Ron English POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery
Ron English’s Propagandastan opens at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City
Photos: Rogue Wave “Art Dorks Rise” at Florida’s space:eight Gallery
St. Augustine, Florida, known as the “Oldest City in America” was invaded by an exhibit of new and cutting-edge art with the opening reception for “Art Dorks Rise”. The gallery, space: eight, is currently presenting the show running through November 30, which features works by 30 internationally renowned artists who call themselves the Art Dorks.…
“Heavenly Bodies” Beautiful Bones and Diadems of the Dead
Gloriously decorated with gold and gems, dressed in elaborate finery, in life these bones once supported purported saints and martyrs, and now in death show the historic veneration, an appreciation of miracles once worked, having reminded the faithful living of the spiritual treasures that awaited them upon death. These bones are more than beautiful expressions…
CARTWHEEL Welcomes Eric Minh Swenson
Photographer Eric Minh Swenson joins us as a contributor at CARTWHEELart.com, bringing his sharp eye and intimate focus to our website and Facebook page. Swenson, the son of acclaimed photographer Lou Swenson, has shot hundreds of artists, art world figures, and art openings in Southern California and Las Vegas, and has just completed his 321st…
Banksy Subverts Galleries, Vandals, Sells in Central Park
Banksy held an unannounced sale of his artwork, original signed Banksy canvases for $60 each in Central Park, for seven hours on Saturday October 12. But only eight pieces were sold, and some were haggled down to half price. One lucky tourist from Chicago scored four. How does this make collectors who chisel out chunks…
Beyond Eden: See It Sunday!
Beyond Eden was jammed full last night with art lovers taking in this art fair featuring three major New Contemporary galleries from the Westside and San Francisco’s Spoke Art Gallery. Beyond Eden continues today from noon to 5pm at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park, one of the loveliest spots in spots…
See It Sunday! Artworks for the Cure: Big, Bold and Bright
There’s a lot of wow at TJ Martell Artworks for the Cure, which continues Sunday from noon to 5pm at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. It’s smart art and smart bidding: You participate in the auction–which raises funds to research and cure childhood cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS–by using your smart phone which will…
Street Art: A Ride-Along with Bleepbloop and Thrashbird
A while back, Cindy Schwarzstein introduced me to street artist Bleepbloop at Le Summer Street Art exhibit at Lexington Social House in Hollywood. Bleepbloop and I got to talking, discussing street art, live art, and expression. We exchanged our info and he disappeared. Late the one night, I get a text from Bleepbloop. Would I…
Urban Exploration: Field Trip Day Pasadena via Team Cartwheel Art
Congregating in Old Pasadena’s Mercantile Alley, Team Cartwheel Art (initially only three members strong) set off to explore historical landmarks along the “Choose-Your-Own-Adventure”-style map provided by the organizers of Field Trip, on eof our strategic partners. The first stop designated by Team Cartwheel Art – Cindy Schwarzstein, Chuckles Risos and myself, was the Guinness Book…
Preview: TJ Martell Foundation Artworks for the Cure
The image above by Richard Ehrlich is part the “Anatomia Digitale” series created by the artist–who is also a physician and surgeon at UCLA–based on digitally altered MRI and CT scans. Combining art and science is his passion, and it so it makes perfect sense that Erlich, described by Santa Monica gallery owner Craig Krull…
Beyond Eden Sneak Peek!
Beyond Eden! Oh, what those words imply–the knowledge of good and evil, the struggle to make one’s mark in a harsh world, and the desire to return to a paradise lost. All of that is implicit in Beyond Eden, the two day art fair at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, October…