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Brandon Sward

Brandon Sward is an artist, writer, and organizer in Los Angeles. He used to edit the LARB Short Takes section, and is currently at work on a book about growing up queer and biracial in Colorado Springs, the “Evangelical Vatican.”

Articles

  • Most Valuable Pfeiffer

    Most Valuable Pfeiffer

    Brandon Sward wades through spectral sports audio in search of that yummy-yum at Paul Pfeiffer’s retrospective at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary.

    May 8

    • From Guyana with Love

      From Guyana with Love

      Brandon Sward traces the lines between race, sexuality, and colonialism in Vishal Jugdeo’s “Caribbean Television” at Commonwealth and Council.

      Dec 6, 2023

      • All the World’s a Game

        All the World’s a Game

        Brandon Sward unearths Nathan Wainstein’s review of Bloodborne in anticipation of Halloween: During lockdown, I essentially reverted to my adolescent...

        Oct 30, 2023

        • I Went to Therapy with a Gecko

          I Went to Therapy with a Gecko

          THERAPY GECKO LIVE: THE GECKONING TOUR, Dynasty Typewriter, Los Angeles, October 26, 2023. When I first saw Therapy Gecko, I knew I had to come...

          Oct 28, 2023

          • An Awkwardly Beautiful Dance

            An Awkwardly Beautiful Dance

            RACHEL YOUN: WELL ADJUSTED, Night Gallery, Los Angeles, September 23–October 28, 2023. I am relatively certain that I know the best work of art ever...

            Oct 11, 2023

            • Backyard Poetry

              Backyard Poetry

              CASUAL ENCOUNTERSZ: HOSTED BY AGATHE PINARD AND SAMMY LOREN, The Manor, Atwater Village, September 23, 2023. When I arrive at this roving alt-lit...

              Sep 29, 2023

              • Excited Atoms

                Excited Atoms

                Anyone who has taken a dance class knows that dancing on carpet is miserable. Sure, a dense shag can cushion your fall, but it’s definitely not worth...

                Sep 19, 2023

                • Excited Atoms

                  Excited Atoms

                  Anyone who has taken a dance class knows that dancing on carpet is miserable. Sure, a dense shag can cushion your fall, but it’s definitely not worth...

                  Brandon SwardSep 19, 2023

                  • Sparse Anchors of Memory

                    Sparse Anchors of Memory

                    THE SOUND INSIDE, at the Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, September 6–October 1, 2023. In retrospect, I should have expected that I would see Daniel...

                    Brandon SwardSep 12, 2023