ART TODAY 08.07.17: From LA Nights to London Knights and the Largest dept. store in Europe by Richard Dewhirst
It’s strange that I have to defend LA, but I often find myself doing so. I really believe it has something for everyone and for those who dislike LA, I would suggest they haven’t explored it enough.
Watch live Facebook panel discussion on “Penetrating Walls” at 7pm tonight (Mon 8.7) – Sandy Bleifer’s panel discussion with Getty and Wende Museums, and LA artists. Get link here!
Penetrating Walls panel discussion will be a thoughtful discourse on the concept of walls, barriers and breaking through or breaking them down… and the possibility of avoiding them completely.
A Red Hen Press review: Laurel Ann Bogen writes poetry for those who think they dont like poetry, review by Steve Kowit
Those as hunts treasure must go alone, at night, and when they find it they have to leave a little of their blood behind them. — Loren. Alone I sniffed for buried treasure the tumble of night in your wandering eye I chose you for your swagger and cutlass...
United States Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman is an auspicious, Artistic Angeleno
by Natalie Durkin photograph: Courtesy of Black Enterprise Magazine “It’s fantastic to be a poet in L.A., and to be an Angeleno.” That’s right, our country’s chosen wordsmith is one of our city’s own. Amanda Gorman was born near Los Angeles International Airport,...
“Penetrating Walls” Monday evening, August 7, 2017 – Sandy Bleifer’s panel discussion at FM Fine Art Gallery (834 N. La Brea Ave., L.A.) or watch LIVE on facebook
Penetrating Walls panel discussion will be a thoughtful discourse on the concept of walls, barriers and breaking through or breaking them down… and the possibility of avoiding them completely.
ART TODAY Highlights: The stunning “Ikebana Series” – plus meet Sandy Bleifer Monday, 8.7 for “Penetrating Walls” panel discussion at FM Fine Art Gallery
I have created artistic interpretations of my own Ikebana arrangements and, as I have done in much of my previous work in other subjects, revealed the distress that persistently undermines our aspirations of beauty and serenity.
Sounds and the City 08.4.17: “Rabbit Fur Coat” by Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins
Jenny Lewis originates from the San Fernando Valley. As a child star in the 80s and 90s, she is no stranger to the sometimes dismal display behind Hollywood’s red velvet curtain. “Rabbit Fur Coat” recounts how Lewis became a spoke in the cog of Los Angeles’ film and television industry via her mother’s biography.
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