Yee Mee Loo, Chinatown: Dark, exotic and mysterious, this temple dive bar was the touchstone for all Angeleno art legends. Destroyed by an earthquake. Today, the original iconic matchbooks are a prized collector’s item. Barney’s Beanery, WeHo: Located...
They loom on the skyline and beckon us to our duty as citizen consumers. Tagging commercial billboards has the bravado of aerial street art and the defiance of subverting corporate indoctrination while reclaiming privatized urban space. Those scrawls are illegal,...
1. BeccaBecca Midwood embraces the sometimes lost connection between children drawing on walls and urban artists doing the same. Signed in lower case—becca—her wheat-poster/chalk creations seem the work of a street-art child prodigy.2. NeverResponsible for the Venice...
1. Marfa, TX (because of Judd and Prada)2. Cuba (because Cuba)3. Cologne (Germany because pretentious can be fun)4. Detroit, MI (because every art collective is doing site-specific there)5. Bejing, China (because of hot young artists)6. Tijuana, Mexico (because...
1. Hammer MuseumIf you can tolerate getting to and being in Westwood, this UCLA-affiliated space is an oasis of great curation, a lovely quad with funny chairs to hang out in, a nice bar/restaurant and even free ping-pong. 2. Getty CenterYou have to make it to the...
1. Dancing With Myself [A Club Called Rhonda; CLINIC AT Couture]Los Globos has a massive footprint on Sunset Boulevard, but A Club Called Rhonda makes it feel almost cozy. Couture, on Cahuenga just below Hollywood Boulevard, actually does manage to draw a bit of...
1. Diane von Furstenberg: Journey of a Dress LACMA (Winter 2014)The exhibition version of the “promoted article”—adjacent to LACMA, advertised on the museum’s site, but conceived of, and paid for privately, by the fashion designer herself. 2. Gagosian’s Winter...
1. Obsolete Despite its overall ambience of musty, bizarre creepiness, this synergetic cross between antique shop and contemporary art gallery somehow manages to convey a feeling so welcoming that one is liable to lose any sense of time and forget one is browsing...
MEN1. Apple watch2. Bow ties3. Cocaine4. Acne (the label, not the skin condition)5. Tiny designer purebred dogs (extra points for hairless ones)6. Paint splattered boots7. Statement eyeglasses aka face furniture8. Sunglasses indoors9. Ethnic clothing that is not of...
Artists Republic Contemporary art with an emphasis on younger, emerging artists, with events including lights, music and independent film nights. Artists include Ben Brough, David Blake and Zio Ziegler.1175 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach 92651As IssuedCombination...
Youth is so overrated. Remember The New Museum’s “Younger Than Jesus” show in New York? It’s time to look to artists“Older Than Moses.” Here are some California artists past retirement age, but not retired.Judy Fiskin A 71-year-old LA native, Fiskin has an...
This coming Sunday, September 11, artist Marnie Weber, known for her video work and musical group The Spirit Girls, debuts her film, The Day of Forevermore. The premiere will be held in downtown Los Angeles at The Theatre at Ace Hotel and hosted by Live Artillery...
Top Ten Unconventional Art Spaces1. KingswellThis skate shop in Los Feliz has had some surprisingly good art shows—most recently by the LA-based illustrator, Bonethrower. 2. The StandardThis downtown hotel is known to host performance and nontraditional art....
Fifty years ago—in May 1966—the Velvet Underground played their legendary West Coast debut at Hollywood nightclub The Trip as part of Andy Warhol’s Exploding Plastic Inevitable. On the first night, the joint was packed with curiosity-seeking hipster celebrities; Cher...
UNDEREXPOSED Dear Babs, I’m a 16-year-old artist currently living in Austin and I was wondering are there any opportunities to showcase my art? I truly love art and drawing but unfortunately have not had much exposure and I want to share my passion and skill. —Alexia...
Thirty-seven years ago Lydia Takeshita and her college students formed what would become the LA Artcore Center, presently located in Japan Town in downtown Los Angeles, and later added the Brewery Annex location in Lincoln Heights. Takeshita is the founder, executive...
Artillery contributor Josh Herman interviews Robert Berman at his eponymous gallery about art and politics. Berman's art focuses on making sure Donald J. Trump doesn't get elected—a worthy cause—and includes other political works by artists such as Robbie Conal, Ed...
I AM A PROBLEM (2016) is a music video by Will Benedict for the Detroit-based noise band Wolf Eyes. An alien discusses issues surrounding assimilation in an extra global context with television talk show host Charlie Rose. I AM A PROBLEM, 2016 Video, color, sound,...