2015 Cartwheel Art/Cartwheel Art Tours in Review

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2015 Cartwheel Art/Cartwheel Art Tours in Review

This year was an amazing year for art, and for those of us at Cartwheel Art! We kicked off the year with a special exhibition booth at the 2015 LA Art Fair, “Dark Progressivism: Metropolis Rising,” curated by Rodrigo Ribera D’Ebre and Lisa Derrick, and featuring14 artists, including Chaz Bojorquez, Defer, Big Sleeps, Prime, Abel…

Coachella 2014 Interviews:The Diverse Visual Art From Major Production to DIY

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Coachella 2014 Interviews:The Diverse Visual Art From Major Production to DIY

Coachella definitely put the ‘Art’ in its 2014 Music and Arts Festival. For the first time in its history of 16 years, the festival’s official poster bore the names of its visual artists alongside the musical acts. The presence of visual art is inseparable from music and performance at Coachella, and it’s been an important…

Coachella 2014 Photo Essay

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Coachella 2014 Photo Essay

Coachella in photos:   Global Inheritance brought the art of recycling to Coachella Music & Arts Festival     VIP teepees: Live painting:  

Miami 2013: TRASHed Miami with Global Inheritance in Wynwood Arts District

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Miami 2013: TRASHed Miami with Global Inheritance in Wynwood Arts District

    Global Inheritance, the eco-arts group behind the artist-designed recycled bins at Coachella has returned to Miami during Art Basel for their third year with TRASHed Miami.We covered the TRASHed preview in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District before they arrived at Coachella 2013, and Paul Koudounaris snapped shots for us of the bins themselves at Coachella.…

Photos: Getting TRASHed at Coachella with Global Inheritance

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Photos: Getting TRASHed at Coachella with Global Inheritance

Global Inheritance’s TRASHed: The Art of Recycling installations–over 100 recycling bins painted by artists–are some of the most noticeable features at Coachella Music and Arts Festival, along withthe  giant  Recyclosaurus Rex which “eats” cans and bottles. We covered the TRASHed preview in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District earlier this month, and Paul Koudounaris snapped shots…

Coachella: Herakut’s Snail

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Coachella: Herakut’s Snail

This year The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival offered so much art! There were seven never-before-seen, site specific installations (last year there were only two), including  “TRASHed: Art of Recycling”  and “Recyclosaurus Rex”presented by Global Inheritance. We’ll be bringing you images of those from Paul Koudounaris  (aka Paul K), author of Empire of…

Coachella Preview: “TRASHed: The Art of Recycling”

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Coachella Preview: “TRASHed: The Art of Recycling”

Despite this art project’s name, if you call these amusing works “trash cans” you’re wrong. They’re recycling bins, and they will be fully functional at The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Annual Festival April 12-14 and April 19-21, 2013. The bins have been painted by 60 artists who were chosen from thousands of online submissions,…