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June 2013
“MANA” Film Art Show Fundraiser at Garboushian Gallery
Artworks from southern California "MANA" artists, who are the subject of the new documentary film currently in production by Eric Minh Swenson, will be for sale on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at Garboushian Gallery. Art sales are 100 percent in fundraising support of the film, which will chronicle a tightly bonded community of southern California artists who share the skill and affinity of surfing; their love of, and interactions with the dynamics of the ocean inform their artwork. They share…
Find out more »Raven Servellon’s Solo Show “The Floating World” Opening at Coagula Curatorial
Raven Servellon's solo show at Downtown/Chinatown's Coagula Curatorial gallery, "The Floating World," will showcase the self-taught artist's use of various inks and paints on heavy watercolor paper. In this exhibition, she explores the relationship between the organic and mechanical and all of its offspring. Raven's playful work has been featured in LA Weekly, American Contemporary Art and Meuse Magazine. "The Floating World" opens with a reception on June 15, 2013 from 7 to 11pm and will be on view through…
Find out more »An Evening of Cacophony in East Hollywood: Booksigning, Film Premier “INTO THE ZONE”
It's a whole night of Cacophony! From the book signing and party at La Luz de Jesus to the Vista Theater where INTO THE ZONE,the mind-expanding documentary about the Cacophony Society makes its Los Angeles debut, East Hollywood becomes a zone of owned by a strange society of which you may already be a member! Celebrate the legendary, mythic, mysterious, surreal and sublime Cacophony Society whose exploits--chronicled in the new tome Tales of the Legendary San Francisco Cacophony Society (a…
Find out more »“Tonight, We Fight!” Opening at New Image Art Gallery
"Tonight, We Fight!" is a group show curated by Luke Pelletier at New Image Art Gallery. The show opens Saturday, June 22, 2013 with a reception from 7 to 10pm. Featured artists include Ben Jensen, Dillon Froelich, Eric McHenry, John Malta, Luke Pelletier, Michael Hsiung, Mildred, Miles Jackson, Nathan Brown, Pacolli, Sean Morris, Teddy Kelly and Yarrow Slaps. Themes in the artwork will explore collaboration, conflict and working with others toward a common goal. Plus, look for a limited edition…
Find out more »“Good Intentions” Group Show at Subliminal Projects
"Good Intentions: Re-Imagining Rockwell’s Boy Scouts" group exhibition opens at Subliminal Projects June 22, 2013 with a reception from 8 to 11pm. The show is curated by Andrew Pogany and Ben Lee Ritchie Handler. The exhibition will feature original works by local artists who have sought to re-examine a selection of Norman Rockwell’s Boy Scout illustrations in meaningful, provocative, and socially relevant ways. Contributing artists include Alika Cooper, Alison Blickle, Benjamin Lord, Christine Wang, Club Paint, Davida Nemeroff, Duane Paul,…
Find out more »“Into the Zone” Cacophony Society Movie at Vista Theater, Plus Live Performances!
Have there ever been more sinister words than you may already be a member? If you are reading this, then you are, and welcome to the Cacophony Society! It's time to celebrate this group of miscreant artists, mayhemists, social re-engineers--who ranks include Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, the founders of Burning Man, and the mad genii at LaughingSquid.com--with the cult documentary film INTO THE ZONE - The Story of the Cacophony Society, making its one night Los Angeles premiere at…
Find out more »Fabien Castanier Gallery’s Launch of HPM Project at DTLA’s Daily Dose
Fabien Castanier, in conjunction with CARTWHEEL, presents the Launch Event for HPM Project (hpm-project.com) on June 29, 2013 from 6 to 9pm at the Daily Dose in the Downtown L.A. Arts District. Check out our interview about Castanier's HPM Project with Alex Kizu, aka DEFER! HPM Project is a unique destination for hand-painted multiples from today’s most important and influential urban contemporary artists. HPM Project is an on-going collaboration and artistic venture that brings together an unparalleled collection of limited editions…
Find out more »July 2013
Derek Harrison, Click Mort, Mel Weiner, and Jasmine Worth at La Luz de Jesus Gallery
Opening at La Luz de Jesus Gallery on Friday, July 5, 2013, are Derek Harrison's "L.A. Woman," Click Mort's "Mutatis Mutandis," Mel Weiner's "Esther Milkfat and Other Characters," and Jasmine Worth's "Cultus Sanguine." Harrison's oil on linen work MacArthur is pictured above, a representation of the artist's open narratives of female empowerment in the city of Angels. "Mutatis Mutandis" is Latin for "only the necessary changes have been made." Click Mort's modified porcelain figurines are kitsch resurrected; this is his…
Find out more »Lightning in a Bottle: Interactive Art & Music Festival
If you use summertime as an excuse to act / feel / dance like a kid again, good news: tickets are on sale now for Lightning in a Bottle, the popular outdoor music and arts festival and our choice for frolicking among installations and waterfalls in the summer heat. The five-day event will take place at Lake Skinner in Temecula, California. Read "DoLaB Kick-Off: Lightning in a Bottle with Water Charity Pre-Party" by Tarah Arnold on CARTWHEEL. Plus we've got…
Find out more »Kustom Kulture II at Huntington Beach Art Center
In 1993 the "Kustom Kulture"exhibition at the Laguna Beach Art Museum revved art world engines, opening the throttle for the Kustom car, motorcycle, surf culture and related to drive into cultural consciousness. This July, the Huntington Beach Art Center presents “Kustom Kulture II,” a twenty-year anniversary tribute to the original exhibition. The exhibition opens July 13, 2013, with a reception from 7 to 9pm. On Aug. 24 there will be a closing reception and panel discussion from 6 to 9pm.…
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