Art Talk
Surviving Hot Days with Cool Art
Edward Goldman talks about fighting the crazy-hot weather with very cool art around LA.
By Edward Goldman • • 3m ListenSo, it seems that we survived another insanely hot weekend. I wonder how you managed to beat the heat? Here is a list of cool things that kept me alive through the weekend…
Installation shots, Evolver group show at LA Louver. Venice Beach, CA. Photos by Edward Goldman.
Installation shot, Evolver group show at LA Louver. Venice Beach, CA. Photos by Edward Goldman.
Check out on the Art Talk website a few artworks that particularly caught my attention at the gallery: a bronze sculpture by Deborah Butterfield, a painting by Rebecca Campbell, and a golden ceramic sculpture by Matt Wedel.
Top: Q&A with Dan McCleary, moderated by John Sonsini. Craig Krull Gallery. Bottom: Installation shots of works by Dan McCleary at Craig Krull Gallery. Photos by Edward Goldman.
had a solo exhibition of his paintings there, and John Sonsini, his friend and fellow painter. It was intriguing to hear these artists sharing stories of fights and struggles that make their paintings come to life. I thought, “Wouldn’t it be a dream come true to have these artists as teachers if one wanted to become a painter?”
The company stars in the Laguna Playhouse and Gershwin Entertainment production of “MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET.” Now playing at the LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE through SUNDAY, JULY 29. Photo credit: Ed Krieger.
Million Dollar Quartet. Talk about traveling in a time machine to Memphis, Tennessee, where, in 1956 at the famous Sun Studios, four musicians came together to record. Hmm, I wonder if you recognize their names – Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. The actors on the stage are so cool – they act, play music, dance, and sing so well – one wants to watch them all night long…
Top: Edward Goldman at The Getty Villa. Malibu, CA. Photo by Edward Goldman. Bottom: Museo Archeologico Nazionale in Naples. Photo Courtesy The Getty.
Left: Dovima with Elephants, Evening Dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August 1955. Richard Avedon. Installation shot from Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 1911-2011 by Edward Goldman. Right: Cover, Avedon: Something Personal. Photo by Edward Goldman.
biography of Richard Avedon, whose photographs are part of the current exhibition at The Getty Museum, Icons of Style: A Century of Fashion Photography, 1911- 2011. Avedon knew everyone, and everyone dreamed about being photographed by him.
