Art That Looks at LA.: 'Full of Substance and Surface'

Refik Anadol Just days after his AI-based art was shown on screens surrounding the stage of the 2023 Grammys, artist and computer programmer Anadol opened a mesmerizing solo show, Living Paintings, at Jeffrey Deitch. The show also includes a video sculpture, In view, if not in reach, which combines footage taken while driving west in L.A. at sunset with a hand-painted animation of vanity license plates. On display during Frieze Los Angeles at David Kordansky Gallery's booth, Hall's solo presentation of new work - made up of diptychs and stand-alone canvases created through a surprising alchemy of brewed coffee and acrylic paint - are a veritable bildungsroman told visually.