Founded in 2015, Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles (Carla) is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization and publishing platform that is dedicated to providing inclusive perspectives on contemporary art. Publishing in both print and online, Carla is an active source of critical dialogue on L.A.’s art community; the magazine serves as a centralized space for art writing that is bold, honest, approachable, and focused on the here and now. By covering artists from an array of backgrounds and career levels, platforming both emerging and established writers, and working to keep our language and distribution channels as accessible as possible, Carla is on a mission to change what gets written about, who does that writing, and who that writing reaches.
Contemporary Art Review Los Angeles
1964
Philip Johnson commissioned Warhol to make a large-scale work for the exterior for his pavilion for the New York World’s Fair, along with other artists. Warhol’s provocative response, a multiple portrait of ‘Most Wanted Men’ was installed a few days before the opening but was deemed too inflammatory and contrary to the upbeat image of the World’s Fair and the work was taken down.