I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to throw in some Street Art references on Mother’s Day, so I thought this piece by Word to Your Mother was a perfect way to honor the Moms the CultureShockArt way! And of course I have to brag on my own Mom for a minute. She’s the greatest. I’ve [...]
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Word to Your Mother
Posted in Art/Culture, Fashion, Street Art on May 13, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Os Gemeos Finale @ Prism LA
Posted in Art/Culture, Contemporary Art, Street Art, tagged Os Gemeos, Prism Gallery, Prism LA, Street Art on March 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Number 1 on my must see list of shows for 2012 2as Os Gemeos’ “Miss You” at Prism Gallery. Saturday was its last day and I finally made it in to see their work. I loved how the gallery was transformed into the mythical world found in their paintings. The walls and floor were painted [...]
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 »
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 [...]
“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 [...]
The Faces behind “The Wrinkles in the City”
Posted in Contemporary Art, Street Art, tagged Brooklyn Street Art, JR, JR documentary, L.A. mural ban, Wrinkles in the City on February 7, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Less than a year ago I was a commuter lamenting my daily drive through Echo Park when I stumbled upon this mural. The day I snapped this picture I had no idea that JR was behind the work which was part of his “Wrinkles in the City” project. I’ve learned so much about JR and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Hermès Brings the Street to Fashion
Posted in Fashion, Street Art, tagged Bringing Home the Birkin, Cyri Phan, French Graffiti Artists, Graffiti and Fashion, Hermès, Kongo, Michael Tonello on November 21, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I have now seen it all. Venerable luxury brand Hermès has released a graffiti clad scarf as part of its Fall 2011 Collection. The line of scarves, designed by French street artist Kongo (aka Cyri Phan), are intended to play homage to urban culture. I am fascinated with this for two reasons: First, one of the [...]
