Maureen Tepedino, The Fisherman, Acrylic on Canvas, 72 X 36

By Henry Long

Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/16/18 – The Upper West hosts an opening reception for artist Maureen Tepedino on Sunday April 22nd, 2018, from 4-7pm. The artist will be in attendance. A fan of the restaurant, Tepedino said she is looking forward to seeing her work exhibited on the walls of the upscale restaurant. “I was first introduced to Upper West Restaurant last fall, by a dear friend and was immediately impressed with the ambiance, food and service.”

Tepedino’s love of art started when she was just seven years old. Inspired by her surroundings (Jamaica, W.I), she painted vibrant sunsets and serene subjects. Maureen’s connection to art led her to becoming an interior designer. After studying at Interior Design and Art, and Santa Monica City College, she implemented her love of color into her projects with an exceptional flair.Tepedino also has a background in fashion. For over twenty years, she owned and operated Maureen’s on Main Street, a successful fashion and clothing boutique in Santa Monica.

Like most artists Tepedino visits museums to find inspiration. Vincent Van Gough, and Jackson Pollock are at the top of her list, but she was recently moved by some emerging artists. “I was recently exposed to a body of work by a Local School in the Downtown area and felt that the student’s had great potential to become household names in the Art Industry.”

As an artist she is constantly inspired by her daily life. She describes the impetus to creating one of her works in the show…“Coming from a large family, when I painted Family Gathering, I had so many wonderful memories of all the times we were together as a family, e.g. around the dining table sharing meals, taking walks, and on Sundays where my parents would take us to the Beach and after, my Dad would show us the progress of the Buildings he was working on!”

Another painting entitled The Fisherman was inspired by her childhood. “While living in Toronto, CA as a teenager, I went fishing many times and later on enjoyed taking my two sons along for the experience. Painting “The Fisherman” brought back many happy memories.”

Her paintings are sold nationally by interior designers, art consultants, architects and contractors for high-end residential and corporate projects. She also specializes in corporate art by creating original pieces designed for Commercial spaces.”

The opening artist reception for “Imagination: Art that Speaks to You” will be held on April 22nd, from 4:00-7:00pm. The Upper West Restaurant is located at 3321 Pico Boulevard, Santa Monica 90405; 4:00pm – 7:00 pm. http://www.theupperwest.com

Visit Maureen Tepedino’s website for additional information. http://www.designbymaureen.com/

New Group Exhibition Opens at Blue 7 Gallery March 18th

March 18th, New Group Exhibition Opens at Blue 7 Gallery

By: Libby Lancaster

The Hollywood Times (Santa Monica, CA) 3/15/2018 –  “Randy and I were just brain storming,” said Lucius Peterson, gallery director.

“Ordinary into Extraordinary,” a group exhibition opens at Blue 7 Gallery on Sunday March 18th from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Robert Ball Owner

Owned by Randy Ball, the longtime gallery has evolved into a nurturing collective, hosting shows about ten times a year.

Lucius Peterson Director

 

“We were intrigued by how artists are inspired by seemingly everyday items – old shoes, a box.” Both Randy Ball (owner) and Lucius Peterson (director) are also artists and will be exhibiting work in the group show as well. In fact, the two collaborated in the production of the “Rose” photo.

Rose, (woven photo) by Randy Ball and Lucius Peterson

Peterson explained, “It is two photographs woven together to produce a single image. I did the photography and Randy did the weaving.” Peterson went on to say both Ball and himself were fond of Lisa Wald’s cow paintings that would be part of the group show. The artist will be exhibiting works that were inspired by a recent visit to animal sanctuary.

“The way Lisa paints her animals provides the viewer with a connection to the subject as if you know the cow,” added Peterson.

“Randy & Lucius are great people to work with,” said artist Lisa Wald, who has been part of the collective since it began. “They are supportive of artists & foster a collaborative environment.”

Lisa Wald, Good Morning, 16 x 20 Oil on Canvas Panel

Although she paints many different types of subjects, she will be exhibiting her animal inspired works for this exhibition.  She continued, “Showing at Blue 7 Gallery has been a fantastic way to share my art with the public in a nurturing environment. It’s also very exciting to see my pieces on a gallery wall. I’m always impressed by the other artists’ work & their points of view.” http://www.lisawald.net

 Special guest artist Ray Ford will be included in the group exhibition as well. A talented wood sculptor, Ford takes pride in the fact that each of his works of art is completely original.

The wood sculpture of Ray Ford

 

He is a dedicated artist still at 90 years old. He continues to create work almost every day and exhibits in local galleries. His work has been shown at Ivan Gallery, the Santa Monica Art Studios, Fab-Gallery and more.

Like most artists, he has worked in all types of mediums. Wood carving was his first love and he has stayed true to it all these years, continuing to produce incredible one-of-a-kind artworks. He has done quite a bit of drawing and painting as well. His work is figurative in style. He explained, when modern art became all the rage, he was not a fan of abstract art. But…he added “I learned to appreciate it.” http://hrayford.com/

Vicki Fisher-Lerer, Encaustic by the Sea, Encaustic paint, 12 x 24

Artist Vicki Fisher-Lerer has been part of the collective since early on. She will be exhibiting her encaustic paintings. The word encaustic originates from the Greek word enkaustikos, which means to burn in. The artist explained, “Each layer you paint needs to be fused with a heat gun or a torch. Encaustic paintings are perhaps the most durable form of painting, some surviving over 2000 years without cracking, flaking or fading. An example is the Faiyum mummy portraits in Egypt.” http://vickifisher-lerer.blogspot.com/

Blue7Galley (Photo Lucius Peterson)

 On Sunday March 18th, Blue 7 Gallery holds a reception for “Ordinary into Extraordinary.” The group exhibition is open to the public through April 21st at Blue 7 Gallery, 3129 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.

Blue 7 Gallery (Photo Google maps)

 

 

 

Call for info at (310) 449-1444 or visit the website http://blue7gallery.com/

Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression Art & Music Festival

This Saturday, October 14^th, the Los Angeles Burning Man Decompression Art & Music Festival is back in the newly renovated LA State Historic Park in downtown LA.

This is the 13^th year for the extravagant festival which was originally created as a way for the Burning Man community to “decompress” coming back from the desert event. It has also become a place where newcomers can take an inside look into a Burner experience.

