SAVE THE DATE: “Staying Idols” by Drew Merritt at Thinkspace Projects (Project Room) – May 3rd through May 25th

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SAVE THE DATE: “Staying Idols” by Drew Merritt at Thinkspace Projects (Project Room) – May 3rd through May 25th

  Opening at Thinkspace Projects, in Culver City on Saturday, May 5th is  “Slaying Idols,” an exhibition featuring new works by Los Angeles-based artist Drew Merritt. Known for his hyperreal rendering and darkly stylized painting aesthetic, Merritt has created sparse works set against nondescript areas of negative white space. Primarily figurative in focus, Merritt’s pieces…

PREVIEW: Bill Barminski Retrospective Pop-Up Exhibition at Castelli Art Space – Friday, February 23rd & Saturday, February 24th

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PREVIEW: Bill Barminski Retrospective Pop-Up Exhibition at Castelli Art Space – Friday, February 23rd & Saturday, February 24th

Bill Barminski’s work represented the collective thinking of the 80’s in the DTLA art scene. Tex Hitler was my first exposure to Barminski’s work with its political tone and subversive sense of humor. You can say that about Barminski’s art career as a whole: there’s always political commentary and humor in all of his work…

SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception “Upright” by Van Arno and Luminescent” by Molly Gruninger at Thinkspace Projects – Saturday February 3rd

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SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception “Upright” by Van Arno and Luminescent” by Molly Gruninger at Thinkspace Projects – Saturday February 3rd

Thinkpsace Projects will have an opening reception on Saturday, February 3rd from 6-9pm with two artists – Van Arno in the main gallery and Molly Gruninger in the project room. More about the artists and their work: Los Angeles -based artist Van Arno’s newest series of works continue to be dynamic and bold with strong storylines…

SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “Betwixt and Between” by Sarah Joncas and Kelly Vivanco & “1984” by Scott Listfield at Thinkspace Gallery – Saturday January 6th (6-9pm)

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SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “Betwixt and Between” by Sarah Joncas and Kelly Vivanco & “1984” by Scott Listfield at Thinkspace Gallery – Saturday January 6th (6-9pm)

In the main gallery at Thinkspace Gallery, they will be presenting new works by Canadian artist Sarah Joncas and Southern Californian artist Kelly Vivanco in an exhibition titled “Betwixt and Between.” The exhibition is about the creative potential of unscripted spaces and the generative possibility of in-betweens, where Joncas and Vivanco, forego the limits of…

Save the Date: “AFTERMATH” — Robert Graham Studio Gallery – April 9th

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Save the Date: “AFTERMATH” — Robert Graham Studio Gallery – April 9th

“Aftermath,” will have an opening reception on Saturday April 9th at Robert Graham Studio Gallery, The show brings together works by Juan Carlos Munoz Hernandez, Gajin Fujita, Alex “Defer” Kizu, Joe “Prime” Reza, Big Sleeps, the documentary Dark Progressivism, along with sculptures and sketches by Robert Graham, and photography by Jim McHugh, who photographed Robert Graham’s…

Mark Grotjahn Continues to Amaze at Blum and Poe

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Mark Grotjahn Continues to Amaze at Blum and Poe

While a clear thread continues to run throughout Mark Grotjahn’s work, it wasn’t until he began to employ a less rigid hand to his practice that his approach to painting underwent a substantial change. This change wasn’t one Grotjahn necessarily chose to make. Rather, the catalyst came from a tear to his rotator cuff and…

Clive Barker: Imaginer at Century Guild in Culver City

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Clive Barker: Imaginer at Century Guild in Culver City

A rare chance to view Clive Barker’s paintings and drawings for a week-long exhibition at Century Guild in Culver City.

Clive Barker’s INK at Century Guild in Culver City

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Clive Barker’s INK at Century Guild in Culver City

An exhibition of Clive Barker, David Mack, and David Keane’s brush and ink art at the Century Club in Culver City opens on Nov. 16.

Ron English POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery

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Ron English POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery

Ron English’s Propagandastan opens at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City

Ron English: POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery

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Ron English: POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery

  Hold on to your eyeballs and be prepared to take your brain on a wild ride as Ron English  guides you into the culture-crazed landscape of “POPagandanstan,” opening October 26 at Corey Helford Gallery. English, whose work is included in major collections, appropriates brand and advertising iconography and morphs them into pointed social and…

Gail Potocki “Fragmented Alice” at Century Guild

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Gail Potocki “Fragmented Alice” at Century Guild

Robert Williams has called Gail Potocki A really fantastic artist… It’s refreshing to see a modern painter that has a classic, romantic touch and the skills to add a fresh facet of expression to the new period of Realism. On August 17, Potocki’s new series “Fragmented Alice” opens at Century Guild, featuring 15 new works…