SAVE THE DATE: The Future Artists Gala in support of LACHSA – Saturday April 28th
The Future Artists Gala will celebrate the incredible talents of students at America’s leading public arts high school—the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA). It will be held at the ROW in DTLA—a re-purposed industrial warehouse, located in the Cartwheel Art neighborhood of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, that embodies the…
EVENT COVERAGE & INTERVIEW: “Treasured Again” The Transformation of TATABA Vintage
Gilena Simons’s TATABA Vintage has set the stage for moving the store from its current location as a conventional retail store to be transformed to a highly curated gallery space in a new location at the beginning of next year. The kick-off party last weekend of “Treasured Again” set the stage for that transformation. TATABA…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: LA Street Artist CHASE Premieres “Into Light And Space” at Castelli Art Space – Opening March 31st
CHASE’s street art has added life and color to walls across the entire city Los Angeles for over two decades. CHASE’s iconic street art, best known for his emblematic “Chase Eye” can be found in murals all over Los Angeles, as well as more than 350 walls worldwide. On Saturdday March 31st, he’s premiering a new solo…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: The Spring Brewery Art Walk is April 7th & 8th!
One of the most highly–anticipated annual art events of the Spring season – The Brewery Art Walk – is coming up on Saturday and Sunday, April 7-8th, from 11 AM to 6 PM each day. This beloved semiannual event has been occurring for over 30 years, with approximately 15,000 people attending throughout the course of…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: Check In to the Paper-Thin Hotel by Dosshaus at Corey Helford Gallery with the Opening Reception on April 7th
Zoey Taylor and David Connelly, the creative collaborators known as Dosshaus, have been building their grayscale cardboard world of immersive installations, sculptures, cardboard fashion — and even a “record” — since 2012. Combining a quirky flair for detail and attitude, with a tireless pace of working and an exceptionally photogenic style, Dosshaus has captured the…
SAVE THE DATE & INTERVIEW – “Above the Streets” with Angelina Christina at Art Share L.A. – CLOSING reception – Saturday, April 21st
On Thursday, March 22nd, Art Share L.A. hosted their annual fundraising event, Above the Streets which this year honored the fine artist and muralist Christina Angelina. The artist, also known as Starfighter, was chosen for not only her formidable talent in creating exceptional artwork, but also for her community outreach and for giving back to…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: The Other Art Fair, Presented by Saatchi Art – March 15th through 18th
This week, opening on Thursday, March 15th, the internationally acclaimed art advisory service Saatchi Art brings their expertise in contemporary art to Downtown Los Angeles, with their West Coast premiere of The Other Art Fair. Featuring a selection of 100 carefully curated artists from around the globe, this incarnation of their successful fair is debuting…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: Jennybird Alcantara: “Reveries of the Untamed Darlings,” at KP Projects – Opening Reception March 17th
Jennybird Alcantara’s new solo show “Reveries of the Untamed Darlings,” that will be opening at KP Projects on Saturday, March 17th, is a curious and contemplative revelation down the winding path. Her rich, detailed, and enigmatic oil paintings explore themes of the natural, instinctual part of humans, animals, and nature itself. “Reveries of the Untamed Darlings”…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: Laluzapalooza 2018 at La Luz de Jesus Gallery – Opening Reception on Friday, March 2nd
La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be presenting their annual juried group exhibition, LALUZAPALOOZA with an opening reception on Friday, March 2nd. This gigantic, no-theme show will be featuring works from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. Each year, the gallery sorts through tens of thousands of submissions from commercial illustrators, graphic designers, tattooists,…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: “Rental Asylum” a Solo Show by Herakut at Corey Helford Gallery – Saturday, February 24th
This Saturday, February 24th, Corey Helford Gallery premieres a new exhibit by renowned German graffiti duo Herakut. This team, comprised of Jasmin Siddiqui (known as Hera), and her partner Falk Lehmann, (known as Akut) joined forces in 2004 to create a now internationally-known painting partnership. Best known for their imaginative street murals of children and animals, usually…
PREVIEW: Bill Barminski Retrospective Pop-Up Exhibition at Castelli Art Space – Friday, February 23rd & Saturday, February 24th
Bill Barminski’s work represented the collective thinking of the 80’s in the DTLA art scene. Tex Hitler was my first exposure to Barminski’s work with its political tone and subversive sense of humor. You can say that about Barminski’s art career as a whole: there’s always political commentary and humor in all of his work…