ART + PHOTOGRAPHY
SmashBox Brings on the Art
Last week at the luxurious photo studio compound in Culver City, Smashbox Cosmetics presented a unique artistic event to celebrate the pilot of their inaugural Open Studios Program that drew a fascinating crowd. The four-week incubator provided artists with premium...
Promising Skies – Walter Erra Hubert
LOS ANGELES ARTIST’S JOURNEY OF SELF-EXPLORATION AND TRANSFORMATION DURING ISOLATION OFFERS A SENSE OF HOPE FOR A NEW ERA Building Bridges Art Exchange announces their upcoming show by artist Walter Erra Hubert and curated by Marisa Caichiolo, which takes place from...
Ruben Rojas and Westfield Topanga Mall Celebrate A “Summer of Love”
Ruben Rojas Debuts 3 Art Installations and Sculpture at Westfield Topanga Mall and The Village L.A. native artist Ruben Rojas, best known for his “love” artwork which spreads his message of “Live Through Love” across the city, partnered with Westfield Topanga Mall on...
Never-Before-Exhibited Collection of Rare Warhol Photographs
NeueHouse is proud to announce Andy Warhol: Photo Factory, a groundbreaking new exhibition of ultra rare photographs by Andy Warhol, opening to the public on Wednesday, June 16th, 2021 for a limited 40-day run. An incredibly comprehensive survey of Warhol’s...
Ruben Rojas x Our/Los Angeles Lives Through Love
Our/Los Angeles vodka, led by distiller Anton Van DerWoude and located in the arts district of downtown Los Angeles, recently partnered with artist Ruben Rojas best known for his “love” artwork to spread the message of “Live Through Love”. This collaboration saw the...
Made in LA
Made in L.A. 2020 artist Reynaldo Rivera’s large (and largely unseen) body of photographic work captures Los Angeles' queer clubs and house party scene in the 1980s and 1990s. These images depict a version of the city that has all but disappeared: Echo Park as a...
Hold On To Summer with FUNBOY Fine Art Prints
Summer is long gone, but that doesn't mean you can't hold onto the warmer moods throughout the Fall and Winter months. With Winter just around the corner — and with travel plans on hiatus, we’re all yearning for a little piece of paradise. That’s why FUNBOY is...
Love is the Air
On Saturday, October 24 2020, the Los Angeles Center of Photography (LACP) will host its 5th annual Fundraising Gala. The event will take place in an exciting and immersive online environment hosted by award-winning actress Lisa Edelstein. LACP will honor Douglas...
Niki Smart: A Woman of Many Voices
Not many book launches begin with the author singing one of their own compositions, but that's how the Helter Shelter book launch kicked off last weekend. Author, songwriter, (and our very own managing editor here at SoCal Magazine), Niki Smart and friends delivered...
Lost Angeles: The Photography of Paul Jasmin
It is with great pleasure that the Fahey/Klein Gallery announces the new exhibition dates for Paul Jasmin: Lost Angeles, a selection of works celebrating Jasmin’s long career and the gallery’s first exhibition by the legendary Los Angeles photographer. Paul Jasmin’s...
A STEP BEYOND: Contemporary Footwear, Functional to Fanciful
The Los Angeles art world, like the broader society, is struggling with how to continue to operate during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Art galleries and museums all over the Southland have shuttered their doors and installations have languished in darkened rooms, without...
In Memorium: Peter Loughrey, Los Angeles Art and Design expert + Founder of Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Los Angeles has lost a pillar of the art community. Peter Loughrey, respected art dealer and the founder of the venerable Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) has passed away at the all too young age of 52, after a year long struggle with cancer. Loughrey was a...
MICHAEL ARNTZ: CALIFORNIA CLAY MASTER
“I wanted to make a statement in clay” – M. Arntz Southern California is rich with historically important artists and makers. In the mid 20th Century, trail-blazing craftspeople and designers of all kinds were working up-and-down the California coast, creating...
The Art of Wood
The art of making furniture is universal—it is a craft, an ancient craft that requires patience and a profound knowledge of wood. Japan is nearly 70% forest, which has provided an ample supply—dating back 1,300 years. Perched in the retail epicenter of Hollywood and...
Art Comes to LA!
Superfine! Art Fair is returning to the Magic Box @ The Reef in DTLA for its second LA edition, February 6 - 9, 2020. Throughout the four-day fair, visitors will have the unique opportunity to meet and connect directly with 60+ top local and international artists,...