Save the Dates: ArtExpo SD July 24 to 26
Art Expo San Diego debuts this year, July 24 to 26 as a unique addition/alternative to ComiCon. Held on the same weekend (and close by) to both ComiCon and Gam3rCon, Art Expo San Diego offers a free, art-intensive weekend featuring a curated selection of world-class artists and DIY creatives who specialize in the imaginative creation…
Two Johns and a Whore: Well Hung and Packed at Coagula
I admit it, I curated this show, so I am biased, but damn, the “Two Johns and a Whore” opening at Coagula Curatorial on January 11 was a fun, over the top night of art and people. There were five openings on Chung King Road, and by 7:30 the scene was hopping, cameras flashing, red…
Kustom Kulture II at Huntington Beach Art Center
In 1993 the “Kustom Kulture”exhibition at the Laguna Beach Art Museum revved art world engines, opening the throttle for the Kustom car, motorcycle, surf culture and related to drive into cultural consciousness. This July, the Huntington Beach Art Center presents “Kustom Kulture II,” a twenty-year anniversary tribute to the original exhibition. The exhibition opens July…
Venice Art Walk and Silent Auction Benefiting Venice Free Clinic
The 2013 Venice Art Walk & Auctions features exclusive studio and architecture tours, silent art auction and community celebration at Google Los Angeles (located in Venice), bike tours, gallery show and special exhibitions, live entertainment, fabulous fare and more—all set against the backdrop of beautiful Venice, California. Artists open their studios, architects open their homes,…
J.A.W. Cooper “Laid Bare” and “The Bus: 29 Hooligans from Chitown”
J.A.W. Cooper is awesome and her newest series, “Laid Bare,” explores vulnerability as both a source of strength and discomfort. Flaws are authentic and humanizing, and when we allow others to see our flaws, when we accept vulnerability as necessary, we open ourselves up to truly authentic experiences and relationships. This series is about the…
C.A.V.E. Gallery: JoKa, Craww, Young Chun, Muneera Gerald
Venice’s fresh-to-edgy C.A.V.E Gallery opens a four person show with self-taught artist and habitual doodler Craww whose work is populated with skulls, crows and melancholic, big-handed girls; the Muneera Gerald‘s inky, moody portraits of modern malaise. Young Chun‘s colorful and dystopian portraits of disturbingly pretty (and pretty disturbed!) young women are fueled by his experienced as a…
Los Angeles, A Veritable Font of Type in LA Art Show “Letters from Los Angeles: Text in Southern California Art”
Los Angeles has a lot of signage. A friend of mine was visiting recently and said that he’d seen more billboards, especially ones advertising movies, than in any other city he’d visited. We’ve had the Hollywood[land] sign for almost a century, and our cars (ideally!) keep our eyes constantly aware of our surroundings, making billboards,…
CARTWHEEL’s Insider Guide to the L.A. Art Show
CARTWHEEL is honored to be part of the L.A. Art Show, happening January 23-27, 2013. With CARTWHEEL founder Cindy Schwarzstein on the host committee and our entire team dispatched to all facets of the fair throughout the week, expect detailed coverage and tons of great photos. Here are some of the galleries and artists that we…
#TwitterArtExhibit: Postcards,Tweets for Arts Division Charity at Exhale Unlimited
Nothing could stop generous Los Angelenos from layering-up and coming out on a chilly Saturday night in Chinatown to buy postcards! The ongoing “Twitter Art Exhibit” at Exhale Unlimited Gallery benefits Art Division, a non-profit program supporting under-served young adults in LA’s Rampart district in preparation for careers in the visual arts, and…
Tilt, “All You Can Eat” Opens January 17 at Fabien Castanier, Artist Reception January 19
Recognized internationally as a traditional graffiti artist, Tilt began his creative expressions as a youth, using the streets and train cars of Toulouse, France as his canvas. Developing his love for graffiti in the 1980s, he perfected his artistic practice to reflect his growing love of this mode of expression. A self-declared “graffiti fetishist,” Tilt…