Keith Haring died 22 years ago today and I’ve been reflecting on what he was able to accomplish in his 13 year career as an artist. His work has always had a profound influence on my perception of art. His SF MOMA retrospective in 1998 was the first show that I attended on my own [...]
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Thoughts on Keith Haring
Posted in Contemporary Art, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged Grace Jones, Keith Haring, Larry Levan, Paradise Garage, SF MOMA on February 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
“Wear Me”-The Curtis Kulig and Obey Clothing Collabo
Posted in Fashion, Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged handbags, Obey Clothing on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I must admit the idea of wearable street art does have it’s allure. I’ve had this amazing gold Keith Haring cuff that I adore-it’s my go to museum hopping accessory. So when I saw the news about Curtis Kulig’s collaboration with Obey Clothing I was intrigued. There are some cute pieces in the mix. If [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Merry Christmas from CultureShockArt! (via the Roy Ayers Project)
Posted in Design, Film, Music, Pop Art/Culture, tagged Okayplayer, RenRok, Roy Ayers Beat Submission Vol 2, Roy Ayers Project on December 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m so excited to see that the 2nd compilation album from the Roy Ayers Project is available for FREE DOWNLOAD. If you aren’t familiar with the Roy Ayers Project or their Beat Submissions click here for more info: My personal fave is track #21 by RenRok, which you can listen to here. The album was [...]
6 Kings…
Posted in Pop Art/Culture, Street Art, tagged 3 Kings, Agents of Change, Art in L.A., Basquiat, Dondi White, Fab 5 Freddy, Futura 2000, graffiti, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lee Quinones, Rammellzee, Revok, Sever, Street Fights, Subliminal Projects on September 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I frequently fall into internet Rat Holes… Yesterday I heard about an exhibit featuring paintings by Hip Hop Ambassador Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Brathwaite). It’s part of a group show called 3 Kings featuring Freddy, Lee Quinones and Futura 2000. Rat Hole #1 While looking up the dates for the exhibit at Subliminal Projects on [...]
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 [...]
Beats, Rhymes & “Strife”
Posted in Film, Music, Pop Art/Culture, tagged A Tribe Called Quest, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, ATCQ, Beats Rhymes & Life, Documentary, Jarobi, Michael Rapaport, Native Tongues, Phife, Q Tip, Sundance on July 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The documentary “Beats Rhymes & Life” follows the career trajectory of Hip Hop icons A Tribe Called Quest (Q-TIP, PHIFE DAWG, ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD & JAROBI WHITE). In the film, Director Michael Rapaport tells a story of how artistic talent, opportunity and success converged in a perfect storm whose aftermath ultimately led to the dismantling [...]
