVER-HYPED ARTIST: Damien Hirst

PERFECT SOUNDTRACK FOR WRITING: Silence.

WHY I LOVE WHERE I LIVE: There’s so much potential here…

Recent Articles
Everything is Illuminated: Extra-Illustrated Books at The Huntington
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Everything is Illuminated: Extra-Illustrated Books at The Huntington
by Sharon Mizota
July 23, 2013 1:00 AM
The Huntington Library's extra-illustrated books are treasure troves of art, their pages filled with original watercolors, prints, and illustrations from as early as the 18th century.
Sam Durant's Social Media Movement: What #isamuseum?
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Sam Durant's Social Media Movement: What #isamuseum?
by Sharon Mizota
July 12, 2013 1:00 AM
Sam Durant elevates the conversation about a museum's role in society to today's digital age, asking social media users to post their opinions online.
Community's the Thing: Susan Silton Examines the Power of Names
Los Angeles + Multi-Disciplinary
Community's the Thing: Susan Silton Examines the Power of Names
by Sharon Mizota
May 31, 2013 1:00 AM
L.A. artist Susan Silton's "Who's in a Name?" looks at rituals of history, celebrity, and death by investigating how we acknowledge and commemorate one another.
Once More, With Feeling: Stephen Prina's History Paintings
Los Angeles + Architecture/Design
Once More, With Feeling: Stephen Prina's History Paintings
by Sharon Mizota
April 26, 2013 1:00 AM
At LACMA, Stephen Prina displays 28 hot pink plywood replicas of built-ins that legendary architect R.M.Schindler originally designed for two custom homes in L.A.
Trisha Brown: Dance in the Museum
Los Angeles + Performance
Trisha Brown: Dance in the Museum
by Sharon Mizota
March 29, 2013 1:00 AM
What if dance could be any movement, executed by anybody, anywhere? Trisha Brown blurrs the boundary between dance and the rhythms and movements of everyday life.
Catherine Opie: From the Outside In
Los Angeles + Film/Media Arts
Catherine Opie: From the Outside In
by Sharon Mizota
February 25, 2013 1:00 AM
Catherine Opie's images are distinguished by her ability to merge references to photographic history with the stuff of contemporary life.
Art Meets Literature in L.A.'s Indie Presses
Los Angeles + Literature
Art Meets Literature in L.A.'s Indie Presses
by Sharon Mizota
January 31, 2013 1:00 AM
Independent publishing companies in L.A. are growing and blurring the distinction between literature and art.
Ken Gonzales-Day Re-Examines Violence, Race, and Identity
Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Ken Gonzales-Day Re-Examines Violence, Race, and Identity
by Sharon Mizota
November 29, 2012 1:00 AM
Ken Gonzales-Day brings a grim forgotten California history to life in the present day and addresses art history and its troubled relationship to the representation of race.
Ken Price's Fantastic, Idiosyncratic Blobs
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Ken Price's Fantastic, Idiosyncratic Blobs
by Sharon Mizota
October 15, 2012 1:00 AM
Until recently, Ken Price was one of L.A.'s most overlooked masters. The exhibition, Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective at LACMA features an array of work completed by the artist throughout his career.
Unfaithful Copies: Liz Glynn's 'Ancient' Artifacts
Los Angeles + Visual Arts
Unfaithful Copies: Liz Glynn's 'Ancient' Artifacts
by Sharon Mizota
October 3, 2012 1:00 AM
Liz Glynn is a Los Angeles artist using the lowliest of materials to make her own, handmade copies of precious ancient objects.
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