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18 January, 2005 /

Finally the sun has returned to So. Cal. so the wife and I decided to venture out to Chinatown on Saturday night to catch Naida Osline's show at Acuna-Hansen. I found out they were having a 2nd opening in conjunction with many of the other galleries that were opening their first shows of 2005 including Jack Hanley's new LA space. Naida's show looked great, reminding me more of paintings than photographs. This new series is her strongest yet so I had to pick up...

16 January, 2005 /

This Sunday Ali Smith opens a Solo Show at Whittier College. She'll be at The Office in Feburary. Don't miss both events. January 16, from 3-5pm is the opening of: "She Fell and Missed the Ground" New paintings and installation by Ali Smith Greenleaf Gallery Whittier College 13406 Philadelphia St. Whittier, CA 90608 (562) 907-4200 More info can be found at www.alismith.org ...

13 January, 2005 /

As an answer to From the Floor's slight jab at LA. This is really why NYC trumps LA as the global art center. Man...

13 January, 2005 /

Lots of talk around the blogsphere about the battle between NYC and LA. and the shenanigans of some of the art worlds major players. All this talk brings to mind a very good quote I read recently by artist George Shaw. When asked what is "the art world?" He responded: "I don't know what it is, but I can tell you that the best thing about it is art. Art is what the art world leaves behind once all the characters have fucked off, passed away, gone out...

13 January, 2005 /

OOTS invites you to another art-packed opening this Saturday at our warehouse gallery. Come down and toast a glass o' chuck to the fresh works of the 7 core OOTS group and 6 guest artist's: Michi, Doug Kingsbury,Dave Krueger, Caroline Weik, Marc Miller, and Muse. Dj's Justin Garbett and Anthony Yamamoto will be supplying rhythm and beats with the taste of butter through out the evening. Saturday January 15th doors open 7pm- 12am Sunday by appointment only.Please note there will be a $5 cover at the...

12 January, 2005 /

The list of artists The Office will be showing and some images are now up on the artLA site here. ...

11 January, 2005 /

I have to say I was surprised that we actually had people show up to the opening on Saturday night with all the rain and lots of other openings going on that night. We surprisingly had a good crowd. Commie Girl was there with Suparna the Rocket Scientist and her very nice family. Paul Frank drew a crowd of course. I heard the show was mentioned on his site but I haven't looked. Carrie Yury fresh off her gig singing for Mads Lynnerup's...

09 January, 2005 /

Caryn at sixspace who also has an opening Saturday night, has put together a fine list for those of you who have to get their art fix this weekend...

07 January, 2005 /

UPDATE: ALL PROCEEDS THE OFFICE RECEIVES FROM THIS SHOW WILL GO TO THE AMERICAN RED CROSS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE FUND TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AFFECTED BY THE TSUNAMI.   Bag of TricksCurated by Darlene DeAngelo Featuring: Dee SmallDanielle SeguraPaul Frank Reception for the artists Saturday Jan. 8th, 2005. From 6-9pm The Office is pleased to present a Group Show guest curated by Darlene DeAngelo, Curator of Exhibitions for the Huntington Beach Art Center. Bag of Tricks is a group exhibition featuring artists that re-use scrap or a material...

07 January, 2005 /

This weekend is the drop off for the annual Centered on the Center at the HB Art Center. The good, the bad and the ugly will all be there with a hook. Usually 3 or 4 artists are picked from the crowd to have a gallery show at the center near the end of the year. Good Luck! *HUNTINGTON BEACH ART CENTER, 538 Main St., Huntington Beach, (714) 374-1650. Open Wed. & Fri.-Sat., noon-6 p.m.; Thurs., noon-8 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. Centered on the Center....

07 January, 2005 /

On his blog Brian Sholis raises a couple of good questions. I understand the need to make thought accessible, but a balance can be struck between potentially revelatory insight and rote description (which, I know, can offer revelatory insights of its own). I don't think of myself as a particularly intellectual critic—more like a fairly smart guy who casts his net wide enough to see and read more than the average art viewer (or, based on conversations I've had with others in the profession, even the...

06 January, 2005 /

Sorry about the non-art related post but this is important news. Paul Westerberg is coming to to town and I had to share the good news. He'll be in LA & OC in Feb. and more info can be found here. I'll be at the House of Mouse show in Anaheim. Hope to see you there. ...

06 January, 2005 /