Steve Turner Contemporary – Wet Paint 2
Attended the opening reception for Wet Paint 2 at Steve Turner’s Gallery. They showed works by 9 new LA artists. I didn’t know any of them. Nevertheless, there were a couple of pieces that stood out to me.

Attended the opening reception for Wet Paint 2 at Steve Turner’s Gallery. They showed works by 9 new LA artists. I didn’t know any of them. Nevertheless, there were a couple of pieces that stood out to me.

He makes portraits using cut outs from pornographic magazines…

D.(Dignus) M.(Memoria) Dux Mortuus Potens Pugna Erat Insolentia Occisus Est. Loose translation: in life, a proud commander; in death, nothing.

Attended the MOCA Party at the Geffen Contemporary branch, celebrating the life and work of Dennis Hopper. The show, curated by Julian Schnabel, was Jeffrey Deitch’s first as MOCA’s director.

Stopped by Lazarides to see works by some of the greatest European artists today – JR, Antony Micallef, Connor Harrington, and Vhils.

Attended the LACMA preview of the Pure Beauty tour exhibit with the cool kids.
Sheila in deep contemplation.

Best known for his color, Internation Klein Blue, here is a cool photo of Yves Klein, leaping toward the pavement. He did die young, but not because of this…

Saw these hanging on the walls in their office, and requested to take a closer look. Awesome, awesome, awesome.

Stopped by at the tail end of PYO’s opening reception for Estrada Fine Arts…

Here are some of the pieces that caught my eye: