Field Trip Day in Pasadena!
;alkdjf How well do you know L.A.? How well do you know how to use the Field Trip app on your phone? Prove it on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 at Field Trip Day Los Angeles. Like a modern day treasure hunt, the one-day event requires walking shoes, water, sunblock and a lovely afternoon, plus an…
“City and Self” at Red Pipe Gallery
Curated by Mat Gleason, the one-night-only group exhibition “City and Self” takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 at Red Pipe Gallery. The show hosts more than 30 Los Angeles artists who explore the theme of self-portrait and the City of L.A. Chung King Road is the contemporary gallery hot spot of Los Angeles, and since…
Gianni Arone at 50/50 Art Gallery
Highland Park gallery 50/50 hosts Gianni Arone’s “Transitioning Trauma” on Sept. 14, 2013 from 6pm to 11pm. The exhibition will be the artist’s first solo show, and you’re probably familiar with his work under the names THEFL and Theforestlawn. The exhibition is deeply personal, showcasing various chapters of the artist’s life, including recent traumatic events.…
2 Exhibtions at Copro: BLAB! SHOW and Ryan Heshka
Copro Gallery in Santa Monica opens two art exhibitions on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013 at 8pm. The Piano Truck will provide the tunes. BLAB! SHOW 2013 is a group show of works from art anthology BLAB WORLD 3, with pieces by Camille Rose Garcia, Ana Bagayan, Peter Ferguson and many more. This is the 8th…
Save The Date! October 12-13 Beyond Eden 2013 Honors Greg Escalante
Los Angeles’ very Los-Angeles-in-the-best-way art fair, Beyond Eden returns to the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park in East Hollywood, October 12 and 13 after a one year hiatus. This celebration of New Contemporary Art–think Pop Surrealism, conceptual narrative, low brow, no brow, interpretive representational, neo-expressionism–is a multi-gallery show featuring bold…
Richard Newton, “La Gruta Azul/The Grotto”
Conceptual artist Richard Newton’s newest installation,”La Gruta Azul/The Grotto” blends Jewish, Catholic and Buddhist religious symbolism with empty drink cans and water bottles that create an otherworldly environment. Opening at Jancar gallery on Saturday night–the only evening “The Grotto” will be able to be viewed in the nighttime light–“The Grotto” will in place until…
Another New Downtown Art’s District Mural Heralds Zinc Cafe’s Arrival
The Downtown Los Angeles Arts District has another new mural on its newest restaurant-to-be, Zinc Cafe at 580 Mateo, across the street from Handsome Coffee. Scheduled to open in January 2014, Zinc Cafe features lacto-ova and vegan food–think California/Mediterranean cuisine with salads, grains, vegetables, paninis and small pizzas, plus pastries and desserts. The menu is…
ROCK/FIGHT at Project Gallery
Hosted by Henry Rollins, the “ROCK/FIGHT” exhibition showcases music, boxing and wrestling photos. The images are historic; their subjects iconic. Vintage sporting-event photography by Theo Ehret is juxtaposed with the punk rock photos of Edward Colver, Henry Diltz, Janette Beckman and a dozen other giants of the punk-era lens. And in the center ring: The…
Pasadena Museum of California Art
Pasadena is soooo SoCal, so it makes sense that this city would be the home to a museum focused solely on California art. And with Southern California being so shaped and influenced by cars, what could be more natural than to have a garage with artwork designed by California-grown street artist Kenny Scharf! Opened in…
Pasadena: Norton Simon Museum of Art
With a collection comprising more than 11,000 objects focusing on European art from the 14th to 19th Century, Asian art, and Modern Art, Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum of Art showcases the vision and wealth of its namesake, American industrialist and native Californian, Norton Simon. Simon, an avid collector who died in 1993, had entered into…
Nathan Ota Signs “Nathan Ota: Ikiru” Friday at La Luz de Jesus
Nathan Ota’s adept, surreal artwork takes viewers into a perilous nether world, off-color and off-kilter. And with Nathan Ota: Ikiru, the full overview of the artist’s work, readers can explore the artist’s beginnings as street artist, through illustration, fine art and coming full circle to his collaboration with RISK. He’ll be at La Luz de…