Photo Essay: “Gary Baseman’s Nightmares of Halloweens Past” Opening at KK Gallery
Costumed revelers, mysterious photographs, Ghost Girl, Nightmare and the Cat, and even some translucent orbs floating around the host were all part of the experience at “Gary Baseman’s Nightmares of Halloweens Past” which opened Saturday night at KK Gallery, the brand new Los Angeles outpost of KesselsKramer, the bijzonder cool Amsterdam-based ad agency/publishing company which also…
Gary Baseman’s Nightmares of Halloweens Past: Exclusive Look
Gary Baseman loves Halloween. And he has spent over a decade collecting vintage Halloween photos from flea markets, estate sales, and various other repositories of forgotten familial detritus. Baseman has binders of masked and costumed merrymakers, over 1,500 photos in total, and on Saturday October 20, he puts 80 of those special images–all original…
“Ice Loves Rococo” – Van Arno at CHG Circa
Rock stars can have rare moments of honesty when it comes to explaining why they became musicians in the first place. “To get chicks” is a frequent refrain. Artists will be a bit more dodgy on the subject, tending to offer loftier motives than merely wanting to paint naked bodies. I think they’re hedging their bets. When…
Hello Kitty Takes Over Known Gallery
As a little girl, I thought Sanrio was toy heaven. Every mall trip, I begged to go inside. And when I did, I made sure I saw every inch of the store. I had to pick up all the trinkets, click every cutesy mechanical pencil and Sanrio-character-topped pen until one of my parents dragged me…
Reporting from Laguna Beach: Spangled and Spankin’ New
Laguna Beach is producing more diverse and vigorous shows than ever, and this month proves it. Within a few blocks of one another, close enough by foot to enjoy a warm fall evening, three art exhibitions opened last weekend. Like walking from Tomorrowland through Sleeping Beauty’s Castle past Fantasyland to the Haunted Mansion and then…
“The Macabre Show” Opens at La Luz de Jesus
Awe-inspiring. Jaw-droppingly, soul-moving beautiful works of art. Friday night I was faint with appreciation for what is the strongest, most focused group shows La Luz de Jesus has offered this year. Each artist in “The Macabre Show” exhibited coherent, cohesive, and unique visions that blended seamlessly, creating a powerful impact that left attendees uncharacteristically subdued…
Interview with Jon Beinart, Beinart Collective: “Anomalies” Opens October 13 at Copro
Jon Beinart has just curated “Anomalies,” an exhibit at CoproGallery, opening on October 13th When will the Beinart Collective radically take over the mainstream art world? As much as the suppressed megalomaniac inside me would love this, I don’t think it would be healthy for me, or the mainstream art world.. I just hope the collective…
“For Dogs’ Sake,”The London Police’s VIP Fashion Show and Documentary : Prelude to Show at Corey Helford
Sunday afternoon isn’t the most happening bar time in Hollywood, and bars aren’t the first places you think of when you hear “runway show.” Already, these two elements made “For Dogs Sake” — a VIP event put together by global street (and now gallery) artist group The London Police and Corey Helford Gallery, in anticipation…
“The Noise in the Basement” at WWA Gallery
Exhibit titles can be rather frustrating beasts for me. They tend to be oblique, esoteric things that rarely have any relevance to the art they’re intended to encapsulate. It may sound like a nitpicky, pet peevey gripe, but I’m prone to melodramatic bouts of anxiety over art as a general rule. However, when I find myself awake…
“Nailed” Closing Reception at Subliminal Projects
Allow me to take a moment for some girl talk. Being a woman is hard work. You have to constantly maintain a pristine appearance, right down to the smallest details – for example, your nails. And while some of us feel content with a plain nude color or perhaps an adventurous neon hue, others take…
Everywhere at Once: “INTERVIEWS” at Curio by AFN
There’s something not quite right about Daniel Rolnik. Don’t get me wrong, I like the guy, everybody does, but I suspect something strange afoot there. Aside from his popular blog, he writes for a number of sites and publications that include Beautiful/Decay, Fecal Face, and LA Weekly, not to mention his work here at CARTWHEEL. He has…