Isabel Samaras on ArtPadSF, aka “Fun In The Sun”
ArtPadSF, now in its third year, pulled in about 9,000 attendees who all seemed to realize the same thing: it’s a great place to spend a sunny afternoon. Unlike the giant fairs where you’re locked inside a huge, windowless Thunderdome of art, ArtPadSF allows you as many mini-sanity breaks as you need while you…
Isabel Samaras on ArtMRKT: “More Art Than You Can Shake A Stick At!”
ArtMRKT moved to Fort Mason this year, into a vast space filled with 70 booths representing everything from blue chip to alternative and non-profit arts organizations. Because they feature galleries from far and wide, once you’re inside the windowless, anonymous white enormity of the Festival Pavillion you could be anywhere in the world (it was…
ArtPadSF 2013 VIP Opening, SFMOMA SECA Benefit
I knew I would be having an artfully art-filled weekend at ArtPadSF when I saw that the exterior of Phoenix Hotel, decorate by Zio Ziegler of Wallspace. The VIP Preview on Thursday was a benefit for the upcoming San Francisco Museum of Modern Art SECA Art Award exhibition. SECA, Society for the Encouragement of Contemporary…
Photos: “The NEW Testosterone” and “Seance” at Coagula
WARNING: SOME IMAGES NSFW Coagula Curatorial was packed for two group shows, “Seance, ” curated by Maria Vasquez, up top; down below was throbbing with “The NEW Testosterone.” Women artist shows are marketing tool (“look, chicks can paint!”), but no one bothers to advertise a show that’s all dudes. Except Mat Gleason. The NEW Testosterone…
Preview: Eric Minh Swenson LIVE on Firedoglake.com Monday, May 20th
You’ve seen Eric Minh Swenson at art galleries and events all over the Los Angeles, the guy with the big cameras, low key vibe, and artfully shaped facial hair. His photos, aside from appearing on CARTWHEEL, can be found in Artillery Magazine and Coagula Art Journal. He also writes for Huffington Post (His article on phone…
Create: Fixate “Constellations” Shines in Downtown
Create:Fixate‘s spring multi-media event “Constellations” blended visual arts, live music, and DJs in a dynamic atmosphere for art appreciation that mirrored the diversity of Los Angeles itself. Held in Lot 63, a Downtown Los Angeles Arts District warehouse space just blocks from CARTWHEEL’s offices, Create: Fixate “Constellations” drew over 1,200 people who experienced some of…
CARTWHEEL Preview: Magician/Artist Mark Edward: “Soothsayer” at Fold Gallery
Artists are magicians, able to cause change to occur in accordance with their will. (Well, they cause change to occur with their chosen medium, and they all would like to transform their art into gold!) Artist Mark Edward, whose “Soothsayer” reception is Saturday, May 18 at the Fold Gallery in the Spring Arts Building downtown,…
Max Neutra: Reporting from Stroke Art Fair, Munich
When C.A.V.E. Gallery asked if I would be interested in painting at the Stroke Art Fair in Munich , of course I said yes without missing a beat. Not to worry about how much it will cost, where I will stay, etc. I’ll figure all that out later. Bottom line is I’ve been wanting to…
Flowers, “SuperCallaFragileMysticEcstasyDioecious,” Bloom at MOAH
Los Angeles’ County’s high desert community of Lancaster is famous for spring wildflowers, riotous, iridescent fields of California poppies punctuated by spikes of purple lupine that carpet the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve, just fifteen miles outside of Lancaster, spilling over the desert’s hills and basins. The city too spills over the hills; its population…
Jarritos Flavor City Winner: Congratulations, David Flores!
We’re thrilled to announce the 2013 winner of the Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest David Flores! Jarritos: We’re not from here!
CARTWHEEL’s Preview to artMRKT San Francisco, May 16-19, 2013
Held at the Fort Mason Center-Festival Pavilion overlooking the San Francisco Bay, artMRKT San Francisco showcases 70 galleries, eight installations, and art discussions May 16-19, 2013. Travelers will be excited to see San Francisco’s newly unveiled project, the world’s largest light sculpture on the Bay Bridge, The Bay Lights. The sight of 25,000 programmed LEDs…