Site Specific: A Graffiti Micro-History at Hauser, Wirth and Schimmel, by Steve Grody
There are innumerable sites of graffiti activity across Los Angeles. Some have been one-time spots, while others have been and may still be considered “yards,” a place where graffiti is done regularly. These sites cover the continuum from legal and even commissioned work, to illegal. The continuum of the “non-permission” i.e. illegal work runs the…
Save the Date: April 17 “Dark Progressivism” LA Sneak Peek, World Art Day
Cartwheel Art celebrates Los Angeles’ place as an international art city on April 17 as part of World Art Day. Now in its fourth year, World Art Day is a global event that promotes awareness of creative activity worldwide. And while World Art Day is officially April 15, in LA we love a party, so…
Save the Date “Los Angeles Times Festival of Books” University of Southern California April 9-10
Now considered the largest book festival in the country, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books celebrates its 21-year anniversary. The guest speakers at the Bovard Auditorium include Carrie Brownstein, member of the punk band Sleater-Kinney, and writer, creator and co-star, of the award-winning television show “Portlandia, and Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief of the…
Cartwheel Art Tours & Obscura Society LA in Echo Park: The Murals of “Animal Alley”and Belmont Tunnel & Belmont Art Center
Join Cartwheel Art Tours and Obscura Society LA on an immersive adventure in Echo Park. It’s on this immersive neighborhood tour where the following will occur: DISCOVER: “Animal Alley”, where Jason Ostro, owner of The Gabba Gallery began three months ago, curating an alley with painted murals in the theme of animals. Jason will speak to the group about the twelve-fifteen…
Save the Date: World Art Day LA Programming: April 14th – April 17th
World Art Day, an international event sanctioned by IAA-UNESCO, takes place on April 15th, Leonardo Da Vinci’s birthday. The purpose of World Art Day is to celebrate international collaboration through art. World Art Day: Los Angeles will be held over a 5-day window starting with an Opening Gala on April 13th, followed by several days of…
Save the Date: Hauser, Wirth & Schimmel – Grand Opening “Revolution in the Making” – March 13th
Hauser Wirth & Schimmel (HWSLA), will be inaugurating its new Los Angeles complex located in the Downtown Los Angeles arts District, with ‘Revolution in the Making,’ a cross-generational exhibition that will bring together significant works by women artists who have transformed the language of abstract sculpture. The grand opening is Sunday March 13th from 2pm-6pm. Based in the…
Cartwheel Art Tours & Obscura Society LA in South Central LA: Mural Tour with Steve Grody, Smile South Central & Paradox
Join Cartwheel Art Tours and Obscura Society LA, in South Central, Los Angels, where we are partnering for our first tour on our new monthly series with mural tour’s. For this month’s mural tour, we will be offering an immersive urban art exploration in contemporary street art and graffiti where we will learn about the 11 walls, 2 alleys and 9 roll…
LA Art Show 2016 Event Coverage Summary: Cartwheel Art’s Guest Contributors Highlights
Celebrating its twenty first year anniversary, LA Art Show 2016 delivered on its promise to be the best ever! For four days, the Los Angeles Convention Center hosted over 50,000 attendees at more than 120 galleries representing 22 countries, and our guest contributors–author/filmmaker Rodrigo Ribera D’Ebre, author/historian Steve Grody, author/photographer Dr. Paul Koudounaris, and painter Marc Trujillo…
Observations of the 2016 LA Art Show: Steve Grody
The L.A. Art Show is always a mixed bag, and a lot to visually chew through with not necessarily enough attention span to make through properly in one try. There is work that might have been seen as edgy if it were at least 40 years ago. There is work where clearly the artist has…