Meet Artists (And Buy Their Merch) at Mercado Los Olvidados #3 – Friday, September 21 to Sunday, September 23
The pskaufman… gallery, located in Downtown Los Angeles, will host the third annual Mercado Los Olvidados next weekend. Footwear designer Paul Kaufman, who co-created the pop-up marketplace with artist Camille Rose Garcia, says, “It’s an artists’ market that’s different from other markets in that it’s a little more merchandise driven, with small exclusives that the…
ICA LA Celebrates Its First Year in the DTLA Arts District with an ‘INCOGNITO’ Benefit – Friday, September 7 & Saturday September 8
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, better known as ICA LA, emerged in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District last year. The museum’s previous incarnation, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, needed a new home, and after a short time when it was known as SMMoA Unbound, the museum settled in DTLA, not far from…
PREVIEW AND INTERVIEW: Lucy Sparrow’s “Sparrow Mart” at The Standard DTLA – August 1 – 31
Sparrow Mart is a grocery store stocked with 31,000 items, every single one of them made from felt. It’s hard to fathom the concept until you’re actually standing in an aisle, plastic basket in hand, deciding among fuzzy boxes of Twinkies, adorable roller-grill hot dogs, and squishy boxes of Johnny Cat kitty litter. Each piece…
SAVE THE DATE: DTLA Arts District Block Party – Sunday July 22
Cartwheel Art is excited to announce that we will be participating in DTLA’s first Arts District Block Party. On Sunday, July 22, the 1800 block of Industrial St. between Mateo St. & Mill St. in the south area of the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District, will be closed to traffic from noon to 8 p.m.…
SAVE THE DATE: Garage Gallery Art Show – Saturday June 30
This Saturday, June 30, Garage Gallery L.A. is holding a one-night art party. Tickets to the Garage Gallery Art Show are free if you RSVP on Eventbrite. The 6,400 square-foot downtown art space will feature 3RDi, Dick Cherry, Enoe and Erica Wexler, as well as a group show with work from Arlou Somo, Atom St.…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening of Larry Bell’s “Complete Cubes,” Mary Heilmann’s “Memory Remix” and more at Hauser & Wirth – Saturday June 23
On Saturday, June 23, Hauser & Wirth are holding an opening reception for their summer exhibitions, which run through September 23. Larry Bell’s “Complete Cubes” will be on display in the North A Gallery. This is the first show to present Bell’s glass cubes in every size that the acclaimed California Minimalist produced over the…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “Cat Art Show 3” at Think Tank Gallery – Thursday June 14
The Cat Art Show, described as “the world’s most popular biennial art exhibition dedicated to the feline,” returns to Think Tank Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, June 14, 2018. “Cat Art Show 3: The Sequel Returns Again” will feature more than 100 globally-recognized and emerging artists, including Mark Ryden, Ellen von Unwerth, Brandon…
PREVIEW: Art at The Rendon // Hidden Rooms Explores DTLA’s Past with an Eye to the Future
Brothel. Dive bar. Murder site. Flophouse. The Rendon Hotel has been all of those, and because it’s Los Angeles, the four-story brick building eventually became a filming location. Now with Los Angeles blooming as a major art city, the Rendon Hotel has been reborn as an installation location called Art at the Rendon. The Rendon,…
Cartwheel Art Tours: Underground LA – DTLA
Explore the city’s “underground” past ranging from famous Prohibition-era murders to the famous speakeasy haunts that the Hollywood elite would frequent. This experience includes a few stops, under the busy streets of Los Angeles, to discover century-old tunnels and speakeasies, alongside more modern interpretations of the city’s hidden watering holes. Our founder and experience curator,…
Cartwheel Art Tours: Underground LA – DTLA
Explore the city’s “underground” past ranging from famous Prohibition-era murders to the famous speakeasy haunts that the Hollywood elite would frequent. This experience includes a few stops, under the busy streets of Los Angeles, to discover century-old tunnels and speakeasies, alongside more modern interpretations of the city’s hidden watering holes. Our founder and experience curator,…
SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “The People’s Home– Winston Street 1974” at These Days Gallery – Friday May 18th
These Days Gallery is partnering with UNITED AMERICAN INDIAN INVOLVEMENT, an organization founded in 1974 to aid local disadvantaged Native Americans in their presentation of “The People’s Home– Winston Street 1974.” UAII opened in the same building that the gallery maintains today, at 118 Winston Street in DTLA, making this exhibit an especially meaningful one. The…