Llyn Foulkes Retrospective at Hammer Museum
It is a stunning Llyn Foulkes retrospective up now through May 19, 2013 at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles. If you’ve seen the exhibition, then you’ve discussed it with others, and perhaps you’ve liked the email and the frequent threads on Facebook. In a recent conversation with me, Foulkes said that The Lost…
CARTWHEEL Interview: Miami Artist Evo Love on the Lure of L.A.
Artist Evo Love is from Miami and wishes lots of love and luck upon those who come her way. If you’ve ever entered her realm of assemblage art you’ve been blessed by the magic of a million beautiful pop culture thoughts. She intends for her pieces to conjure personal connections to past eras or worship-worthy…
CARTWHEEL Preview: One Night Only! “Under Construction” Group Mural/Graffiti Show
The night of his opening at Coagula, Gronk and his friend Tanner Goldbeck told me about this amazing tree that was growing through cement in an abandoned building downtown, it somehow found enough dirt for its root and is absorbing moisture through the empty elevator shaft. Gronk excitedly called it the “Little Tree that Could.”…
Deadline Approaching! Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest Call for Artists
Many, many artists have begun their careers creating ads, illustrations, and other marketing art. The Sistine Chapel? A huge commercial gig that cemented Michaelangelo’s place in history. The 3rd annual Jarritos Flavor City Art Contest offers artists a chance for some serious exposure. The winning piece will be published as a Jarritos advertisement in an…
CARTWHEEL Interview: Sticky Shaw and Lauren Buckingham Over on “Birds” at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow Gallery
In the first show of the new year at Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow Gallery in Laguna Beach, artist Sticky Shaw curates a four-artist exhibition titled “Birds” with artwork by Shaw, Karlee Mackie, Lauren Buckingham Over, and Katherine Clarke Langlands. The Birds theme proves an interesting exploration in masculinity vs. femininity with this output of one…
MAS Attack: One Night, 90 Artists at LA Mart
Art lovers who wanted more than the heaping eyeful at the LA Art Show found a feast at MAS Attack, a one night show/party featuring 90 artists at the LA Mart downtown. It was a total attack of the Mutual Appreciation Society, packed with art lovers and artists.
Let There Be Light! David Normal Illuminates San Francisco
The image of a massive dog’s head staring down a hallway glows against the night darkness in one of the windows of the cathedral-like atrium of a former Cadillac dealership at the busy intersection of Van Ness and O’Farrell in downtown San Francisco. Flanked on either side by a pair of crippled women, one of…
Art in the Dancehall: Where Jamaican Art and Music Meet
Art is the darling offspring of Jamaican dancehall and sound system culture, in Art in the Dancehall, which opened Saturday night at Echo Park’s Subliminal Projects. An eager crowd overflowed down the block waiting to get in to the gallery for both the art and a live performance by musical guest, DJ Tom Chasteen from…
Printed Treasures at Printed Matter’s L. A. Art Book Fair at MOCA-Geffen
Art book lovers are gathering at the L. A. Art Book Fair, sponsored by Printed Matter, on now through Sunday, February 3, at MOCA-Geffen downtown. The book fair is open until 5 p.m. tomorrow, and most vendors accept cash and checks only. Who says the book is dead? A lively crowd is enjoying the love-in…
Artful Shoes at the LA Art Fairs
While all eyes were riveted on the walls at last week’s LA Art Show and Art Los Angeles Contemporary, there was something artful to be seen by glancing down at the floor between gazing at art. Here are just a few of the more artful pairs of shoes observed on spectators at the two fairs:…
Cuban Painting at the LA Art Show
Tucked into the Contemporary wing of the LA Art Show was a little treasure trove of Cuban art in the booth of Miami-based gallery Cernuda Arte. Characterized by a whimsical air and intensely vibrant palettes, this selection of paintings by Cuban artists reflects the myriad influences of the European, African, Chinese, and North American cultural…