Art News » Art Appreciation http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog Art News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:14:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Art Fair Opens with Fire and Ice http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/art-fair-opens-with-fire-and-ice/ http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/art-fair-opens-with-fire-and-ice/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:26:33 +0000 Cheryl Perkey http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/?p=997 Continue reading →]]> Judy Chicago Disappearing Environments at Art Contemporary Los Angeles 2012

Disappearing Environments by Judy Chicago and Materials & Applications at ALAC 2012


Preview night of Art Los Angeles Contemporary was enlivened by an installation created with 25 tons of dry ice and glowing flares. Presented by Judy Chicago and Materials & Applications, the piece is a reinvention of Disappearing Environments, a 1968 work by Judy Chicago, Lloyd Hamrol, and Eric Orr.

Art Los Angeles Contemporary, the international contemporary art fair of the West Coast, brings together 70 blue chip and emerging galleries from around the world with a focus on Los Angeles galleries. Visit ALAC January 19-22, 2012 at Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California.

Would you like more information on the most exciting artworks offered at ALAC? Feel free to contact me for insights. See some art picks here:

Ed Moses at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2012

Ed Moses signed posters and met with collectors viewing his new paintings.

Charles Gaines at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2102

Charles Gaines, Faces, 1970's, ink on paper and photographs

Ken Solomon at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2102

Ken Solomon, Rushca Standard Google Search

Peter Alexander at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2102

Peter Alexander, Royal Blue Drip, 2011, polyester resin

Anthony Pearson at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2102

Anthony Pearson, bronze sculpture with two framed solarized silver gelatin photographs

Steven Montgomery at Art Los Angeles Contemporary 2102

Steven Montgomery, Static Fuel #4, 2005, painted glazed ceramic

]]> http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/art-fair-opens-with-fire-and-ice/feed/ 0 Visit Art Fairs in Los Angeles http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/visit-art-fairs-los-angeles-2012/ http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/visit-art-fairs-los-angeles-2012/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:22:12 +0000 Cheryl Perkey http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/?p=970 Continue reading →]]> Five art fairs in 2012 for Los Angeles Arts Month With five art fairs coming to L.A., it’s fun and easy to view lots of wonderful art this month! You can enjoy diverse artworks from around the world at the art fairs. Its all part of the line up of art events for Los Angeles Arts Month 2012.

photo l.a. – Jan. 12-16 (Santa Monica Civic Center)

Classic Photographs Los Angeles – Jan. 14-15 (Old Helms Bakery Complex, Culver City)

Los Angeles Art Show – Jan. 18-22 (Los Angeles Convention Center)

Art Los Angeles Contemporary – Jan. 19-22 (Barker Hanger, Santa Monica Airport)

Affordable Art Fair – Jan.18-22 (Event Deck at L.A. Live)

If you would like to have an art consultant available while you are browsing these events, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Robert Doisneau 1950 silver print La Baiser (The Kiss) Hotel de Ville, Paris

Robert Doisneau, La Baiser (The Kiss), Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1950, silver print, 7-1/8 x 7-1/8 in.

Don’t miss Classic Photographs Los Angeles on January 14 and 15 at the old Helms Bakery complex. Sixteen leading galleries from around the country are exhibiting at this relaxed and informal venue. Expect to find a wide array of 19th and 20th century photographs in various price ranges, from affordable vintage photographs to iconic masterworks.

Contact Perkey Fine Art Advisor to schedule your guided tour or to get advice on finding the gems in this show. Some of the artists whose masterworks you will see include Man Ray, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Richard Misrach, André Kertész, Walker Evans, Edward Weston, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Imogen Cunningham, Edward Steichen and Irving Penn.

Hours are Saturday 11am-7pm; Sunday 12pm-5pm. Admission is $5.00 and is open to the public. www.classicphotographsla.com.

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buy art emerging contemporary art

Art by Palmer Earl, Ryan McCann & Olga Lah among the works now at Gallery 825

Discover great buys on exciting art by over 35 artists at the 2011 Open Show, a potent survey exhibition of some of the best emerging contemporary art.

Join me at the opening reception at Gallery 825, Saturday, Dec. 10, from 6 to 9pm. Presented by the nationally recognized Los Angeles Art Association (LAAA), this exciting show is on view at Gallery 825 through Jan. 6, 2012. Free admission. Gallery 825, 825 North La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90069

Learn more about this event here.

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Los Angeles County Museum of Art installation by Chris Burden

A forest of city street lights at LACMA, by Los Angeles-based artist Chris Burden, titled Urban Lights

LACMA Holiday Special: FREE 3 gift museum memberships when you buy 3. Support the museum and give someone special a great gift! Membership includes free admission to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art for twelve months, plus many other member benefits.

You can sign up online, or call LACMA at 323-857-6151 or visit a LACMA ticket office during regular museum hours. Order by 12/9/11 if you would like your gift memberships to arrive by Christmas. Special offer valid through 12/31/11.

