Mat In case you thought running an art gallery was particularly glamorous… Kim and Her Crew Kim Dingle and her crew were at the gallery bright and early Sunday morning. Their purpose was to prepare the space for her exhibition that opens on Saturday. The first order of business was to paint the space. The gallery …
JJ Cale has died at age 74 from a heart attack. USA TODAY SUMS UP HIS LIFE HERE. He wrote a lot of songs that were hits for a lot of people. I remember hearing Eric Clapton’s version of AFTER MIDNIGHT on the radio when I was young. I was never allowed to stay up …
Artist Tim Youd is continuing his page turning performances all over the country. Dubbed “regional conceptualism,” Youd performs the typing of notable works of literature in locales geographically related to either the author’s life or the plot of the novel. Utilizing the same make and model typewriter used by the author in its original creation, …
If you aspire to be a successful, exhibiting artist in Los Angeles, perhaps it is time to get serious about that goal. It is time for you to understand the CULTURE of the Art World Itself. This Summer Offers You ART WORLD BOOTCAMP… You are ready to: * Immerse yourself in the art scene * …
I’ve got all these old magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, fliers, journals in my archives. I dreamt of having all these articles mentioning me when I was a kid. I saved it all. Boxes of yellowing paper, some slick glossies, lots of stuff. There are five or six boxes in the garage. And I just started throwing …
I wonder if the American Government is spying on the Russian-owned LiveJournal. So glad I disconnected from the political consciousness. But Snowden is a hero, a giant, the antithesis of A. Eichmann. Is Obama more conservative than Bush? Forget what your reflexes tell you and really consider what that being accurate might mean. Root for …
I went to see the film HANNAH ARENDT on the day Richard Ramirez had died. The film had opened in LA that day and I had waited for about two weeks, eager to see it from the minute I read about it. ARENDT has been reduced to her tagline observation "The Banality of Evil" a …
The foot traffic never seems to justify the added expense. If I had to do it again I might have gone with a place that had five parking spots and no neighbors. Just a thought.
Ace Gallery Beverly Hills held a preview exhibition of the Samuel Bayer photography exhibit on Saturday night. Doug Chrismas explained to me that the reason the public opening for the reception is listed as Sunday night was that the gallery invited the artist’s rolodex for the Saturday opening and the gallery’s rolodex for the Sunday …
I flip the station a lot, but ALWAYS flip the station before I have to listen to four bars of music of any of these bands: Journey Boston Foreigner Styx Fleetwood Mac Aerosmith Bryan Adams The Eagles Foghat Bad Company Billy Joel Phil Collins (solo) Huey Lewis and The News Doobie Brothers Bob Seger REO …
They shaved me in places I had never shaved, taped and bandaged and medicated this body, this earthly shell. They stuck a machine in me to make the whole thing work better. Adam Smith would point out my greed for more days on this earth as the motivation to go thru an ordeal that stretched …
We appreciate you taking the time to submit your most recent post. Unfortunately, we are going to pass on it for publication at this time, and will look forward to your next submission. Thanks, Huffington Post blog team This is the first article of mine that the Huffington Post has declined to publish… There could …