The seductive, eye-popping glamour of the city hums as a roaring engine of solitude and loneliness. Mark Innerst, "Spectra," 2018, oil on canvas Kohn GalleryMark Innerst, "Strata," 2018, oil on panel Kohn GalleryMost of Innerst’s 23 recent paintings at Kohn Gallery recruit a modest number of square inches to draw a viewer in close. Skyscraper canyons, subway platforms, the view out a museum window, monumental freeway overpasses — the city is a constructed place of mammoth wonder. In four larger paintings (the largest is 56 inches square), the more abstract the better. (323) 461-3311, www.kohngallery.comchristopher.knight@latimes.comTwitter: @KnightLATMORE ART:‘Border Door’ at the immigration-themed show at Vincent Price Art MuseumThe city of L.A. gave local artists $10,000 grants.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 05, 2018 15:00 UTC