 

LADecomCityscape-photocourtesyofLABMDecom

The public can expect an unprecedented event. One of the guidelines of Burning Man is inclusiveness to everyone….so newcomers are welcomed. Participating artists will show unconventional and inventive art installations.

 

 

Producer and longtime Burner, Esquire Jauchem said, “After three years of waiting for the wonderful new DTLA Historic Park to be completed, LA Burning Man is thrilled to bring the Decom Art & Music Festival back to fiery, fantastic life.”

 

Photo by T-Bone; Destiny Lounge 2017 (featuring the art of Dave Taylor and Debi Cable; 3D (Man in the glowing UV suit on the couch is Dave Taylor!)

The public will enjoy four stages. One is called the Ignite Fire Stage and will feature fire performances. The second one is the Charlie the Unicorn stage. where the famed Diva Danielle will be spinning along with Todd Spero, Jacob Kalski, Fleetwood Smack, Erik Nelson, Somekindaweirdo, and Philip Evans.

 

The third stage is called the Art Car Bus Stop, and finally, Subtract Music runs the fourth stage featuring DJs, Anton Tumas, Brad Moontribe, Deltavox, Isaiah Martin, Joe P., Loboman, Massio, Patricio, Synchronometry, and Zach Walker.

Marialyce Pedersen will be hosting the Merry Mad Tea Party at this year’s Decom event. Her nickname is Merry M’Alyce in Burnerland. Serving hot and cold teas and engaging people is part of the fun. “I like the smallness and intimacy,” said Pedersen. I like that people can actually meet and interact and have meaningful exchanges. I like that people who don’t have time, money, or the inclination to travel all the way to Black Rock City can attend Decom and get a little annual taste of the thing.” This will be the Merry Mad Tea Party’s 5th appearance at LA Decom. It debuted at the 2012 event.

Photo by Wobsarazzi

Dave Taylor will collaborate with Debi Cable 3D to create Destiny Lounge 3D.Taylor said he loves how these events bring out such creative energy in people. “We can be as quirky or weird as we want, create characters, alter egos, whatever! Discovering the crazy things others have come up with is a completely magical experience, and I was hooked from my first Burn!”

In addition to artistic camps in which the public can participate, art cars and mutant vehicles will also be on view at the festival. Vehicles have been transformed into large animals, caterpillars, and alien type cars. Some are huge sculptures…each with its own special feature, such as fire, music, etc.  Jauchem added, “The LA Burning Man Decom Art & Music Festival is truly like a mini Burning Man (without the dust!).”

historic-state-park

Mark your calendar for October 14^th for a fantastic all day festival (from 1pm-11pm) at Los Angeles State Historic Park located at 1245 N. Spring St. 90012 Los Angeles, CA, US

Admission $20 (cash only at door – ATMs provided). Children under 12 free. No advance Sales. Cash Bar. Food Trucks.

The venue is next to the Chinatown Metro Stop. Ride-sharing and mobile car services are encouraged. Limited street parking, Garage parking is available at Union Station.

Metro Goldline Chinatown Station

There is on-site parking available for 1000 cars for $10.

Visit the LA Decompression 2017 FB Page for additional information. Find out about the newly renovated venue on the LA State Historic Park FB Page.

Visit the 2017 Decom website at http://www.ladecom.com

 

MARVELous Art to Take Place in Beverly Hills on October 19th

Donnalynn Grant and Antonio Lu –By Dr. Laura Wilhelm, LauraWil Intercultural Beverly Hills, CA (The Hollywood Times) 10/2/17 – “There is no difference between painting and thinking—both can be rational and emotional at the same time.”–Albrecht Behmel BOOM! The Black Panther joins the crew Are you a fan of Marvel and the arts?  Read this: Pop artist Albrecht Behmel will unveil his new series “The Dark Side of MARVELous” for a select crowd at the Héritage Wine Bar located at 467 North Canon Drive in Beverly Hills on Thursday, October 19th from 7-10 p.m.  Light refreshments will be served for guests to enjoy along with the artworks and music.  Tickets cost $220 and all proceeds from the ticket and art sales will be donated to UNICEF on behalf of earthquake victims in Mexico.   Moonstone – Mistress of Uncertain Loyalties Among the pieces in Albrecht Behmel’s MARVELous show will be spectacular acrylic and ink renderings of super villains Loki, Moonstone, Mystique, Sabretooth, and Thanos as well as an undisclosed large work about the Black Panther, the show’s centerpiece.   Thanos the Titan of Death – alive on canvas “I am fascinated by movie villains,” the award-winning German artist, who is also a bestselling writer, says about his work.  “Especially the multi-faceted ones!”  Behmel is best known for his unique kaleidoscopic style called The Magic of the Swarms and his private art receptions around the world. “This is one of LA’s finest rooftops at The Heritage Wine Bar located on the Golden Triangle corner overlooking the iconic sign of Beverly Hills,” art advisor Donnalynn Patakos says.   Feeling Blue? Mystique! “Art has strong social value.  While we unveil new pieces in this beautiful place for people to acquire, we want to be grateful and mindful, given the current catastrophic events the Mexican people have experienced.  Albrecht has a genuine philanthropic heart, and we already had the show scheduled, so we offer our international support and brotherhood to people that desperately need help now, through his beautiful art.”   fresh paint Nate Moore, producer of the Marvel movies, will be at the event along with some surprise guests!  To attend the event, please reserve your spot at www.themagicoftheswarms.com   Antonio Lu You can also purchase original works and prints directly from the site if you are not in the LA area.   Model: the great Antonio Lujak @ Rockmen models, Paris 2012. © Brice Hardelin 2012 – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED One of the prime movers for this international event in the USA is ANTONIO LUJAK, a Croatian-born model, actor, and producer.  Lujak was a professional tennis player when he was first scouted as a model at the age of seventeen.  One year later, Lujak won the prestigious title of “Mr. Croatia.”   Shortly afterwards, Lujak was awarded the notable “Best Model of Tourism” title at the Model of the World Competition in Istanbul.  Lujak’s modeling career has spanned top names such as Roberto Cavalli, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, Versace, Olymp, Gilette Fusion, Marco O’Polo, Men’s Health, Glamour, In-Style, Maxim, and Hip Hop Weekly.   Antonio Lujack — with Antonio Lu. During press appearances as Mr. Croatia, Lujak was contacted by casting directors for the British television show CASANOVA for a role in the mini-series.  Lujak’s talent as an actor was quickly recognized and offers for bigger projects began to roll in. Fluent in Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Italian, and English, Lujak quickly found himself working on international projects such as Heineken’s THE CHASE with James Bond heartthrob Daniel Craig.  Lujak is currently attached to a number of projects in pre- and post-production and recently wrapped roles in ROBIN HOOD and STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI.  Lujak splits his time between Europe and Los Angeles.   Dubrovnik, Croatia So please come meet Mr. Lujak and other luminaries at the MARVELous event on October 19th!  All efforts on behalf of Mexico’s earthquake victims will be GREATLY appreciated. #MarvelStudios #NateMoore #StanLee #BlackPanther #Aureta

