Becca + Philip Lumbang “Awesome” at Copro
The only woman in the LA street art scene when began in the early 1990s, becca‘s work stood out for its content and style: waifish girls, often with cuts and scrapes staring mutely. Her work was mysterious, disturbing, and moved her off building walls and into galleries (she took a break for a couple years…
Brave New Worlds: “Futurology” and Heidi Taillifer at Copro Gallery
Considering we live in an age of digital footprints, cyber-surveillance, and iron domes, I’m surprised that I don’t see more paranoid art. I see a lot of sad bunnies and suicidal bears, but I reckon that has more to do with our inner-child, lost youth, and other icky therapeutic garbage than anything dealing with Orwellian…
Copro: Heidi Taillifer — “Land of the Blind,” and “Futurology”– Group Show
In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king, but can that one eye see the future? Copro Gallery presents a solo show, Heidi Taillifer’s “Land of the Blind” and a group show “Futurology.” Heidi’s exhibit features new and sculptural works centered around the theme of Eros, and original oil paintings featuring Heidi’s studies reflecting…
Lesle Ditto, “Humanity Lost” and Xue Wang, “Time Off For Good Behaviour” at Copro
Our humanity lost when we mistreat animals, though Immanuel Kant said it better: He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. Leslie Ditto addresses that aspect of man’s inhumanity her second show at Copro Gallery, “Humanity…
Conjoined III Closing Reception, Chet Zar at Copro
Chet Zar returns to Copro Gallery for the closing of “Conjoined III: The Final Chapter,” a diminsional group art exhibition–think assemblage, sculpture, textural and in case of this show, full of dark and weird surprises. Zar curated this show and will be once again signing Black Magic, The Art of Chet Zar. As a special…
Chet Zar Signs Black Magic at Copro, Curates Conjoined III
It’s a double-whammy night at Copro Gallery with “Conjoined III: The Final Chapter,” a diminsional group art exhibition–think assemblage, sculpture, textural and in case of this show, full of dark and weird surprises since it’s curated by dark artist Chet Zar who will also be there signing his new book, Black Magic, The Art of…
“The Illumination” opens at Copro Gallery
This Saturday Copro Gallery celebrates the Holidays with a group art exhibition “The Illumination” and Christmas Party. It’s a great exhibit and will be a lot of fun so I hope you can make it! Featured artists in this exhibit are: Genevive Zacconi, Alexandra Manukyan, Clare Toms, Robert Connett, Peter Chan, Ewelina Koszykowski, Macsorro, Becca, Philip Lumbang,…
The Lowdown from Joe Copro: Interview with Greg Escalante
Cultural movements, as organic as they may seem, don’t just happen on their own. Especially so when it comes to art movements. There are catalysts involved. Art cannot breathe and flourish in a vacuum. Whether it’s been the Medici or Theo Van Gogh, art has always needed it’s patrons, it’s champions, it’s guardians of…
Adam Miller, Christian Rex van Minnen and Billy Norrby at Copro Gallery
Among the Ruins, by Adam Miller looks at different family’s existing in a post industrial world looking back at what appears to be the remnants of a time of great expansion and strength from a distance after the machinery of state has collapsed. The new hope represented by their children exists against the darkness of…
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…
“Anomalies” – beinArt Collective Group Show at Copro Gallery
“Anomalies” will be the third beinArt Collective group show at Copro Gallery, curated by Jon Beinart. The participating artists have been hand picked for their natural disposition towards the strange and deranged. This exhibition will showcase over 50 artists’ interpretations of “Anomalies” and sideshow/carny culture. There will be paintings, drawings and sculptures of subjects that…