SAVE THE DATE: Opening of Larry Bell’s “Complete Cubes,” Mary Heilmann’s “Memory Remix” and more at Hauser & Wirth – Saturday June 23
On Saturday, June 23, Hauser & Wirth are holding an opening reception for their summer exhibitions, which run through September 23. Larry Bell’s “Complete Cubes” will be on display in the North A Gallery. This is the first show to present Bell’s glass cubes in every size that the acclaimed California Minimalist produced over the…
Curly: The Importance of Arts Education and the Legacy of Chouinard
When the California Locos were hanging at Red Pipe Gallery, the Locos–Chaz Bojórquez, Dave Tourjé, John Van Hamersveld, Norman Wisdom and Gary Wong–gave a talk about their evolution. The name on all their lips as Chouinard Arts Institute. Four out of five of the guys had gone to school there, and Dave Tourjé had bought…
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…
Life of Victoria Blyth Hill, Noted Art Conservator, Celebrated at LACMA
On Sunday, June 30, the life of noted art conservator Victoria Blyth Hill was celebrated on the terrace of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where Hill had worked for 26 years, retiring in 2005 from her position as Director, Conservation Center. Victoria died on April 20, 2013. I knew Victoria socially through my…
MADE IN VENICE @ The Gallery [74 Market Street]
![MADE IN VENICE @ The Gallery [74 Market Street]](https://i2.wp.com/www.cartwheelart.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the-gallery-made-in-venice-beach-market-street-photo-by-daniel-rolnik-art-by-cactus-instrument1.jpg?resize=150%2C150 "MADE IN VENICE @ The Gallery [74 Market Street]")
MADE IN VENICE is an intimate exhibit that showcases the work of artists who live in Venice Beach [CA]. It’s at a really interesting spot named THE GALLERY, which happens to be across from Larry Bell’s studio, who in addition to having work in museums across the world also has one piece featured in this…