 

Happenings – Palm Springs Art Museum

September 13 – September 26, 2017

PST: LA/LA AT PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM

Palm Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Wing Through January 15, 2018   An exciting part of the PST: LA/LA exhibition series, “Kinesthesia” is the first in-depth examination of the pioneering role played by South American artists in the global Kinetic Art movement of the 1950s and 1960s. The works of internationally well-known figures, such as Carlos Cruz-Diez, Gyula Kosice, and Julio Le Parc, along with Martha Boto, Horacio García-Rossi, Alejandro Otero, Abraham Palatnik, and Gregorio Vardánega, will be a discovery for most viewers in the United States. Click here for more information.

Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center Through January 15, 2018   Click here for more information.

Free Admission Day  Sunday, September 17 Enjoy complimentary admission at 50 museums across Southern California in celebration of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA’s launch weekend, thanks to Bank of America!  Palm Springs Art Museum and the Architecture + Design Center are participating with FREE admission all day Sunday, September 17!

Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, is a far-reaching and ambitious exploration of Latin American and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles.  Supported by grants from the Getty Foundation, Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA takes place from September 2017 through January 2018 at more than 70 cultural institutions across Southern California, from Los Angeles to Palm Springs, and from San Diego to Santa Barbara.  Pacific Standard Time is an initiative of the Getty.

#HOTISCOOL @ ANNENBERG THEATER

Hot is Cool Summer Film Series  Annenberg Theater September 21, 2017 at 6 p.m. FREE Dead or Alive joins us for our last movie of the summer to offer drinks inspired by the film. Tracks 2013, John Curran (Director) 112 min. (PG-13) Click here for more information.

FALL MODERNISM WEEK TICKETS ON SALE NOW

Palm Springs Art Museum is a proud partner of Modernism Week. In October, Modernism Week hosts the “Fall Preview” weekend (October 19-22) and partner organizations collaborate to produce a “mini-Modernism Week” to kick-off the active social and recreational season in Palm Springs. Walk of Stars Dedication for Sidney Williams Friday, October 20, 2 – 3p.m. Architecture and Design Center Free Get tickets. Frey House II Tours Friday, October 20 and Saturday October 21, times vary $60-$125 per person. Buy tickets. Note: The general public can schedule tours of Frey House II throughout the season with our official operator – The Modern Tour. For more information or call 760-904-0904. Albert Frey & Lina Bo Bardi: Environments for Life Thursday, October 19, 5- 6 p.m. Annenberg Theater Free lecture by Cathrine Veikos, associate professor of architecture, California College of the Arts. Get tickets. Generous support provided by Montalba Architects, Geoffrey De Sousa and José Manuel Alorda, SHAG – the store, and Eight4Nine Restaurant. Fall in Love with Frey Sunday, October 22, 6-9 p.m. $125 per person (members), $175 (nonmembers) Buy tickets. Fall in Love with Frey is presented in collaboration with the Swiss Consulate of Los Angeles and will be held at Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion. The event includes special access to the “Albert Frey and Lina Bo Bardi: A Search for Living Architecture” exhibition, private interior and exterior tours of the Frey House II throughout the evening, music from Frey’s record collection, a Frey House II photo booth (at the A+D Center), and signature cocktails and bites all celebrating Albert Frey and his architectural legacy. Funds raised from this event will help support the ongoing restoration and operations of Frey House II.  #fallinlovewithfrey  Charles Phoenix: Addicted to Americana Live Comedy Slide Show Performance Friday, October 20, 2017,  3 – 5 p.m. Palm Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Theater $40 per person Buy tickets.   Celebrate a classic and kitschy American life and style and prepare for your national pride to swell when Ambassador of Americana, Charles Phoenix launches retro pop culture into the stratosphere! With his keen expertise, unbridled enthusiasm and eagle eye for oddball detail, Charles shares the very best of his retro road-trip discoveries and colorful kaleidoscope of found vintage Kodachrome slides and swirls it up into a marvelous mashup of mid-century of stories and glories of spectacular space-age style, amazing attractions, local landmarks, roadside wonders, festive foods, crazy car culture, futuristic transportation and more galore all in glorious Kodachrome COLOR!

EXHIBITIONS ON VIEW

Making it Modern Palm Springs Art Museum, Clayes Wing Enjoy a reinstallation of the museum’s foundational collection of works by international modern artists in Europe and the Americas. The exhibition is organized around six key principles that demonstrate how modernists pioneered a new aesthetic language that defined shifting perspectives in the twentieth century. By reconfiguring concepts such as line, energy, aggregates, biomorphism, spirituality, and presence, artists imbued their work with ideas that propelled modernism forward. Click here for more information.

EXHIBITIONS ENDING SOON

John McLaughlin: The Tamarind Prints  Palm Springs Art Museum, The Jorgensen Through September 25, 2017 John McLaughlin (1898-1976) is acknowledged as one of the most important artists of the post-war period. Working in Southern California, by 1948 he had pioneered a distinctive style of “Western geometric abstraction.” Inspired by his lifelong study of Asian art, he instilled in his art a sense of stillness and the Japanese notion of the void. Between 1962 and 1963, McLaughlin made prints at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles, on view now are the entire group of seventeen prints that he produced at Tamarind. Click here for more information

ANNENBERG THEATER ANNOUNCES OPENING NIGHT

The 15th Annual Opening Night Benefit Concert An Evening with Matthew Morrison Saturday, November 18, 2017 at 6 p.m. Matthew Morrison is a versatile actor who is recognized for his work on-stage and on-screen. He has been nominated for Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Opening Night is presented by the museum’s Annenberg Theater Council and Diamond Sponsor Annette Bloch. Click here for more information

POP UP MUSEUM STORE

Museum Pop Up Store Palm Springs Art Museum Through January   Stop by for a visit at our recently opened “Pop Up Museum Store” featuring items inspired by Kinesthesia: Latin American Kinetic Art, 1954-1969. Located in the Houston Atrium at our main location. The pop-up store features unique items and will be open during the run of the exhibition. For more information call 760-322-4827

MUSEUM CAFE CLOSED FOR RENOVATION

We are renovating areas of the museum, so please pardon our dust as we work on the cafe and various gallery spaces. The cafe will re-open in the Fall. Thank you for your understanding!

