Andrea Zittel Kisses the Frog
Have you ever tried to imagine the persona of the artist behind the work? Their look, their age. What kind of personality do they have: outgoing or shy, maybe? I have to admit that most of the time when I tried to do that, I failed. For example, LA sculptor extraordinaire Tim Hawkinson, whose current exhibition at the Getty Museum is getting rave reviews, almost shocked me when I met him for the first time. He was so quiet and unassuming, almost ordinary. With his amazingly inventive sculptures and collages defying traditional logic, I expected a mad scientist type with bulging eyes...
