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Red Bull Curates: The Road to Art Basel Miami @LabArtgallery

Los Angeles’ premiere street art gallery -Lab Art- will host the Road to Art Basel Miami curated by Red Bull. A number of local street artists will use their mad skills to turn canvas wrapped Red Bull mini fridges into art. … Continue reading

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Camera Obscura: In Santa Monica

The Santa Monica “camera” is a 113-year-old optic device built in 1899 by Robert F. Jones.  “Camera Obsura” means darken chamber. It is a darken room in which the device allows a 360 degree view of the outside surroundings.  Sort of … Continue reading

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Ansel Adam’s Los Angeles @ drkrm gallery

Photos by Paula Lauren Gibson/AfroPix Fixnation had it’s World Spay Day benefit at the drkrm gallery on Spring Steet. Currently on display there through March 17, 2012 is Ansel Adams: Los Angeles, photographs from the Los Angeles Public Library Ansel … Continue reading

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12 Miles North: The Nick Gabaldon Story

Most people probably have not heard of Nick Gabaldon. Until now, Nike has presented the Nick Gabaldon Story, 12 Miles North. Nicholas Roland Gabaldon grew up in Santa Monica near the sea and the location of the Inkwell, a segregated … Continue reading

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The Art of Regulation: “Legal Walls”

What started as a legal battle over billboard advertising has drawn into question the regulation of public murals.  As stated by the court in World Wide Rush, LLC v. City of Los Angeles, 606 F. 3d 676 (9th Cir. 2010): Courts have … Continue reading

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Art Featuring Ellen Degeneres: “The Ellen Art Show”

Fifty-Four. Ellen’s current age and the number of entries in The Second Annual Ellen Art Show held at the Terrell Moore Gallery, downtown LA.  The art pieces were in various media but all featured Ellen Degeneres! A portion of the … Continue reading

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The Art of Sole @ LabArt through January 29th only!

The Art of Sole travelling exhibit is at Lab Art, Los Angeles, through Sunday.  The exhibit will end in July with a charity auction of the exhibit shoes to benefit Soles4Soles. Soles4Souls collects new shoes to give relief to the victims … Continue reading

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Whale Watching in Long Beach

Harbor Breeze Cruises has provided public seasonal whale watching cruises for the past 18 years off of Long Beach. Gray Whale season runs typically from December through April,and can be seen during its annual migration from the Bering Sea in … Continue reading

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This Weekend: Art Los Angeles Contemporary

Art Los Angeles Contemporary is the international contemporary art fair of the West Coast held January 19-22, 2012 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. 2012 Exhibitors List http://artlosangelesfair.com/exhibitors Gallery Photos by Paula Lauren Gibson/AfroPix Art Los Angeles Contemporary http://artlosangelesfair.com … Continue reading

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20 years of Empowerment

Twenty years aqo, in 1992, then Los Angeles City Councilman, now Supervisor, Mark Ridley-Thomas, founded the Empowerment Congress to develop a partnership among neighborhood groups, residents, nonprofit organizations, businesses, religious institutions, and community leaders. The Empowerment Congress now serves over … Continue reading

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