JOIN THE MUSEUM!

PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM 101 Museum Drive Palm Springs Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m FREE Thu, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Closed Wed & major holidays ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN CENTER 300 S Palm Canyon Drive Palm Springs Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m FREE Thu, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Closed Wed & major holidays PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM  IN PALM DESERT 72-567 Hwy 111  Palm Desert *Fri, Sat, & Sun 10 a.m. – 5 p.m Closed Mon-Thu *Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden is always open

With 3 locations – Palm Springs Art Museum and Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, and and Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, The Galen and the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden, discover a wealth of opportunities to escape, reflect, learn, create, and become inspired when you join Palm Springs Art Museum! Your membership is valid at all museum locations and we offer a wide range of art exhibitions, programming events, family activities, theatrical programs, and much more. To join the museum and its nine support councils, click here.   More info: psmuseum.org Questions? Call 760-322-4814 #hotiscool

THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS

Image: Carlos Cruz-Diez, Chromosaturation, 1975/2017, photograph by Lance Gerber       Image: Lina Bo Bardi holding her favorite lamp, photograph by Bob Wolfenson, 1978, Courtesy Instituto Lina Bo e P. M. Bardi       Image: Albert Frey with his 1936 Ford convertible, Palm Springs, CA, ca. 1936, gelatin silver print © Albert Frey Collection, Palm Springs Art Museum, 55-1999.2       Image: Tracks,       Fall in Love with Frey Logo concept and design by Boris Bencic       Image, Charles Phoenix        William A. Baziotes, Desert Animal, 1947, oil on canvas, gift of Marion and Francis Lederer in honor of Marisa Shea’s appointment as a Trustee of Palm Springs Desert Museum,        © Estate of William Baziotes       Image: John McLaughlin, Untitled, 1963, color lithograph, Tamarind Impression, gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith       Image: Mathew Morrison

Upper West and Bobbie Rich

Upper West presents a solo exhibition by Bobbie Rich on Sunday, July 30th, 2017. Bobbie Rich said she always knew she was supposed to create art. “Life is better when you embrace your gifts, but that doesn’t mean everything is easy. Although incredibly rewarding, being an artist isn’t exactly the most dependable career path. I am very proud to be a successful artist.”

Rich will enjoy her second solo exhibition at Santa Monica restaurant Upper West. “I’m very excited for the July 30th opening bash and to be spending much more time at such a delicious and beautiful restaurant!” The exhibition entitled “Wanderlust” will feature over twenty works. Rich went on to explain that during the summer her teaching schedule lightens up so she has more time to paint and work on her own personal projects. “It’s been really wonderful working on my balcony to finish up new works for Upper West. Several have sold, fresh off the easel, so I am really focused on completing new large works to adorn the restaurant.”

Rich is a consistent patron of the restaurant…”Upper West has the best Happy Hour around! A few of my favorite options are the Braised Brisket Tacos, the Crispy Glazed Chicken and the Thai Peanut Noodles.”

Rich often gives her time helping nonprofits. She recently did some live painting for Harvest Home’s Gala at the Fairmont Miramar. Her painting was live auctioned in the ballroom as the grand finale of the evening for $6000, with 100% donated to Harvest Home. Harvest Home transforms the lives of homeless pregnant women and their children by providing housing, support, and programs that equip women to become great mothers.

She was also commissioned by Herman Miller to create a mural. Since she works teaching for Family Art and Art Camp for Community Corp of Santa Monica and the Boys and Girls Club of America at several affordable housing locations, she was able to connect the furniture store with the CCSM and Boys and Girls Club. She personally collaborated with the kids and Herman Miller employees to create a beautiful under the sea mural at 430 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica. “I designed and drew an enormous paint-by-number before the Herman Miller team and Boys and Girls Club kids arrived. All the paints were pre-mixed. Paint swatches were on the walls.  Everyone was assigned a color and away we went!”

When asked which artists inspire her these days, she replied, “My students are the emerging artists that most inspire me. I give them enough free reign to test and express their own ideas, while learning all the fundamentals and beyond. Each day is a surprise and I always soak in all the treasures they create.”

Meet Bobbie Rich at Upper West Restaurant (3321 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica) on Sunday, July 30^th from 4-7pm. www.BobbieRich.comhttp://www.theupperwest.com/

#WeAreForever Launch Event- Los Angeles

Khalid Daily

Last night’s #WeAreForever Forever 21 pre-fall 2017 campaign launched their event, with a special acoustic performance by platinum-selling singer/songwriter Khalid in Los Angeles, at the Wilson Lot, in the downtown arts district.

Forever 21, one of the most recognized and largest independent fashion retailers in the world, launched #WeAreForever Pre-Fall 2017 collection and campaign globally, celebrating individuality and inclusivity, with an exclusive event in downtown LA on July 17th. The party under the stars, which featured a captivating performance by singer/songwriter Khalid, was hosted by hip-hop artist Leaf and highlighted by an inspiring live art installation by Josh Woods.  The collection launched online on Monday, July 17th, and will be available globally in stores on July 28​^th.

GETTY MUSEUM ANNOUNCES MAJOR GIFT OF PHOTOGRAPHS FROM COLLECTOR AND FILM INDUSTRY EXECUTIVE BRUCE BERMAN

LOS ANGELES – The J. Paul Getty Museum announced today a major gift of photographs from collector and film industry executive Bruce Berman. The gift includes 186 works by 26 artists, seven of whom are entering the Getty’s collection for the first time. Reflecting Berman’s passion for both black and white and color photographs of the American landscape and built environment, the works feature the people, homes, cars, streets, churches, theaters, and bars that are evocative of 20th-century American life. Among the artists included in the gift are luminaries of the American documentary tradition, such as Harry Callahan (American, 1912–1999), Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975), Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965), and Camilo José Vergara (American, born Chile, 1944).

