SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: The Other Art Fair, Presented by Saatchi Art – March 15th through 18th
This week, opening on Thursday, March 15th, the internationally acclaimed art advisory service Saatchi Art brings their expertise in contemporary art to Downtown Los Angeles, with their West Coast premiere of The Other Art Fair. Featuring a selection of 100 carefully curated artists from around the globe, this incarnation of their successful fair is debuting…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: Jennybird Alcantara: “Reveries of the Untamed Darlings,” at KP Projects – Opening Reception March 17th
Jennybird Alcantara’s new solo show “Reveries of the Untamed Darlings,” that will be opening at KP Projects on Saturday, March 17th, is a curious and contemplative revelation down the winding path. Her rich, detailed, and enigmatic oil paintings explore themes of the natural, instinctual part of humans, animals, and nature itself. “Reveries of the Untamed Darlings”…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: Laluzapalooza 2018 at La Luz de Jesus Gallery – Opening Reception on Friday, March 2nd
La Luz de Jesus Gallery will be presenting their annual juried group exhibition, LALUZAPALOOZA with an opening reception on Friday, March 2nd. This gigantic, no-theme show will be featuring works from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. Each year, the gallery sorts through tens of thousands of submissions from commercial illustrators, graphic designers, tattooists,…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: “Rental Asylum” a Solo Show by Herakut at Corey Helford Gallery – Saturday, February 24th
This Saturday, February 24th, Corey Helford Gallery premieres a new exhibit by renowned German graffiti duo Herakut. This team, comprised of Jasmin Siddiqui (known as Hera), and her partner Falk Lehmann, (known as Akut) joined forces in 2004 to create a now internationally-known painting partnership. Best known for their imaginative street murals of children and animals, usually…
PREVIEW: Bill Barminski Retrospective Pop-Up Exhibition at Castelli Art Space – Friday, February 23rd & Saturday, February 24th
Bill Barminski’s work represented the collective thinking of the 80’s in the DTLA art scene. Tex Hitler was my first exposure to Barminski’s work with its political tone and subversive sense of humor. You can say that about Barminski’s art career as a whole: there’s always political commentary and humor in all of his work…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: Inaugural Opening of Over the Influence Gallery in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District with “Annihilation,”a Solo Exhibition by Vhils – February 22nd
Hong Kong gallery Over the Influence inaugurates its new Arts District space in Los Angeles on February 22 with a solo exhibition by Vhils entitled Annihilation. Los Angeles is home to several stunning street murals by Alexandre Farto aka Vhils, made using his strikingly original technique of chiseling, sanding, and blasting large-scale, finely detailed, emotionally…
PREVIEW & INTERVIEW: Opening Reception for “The Pain Isn’t Over” a Solo Art Exhibition by Leafar Seyer at These Days Gallery – February 24th
Leafar Seyer, vocalist for the electronic “Cholo Goth” duo Prayers, will present a comprehensive look at his art, for his debut solo Los Angeles solo show “The Pain Isn’t Over” at These Days gallery which opens on February 24th from 7-10PM and remains on exhibition through April 8th, 2018. Leafar Seyer was born Rafael Reyes…
PREVIEW – PHOTO ESSAY: Opening of “Mark Bradford. New Works” at Hauser & Wirth – Saturday February 17th
Hauser & Wirth located in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District will be opening to the public on Saturday, February 17th “Mark Bradford. New Works,” the artist’s first gallery exhibition in his hometown of Los Angeles in over 15 years. See photos below taken for Cartwheel Art by Cindy Schwarzstein during today’s press preview. Scroll to…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: Pool y Marianela “Kidstianism: A New Plastic Religion,” plus Click Mort “Posthumorous / Post Mort ’em,” and Dan Barry “Passing Time” at La Luz de Jesus Gallery – February 2nd
Friday night is the opening reception for Pool y Marianela + Click Mort + Dan Barry at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. See more details below about the artists and their work. Hope to see you there! Pool y Marianela “Kidstianism: A New Plastic Religion” Argentine artists, Marianela Perelli and Pool Paolini, turned 33 models of Barbie…
SAVE THE DATE: Mikael B. Mural Unveiling and Reception at Art Share L.A. – February 21st
Art Share L.A., the beloved Arts District non-profit community space and gallery has just announced that Danish Artist Mikael B. has begun work on their new building facade this week. The mural will cover the entire 9300 square foot façade, making it one of the largest murals in the city. On February 7th, a survey…
SAVE THE DATE & PREVIEW: The stARTup Art Fair in Venice Beach – January 26th through 28th
The stARTup Art Fair opening this Friday Jan. 26th at the Kinney Hotel in Venice Beach will showcase over 50 emerging artists selected by an outstanding panel of gallery and museum curators, art critics, gallery owners and art publishers. The resulting mix covers all disciplines and styles, from installation art to assemblage, encaustic abstract painting…