Event Coverage: Mirror or Hammer-Social Practice Art at 2017 Miami Art Fairs
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” -Bertolt Brecht As a Teaching Artist, I recently became aware that Los Angeles-based Art Education organization, P.S. Arts, founded in part by prolific arts patron Herb Alpert, is using this Brecht quote as their educational theme of 2017-2018. It goes…
Event Coverage: Shepard Fairey’s ‘Damaged’ 11/11: The Medium, The Message, The Repair
Given the democratic values of Shepard Fairey and his work, I had the appropriate opportunity to cover his monumental solo show, ‘Damaged,’ not from the exclusive Press preview the evening before- but from the crowd of People on the opening night. These reflections come to you straight from the belly of fans, that if an outsider…
Event Coverage: When An Opening Night Is An Opening Community. “California Locos: SoCal Originals – Masters of Style” at Eastern Projects Gallery
Chaz Bojórquez A crowd of media and fans- the size, eagerness and enthusiasm of which I’ve never witnessed at an art show- flocked to California Locos: SoCal Originals – Masters of Style, opening reception at Eastern Projects Gallery in Los Angeles’ Chinatown on Saturday, September 16th. This edition of the touring show is, very appropriately, an official…
Save the Date: Salon & Closing Reception of “Personal Baggage” at F.A.B. Gallery in Santa Monica – Sunday, April 30th
FAB Gallery, in Santa Monica, has a new solo exhibition titled: Personal Baggage/Paper V. Plastic, that includes new sculptures and works on paper by Los Angeles-based artist Mark X Farina. The artist’s first solo exhibition with FAB, introduces the thesis work for Mark’s MFA in Public Practice from Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles. Personal Baggage features various…
Save the Date & Interview: “73 Days in Paris…and More!” The Photography of Bob Friday – Opening Reception: March 4th
This interview began by asking a realtor how he got involved with art. After learning more about Bob Friday, it’s clear a more appropriate question would have been to ask how a passionate artist/ arts advocate got into real estate! Bob Friday, whose photography show and book release ’73 Days in Paris,’ opens March 4th at…
Interview: “Somos Locos” on Tour with California Locos at the Manhattan Beach Art Center
Try to describe the California Locos -consisting of Dave Tourjé, John Van Hamersveld, Gary Wong, Chaz Bojòrquez and Norton Wisdom- and you realize you’re talking about SoCal itself. “The Locos” could translate into “The Free, “The Uninhibited,” or “The Ultra-Expressive.” You might conclude that the Locos are the quintessence of the original and pioneering California spirit. By nature, their blend of…
Coverage: stARTup Art Fair LA & the Preview Tour with Cartwheel Art
stARTup Art Fair, which opened on Friday January 27th and ran through Sunday January 29th, brought Los Angeles into the full swing of art fair season! After Art Basel Miami in December, we experienced satellite fairs in January with The Los Angeles Art Show and Photo LA a couple of weeks ago. This weekend, we had Art Los Angeles Contemporary…
Event Coverage: “Creators of Culture” at LA Art Show 2017
Walking through the LA Art Show, taking in not only the painting, prints and sculpture, but the food, drink, costume, performance and music- one really can’t deny that Los Angeles plays a key role in not only mirroring, but creating culture in our world. The LA Art Show this year, compared to last year’s- and definitely…
Night and Day: The 96 Hour Spectrum of Miami Art Fairs!
It’s hard to focus on the art fairs of Miami without being distracted by the art of the city itself! I was a first-time visitor to Florida, and immediately absorbed by the aqua gel waters, waving feathery palms and coral-specked sands. Historic, royal Art Deco architecture houses institutions as humble as post offices and motels.…
“Agents Provocateurs: Subversive Skateboard Graphics & Artworks” at Subliminal Projects
Subliminal Projects presented a VIP opening reception for AGENTS PROVOCATEURS: A Selection of Subversive Skateboard Graphics & Artworks on Saturday January 24. During the night, where most artists were in attendance, there were three prints released (each in an edition of 100) as well as a limited edition skateboard deck (edition of 50). The prints…
Coachella 2014 Interviews:The Diverse Visual Art From Major Production to DIY
Coachella definitely put the ‘Art’ in its 2014 Music and Arts Festival. For the first time in its history of 16 years, the festival’s official poster bore the names of its visual artists alongside the musical acts. The presence of visual art is inseparable from music and performance at Coachella, and it’s been an important…