THE POLITICAL-STREET-ART DOCUMENTARY “CHANGING THE WORLD, ONE WALL AT A TIME” PREVIEWS IN LOS ANGELES

Producers and artists discuss the new documentary “Changing the World, One Wall At A Time” screening at Creative Artists on June 7, 2017. From left to right: Shakib Zabihian (Bahá’í entrepreneur), Rachel Wolfe (“Education Is Not A Crime” coordinator), street artist Elle, and Saleem Vaillancourt (“Education Is Not A Crime” coordinator) (Photo: THT)

“Education is not a Crime”: words that sparked a human rights campaign and inspired mural artists all over the world to shine a light on the persecution of the Bahá’í faith in Iran.

By Elizabeth Carbe’

Santa Clarita, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/14/17 – “Changing the World, One Wall at a Time” is a new documentary feature film produced by Iranian Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari and his team – the film continues in the footsteps of the movement that started in 2015 with Bahari’s film “To Light a Candle”.  An array of street artists have executed a new abstract vision of oppression and emancipation, with murals spread out from South Africa to Brazil and France to North America. These works also reflect the strength and resilience of the human spirit. Bahari’s film focuses on the active suppression of education. What started as a Human Rights Campaign in New York has now grown to 41 murals painted by artists all over the world.

Photographer David Magnus captures the high-water mark of the Beatles career

David Magnus

NEW UNRELEASED PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE BEATLES EXHIBITED AT THE MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY IN LOS ANGELES

By JP Durand

Los Angeles, CA (The Hollywood Times) 6/12/17 – The extent to which the Beatles continue to capture the world’s imagination, now 47 years since their breakup, is staggering.  Every so often a new remixed CD (as with the current 2017 audio upgrade of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”), a new book or a new piece of film present the tantalizing opportunity to put the Fab Four squarely in one’s mind and heart, to again examine their legacy and provide a new perspective on perhaps the world’s most beloved and most analyzed band.

Bruce Springsteen at The Asbury Hotel

Celebrating its one-year anniversary this month, The Asbury Hotel in Asbury Park, NJ is sure to be the summer’s hottest destination and Bruce Springsteen agrees. “The Boss” was spotted at the hotel this weekend visiting “Transparent,” a photo exhibit by his good friend Danny Clinch, showcasing behind the scenes portraits of iconic musicians including “The Boss” himself, on display at the hotel until September 2017.

Bruce spent a few hours hanging out, mingling, and listening to local bands perform in the studio which doubles as an intimate performance stage.

Bruce Springsteen at The Asbury Hotel in front of his portrait, shot by Danny Clinch

Bruce Springsteen and good friend Danny Clinch at Danny’s exhibit at The Asbury Hotel

Bruce Springsteen with Danny Clinch’s mother at Danny’s exhibit at The Asbury Hotel

Morrison Hotel Gallery Announced As The Official Gallery For The Monterey Pop International 50th Anniversary Celebration

Morrison Hotel Gallery is honored to announce that they are the official gallery for the Monterey Pop 50th Anniversary Celebration, happening June 16th thru the 18th in Monterey, CA. The gallery will be on site at the festival with a PopUp gallery, featuring beautiful fine art photography images, that will be for sale, of the artists that played the original festival. There will be several photographers at the PopUp gallery to meet and talk to fans and sign autographs. Among them will be gallery co-owner and official Monterey Pop photographer, Henry Diltz, and filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, who documented the festival in the iconic Monterey Pop film. Morrison Hotel Gallery will also have an exclusive exhibit happening in their NYC location, which will feature images printed from the negatives of the Monterey Pop film. That exhibit will run from June 16th thru July 3rd.

 

The Who by Henry Diltz, Monterey Pop Festival, 1967 Another Planet Entertainment and Goldenvoice in association with the Monterey International Pop Festival Foundation announced today that Morrison Hotel Gallery – the international leader in fine art music photography – is now the official gallery for the 50th anniversary celebration of The Monterey Pop Festival, occurring 50 years later. Morrison Hotel Gallery will be on site at the festival with a pop-up gallery that will have over 50 photographic prints for sale, of the artists that performed in the original Monterey Pop. The dream of bringing together artistson the cutting edge of music in the name of charity, developed into what would become one of the seminal concerts in rock history. With the war in Vietnam on the world stage, cultural awareness and protest took a form of “music, love and flowers” with 170,000 people gathered at the Monterey Fairgrounds. The festival, produced by Lou Adler and John Phillips, was a beautifully orchestrated, peaceful gathering created a groundbreaking experience for attendees to embrace the music and be a part of what would become an explosion of culture that has impacted generations. “Morrison Hotel Gallery is honored to be the official gallery, and part of the anniversary celebration of the historic Monterey Pop Festival. That’s what our gallery is all about – the music, the history, the culture. It’s what we and all the photographers we work with, represent, and it’s coming full circle, 50 years later to the day, on the same spot,” says gallery co-owner Timothy White. Morrison Hotel Gallery co-owner and founder Henry Diltz – also the official photographer for Monterey Pop 50 years ago – will be on site to greet fans and sign autographs. A number of photographers represented by Morrison Hotel Gallery, who were on site at the original Monterey Pop Festival will be there to celebrate this culturally historic event with the gallery and fans. Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, the man behind the Monterey Pop movie, will also be on site at the gallery to talk to fans. All the photographs in this gallery will be for sale on site. There will also be a Monterey Pop exhibit at the NYC gallery from June 16th thru July 3rd. The three-day music celebration event will take place at the Monterey County Fairgrounds from June 16 to 18 – exactly 50 years to the day and on the exact same spot of the legendary festival in 1967. Festival schedule and ticket information can be found here. About Morrison Hotel® Gallery Morrison Hotel®Gallery (MHG) was founded in 2001 by former record company executive Peter Blachley, music retail industry professional Richard Horowitz, and legendary music photographer Henry Diltz. In 2012, author, director and photographer Timothy White joined the team, launching an additional West Coast gallery at The Sunset Marquis Hotel in West Hollywood. The partners just launched a new location at Mick Fleetwood’s General Store in Maui, Hawaii. MHG is the world’s leading brand in fine art music photography representing over 100 of the world’s finest music photographers and their archives. Their vast catalog of photography encompasses jazz, blues, and rock imagery spanning several generations through to today’s contemporary music artists and now includes iconic photographs in the world of sports as well. MHG has a robust online presence, featuring over 100,000 images searchable by photographer, music artist, band or concert. www.morrisonhotelgallery.com

