Annie Preece Solo Show, “Love, Annie,” Draws Crowds to LAB Art
The crowds to get into “Love, Annie,” Annie Preece‘s solo show at LAB Art last Thursday the 20th, arrived early, and the line happily trailed up La Brea. Annie’s diverse group of fans amicably socialized while anticipating the opened doors. States Preece: It was awesome. That about sums it up. Preece is a master of bluntly getting to…
Modernism Week’s LAB ART in Palm Springs
LAB ART, the collaboration of two art hubs – Gallery 446 of Palm Springs and LAB ART of Los Angeles – showcases hand picked contemporary and street art themed work from fifteen different artists.
Richard Corman, Alec Monopoly at LAB Art
Richard Corman captures his monumental subjects in a way that reveals their souls while shrouding them in mystery, the essence of celebrity. The masses may feel an intimacy with personas, but never truly know the complex people lying behind them. Corman recently commented on this on his Facebook page, posting a poignant, up-close image of…
Miami 2013: More from Benjamin Alejandro
Benjamin Alejandro brings us more of the art that engaged him at during Miami Art Basel as he visited the fairs.
Miami 2013 Photo Blog: Thursday with Benjamin Alejandro
More from Benjamin Alejandro as he captures Wynwood Walls. Curious about Alejandro? James Daichendt writes: The self proclaimed graduate of the School of Hard Knocks, Benjamin Alejandro is motivated to broadcast his message by any means fit. From the streets to social media outlets, this self-taught artist has embraced past failures and transformed them…
Miami 2013 Photo Blog: Wednesday with Benjamin Alejandro
Artist Benjamin Alejandro sent us these pics from his Wednesday exploration in Miami’s Wynwood Walls and beyond. He writes: It’s a more or less documentation style of the whole movement over all. I’ll send you more as I do my travels and roaming around town.
See It Sunday! Artworks for the Cure: Big, Bold and Bright
There’s a lot of wow at TJ Martell Artworks for the Cure, which continues Sunday from noon to 5pm at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. It’s smart art and smart bidding: You participate in the auction–which raises funds to research and cure childhood cancers, leukemia, lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS–by using your smart phone which will…
Save the Date! TJ Martell Artworks for the Cure October 11-13
Over 100 artists fill Barker Hanger in Santa Monica the weekend of October 11-13 for the TJ Martell Artworks for the Cure, celebrating offbeat, eclectic and irreverent art while funding innovative medical research focused on finding cures for leukemia, cancer and AIDS. The list of artists is fresh, exciting and impressive. The participating galleries include…
Theft Alert! Lab Art’s Desire Obtain Cherish Mural Vandalized, Stolen
A custom mural by Desire Obtain Cherish was stolen from Lab Art‘s back wall on Friday, August 9th. A security cameras captured a bearded hipster driving a black or dark gray or dark blue compact car who pulled in the alley behind Lab Art at 5:50pm, snapped photos of the DOC mural, then tore it…
ΔLΞC MONOPOLY “Park Place” Exhibition at LAB ART Gallery
ΔLΞC Monopoly opened his first solo exhibition in LA, “Park Place,” March 14th, 2013, at street art gallery LAB Art. The show features 360 paintings spanning his career, including new paintings created exclusively for the show. ALEC Monopoly is renown for incorporating Monopoly Man, the Monopoly board game’s mascot, into his street art, paintings,…
Ethos Gallery: “Ascending Humans” Draws Stars, Artists, Art Stars
Thursday night, Ethos Gallery on Melrose glowed from within at the invitation-only artists reception celebrating the group show, “Ascending Human–A Journey Into Consciousness.” In attendance so many great artists, gallery owners, and curators, plus guitar superstar Slash; and CARTWHEEL’s Cindy Schwarzstein, Dana Nichols, and Luis Ochoa. Cindy shot our first video (she claims it was…