SAVE THE DATE: Opening Reception of “Don’t Believe the HYPE – Los Angeles Hip Hop” at California Chinese American Museum in DTLA – Friday May 18th
Join our Downtown Los Angeles neighbors the California Chinese American Museum, for the opening reception of the “Don’t Believe the HYPE – Los Angeles Hip Hop” exhibition on Friday, May 18th. Don’t Believe the Hype: LA Asian Americans in Hip Hop looks into hip hop in the greater Los Angeles region as a site of…
Risk: New Gallery Opens in Santa Monica Saturday October 17
Graffiti legend Risk is opening his art gallery, Buckshot in partnership with with Kevin Zinger and Ivory Daniel from The Regime Management, and local entrepreneurs Howard and Bryan Spunt. Buckshot’s opening reception is this Saturday, October 17, form 6pm to 10pm. Internationally recognized for his graffiti, fine art, and illustrative work over the last thirty…
Preview: Julien’s Auctions Street Art Auction: Banksy Murals and More
The annual Street Art Auction by Julien’s Auctions offers works produced by the most significant and collectible artists in the urban art movement and several controversial lots: Banksy murals excised from walls in Bethlehem and Detroit, the latter of which contains portions of paint showing clear fingerprints of the unidentified artist. Banksy’s Donkey Documents, created in in…
“On the Wall” at Huntington Beach Art Center Photo Preview
The Huntington Beach Art Center–the exhibition location for Kustom Kulture in 2013, for which we were a media sponsor–presents a new exhibition titled “On the Wall.” The show consists of street art, featuring noted artists and many of those seen on the walls in Los Angeles by our Cartwheel Art Tours explorers in the Downtown Los Angeles…
Save the Date: October 25 Branded Arts Benefit for Vista de Mar
WOW! A mega art show featuring some of the biggest names in today’s art world benefiting one of Los Angeles’ best organizations, Vista del Mar Child and Family Services (and members of my family have been helped through this wonderful organization). Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services’ mission is to provide comprehensive, family-centered social,…
Wish List, a Group Show at the Gabba Gallery
Gabba Gallery presents “Wish List,” a unique group show featuring over 6o artists.
LAB-FEST at The Last Bookstore
In true festival fashion, Writ Large Press is hosting “LAB-FEST,” a one-day showcase where poets, musicians, artists, and other creative types can gather to enjoy performances and art, at downtown’s The Last Bookstore. The event, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, from noon to 11pm, celebrates the grand opening of DT•LAB [an independent…
The Karma Underground Charity Art Show
The Karma Underground’s “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” Charity Art Auction is August 8, 2013 at Angel City Brewery. Last year’s TKU auction for Karmablast raised over $10,000 to help that organization, and this year Tibet House will be the beneficiary. From the organizer: On September 21st 2012 the TKU held its first charity art…
High Five: C.A.V.E. Gallery Celebrates Their Fifth Anniversary
As soon as I was asked to cover “High Five”, the fifth anniversary group show at C.A.V.E. Gallery, I started asking myself some questions. Like, what is it that sets C.A.V.E. apart from its peers? Why is it consistently one of my favorite places to see art? There were some easy answers, sure; Patrick…
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…
Back Alley Brings Out Street Art’s Best
Nothing quite measures up to the vibrant energy of Downtown Los Angeles. Every time I visit, something captures my attention–a man playing an instrument on the corner, a flashing sign advertising a new locale, and most importantly the many street art pieces created on concrete walls. So when a gallery show focuses on the…