Jesse Hazelip “Mark of Cain” : Must-See Show, Through Nov 22
UPDATE: DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND THIS SHOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED! “MARK OF CAIN” OPEN THROUGH SATURDAY NOV 22 November 4 is mid-term election day, and in the United States, over 5.85 million citizens are denied the right to vote because they have felony convictions. The majority of these disenfranchised voters are people of color. A…
Hello! 40 Artists Reinterpret Hello Kitty at the Japanese American National Museum
The end of October marks the beginning of the world’s first official Hello Kitty convention at Moca’s Geffen Contemporary, and right next door the Japanese American National Museum is saying “Hello” to the Kitty fans by exhibiting over 40 contemporary mixed media works all created with Hello Kitty as the subject. “Hello! Exploring the…
Expression Session 2 at AR4T Gallery
Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow is currently showing Expression Session 2, a group exhibition with works spanning two generations of surf culture, featuring seven of its most influential artists. Will Pennartz, founder and owner of The Surf Gallery (2001-2010) and guest curator, selected the works on exhibition consisting of paintings, photographs, prints and posters by John Severson, Mike Salisbury, Rick…
Burning Man 2014 Photos
We’re so lucky to have friends at Burning Man–friends whose internet connections were working! Check out these pics–with more to come!
Cartwheel Art Takes Atlas Obscura on Arts District Tour
On July 20th, Cartwheel Art created a Cartwheel Art Tour in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District for Atlas Obscura Society LA, that sold out within twenty four hours of its announcement to a capacity of 25 persons. The Atlas Obscura Society LA, Los Angeles’ exploration arm of Atlas Obscura – the online guidebook to the world’s most…
Photos, Wrap Up: Lightning in a Bottle 2014
What happens when three ever-engaging, ridiculously charismatic brothers invite 15,000 of their closest friends to camp, picnic and party somewhere in the wine valley, midway btween San Francisco and Los Angeles? The answer is the biggest and most inventive Lightening in a Bottle to date. The location of this year’s LIB at a new rural…
Farmers Market Grand Opening Tour by Cartwheel Art in the Arts District
On June 19th the Arts District was in full celebration as the community came together for the grand opening of the neighborhood’s Farmer’s Market. The Arts District Farmer’s Market, sponsored by the Los Angeles River Artists and Business Association (LARABA) was inaugurated by City Councilmember for District Fourteen José Huizar, who shared a brief history…
Miryam Lumpini Brings “Safari” to Downtown Los Angeles
Up and coming young artist Miryam Lumpini gave bananas a new meaning last Thursday, July 3 during her art debut “Safari,” a collaboration between Lumpini and Production Club at Lot 613 in the LA Arts District. Since her arrival in Los Angeles, the petite yet vibrant Swede spent her days working hard to produce her…
Chilled Air Skates into Think Tank Gallery through July 12
On June 21st Luke Pelletier and Austin England took over the Think Tank Gallery and curated CHILLED AIR, a three week art and skate festival that featured art from thirty different painters, illustrators, sculptors, and installation artists. They transformed the venue into a fully functional public Skate Art Park that included mural covered skate ramps and hand crafted ramps…
LACMA Panel: A Mural Journey from Teotihuacan to Los Angeles
If you follow us here at Cartwheel Art, then chances are you know last fall, the Los Angeles city-wide ban on murals, imposed in 2002, was finally lifted. The reasons behind the ban were varied, and arguably unclear, but whatever the logic behind the original ban, it led to a sad 11 years for…
“Scratch” at El Segundo Museum of Art
One of the most important museum shows to open this year, if not this decade, “Scratch” at the El Segundo Museum of Art works on numerous levels to highlight the past, present, and future of art, lettering, and Los Angeles. Last year, the Getty Research Institute began an ambitious program conceived by graffiti collector…