Murals Approved for Private Homes in Parts of Los Angeles
Get your paint cans ready! Murals can now be painted on single-family homes in northeast Los Angeles, Boyle Heights, and parts of South Los Angeles under a pilot program given final approval Tuesday by the Los Angeles City Council! This approval was the final step for the Los Angeles Mural Ordinance, spearheaded by councilman Jose…
Photos! It’s Legal! And Big! New Ron English Mural in LA Arts District
Ron English began work on Urban Bigfoot the first legal work to begin under the new Los Angeles Mural Ordinance. You can see it at Imperial and Jesse, Los Angeles, CA. 90021 in the Downtown LA Arts district, across from Urban Radish. (The actual building address is 667 Santa Fe). Los Angeles-based street artist…
Ron English POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery
Ron English’s Propagandastan opens at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City
Ron English: POPagandastan at Corey Helford Gallery
Hold on to your eyeballs and be prepared to take your brain on a wild ride as Ron English guides you into the culture-crazed landscape of “POPagandanstan,” opening October 26 at Corey Helford Gallery. English, whose work is included in major collections, appropriates brand and advertising iconography and morphs them into pointed social and…
Photos: Bobby Furst, Rat Fink Opening at La Luz
Acclaimed Joshua Tree artist Bobby Furst and fans of Rat Fink filled La Luz de Jesus on Friday Jun 7 for the opening of a doubled barreled pair of shows packing a whallop. Furst’s assemblage–shown for the first time outside of his desert studio and curated by Billy Shire–displayed his passion and social conscience.…
Training Wheels: “Art Collector Starter Kit” at Corey Helford Gallery
It’s a shrewd move really, and one I’m sure a lot of galleries will be emulating. Corey Helford Gallery asked their stable of top tier artists to create 12″ x 12″ pieces for “Art Collector Starter Kit” (which opened Saturday). This allowed the artists and gallery to set the prices within the realm of possibility for…
Gallerists Discuss Armory Arts Week
Amory Arts Week was a flurry of activity for collectors, artists, and of course gallerists, the majority of whom travel thousands of miles, coordinating the shipping of art works, setting up their booths, and then greeting myriads of visitors over the course of four days, before tearing it all down, and shipping it back. We…
Daniel Lahoda Shares his Andean Textiles Collection
As founder of some of the biggest street art initiatives in LA, Daniel Lahoda understands the unique territory that comes with public art. The semi-hidden LALA Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles serves as a space for exhibiting some of Los Angeles’ best street artists but Lahoda is most known for his outdoor efforts. Through his…
PREVIEW: Armory Arts Week NY 2013: The Armory Show, Scope, Fountain, and Volta
The oldest art fair in the United States, The Armory Show, has spawned a massive series of events that encompasses all five boroughs of New York City bringing international artists, galleries, dealers, collectors, and enthusiasts to the city for a week of non-stop art and culture activities. Armory Arts Week running March 5-10, 2013 includes…
Exploring Wynwood Walls in Miami
This December, while the Miami Beach art fairs were going on, hundreds of people made a trip to the Wynwood Arts District, home to The Wynwood Walls street art courtyard and a thriving young gallery scene. This district is unique in the United States, where cameras are slung around every shoulder and people — some…
CARTWHEEL: Highlights of 2012
Just six months ago CARTWHEEL launched our website, and in that time we’ve visited studios and galleries, interviewed artists and collectors, and explored art fairs, with nearly 300 posts and thousands of photos that document our excitement over the art scenes in Southern California and beyond. One of the most thrilling things for us…