DOUGO SMITH STRAIGHT OUTTA VENICE by Gerry Fialka ( 7/17/2025 (8/5/2025) We hear that Dougo has passed. Then we heard he didn’t pass, then he did then he didn’t. More on that […]
DOUGO SMITH STRAIGHT OUTTA VENICE
Why ask questions? by Gerry Fialka
Ruth Gallanter responded to the question: “What is your favorite form of information?” She said, “Asking questions.” I pursue the quest for new questions. In my podcast interviews (“I’m probably wrong about […]
Who’s this “Kim²” person? And what’s She/They doing in Venice?
By Peter Doyle Coogan Kafka’s Gregor Samsa may wake one day as a big insect, but he instantly knows himself. Even as a bug, he knows his own singular self. “When Kim² […]
Who’s this “Kim²” Adds an “Artist Walk-Through.”
By Peter Doyle Coogan. The arts show by Kim² now extends from mid December to early 2025 in Venice Beach. Its curators invite the curious to see a further, semi-public showing: A […]
Emily Winters, Presente!
by Suzanne Thompson and Eric Ahlberg Emily Winters PRESENTE! It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that our dear friend and longtime compadre in art and politics Emily […]
The Sound Of Paint – Joshua Films Vinny
The Sound Of Paint – Joshua Films Vinny by Gerry Fialka Venice BeachHead Joshua provided the stills, follow him https://www.instagram.com/tymeslicer/ The world premiere of “The Sound Of Paint” screened on Saturday October 5, […]
Dramatize by Gerry Fialka
“I seem to be a verb” – Bucky Fuller Can we find restored hope in transforming “drama” with artful imagination? Make new shit up? Transmute the genre? Find a new way? […]
FINALS – A Plea to Address Gun Violence in the Schools.
FINALS – A Plea to Address Gun Violence in the Schools. By Enyaj Pitchford Mya Baker, or Mya B, is a film maker and activist against gun violence. She’s created a short […]
She Slept in Hitler’s Bed
She Slept in Hitler’s Bed By Enyaj Pitchford, Photos by Enyaj Pitchford I remember Evelyn Popp from my days of hanging at the Sponto’s Art Gallery. That was a mystical vortex where […]
CAN ART STOP WAR? Part Two by Gerry Fialka
CAN ART STOP WAR? Part Two by Gerry Fialka Illustrations by Eric Ahlberg “We can make it if we try” – Sly Stone. Do we have the will power? “History … is […]
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