Ethos Gallery: “Ascending Humans” Draws Stars, Artists, Art Stars
Thursday night, Ethos Gallery on Melrose glowed from within at the invitation-only artists reception celebrating the group show, “Ascending Human–A Journey Into Consciousness.” In attendance so many great artists, gallery owners, and curators, plus guitar superstar Slash; and CARTWHEEL’s Cindy Schwarzstein, Dana Nichols, and Luis Ochoa. Cindy shot our first video (she claims it was…
CARTWHEEL Book Review ~ Billboard Bandits: Outlaw Artists in the Sky
Walking down a street in Los Angeles you might encounter a wheatpaste poster on a wall, a stenciled face on the sidewalk, a sticker on a lamppost. And when you look up you can also find giant, spray-painted letters or characters on the most visible canvases of the street–billboards. Last month, I visited the…
Max Neutra and Amanda Marie Craft Intriguing Worlds
Saturday night proved a super busy one for Los Angeles’ art scene but I still looked forward to one show the most–Max Neutra and Amanda Marie. C.A.V.E. Gallery pulsed with the energy of laughing art lovers and the sounds created by a nearby DJ as artists Neutra and Marie premiered their respective shows “New Tongues…
Artist Interview: Scott O’Keefe on Mandalas, Joshua Tree and MRSA
Mandala artist Scott O’Keefe discusses art, spiritualism, Lightning in a Bottle, Joshua Tree and being stricken with MRSA
Photos from UNTITLED. Art Fair on the Beach in Miami
UNTITLED. Art Fair which took took place Dec. 5-9, 2012 is the Miami Beach art fair that’s all about location, location, location: Right on the sand where 12th Street meets Ocean Drive. It’s the first and only Miami fair to be this close to the water! Enjoy the following photos of artwork that caught our…
Miami Project Recap: First Year Art Fair With Staying Power
When Miami Project, a brand new art fair, took place Dec. 4-9, 2012 in Miami Beach, art collectors were able to get an up close view of some of the world’s most exciting galleries. Below, our photo highlights. About Miami Project: The inaugural Miami Project, a new contemporary and modern art fair debuted December 4-9,…
Context Art Fair: Sculptural and Bright First Year in Miami
Context was new the Miami art fair selection for 2012. was connected to yet another fair (Art Miami) by an outdoor courtyard lined with pop-up walls by Speedy Graphito and Bansky, as well as a gelato cart and a white tent where people sipped perrier out of the bottle. Context was held Dec. 6-9, 2012…
Photos from Fountain Art Fair Miami Beach
Fountain Art Fair Miami Beach, Dec. 6-9, 2012, is the annual emerging arts fair held in the Wynwood Arts District. It’s hot. There’s loud music. And paint. And beer, and bicycles, and puppet shows. It’s the best place to find young talent, and guess what? We found one we especially admire — Corey Hagberg. Keep…
I Got a Bunny for Christmas!
This Christmas/Hexmess I got a really cool and unexpected present from ceramicist Max Lehman–one of his signature bunny sculptures. I had met Max and his partner Mark Burton when I went to Denver in November for the opening of “Toy Stories 2” at William Havu Gallery which featured Lehman’s sculptures celebrating Anahuak-Mayan culture (more on…
Bunnies, Music, and Paint: Max Neutra on His Journey and New Tongues
Back in January of last year, I walked into Crewest for their group show “Audio Canvas 3” and my eyes immediately fell on one explosively colorful wall that featured drooping boobs. Amidst the many breasts, a few small canvases depicted simple images like an ice cream cone, and a pair of lips, but the palette…
Exploring Wynwood Walls in Miami
This December, while the Miami Beach art fairs were going on, hundreds of people made a trip to the Wynwood Arts District, home to The Wynwood Walls street art courtyard and a thriving young gallery scene. This district is unique in the United States, where cameras are slung around every shoulder and people — some…