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05 January, 2010 /

This Saturday night Rothick art haus opens a new show featuring artists Joshua Lawyer, Prince Parise and live painting by Jophen Stein. Music will be provided by DJ Old Boy. Opening starts at 7pm.  ...

05 January, 2010 /

  In case you missed Instant Gratification last September at the Hibbleton Gallery, ISM  has expanded its celebration of the iconic Polaroid 600 series film and moved it to Copro Gallery at Bergamot Station.  Instant Gratification: Los Angeles is for one night only: Saturday, January 9, 2010 from 7:00pm-11:00pm.  Afterwards, beginning Sunday, work begins on the limited edition book, supplementing the exhibition with images and essays.  More than 200 artists submitted images, the amount of international polaroids has doubled, the art will be accompanied by live...

03 January, 2010 /

Orange County's own Backhausdance is raising funds to fly 11 dancers and a small staff to New York City to perform two full nights of repertory at Joyce SoHo. They've been invited to perform as part of an amazing dance series. I've (Chris) have seen them perform locally several times and they are group OC should be proud of and should support.Bauckhausdance are one of only seven companies from all of North America invited to Joyce SoHo. Please lend a hand.You can make...

21 December, 2009 /

OsCene 2010 curator Grace Kook-Anderson announced Wednesday the 49 visual artists who will be included in Laguna Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition OsCene 2010: Contemporary Art and Culture in OC. The exhibition is slated for February 21-May 16, 2010 at Laguna Art Museum. Highlighting local Orange County artists, OsCene 2010 will feature painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, multi-media installations, video, architecture, performance, and design. This year, OsCene is extending to Long Beach and San Pedro, often considered the blurred boundary between Orange and Los Angeles counties....

21 December, 2009 /

 WIRED Magazine and Rado Switzerland present a special reveal and exhibition opening at  The Box gallery.  Featuring works by artists Jane Bauman, Robert Brown, Joseph Hawa,   and Jim Jenkins, this collection will open at the Costa Mesa gallery on  Wednesday, December 9, 2009, from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM.  The exhibition will run through January 9, 2010. Together for the first time, these four pillars of the contemporary  Southern California art community will present their work in an inimitable exhibition that  explores unique and unusual concepts of...

08 December, 2009 /

This last last Saturday the Social Justice Collaborative of Pepperdine University presented a panel in conjunction with the Hidden Wounds/Paper Bullets exhibition at the Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, Ca. Part of the the panel was a one act performance piece by artists Soraya Fallah & Cklara Moradian.It's a powerful 9 minute piece: ...

08 December, 2009 /

Finishing School is working on a new project combining Laguna, Venice and many participants.  Check out Laguna Art Museum's blog for more info: http://lagunaartmuseum.blogspot.com/  ...

27 November, 2009 /

The City of Brea Art Gallery has a call for entries for Made in California.  This exhibition will be juried by Grace Kook-Anderson, curator atLaguna Art Museum, with monetary awards from $500-$100.  All artwork must be from the past two years and cannot be craft or functional.  Acceptable media include: oil, watercolor, acrylic,  drawings, mixed media, graphics, photography, video and sculpture (sculpture must weigh less than 50 lbs.)A $15 entry fee is required for each artwork.  To submit work for consideration the gallery requires: Check or money order payable...

27 November, 2009 /

So last night while my wife went to watch some vampire movie with a cute boy, Courtney Conlon and I grabbed our bikes and ran up to the FOCA space in Chinatown to participate in Brian Boyer's Not Los Angeles - Taco Ride which was part of his current exhibit New Atlas at the FOCA space. Many art world aficionado's were there like curator/artist Marshall Astor, Artist Jeff Foye, Painter Devon Tsuno, FS instigator Ed Giardina, artist Macha Suzuki and of course MOCA's lovely Andrea Stang. As usual I had...

25 November, 2009 /

Fecal Face has a nice set of photos from Jeremy Fish's recent opening at LAM. Enjoy. ...

24 November, 2009 /

  I do not know why I bother posting images.  Any picture I have seen has not done Alex Grey’s work justice.  Grey is far more than the commercial, psychedelic artist he may appear to be; he is a master figure painter, educated anatomist, and a perfectionist-he was touching up one of his paintings during the opening reception.  And, yes, he did the album cover for Tool’s 10,000 Days. The Art of Alex Grey at the Frank M. Doyle Arts Pavilion at Orange Coast College showcases...

20 November, 2009 /

A show displaying artwork of OCCCA's interns, as well as the work of three additional undergraduate artists from Chapman University will open this Saturday night. Show Runs: November 19-29  Opening Reception: November 21 at 6pm. ...

20 November, 2009 /

  Fifty years ago designers Charles and Ray Eames assembled 22,000 images of common objects for Glimpses of the U.S.A., a film presented at the American National Exhibition in Moscow.  Despite any language barriers among the international audience, Glimpses of the U.S.A. successfully illustrated a thriving, post-war America because of the universality of the objects being shown. What’s The Rush? Topics On Convenience assembles an international group of artists who also draw inspiration from common objects.  Visually, their work is reminiscent of the emerging pop...

05 November, 2009 /