NEXT AT NEW PUPPY GALLERY
CAPTURED: U, Me & Hip Hop

Curator: Beats+Crates

Opening: June 5, 2010, 6pm – 11pm

Beats+Crates, one of L.A.’s best-kept secrets, hits the art scene with a group
photo show, CAPTURED: U, Me & Hip Hop.

>From the fan nodding his head to a favorite tune to the producer digging in
crates for that next sample, photos by Cognito, Jewell, B+, BRASS, Coleman,
Mike Park and others capture the high energy of Hip Hop — on and off stage.

Join us for the opening on June 5 with Sean O, J-Heart, and J1 aka THE DEER
on the 1′s and 2′s, plus a special guest. Enjoy drinks, specialty cupcakes,
and music video director Jerome D. projecting on the back wall. Photogs and
artists will be in the house. Hip Hop fans, art lovers, and everyone in between,
come check it out and support local artists!

ON VIEW: June 5 – June 10

Roger Gastman is a man of many talents.  The day I caught up with him he was a curator, prepping the day before his show “ROOMS” would open at Scion: Space in Culver City.  Roger is a mover and a shaker in the American art community.  He founded two critically successful art publications, While You Were Sleeping and Swindle (co-founder with Shepard & Amanda Fairey).  Today he is the Creative Director & Founder of R.Rock Enterprises, a multi-platform, boutique media agency that specializes in being one step ahead of the game.  Clients include Coca-Cola, Harper Collins, Saatchi & Saatchi, Volkswagon, HBO, and Urban Outfitters.  He’s constantly working on the very envelope that the others are “pushing.”

The Bethesda Maryland native came up doing graffiti and participating in the straight edge punk scene in the DC area.  He turned his passion for the sub-cultures loose on the world and thanks to his documentation and research, published several excellent books showcasing American graffiti.  One of the best documentaries on the same subject, Infamy, also has Roger’s stamp all over it; he served as Supervising Producer.  He is very successful in bringing street art to the mainstream and bridging the very specific style with the business of media.  In the art documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop , the adventures of Banksy and Mr. Brainwash (Thierry Guetta) are chronicled and lead up to the epic “Life is Beautiful” show MBW held in Los Angeles in 2008. At that point, Roger is introduced in the film as the man brought in to save the show.  His curatorial expertise was clutch for the very large exhibit and it’s really a tribute to the kind of instinct and judgement that Roger can bring to any kind of project.

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Readings of the participating writers will be held at the opening reception.
Friday, March 26, 7:00 PM.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue.

Los Angeles — ARTifice, of the Art Institute of California-Hollywood, is pleased to present their annual gallery exhibition, this year entitled Interstates. Curated by faculty advisor Miah Jeffra and Marie Kinnell, the exhibition features works by a diverse group of writers and artists, professionals and students, focused on creating a collective portrait of the mythological city in which they all live.

Utilizing multiple voices, Interstates attempts to examine the relationship between textual and visual representations of the Los Angeles experience.  The participating writers have composed portraits of their particular LA, with no restrictions on form or content.  Visual responses to the literature were then created by the artists in their various chosen medium.  Layer upon layer, these collected ‘portraits’ aim to help “Los Angeles find a ritual to join its fragments” – Jim Morrison.

TempoRoyale is located at 2619 Wilshire Boulevard, in the Wilshire Royale building. Gallery viewings are by appointment. For more information, please contact Miah Jeffra at 323.350.9176, or temporoyale@gmail.com.

Long time friend of Neu Black Souther Salazar did an interview as part of hos involvement in Scion’s Installation 5 tour. Maybe it’s just modesty, but one thing Souther neglects to mention is that he literally almost never stops drawing which probably has a lot to do with being really talented.

The inaugural Art Los Angeles Contemporary is being held this weekend at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The fair presents 55 top international blue chip and emerging galleries from around the world, with a strong focus on Los Angeles galleries.

In addition, the fair hosts a comprehensive programming series, including world class artist talks, panel discussions and an artist film screening series all on site at the Pacific Design Center.

