Archive for the ‘Friends’ Category

Artist talk with Joel “Rage” Garcia from SHG

Mar 24th, 12 / Comments Off

Self Help Graphics & Art has a long history of producing art that speaks out about many societal issues long before making it to the supreme court or prime time television. Civil Rights, farm workers rights, discrimination, discrimination due to sexual orientation and other issues in the LGBT community, women’s rights here in the U.S. and abroad, gentrification, the concentration of wealth, police brutality. These are just a few of the issues that have been addressed in the thousands of prints produced by some of the most important Chican@, Latin@ and Political artist at SHG in the past 40 years. I am honored to be part of such an important East LA institution, archive and to be exhibiting along side such great artist.

I will be participating in an artist talk along with Joel “Rage” Garcia, a fellow artist and Program Manger for Self Help about art and politics moderated by Crewest Gallery owner Man One.

 

Activism, Art, Events, Exhibitions, Friends, Panel & Artist Talks, Prints, Self Help Graphics & Art

Papel Y Madera Reception Video

Mar 6th, 12 / Comments Off

Here is video that Alex Rodriguez put together of the opening for Papel Y Madera at Crewest this past Sat. If you missed it we are doing it again for Downtown LA’s ArtWalk this Thursday March 8th.

Oscar Magallanes “Papel Y Madera” Crewest Gallery from Alex Rodriguez on Vimeo.

Art, Exhibitions, Friends, Installation, Prints, Receptions, Self Help Graphics & Art, Video

Gilbert “Magu” Lujan

Jul 25th, 11 / Comments Off

You were a friend and a mentor. Thank you for everything.

Good bye Maestro. Until we meet again at the big Mental Menudo in the sky.

A benefit to help preserve the art and legacy of Magu will be taking place at the Pomona DA Center for the Arts.

 

Here is the information and a link:

Cruisin’ Magulandia
A Benefit for the Preservation of a Legacy
August 13 –30, 2011
252 South Main Street, Pomona, CA 91767

Magulandia.com

Art, Friends, Fundraiser

MOCA’s Art in the Streets opening

Apr 17th, 11 / Comments Off

At the opening of Art in the Streets with 2 legends, Mr. Chaz Bojorquez & Paul “Skept” Kanemitsu.

Pic by Ed Sweeney.

Art, Friends

Edgar “OSOK” Hoill getting some work done

Jan 16th, 11 / Comments Off

My good friend Edgar Hoill, aka OSOK, was in town on Friday so I stopped by to catch up a bit and took a few pics of him getting some work done by tattoo artist Espi.

Friends

Zocalo’s Street Art Panel Discussion

Jan 16th, 11 / Comments Off

Had a good week. On Thursday went to the Fowler Museum for Zocalo’s Street Art panel discussion with my good friend and collector Ed Sweeney. Before we went in I ran into Shervin Shahbazi from Morono Kiang a great gallery in downtown LA. Also had a good talk with Carol Wells from the Center for the Study of Political Graphics.

The talk itself was nothing great. Had it not been for my good friend Retna and Man 1 from Crewest gallery the talk would have lacked in substance and been a bit boring. It would have been nice if the moderator, Jori Finkel from the LA Times would have brought up the topic which was “does street art humanize cities.” Also seems as if no one wanted to talk about the elephant in the room, censorship or more specifically the removal of Blu’s antiwar mural from MoCA. Perhaps they did not want to offend Jeffery Deitch who was in the audience.

The reception proved interesting with LA Raw setting out a long print of Blu’s mural before it’s removal as well as an image of the whitewashed wall. They also handed out some condom’s reading “Don’t be blu Deitch, Practice safe art.

My friend and fellow board member at Self Help Graphics, Rudy Espinoza and I got to chat a bit with Deitch but he seemed a bit frazzled and anxious to get out of there. Go figure.


*Photos by Aaron Salcido.
Friends, Panel & Artist Talks