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Jordan Riefe

Jordan Riefe

With a background in filmmaking, Jordan Riefe worked in the industry in various capacities before becoming an entertainment reporter, covering for The Wrap and Reuters. Currently he serves as West Coast theater critic for 'The Hollywood Reporter,' and writes on culture, art and cinema for 'OC Register' and Truthdig.com.

A woman seated at a small table with watercolor paints shows a card to another smiling woman in a red velvet jacket during an interactive booth at the fair.

In Santa Monica, the Other Art Fair Is Both Commercial Platform and Community Hub

By Jordan Riefe
A man in a red patterned shirt dips a woman in a short red dress during a passionate dance scene set inside a garment factory with sewing machines and bolts of fabric in view.

Gabriella Reyes and Duke Kim Bridge Disciplines in a Bold New ‘West Side Story’ in L.A.

By Jordan Riefe
A painted sculpture by Derek Fordjour titled Fermata showing a man in a blue patchwork jacket and yellow pants hunched over a piano with a bottle resting on top.

Black Creative Resilience Challenges Historical Erasure in Derek Fordjour’s “Nightsong”

By Jordan Riefe

From ‘ink’ to ‘I AM,’ Choreographer Camille A. Brown Expands Her Vision

By Jordan Riefe
A gallery space displays several large translucent glass cubes, one glowing pink, each occupying its own platform under a high wooden ceiling with exposed beams.

Larry Bell’s Luminous Geometry Heads to Madison Square Park

By Jordan Riefe
A collage artwork combines stickers, cutouts and drawings around a central black stencil of a typewriter with a page reading “Find what you love and stick with it.” among colorful images and text.

In a City Shaken by ICE and Fire, Dealer Bruce Lurie Focuses On Hope

By Jordan Riefe
A man stands in a grand indoor hall with stone walls and large trees, wearing a red jumpsuit, green platform shoes with transparent heels, a white shearling jacket draped over his shoulders, blue sunglasses and jewelry, holding a glass of champagne in one hand and a small green handbag in the other.

Cultural Reckonings: Architect Kulapat Yantrasast and the New Language of Museums

By Jordan Riefe
A color photo of Jerry Garcia in rainbow-striped pants and a patterned sweater making a playful face while gripping his guitar in front of a packed outdoor crowd in Golden Gate Park.

Don’t Miss ‘An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965-1995’ at David Kordansky Gallery

By Jordan Riefe
An ethereal ballet duet: A ballerina in a white romantic tutu balances en pointe in arabesque behind a male dancer kneeling with his hand on his chest, as a line of dancers dressed as Wilis stands behind them in shadow—depicting a scene from act two of Giselle.

In Southern California, Skylar Brandt and Herman Cornejo Are Bringing Fresh Depth to ABT’s ‘Giselle’

By Jordan Riefe
An abstract close-up of a painted canvas filled with diagonal stripes in vivid orange, pink, purple, black, and white, with a large circular target-like shape in the upper right corner made of concentric rings and layered textures.

Hauser & Wirth Spotlights Luchita Hurtado’s Underrecognized Geometric Word Paintings

By Jordan Riefe
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