LA creeps, rev your engines for one Hell of a ride: Burbank’s own brooding & bloodthirsty baby boy, Tim Burton, rolls into his hometown with a rollicking retrospective at LACMA that that leaves no stone unturned from a life dedicated to all that is creepy, freaky, dark & undead. On exhibit are works of myriad [...] ...
Specializing in large-scale, digital photo composites, Randall Bass is one of the LA art world’s most promising young stars. Bass, whose foray into the visual arts began with abstract urban landscape photography, now works in a medium, which blends the most innovative aspects of graphic design into his work. The collision between abstracted urban landscapes and modern design principles culminates in architecturally driven compositions, where texture and light emerge as the works’ most prolific themes. By prioritizing light, composition, texture, and depth over context and subject matter,Bass restructures and reinvents urban environments through his sublimely perceptive and surrealist-inspired lens.
Bass favors fragmented urban scenes devoid of people or other ‘staged components’ and counts ...
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art hosted "The Unmasking" gala, which celebrated the opening of the lavish $45-million Lynda and Stewart Resnick Exhibition Pavilion, named for the major donors and owners of Fiji Water and Pom Wonderful. A-list Angelenos all made an appearance at the formal event, such as Christina Aguilera, Kim Kardashian, Teri Hatcher, Tom Hanks, Kathryn Bigelow, James Franco, and Monet Mazur. But, Olivia Wilde (in a dazzling Monique Lhuillier Pre-Fall 2010 gown) and Nicole Richie (one-of-a-kind creation from the Marchesa Fall 2009 collection) donned our favorites for the evening.
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L.A.'s most iconic artist, John Baldessari, is currently being featured in over five shows in Los Angeles, and we insist that you check out the most impressive and extensive exhibit of them all: Pure Beauty! Currently featured at our very own Los Angeles County Museum of Art's, the show features more than 150 pieces spanning the Baldessari’s career from 1962 to today, and includes works in a variety of mediums: canvas, photography, interactive videos, and books. The retrospective is so marvelous, you will find yourself being asked to leave at the museums closing.
If you can't make it to L.A.C.M.A this summer, John Baldessari has teamed up with L.A.'s ForYourArt and Ovation to create ...
Everyone loves an outlaw, and Robert Williams just happens to be the most celebrated one in the art world. Luckily, you can learn even more about him this Wednesday at LACMA. The documentary Robert Williams: Mr. Bitchin’, will be unveiled for a one-night only showing, benefiting its Prints and Drawings Council.
The movie recounts Williams’ emergence from humble beginnings in hotrods and the Zap Comix collective, to his surfacing as a celebrated artist. What became fifteen years in the making has resulted in an irreverent and comical look at all of the things that are so right about contemporary American art. The audience gets an inside look at Williams’ background, from his 1979 book
The LACMA’s very own uniquely elegant restaurant Pentimento (brought to you by the Pinot Group a.k.a. the geniuses behind ‘Patina’) are hooking you up for Valentine’s Day. With a $38 three-course Valentine’s tasting menu (from 11:30 AM to 8 PM) that includes choices like: diver scallop carpaccio with blood oranges, fennel and a citrus vinaigrette, [...] ...
