For years sculptor Robert Irwin Portal park room (slice) walked through John Carpenter Plaza on the east side of downtown. Installed in 1981, the 700-foot-long, 8-foot-high structure has fallen into disrepair along with the plaza itself. The realigned roads cut off what was originally intended as a kind of welcomingRead More →
Nikkolas Smith, Daniel, and CHLA President and CEO Paul S. Viviano, courtesy Los Angeles Children’s Hospital (Photo credit: Disney) The artwork “King Chad” created by former Disney imaginary Nikkolas Smith, was donated to the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital by the artist. The piece may appear familiar to many as itRead More →
FACTS: An image seen over 150,000 times on Facebook this week claims to show “lion’s mane mushrooms growing in a swamp” – but it actually shows a work of art. Lion’s mane mushroom – also known as the bearded tooth fungus – is white with long, dangling thorns, similar toRead More →
what’s new, music-theater-arts, Fluid Cartographies, art review, Belconen Arts Center, maps Nicci Haynes, Peter McLean and John Pratt: Fluid Mapping. Belconnen Arts Center, Pivot Gallery, 118 Emu Bank, Belconnen. Until May 9, 2021. The great 17th century poet John Donne, fearing his death was approaching, wrote one of his mostRead More →
* Author’s Note: The image above shows Bloomsburg University student and artist Kasey Halbleib setting up her exhibit at the Greenly Center in March. Credit: Gallery Facebook page at Greenly Center. The opinions expressed in this piece are my own and I strongly support them. BLOOMSBURG, Pa .– A studentRead More →
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A new public artwork by acclaimed artist, writer and West Vancouver resident Douglas Coupland is about to be unveiled in Ambleside. Inspired by the beach, driftwood, a perfect day, as well as Coupland’s friendship with the late artist Gordon Smith, “Tree Snag” is currently installed in the public square ofRead More →
SBJ photo file Jean and Jerry Sanders, pictured at the store’s 40th anniversary event, are retiring. There is five decades of history among the rows of art supplies and photo frames at the National Art Shop – rows that now bear signs of clearance sale. National Avenue staple storefronts areRead More →
Cory Arcangel / roʊˈdeɪoʊ / Let’s play: HOLLYWOOD to Greene Naftali. Photo: Courtesy of the artist and Greene Naftali, New York Money and fame, by whatever means, has always been Kim Kardashian West’s goal. Over time, his brand sense and accumulated wealth have earned him the respect of at leastRead More →