Brandon Sward

Brandon Sward is an artist, writer, and organizer in Los Angeles. He really needs a job.

Articles

Liquor Is Quicker but Butter Is Better
Whatever Los Angeles Bar: Second Pour brings, Brandon Sward will be there, with open arms and open eyes, yeah.
Mar 14
Sharp, Creamy, Fresh, Funky, Nutty
Brandon Sward attends a reading at a Downtown L.A. gallery and finds a well-balanced cheese board of the literary present.
Jan 19
Long Live Pope.L, the Friendliest Black Artist in America
Reflections from a former student of Pope.L on his artistic practice.
Jan 12
- Art
- Memoir
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
THE SOUND INSIDE, at the Pasadena Playhouse, Pasadena, September 6–October 1, 2023. In retrospect, I should have expected that I would see Daniel...
Sep 12, 2023
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