Bloom Projects: Yara El-Sherbini, Border Control
Yara El-Sherbini (b. 1978, London, UK; lives and works in Santa Barbara, CA) is an artist who uses humor and play to address structures of…
Then They Form Us
Xavier Cha, Constant Dullaart, Cecile B. Evans, Devin Kenny, Hayal Pozanti, and Julien Previeux Digital technologies in the 21st century permeate nearly every aspect of…
Teen Paranormal Romance
Kathryn Andrews, Ed Atkins, Chris Bradley, Roe Ethridge, Jill Frank, Guyton\Walker, Anna Gray & Ryan Wilson Paulsen, Anna K.E., and Jack Lavender Museum of Contemporary…
Out of the Great Wide Open
Ryan Bulis, Cathy Ellis, Wendy Osher, Erik ReeL, Sommer Roman, Nick Wilkinson, and Seyburn Zorthian Since originating as an artist-run space in 1976, Museum of…
Bloom Projects: Conrad Ruiz
loom ProKnuckles and Bubbles In his large-scale paintings and new explorations in sculpture, Conrad Ruiz (b. 1983, Monterey Park, CA) delves into the concept of…
Magic Mountain
MCASB Satellite @ Hotel Indigo Santa Barbara For centuries, travelers to remote mountain villages, seaside escapes, desert oases, and elsewhere, have sought out nature’s curative…
The Vastness is Bearable
In his book, Contact (1985), noted astronomer and science writer, Carl Sagan wrote, “She had studied the universe all her life, but had overlooked its…
Bloom Projects: Lisa Tan
Sunsets Sunsets (2012) is a video by Stockholm-based artist Lisa Tan that confronts the limits of language in giving meaning to creative work. In an informal…
Requiem for the Bibliophile
Jorge Méndez Blake, Carlos Garaicoa, Nancy Gifford, David Horvitz, Emily Jacir, Xaviera Simmons, and Mickey Smith “I have always imagined that Paradise will be a…
Marinella Senatore. Building Communities
Having premiered in October 2013 at Italy’s foremost museum for contemporary art, Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, MCASB hosts the West Coast debut…