2016 LA Art Show Panels
Dialogs LA, the free panels at the LA Art Show always provide a stimulating adjunct to the art fair itself. This year, there is a focus on collecting, beginning with –for the first time ever at an art fair– a panel on the process of valuing and pricing fine art wil be made transparent wiht…
Save the Date: 2016 LA Art Show, January 27 to 31
Celebrating its twenty first year anniversary, 2016 LA Art Show promises to be the biggest ever! For four days, the Los Angeles Convention Center will be host to over 50,000 attendees who can visit more than 120 galleries representing 22 countries. In those twenty years, LA has become a major art world center. Our city…
Save the Date: January 14, Steve Diet Goedde at Garboushian Gallery
Hands down, Steve Diet Goedde is one of the top fetish/erotic photographers in the world, and full disclosure, I’ve curated him into shows before because I truly love how he photographs women. His work shows an awareness of women–of their dreams, their spirits, their inner life–making his photos more than just fancy fap shots. Goedde’s…
January 9: The Gabba Gallery “Metro Dreams” Opening Reception
The Gabba Gallery presents another installment of its signature show style of four separate mini expeditions, this edition collectively entitled “Metro Dreams,” curated by Jason Ostro and Phil Santos, showcasing the works of Moncho1929, Vakseen, Amy Smith and HERO. Their diverse yet loosely connected works for “Metro Dreams” fill the almost 2000 sq. ft. gallery…
Save the Date: January 8, Jesse Hazelip “Don’t Shoot” at Mishka LA
Visual artist Jesse Hazelip returns to Los Angeles for his first solo and performance piece in two years. Last seen as part of Cartwheel Art’s “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising” at the 2015 LA Art Show and later at the “Manifest Justice” mega-pop-up in Spring of 2015, Hazelip focuses his delicate line work and careful draftsmanship…
Sat Dec 19: “Oh My Guad” at Fachaptolo Gallery, Boyle Heights,
The Boyle Heights art scene is boiling hot right now, and Fachaptolo Gallery, one of the locally owned-and-operated galleries, will be the site of a very community-centric exhibition, “Oh My Guad” which explores the complexities and layers of the Virgin of Guadalupe, presented in conjunction with Cold Fire Art Company, an East LA art curation…
‘Between Worlds” at Corey Helford Gallery Opens at New CHG Space in Boyle Heights.
On Saturday night, December 12th, in Corey Helford Gallery‘s new 12,000 square foot, Boyle Heights location, “Between Worlds”, a new group exhibition curated by Caro, exploring the fantasy of planets and lands yet to be explored, will open. The exhibition is a follow up to “Dreamlands”, where artists pushed the boundaries of the limitless landscape of…
Ron English: “NeoNature: We Are the New They” at New CHG Space in Boyle Heights
“Neo: Nature: We Are The New They” is an appropriate title for Ron English’s new show at Corey Helford Gallery which opens December 12 at their new 12,000 square foot, Boyle Heights location with a reception from 7pm to 10pm. Saturday’s opening marks the opening of CHG’s DTLA space and the debut of Ron English’s…
Save the Date: “Work In Progress” Opens Friday, November 27
What happens cultural curator and urban anthropologist Roger Gastman and co-curated with entertainment entrepreneur and philanthropist Doug Davis join forces in a now-defunct karaoke club in Downtown Los Angeles? Work In Progress (W.I.P.), a new art marketplace, opening exclusively in downtown LA on Black Friday, November 27, 2015. W.I.P. provides unprecedented access to available works…
Opening: Nov 11, Maria Penn at Stories Books and Cafe
On Wednesday November 11, at 7pm, Stories Books and Cafe in Echo Park presents the opening reception for the work of Maria Penn. Penn’s colorful work is influenced by Cubism, but shows as well her a lifelong affinity for Aztec, Mayan and Native American symbolism. Now in her 70s, Penn has led a storied life.…
Save the Date: November 7, El Velorio at Plaza de la Raza
Dia de los Muertos continues as a super celebration of SoCal Latinx culture on November 7 when Exodus Events presents El Velorio at Plaza de la Raza. Featuring live music ranging from mariachis to rock, DJs, costumes, traditional food, and altars, El Velorio also presents one of the largest Dia de los Muertos themed art…