CARTWHEEL’s reporting from Miami and L.A. on Instagram!
An Instagram storm is brewing in Miami and L.A. Look for daily dispatches from art shows on both coasts this weekend as the CARTWHEEL team is reporting from Art Basel satellite fairs — and the huge roundup of L.A. events — on Instagram/CARTWHEEL_art, and, as usual, our insightful stories on CARTWHEELart.com! In Miami, we have…
CARTWHEEL BLOG: “Twilight” Star Noot Seear, Brian Butler Perform Aleister Crowley Ritual
Tuesday night, artist/musician Brian Butler –assisted by Twilight: New Moon actress Noot Seear, and actor Henry Hopper– was supposed to invoke Bartzabel, the forceful spirit of Mars into to the body of actor/hipster/ James Franco at L&M Gallery to celebrate “For The Martian Chronicles” exhibit, honoring the work of sci-fi author Ray Bradbury. But UPDATE:…
“Abandon All Hope” opens at LAB Art Gallery
“Abandon All Hope” featuring the works of Los Angeles street artists Septerhed and Destroy All Design back on November 15th. Cartwheel’s own Luis Ochoa was there to capture the night. CARTWHEEL’s own Eva Recinos was able to talk with the artists (CARTWHEEL Interview) and talk about the new work, collaborative effort of exhibit and and…
“A Lovely Sort Of Death” opens at HVW8
“A Lovely Sort of Death” at HVW8 Art + Design the debut dual exhibition of Joshua Prince, a.k.a. Dust La Rock; and Cody Hudson, a.k.a. Struggle Inc. This exhibition series focuses on exploring the balance of life and death in our daily lives influenced by drug use (the rise of euphoria as well as the…
Eat a Taco, See Great Art – Restitution Press at C.A.V.E. Gallery
In a truck. At a restaurant. From a drive-thru. Nothing quite gets me as excited as a delicious, mouth-watering taco. Or should I say tacos – plural. Living in Los Angeles basically means residence in taco heaven. From big-chain restaurants to hole-in-the wall eateries, you can find tacos practically everywhere in the city. And visitors who…
People Are Strange: Mercedes Helnwein’s “Make It Dark” at Merry Karnowsky Gallery
Let’s not get too bogged down in who Mercedes Helnwein is just yet. Let us, for the moment, focus on the work which, with Helnwein, is a writer’s dream. No matter how you attempt to describe her art, you can’t really go wrong, given that one avoids words like “convivial” and “uplifting”. Helnwein traffics in oblique, moody…
Cartwheel Recap: “The Weight” opens at Known Gallery
Know Hope’s first solo show in Los Angeles since 2009 at Known Gallery, “The Weight”.
Cartwheel Recap: “Conversations” opens at Soze Gallery
Augustine Kofie and Jaybo Monk have been secretly working on new work for this one day show at Soze Gallery’s new Location in Los Angeles. The show titled “Conversations” focuses on recent studio sessions involving both artists. Unconventional in approach, Soze Galley allows the artists to freely create and curate their collaboration. It is great…
Cartwheel Recap: “La Catrina” at CHG Circa Gallery
Sylvia Ji is a favorite at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. Only fitting that she would exhibit at the recently opened CHG Circa. Ji returns to the theme of Day of the Dead with “La Catrina” for this opening of new works. CHG – Circa 8530-A Washington Blvd. Culver City, Ca 90232 310.287.2345 Gallery…
“We Are Who We Pretend To Be” at WWA Gallery
Los Angeles seems like the ideal place to stage an art exhibit that tackles issues of identity. People everywhere struggle with their identities, but in Los Angeles, that struggle is our very culture. Here that struggle breeds, festers and spreads its influential bile to all points on the globe. From studio execs who define…
Cartwheel Recap: “El Velorio” at KGB Studios
The GetDown Collective hosted a celebration at KGB Studios in Chinatown, “El Velorio” (The Wake), a Day of the Dead Cultural Event and Community Art Exhibit curated by Antonio Pelayo. Hosted by Wilmer Valdarama this event had music, dance, face painting, photo booth, live painting and food and drinks for all that attended. This event…