The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU Honors Dennis Scholl

ANNOUNCING THE ART TRANSFORMS AWARD 2017 Film director, producer and writer Dennis Scholl (10 Emmys) is known for the cultural documentaries Deep City – the Birth of the Miami Sound and Queen of Thursdays, plus films about Wynton Marsalis, Frank Gehry and Theaster Gates “We believe that art transforms lives, and this is why Dennis Scholl has been selected by the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU as our honoree for the Art Transforms award,” said the museum’s Director, Dr. Jordana Pomeroy, at the recent Benefactor Impact event. Dennis Scholl and Jordana Pomeroy “His passion for the arts and philanthropy serve as an inspiration for our museum benefactors, and for the community.” As an alumnus of Florida International University (class of ’77),Scholl’s first experience ever inside a museum was at the original location on campus 40 years ago when he was a young student at FIU – the year the museum was founded. Phillip & Patricia Frost, Dennis & Debra Scholl, Dr. Jordana Pomeroy, and Daniel Perron, the Museum’s Board Chair “Since then, the Frost Art Museum FIU has served as a cultural beacon for four decades, bringing new cultural experiences to generations of art lovers, students, patrons and visitors from all over the world,” adds Pomeroy.  The art museum’s patrons, Patricia & Phillip Frost, joined Dr. Pomeroy in honoring Dennis Scholl alongside Dr. Kenneth Furton (FIU’s Provost), and Daniel Perron (the museum’s Board Chair). The Scholls invited guests on a personal tour of the exhibition Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia drawn from their own collection, which will continue its national tour after headlining at the Frost Art Museum FIU. The Grand Galleries of the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU hosted the exhibition from the collection of Debra and Dennis Scholl —  Marking the Infinite: Contemporary Women Artists from Aboriginal Australia MORE ABOUT DENNIS SCHOLLAward-Winning Filmmaker and Champion of the Arts Honoree Dennis Scholl spoke passionately at the event about how as a young student at Florida International University in 1977 (the same year the museum was founded), his life was transformed after feeling compelled to walk into the campus museum that day. Since then, Scholl and his wife Debra have become nationally renowned champions of the arts. They are recognized for their support of art and artists, and are holders of the largest private collection of Aboriginal art in the United States. Dennis Scholl recently stepped down from his leadership position at the $2.5 billion Knight Foundation, where he oversaw funding of close to $200 million to arts organizations across America. He created Random Acts of Culture, and with his team at the foundation developed and led the Knight Arts Challenge. Watch the Emmy-winning video about the documentary Random Acts of Culture here Scholl is a ten-time regional Emmy winner for his cultural documentaries, including films about Tracey Emin, Theaster Gates, Wynton Marsalis and Frank Gehry. He is a producer, writer, and director whose second feature documentary, Queen of Thursdays, co-written and produced with noted Cuban filmmaker Orlando Rojas, was named Best Documentary at the 2016 Miami International Film Festival. Scholl is also known for Deep City — The Birth of the Miami Sound (2014) and the animated short, The Sun as a Big Dark Animal, an official selection of the 2015 Sundance International Film Festival. Scholl’s newest film is calledSymphony in D and is currently on the film festival circuit, showing at various cities. Watch the trailer for Symphony in D here: Watch the trailer for Deep City — The Birth of the Miami Sound here: Scholl has served on the boards and executive committees of Aspen Art Museum, MOCA Miami, the Pérez Art Museum Miami and the Linda Pace Foundation. He was named three times to the annual WESTAF list of the Most Powerful and Influential Leaders in the Nonprofit Arts, and along with his wife, Debra, recently received the National Service in the Arts Award from the Anderson Ranch Art Center. The Scholls are highly regarded for their efforts to build the permanent collections of contemporary art museums and are founding chairs of the Guggenheim Photography Committee, the Tate American Acquisition Committee, and an acquisition committee for the new Pérez Art Museum Miami where they have donated 300 works from their personal collection. The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University Scholl is also co-founder of the award-winning wine projects Betts and Scholl and Mother Tongue Shiraz, and was a visiting scholar at MIT Media Lab and a Harvard University Advanced Leadership Fellow. This year’s Art Transforms Benefactor Impact event at the Frost Art Museum FIU drew Miami’s leading arts patrons and cultural leaders, including: Joan Johnson, Jonathan and Karen Fryd, celebrity chef Michael Schwartz and his wife Tamara Repsold Schwartz, Lisa and Gary Payton, Amy and Richard Kohan, Fred Snitzer, Ed Christin, Lourdes Tudela, Karen Escalera, Ellen Salpeter, Lorie Mertes and Alex Gartenfeld. Guests joined Debra and Dennis Scholl on exclusive tours of the museum’s collection vault.  The event was sponsored by EWM Realty International, Bacardi and Rumbas Party Rental & Events. More photos from the event may be seen at this photo gallery link, and more images from the award ceremony continue below  . . . Dennis Scholl with FIU Provost, Dr. Kenneth Furton Dennis Scholl, Lourdes Tudela and Frantz Williams Celebrity Chef Michael Schwartz and Tamara Repsold Schwartz Frank Siberio, Flor Mayoral, Jordana Pomeroy, Joan Johnson, and Daniel Perron Joan Johnson on an exclusive tour of the Frost Art Museum’s collection vault Dennis Scholl and Ed Christin

About the Museum One of the largest free-standing art museums in Florida, the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University was founded in 1977 and is the Smithsonian Affiliate in Miami. The museum’s new lakeside building debuted in 2008, designed by Yann Weymouth (the chief of design on the I.M. Pei Grand Louvre Project). With 46,000 square feet of energy efficient exhibition, storage, and programming space, the museum was honored with LEED silver certification. The museum’s mission is three-fold: to be a campus resource for the entire FIU community; to offer interdisciplinary training in the arts for the next generation of artists and art historians; and to serve as a premier cultural destination for the residents of Miami, and the 15 million visitors to one of the world’s most vibrant cultural destinations – home to global cultural events including Art Basel. The Frost offers programming that complements its exhibitions with a wide range of educational initiatives. The Steven and Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series has featured internationally renowned speakers including: Laurie Anderson, Christo, Susan Sontag, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, John Cage and Marina Abramović. The Kenan-Flagler Family Discovery Gallery serves as an innovative programming space that encourages children’s involvement in art through hands-on exploration. Admission to the museum is always free. The Frost Art Museum FIU is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, and is located on the campus of Florida International University at 10975 SW 17 Street. OpenTuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m., and Sunday noon–5:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays and most legal holidays. The Sculpture Park is open every day. For more information, visit frost.fiu.edu or call 305-348-2890.

