“Where’s the wine and cheese?” “I’m sure they don’t have it.” With this overheard conversation snippet, cue your introduction to Downtown Art Park at The Medallion, a new residential complex in the Historic Core that is adjacent to both Pete’s Cafe and Skid Row. Once a month for Art Walk its grounds and as-yet unleased … Continue reading
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Crewest Gallery: The Street Inside
In 2006, the Crewest gallery relocated to Downtown’s Historic Core from Alhambra. At the beginning, only 50 to 60 people would drop by during Art Walk. Now, founder and owner Man One said in a recent interview, 1,200 to 1,500 visit during a three hour period. Wow. That’s a lot of eyes on the works … Continue reading
Museum of Neon Art: Noise + Dazzle
The Musuem of Neon Art‘s space in Downtown’s Historic Core may be tiny, but the effect of its dazzling neon art is huge. As a big MONA fan, I was both saddened and heartened by the recent announcement of the museum’s plan to relocate to Glendale. The new venue will offer state-of-the-art facilities for neon … Continue reading
A Visit to Giant Robot 2
Giant Robot is a lifestyle – not just a magazine. It’s a celebration of Asian American popular culture in all its forms. So it makes sense that Giant Robot can claim the nurturing and promotion of artists as one of its main objectives. Last year, I saw the results at the Japanese American National Museum in an exhibit … Continue reading
“Just the Tip” at Hold Up Art
“Just the Tip,” a show at Little Tokyo’s Hold Up Art, professes to only hint at the entire “mind at work” of an artist, according to the artist statement by Nick D’attomo, whose works are featured. Yet, even if they represent “just the tip,” the works certainly say a lot. In one piece, “Krishna,” a … Continue reading
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[Blog] The Donkey Show: From Tijuana to Santa Monica Museum of Art
My trips to Tijuana have always included strolling down the main tourist drag, la Avenida de la Revolución — dodging panhandlers, buying up pottery, and stopping for snacks of tacos, or even better, sizzling bacon-wrapped hot dogs. I’ve also ogled and smirked at the notoriously cheesy zebra-striped donkeys. Little did I know about their fabled … Continue reading
Art + Movement at MOCA
“What do you see?” asks Amanda, our guide at MOCA. This is my kind of art tour, I think. Simple and direct, a quick way to appreciate art, based just on what I see. “Heart shapes,” says a girl in a canary yellow sweater and sparkly silver shoes who is maybe six years old. “Your eye is … Continue reading
“Decolonizing Architecture” at REDCAT
There is a place where lines on maps are no longer ink marks, but physical entities. Where the roofs of houses morph from pitched to flat, and form community space. And where concrete military buildings transform into bird sanctuaries. The place was the gallery at REDCAT, a theater space attached to Walt Disney Concert Hall … Continue reading
[LA Times] Norton Simon Museum sends off its geese guests
The sculpture garden at Pasadena’s Norton Simon Museum looks like a Monet painting brought to life. With its serene pond, lush greenery and delicate flowers, the garden is a celebrated museum attraction and a natural draw for visitors. Especially the geese…. Continue reading
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[LA Times] Moving day for a landmark framing store
Ted Gibson’s framing and art store is moving from its original 1946 site on 7th Street to Koreatown. Continue reading
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