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION:
Thurs, Jan. 28th 8:30–10:30pm ($30 admission)
Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Ave in West Hollywood

The fair runs through Sun, Jan. 31st – check site for hours/details:
http://artlosangelesfair.com/

Purchase tickets for the opening night reception here:
http://artlosangelesfair.com/opening-night-tickets

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There are so many great digital services for artists it’s getting tough to keep track of them all. Our latest favorite is Canvas Pop, which helps you get your photos on canvas and up on your wall.
Whether you want to print your digital photos large scale or print your digital art large enough to have a show, Canvas Pop can get your work off your machine and live in the real word by uploading files to your website. They can even split files into 2,3, or 4 sections if you want something a little different. Prices range from $30 (8×11)-$219(24×72) although we’d probably stick to large sizes.

Sat, Dec. 19th 7-10PM (21 and over)
Crewest
110 E. Winston Street @ Main St in Los Angeles / 213.627.8272
Holiday party + release of the new wine bottles from Plata Wine Company featuring labels from Man One and Chaz Bojorquez + live music from DJ Phyz Ed

http://platawine.com

www.crewest.com

Sat, Dec. 19th 7-10PM
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Blvd in Culver City
“Immortal Artifacts” featuring new works from KuKula
(On view through Jan. 9th, 2010)
www.coreyhelfordgallery.com

Sat, Dec. 19th 7-11PM
Subliminal Projects
1331 W. Sunset Blvd in the Echo Park region of Los Angeles
‘A Furious Heartbeat’ – an evening of art and music featuring live performances and more – ‘Let Fury Have The Hour’ prints and copies of ‘A Heartbeat and a Guitar’ signed by Fairey and D’Ambrosio will be available for sale + a special musical performance by D’Ambrosio, the legendary Wayne Kramer of the MC5, and special guests and much more
(On view through Jan. 9th, 2010)
www.subliminalprojects.com

Sat, Dec. 19th 7PM-Midnight
Synchronicity Space
4306 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles
“First Years” silent art auction to celebrate their 1 year anniversary + Beautiful/Decay Book 2 release party – silent auction bids start at $1 – see site for full lineup of artists and contributors to the auction
(On view through Jan. 16th, 2010)
www.syncspacela.com

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Thurs, Nov. 5th 7-10PM
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N. La Brea Ave in West Hollywood / 323.969.0600
“Dark Doings” featuring new works and an installation from Dan Witz
(On view through Dec. 3rd)
www.carmichaelgallery.com

Fri, Nov. 6th 7-11PM
C.A.V.E. Gallery
507 Rose Ave in Venice / 310.428.6387
“The Hinterland In My Room” featuring new works from Anthony Clarkson, Ciou, Emma Overman, Macsorro and Rudy Fig + live painting from John Park
(On view through Nov. 28th)
www.cavegallery.net

Fri, Nov. 6th 8-11PM
La Luz De Jesus Gallery
4633 Hollywood Blvd. in Los Angeles / 323.666.7667
“And We All Go” featuring new works from Mark Bodnar
(On view through Nov. 29th)
www.laluzdejesus.com

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Fri, Oct. 23rd 7-11PM
Gallery 1988 Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Ave in Los Angeles / 323.937.7088
“SMart: Artwork inspired by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier’s SModcast” featuring works from David MacDowell, Scott Campbell, Lesley Reppeteaux, NC Winters, Misha, Roland Tomayo, Kiersten Essenpreis, Israel Sanchez, Andrew Wilson, Tom Haubrick, Sean Clarity and many more
(Special one-night only event hosted by Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier)
www.nineteeneightyeight.com

Fri, Oct. 23rd 10AM-10PM (check site for details)
Royal/T
8910 Washington Blvd. in Culver City / 310.559.6300
“Three Apples” special event celebrating 35 years of Hello Kitty including a group show featuring Hello Kitty inspired works from over 80 artists including Gary Baseman, Ron English, Amanda Visell, Buff Monster, Camilla d’Errico, Tara McPherson, Kathie Olivas, Aiko, Andrew Brandou, FriendsWithYou, Natalia Fabia, Mark Dean Veca, Luke Chueh, Jeremyville, Travis Louie, Yoskay Yamamoto, Deph, Melissa Haslam, Hush, Nate Frizzell, Colin Christian, Yosuke Ueno and many more plus a special product retrospective, a Hello Kitty ‘apartment’ installation, a pop-up shop with tons of limited edition items for the event, a Hello Kitty themed café menu and be sure to check out the site for a slew of events going on throughout the exhibition including a Halloween part on Sat, Oct. 31st – don’t miss that!
www.sanrio.com/threeapples
(On view through Nov. 15th)

