Motorcycle Club Cuts in Riverside
Like all good things wild and free, “Hell’s Union” was gone too soon. I got the tail end of the exhibition of vintage cuts – outlaw motorcycle club leather and denim vests from the 60s and 70s – at UC Riverside ARTSblock. The cuts are the collection of artist-rider Jeff Decker. As American folk art,…
The Art of Letting Go: THEFL on His Art and Impermanence
Last month, I attended a signing at The Last Bookstore for Stay Up!: Los Angeles Street Art in my ever-present goal to keep up with the street art scene. I came across quite a few familiar street artists but a name I didn’t recognize was THEFL, also known as The Forest Lawn. Intrigued, I researched the…
Photos from Miami Art Fairs
Hello from Miami! Here are a few photos from Miami art fairs and Wynwood Arts District. Please enjoy and check back soon for more complete coverage.
“Inner Workings” and “The Wild Ones” open at Thinkspace Gallery
Despite the rain this past weekend their was a great turn out at Thinkspace Gallery for the opening “Inner Workings” featuring all new works by Kelly Vivanco. In the project room a new body of work by Catherine Brooks titled “The Wild Ones” by . Both women express a two different spectrums which Vivanco is gentle…
CYRCLE.’s “Organized Chaos!”
I’m afraid of bees. I don’t mean that lightly. I can’t hear their buzz or see them on TV or see a picture of them without my heart racing. So imagine my sudden shock as I hear the sound of bees buzzing right when I’m searching for the entrance to an art show. I find…
CARTWHEEL’s reporting from Miami and L.A. on Instagram!
An Instagram storm is brewing in Miami and L.A. Look for daily dispatches from art shows on both coasts this weekend as the CARTWHEEL team is reporting from Art Basel satellite fairs — and the huge roundup of L.A. events — on Instagram/CARTWHEEL_art, and, as usual, our insightful stories on CARTWHEELart.com! In Miami, we have…
The Lowdown from Joe Copro: Interview with Greg Escalante
Cultural movements, as organic as they may seem, don’t just happen on their own. Especially so when it comes to art movements. There are catalysts involved. Art cannot breathe and flourish in a vacuum. Whether it’s been the Medici or Theo Van Gogh, art has always needed it’s patrons, it’s champions, it’s guardians of…
CARTWHEEL BLOG: “Twilight” Star Noot Seear, Brian Butler Perform Aleister Crowley Ritual
Tuesday night, artist/musician Brian Butler –assisted by Twilight: New Moon actress Noot Seear, and actor Henry Hopper– was supposed to invoke Bartzabel, the forceful spirit of Mars into to the body of actor/hipster/ James Franco at L&M Gallery to celebrate “For The Martian Chronicles” exhibit, honoring the work of sci-fi author Ray Bradbury. But UPDATE:…
CARTWHEEL Preview: Red Bull Curates sends Lydia Emily and Gregory Siff to Miami
For L.A. artist Lydia Emily, “the road to Art Basel” began April 5, 2012 when she competed in and won the Red Bull Curates: The Canvas Cooler Project at Lab Art, along with fellow L.A. artists Gregory Siff and Hans Haveron. Now it’s time to reap the rewards of winning a spot with the highly…
CARTWHEEL Blog: Gregory Siff is Everywhere!
Today I popped into one of my favorite local hair stylists, Madin, my go-to-genii for emergency blow outs and up-dos, and there taped to her mirror was a Gregory Siff drawing he’d done of her. What a surprise! Turns out this CARTWHEEL favorite is one of her clients, too.
CARTWHEEL Details Editorial Team; Prepares for Art Basel, Miami Art Fairs
With Art Basel and the Miami Art Fairs just around the corner, CARTWHEEL wants to introduce our editorial staff. As senior editor, I am thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to head up a staff of writers and photographers who are dedicated to bringing their love of art–and their knowledge about art, from street art to fine art,…