Event Coverage: Photo Highlights by Dan Levy of the 2018 LA Art Show Opening Night with L.A.: LEY LINES, a Featured Programming Exhibition, Presented by Cartwheel Art
Check out Dan Levy‘s photo coverage of the LA Art Show Opening party in the Featured Programming booth “L.A.: LEY LINES” which was Presented by Cartwheel Art, and Curated by Alex “AXIS” Ventura. This is part one of two posts from Dan for coverage of the opening night on Wednesday January 10th, 2018. Artists…
SAVE THE DATE: “L.A.: LEY LINES,” a Featured Programming Exhibition at LA Art Show, Presented by Cartwheel Art and Curated by AXIS with Artists: BIG SLEEPS, DEFER, EYEONE, PRIME, SWANK and AXIS – January 10th through January 14th, 2018
Groundbreaking graffiti artists AXIS, BIG SLEEPS, DEFER, EYEONE, PRIME, and SWANK define their neighborhoods and Los Angeles in “L.A.: LEY LINES” an exhibition with a site-specific installation/activation area for the LA Art Show, showcasing the LA styles of graffiti and lettering that have influenced art on a global level. Cartwheel Art, the DTLA company who provides…
Photo Coverage: Highlight’s of the LA Art Show Opening Party, by Steve Grody
The LA Art Show is always a mixed-bag kind of overdose. I’ll just mention a few of the things I enjoyed seeing. To begin with, there are always “old friends” that, though done generations ago, still have impact, like the little Willem de Kooning or Toulouse Lautrec at one gallery. Willem de Kooning Toulouse Lautrec…
Save the Date: “Roll Call”, 11 Graffiti Artists from L.A., Curated by Gajin Fujita, at L.A. Louver – Wednesday November 16th
Join us at L.A. Louver, on Wednesday November 16th for the opening reception of “ROLL CALL,” where 11 artists from L.A., will be exhibiting in a show, curated by Gajin Fujita. Artists include: Chaz Bojorquez, David Cavazos (Big Sleeps), Fabian Debora, Ricardo Estrada, Gajin Fujita, Alex Kizu (Defer), Patrick Martinez, Retna, Jose Reza (Prime), Jesse Simon,…
Save the Date: LA Times Festival of Books Art Programming — April 9th -10th
Now considered the largest book festival in the country, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books celebrates its 21-year anniversary. For 2 days the USC campus will transform into a literary paradise with writers, critics, reviewers, and such sharing stages to propel the national discourse of arts and letters, while audiences listen, meet, and get…
Save the Date: April 17 “Dark Progressivism” LA Sneak Peek, World Art Day
Cartwheel Art celebrates Los Angeles’ place as an international art city on April 17 as part of World Art Day. Now in its fourth year, World Art Day is a global event that promotes awareness of creative activity worldwide. And while World Art Day is officially April 15, in LA we love a party, so…
“Dark Progressivism” Screening at Orange County Museum of Art
The sneak peak screening of the documentary Dark Progressivism at the Orange County Museum of Art, presented by the OCMA and the Newport Beach Film Festival, was both the culmination of two years of hard work by the filmmakers and the beginning of the film’s path through festivals. The documentary follows the careers and progress…
2015 Cartwheel Art/Cartwheel Art Tours in Review
This year was an amazing year for art, and for those of us at Cartwheel Art! We kicked off the year with a special exhibition booth at the 2015 LA Art Fair, “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising,” curated by Rodrigo Ribera D’Ebre and Lisa Derrick, and featuring14 artists, including Chaz Bojorquez, Defer, Big Sleeps, Prime, Abel…
October 1 to 3: STREET Art Fair International Launches in Los Angeles
There’s a new fair in town, and it’s cementing Los Angeles’s reputation as an international art destination! The inaugural edition of Street Art Fair International, STREET, launches here in LA with world renown artists like Alec Monopoly, Mr. Brainwash, Big Sleeps, Risk, Odlaw, Desire Obtain Cherish, and Annie Preece–and Cartwheel Art is a part of…
LA Art Show 2015: Dark Progressivism Debuts on International Stage
The 20th anniversary of the LA Art Show opens tonight, and I am thrilled–not only because the art is amazing (check out Littletopia with its collection of local cutting edge galleries, and The Mural Conservancy Los Angeles’ booth which features Petal and Blossom and Los Quatros, along with art galleries from around the world), but…
“Scratch” at El Segundo Museum of Art
One of the most important museum shows to open this year, if not this decade, “Scratch” at the El Segundo Museum of Art works on numerous levels to highlight the past, present, and future of art, lettering, and Los Angeles. Last year, the Getty Research Institute began an ambitious program conceived by graffiti collector…