The Candy Store and Something Extra at Shoebox Projects Chelsea Boxwell, Something Extra in The Closet in Shoebox Projects Debby and Larry Kline, The Candy Store in Shoebox Projects Closing reception June 29th By Genie Davis Two well paired shows – one large, one small – are at Shoebox Projects through July 1st. While…
Blue Roof Studios Arts Festival: Celebrating Arts and Community through Summer Solstice June 23rd 12-5pm Written by Genie Davis Photo Credit Kristine Schomaker With a VIP opening Thursday June 21st and an all-day public event on Saturday June 23rd, the Blue Roof Studios Arts Festival will blow that blue roof off in terms…
Breaking Down the Walls in Street Art: “Beyond the Streets” in L.A. Through July 6th By Evan Senn In 2011, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles (MOCA) held the first major museum retrospective of street art in one of the epicenters of the genre, “Art In The Streets.” Co-curated by Jeffrey Deitch, the…
Asad Faulwell, Phantom and Katy Ann Gilmore, Visual Field at Denk Gallery Through July 7th By Lorraine Heitzman Asad Faulwell and Katy Ann Gilmore take over separate spaces at Denk Gallery in two shows that fully exploit their contrasting styles. These imaginatively paired exhibitions complement each other’s work to create a perfect symmetrical synergy between the…
Manipulating the Masters: Christina Ramos Gabba Gallery By Patrick Quinn For the past five years, Gabba Gallery has showcased a variety of street artists. Gallery owner Jason Ostro has also introduced the Gabba Alley Project in which local painters create murals to beautify the neighborhood. Christina Ramos’ solo show currently on display at Gabba…
Mark Dutcher: The Prisoners at Beyond Baroque Through June 30th By Jody Zellen Following on the heels of his 2017 exhibition of abstract paintings Another World at Jason Vass Gallery, Mark Dutcher is now using Jean Genet’s 1950 film, Un Chant d’Amour, as a point of departure. Entitled The Prisoners, this show of new paintings…
Half-Time at Studio System 2018 Torrance Art Museum By Lawrence Gipe Studio System 2018 is the brainchild of Max Presneill, the Torrance Art Museum’s director, curator and a dynamic impresario in the LA art world. One of Presneill’s themes as an organizer is an exploration into the nature of chemistry between artists. In his (now…
