Save the Date: 21st Anniversary “The Art of Tiki” Show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery – 10/6-10/29
Opening Friday October 6th, 2017 The 21st Anniversary of the Art of Tiki, curated by Tiki revival visionary Otto von Stroheim will open at La Luz de Jesus Gallery. Also making its debut that evening will be the latest tome by the principal chronicler of the Tiki movement, Sven Kirsten, author of such legendary books…
Save The Date: Tiki Oasis 17 Art Show – 8/11 through 8/13 at Crowne Plaza in San Diego
Shawn Dickenson MarineQueen Tiki Oasis weekend tickets may be sold out but the 8th annual Tiki Oasis pop-up art show “International Intrigue,” curated by Baby Doe, is open to the public, all weekend long! This year’s International Intrigue show explores the mid-century fascination with spies and secret agents and its’ ties to tiki! There’s a…
Tiki Oasis 16: Party on Monster Island Art Show Preview
Ken “little-lost tiki” Ruzic In its’ 16th year, Tiki Oasis visits Monster Island as a salute to movie monsters from mid-century cinema. While the four-day passes sold out in record time, the event’s 100+ vendor marketplace, vintage car show, and seventh annual themed art show are free to enter and open to the public! Tiki Oasis…
Interview: Art Publicists Draw Attention to Clients
The Miami Art Fairs and the the upcoming Los Angeles Art Show make it clear that there are a lot of artists, emerging and established, vying for wall space be it in your museums or your home. In Los Angeles, there are gallery shows opening every weekend, and thousands of artists hoping to hang their…
Tiki Oasis in San Diego
Tiki Oasis, the four-day annual gathering of “spies, bad guys and glamour girls” — as described in the story about what happened at last year’s event after too many Mai Tais, on CARTWHEEL here — is scheduled for Aug. 15-18, 2013 at San Diego’s Crowne Plaza Hotel. The 2013 event is a music and art…
Interview: SHAG – A Supersonic Swinger Revisited!
CARTWHEEL takes look at the early days of SHAG along with an interview about his “Supersonic Swingers Revisited” tour, The SHAG Store, serigraphs, lunch boxes and more!
Tiki Oasis 12 Exotic Espionage and Polynesian Pulp. Or, What Happened After Too Many Mai Tais
I have finally escaped the plumeria-scented, rum-fueled embrace of Tiki Oasis 12, making my way home from the headquarters of Exotic Espionage and Polynesian Pulp at the Crowne Plaza in San Diego where spies, bad guys and glamour girls frolicked. Though there appears to be a slight gap in time… Now that my amnesia is…