DAVE PRESSLER: IDEA TO OBJECT
COREY HELFORD GALLERY PRESENTS:
Jasmine Becket-Griffith, Magical thinking
Zoé byland, In the presence of the past
new romantics group show
Kozyndan: the Golden State
In Golden State, kozyndan are creating a boundary-breaking body of work in honor of both the golden state of California they call home, and humanitarian values they were raised with and must be fostered in order to see our world through these troubled times.
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DESIGNERCON 2017
America’s Biggest Designer Toy Convention Returns to Pasadena For 12th Year
After Record-Breaking Success in 2016
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BUNNIE REISS: Space Angels
Space Angels, is Reiss’ exploration of a new fantastical universe that may be born from the conflicts that currently embroil the world, the paintings depicting its colorful inhabitants in her signature style of abstract, folk-art portraiture. She describes these figurative works as our “imaginal selves,” created as we retreat from the chaos so we can cocoon and dissolve our current circumstances, then come out completely new, all the way down to our gooey cellular form.
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HARMONIA ROSALES: BLACK IMAGINARY TO COUNTER HEGEMONY
After Her Black, Feminist Remake of Michelangelo’s Most Famous Painting Went
Viral, Harmonia Rosales Premieres Her First Gallery Exhibit
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SCOTT HOVE: LAST TICKET FOR THE BEAUTY TRAIN
Creator of the Viral akelan Exhibit Explores the Decadence And Excess of 2017 America In Multi-Gallery Installation and Art Showcase
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Jeff Gillette: Total Dismay
Gillette Transforms Gregorio Escalante Gallery Into An “Art Landfill” in His First U.S. Solo Show Since His Involvement in Banksy’s DISMALAND
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California Dreamin' Gone Haywire
Jeff Gillette. Total Dismay
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Robin Eley:
LOSS/LESS
101/EXHIBIT is excited to announce its upcoming solo exhibition of new works by Robin Eley. An expansion of his previous body of work, Loss/Less walks the line between abstraction and figuration to explore the collision of our physical and digital identities. Eley takes this exploration further in his solo show, featuring The Binary Project, which became a viral sensation as it explored what the internet would do to a portrait of his children.
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Christine Weir:
Qualia
Qualia is a survey of Weir’s latest body of work that explores the emotional complexities of contemporary life. In this series, she meticulously and earnestly chronicles the internal response to chaos brought upon us through outside circumstances.
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Joseph Gross Gallery presents:
Versailles Now
This May, the gallery will partner with Mirus Gallery to exhibit a series of works that is at once decadent and subversive. Featuring works by Peter Gronquist, Nathan Wong, Elizabeth Waggett, Kip Omolade, Victor Solomon, Knowledge Bennett, Micah Crandall-Bear, Lyle Owerko and Chris Schulz, Versailles Now is a lesson in luxury and mediums – a nod to the lavish and extravagant display of the palace of Versailles. Each artist presents a challenge to commodity culture itself by using tropes, materials, and concepts often associated with wealth, quality, and value, with the collective survey of works confusing and appealing viewers
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ICONIC: Black Panther
We had the pleasure of working with Gregorio Escalante Gallery, Medina Gallery, and Sepia Collective for the Los Angeles exhibition of ICONIC: Black Panthers.
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ICONIC Black Panther - Rosalind McGary & Susu Attar on the Art of 50 Years
WORLD-FAMOUS ARTISTS HONOR 50 YEARS OF THE BLACK PANTHERS
Event Review: “Black Panthers in Los Angeles”
Iconic: Black Panther: Art Show Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Black Panthers
‘Iconic: Black Panther’ Ties Then With Now
Birds of America: Explorations of Audubon
by Larry Rivers & Others at 101/EXHIBIT
In celebration of and to announce its new representational partnership with the Larry Rivers Fundation, 101/EXHIBIT presented Birds of America. An exploration of the work of James Audubon, Birds of America features work by Larry Rivers alongside 20 contemporary artists.
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Birds of America: Explorations of Audubon by Larry Rivers and Others
21 Artists Update a Larry Rivers Update of Audubon at 101/EXHIBIT
Birds of America: Explorations of Audubon at 101/Exhibit
Anesthesia: The Art of Oblivion
A collaboration between punk rocker Billy Morrison and street artist Plastic Jesus at the former iconic Tower Records store.
All images courtesy Jim Donnelly Photo.
