May 4 at LACMA: The Murals of Los Angeles & Teotihuacan, a Conversation
Los Angeles is a city that is just beginning to embrace its mural history and culture, so it’s fitting that LACMA has opened a new exhibit The Painted City: Art from Teotihuacan, which celebrates Mexico’s ancient painted city. On May 4th, 12:30pm, at LACMA’s Bing Theater, the museum has organized a special, free discussion addressing…
Preview: Big Hair: The Life and Times of Tomatâ du Plenty
Friday and Saturday Night, may 2 and 3, ArtShareLA transforms into a punk rock paradise for Big Hair: The Life and Times of Tomatâ du Plenty, an celebration of one the most important figures in Los Angeles punk rock. We emailed some questions to Carlos Iglesias who is organizing the art and music event, and…
Mark Ryden “Gay 90s Wests” Opens at Kohn Gallery
Who better to showcase at the inaugural exhibition of The Kohn Gallery‘s new 10,000-square foot Hollywood space, with 22-foot ceilings and massive glass windows, than pop-surrealist Mark Ryden? “The Gay Nineties West”exhibition will be one view Saturday, May 3, 2014 through June 28, 2014. The opening reception is from 12pm to 6pm, and attendees are…
Save the Date! Create:Fixate, February 15
Create:Fixate returns to Lot 613 at 6th and Matteo in the Downtown Arts District for a one night only event from 7pm to 2am, featuring over forty artists, musicians, DJs and designers, plus their wonderful Kids Kreativity Zone during the night’s preview, from 4pm to 7pm. Tickets are $15 in advance and before 9pm night…
Miami 2013: More from Benjamin Alejandro
Benjamin Alejandro brings us more of the art that engaged him at during Miami Art Basel as he visited the fairs.
Tonight! Thursday May 23: Wayne White “Beauty is Embarrassing” at Mindshare LA
We love Wayne White, and tonight, Thursday May 23, Mindshare LA presents Beauty is Embarrassing, the great documentary about this truly astounding American artist. He lives right here in LA, and work hangs in Fred 62 in Los Feliz. We recently reviewed his show at Western Project. Lisa Derrick interviewed Wayne and director Neil Berkeley…
High Five: C.A.V.E. Gallery Celebrates Their Fifth Anniversary
As soon as I was asked to cover “High Five”, the fifth anniversary group show at C.A.V.E. Gallery, I started asking myself some questions. Like, what is it that sets C.A.V.E. apart from its peers? Why is it consistently one of my favorite places to see art? There were some easy answers, sure; Patrick…
Photos: Brewery Art Walk Spring 2013
The Brewery is world’s largest arts complex. With over 100 live/work spaces and now a restaurant/bar/cafe, the landmark location, once home of Pabst (“the Champange of bottled beer”), is a blue chip gem and in its nearly 40 years of existence has spurred the downtown Los Angeles arts revival. The Brewery grounds have expanded to…
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This: Eye Candy at WWA Gallery
It’s a can’t lose proposition really. “Eye Candy,” that’s the title of the latest group exhibition at WWA Gallery. It’s a wide open theme, leaving an infinite panorama of options for the eleven artists featured to throw themselves into. Some of the artists, like Gabe Larson and Aaron Jasinski, clearly reveled in the opportunity to stray…
Red Bull Canvas Cooler Brings Out the Talent
I looked forward to Red Bull’s Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler for months before it began. Seeing posts by artists and fans made me even more excited not so much for the competitive aspect, but just for the sheer talent joined under one roof. The show took place at Factory West and the locale…
Raul Guerrero’s Inspired Roadwork at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla
Raul Guerrero‘s elegant show “Beatniks” marks his own creative take on Beatnik author Jack Kerouac’s American classic On the Road; it is up now in the Rotunda Gallery at the lovely Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla. Beatniks, or the Beats, were non-conformist artists and writers of the 1950s and 60s, and their…