Grizzly Bear

In a time when bands like Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance are fast becoming household names (at least among the music nerd set), Brooklyn-based Grizzly Bear comes at a rare moment when experimental music is getting its due. Their recent two-disc debut release, Horn of Plenty, is proof of avant-pop's current fertile grounds, featuring one disc of their moody melodic tracks and another remixed …

MoMA 1965: The Responsive Eye

The Responsive Eye catalog commemorates the show of the same name at the MoMA in 1965. A show several years in the making, it was the first to introduce the public to Optical (or "Op") art. Artists featured in the show and catalog include the well-known Victor Vasarely and Josef Albers as well as the sensational and underappreciated Paul Feeley and collective work by Equipo …

High Energy Constructs

High Energy Constructs, the latest gallery in Los Angeles' Chinatown, opens tomorrow 18 February, 2006 with a solo show by Colorado-born artist David Brady, 27. The exhibition, called "Max Jewel," is a series of sculptures made with hardware-store materials like wood, plaster, and metal and, for a gallery named after the poet Charles Olson's cry for high energy in art, the inauguration seems fitting. Closes …