Cartwheel Preview: Designer Con 2012 in Pasadena
There are plenty of conventions out there, but how about one that merges art, clothes, and designer toys? That’s exactly what DesignerCon undertakes with a huge convention that hits all the areas of design today. But the heart of the event lies in the toys. DesignerCon originally existed as Vinyl Toy Network back in 2006,…
Accessing The Entourage: An Inside Look at ART PLATFORM 2012
Going to ART PLATFORM was like visiting 1000 epic exhibitions at the same time. At its core, the event is an art fair, which means that there are tons of galleries from all over the world that each have their own booth in which to showcase a small selection of their artists’ work. To the…
“Matter of Time” Opening Night Reception at Gallery Brown
Under the blanket of night, the crowd at Gallery Brown for the opening of Matter of Time was buzzing. Music and drinks flowed, and excitement bubbled for the man of the hour, Gregory Siff. This marks Siff’s second show in 2012, and notably, Matter of Time — like his previous exhibition “There + Back”–will be…
Cryptik Signs New Book at AS Issued in Costa Mesa
The recently opened AS Issued, at The Lab in Costa Mesa is a bookstore/art gallery hybrid bringing the Orange County area a fresh taste of contemporary artists currently making waves in the Southern California art scene. Street artist Cryptik–who recently released a book through Zero+ Publishing titled, Cryptik: Eastern Philosophy featuring photographs from his street…
Interview with Jon Beinart, Beinart Collective: “Anomalies” Opens October 13 at Copro
Jon Beinart has just curated “Anomalies,” an exhibit at CoproGallery, opening on October 13th When will the Beinart Collective radically take over the mainstream art world? As much as the suppressed megalomaniac inside me would love this, I don’t think it would be healthy for me, or the mainstream art world.. I just hope the collective…
Closing Reception for “Nailed” at Subliminal Projects ~ Oct. 6
SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS is having a closing reception for Nailed, a group exhibition featuring artwork by Liz Baca, Gabriella Davi-Khorasanee, Dzine, Igor Jovic, Simone Lueck, Chris Mosier, Kai Regan, Dominique Renee, Jamel Shabazz, Mickalene Thomas, Catherine Wong, and Monika Zbijowska. Nailed is inspired by the 2011 book titled Nailed: The History of Nail Culture and Dzine, published by Standard…
Creepy Cruisers Art Show Tonight at 225 Forest
Laguna Beach gets a dose of the creeps tonight at 225 Forest with the CREEPY CRUISERS Art Show. The show includes 75 artists and will be set to the sounds of Vooduo — a husband/wife duo from Long Beach who play awesome Cramps-y surf garage jams about monsters and everything else freaky under the moon.…
Tonight FAME FEST at Sportie LA ~ October 4th
Fame Fest Street Market is an event being held during Melrose Night every first Thursday of the month. Melrose night features 25 to 30 of the best food trucks in the game. Fame Fest is centered around Food, Art, Music and Entertainment. Come see some of LA’s hottest street artists paint live and Come buy some…
Photo Book Workshop with Reuben Cox at Sonos Studio
Photographer Reuben Cox recently conducted a workshop at Sonos Studio, inspired by the current exhibit on display “Cross Process,” which features 12 photographers from W Magazine’s stable. Reuben is solid photographer with series of work that spans from editorial, celebrity and music. In this workshop Reuben discussed his own series of work such as: “River,”…
L.A. Zine Fest workshop with CAFAM and Folk Art Everywhere
This Saturday’s free workshop with CAFAM and Folk Art Everywhere is rapidly approaching ! The October 6th workshop will give participants a brief zine history primer; instruction on folding an eight-page, no-glue-needed zine; and finish up with time for attendees to create their own themed zine based on a mixture of Dia De Los Muertos…
Cartwheel Preview: “Matter of Time” New Works by Gregory Siff
CARTWHEEL was invited to a preview of some of New York native Gregory Siff‘s creative processes in preparation for his third solo exhibit in Los Angeles at Gallery Brown this coming October 20th. If you are familiar with this artist work, you know he and his art comes from a place of honesty and playfulness, striking…
