Preview: So the Echo, Brandon Boyd

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Preview: So the Echo, Brandon Boyd

So the Echo, Brandon Boyd’s third book of artwork and writings, takes its name from the proverb As the call, so the echo Since childhood Boyd was called to draw, carrying with him a sketchbook, a habit that he brought with him into adulthood, where his notebooks became repositories for both his art and his…

LA City Council: “I Love Murals, But….”

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LA City Council: “I Love Murals, But….”

Tomorrow, Wednesday Sept 4, Los Angeles City Council meets at 10am for the final vote on the LA City Mural Ordinance, and will address staff recommendations regarding murals on private homes, including the Opt-In policy, discussed below. Your input is important. Please contact your City Councilmember, and if you can, come down to City Hall,…

TKU Preview: Birdman, Ransom & Mitchell, Laura Schumate

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TKU Preview: Birdman, Ransom & Mitchell, Laura Schumate

On August 8, The Karma Underground presents “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou”  at Angel City Brewery,  This year’s beneficiary is Tibet House U.S., dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of…

CARTWHEEL’s on Field Trip!

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CARTWHEEL’s on Field Trip!

What a wonderful birthday present! CARTWHEEL is a year old and we’ve just gotten one of the best presents ever–one that will allow us to give back to our readers! We’re now part of Field Trip,  a new app from Google that provides the insider information on the cool, hidden, hip and happening things in…

Fest300 Launches, Website Brings In-Depth Look at Festivals Worldwide

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Fest300 Launches, Website Brings In-Depth Look at Festivals Worldwide

CARTWHEELart loves festivals! From Glastonbury and SonicFest to Lightning in a Bottle, Coachella, and Burning Man, our writers have experienced the music, art and  immersion into these short-lifespan-universes. Now a new website is bringing the best of the fests together in one location, Fest300.com. Created by  Joie de Vivre Hospitality founder Chip Conley, the man…

Save the Date: The Karma Underground Charity Art Auction August 8, 2013

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Save the Date: The Karma Underground Charity Art Auction August 8, 2013

  The Karma Underground–a dedicated group of art-centric Angelenos: artists, photographers, filmmakers, writers, and event producers–support the people of Tibet and their goal of remaining a unique and unified culture. Last year, TKU’s first ever art auction raised over $10,000 for Karmablast, a non-profit group dedicated to building schools and monasteries for the Tibetan people. …

Lightning in a Bottle: Mindshare Lounge & SmArt Workshops Debut

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Lightning in a Bottle:  Mindshare Lounge & SmArt Workshops Debut

Lightning in a Bottle Art & Music Festival is a mind expanding weekend, and this year, the expansion continues with the LIB debut of workshops from Mindshare LA and SmArt Art Projects. Mindshare LA is an organization that creates monthly events for and by creatives of all kinds. Back in 2006, Mindshare Co-Founder Doug Campbell…

Lightning in Bottle Preview: 3-Delicious ART at LIB!

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Lightning in Bottle Preview: 3-Delicious ART at LIB!

If you’re headed to Lightning in a Bottle in Temecula this weekend, be prepared for some mind-bending art installations. Making their LIB debut is the Altervison 3-D Blacklight Experience, a creative wholly immersive environment where the viewer dons Chroma-Depth 3-D glasses and enters a tented environment painted throughout with blacklight reactive decor. Like surround sound…

Alex (DEFER) Kizu Talks Fabien Castanier’s HPM Project

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Alex (DEFER) Kizu Talks Fabien Castanier’s HPM Project

June 29 Fabien Castanier launches HPM-Project.com with a party in conjunction with CARTWHEEL at Daily Dose. Alex Kizu, aka DEFER is one of the artists–along with Chaz Bojorquez, JonOne, Mist, RERO, Risk, Smash 137, Speedy Graphito, and Tilt–-participating in Fabien’s latest venture: HPM stands for hand-painted multiple, where each piece is designed, hand-pulled, and individually…

Save the Date! June 29: Fabien Castanier/CARTWHEEL Launch Event for HPM Project

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Save the Date! June 29: Fabien Castanier/CARTWHEEL Launch Event for HPM Project

Fabien Castanier, in collaboration with CARTWHEEL, presents the Launch Event for HPM Project. Fabien Castanier announces the launch of HPM Project, a unique destination for hand-painted multiples from today’s most important and influential urban contemporary artists. To celebrate the launch of HPM-Project.com, Fabien Castanier has partnered with CARTWHEEL for a kick-off event, Saturday June 29,…

Tonight! Thursday May 23: Wayne White “Beauty is Embarrassing” at Mindshare LA

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Tonight! Thursday May 23: Wayne White “Beauty is Embarrassing” at Mindshare LA

We love Wayne White, and tonight, Thursday May 23, Mindshare LA presents Beauty is Embarrassing, the great documentary about this truly astounding American artist. He lives right here in LA, and work hangs in Fred 62 in Los Feliz. We recently reviewed his show at Western Project. Lisa Derrick interviewed Wayne and director Neil Berkeley…