Last Saturday night, we hopped over to Baert Gallery to check out their new opening, Territorios y Mapas, featuring the works of painter José Manuel Ciria. Like most galleries in LA, Baert is nestled in an unassuming little nook, yet never fails to charm and intrigue....
COLOR PSYCHIC & ABEX
This weekend we were lucky enough to start off Friday afternoon with an exclusive preview of Mash Gallery’s group exhibition, "Radiant Spectrum," curated by Mark Murphy. The show comprised a vibrant array of works by 16 contemporary artists including, Michelle A....
Helen Rae
Helen Rae’s lavishly executed drawings, saturated with colors, patterns and prints, exemplify the power of mere visuals to communicate. Rae, who was born deaf and is nonverbal, speaks vibrantly and voluminously through her evocative drawings currently exhibiting at...
Murakami’s Flower Power
The excitement for Takashi Murakami’s, GYATEI², at Gagosian in Beverly Hills was apparent even before walking into the opening. The annual pre-Oscar opening had a line of eager gallerygoers wrapped around the building—their enthusiasm escalating upon entrance. ...
Precious Moments
Ltd los angeles opening reception last Sunday titled, "and I'll have a pepper=shaker in my cave, so laugh” resulted in an intimately playful group show that engaged, informed and challenged. The exhibition featured works of Margaret Haines, Nova Jiang, Linnea...
Endless Possibilities
Last Saturday night presented a plethora of enticing openings to attend, but there was a unanimous response to check out Nikki S. Lee’s opening for her solo show “Parts and Scenes” at Various Small Fires. Lee’s works on exhibit were just that—parts and scenes,...
It’s Chinatown
The holiday season has officially wrapped up, and for that, many are grateful, but for those who still yearn for festivities, the LA art scene this weekend certainly delivered. With galleries revved up into full gear, we were overwhelmed by the array of possible...
Earthly Delights
As a lover of paintings incorporating bold figure and narrative, I was excited to see Anja Salonen’s new series for her show "Lagomorph Labyrinth" at Sade Gallery. Salonen’s work tends to merge conventional figurative form with the unexpected, resulting in...
Dancing Cowboy Junkies
While the majority of the art world appeared caught in the Art Basel craze last week, we were happy to brave the storm on a rare rainy night here in LA. We ventured to the Gagosian in Beverly Hills for the performances by Dan Colen with choreographer Dimitri Chamblas...
Imaginary Worlds
Last Saturday night the LA arts scene was in full swing and we gladly joined the frenzy. Our first stop was Wilding Cran Gallery, which immersed us in installations by Vikky Alexander for her show Vertical Dreams, and Jen Stark’s opening, Multiplicity. After entrance...
Ivan Morley & Ricky Swallow
David Kordansky Gallery’s opening this past Saturday featuring the work of Ivan Morley and Ricky Swallow was a full house--and well worthy of the audience. A line of cars built up to the gallery, making it clear from the get-go that Kordansky was an anticipated stop...
Simone Kennedy-Doig; Antonia Showering
Realities are relative to the individual, yet at Baert Gallery’s current exhibition, one is granted entrance into two worlds of interpretation at once. Curator Louis Blanc-Francard unites the works of two London-based artists, which hanging side by side, hold obvious...
Two Stops in Culver City
Extended summer weather in this late October made last Saturday the perfect evening to enjoy the stretch of galleries on La Cienega’s gallery row in Culver City. We arrived a little early to ensure ample time to meander around, as it’s customary to stumble upon an...
An Authentic Reflection of Life
As soon as the exhibition opened at DENK gallery last Saturday, the space circulated with a plethora of gallerygoers who attended to see the work of Renée Lotenero and Soo Kim—luckily we were amongst the crowd. Upon entrance into the first room, we were captivated...
Paolo Colombo’s Visual Poetry
Upon walking into Paolo Colombo’s opening at Baert Gallery last Saturday, we were immediately absorbed into a world of visual poetics. Contrary to most openings, which tend to be more reliant on interaction with the overall “scene,” each of Colombo’s works posed...
A Smashing Show
The LA gallery scene was stacked with quite the line-up for openings this weekend, making it difficult to decipher which to hit and which to save for a later date. However, Ron Arad’s debut exhibition of CUBA working title, at Over the Influence Gallery was too...