Aric Allen

Category: Video

  • His Portrait, Her Hair

    His Portrait, Her Hair

    Mustafa Ali Clayton opened his studio and let me document his process.

  • Building Your Own Tools

    Building Your Own Tools

    Artist Wang Mansheng crafts his own brushes from found natural materials.

  • My Dad Asked Me What Acid Felt Like

    My Dad Asked Me What Acid Felt Like

    A story about dropping acid at a Grateful Dead show stirs conflict at a family dinner and unfolds into a lyrical reflection on marriage, memory, and how we navigate our way back to one another.

  • Mineo Has a Chainsaw

    Mineo Has a Chainsaw

    Making a sculpture using carbonized California oak, steel, and ceramic.

  • Clusters of Eden

    Clusters of Eden

    I translated an infamous nineteenth century origin myth for the twenty first century.

  • The Old Menus of New Chinatown

    The Old Menus of New Chinatown

    Retracing the history of Chinatown in Los Angeles using old Chinese restaurant menus as a guide.

  • Bay of Smokes

    Bay of Smokes

    Smog first came to Los Angeles suddenly, like a stranded hitchhiker. It was July 8th, 1943, and we were at war…