DJ turned tequila maker

DJ Paul Oakenfold and LA Travel Mag’s spring cover girl WitneyCarson of Dancing with the Stars have just been added to the Taste of the World guest lineup at Madam Tussauds May 21st. Oakenfold will be exhibiting his new tequila brand and play a set for guests to enjoy on Madam Tussauds’ 6,000-square foot Starlit Rooftop Terrace.

Hello from Palm Springs Art Museum! News and Events, May 10 – 23, 2017

MAY 10 – 23, 2017 ANNOUNCEMENTS & HAPPENINGS The Labyrinth Experience May 11, 5:00 p.m. FREE Palm Springs Art Museum   Part of our free Thursday evenings, join us for the Labyrinth Experience! The Palm Springs Art Museum will host St. Paul’s canvas floor labyrinth to serve as a tool for meditation and reflection in our Orientation Center.  This is a transcendent spiritual event that will be kicked-off by a meditative dance performance accompanied by the sound of crystal bowls. Dancer Simeon Den and musician Nalani Hernandez will perform. FREE 2ND SUNDAY MAY 14TH HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Still looking for something special for mom?  Visit the Museum Store (Palm Springs Art Museum),  the Bradford W. Bates Vault: The Museum Design Store (A+D Center), or the Pop Up Store (Palm Desert) for unique items and special gifts that show the moms in your life how much you care about them. Members receive at least a 10% discount on purchases made at both stores. For more information call 760-322-4800 LECTURES AND TALKS I was born to love not to hate (5), 2014, mixed media on paper backed with fabric, 116″ x 72″. Permanent collection, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Lecture: The World of Alexandra Grant May 16, 2:00 p.m. FREE (space is limited) Rancho Mirage Public Library     Artist Alexandra Grant will share her painting and social practice in relationship to the Palm Spring Art Museum’s Women of Abstract Expressionism exhibition. Alexandra Grant is a Los Angeles-based artist who uses language, literature and exchanges with writers as the basis for her work in painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. Grant’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Los Angeles, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), among other museums and galleries. Grant is also recognized for her philanthropic grantLOVE project, which produces and sells original artworks and editions to benefit artist projects and arts non-profits. Moderated by Leonardo Bravo, Director of Education and Public Programs, Palm Springs Art Museum. More info here ENDING SOON! Elaine de Kooning, Bullfight, 1959, oil paint on canvas, Denver Art Museum: Vance H. Kirkland Acquisition Fund, 2012.300. © Estate of Elaine de Kooning. Women of Abstract Expressionism Palm Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Wing Through May 28th This exhibition presents the work of twelve American women artists active in New York City and the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1940s and 1950s. As part of a circle of painters known as Abstract Expressionists, they helped forge the first fully American modern art movement.  Catalog for sale. Click here for more information. JEFFREY GIBSON ALIVE! EXTENDED Through May 15th, 2017! Jeffrey Gibson, born in 1972 in Colorado, is a featured artist in the inaugural presentation of Desert X, the international art biennial in the Coachella Valley. He is repurposing a decommissioned blade from a windmill that will be installed to rise out of the museum’s lower-level sculpture garden. The blade is 52 feet tall and painted to contain the phrases “We are living!” “I am alive,” “You are alive,” and “They are alive.” Desert X focuses attention on and creates aconversation about 21st-century environmental, social, and cultural conditions as reflected in the greater Palm Springs area. desertx.org Click here for more information ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN CENTER  Andrea Zittel, Prototype For Billboard at A-Z West: Body in Space with Object #3, 2011, AC Plywood, Polyurethane, matte acrylic paint. Image courtesy the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles. On the Grid: A Look at Settlement Patterns in the High Desert Architecture and Design Center, Trina Turk Gallery Exhibition extended! Through June 26th Coinciding with the inaugural presentation of Desert X, the international art biennial in the Coachella Valley, the museum presents On the Grid: a look at settlement patterns in the high desert, an exhibition focused around Lay of My Land, a major sculptural work by the Joshua Tree-based artist Andrea Zittel.  Click here for more information PALM SPRINGS ART MUSEUM IN PALM DESERT Pat Lasch: Journeys of the Heart Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, The Galen Pat Lasch, arrangement of pastry sculptures, 2012-2017, photograph by David Plakke The artist’s first major museum exhibition, Journeys of the Heart surveys 43 years of work by Pat Lasch. Driven by personal stories and influenced by feminist practices, Lasch’s oeuvre incorporates a range of media, from ceramic, bronze, and cut paper to wood sculpture and lace-making.  Catalog and cards available for sale in Palm Desert. Click here for more information FILMS AmDocs Film Series  Select Saturdays through May, FREE (space is limited) Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, Fogelson Classroom In partnership with the American Documentary Film Festival (AmDocs) Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert will feature a variety of films in the month of May. The American Documentary Film Festival (commonly referred to as AmDocs) is a 501(c)3 non-profit entity, operating as part of the Palm Springs Cultural Center.  Founder Teddy Grouya desired to create a forum to celebrate and promote documentary film – and the independent filmmakers around the world who bring knowledge and awareness through their stories about real people and issues.   Elmyr The Forger (Elmyr de Hory, le faussaire du siècle) – 52 min. May 13, 3:00 p.m. Elmyr was living in Paris, learning to paint with Fernand Leger. When he had no success selling his own paintings, and desperate for money, he started to paint some fake Picassos, Matisses and Derains to survive. With the help of Fernand Legros, a famous art dealer, he sold more than 2,000 forgeries around the world. He ended up in Ibiza, where he became a personality on the island until the FBI showed up. This is the rise and fall of Elmyr de Hory. More info here.   Robin’s Road Trip – 53 min. May 20, 3:00 p.m. With just two cameras as luggage, Dutchwoman Robin de Puy gets on a motorbike and sets off on a 10,000-mile road trip. Despite her rocketing career, she wants to reignite her initial fascination with photography. Once in the US, fear grips her, but she overcomes her insecurities to find the people she really wants to photograph, using her unique, sometimes unrelenting, but always open and honest style. More info here COMING SOON: SUMMER FILM SERIES CLASSES Non-Instructed Life Drawing Select Saturdays through July, 10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m./$25 AC/$50 Guests   The Artists Council hosts non-instructed life drawing sessions on select Saturdays throughout the year in the Sidonia Milano Artists Council Center on the lower level of the museum. These sessions are meant for intermediate to experienced artists, who are looking for a creative atmosphere in which to paint or draw the live undraped models provided. A facilitator is on hand to help artists set up and to time the poses. Click here for more information or call the museum’s box office 760-325-4490 CALLING ALL CAMPERS! Jun 26 – Jul 28, Palm Springs & Palm Desert Children ages 5 through 12 will explore many exciting artistic journeys with creative hands-on projects and adventurous museum gallery experiences with a team of experienced museum educators and visiting artists. Enroll your children in our hands-on interactive classes to make connections and personal discoveries through the arts. For more information call: 760-322-4852   JOIN THE MUSEUM! With 3 locations – Palm Springs Art Museum and Annenberg Theater, Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, and and Palm Springs Art Museum in Palm Desert, The Galen and the Faye Sarkowsky Sculpture Garden, discover a wealth of opportunities to escape, reflect, learn, create, and become inspired when you join Palm Springs Art Museum! Your membership is valid at all museum locations and we offer a wide range of art exhibitions, programming events, family activities, theatrical programs, and much more. To join the museum and its nine support councils, click here.   More info: psmuseum.org Questions? Call 760-322-4814      THANK YOU TO OUR SEASON SPONSORS

