The fun of flea markets has always been about the art of the unexpected—and starting Sunday, September 4th with Albert Reyes, shoppers at Fairfax High’s Melrose Trading Post will also be getting unexpected art into the bargain. Reyes, known for his pop-culture-damaged yet highly political works on paper, and his annual Halloween haunted art maze, will create a habitat for himself, and then use the habitat as a studio to create new works and interact with the public.

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This Thursday, August 4th, the team behind Concertpage, Sean Carnage and Sam Lubicz, along with Liam Morrison and Nika Kolodziej will be presenting three weeks of art, video, and performances at Sancho Gallery on Sunset. I caught up with them at Sancho Gallery as they prepared to mount the show, and over an afternoon we discoursed over queer imagery, secret philosophies, and a friendship rooted in sperm. This interview by Walt! Gorecki

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If you always wanted to know what is actually going on in Downtown L.A.’s high-rises and corporate buildings–apart from struggling mortgage dealers and bankrupt banks–go and see artist Seth Lower’s latest show “Diamonds Are Forever.” What starts as Rohrschach test-like riddle turns into a reflection about living and, most notably, working as artist in L.A. [...]

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Brainfeeder audio-visual artist Strangeloop’s latest Fields is a beautiful and mesmerizing experiment in sound and image. He celebrates its release with a gallery exhibit at Gus Harper Studios this Saturday, and speaks here about being in a metal band, what the real apocalypse looks like, and the DMT trip that showed him his rhythm. This interview by Lainna Fader.

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Photos by Charles Mallison L.A. RECORD‘s Arts Editor Drew Denny staged a multi-media memorial on the eve of Father’s Day, describing the experience of caring for her dad as he died by combining video projection, pre-recorded score, live performed music, sculpture, and a participatory narrative. Critiquing the cancer experience, the hospice industry, and war while [...]

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Le Spec Gallery, a large 2,000 square foot structure with a great potential for growth, is opening Saturday night with live painted models by the artists featured in the show, including L.A. RECORD illustrator, Champoy Hate. She spoke with me about her goals in creating a space that interacts with the local community, and focuses on empowering artists and giving them a fair deal. This interview by Walt! Gorecki.

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What can we assume about video maker, performance artist Jillian Mayer from her Youtube page? She has a morbid fascination with death. She does psychedelic face paint for children. She likes jogging outside. She’s an arrrtist from Florida.

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Pentecostalism and Mormonism may be the world’s fastest growing religions but it’s Art that we turn our attention to today, folks: The art of Connecting to others, creating Community, transcending our Selves and Time. Put your hands together with those of your neighbor, give a squeeze and believe (at least temporarily) in the mystical joy [...]

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L.A-based artist/curator Niko Solorio represents Los Angeles abroad. Berlin Gallery Cercle Blanc, founded by Luci Lux, opens tonight with an exhibition featuring work by artists from Los Angeles and Napoli. The gallery itself wants to be a work of art—a social sculpture in the Beuysian sense, concentrating disparate disciplines in search of limitless possibilities. This [...]

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