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Image Courtesy Jim Donnelly Photo
An Interview with Punk Rock Artist Billy Morrison
How a street artist and a rocker transformed Tower Records into an art exhibit
Billy Morrison and Plastic Jesus team up for a one-weekend only art exhibit
There Is Now a Gold Statue of Kanye West as Jesus in Hollywood
Rare Elizabeth Taylor Photo Among Images on Display in New Hollywood Exhibit
New Exhibit Honors the Unsung Heroes of Hollywood
Jaeger-LeCoultre Presents Rare Photos from Iconic Films
Night on Broadway 2017
We were honored to participate in the third annual celebration of Councilmember José Huizar’s Bringing Back Broadway initiative. This free and public event saw over 70,000 attendees this year.
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The Night on Broadway Festival Has Become One of L.A.'s Best Free Events
Free: Night on Broadway Celebration
Recap: Night on Broadway 2017
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Robert Xavier Burden:
Original Myth
A solo exhibition of Robert Xavier Burden's large scale paintings at Gregorio Escalante Gallery.
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Image courtesy Angela Izzo Photography
Robert Xavier Burden: Original Myth
Upcoming: Robert Xavier Burden – "Original Myth" @ Gregorio Escalante Gallery
Twenty Of The Coolest Events Happening in L.A. This Weekend
DESIGNERCON 2016
DESIGNER CON RETURNS FOR ITS 11th YEAR WITH NEW PROGRAMMING & DJ Z-TRIP AS A MUSICAL GUEST
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INSTITUTE ON AGING
Seniors with Spray Paint: Graffiti Artists Aged 65 to 96 Create Mural at Institute on Aging
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FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH IS FOUND IN A SPRAY CAN
In August, legendary street artist ManOne and co-founder of Crewest Studio (aka Crewest) teamed up with the Institute on Aging in San Francisco to produce an innovative, first-of-its-kind graffiti art workshop to explore the effects of art and creativity on aging. Dubbed the “Crewest Anti-Aging Graffiti Art Program for Seniors,” over the course of three days, ManOne worked with dozens of senior citizens, many of them dealing with ailing health issues like Alzheimer’s, to teach them about self-expression, the history of street art and how to actually create with spray-paint. The workshop culminated in a dynamic graffiti art mural painted by the group of seniors on a 10’ x 6’ wall at the Institute on 1 of 2 Aging’s headquarters.
When it came time to brainstorm and decide on the theme for the mural, many of the seniors said the mural would exist long after them and would become part of their legacy. Crewest co-founder Scott Power recalled, “The participants were all between the ages of 65 to 96 years old, many of them in ill health, staring down the barrel of their mortality, and all they wanted to talk about were positive, life affirming things. Family. Community. Love. Peace. Social justice.”
Ultimately, the concept for the mural’s message that emerged from the senior’s creative brainstorming session was “One Love,” so they decided to call the mural “One Love.”
Sacramental Vessels
Glass Artist Banjo & Friends Alex and Allyson Grey on View at Gregorio Escalante Gallery
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CAT ART SHOW LA 2: THE SEQUEL
Opening to lines around the block, the Cat Art Show focused once more the cat - our domesticated companion and internet meme - as muse.
All images courtesy Sam Graham
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NOMO FOMO:
An Art Show About Broads in the City
We got to work with Eat More Art Out as they produced the one night only Broad City art show at Meltdown Comics. This fan art exhibition transformed the store into a Millenial's NYC to honor the reigning kweens of comedy.
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A Sneak Peek at Pieces From the Upcoming Broad City Art Show
Photos: 'Broad City' Art Show Hits Meltdown Comics This Weekend
A Broad City Art Show Is Happening, Has Us Screaming YASSSSSS QUEEN
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BREAK BREAD
An immersive collaborative installation by Scott Hove and Bakers Son at Think Tank Gallery tempting all the vices this valentine's Day
Comprised of a tour through six “chambers," Break Bread is filled with everything from tech-based mirror mazes to an ice cream truck, a lounge area with local vendors, and a stage with bar. The 7,000sq ft walking tour that’s been described as a “Hood Candyland” also contains a secret 1950’s style diner in the back with food served by local chefs that will fill the calendar during its 30-day run.
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Artists' immersive cake castle is a sugary installation with a dark twist
Dive Deep Inside a Seven Thousand Square Foot Cake at LA’s Break Bread
A Circus-Inspired Cake Maze Consumes an LA Gallery
"Let Them Eat Cake and Charge it Please and Thank You Very Much." – Break Bread at Think Tank Gallery
Get Lost Inside This Floor-To-Ceiling Maze Of Cake
Wander About Inside This Giant Cake Sculpture
