Kelby Vera

Little Xeroxed Books: A Life in Zines

A zine is a tiny book that you make on your own. It can be about anything. People capture the story of their lives in zines, little diaries and time capsules folded down the center. An abridged version of “magazine" or "fanzine", zines have been reproducing the voices of people on the fringes since their punk-rock inception....

Art School Eden: Black Mountain College at the Hammer Museum

Leap Before you Look: Black Mountain College (1933-1957) at the Hammer presents the first ever comprehensive survey of the North Carolina College in the United States. Curated by Helen Molesworth, the collection comes to life with particular pluck and clever presentation that is both charmingly archival and playfully approachable. With more than 250 objects, the exhibit offers enough material to appeal to an art historian and educate a novice....

Soil of Creation: Michael Heizer’s “Double Negative”

The art of Michael Heizer removes you from the safety of the gallery to the wild boulders, canyons and sands of the earth. One of his most ambitious projects "Double Negative" cuts a monumental line through the desert, but few know that the Nevada site is owned by LA's Museum of Contemporary Art. ...