This past Saturday, ISM Gallery an art opening entitled Hello, My Name Is…And our very own Tuan Vutran was one of the many featured artists! The opening was held at the Koos Art Center in Long Beach. And despite the rain, the rooms of the gallery were full of art lovers and hipsters. Upon arrival, [...]
please share!
Flickr, an online photo sharing website, hosts tons of photos that can be uploaded by anyone with an account. Once on the site, the public is free to browse and leave comments on the photos. Members might be users sharing photos with family or artists showcasing their work. And now, the Library of Congress has [...]
“drive-by” art
Ever wish you lived in a hip art gallery district? Well, if you live anywhere in LA, a man named Peter Schulberg just might have turned your not-so-little neighborhood into a public venue for art. Peter Schulberg’s Eco-Logical Art gallery is having an art opening entitled ReVisions on January 12—up on the billboards of LA. [...]
Good things come in Threes?
Films Chinatown and The Two Jakes have been recently (November 6, 2007) re-released in special collector’s editions. Both are film noir classics, as well as provocative responses to local LA ecology and politics disguised as suspenseful mystery films. And what can be better than watching a film on LA while living in LA? The plots [...]
joy = CONTROL – on film.
Anton Corbijn‘s new film CONTROL is showing here in LA and I don’t know when I’ve been more excited about seeing a film…hopefully this weekend and then I can report back. Corbijn is known and respected within the music and design worlds as a top notch cutting edge creative director with an eye for style. [...]
Pay 100 million for the Love of God?
Someone did. ‘For the Love of God’, is an 18th century skull that has been cast in platinum and encrusted with 8,601 diamonds by British Artist Damien Hirst. According to Austrailia’s ABC news: “The diamond-encrusted skull was sold to an group of anonymous investors, a spokeswoman for the White Cube gallery in London, where it [...]
Salad ala jungle [8]
One element that defines working at jungle [8] are our homemade, exquisite salads. As homage to our weekly menu, we decided to create a lunch-line mini-series, (this being the first.) Today’s lunch was presented by principal Lainie and designer Tuan, to the rest of the j8 team- today’s lovely dishwashers. (Notice how even the lime [...]
Your Name on Toast
A must see! An ingenious idea…advertise yourself on toast. All profits go to the charity that is voted for most. (+ toast is yummy) You can vote for one of five marvelous charities to receive more than $8000. Watch out for Toast popping up in some forward-thinking magazines and papers soon. www.yournameontoast.com
Johanna Went Went Retro
Frenetic artist Johanna Went gave an impressive performance packing a full house for her last night performance at her retrospective at Track 16 in Santa Monica. I spotted some familiar faces including a couple of celebrities: Ben Stiller and “what’s her name”, + a couple of stars that I should have known their names if [...]
Painting with Light
Artist Heather Carson paints with space, electricity and florescent bulbs. The image of her work does not do it justice. Really. I had the opportunity to meet the artist in her studio last April at the Brewery Art Walk. It’s amazing to see Heather and her crew sitting on the floor of her loft, soldering [...]