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Tomoo Gokita @ Honor Fraser
by Allison Cooper
Tomoo Gokita at Honor Fraser
November 7th - December 19th
Posted
11/18/09
I have found another great artist in Tomoo Gokita. Of anything I have seen recently his works seem to be an actual continuation of a linear art history. Gokita’s pieces in the show ‘Heaven’ at Honor Fraser in Culver City have obvious influences by the Surrealists (Hello, Salvador Dali and Man Ray – maybe some Rene Magritte?) as well as Cubists references in his past works (see ATM Gallery in New York City’s last showing of Gokita’s works). Gokita’s large-scale pieces have a... [more]
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Excellent Views from Lorraine Ginsberg
by artdetective
Lorraine Ginsburg at Pacific Palisades Library
October 3rd - October 31st
Posted
10/14/09
This artist's work covers much time and territory. Her timeless black and white photography hangs between colorfelt abtracts. Both mediums reflect her expertise and compliment each other. [more]
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Great stuff from "Heroes for Autism"
by rizzigirl
Susan Brown, Marcy Deutsch, Stephanie Greenwald, Kevin Hosseini, Zoe Kakolyris, Casey Metcalfe, Kyle White at Smooth n Purdy Gallery
October 10th - November 14th
Posted
10/4/09
I saw these artists when they were a part of "Heroes for Autism" a fund raiser for "Autism Speaks" at the Avalon in Hollywood.
That was an extraordinary show and I can't wait to see what new works these artists have created since. I regretted not buying a piece by Casey Metcalfe then, so I am hoping it will be there.
This show is absolutely worth a visit. The work is both collectible and different from anything else out there. Not to mention it benefits an amazing cause. [more]
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Sam, I Hate You
by Jeff Sheehan
Chris Doyle at Sam Lee Gallery @ Pacific Design Center (Blue Building)
September 24th - November 28th
Posted
10/1/09
You showed some of these gorgeous watercolors before, Sam. I wanted one then, I want one now. I still can't afford them, or the fantastic video that went with them. Why do you torture me so? I'm a good person. I work hard. I really do think you should give me one of these because it will make my life so much better. [more]
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Simply Great!
by Gary Sanders
Kimber Berry at Phantom Galleries LA -
August 22nd - September 12th
Posted
9/17/09
All I can say is … WOW!!! Finally, a painter doing something more cutting edge. They are big; they are beautiful; impossible to get bored while scanning these works. And what the heck is going on in the corner? … Looks like a painting blending right into the wall – never seen that before, so in my book - a must see. She is definitely a true artist and not a one trick pony. Like any master painter, they can really mix it up…and she does a great job in doing so. If you are in LA... [more]
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Beloufa in Chinatown
by Ed Schad
Neil Beloufa at Francois Ghebaly Gallery
September 9th - October 30th
Posted
9/14/09
The art we make today – frequently fractured and scattered – often assumes that older and more unified ways of thinking have been either lost entirely or are being replaced. Neïl Beloufa’s current show at Francois Ghebaly's new space takes a different, perhaps more honest approach. His film Kempinski, shot in Mali completely unscripted and simply allowing people in Mali a moment to speak, reveals animist, ancient ways of thinking coexisting in a modern world, and this truth about the... [more]
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Post-American L.A. in Santa Monica
by Michael Shaw
Group Show at 18th Street Arts Center
August 1st - September 25th
Posted
9/8/09
Though of course art has no rules, sometimes it finds itself falling into the terrain of soft sciences like sociology, with which its search for straightforward answers and clean conclusions sidelines certain aspects of art (aesthetics, ambiguity, open-ended inquiry) that, well, makes art art.
In the case of Post-American L.A., sociology is used to look at America’s projected shift and decline as seen through Los Angeles, ten years into the future. An intriguing and perhaps even noble venture... [more]
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Kamikaze in Downtown
by Michael Shaw
Fumiko Amano, Barbara Benish, Jenn Berger, Tami Demaree, Michael Gomez Burton, Fatima Hoang, Steven Hull, Daniel Ingroff, billy kheel, Linda King, Mark D. Lyons, Nathan McChristy, George Keskeny / John Rose, Danny Shain, Donnie Stroud, April Totten, Osvaldo Trujillo, Evan Walsh, Matt Wardell at PØST
September 1st - September 13th
Posted
9/8/09
PØST, the seminal downtown artist-run space, has returned after a four-year hiatus. During its original run from 1995-2005, artist/director Habib Kheradyar (aka HK Zamani) mounted up to 20+ exhibits each year, including in the elevator if his loft building on East Seventh Place.
Zamani made a bold return last April with Erased, in which he took six artists’ works linked to the gallery’s past and still in Zamani’s possession – among them Linda Besemer and Brad Spence – and ‘eras... [more]
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Banksy and Shepherd Fairey eat your heart out....
by Convergent
Jo Spence and Terry Dennett, Anne-Marie Kornachuk, Part2ism, Tamara Seabrook at Channel Four Contemporary Art / C4 Gallery
July 31st - September 13th
Posted
8/23/09
I was really excited to see PART2ISM'S work after hearing so much about it from England... especially after seeing it in the London Street Art Anthology (check it out on amazon) - This is his (Part2ism) first time here in north america apparently... the other work in the show - while not 'street art' was solid - kind of incredible actually... very different from anything I've ever seen - anywhere... but it somehow works fabulously together. just get up out of your chair and GO SEE THE SHOW! Images fr... [more]
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THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS PART OF "URBAN GRAVITATION"
by EFREN LUNA
Ray Aliviado, Paulina Bouyer-Magaña, Peter Bukasa, Steven Amado CHATISMO, ENRIQUE CHIU, Jesus Martinez CHUYMOSCA, Annie Dubber, Maria Guadalupe, JavierYamakawa, Joshua Lewis, Lana Lingan, Rosalie Lopez, EFREN LUNA, Jusus Magaña, Efrain Martinez, Ben Morado, Johnny O, Jesse Perez, Zully Perez, Nadia Ramirez, Eddie Rodriguez, Rick Rodriguez, Izelle Rose, TITUS, Octavio Vargas at Green Turtle Bar & Restaurant
July 12th - July 12th
Posted
7/26/09
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS PART OF "URBAN GRAVITATION"
A couple of weeks have passed since we had "URBAN GRAVITATION" Art & Music Show on Sunday July 12th, 2009. Our show consisted of 3 events in 3 separate spaces within one venue (THE GREEN TURTLE Whittier, CA). A gallery space, a patio with live graffiti artists, and the main bar with live bands and rappers on stage. Our theme "URBAN GRAVITATION" was inspired to bring in artworks and music that expressed some aspects of urban life. Becau... [more]
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