Venice Beach Contemporary – POP-UP EXHIBIT

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Venice Beach Contemporary – POP-UP EXHIBIT

  While I was cruising around the Venice Beach boardwalk one weekend in July,the 14th to be exact, I stumbled upon this house on the sand with a pop-up exhibit inside. The space was dubbed Venice Beach Contemporary and featured a variety of artists, including Alex Andre who was outside on the patio with his…

OCArtistsRepublic.com goes live!

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OCArtistsRepublic.com goes live!

OCAR (Orange County Artists Republic), a new website designed with the single mission of creating awareness for small independent galleries located in Orange County. The site offers news stories, artist interviews, event listings, and featured artist pages for a select group of OC spaces who are dedicated to the support of emerging arts. Definitely a…

Andrew Schoultz Mural at Mark Moore Gallery

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Andrew Schoultz Mural at Mark Moore Gallery

On a bright sunny day in Culver City, Andrew Schoultz stood armed with a ladder and paintbrush. The San Francisco artist is transforming the outer wall of Mark Moore Gallery into his own artistic vision. The large brick wall serves as a canvas for his distinct style, one that consists of an impressive amount of…

Dabs Myla & NEW2 mural at Branded Arts

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Dabs Myla & NEW2 mural at Branded Arts

Branded Arts in Culver City is prepping for an upcoming event on November 5th and a new mural is being done by the Dabs Myla (Cartwheel coverage) and NEW2. The details are coming soon for this massive event and so check back with us for more info soon. Remember take the Expo Line to the…

“Heaven’s on Fire” at AR4T Gallery

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“Heaven’s on Fire” at AR4T Gallery

Heaven’s on Fire at AR4T Gallery, Sept. 8, 2012: Objects borne out of rock and roll’s indeterminate firestorm are on display this month as part of a music-themed show at AR4T Gallery in Laguna Beach. These include a Swarovski-crystal encrusted mohawk skull, a purple haze guitar with orange strings and a record player retrofitted with LED lights.

What are Words for? Rero at Fabien Castanier Gallery

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What are Words for? Rero at Fabien Castanier Gallery

  French street artist Rero will tell you that his work is about illusion. I don’t doubt his sincerity when he says that, but I think it’s more about confrontation.  When you walk into “Image Not Available”, Rero’s solo show at Fabien Castanier Gallery, the first piece you encounter is a block of plaster with…

“Haro” the Inaugural Exhibit at CHG Circa

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“Haro” the Inaugural Exhibit at CHG Circa

  An unknowing passerby on Saturday night possibly mistook the long line on Washington Boulevard as the entrance to a club or bar. But the crowd in fact waited to enter CHG Circa, the new gallery opened by the Corey Helford Gallery a few doors down. Bouncers at CHG Circa let small amounts of people…

The Pygmy Hippo Shoppe

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The Pygmy Hippo Shoppe

Pygmy Hippo Shoppe is a boutique gallery just off of Beverly Blvd. It’s big enough for about ten people to comfortably stand in and features a carefully curated selection of cuteness. Antiques and rubber iPhone cases blend seamlessly together amongst ‘zines and limited-edition prints, which are all displayed along custom cabinets that remind me of…

Punk Rock Saves: We Got P0WER! At Track 16

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Punk Rock Saves: We Got P0WER! At Track 16

Some of you will never understand this, but punk rock saves lives. It certainly saved mine. There is salvation to be found in shared despair. You’ll have to excuse my navel-gazing for a moment, but when I was fifteen, things were pretty bleak. I’ll spare you the details but I was a really messed-up kid,…

Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art

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Stay Up! Los Angeles Street Art

From Downtown to Midtown to South Central, Los Angeles’ streets have become canvases. After MOCA’s “Art in the Streets,” street art not only grabbed Angelenos’ attention, it became a hot topic in the art world. Attempting to shed light on the city’s street art scene is Azusa Pacific professor and writer Jim Daichendt, author of…

Goth and Spooky Art at The Congregation Art Gallery

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Goth and Spooky Art at The Congregation Art Gallery

Inside THE CONGREGATION OF FORGOTTEN SAINTS, a gothic rocker clothing store on Melrose, is a gallery of spooky and dark art. A majority of the work features bones and skeletons, including one praying in front of a mock-Rothko that is directly across from one of the largest portraits of a skull I think I have…