All Blog Posts Tagged 'CULTURE' (32)

Kukula was born in a relatively isolated village about an hour north of Tel Aviv. Her few neighbors were mostly retirees, many of them Holocaust survivors. As a result her childhood imagination was nourished by both princess fantasies and World War II horror stories. Thus, the attempt to…

Nathan Ota



For this weekend's art+culture pick of the week, we head over to one of our favorite galleries located in Culver City, California.



Corey Helford Gallery presents “The Multi-Plane Show”, the gallery’s largest group show of 2009. Paying tribute to the early days of animation, each artist created an original painting using the multi-plane, which was made famous by…

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 21, 8pm-11pm @ Corey Helford Gallery



Los Angeles' Corey Helford Gallery presents new works from Southern California artist Josh Agle, better known as "Shag”. For the past decade, Shag’s iconic environments and playful narratives have sublimely captured California's cool mid-century lifestyles.

Shag really likes to focus on the narrative of his art. “Most of my paintings are set in the middle of a story or situation -…

If you're lucky enough to find yourself in London this weekend, I would definitely recommend checking out “Innocence,” a solo show by one of our favorite artists, Hush. His work will be on display at Urban Angel Art Lounge from Thursday, November 12th through December 12th, 2009.…

Show runs until January 24, 2010 @ Japanese American National Museum



Curated by Giant Robot co-founder and co-editor Eric Nakamura, Giant Robot Biennale 2 will highlight artists associated with the pop-culture magazine over the past 15 years.



In celebration of its 50th issue and in collaboration with the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, the magazine…

Opening Reception: Friday, October 9 @ Roq La Rue Gallery: Seattle



For this weekend art+culture pick, we head to the beautiful city of Seattle! One of our very own Met members, Ana Bagayan, will be opening her show "Critters" at the Roq La Rue gallery this Friday. On hand will be an ambitious new series of…

Opening Reception: September 5, 8pm-11:30pm @ CoproGallery: Santa Monica



You may have seen Dan May's dreamlike paintings in Alice post earlier this week. If you find yourself in Los Angeles this weekend, you can check out his artwork in person at CoproGallery in Santa…

Opening Reception: Saturday, August 22, 6pm-9pm @ Cerasoli Gallery: Culver City

Using a cinematic sense of framing movement and emotion, Roy Nachum's life-sized oil paintings submerge us in a fantasy world, a place where his characters are often caught in a psychological turning point in their lives.



Nachum creates his images by utilizing…

In this weekend's art+culture pick of the week, we head to the Great Northwest and find ourselves at the Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle, Washington. Incorporating pencils and acrylics to create a softly-washed pastel world, Italian artist Nicoletta Ceccoli puts us in a dream-like…