I hope you will enjoy your visits to LACMA, where you can see these engaging exhibitions (and more) currently on view:

Julius Shulman Case Study House 22 is part of LACMA California Design 1930-1965 Living in a Modern Way California Design, 1930–1965: “Living in a Modern Way”
On view at LACMA now through June 3, 2012

Ai Weiwei Circle 0f-animals Zodiac Heads on view at LACMA Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads
On view at LACMA now through February 12, 2012

Monet's Rouen Cathedral at LACMA along with works by Roy Lichtenstein Monet/Lichtenstein: Rouen Cathedrals
On view at LACMA now through January 1, 2012

Happy Holidays from Perkey Fine Art Consulting!

]]> http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/los-angeles-county-museum-of-art-gift-membership/feed/ 0 Three New Art Fairs Open in L.A. http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/three-new-art-fairs-open-in-l-a/ http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/three-new-art-fairs-open-in-l-a/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 11:05:16 +0000 Cheryl Perkey http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/?p=830 Continue reading →]]> New Art Fairs Launch in Los Angeles In addition to Pacific Standard Time, the unprecedented collaboration of more than sixty cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to tell the story of the birth of the L.A. art scene, three art fairs launch this weekend in Los Angeles:

Art Platform – Los Angeles – Over 90 exhibitors gather at the LA Mart downtown, presenting an expansive assemblage of contemporary art, ranging from exciting works by emerging artists to international blue-chip art.

Pulse Los Angeles – The Pulse art fair takes place on the Event Deck at LA Live, focusing on interesting and relatively affordable contemporary art.

Fountain LA – Set in the loft district by the L.A. River, the Fountain LA art fair showcases edgy galleries and independent artists.

To kick it off, join me Friday evening, Sept. 30, at the Vernissage Party at Art Platform – Los Angeles. You get to scope out the art before the fair opens to the public, party with movers and shakers of the art scene, and proceeds from your ticket will benefit LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum.

Feel free to contact me, and I will be happy to share insights on the best of the Los Angeles art fairs and offer tips for building your art collection. And check my art consulting blog and Facebook page for more recommendations to add to your art collection.

See you at the art fairs!

Art Platform Los Angeles 2011 New Art Fair Pulse Los Angeles 2011 New Art Fair Fountain LA New Art Fair Los Angeles 2011

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Barbara T. Smith Field Piece

Barbara T. Smith, Field Piece (detail) - Nude sit in, performance / installation, 1971, (courtesy of the artist and The Box Gallery, L.A.)

This tantalizing show at 18th Street Arts Center in Santa Monica, on view through December 16, 2011, illuminates the works of five groundbreaking artists and artists groups who have been central to the alternative artist’s space movement in Southern California since the early 1970’s. Collaboration Labs: Southern California Artists and the Artist Space Movement, is part of the expansive arts initiative Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980
Collaboration Labs: Southern California Artists and the Artist Space Movement
Exhibition: October 1, 2011 – December 16, 2011
Opening Reception Event: September 24, 2011 6-10pm
18th Street Arts Center
1639 18th Street (Off of Olympic Blvd.)
Santa Monica, CA 90404

Hope to see you there!

18th Street Arts Center Santa Monica California Pacifice Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980

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Annual Benefit Auction for Los Angeles Art Association

Shepard Fairey, Rose Girl

Party with some of LA’s most influential movers and shakers at the Annual Benefit Auction for the nationally recognized art non-profit Los Angeles Art Association on July 30th. Sip champagne and savor food by Nobu at the VIP preview, then join the excitement of the live art auction. Plus an amazing selection of more than 100 art works awaits you at the silent auction. Proceeds benefit LAAA, providing resources to artists since the 1920′s!

Purchase tickets online at http://shop.laaa.org/ or call LAAA at 310-652-8272. See you there!

]]> http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/annual-benefit-auction-laaa/feed/ 0 Defining, Challenging and Celebrating Beauty http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/beauty-culture-annenberg-space-for-photography/ http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/beauty-culture-annenberg-space-for-photography/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 08:38:51 +0000 Cheryl Perkey http://www.perkeyfineart.com/blog/?p=730 Continue reading →]]> Beauty Culture exhibition at the Annenberg Space for Photography Visitors are loving Beauty CULTure, breaking attendance records at Annenberg Space for Photography. Featuring works from over 100 acclaimed photographers, Beauty CULTure examines photography’s role in capturing and defining notions of modern female beauty and how these images profoundly influence our lives in both celebratory and disturbing ways. Among the nearly 700 print and digital images are works by Melvin Sokolsky, Tyen, Lillian Bassman, Matthew Rolston, Herb Ritts, Bert Stern and other world-renowned beauty, fashion and fine art photographers.

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Guests will enjoy fabulous art, fine hors d’oeuvres, sweets, cocktails and music at Art/House, to be held June 1st at Arena 1 Gallery in Santa Monica. Bid to win artworks by Ed Ruscha, Brad Howe, Ann Thornycroft, Bonita Helmer, Lee Silton and other leading artists at the silent art auction at Art/House. Most of the participating artists will attend, so guests will also enjoy meeting many top artists and rising stars.

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