Save the Date: March 28, “Beyond Graffiti 2” Opening
Saturday March 28, the Architecture and Design Museum, Los Angeles presents the opening reception for “Beyond Graffiti 2.” Curated by the Los Angeles Art Collective, “Beyond Graffiti 2” exhibits the work of iconic graffiti artists, defining the rich history of the urban art scene as it pushes past the preconception of the spray can as…
Bumblebee Loves You and Mikael Brandrup Mural Collaboration in the DTLA Arts District with Google’s Street Art Project.
Cartwheel Art Tours and Cartwheel Art spent time with Bumblebee Loves You and Mikal Brandrup while they were painting a new mural in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District at The Container Yard yesterday. The painting occurred during the Google Cultural Institute‘s Street Art Project launch. Check out some of the photos here from their work while we…
Urban Exploration of the Southeast Quarter in the DTLA Arts District with Artists and Makers.
Join Cartwheel Art Tours on Sunday March 15 from 1:00pm – 4:30pm for a unique perspective and immersive urban experience in art, food/beverage and history. This exciting new tour itinerary provides an opportunity for guests to meet artists and makers along with learning about the new developments occurring in one of Los Angeles’s most unique, dynamic, art-centric…
“POW! WOW! Hawaii” Breaks Barriers in Honolulu
Reminder: Hawaii is a rock in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Throughout most of history, it’s proven a culture difficult to penetrate. That also ensures the Islands’ heritage stays rich and seemingly unbreakable. So aside from the non-stop influx of sun-burned tourists sporting Aloha shirts, not much else coming from outside leaves much of…
Graffiti Primer by Steve Grody, author of Graffiti LA.
Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. — Frederick Douglass I should also add the phrase “don’t shoot the messenger.” Graffiti and its related activities, such as postering (“wheat pasting”), is very…
New Urban Exploration Tour: DTLA Arts District Southeast Quarter with Artists and Makers.
Join Cartwheel Art Tours on Sunday March 15, from 1:00pm – 4:30pm for a unique perspective and immersive urban experience in art, food/beverage and history. This exciting new tour itinerary provides an opportunity for guests to meet artists and makers along with learning about the new developments occurring in one of Los Angeles’s most unique, dynamic, art-centric and…
POW WOW! Hawaii – Mural Progress. Photos and captions by Mike Cianciulli
Philadelphia-based Yis Goodwin, aka NoseGo, adds detail to his collaboration piece with Hawaii’s Aaron ‘Angry Woebots’ Martin (aka Woes) on the side of Lana Lane Studios in Honolulu’s Kaka’ako district during POW! WOW! Hawaii. POW WOW! Hawaii, a week-long event that brings over a hundred international and local artists together to create murals and other…
Interview: Nicholas Ganz, aka Keinom, Talks Graffiti, Women, Tibet and Burma
Nicholas Ganz, alias Keinom, is a well known German graffiti artist and the author of some worldwide famous books. His first book, Graffiti World, was published in 2004, followed by Graffiti Woman in 2006. He has also published several books on Burma and Nepal. Cartwheel Art’s European correspondent Rebekah Schranez talked with the artist/author/activist about…
LA Art Show’s Cartwheel Art Tour: “The Art of Development and the Development of an Art Scene”.
Join us for our one-year anniversary celebration of Cartwheel Art Tours as we travel by bus from the Convention Center to the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District on an immersive experience in the most unique, art-centric, and rapidly changing part of Los Angeles. This special Cartwheel Art Tour, designed for LA Art Show guests, as…
LA Art Show 2015: Dark Progressivism Debuts on International Stage
The 20th anniversary of the LA Art Show opens tonight, and I am thrilled–not only because the art is amazing (check out Littletopia with its collection of local cutting edge galleries, and The Mural Conservancy Los Angeles’ booth which features Petal and Blossom and Los Quatros, along with art galleries from around the world), but…
Save the Date: January 6, Wini Brewer at Barbara’s the Brewery
It can put me in a weird place when asked to participate in a show as an artist or curatrix. A lot of the time, I feel it’s more about the asker, who hopes I’ll fall into the trap of shameless self-promotion and by extension give their project exposure, rather than it being about…