Interview: Art Publicists Draw Attention to Clients

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Interview: Art Publicists Draw Attention to Clients

The Miami Art Fairs and the the upcoming Los Angeles Art Show  make it clear that there are a lot of artists, emerging and established, vying for wall space be it in your museums or your home.  In Los Angeles, there are gallery shows opening every weekend, and thousands of artists hoping to hang their…

Photos: Bobby Furst, Rat Fink Opening at La Luz

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Photos: Bobby Furst, Rat Fink Opening at La Luz

  Acclaimed Joshua Tree artist Bobby Furst and fans of Rat Fink  filled La Luz de Jesus on Friday Jun 7 for the opening of a doubled barreled pair of shows packing a whallop.  Furst’s assemblage–shown for the first time outside of his desert studio and curated by Billy Shire–displayed his passion and social conscience.…

Preview: Bobby Furst’s Desert Art Raises the Heat at La Luz de Jesus

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Preview: Bobby Furst’s Desert Art Raises the Heat at La Luz de Jesus

  Joshua Tree-based artist Bobby Furst  has been creating assemblage since he was little boy growing up in Laurel Canyon. Decades later, after meeting George Herms, Furst brought a portfolio of his own work to Santa Monica College of Design Art and Architecture’s administration on the first day of classes, and was admitted into Herm’s…

Artist Interview: Scott O’Keefe on Mandalas, Joshua Tree and MRSA

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Artist Interview: Scott O’Keefe on Mandalas, Joshua Tree and MRSA

Mandala artist Scott O’Keefe discusses art, spiritualism, Lightning in a Bottle, Joshua Tree and being stricken with MRSA