Robert Williams Pop-Up Auto Show at NHRA Motorsports Museum – Saturday August 11
If Southern California is hot rod heaven, then the National Hot Rod Association Motorsports Museum at the Pomona Fairgrounds is Nirvana. And on Saturday, August 11, the living god of hot rod art, Robert Williams, makes an appearance at the NHRA Museum for a discussion with curator and hot rod historian Greg Sharp as part…
Save the Date: SCOPE Miami December 1 to December 6
This year marks the fifteenth anniversary of SCOPE Miami, the vibrant art fair held during Miami Art Week. Each year, over 350,000 visitors descent to Miami for the world’s most exciting and important international art-centric event of the year that incorporates art, music, fashion and design, creating a cultural phenomenon. SCOPE, whose emphasis is on expanding the careers…
Save the Date: October 3 “Beyond Eden” the Final Edition
“Beyond Eden“–the multi-gallery event at the LA Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park celebrating the New Contemporary Art Movement–is the fall season’s major art event. This year marks the fifth and final year for “Beyond Eden.” The the event opens October 3, with a reception open to all from 6pm to 11pm. Sunday the gallery…
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…
Kulture Kreator: An Interview with Craig Stecyk
I’m not going to lie, from the moment I was asked to interview Craig Stecyk about curating Kustom Kulture II, I started to freak the hell out. Oh, I put on a calm front—‘Sure. Yeah, I’ll do it.” But once I hung up the phone, I was seized by a mild neurotic meltdown. There is the…
Preview: Greg Escalante on the Upcoming “Kustom Kulture II” Exhibition
Wendy Sherman interviews curator and collector Greg Escalante during the final stages of preparation for the Kustom Kulture II exhibition, which opens at the Huntington Beach Art Center on July 13. Greg explained why he decided to revisit the original idea 20 years later, and hinted at some of the treasures he has in store for us this time around.
The Lowdown from Joe Copro: Interview with Greg Escalante
Cultural movements, as organic as they may seem, don’t just happen on their own. Especially so when it comes to art movements. There are catalysts involved. Art cannot breathe and flourish in a vacuum. Whether it’s been the Medici or Theo Van Gogh, art has always needed it’s patrons, it’s champions, it’s guardians of…