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Gordy Grundy also writes. He authors 'Throttle', a column in the national art magazine artillery. His column "Genuflect" has appeared in the Coagula Art Journal since 1996. He has now joined the Huffington Post roster of writers. Grundy has written for ARTnews, the the Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly.

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artillery magazine
HO HUM BLUM, Once A King in LA
I was excited to meet Blum, a hero of art-world legend, fame and renown. Ferus Gallery and the Venice Boys have always been a blood focus and a fascination for me.

Huffington Post
MARXIST GLUE: IT'S STICKY
"Marxist Glue" is a group show, actually a historical gathering, of thirteen Los Angeles artists. This show covers an epoch and illustrates the motivations of a movement. Los Angeles street art shall be redefined...."

artillery magazine
BUCK UP: DOWN THE AMERICAN RABBIT HOLE!
Located two blocks from LACMA and two miles from the studio gates of Paramount Pictures, the Buck House, a Rudolf Schindler creation, is the principal set piece for an epic, globetrotting tale of over-reaching hope, American ambition and page-turning tragedy.

Coagula Art Journal
LAST LAUGH
"...But on the whole, there is much less fire and lava than I thought there’d be... I intend to laugh my way through the Apocalypse..."

artillery magazine
PERFORM! NOW!
"Perform! Now! was graced with perfect weather. A balmy weekend with a full moon on the wane hovered over old Chinatown, one of the most romantic secret spots in Los Angeles. The four-day performance fest featured over eighty artists..."

Coagula Art Journal
JAMES FRANCO AND THE APOCALYPSE
"...The sun spits, flares and furies, blistering toward the great Solar Maximum. The celestial revolution oscillates to the alignment of the Mayan, to the Day of the Great Reckoning, to the day the world will end..."

Coagula Art Journal
WHY I DRINK
"Why do I drink? Oil spills. Spending your way out of poverty. Deeply held resentments. Insecurity. Loneliness. American lives lost in the Middle East. Any authority. Art world schadenfreude. I’m just getting warmed up..."

artillery magazine
DEITCH OR DIE
What in the hell is Jeffery Deitch doing in Los Angeles? Never have I been more excited or worried by such a thrilling prospect... Los Angeles has a long history of killing its showmen.

 

 

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