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December 2012
“New Bohemia Signs: East on Sunset” opens at Subliminal Projects
New Bohemia Signs (NBS) is a shop in San Francisco that has employed a collective of designers, artists, and sign makers to produce exclusively hand painted and gilded signs since 1993. For this exhibition, members of NBS spent time on the Eastern edge of Sunset Boulevard that runs through Silverlake, Echo Park and into Downtown Los Angeles. They absorbed the visual layers of the neighborhood, local businesses and street signs to gain an understanding of the personalities that work, play…
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3 Cowboys, 2 Drugs, and a Skater at New Image Art
New Image Art brings together three energetic groups of American youth culture for their first show of 2013: Cowboys, skate boarding, and the collective known as the DRUGS Crew combine a group show featuring Christopher Cascio; Bryson Brooks and Holly Hein Brooks; professional skater-turned-artist Chad Muska; and San Francisco street artists from the DRUGS Crew, Marc Cross and Panda Sex. The DRUGS Crew were featured as part of the Los Angeles MOCA's "Art in the Streets," exhibition, and are now…
Find out more »Opening Reception “Hive Tarot 4″/ Meats Meier and McEvoy & Rodriguez
The tarot, all 78 cards, as interpreted by 78 artists in this group show at The Hive, a perfect way to kick off the new year! In addition to the mystical, magical, and profoundly fun show, featured artists Meats Meier and McEvoy & Rodriguez have works hanging; and on the Tall Wall, “Hive-Zilla Part 2″- select artists from The Hive’s first Tokyo show's available works including Yoko D’ Holbachie, Luke Cheuh, Thomas Han, Mia Aruajo, Craig Cartwright, Jeff Jacobson, Macsorro,…
Find out more »Ethos Gallery: “Ascending Human” Show Includes Risk, Shepard Fairey, Gregory Siff
Ethos Gallery's "Ascending Human" show highlights love, peace, and compassion as humanity's only means of survival as we move on from the mistakes we made in the past. Over 20 artists including explore his or her personal belief system and demonstrate what this unprecedented time in history means to them. "Ascending Human" includes CARTWHEEL favorites Risk, Gregory Siff, the always popular Shepard Fairey, and many more in an eye-popping, soul-filling show with an artist reception Thursday January 10 and runs…
Find out more »Andrew Schoultz: Artist Talk and Signing at Mark Moore
On Saturday January 12, at Mark Moore Gallery, Andrew Schoultz, one of the major hits of the Miami Art Fairs and a CARTWHEEL favorite, will be discussing his art in an event moderated by politician/artist/author Matt Gonzalez, a former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, who is currently the chief attorney in that city's Public Defender's Office Himself an artist, Gonzalez has exhibited found paper collage works in a variety of Bay Area galleries and has published articles on…
Find out more »C.A.V.E. Gallery Presents Max Neutra & Amanda Marie
C.A.V.E. Gallery kicks off 2013 with strong shows from Amanda Marie and Max Neutra. Amanda Marie, among the most talented women working in the genre of "Stencilism" uses an endearing yet bold, visual language accented by her trademark work with vintage sewing and geometric patterns. Influenced by classic ‘Golden Era’ illustrators like Eloise Wilken, Tibor Gergely and Leonard Weisgard, Amanda Marie places homogenized and stereotyped, ideal Modern American children in encounter surreal scenarios, touching on the realities of alienation and feeling lost…
Find out more »Twitter Art Exhibit: Los Angeles
CARTWHEEL's Keith Dugas is participating in this exhibit with his piece "Mat Gets A Beat Box!" Twitter Art Exhibit: Los Angeles is the third installment of an open international exhibition of handmade postcard art for charity, donated by hundreds of participating artists from around the globe. CARTWHEEL writer Keith Dugas, himself a painter, is participating with his portrait of Coagula Curatorial's Mat Gleason. E.U. Gallery presents Twitter Art Exhibit: Los Angeles. This international exhibition of original postcard art benefits Art…
Find out more »PHOTO L.A.: The 22nd International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition
Acclaimed as a showcase for the best in the photographic arts, photo l.a. continues to be one of the most dynamic and energized art fairs in the world. Operating since 1992, photo l.a.'s rich and distinguished history has influenced the transforming art/photography landscape of Los Angeles. Many important artists have been introduced to the public at photo l.a. and the fair has played a crucial role in the cultural life of Los Angeles. Photo l.a. opens at the Santa Monica Civic…
Find out more »“Art/Work”: The Loft at Liz’s with Matjames Metson and More!
For over two decades, Liz's Antique Hardware on La Brea has nurtured the artistic careers numerous employees. On January 19th, owner/curator Liz celebrates her staff and alumni with show entitled Art/Work. Nine artists at The Loft at Liz's--including CARTWHEEL Shop artist Matjames Metson, whose whose pieces sold during Miami Beach Art Fairs weekend at the Miami Project Art Fair--are featured: Check out the work by Doc Farnsworth, Carolyn Crosse, Victoria Kreeft, Rosalyn Myles, Erin Hensley, Robert Silva, Paul Marti and…
Find out more »LA Art Show 2013 at Los Angeles Convention Center
The LA Art Show, now in its 18th year, is the longest running platform for contemporary, modern, historic, and traditional fine art in the country. Taking place from January 24-‐27, The LA Art Show kicks off at the Los Angeles Convention Center with a star-studded gala opening on January 23 with James Franco, benefiting The Art of Elysium and the J. Paul Getty’s Education Department. The LA Art Show presents four distinct sections: Modern & Contemporary, Historic & Traditional, Vintage…
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