SAVE THE DATE: Belfast Painter Ted Pim’s First U.S. Exhibition, “Empire Lines,” Opens at The Salon at automatic sweat on Saturday, November 16
This weekend in the Culver City Arts District, The Salon at automatic sweat will celebrate the launch of Belfast artist Ted Pim’s solo show, “Empire Lines.” The Salon, established in 2013, is a passion project of John Papsidera, one of the most successful casting directors in the world, and producer Valoree Papsidera. The husband and…
PREVIEW: “Forest Bathing” Opens at The Loft at Liz’s – Saturday, May 11, 2019
A forest is growing in the center of Los Angeles, and it’s made of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and other artwork. The Loft at Liz’s, the art gallery located above Liz’s Antique Hardware, holds a nature-themed show every spring. This year’s show, curated by Betty Ann Brown, is titled “Forest Bathing.” Brown explains, “In Japan, they…
INTERVIEW: Brannan Mason Talks About His New DTLA Art Gallery and Its Focus on Social Impact
A new contemporary art gallery, Brannan Mason Gallery, opens south of Cartwheel Art in the Downtown Los Angeles Arts District this weekend. The inaugural exhibition, “Cornerstone,” features a series of street portraits taken in New York City by French photographer Etienne Rougery-Herbaut along with new paintings by Haitian artist Samdi. A series of six collaborative works by…
Preview: Christian Letts “Pietro” at Viola! Creative Studio – Friday September 8th through September 20th
The exhibition “Pietro” a collection of new paintings and sculptures by Christian Letts, opens on Friday September 8th at Viola! Creative Studio in Los Angeles. The work highlights the artist’s investigation into fear and the human condition, as well as the universal perception of the unknown and its affects on the audience. “Everything we see…
Event Coverage: Val Kilmer’s Pop-Up Art Exhibit “ICON GO ON, I’LL GO ON” – EXTENDED THROUGH
Val Kilmer, who is exhibiting his paintings and sculptures, as a pop-up art show, at the Gabba Gallery, has extended the show through July 29th, 2017. Kilmer, best known as an actor, has been using painting to investigate the nature of Icons, and to explore issues of celebrity, identity, reproduction, and American mythic archetypes. In…
Preview: Anthony Ausgang Solo Show “Catascopes” at Copro Gallery
Meow! This Saturday, May 30 from 8pm to 11:30, the cat man cometh, when Anthony Ausgang launches his purr-fect new solo show, CataScopes at Copro Gallery. For his solo show Ausgang, whose work is super mind- and reality-bending, brings an even further-out psychedelic edge to Pop Surrealism. His trademark cat characters are more than just…
Mark Ryden’s “Gay 90’s West” Art at Kohn Gallery in Hollywood
CARTWHEEL takes a look at some of Mark Ryden’s art featured in Kohn Gallery’s “The Gay 90’s” show, on view until June 28, 2013.
Preview: Big Hair: The Life and Times of Tomata Du Plenty at Artshare
Here are a few photos showing a bit of what’s on display at Big Hair: The Life and Times of Tomata Du Plenty May 2 and May 3. This show is a celebration of proto punk pioneer and talented artist Tomata Du Plenty, where performers presenting his music and collectors presenting his art can mingle…
Photos: Create:Fixate “I Art You”
“Amazing” was the expression most often heard Saturday night at Create:Fixate’s 12 year anniversary exhibit of “I Art You.” Artists from 40 different inventive backgrounds joined Create:Fixate at DTLA’s Lot 613 as they celebrated another successful event. The show gathered dozens of fine artists, musicians, and art enthusiasts. Attendees were impressed by the remarkable platform which…
SID: Superman is Dead at Subliminal Messages in Echo Park
A night of art and music based on the too-brief life of Sex Pistols guitarist Sid Vicious at Subliminal Projects in Echo Park.
The CARTWHEEL Interview with Isabel Samaras
Look, I know you, dear CARTWHEEL reader, I know you. You’re wicked smart, probably very attractive, you have an unquenchable thirst for art, and you most certainly already know who Isabel Samaras is. Still, new art fanatics are born every day and for them a little background may be in order. So kids, Isabel…