Logophilia: Maxime Jacquet Designs His Life
Belgian-born interior designer Maxine Jacquet threw a party to celebrate the design completion of the penthouse he shares with bowtie designer Ludo Barras and their French bulldogs, Hermès and Simba. The dogs weren’t there, but there certainly were a lot of people: friends, clients, and media. Jacquet, who calls himself a designer of lifestyles…
Let’s Spend the Night Together! PROJECT Gallery “50 Years of the Rolling Stones” Closing Party
The Rolling Stones are the world’s greatest rock band, so for the closing of 50 Years of The Rolling Stones: A Rock and Roll Retrospective, PROJECT Gallery, the site of the photographic exhibition’s first US show, wanted to throw a really great rock ‘n’ roll party. Musician Rami Jaffee recruited some great players (Jessi Greene,…
New Orleans’ Red Truck Gallery “Hard Times Mini Mall” Rolls Into Shooting Gallery
New Orleans’ Red Truck Gallery‘s group show “Hard Times Mini Mall” brought a burst of an Americana aesthetic to San Francisco’s Shooting Gallery, ranging from installations made of denim and fabric collages that resemble painting, to wool thread embedded in wax, and miniature drawings on matchbooks, as well as painting and more! CARTWHEEL has been following…
Scott Grieger’s New Billboard is Up
Artist Scott Grieger, whose work can be seen in Letters from Los Angeles Part 2 at Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, has a new piece of billboard art up on Lincoln Blvd, just north of Venice Blvd. on the east side of the street—nice and bright even at night! Note the Otis.edu info in the…
Photos: Getting TRASHed at Coachella with Global Inheritance
Global Inheritance’s TRASHed: The Art of Recycling installations–over 100 recycling bins painted by artists–are some of the most noticeable features at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, along withthe giant Recyclosaurus Rex which “eats” cans and bottles. We covered the TRASHed preview in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District earlier this month, and Paul Koudounaris snapped shots…
Photos: CYRCLE. at Coachella
Art collective CYRCLE. created a special piece for Coachella Music and Arts Festival. The bottle’s artwork was sponsored by Absolut Vodka. Absolut was an early adopter of the art world, branding themselves as a supporter of the artists and arts events since 1986. From 1986 until 2004, Absolut Vodka maintained and developed a tradition of…
Coachella: Herakut’s Snail
This year The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival offered so much art! There were seven never-before-seen, site specific installations (last year there were only two), including “TRASHed: Art of Recycling” and “Recyclosaurus Rex”presented by Global Inheritance. We’ll be bringing you images of those from Paul Koudounaris (aka Paul K), author of Empire of…
Meet Ramsey Chahine, Featured Artist in CARTWHEEL Show, Opening April 18 in Downtown Los Angeles Arts District
CARTWHEEL loves being in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, supporting the artists and businesses, so presenting a solo exhibition from Ramsey Chahine at #103 1820 Industrial Street was a natural match for us here at CARTWHEEL. We’re good at pop-ups–CARTWHEEL was coming off their four day mini-art fair event in March; and Cindy and…
Imprints of Nature and Human Nature: Paintings and Photographs by Fatemeh Burnes at Mt. SAC
Fatemeh Burnes, in her solo show “Imprints of Nature and Human Nature,” at the Mt. SAC (Mt. San Antonio College) art gallery, gives us fine demonstrations of painting with imaginative pictures of cozy and fantastic forest glens, complete with writhing branches and twigs encouraging us toward a light that promises even more content…
Collector Interview: Coachella Content Coordinator Jon Halperin
The secret to a good art collection? Form strong relationships with galleries. Have a good framer you can depend on. Buy at charity shows when you can. These pointers come from Jon Halperin, who has one of the most enviable pop art / street art collections of small-to-medium prints, original paintings and toys we’ve ever…
Collecting: It’s in the Cards
I love collecting postcards of art, and often spend time in museum gift shops mulling over the options. Usually I buy duplicates, one for me to save, and extras to mail or use as gift cards in packages. Packaged postcards of exhibitions have been an increasingly popular item, and some sets of postcards, notably…