Gordy Grundy

LA's Chinatown Art Scene Springs Fresh and Forward

Gordy Grundy | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: La Art, Galleries, Sabina Lee, The Company Gallery, Gordy Grundy, Artists, Los Angeles, Cafe Via, Charlie James, LA Chinatown Art, Art, Pepin Moore, Coagula Projects, Mat Gleason, Coagula Art Journal, Anat Ebgi, Charlie James Gallery, Artillery Magazine, LA Art Scene, Slidepollajax, Arts News
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This season, Culver City may wear the tiara of the international art world, but if you want romance, golden lanterns and a nibble on your earlobe, I'd rather be in Chinatown.

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It's the Rebels in Paradise That Set the Sun of Pacific Standard Time

Gordy Grundy | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fine Art, Peter Voulkos, Gordy Grundy, Contemporary Art, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Larry Bell, Los Angeles, Rebels in Paradise, Tulsa Kinney, Ed Ruscha, Artillery Magazine, Slidepollajax, Robert Irwin, Billy Al Bengston, John Altoon, Ed Moses, Books News
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From Larry Bell's striped pants to Ed Kienholz's devilishly combed eyebrows, they created a scene. Knowing these artists as contemporaries, the author serves up a delicious living past.

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Hail King Govan! LACMA Rocks and Rolls

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Gordy Grundy, Deborah Vankin, Lacma, Michael Govan, Michael Heizer's Levitated Mass, Arts News
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I applaud Michael Govan, for he has truly created a dialogue. Art is on the lips of wise academics, curious cab drivers and anyone seeking sensation.

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The Last Portrait of Artist Mike Kelley?

Gordy Grundy | Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Tulsa Kinney, Fine Arts, Calarts, Artillery, Laurie Pike, Arts, Gordy Grundy, Tyler Hubby, Mike Kelley, Artillery Magazine, Slidepollajax, Mike Kelley Artillery, Mike Kelley Portrait, Mike Kelley Tyler Hubby, Arts News
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The recent passing of the artist, musician and LA art hero has given a simple photo shoot a grave and life-changing significance.

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Ca$h 4 Your Warhol: Artist Geoff Hargadon Will Accept Your Phone Call

Gordy Grundy | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Andy Warhol, Geoff Hargadon, Gordy Grundy, Andy Warhol Foundation, Artillery Magazine, Brooklyn Street Art, Fine Art, Slidepollajax, Humor, Funny, Street Art, Warhol Drawlings, Warhol Paintings, Cash 4 Your Warhol, Warhol Worth, Ca$H for Your Warhol, Warhol Value, Warhol Collections, Arts News
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In early 2012, the Andy Warhol Foundation will dissolve their Art Authentication Board. To fill the vacuum, Ca$h for your Warhol has announced a free authentication service. Just because it's funny, doesn't mean it's not serious.

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A Definition of Success in the Fine Arts

Gordy Grundy | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Jane Hart, Fine Art, Mat Gleason, Jeanne Patterson, Slidepollajax, Gordy Grundy, Bennett Roberts, Bill Radawec, Los Angeles, Lucas Reiner, Arts News
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In the last difficult year of his life, Bill demonstrated the same courageous values that he evidenced as an artist. The following testimonials from friends and colleagues paint a portrait of the artist.

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The Fine Art of Polemic Politics

Gordy Grundy | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Slidepollajax, Charlie James Gallery, Gordy Grundy, Claressinka Anderson, Marine Contemporary, Sandow Birk, Elyse Pignolet, Arts News
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IN DEPTH: The Man Who Discovered Warhol

Gordy Grundy | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Frances Colpitt, Walter Hopps, Irving Blum, Ed Ruscha, Gordy Grundy, Hunter Drohojowska-Philp, Ferus Gallery, Andy Warhol, Leo Castelli, Henry Hopkins, Los Angeles, Pacific Standard Time, Rebels in Paradise, Arts News
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Art writer and curator Frances Colpitt stated that the Getty show Pacific Standard Time "will insert California art into the canon of Modern Art." Th...

