So, I get these songs stuck in my head…Every time I think about MOCA’s upcoming Fresh Auction this Saturday, this song pops into my head. If you were born before 1975 you probably can guess it. Now that the painfully tragic memory of that song is stuck in YOUR head (you’re welcome), let’s talk about [...]
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MOCA Fresh Auction 2012
Posted in Collecting, Contemporary Art, Museums, tagged Aaron Kraten, Charles Gaines, Cindy Sherman, Danny First, Dennis Koch, Fred Tomaselli, Gary Baseman, Gregory Michael Hernandez, John Baldessari, MOCA, MOCA Fresh Auction, Robert Rauschenberg, Shepard Fairey on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment »
On Your Marks… Get Set…Go! (Get Some Art) Incognito 2012
Posted in Collecting, Contemporary Art, Museums, tagged Ed Ruscha, Elisa Longhauser, Gary Baseman, Incognito 2012, John Baldessari, Lisa Melandri, Rena Small, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Shepard Fairey, SMMoA on March 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
What do you get when you combine 700 works by 500 artists and a room full of eager collectors? SMMoA’s ”Incognito 2012″ delivered yet another exciting evening of art and celebration. All works were donated by the artists as a fundraiser for the Santa Monica Museum of Art at Bergamot Station. The rules: Pieces are no [...]
Los Angeles Art Show 2012
Posted in Collecting, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged Andy Warhol, Cameron Gray, Cecilia Paredes, Corzine Fine Art, Damien Hirst, Denis Bloch Fine Art, Elisabett Gudman, Francisco Bugallo, Galeria Moro Takashi Murakami, Jeffrey Koons, Kirk H Slaughter, Los Angeles Art Show 2012, Salt Fine Art, Shepard Fairey, Speedy Graphito, Young June Lew on January 23, 2012 | 6 Comments »
The Los Angeles Art Show is one of many events scheduled during LA’s Arts Month. This January, visitors and natives alike partake in the city’s many cultural offerings from Photo LA, the LA Phil, the Affordable Art Fair, Pacific Standard Time and the much-anticipated Los Angeles Art Show. Perhaps it is the heady variety of [...]
Happy New Year
Posted in Art/Culture, Collecting, Contemporary Art, Film, Museums, Music, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged Art in the Streets, Beats Rhymes and Life, Eli Broad, Jeffrey Deitch, LA Art Show, New Orleans, New Year's 2012, Phil Lumbang, RenRok on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s been a wonderful year in art, and I love the fact that many highlights were chronicled here in my blog. I’ve had a ball going to some fantastic ground breaking exhibits this year, and I was lucky to meet some very fascinating people who each in their own way has made an impact on [...]
Gone Fishin’: P90X, FroYo, Web 2.0 and Louis Vuitton…aka “My Summer”
Posted in Collecting, Design, Fashion, Food, Uncategorized on September 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As the temps begin to cool and daylight begins its slow retreat, I look back wistfully on a great summer which included 5 beautiful days on this beach in Maui! I found myself pre-occupied with everything except Art this summer, but it felt good to give my blog a little vacation during the last two [...]
Collecting for Newbies
Posted in Art/Culture, Collecting, Design, tagged 20x200, Amy Jean Porter, Craig Damrauerm, Gary Petersen, Jen Beckman, Jessica Snow on May 24, 2011 | 4 Comments »
For someone who loves art, I have many bare walls in my home and I’m secretly hanging onto a budget specifically for my first real purchase. Truth be told I’m a bit of a commitment-phobe when it comes to art, and after 2 years of searching and not finding the right piece I was growing [...]
