Jan Tumlir

Jan Tumlir is an art-writer, teacher, and curator based in Los Angeles. He is a founding editor of the local art journal X-TRA, and a regular contributor to Artforum and Frieze. He has written catalog essays for such artists as Bas Jan Ader, Uta Barth, John Divola, Cyprien Gaillard, Allen Ruppersberg, and James Welling. Books include: LA Artland, a survey of contemporary art in Los Angeles co-written with Chris Kraus and Jane McFadden (2005); Hyenas Are…, a monograph on the work of Matthew Brannon (2011); The Magic Circle: On The Beatles, Pop Art, Art-Rock and Records, (2015); and Conversations, produced in discussion with Jorge Pardo, published by Inventory Books (2021). Tumlir has served as a faculty member of the Fine Art and Humanities and Sciences departments at Art Center College of Design since 1999. This past summer, Tumlir organized two exhibitions of Uta Barth’s work, on view concurrently here in Los Angeles at 1301PE and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery.