Event Coverage from Preview: Mercado Los Olvidados (pop-up market), Curated by Camille Rose Garcia and Paul Kaufman – Friday September 22nd through Sunday September 24th
Mercado Los Olvidados, loosely translated as the Lost Ones Market and borrowing inspiration from the surrealist Luis Buñuel’s film of the same name, is an annual artist’s popup market taking place, fittingly, in underground downtown Los Angeles. Check out the preview video here Conceived and curated by Camille Rose Garcia and Pskaufman, Mercado Los Olvidados…
Save the Date: “Work In Progress” Opens Friday, November 27
What happens cultural curator and urban anthropologist Roger Gastman and co-curated with entertainment entrepreneur and philanthropist Doug Davis join forces in a now-defunct karaoke club in Downtown Los Angeles? Work In Progress (W.I.P.), a new art marketplace, opening exclusively in downtown LA on Black Friday, November 27, 2015. W.I.P. provides unprecedented access to available works…
Photos, Interviews: “Boxes of Death Four” at AR4T Gallery
The brilliant pairing of the two terms “Electric” and “Coffin” creates a high-watt kinetic introduction every time this Seattle team produces a project, an installation, an assemblage, or a show. In their annual Boxes of Death group exhibition, which features the work of fifty artists, they tap into a larger store of amplified energy. It’s…
Collector Interview: Coachella Content Coordinator Jon Halperin
The secret to a good art collection? Form strong relationships with galleries. Have a good framer you can depend on. Buy at charity shows when you can. These pointers come from Jon Halperin, who has one of the most enviable pop art / street art collections of small-to-medium prints, original paintings and toys we’ve ever…
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…
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…