Life of Victoria Blyth Hill, Noted Art Conservator, Celebrated at LACMA
On Sunday, June 30, the life of noted art conservator Victoria Blyth Hill was celebrated on the terrace of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where Hill had worked for 26 years, retiring in 2005 from her position as Director, Conservation Center. Victoria died on April 20, 2013. I knew Victoria socially through my…
CARTWHEEL’s Guide to ArtPadSF May 16-19, 2013
For three days and four nights beginning the evening of May 16, a selection of contemporary California galleries will all be poolside in San Francisco, and they’ll be doing more than just kicking back and relaxing! Quite the opposite: At ArtPadSF, the art fair at ultra-hip Phoenix Hotel, the whole complex is abuzz as collectors,…
Pancakes and Booze: 100 Artists, Plus Bands, Visual Artists and All-You-Can-Eat-Pancakes!
Pancakes and Booze! Booze and pancakes! What could be a better way to enjoy the world’s largest show of emerging artists–100 of them in 10,000 square foot building–than with free all-you-can-eat pancakes and washed down with pay-as-you-drink alcohol. Oh and bands! Lots of bands! Two stages of bands! And body painting! Admission is $5 You…
James Haunt Solo Art Show at Handplant
We loved seeing James Haunt take top honors at Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler in March, and the artist hosts a solo art show at Handplant Skateshop in Laguna Beach on May 4, 2013. In addition to original artwork, attendees will see the launch of a summer apparel collection by the artist and music by…
ArtPadSF May 16-19
Now in its third year, ArtPadSF returns to the uber-hip Phoenix Hotel, located in San Francisco’s once notorious Tenderloin District, now home to a burgeoning blend of art galleries, restaurants and high tech businesses. ArtPadSF 2013 will host 40 galleries in the boutique hotel’s groovy rooms which surround the vintage kidney-shaped pool. The art fair focuses…
Collecting: It’s in the Cards
I love collecting postcards of art, and often spend time in museum gift shops mulling over the options. Usually I buy duplicates, one for me to save, and extras to mail or use as gift cards in packages. Packaged postcards of exhibitions have been an increasingly popular item, and some sets of postcards, notably…
Gallerists Discuss Armory Arts Week
Amory Arts Week was a flurry of activity for collectors, artists, and of course gallerists, the majority of whom travel thousands of miles, coordinating the shipping of art works, setting up their booths, and then greeting myriads of visitors over the course of four days, before tearing it all down, and shipping it back. We…
Animal Style: A Conversation with JAW Cooper
JAW Cooper doesn’t know this, but she often wakes me up. She gets me out of bed. You see, I have very troubled sleep and most mornings my eyes open before the alarm sounds. In those drowsy moments, when my body isn’t quite motivated to propel itself off the mattress yet, I end up…