Sat, Oct. 24th 6-10PM
Japanese American National Museum
369 East First Street in Los Angeles
“Giant Robot Biennale 2: 15 F*cking Years” featuring major new works from David Choe, Souther Salazar, Rob Sato, James Jean, kozyndan, Jeff Soto, Stella Lai, Theo Ellsworth, Deth P. Sun, Jack Long and Albert Reyes along with a special collaboration from Le Merde, David Horvath and Yukinori Dehara plus indie video games and a photo retrospective of the last 15 years of Giant Robot and in a second hall, a 50+ person group show featuring works from the likes of Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Apak, Bigfoot, Bwana Spoons, Dan-ah Kim, Edwin Ushiro, Hannah Stouffer, Jen Corace, Jon Burgerman, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Marci Washington, Mark Todd, Matt Furie, PCP,
Robert Bellm, Scrappers, Thomas Han and many, many more.
(On view through January 24th, 2010)
www.giantrobot.com/biennale
http://www.janm.org

Sat, Oct. 24th 7-10PM
NONI Boutique
225 North Larchmount Blvd in Los Angeles
“Fall To Pieces” featuring new works from Augustine Kofie
www.keepdrafting.com

Sat, Oct. 24th 8-11PM
Solid Gallery One
334 N. Fairfax Ave in Los Angeles
“Halloween In Heaven” group show featuring works from Ted Von Heiland, Paul Torres, Axis, Miss Wendy, Michael Baylis, Yushi, Squindo and many more
www.solidgalleryone.com

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Sat, Oct. 17th 7-10PM
Black Maria Gallery
3137 Glendale Blvd, Los Angeles / 818.613.9090
“When Smoking Was Cool” featuring works from Anthony Ausgang, Sharktoof, Sam Saghatelian, The Pizz, Paul Chatem, and many more
(On view through Nov. 14th)
www.blackmariagallery.com

Sat, Oct. 17th 9PM-1AM ($8 at the door / $6 in costume)
Cannibal Flower
5797 Washington Blvd in Los Angeles (near Culver City gallery district)
Bi-monthly group show and performance – special Halloween party, so come in costume – with featured artist Mickey Edtinger and a group show featuring works from Mark Mothersbaugh, Chris Peters, Chet Zar, Mear One, Alex Garcia, Ekundayo, Paul Chatem, Dabs Myla, Nate Seubert, Craig ‘Skibs’ Barker, Tiki Jay One, Joe Bravo, Michael Pukac, L. Croskey, Delphia, Nicole Bruckman, Macsorro, Paul Torres, Patrick Hammerlein, Michele Waterman, Douglas Alvarez, Shahid Brown, John Hicks, Ted Von Heiland, Jose Carabes, Snow Mack, and many more plus music from resident DJ’s Mr. NumberOnederful and X-Point plus guest DJ’s Jas Shepherd of KPFK’s ‘Forward Motion’ show along with DJ Bus Rider and Patrick Icon of CAVE Gallery plus a performance by Zombies Without Borders and Live Painters Michael Pukac and Yuki Miyazaki
www.cannibalflower.com

Sat, Oct. 17th 7-11PM
Cella Gallery
5229 Lankershim Blvd in North Hollywood
“Persona” featuring new works from Mark Gleason
(On view through Nov. 14th)
www.cellagallery.com

Sat, Oct. 17th 6-9PM
Gallery Eight Two Five
825 N. La Cienega Blvd in Los Angeles
“The Lingering Feast” group show juried by Merry Karnowsky
(On view through Nov. 13th)
www.laaa.org

Sat, Oct. 17th 6:30-10PM
GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd in Los Angeles / 310.445.9276
“Zoetic” is an exhibition of new artwork by Yellena James with a special presentation of ‘Aquarium’ with the help of Fashionbuddha Studio and Radium Ltd.
(On view through Nov. 11th)
www.gr2.net

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