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To commemorate the date of the burning of Rome, The Box contemporary art gallery is proud to present new works by artists Craig “Skibs” Barker, Jeff Felker, and Michael Pukac.  This collection of mixed media figurative paintings will open at the Costa Mesa gallery on Saturday, July 18, 2009, from 7:00 PM until 10:00 PM. The exhibition will run through October 3, 2009.  July 18 marks the anniversary of the most known burning of Rome, where in 64 A.D., popular legend reports Nero played his lyre after setting fire to the...

06 July, 2009 /

On Saturday, July 11, Grand Central Art Center honors a lifetime of talent, wit, and carnal fantasies with the opening of R. Crumb’s Underground.  Extending beyond Crumb’s comics, this exhibit includes the debut of his spool drawings and highlights collaborations with other comic artists including his wife, Aline Kominsky-Crumb.  GCAC is the only Southern California venue to showcase this exhibit, organized by Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, and is the final stop after two years of touring this show.   R. Crumb's Underground,...

04 July, 2009 /

Arthur Taussig: Postcards from the Edges of America is a sampling from more than 15,000 photographs taken by the artist as part of a documentary exploring mid and low culture museums.  What could be considered detours and road side attractions are presented as destinations valued for their preservation of culture and history.  Some of the treasures highlighted in the exhibition include: The Yo-Yo Museum, Chico, California; The Mary Kay Museum, Houston, Texas;  The Spam Museum, Austin, Minnessota; The Cockroach Hall of Fame, Plano, Texas; The Pez Museum, Burlington, California; and The Babyland General Hospital...

01 July, 2009 /

Congrats to OC based collective Finishing School for making the cover of the most recent issue of Coagula Art Journal. You can get a copy at all the finer galleries in LA.Issue #98 features a cover story interview with FINISHING SCHOOL, and artist’s collective that takes activism and aesthetics to new territory… this time it is the food you eat that is being scrutinized and deconstructed. ALSO… commentary by publisher MAT GLEASON, Art Carer Advice by ALAN BAMBERGER, Prose by columnist GORDY GRUNDY, Poetry by GERALD LOCKLIN and cartoons...

17 June, 2009 /

If you like the mid-century style that inspires SHAG, just think, people used to live in homes like that.  Ultra-hip lamps and couches, now the holy grail of flea market fans, were once the hallmark of suburban living.  This forever cool, mid-century standard is on display at the Fullerton Museum Center, captured in black and white images by architectural photographer Julius Shulman.  In Forever Fullerton: Julius Shulman photographs of backyards, schools, living rooms, and kitchens from the 1950s and 1960s hang in the gallery.  Not...

15 June, 2009 /

The City of Costa Mesa’s Cultural Arts Committee’s 1st annual “Day of Art” event will be held today, June 13, from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. This event is designed to make the public aware of the Costa Mesa’s galleries and the artists they exhibit. The event will be free to the public and held at different galleries and spaces around the entire city.   ...

13 June, 2009 /

It our effort to expand and increase coverage of the dynamic Orange County/Long Beach art scenes, the OC Art Blog has convinced a few local folks to work for free bringing you the latest and greatest of the happenings in our great county. Without further ado here are the new members of the A team, if you see them on the street be sure to say hello: Krystal Glasman graduated from Cal State Fullerton with a B.A. in Art Education.  She's currently completing her M.A....

10 June, 2009 /

The LA Times Art Blog has a story about the Tim Burton retrospective that MoMA will be hosting beginning in November. What the post failed to mention is that one of the pieces in the show will be fabricated at CSU Fullerton by Fullerton students, and it's my understanding that after the piece finishes it's run in NYC it will find it's way back to CSU Fullerton and will be displayed as a public art piece on campus. Way to go CSU Fullerton! ...

10 June, 2009 /

Hibbleton Gallery is pleased to announce an art exhibit entitled "Golden Hands" featuring four artists and illustrators from the United Kingdom: Reena Makwana, Chloe Bonfield, Jennifer Matignas Pitchers, and Millie Easton. The opening reception is Friday, June 12, from 7-11pm. Refreshments will be provided by The Cellar Restaurant. ...

10 June, 2009 /

This is going to be a gamers wet dream. This weekend the Laguna Art Museum opens WoW Emergent Media Phenomenon. The members opening is Saturday night but the show will be open to the public on Sunday. Some info:WoW: Emergent Media Phenomenon explores various forms of cultural production based on World of Warcraft in particular and on gaming in general. While surveying Warcraft's Fifteen-year history, the exhibition looks at artistic practices that have been influenced by game culture. The actual works by the producer of World of Warcraft,...

09 June, 2009 /

Tomorrow night on Friday the 13th the Huntington Beach Art Center will open City Reconsidered where several artists were invited to reconsider certain aspects of Huntington Beach including transportation, public and private spaces, and economic resource distribution. Some of the artists participating are Robin Repp, Mary Dessert, Anna Friesen and Trang Le. The opening will run from 7-9pm. ...

12 March, 2009 /

For all you graff fans this Saturday night from 7pm to 11pm Must Be The Fumes curated by Bekka "P0PNZ" Utermohlen opens at the new Toy Store/Art Gallery Chuckwa in Fullerton. As always I think it's important to get out there and support the new efforts in OC so I hope to get out there with camera in hand. Details follow: ...

11 March, 2009 /

"The arts are not a way to make a living. they are a very human way of making life more bearable. practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake." - Kurt Vonnegut ...

11 March, 2009 /

Art in America has a new site up and it's pretty damn good. I'm a fan of their artist interview video section. Something I hope to do more of on this site. Here's a clip of Banks Violette: ...

10 March, 2009 /