Arts

scion_lainfinityOpening Oct. 10, Scion's Installation L.A. Gallery presents "Infinity", a group exhibition curated by respected contemporary artist Andrew Schoultz, which explores both the vastness of the infinite and the limitations of the finite. Scion's 4,500 square foot Installation Gallery will host a laboratory of works that experiment with time, space, technology, mortality and other highly studied and interpreted continuums. Fifteen artists, including acclaimed and emerging printmakers, installation artists, illustrators, muralists, collagists and painters, exhibit their takes...

Thunder crashes raging wavesSocial unrest on the shoreHunger hides down winding cavesPatience grumbles ever more. Fluttered bellies twist in knotsNormal stances bend and swayHidden interest lost in thoughtsPassing hands will find their way.

I am a slut to passion My appetite unbound. I am crisp green leaves I wave from lonely treetops bending in the breeze. My castle's walls reach ... greedy fingers penetrate the powder-puff horizon

cartelfivedThe first Fair of Innovation, Video Games and Digital Entertainment, FIVED'09 will be held from October 30 through November 3 as part of the programming of the 5th International Animation Festival of Córdoba, Animacor'09. Professionals and fans of the digital world will be able to see the latest developments in the sector and will have the opportunity to exchange impressions in a pioneering meeting for the sector. FIVED'09 is an initiative of the County Council...

retnaandmac_thumbMid-City Arts will present a live painting event and exhibit, featuring two of Los Angeles' most respected graffiti artists: Retna and The Mac. The opening event takes place Sunday, June 7, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m. at 33Third. The art exhibit will be on display in the adjoining Mid-City Arts gallery, which recently hosted the first-ever gallery exhibit from Chaka, LA's most infamous graffiti writer.

gallery_scionmay22_image1000 Days, curated by Seth Curcio, opens on May 23rd at Scion's 4,500 square foot Installation L.A. Gallery Space in Culver City. The exhibition celebrates the upcoming 1000th feature for DailyServing.com, an online contemporary art publication that showcases some of the most innovative contemporary visual artists working today. 1000 DAYS will present seven emerging artists in the United States whose work represents the graphic aesthetic and innovative artistic process for which the publication's features are known....

mick_in_flight.jpgForty-five years after The Beatles and The Rolling Stones first came to America, an extraordinary collection of "lost" photos of the young bands has just been discovered. The 3,500 photographs -- extraordinary, intimate and unpublished -- were taken by Bob Bonis, their U.S. Tour manager, during their first U.S. tours (1964, 1965 and 1966) and document perhaps the most critical point in their careers: coming to America. The Bob Bonis Archive of photographs is now exclusively represented by the Not Fade Away Gallery, which...

Battles fought with swords of bone Wars won with waving hands Spirits nailed to resenting stone Voices heard in many lands.

Fish paddling Under altered pace Street signs In hollow veins Their gold bodies Glimmering In the spicy flavour Of clotless blood Ruby red Tails swishing Wide eyes And a short train of thought Arteries stretched By an orange ball Fully formed In a small space Swish

Based on the popular C.S. Lewis books and the Walt Disney films that have since followed, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Exhibition made its East Coast debut last week at The Franklin in Philadelphia. As soon as they step through the doorway, visitors will be plunged straight into the heart of Narnia thanks to themed areas complete with set pieces and replicas from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, as well as The...