We loved Joshua Ben Longo’s work so much when we first saw it, we knew we needed to show the world (peep the feature and interview, it’s well worth it). Since then Longo’s made a widely played European commercial villainizing cell phone rates, and now he’s having a major exhibition in Belgium which opens November […]
15
Oct
Joshua Ben Longo's "So Hush You Little Ones" Belgian exhibit
21
Sep
Three new plush dolls from Murakami
Three new plush dolls from Takashi Murakami have hit Colette recently (I included the Rainbow Flower above only because he’s so rad). The Frazzled collection of stuffed plush toys include “Kaikai”, “Kiki” and “Mr Dob” from Murakami’s iconic superflat series, and have to be just about the perfect gift for any baby shower (check out […]
15
Sep
What you're missing if you do not live in Paris
UPDATE: If you want to see more of the exhibit, Flavorwire has a nice gallery to peruse. A beautiful peek at the current Takashi Murakami exhibit at Chateau de Versailles by OFIVE.TV. Very well shot, plus the soundtrack by Air doesn’t hurt…
6
Jul
Los Angeles artist Carlos Ramos pays homage to the 11th anniversary of the death of the famed filmmaker
To mark the 11th anniversary of the death of filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, Los Angeles-based artist Carlos Ramos will exhibit his collection of paintings inspired by Kubrick’s best films. The exhibit, aptly titled Kubrick, opens this Saturday, July 10th, at the Copro Gallery in Santa Monica and will be on display until August 3rd. Ramos faces […]
14
May
Playboy Legacy Collection at Art & Artifact Gallery in Los Angeles
Photographs like that above always make me wonder: Is there such a thing as universal sexual appeal? What I mean is, I’m pretty sure every heterosexual male who sees the above photo gets a special stirring of the loins, even if they’re 95 and haven’t felt a stirring since the Reagan era. And I’ll pretty […]
23
Apr
Six years of exercising demons to spill on canvases for Los Angeles.
David Choe opens his first show in Los Angeles in six years tonight, Friday, April 24th from 7-10 pm. The show title, Nothing to Declare, is apropos as David Choe leaves everything he has experienced as an artist culminated into the canvases, water colors and inflatable sculptures on the proverbial table. The show is impressive […]
22
Jan
The inexplicable beauty of hideous monsters
When I first saw Joshua Ben Longo’s creations I knew I’d stumbled across a little bit of pixie dust. I can’t totally explain it, but his monstrous creations just resonate with me from a distant place reserved for childhood wonders — stuff like comic books, monsters both repulsive and whimsical, sci-fi flicks and, yes, stuffed […]
