Event Coverage: Photo Highlights by Dan Levy of the 2018 LA Art Show Opening Night with L.A.: LEY LINES, a Featured Programming Exhibition, Presented by Cartwheel Art
Check out Dan Levy‘s photo coverage of the LA Art Show Opening party in the Featured Programming booth “L.A.: LEY LINES” which was Presented by Cartwheel Art, and Curated by Alex “AXIS” Ventura.
This is part one of two posts from Dan for coverage of the opening night on Wednesday January 10th, 2018.
Artists included:
ALEX “DEFER” KIZU | DAVID “BIG SLEEPS” CAVAZOS | RAYMUNDO “EYEONE” REYNOSO |JOSE “PRIME” REZA | PAUL “SWANK” NANDEE | ALEX “AXIS” VENTURA
Curatorial Statement:
In this exhibition, artists from different sectors of Los Angeles have been carefully selected to showcase the very distinct aesthetic of the areas each individual exemplifies. Having deep roots in the early Los Angeles graffiti movement, these artists also each have backgrounds in California staples such as skateboarding, punk rock, gangs, tattooing and various other things that are vital to L.A.’s rich artistic culture and history. These artists have established themselves in the raw environment of the L.A. streetscape and in recent years have moved into some of the most prestigious galleries and museums in the world.
Experience the works of these artists that have emerged from the incessant hardships of the Los Angeles streets, elegantly displayed as if the viewer were welcomed into the home of a private collector in a classic turn of the century setting.
AXIS discussing his work with Danny Fuentes of Lethal Amounts
(L-R) Jim McHugh, PRIME, David Brafman (Getty Research Institute), AXIS, BIG SLEEPS, DEFER, Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez, Norm
(L-R) Jim McHugh, PRIME, David Brafman (Getty Research Institute), AXIS, BIG SLEEPS, DEFER, Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez, Norm
(L-R) Jim McHugh, PRIME, David Brafman (Getty Research Institute), AXIS, Cindy Schwazstein (Cartwheel Art) BIG SLEEPS, DEFER, Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez, Norm
BIG SLEEPS with his wife Monica
BIG SLEEPS
AXIS
AXIS
DEFER
BIG SLEEPS & DEFER
BIG SLEEPS, PRIME and DEFER
EYEONE, PRIME, SWANK and AXIS
(L-R) DEFER, BIG SLEEPS, EYEONE, PRIME, SWANK and AXIS
(L-R) EYEONE, Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez, PRIME, Josh Landau, Erik Bragg, Jeff Ho, Andrew, AXIS and Steve Grody
Guest, EYEONE, SWANK, AXIS
Top Photo: Group photo of the Artists, Curator and Presenter of L.A.: LEY LINES, a Featured Programming Exhibition at the 2018 LA Art Show. (L-R) DEFER, BIG SLEEPS, EYEONE, PRIME, Cindy Schwarzstein (Cartwheel Art), SWANK and AXIS (Curator and Artist)