Each piece served as just one node in a densely woven web of cross-references and associations dealing with the mental conflicts and anxieties of everyday life.
L.A. Habitat is a weekly series that visits with 16 artists in their workspaces around the city.This week’s studio: Kaari Upson; Koreatown, Los Angeles. Last December, I visited Kaari…
For her most recent exhibition at Overduin and Kite in Los Angeles, Kaari Upson has created works in charcoal and smoke—materials with residue. Memory is the impetus for "The Larry Project" (2007–), …