EVENT COVERAGE & INTERVIEW: “Treasured Again” The Transformation of TATABA Vintage
Gilena Simons’s TATABA Vintage has set the stage for moving the store from its current location as a conventional retail store to be transformed to a highly curated gallery space in a new location at the beginning of next year. The kick-off party last weekend of “Treasured Again” set the stage for that transformation. TATABA…
Cartwheel Art Tours Coverage: Neighborhood Explorations in DTLA, with Cartwheel Art Tours Host – Deborah Vanakin
“Media, Arts and a Changing Downtown L.A.” Deborah Vanakin, Arts & Culture writer for the LA Times, led Neighborhood Explorations for guests of the Airbnb Open-Los Angeles, in Downtown Los Angeles, covering The Grand Avenue Corridor and its immediate surroundings–a hub of media, civic engines and arts and culture. The Neighborhood Explorations were curated and produced by Cartwheel Art…
Save the Date: June 25, “California Locos” New Works, Skate Decks
The California Locos–Chaz Bojorquez, Dave Tourjé, John Van Hamersveld, Norton Wisdom, and Gary Wong–five pioneering Los Angeles artists whose roots are in graffiti, surf, skate and punk rock—bring their edgy, sun soaked styles to Venice, CA with new works for a week-long summer pop-up–a show so big it needed two locations: 319 Ocean Front Walk,…
Save the Date: “AFTERMATH” — Robert Graham Studio Gallery – April 9th
“Aftermath,” will have an opening reception on Saturday April 9th at Robert Graham Studio Gallery, The show brings together works by Juan Carlos Munoz Hernandez, Gajin Fujita, Alex “Defer” Kizu, Joe “Prime” Reza, Big Sleeps, the documentary Dark Progressivism, along with sculptures and sketches by Robert Graham, and photography by Jim McHugh, who photographed Robert Graham’s…
Hello! 40 Artists Reinterpret Hello Kitty at the Japanese American National Museum
The end of October marks the beginning of the world’s first official Hello Kitty convention at Moca’s Geffen Contemporary, and right next door the Japanese American National Museum is saying “Hello” to the Kitty fans by exhibiting over 40 contemporary mixed media works all created with Hello Kitty as the subject. “Hello! Exploring the…
Cameron: Arcane Artist, Model for the Modern Woman
Cameron: poet, artist, actress, muse, mystic, witch, woman. Cameron: wife of one of the most influential scientists and philosophers of the last century, a man whose tragic, violent death could not hinder or derail his consort’s own development. Cameron: a forceful, rebellious soul who embraced the shadows, stepping forth from the night of nights and…
Paul Schimmel Announces HUGE Arts District Gallery
Former MOCA chief curator Paul Schimmel who left over MOCA’s then-director Jeffrey Deitch’s shall we say “deitchiness”–has returned victorious and triumphant to downtown Los Angeles, specifically to the Downtown Art District. On his Facebook page, Schimmel posted: My new home in downtown LA -a late 19 th early 20 th Century flour Mill. The 100,000…
“Kim Dingle’s Wine Bar for Children at Mister Ling’s Market”
Kim Dingle. Artisan wine. Craft beer. A pink jeep kiddie ride. Coagula. Can you imagine a better October 26 in Chinatown? “Kim Dingle’s Wine Bar for Children at Mister Ling’s Market” is Dingle’s first Los Angeles solo show since 2007, merging her restaurant and studio practice by curating a boutique wine and braft Beer shop…
“Outside the Lines” Coloring Book at MOCA
Keith Haring, Laurie Lipton, Shepard Fairey, AIKO, Exene Cervenka, RISK, Steven Harrington, Tyler Gibney, Gary Baseman and Tofer Chin are among the 100-plus artists who have work in “Outside the Lines: An Artists’ Coloring Book for Giant Imaginations,” now available at the MOCA Store at MOCA Grand Ave. A launch party and signing event, during…
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.
It’s Second Thursday DTLA Art Walk Plus Angel City Brewery “Artists On Tap”
The second Thursday of the month brings the Downtown Art Walk –a great experience with people from all over the area, strolling, visiting galleries, shops, restaurants, and bars. Some things to check out: Una is performing at Machine Inspired Art and the Art Walk Lounge provides a place to chill, with Fiji Water, a…