The Rodeo Drive district as a cultural center... True LA!

Hipnostasis, 2009 by Raymond Pettibon and Yoshua Okon

So simple. So perfectly enunciated!

Art Break, June 4 2009.

CHRIS BRODAHL : THE YELLOW TREE
She crafts monochrome paintings, based on photographs from fashion magazines, as well as bronze-cast found objects and figurines with a darkly torqued spirit of distortion.

All hail a new art star

Art Break June 2 2009

Hedi Slimane filters LA

Chris Burden: Big Pointy # 1: 2006

There is something to be said about viewing a show that highlights some of the most iconic pieces in contemporary art history. This show includes work by Richard Avedon, Richard Prince, Douglas Gordon and my emotional favorite, Chris Burden. Oh that infamous bullet!

Terence Koh owns a moment and washes it white

Give it to Terence Koh. He owns a moment, filling Peres Projects in LA with white sand and whitewashing every object on display for his new show. Some may bitch that his is a simplistic vision but such will-to-power! Respect! Check out this excerpt from his press release.

LAX ART BENEFIT AUCTION: Sun Nov 4th 2007: Los Angeles

TI is about to take a spin through Los Angeles this weekend and it just so happens LAX Art, our go to source for navigating that booming scene, is having a benefit auction sponsored by Hermes on Sunday . There will be work from more than 100 artists including a John Baldessari print. Here are the details. Hoping to see all our LA massive there!

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 4 2007
2640 S. La Cienega Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90034

VIP RECEPTION AND EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW
4pm to 6pm

LIVE AUCTION WITH CHRISTIE’S AUCTIONEER ANDREA FIUCZYNSKI
6pm to 7pm

SILENT AUCTION
7pm to 9pm

Presale VIP tickets $150
Regular price tickets $75
Bundle of 10 VIP tickets $1000

VIP ticket includes cocktail reception
Preview and presale artwork
Limited availability

To purchase tickets contact:
Aram Moshayedi
T.310.559.0166 or benefit@laxart.org,
or send check to:
LAXART
2640 South La Cienega Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90034

For more information, visit http://www.laxart.org/auction