How to Give a Shit No 9

I race the day in my Mitsubishi Mirage rental trying to make Sioux City before sundown. Using Omaha as my base, I take turns each day with the 29 and the 75 on the respective Iowa and Nebraska sides of the Missouri River, which, in this part of the country, runs northward before it starts…

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Bestiario/Menagerie

San Francisco-based curator A.R. Vazquez-Concepcion untangles threads of history, knowledge production, and colonialism in Bestiario/Menagerie, a vibrant, 10-person group exhibition on view at Adobe Books Back Gallery through January 28. Bestiario or “bestiary”, roughly translated, describes a compendium of animals – imaginary and real – that was bound in book or illuminated manuscript form. Dating to second century Greece,…

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Meager Form, work by Camilla Taylor

Penny Contemporary 187 Liverpool Street Hobart Tasmania, Australia How often do we get out work done a week or so early? Not often, in my experience. Luckily Camilla completed her works for Meager Form early, and we got to reap the benefits. Here’s a look into my studio visit with her! Meager Form is comprised of sculptures and collographs…

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How to Coordinate Matching Family Outfits for Christmas

Christmas is wonderful time, when all the family members come back home and celebrate all together. A lot of people consider that one of the most interesting and beautiful elements of the Christmas celebration is the wearing of Christmas family matching outfits. Coordinated outfits are perfect for holiday parties and seasonal family portraits- as well…

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Christina Mrozik

​I met Christina at a Modern Eden at an opening reception in 2013. She was showing there with Caitlin Hackett, a fellow amazing artist and dear friend of mine. The next day I was invited along with these artists to draw at the Science Academy in San Francisco. Since then, Christina and I have kept…

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How to Give a Shit

How To Give a Shit is a monthly column by artist Joshua Hagler, which explores art in Los Angeles in funny and unconventional ways. It ran in our Quarteries from Spring 2016-2017. You can find them through our quarterly releases or here, conveniently archived in order for your reading pleasure.

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