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Hatchetman: The Desert Exile of Harry Bennett

by Ann JapengaJanuary 21, 2021 • 15 Comments

Harry Bennett had been watching his back trail most of his life, but finally–atop a winding driveway on a high knoll in Desert Hot Springs–he could rest. He picked up his binoculars and scoped his kingdom. The long views in…

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The Way Home: Lynda Keeler’s Neighborhood Maps

by Ann JapengaJanuary 20, 2021 • 4 Comments

Lynda Keeler had been trying out different styles—figurative painting, hard edge—but nothing felt authentic. Contemplating her bedrock truths, she came up with this: I walk. I look. The artist walks miles each day through every neighborhood she’s ever lived in,…

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Deep Desert: Kevin Key Descends 765 Feet Beneath the Surface

by Ann JapengaNovember 18, 2020 • 9 Comments

Kevin Key grew up in the conformity of a San Diego suburb with a vigilant HOA. Naturally, as a young man he was drawn to the desert to the east where there were no rules and you could find old,…

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Allan McCollum: Mt. Signal and its Sand Spikes

by Ann JapengaOctober 14, 2020 • 8 Comments

New York artist Allan McCollum was having a run of bad luck. He’d been stiffed by a dealer, lost his studio and racked up his credit cards. Fed up with the commerce of art, he put everything in storage and…

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Echoes of the San Andreas: A New Book from Jane Culp

by Ann JapengaJuly 30, 2020 • 6 Comments

During this sad summer of 2020, I’ve often looked south from my Palm Springs home, past the new burn at Araby, orienting myself by the twin horns of Toro Peak. Up there is the wild Anza country. To get to…

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Jon Gnagy: The DIY Gospel of America’s First TV Art Teacher

by Ann JapengaMay 21, 2020 • 12 Comments

When Carl Bray and I used to drive to Oak Glen for pie, it was always a thrill to hear him talk about the artists he’d known in the desert–everyone from Maynard Dixon to John Hilton, Sam Hyde Harris and…

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