The OC Art Blog was created in 2004 as a way to build community and promote the marginalized but dynamic Orange County art scene.

I'm off to Vegas for the weekend. Back next week. If I ever get some software glitches taken care of I'll have the first episode of OC Art Blog TV for you. Keep your fingers crossed. The computer almost went out the window yesterday.. ...

29 March, 2007 /

We all know that the art market is the least regulated commercial market out there. There are many corporate executives doing time for stuff (insider trading) that happens everyday in the art world. But it seems there are some voices out there lately that are starting to pull some covers and it's nice to see. This morning Tyler Green over at MAN calls into question local critic Edward Goldman's motives and recently Jen Graves in Seattle Called out a local critic for trading art...

28 March, 2007 /

First off I had the pleasure of attending the wedding of friend and curator Jacqueline Bunge this weekend. It was a beautiful event and she was a beautiful bride. Congrats Jackie & Nathan! OC Art Blog TV: As you can see by the video below there's going to be some exciting changes here at the OC Art Blog. We are going to be moving from all blog to part Vlog. That's right, we're going video. Very exciting to try something new and hopefully provide you...

26 March, 2007 /

Here's some OC art history for you. This is video of Chris Burden's shoot piece. The year was 1971 and the location was F Space in Santa Ana. Narration is by Burden. Looks like it hurts...

24 March, 2007 /

For all the SRL fans out there. Here's a great piece of web priestess and 11 year SRL member Violet Blue giving a tour of where it all gets done.Click To Play ...

23 March, 2007 /

Tomorrow night BC Space in Laguna will be opening Beyond Borders featuring James Lerager's Latin American photographs and Doug Minkler's political posters. The opening will run from 6-10pm. ...

21 March, 2007 /

This Friday night OMC Gallery in Huntington Beach will open a retrospective of UK photographer Harold Chapman who is probably best known for his documentation of the beat generation's major players. The opening will run from 6-9pm and I hope to see you there. ...

20 March, 2007 /

I've always had an affinity for Phoenix. I was born there but left when I was a year old. In the mid 90's I went back for a couple of years and met Ms. OC Art Blog who I would eventually make Mrs. OC Art Blog. So when John Spiak Curator of the ASU Art Museum asked me if I would help get the word out that their fund-raising art auction, otherwise known as the Carnaval Do Rio is coming up, I said sure....

19 March, 2007 /

Richard Chang takes on Kutlug Ataman's new video shot in OC now featured at OCMA, for it's all white cast. It's a good read featuring some input from Tyler Stallings. ...

18 March, 2007 /