SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “Don’t Believe the HYPE – Los Angeles Hip Hop” at California Chinese American Museum in DTLA – Friday May 18th
Join our Downtown Los Angeles neighbors the California Chinese American Museum, for the opening reception of the “Don’t Believe the HYPE – Los Angeles Hip Hop” exhibition on Friday, May 18th. Don’t Believe the Hype: LA Asian Americans in Hip Hop looks into hip hop in the greater Los Angeles region as a site of…
Preview & Essay: ” Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment” at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) – November 11th, 2017 through January 14th, 2018
“Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment,” opening at Museum of Art and History, Lancaster (MOAH) on Saturday, November 11th, and curated by Lisa Derrick and Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, serves as a fine complement to the documentary film “Dark Progressivism.” The curatorial statement for “Dark Progressivism: The Built Environment, is an appreciative and insightful academic perspective of…
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,…
Event Coverage: “Southland” Curated by Patrick Martinez
Artist and Curator of “Southland,” Patrick Martinez. His piece is entitled, “nine deuce.” Charlie James Gallery is currently presenting “Southland”, a group show curated by Patrick Martinez, including works by Sadie Barnette, Sandow Birk, Gregory Bojorquez, Kenturah Davis, Gajin Fujita, Gary Garay, Ramiro Gomez, Lauren Halsey, Kysa Johnson, Nery Gabriel Lemus, Star Montana, Kaz Oshiro, Kenton…
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…
Feb 12: “Dark Progressivism” Art History/Graffiti Documentary Screens at Orange County Museum of Art
Cartwheel Art is thrilled to announce that the Newport Beach Film Festival and Orange County Museum of Art will be presenting a free sneak preview screening of the feature length documentary Dark Progresssivism at the Orange County Museum of Art, Friday February 12th at 7pm, followed by a Q&A with director Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, producer…
Pacific Rim State of Mind: Gajin Fujita at LA Louvre
In 1939, the World’s Fair in San Francisco, also known as the Golden Gate International Exposition, exhibited a transpacific unity that included West Coast modern design, Mexican and Asian artwork, and Pacific Coast goods. Stemming from xenophobic hostilities against Asian and Mexican minorities in California, the exhibition tried to bring awareness and understanding of outside…
Gajin Fujita Solo Show Opens Tonight, May 27 at L.A. Louver
L.A. Louver is presenting a solo exhibition”Warriors, Ghosts and Ancient Gods of the Pacific” that consists of 13 new paintings by Los Angeles-based artist Gajin Fujita, created over the past 4 years that opens tonight from 7pm – 10pm and runs through July 2nd. “Studying the ukiyo-e woodblock prints and their intricacies, I strive to get closer…
Save the Date April 11: “La Bulla” at Plaza de la Raza
¡Viva Luche Libre! On April 11, experience “La Bulla” at Plaza de la Raza. Like its inspiration, Mexican wrestling, this show is gonna be larger than life, colorful and over top with 70 artists including Defer, Gaijin Fujita, Ed Gutter, Antonio Pelayo, Isaac Pelayo, Phowl, Prime, Esmeralda Villarreal, Matthew Weinberg, and Jaime Germs Zacarias,…
“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…
Save the Date: May 15: Gajin Fujita, Alex DEFER Kizu, UGLAR Works, Vyal, Phowl and More
Artists Gajin Fujita, Alex DEFER Kizu, UGLAR Works, Phowl, Vyal, Roten, Mr. Ed Gutter, Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre and others are donating their works for a silent auction to help launch production of the film Dark Progressivism: On Rupture and Rebellion, May 15 at the NELA watering hole Footsies, from 6pm to 9pm. This is a…