Cartwheel Preview: LA Skin & Ink Opening at CAFAM
Through “flash” (tattoo drawings on paper and board), photographs, tattoo equipment, and related art and ephemera, L.A. Skin & Ink will feature several noteworthy artists and the stylistic movements that have helped define the significant role of Los Angeles in bridging tattoo with fine art. Participating artists include: Bert Grimm, Bob Shaw, Don Ed Hardy,…
INSTANT: THE STORY OF POLAROID by Christopher Bonanos
Book trailer for INSTANT: THE STORY OF POLAROID by Christopher Bonanos from Princeton Architectural Press on Vimeo. INSTANT: THE STORY OF POLAROID, a richly illustrated, behind-the-scenes look at the company, tells the remarkable tale of Land’s extraordinary and beloved invention. From the introduction of Polaroid’s first instant camera in 1948, to its meteoric rise in…
SUPRA presents The Photography of Mike Miller
SUPRA, the streetwear shoe company, has announced a series of exhibitions featuring Mike Miller’s photographs at the SUPRA retail locations. Miller’s iconic hip-hop images will be on display in this traveling exhibit and series of limited edition t-shirts featuring Miller’s photographs will also be available for purchase. Even cooler, Miller will be in attendance and…
“The Breaking Bad Art Show” at Gallery 1988 Melrose
This summer, Gallery 1988 curated “The Breaking Bad Art Project,” a visual representation by artists of AMC’s hit series Breaking Bad. This exhibit was only up for seven days and Cartwheel was able to get a glimpse at the art from this show before it closed. Few pieces remain for sale from this collection, visit…
UAM CSULB – Songbirds of Today and a History Lesson from Long Ago
Apologies for not including the decoder ring in the title, but UAM CSULB stands for University Art Museum at California State University Long Beach …whew! It’s a hidden gem on the campus and definitely worth discovering if you get the chance. Especially since over several months they will have an offering of three different exhibits within the same…
XVALA introduces the “Bieberbot” at Art Is Shit Editions
XVALA is an artist ahead of his time. A free spirit who does what he wants to do, when he wants to do it. So, when he stole Justin Bieber’s trashcan and painted it silver to display at Art Is Shit Editions it might make you scratch your head at first, but then it becomes…
Home Room’s Final Days
Home Room was an indie gallery run by Walt Gorecki and Shaddy Zeineddine where each exhibit was dedicated whole heartily to its entire concept. For example, when they did a haunted house show last year they sourced and used the same wallpaper from the Haunted Mansion in Disneyland, built special crevices to hide spirit projectors in, and even curated a…
#DEFENDTHEARTS Skywriting Campaign Donation
This time last year graffiti artist Saber hired five jet planes to fly over the skies of Los Angeles to bring awareness to the masses of the mural moratorium here in this great city. SABER’s passion and ambition has now brought him to another cause: Informing us about presidential hopeful Mitt Romey’s desire to eliminate…
Ricky Allman’s Abstract Cityscapes at Marine Contemporary
In July, Ricky Allman presented Marine Contemporary with the awesome challenge of exhibiting his painting This Is A Lighthouse. It is the largest work the Venice-based gallery has shown to date and since there was no way the gargantuan canvas was going to fit through the door, they had to stretch it inside of the…
Home Is Where The Needle Marks at POP TART GALLERY
In July, artist Ellen Schinderman curated a two-part exhibit, “Home Is Where the Needle Marks” that culminated at POP tART GALLERY. POP tART’s owner, Phyllis Navidad, greeted my guest and me at the door with a giant hug — after which we found ourselves immersed in a world of inventive needlepoint and wonderful folks. The…
Cannibal Flower 12 Year Anniversary Group Show
This Saturday, September 15th Cannibal Flower, the eclectic mobile gallery, is hosting their 12Year Anniversary featuring the work of William Adan at a new location in downtown Los Angeles, featuring live music by The Milky Way and a fetish performance by Snow Mercy and Noir Halo. DJ’s for the night will be Mr. NumberOnederful, DownToEarth…