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Finding the Creative Cool in Surf and Street

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toes on the Nose, Action Sports Retailer, Shop-Eat-Surf.com, Surf, Jim Ganzer, T&C, Mossimo Giannulli, Jimmy Z, Volcom, Quiksilver, Action Sports, Hurley, Magic, Maui and Sons, Ski, Mossimo, Gordy Grundy, Skate, Beach Lifestyle, Fashion, Style News
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These days, there is little to distinguish between labels. Everyone is hawking the same wares and dry goods need an infusion of creative capital.

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Blood Not So Simple: Bloody Fine Art

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blood, Contemporary Art, Humor, Fine Art, Fellowship of Fortuna, True Blood, Gordy Grundy, Comedy, Arts News
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I needed blood. For an artwork, I needed blood to soak into a linen handkerchief. Some suggested cow's blood or pig's blood or whatever you can find ...

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The Artist's Time and Place in Echo Park

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chelsea, Fine Arts, Echo Park, Arts, Greenwich Village, Artists, Venice Beach, Charles Rappleye, Pedro Kim, Metias Viegener, Street Art, Austin Young, Little Joy, Gordy Grundy, Shep Fairey, Artillery Magazine, Dave Burns, Mat Gleason, Tulsa Kinney, Fallen Fruit, Duce, Ball-Nouges, Gaston Nouges, Sharktoof, Modern Art, Los Angeles, Cryptik, Contemporary Art, Robert Morris, K-Town Cowboys, Keith Niles, Buffy Visick, Leslie and the Badgers, Ben Crowley, Leslie Stevens, Arts News
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Right here, right now, Echo Park in Los Angeles is a mad bonfire of energy and passion, a white flame that can burn no brighter.

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Christmas of Cool: The Peter Norton Family Christmas Art Project

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Takashi Murakami, Peter Norton, Peter Norton Family Christmas Art Project, Gordy Grundy, Art Project, Contemporary Art, Modern Art, Fine Art, Larry Gagosian, Lorna Simpson, Christian Marclay, Jim Hodges, Anna Gaskell, Luciano Perna, Lawrence Weiner, Sanford Biggers, Brian Eno, Peter Coffin, Daniel Joseph Martinez, Pae White, Slidepollajax, Vic-Muniz, Moca, Arts News
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The Peter Norton Family Christmas Art Project is the epitome of cool. Beyond the beauty, the process and its production benefits many people in very interesting ways.

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Laughing at the Artwork of John Tottenham

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jack Black, Rosamund Felson, Amy Thoner, Painting, Gulliver's Travels, Arts, Las Cienegas Projects, Gordy Grundy, John Tottenham, Steve Hurd, Fellowship of Fortuna, Fine Arts, Steven Hull, Slidepollajax, Adam Goldberg, The The, Matt Johnson, Contemporary Art, Artillery Magazine, Huffington Post, Charlie James, Primative, Blum and Poe, Blythe Projects, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, George Clooney, Tilda Swinton, Tyler Hubby, Funny, Laughter Is the Best Medicine, Anthony Ausgang, Carole Cetrone, Arts News
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In the art world, the laughs are far and few between. British born poet John Tottenham has a wit as dry as my martini.

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The Next Cable Series Pitch: Freeman and Lowe

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jonah Freeman, Country Club, John Knuth, Hbo, Christian Strike, Justin Lowe, Gordy Grundy, Artillery Magazine, Bright White Underground, Fellowship of Fortuna, Showtime, Rudolf Schindler, Buck House, Artists, Los Angeles Art, Film, Installation, Sculpture, Feature Film, Cable Series, Fine Art, Arts News
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Every junkie would agree. The destructive effect of the installation is emotionally and psychologically compelling. I could not wait to get the hell out of there.

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Marxist Glue: It's Sticky

Gordy Grundy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Los Angeles Street Art, Marxist Glue, Jeffrey Deitch, Moca, Street Art, Toks Shoyoye, Contemporary Art, Wheat Paste, Brian Lee, Slidepollajax, Gordy Grundy, Fellowship of Fortuna, Arts News
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Marxist Glue, a new street art show curated by Toks Shoyoye, redefines the Los Angeles community and challenges MOCA.

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