LA Art Scene Examiner

Month of photography- Los Angeles tonight at Pacific Design Center

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:59:29 -0700

Tonight from 6-9pm at the Pacific Design Center MOPLA will present six photography exhibitions featuring the work of B+, John Delaney, Mark Edward Harris, Markus Klinko + Indrani, Tim Mantoani, Jim McHugh and Photo District News. MOPLA desc...

Knife and Fork at MOCA tonight

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:31:26 -0700

photo courtesy knifeandfork

Relive the infamous "Hand of God" moment of Diego Maradona tonight, 7-10pm. Be there or be square! Moca Grand Ave. Location.

For more info: http://www.moca.org/party/knifeandfork/?page_id=14

LA Art Weekend kicks off tomorrow

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:44:23 -0700

Los Angeles Art Weekend, by FYAWorld Hello Los Angeles art afficionados! Tomorrow your thrist will be satiated as a group of art lovers, galleries, companies, groupies, et al kick off a jam-packed weekend event guaranteed to leave you saturated with...

Golf & Donuts: MOCA's Engagement Party to rock you tomorrow night

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:37:30 -0700

Caddyshack still courtesy MOFOMAEmptiness is Form. MOCA's Engagement Party and Knifeandfork are sponsoring a night of miniature golfing and donuts at MOCA's downtown Grand Ave. location tomorrow evening, 7-10pm. Apparently, golf balls with RFID tags ...

Living art at Big Red Sun

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:37:45 -0700

Big Red Sun I was recently at an Angeleno Magazine sponsored fashion party as part of the LA Art Show at the downtown convention center, and nestled at the bottom of...

Do we need a Secretary of the Arts?

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:11:33 -0700

American Love, photo by SFTCThe answer is yes! We do. If you haven't yet heard of the petition, you can read and sign it here. Already 217,287 people have signed the petition started by Quincy Jones that urges the Obama Administration to appoint...

art la opens at Barker Hangar tonight

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 12:18:09 -0700

Art LA opened last night at Barker Hangar for VIP's to take a look-see of all the beyond uber-current, out there, too cool for LA Art Show school, some too cynical/ ironic art by galleries from all over the world...

Highlights from the LA Art Show

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:20:55 -0700

Tim Tate, Virtual Teapots, blown and cast glass, electronic parts, original video 14x6x6, 2008 Last night kicked off the 14th annual Los Angeles Art Show at the downtown convention center featuring some 165 galleries showing high-end art while live...

LA Art Show kicks off tonight with swank gala

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:51:09 -0700

The LA Art Show inviteTonight LA's social set will gather at the downtown Convention Center to celebrate the arts and raise money for three non-profits: LACMA's Art Museum Council, its Print & Drawings Council, Inner City Arts, and the Environmen...

Obamicon yourself

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:44:39 -0700

Obamicon of author.The inauguration is almost here and what better way to celebrate than with some pop culture madness! Paste Magazine has created this nifty little Obamicon tool where you can use your web cam or upload a pic of yourself, your dog, y...

January is LA art month

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:08:47 -0700

Dan Graham performing Performer/Audience/Mirror (1977) at Riverside Studios, London, 1979, courtesy of the artist, photo by Roland Fischer January has been dubbed art month in Los Angeles, in which the LA Arts Month's goal is as follows: "Duri...

Photo LA 2009 kicks off Thursday, Jan. 9th

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:15:06 -0700

Alex Prager, Kimberly, 2008 Courtesy Robert Berman GalleryThe 18th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition begins January 9th - 11th at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica with 67 gallery exhibitors showing their artist's work. There i...

Top 5 places to have a cup of tea in Downtown Los Angeles

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:33:53 -0700

tea pic by KanKan 1. Chado Tea Room, Little Tokyo, corner of Alameda and East 1st.With an extensive list of tea offerings and fresh Chado cream and strawberries to go with it, the gurgling fountain drowning out the sounds of traffic and the Japan Am...

Jem's new video is Amazing!

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:13:44 -0700

JemWelsh singer Jem's new video for her song "Amazing" is just that, and it's her first time co-directing as well. You may have remembered the song from the Sex and the City movie last year but it's a very uplifting song, inspiring you to f...

2009: Year of the Ox

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:06:43 -0700

Oxen pulling cart, pic by Alber Happy New Year's Eve everyone! 2009 is upon us and thank God! It's been an intense year. But let's move on, shall we? Afterall, 2009 is Year of the Ox. The Ox kicks ass by working hard, pulling more than it's weig...

LA's art scene: 2008 in review

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:06:37 -0700

Shepard Fairey's HOPE poster Murakami (and Louis Vuitton) at MOCA. The long-anticipated Eli Broad funded BCAM opens. Shepard Fairey's Obama HOPE poster goes global. Damien Hirst auctions his own work for $127 million on the Black Monday of the Aught...

Mayor's open letter to MOCA

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:25:37 -0700

MOCA Pole by Pink Fish13 Today Mayor Villaraigosa is asking MOCA's board of directors to please take their time to review the options on the table for beloved Downtown museum MOCA. Below is the letter:Dear Mr. Johnson and Mr. Unterman: I write ...

MOCA Board of Trustees meets today

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:48:49 -0700

Save MOCA arm bands by Lizzie Jordan Today's the day MOCA will survive or perish; be sold off in bits or unify and strengthen, blend into LACMA's already enormous, god-like presence in the LA art world, or remain a solo entity that brighten...

10 Best Fiction Books of 2008

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:03:46 -0700

2008--what a year! What. A. Year. For all of us. Obama's victory and the economic collapse were the two biggies, but let's not forget the Beijing Olympics, The Chinese earthquake, the Mumbai attacks, The LA earthquake, Paul Newman's death, the list c...

Artist Adi Da Samraj dies at age 69

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:47:25 -0700

Alberti's Window: The Order Of The Day – Tuesday, 6 from Geome One, by Adi DaNovember 27, 2008, the prolific artist Adi Da Samraj passed away in his art studio at an ashram on a small island in Fiji. He was 69 years old. Although Adi Da had don...