Artist Tanner Goldbeck on Downtown L.A., Playing With Imperfections, and His Upcoming Show at Castelli Art Space – Saturday, September 15
In anticipation of his upcoming show “If You See Something, Say Something” at Castelli Art Space, Cartwheel Art visited artist Tanner Goldbeck at his studio for an exclusive preview and chat. Goldbeck is a painter, illustrator, Art at the Rendon participating artist, and downtown dweller for thirteen years now. His studio overlooks Fourth Street, its…
Nicholas Bonamy’s Solo Show “Gray” Opens at Gabba Gallery – Saturday, September 8
Artist Nicholas Bonamy is a native Angeleno and one of Cartwheel Art’s closest neighbors—we’re based in the same building of the DTLA Arts District, where Bonamy has lived and worked for the past 11 years. We’re excited about his upcoming solo show, “Gray,” which opens at Gabba Gallery on Saturday, September 8, so we stopped…
Kelly “Risk” Graval Talks Sculpture, Sharks, and Curating the Mayfair Hotel
Graffiti legend Kelly “Risk” Graval‘s art career started on the streets of Los Angeles about thirty years ago, and he has been making art in and around the DTLA Arts District, where Cartwheel Art is based, for a long time. He recalls visiting the Rendon Hotel over twenty years ago. “One of the first art…
PREVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Lucy Sparrow’s “Sparrow Mart” at The Standard DTLA – August 1 – 31
Sparrow Mart is a grocery store stocked with 31,000 items, every single one of them made from felt. It’s hard to fathom the concept until you’re actually standing in an aisle, plastic basket in hand, deciding among fuzzy boxes of Twinkies, adorable roller-grill hot dogs, and squishy boxes of Johnny Cat kitty litter. Each piece…
PREVIEW WITH ARTIST INTERVIEWS: Art at The Rendon // Hidden Rooms – June 1st through June 3rd
ART AT THE RENDON: HIDDEN ROOMS is a 3-day multi-sensory event taking place this coming weekend, June 1-3rd, at the former Rendon Hotel on the corner of 7th and Santa Fe. The building, which was recently sold, has been one of the last hold-outs for gentrification in this now-trendy Arts District neighborhood. Luckily, the new…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: Beyond The Streets launches in LA – May 6, 2018
BEYOND THE STREETS is one of those epic destination art events where a simple perusal of the impressive participating artists list is enough to make the point. At time of this writing, it’s still growing and poised to top 150 names, from the marquee to the emerging, from writers to posters, muralists, sculptors, installation artists,…
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 & 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”…