Airbnb Says “Hello LA” with Inspired Pop-Ups: Moby, James Franco and More
People love Airbnb. They love being guests in homes as they travel, they love having paying guests visit. And now Airbnb is showing its love for LA and our city’s own special landscape of celebrities with Hello LA, a special series of five pop-up “listings” that include artworks contributed by the Broad Collection. Each listing…
Preview: Calavera Gallery Part of Evolving Urban Landscape
Northeast Los Angeles has new gallery: Calavera Gallery on a strip of Cypress Ave that also houses the new bar from punk rock filmmaker Dave Travis who took over the Tops Club, keeping the interior intact adn renaming it Cafe NELA, at 1906 Cypress, conveniently located next to a taco joint–a dollar a taco! Perfect…
Moby Talks L.A., Videos, Fonda Concert at Sonos Studio
I was incredibly happy to be invited to the Moby Listening Party at Sonos Studio for Moby’s new album Innocents. Moby played a set featuring songs from Innocents, some of his classics, and Led Zeppelin’s “Whola Lotta Love” plus there was a screening with three of Moby’s latest videos. Afterwards there was a Q&A hosted by…
Art at Atwater’s Alias Books East
Alias Books East is one of the many treasures that lay just over from Silver Lake and Echo Park. The bookstore, which is crammed with books on art, history, popular culture as well as poetry, fiction and literature, is a bibliophile’s haven and potential harem. All…those…books….And art! There’s art at Alias, a wall of it…
Save the Date! TJ Martell Artworks for the Cure October 11-13
Over 100 artists fill Barker Hanger in Santa Monica the weekend of October 11-13 for the TJ Martell Artworks for the Cure, celebrating offbeat, eclectic and irreverent art while funding innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. The list of artists is fresh, exciting and impressive. The participating galleries include…
Preview: So the Echo, Brandon Boyd
So the Echo, Brandon Boyd’s third book of artwork and writings, takes its name from the proverb As the call, so the echo Since childhood Boyd was called to draw, carrying with him a sketchbook, a habit that he brought with him into adulthood, where his notebooks became repositories for both his art and his…
Save The Date! October 12-13 Beyond Eden 2013 Honors Greg Escalante
Los Angeles’ very Los-Angeles-in-the-best-way art fair, Beyond Eden returns to the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood, October 12 and 13 after a one year hiatus. This celebration of New Contemporary Art–think Pop Surrealism, conceptual narrative, low brow, no brow, interpretive representational, neo-expressionism–is a multi-gallery show featuring bold…
Richard Newton, “La Gruta Azul/The Grotto”
Conceptual artist Richard Newton’s newest installation,”La Gruta Azul/The Grotto” blends Jewish, Catholic and Buddhist religious symbolism with empty drink cans and water bottles that create an otherworldly environment. Opening at Jancar gallery on Saturday night–the only evening “The Grotto” will be able to be viewed in the nighttime light–“The Grotto” will in place until…
Another New Downtown Art’s District Mural Heralds Zinc Cafe’s Arrival
The Downtown Los Angeles Arts District has another new mural on its newest restaurant-to-be, Zinc Cafe at 580 Mateo, across the street from Handsome Coffee. Scheduled to open in January 2014, Zinc Cafe features lacto-ova and vegan food–think California/Mediterranean cuisine with salads, grains, vegetables, paninis and small pizzas, plus pastries and desserts. The menu is…
Nathan Ota Signs “Nathan Ota: Ikiru” Friday at La Luz de Jesus
Nathan Ota’s adept, surreal artwork takes viewers into a perilous nether world, off-color and off-kilter. And with Nathan Ota: Ikiru, the full overview of the artist’s work, readers can explore the artist’s beginnings as street artist, through illustration, fine art and coming full circle to his collaboration with RISK. He’ll be at La Luz de…
Explore Pasadena Sunday, Sept 15 with Field Trip
Pasadena, best known for the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl which act as televised ambassadors for glorious Southern California, is a city full of secret and surprises, and on Sunday September 15, you can explore and learn more about LA’s slightly northern neighbor on Field Trip Day. The free afternoon of exploration, guided by the…