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Artists Stephanie Visser and Hunt Rettig to be Celebrated May 13th at FP Contemporary

Stephanie B, 3/22/11, 10:26 AM, 8C, 8928×11886 (0+113), 150%, Custom, 1/30 s, R38.9, G30.0, B42.3

Patty Tedesco

When asked what inspires Stephanie Visser to create her abstract works of art, Visser reveals that her paintings are born from deep intimate moments. Her non-pictorial abstract works

are shadowed by her own perception of life and all that it encompasses. Each work was inspired by different situation. Visser recounts what prompted her to create the above work, entitled Perseus, “Some time ago, I’ve read that astronomers in England had detected a sound, a single note really, emitted by the black hole in the center of the Perseus galaxy cluster. Immediately, I saw the image of this solitary cosmic denizen calling through all of eternity like some giant space whale. That image has since stuck with me and given visible form to feelings of loss and sadness.”

SHOWTIME® LAUNCHES 3D STREET ART CAMPAIGN INSPIRED BY TWIN PEAKS

 

 

TWIN PEAKS 3D anamorphic street art installations in New York, Portland and Los Angeles.

Interactive Red Room Street Art To Be Exhibited In New York, Portland And Los Angeles Ahead Of The Debut Of TWIN PEAKS On Sunday, May 21 At 9 PM ET/PT

What:                                     SHOWTIME is commissioning street artists Leon Keer and Nate Baranowski to create a 3D anamorphic Red Room, inspired by the groundbreaking series TWIN PEAKS. The 3D street art will be displayed in three locations – New York, Portland and Los Angeles – throughout the month of May. Once complete, fans can interact with the art and take photos.

IMMUNITY

A New Art Work by Jonah Bokaer

IMMUNITY  Choreography Video Art Work Artists on Rosso The Pulitzer Arts Foundation IMMUNITY, Video Still The Pulitzer Arts Foundation 3716 Washington Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63108 Monday, May 8 to Saturday, May 13, 2017 The Pulitzer commissioned three internationally renowned Artists: Poet Mary Jo Bang, Choreographer and Artist Jonah Bokaer, and Visual Artist Diana Al-Hadid, to reflect on Medardo Rosso’s work and process and how it relates to their own artistic practices. Jonah Bokaer’s response became a video artwork: IMMUNITY. This video work is currently being projected at The Pulitzer Arts Foundation and on view from May 8 to May 13, 2017, aligning with AAM | The American Alliance of Museums. Performance by Jonah Bokaer and Wendell Gray Video Editing by Jeff Alan Wood Public Projections Monday, May 8 to Saturday, May 13, 2017 Evenings during open museum hours

High Rise/Day Sesh – 420 Party At Private Estate

High Rise/Day Sesh, is a private Art and 420 Party at a private estate in Bermuda Dunes serving as a chill 420 friendly oasis for festival-goers, influencers, travel & fashion bloggers, music & art lovers, media and invited locals.

Come hang out by the pool at a beautiful tree-shaded sprawling estate and enjoy art, 420 fun, music, food, drinks and more.

The work of featured artist, , has been commissioned by Goldenvoice and Desert Trip for past festivals and is held by many private collectors. We will feature 6 8x8ft murals and he will be painting live on a mural. You can see Adam’s work on:

IG @adam_rodriguez_painter

The event will also include live nude models painted by the artist, continuous music throughout the day by headliner, DJ Day and others. Lunch will be provided by Rio Azul, beer from Coachella Valley Brewery, cocktails by Buzz Box, and Sangria by Desert Wines.

Additionally, there will be an array of healthy non-alcoholic drinks and fresh juices from

• Wonder Juice
• Fruit Infused Water from Hint
• Starfire Alakine Water and more

420 samples will also be provided

A wide variety of vendors such as:

• Clothing
• Crystal Festival Crowns
• Jewelry
• Body Art
• Blown Glass
• Specialty-Coffee Vendors

A beauty bar and sound bath will round out the experience. The great part about it is that the venue is just four miles from the festival grounds.

The event is free of charge, but attendees must be over 21, and RSVP on thesevensixx Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/thesevensixx/.

Valid ID required for entry. And will be enforced by Black Hawk Security.

Venue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTV2QrrLhYM

Interior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP4mXT4fh_M

2017 Indian Wells Arts and Music Festival

By Valerie Milano

Indian Wells, CA (The Hollywood Times) 4/3/17 – The 15^th Annual Indian Wells Art Festival enjoyed a beautiful spring weekend with a balmy 85 degrees that stayed steady all three days. It was perfect for the artists and shoppers alike, providing a wonderful spot to decompress, admire the art and groove to the music.  All the festivities took place at the beautiful Indian Wells Tennis Gardens, a spacious and state-of-the-art location that has hosted the event since its inception.