Shaun Berke, Hudson Marquez, Junko Mizuno, Lisa Petrucci Opening Reception, La Luz de Jesus
La Luz de Jesus opens Friday, January 4 with Hudson Marquez, Shaun Berke, Junko Mizuno, and Lisa Petrucci
Ike Turner Killed JFK: A Conversation with Hudson Marquez
Hudson Marquez is one of the most gifted raconteurs I’ve ever met. He has the kind of gift for gab that only comes from living a nomadic life peppered with thorny characters. His voice is loud but oddly soothing, with just the gentlest Louisiana lilt. Hudson has a salty tongue, and appears to have no…
Twitter Art Exhibit: Los Angeles
Twitter Art Exhibit: Los Angeles is the third installment of an open international exhibition of handmade postcard art for charity, donated by hundreds of participating artists from around the globe. CARTWHEEL writer Keith Dugas, himself a painter, is participating with his portrait of Coagula Curatorial’s Mat Gleason. E.U. Gallery presents Twitter Art Exhibit: Los Angeles.…
Motorcycle Club Cuts in Riverside
Like all good things wild and free, “Hell’s Union” was gone too soon. I got the tail end of the exhibition of vintage cuts – outlaw motorcycle club leather and denim vests from the 60s and 70s – at UC Riverside ARTSblock. The cuts are the collection of artist-rider Jeff Decker. As American folk art,…
CARTWHEEL Details Editorial Team; Prepares for Art Basel, Miami Art Fairs
With Art Basel and the Miami Art Fairs just around the corner, CARTWHEEL wants to introduce our editorial staff. As senior editor, I am thrilled, thrilled, thrilled to head up a staff of writers and photographers who are dedicated to bringing their love of art–and their knowledge about art, from street art to fine art,…
Matjames Metson, “Embrace” Group Show at OCCCA, Santa Ana
The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Ana Artist Village provides some of the coolest exhibitions in the Inland O.C. and is a real anchor for the area, helping to transform the once-not-so-great downtown section of Santa Ana into a thriving arts and dining district. This month artist-owned and operated non-profit venue presents…
“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…
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…
Palette Cleanser: Fall Group Exhibition at C.A.V.E. Gallery
Has the Los Angeles summer art season exhausted you? Have the crushing throngs of fashionista scenesters tested your patience? Has it all left a slightly bitter taste of pretension in your mouth? As usual, C.A.V.E Gallery has just the antidote with their palette cleansing annual “Fall Group Exhibition.” The show features over a dozen artists, and pretty much exemplifies…