In the haunting group show The Nothing That Is, now at the Brand Library and Art Center, curators Yaron Dotan and Christine Rasmussen have shaped a powerful exhibition that takes as its inspiration a Wallace Stevens poem that suggests viewers behold “nothing that is...
Walking Dead
From the twice-yearly Brewery Art Walk to the opening of a new gallery space, late October is a lively time to experience art. And then there were some exciting new art works at the annual Dia de Los Muertos event at Hollywood Forever this year, too. At Timothy Yarger...
Radiant Space: Laurie Shapiro
In her installation Alchemy Tunnel, now at Radiant Space, artist Laurie Shapiro has created a literal and figurative cave of wonders. Using fabric, foil, sequins, and water-based paint, Shaprio’s inventive fantasy environment glitters and beckons. A distinct floral...
Lights, Action, Party
There was plenty to see – and nosh on - at galleries in mid-city this past weekend, from new solo shows to lively group outings. At George Billis on La Cienega, three terrific solo shows offered a wide range of work. Audra Weaser’s Gathering Light created a moody,...
Immersive October
Installations and immersive experiences were everywhere this weekend, with the opening of CA 101 2019 starting things out on Friday. Yes, beautiful paintings, photographs and sculptural pieces were present too as gallerygoers took in the bright orange sunset at the...
Starting off with a Bang
A wildly busy night of openings marked the first night of the fall art season in Los Angeles, with terrific new shows running from the west side to the east. On Thursday in San Pedro, a terrific combo of poetry and art took over Michael Stearns Gallery, while a...
August Art is Hot!
We headed up to MOAH on Saturday, where it wasn’t just the summer wind that was hot in Lancaster. While Snezana Saraswati Petrovic continued her lush ocean-centric installation at MOAH: Cedar, the main museum featured a diverse collection of painterly curation in...
Sizzling Art Summer
The summer sizzles when it comes to art in LA, with a wonderfully eclectic collection of art events this past weekend. Saturday night began at the Louis Stern Gallery in Beverly Hills, where Veda B. Kaya held forth with a beautiful, motion-filled series of works that...
Art Beyond the Red, White, and Blue
Yes, it was a holiday weekend, but the art flag still waved after the fireworks and BBQ subsided. On Saturday at the Alfa Romeo Tango Gallery aboard the battleship U.S.S. Iowa in San Pedro – a perfect patriotic location for the holiday – Kio Griffith’s CORAL SEA, The...
No Vacancy
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to spend a night in a gallery or a small museum, and wished you could walk down a motel hallway and see original murals on your way to the ice machine instead of prints that could have—and possibly did—come from a Walmart...
Nature & Nurture
At the Beacon Arts Complex in Inglewood, artists from studios in this building and from 1019 West just down the road created a 23-artist gallery exhibition, "Converge," featuring painting, sculpture, collage, mixed media, and photographic works. Open studios and a DJ,...
Passionate Projects in the Art Scene
A wide range of passion-filled projects added excitement to the art scene this past weekend, ranging from a stellar three-artist exhibition at Castelli to the 2019 COLA event at Barnsdall Art Park’s Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. On Saturday night, the moving,...
Holding ‘Sway’ at the Brand and More
The exhibition not to miss this past weekend was the jam-packed opening at the Brand Library and Gallery in Glendale. With Sway, curated by Chenhung Chen, artists Debbie Carlson, Chenhung Chen, Gina Herrera, Echo Lew, Snezana Saraswati Petrovic, Linda Sue Price, and...
Walking Into Spring
The spring edition of the Brewery Art Walk was in full swing this weekend, drawing art lovers, fellow artists, and families with skipping children through a myriad of cool gallery exhibits and open studios. The always-happening Jesus Wall space included magical...
Art Party Openings at the Bendix Building
Last Saturday night, the Bendix Building in the Fashion District was the place to be, when a wide range of openings spilled out of galleries on multiple floors, causing crowds to trample the stairways and cram onto elevators that persisted in heading down to garage...
Packed Openings Even in the Rain
It might have been a rainy weekend in LA that started the spring art season, but it didn’t put a damper on attendance at gallery shows. On Thursday, the Palladium paid tribute to iconic rock stars such as Tom Petty, Bob Marley, and Ray Charles, with the opening of the...
Not Just the Fairs…
It was art-fair weekend all over Los Angeles, and other galleries held exciting openings, too. If there was any doubt that LA was overflowing with art—even rainy weather couldn’t hold back a strong turn-out. At StartUp Art Fair at The Kinney Venice Beach hotel,...
Strong New Shows in DTLA
Downtown Los Angeles welcomed strong new shows this past weekend, with vibrant crowds exploring historic core and arts district galleries. In the historic core, jill moniz’ Quotidian Gallery offered a stunning show in Serpentine Fire. Viewers munched small bowls of...