Category: Pop Art/Culture
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Crate Diggers-J Dilla
The other day someone shared this Crate Diggers video on J Dilla, one of my favorite hip hop producers who passed away over 7 years ago. The imprint he made on hip hop and soul during his brief, but powerful career is evidenced by the timeless sound he created on his tracks. His body of…
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CalArts Character Animation Show
On Saturday I went to CalArts to take a peek at the student curated Character Animation show in the Main Gallery. The actual show took place last Thursday, but the works remained in the gallery for a couple of days. There were some incredibly talented animators bringing characters to life through story telling. Here were…
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Pop Shoppin’
A perfect Hollywood afternoon on West Sunset includes pizza and beer at Cheebo, followed by a sampling of goodies from my favorite chocolatier John Kelly and a walk to Guitar Center to work off some of the calories. Along the way I like to make a quick stop for random stuff from popKiller. I immediately…
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Target, Soup and Another “Happy Place”
Last year I wrote a post singing the praises of museum stores being my “Happy Place”. Well, a close second to museum stores is Target. I don’t know what it is about the place, but there’s something gratifying about going to Target after work to stock up on t-shirts, greeting cards, makeup bags, natural hair…
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Bourdain Cooks Up… A Comic Book?
While at Golden Apple on Melrose a few weeks ago, the store was abuzz with talk about Comic-Con. This really isn’t my scene, but when I saw a copy of “Get Jiro!”, by Anthony Bourdain and Joel Rose, I picked up a copy. It seems that the world renown chef turned writer, globetrotter and all…
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Arrested Development Meets Melrose: “There’s Always Money in the Banana Stand”
On Monday I wrote a joke on my Facebook wall about “Gene Parmesan”, on Wednesday I made frozen chocolate bananas, and by Thursday I fell out of my desk chair upon learning the news that Gallery 1988 was about to open a show dedicated to one of the most brilliantly written comedies, Arrested Development. “There’s…
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Tuesday Inspiration- Tokyo: As Seen Through a Handbag
Not just any handbag… The Lady Dior. Background: Hands down, my favorite fashion blogger is Garance Doré. Not only is she an accomplished photographer and blogger, she is an incredible story-teller with a keen eye for fabulous handbags. She was recently given the opportunity to take an iconic “Lady Dior” and put her own spin…
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My Sawtelle Stroll
There’s a small stretch of Sawtelle Bl that is the Westside’s version of Little Tokyo. In all my years of living near this area, I never spent time over there, but Saturday I needed to go to Giant Robot to look for a gift for a friend, and found some pleasant surprises. They’ve got the…
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Thoughts on Keith Haring
Keith Haring died 22 years ago today and I’ve been reflecting on what he was able to accomplish in his 13 year career as an artist. His work has always had a profound influence on my perception of art. His SF MOMA retrospective in 1998 was the first show that I attended on my own…
Colony Little, Culture Shock Art 