Critic Christopher Knight Gives Jeffrey Deitch's First LA MOCA Show Low Marks

So now that he’s an official West Coaster, this past Sunday saw the opening of Jeffrey Deitch‘s first, very high-profile show as the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art‘s new director. So how did he fare with “Dennis Hopper Double Standard,” an exhibition of the now-passed actor/director/artist? According to critic Christopher Knight, not so hot. While Knight doesn’t pick apart any particular thing that Deitch has had his hand in (other than “It’s cute to watch all the Easterners go gaga over Hollywood”), he’s quick to pick the show itself apart piece by piece, starting by saying that Hopper “just isn’t a very interesting artist.”

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