A recent conversation with my husband: Me: ”Hey honey, they’re giving away free donuts at LACMA for 24 hours…” Husband: ”Wow, really?” Me: ”Yeah, a different donut every hour”. *Looking at donut schedule* “Maple Bacon?! Want to…” Husband: *grabs keys* “Let’s go” And just like that, we were headed to LACMA. Little did he know [...]
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The Art of Compromise-Donuts and Clock Watching at LACMA
Posted in Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Film, Food, Museums, tagged 24 Hour Donut City, Christian Marclay, For Your Art, LACMA, The Clock on March 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
My 2012 Art Forecast Calls for Travel, lots of Travel…
Posted in Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Museums, Street Art, tagged BCAM, Brooklyn Museum, Cindy Sherman, Complex Magazine, Eli Broad, HVW8 Gallery, Keith Haring, MoMA, Os Gemeos, Parra, PrismLA, SF MOMA on January 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Now that the holidays are behind us and the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday is slowly coming to an end, my mind starts to drift toward thoughts of my next mini-vacation. Thanks to an article I read on HVW8 Gallery’s Facebook page, I’ve been inspired to travel around some of the shows highlighted in Complex Magazine’s [...]
Grandma Graffiti-A Look at Yarn Bombing
Posted in Art/Culture, Museums, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged Knitta Please, MOCA, Portlandia, the Standard, Yarn Bombing on January 10, 2012 | 3 Comments »
A new mural is going up at the Standard today replacing last month’s which was made out of yarn. Yes, I said YARN. I must say I was amazed at how long it lasted (thanks to no rain in December). The mural got me thinking about an interesting street art phenomenon called “Yarn Bombing” which [...]
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 [...]
“Objects are perishable. But ideas need not be.”-A Look at Sol LeWitt
Posted in Contemporary Art, Fashion, Museums, tagged #935, #936, Jimmy Choo, SFMOMA, Sol LeWitt on December 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So this pair of shoes inspired a trip down an Art rabbit hole today. While looking at a catalog I spotted these Jimmy Choos and thought two things: 1. These shoes take me back Jawbreaker-eating, carefree summers in the 80′s, when I’d wear rainbow colored flip flops. 2. The shoe pattern bears an uncanny resemblance [...]
Abramovic Gives MOCA Patrons a Glimpse A”head”
Posted in Contemporary Art, Museums, tagged Eli Broad, Jeffrey Deitch, Marina Abramovic, MOCA, MoCA Gala 2011 on November 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
To say I’ve been traveling frequently is an understatement. I’m about to leave for my 3rd trip back east in three weeks so I’m a bit weary for wear. One of my arts goals for the year was to attend this year’s MoCA Gala. Sadly, this was not to be due to fatigue and an [...]
I heart Robots
Posted in Art/Culture, Museums, Pop Art/Culture, tagged "Talk to Me", Kacie Kinzer, MoMA, Tweenbots on August 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Imagine your daily routine: you’re on the subway, walking down the street, going to the market, etc. Now picture a small cardboard robot rolling by you with a flag taped to it asking you to help him reach his destination. What do you do? Do you walk on by or do you help him? Kacie [...]
