Checking out the art scene in Chinatown

Last week I had a chance to hit a few galleries in Los Angeles' Chinatown. There's a bunch of them on Chung King Road in what used to be a bunch of souvenir shops but have recently been renovated into a hipster gallery scene. I spent most of time at Charlie James Gallery and Jancar Gallery.

Directional signage at Charlie James Gallery.

The Jancar Gallery exterior hasn't changed much since it was a Chinese souvenir shop.

"Sometimes I Forget to Remember to Fear Hope" by Jennifer Dalton at Charlie James

"Paradox Party Favors" by Jennifer Dalton

Part of "Reckoning" Jennifer Dalton; the full piece includes 1200 pinbacks.

There's a PDF catalog of Jennifer Dalton's work here – the show is called "On a Scale From Not Really OK to Really Not OK."

A shot from Richard Newton's installation "La Gruta Azul" (The Blue Grotto) at Jancar;
one wanders through an environment made of strung together bottles and cans.

Another detail from Richard Newton's "La Gruta Azul."

Another detail from Richard Newton's "La Gruta Azul." Yes, I really enjoyed it.

One more detail from Richard Newton's "La Gruta Azul."

Steve Lambert's "Everything You Want Right Now" (with some bondage dolls) at Charlie James.

"Sacred Words, Sacred Texts" features twelve B2 papercuts; please join me at the reception.

Please join me in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 13, from two to five pm, for the opening reception of “Sacred Words, Sacred Texts” – an exhibition in collaboration with American Jewish University,
USC Hillel and Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion/LA.

I am pleased to have 12 papercuts included in this exciting exhibition, many on loan from local collectors.

The reception starts at 2 pm at Hebrew Union College (3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles – 213 749 3424) and at some point wanders down to the USC site for dessert.

For details, visit the Facebook invitation page – and please "like" my fan page to get regular updates in your Facebook feed.

The exhibition runs through mid-December 2013.

Time to build a booth and shake those branches!

Love this – we just don't have enough good Sukkot songs.

And since these have been popular in the past... and I'm getting a lot of new traffic looking for them this year... here they are again: two silly instructional poster guides on "how to hold and wave the four species" and "how to pick an etrog." Feel free to download, print, distribute, and share (as long as you cite NiceJewishArtist.com). I'm providing links to both 11" x 17" posters in JPEG and PDF format. Happy Sukkot!

Sukkot Poster

Sukkot Poster JPEG

Sukkot Poster PDF

Etrog Poster

Etrog Poster JPEG

Etrog Poster PDF

May you be written and inscribed for a good year.

I made this for you, loyal readers of the blog. G'mar chatimah tovah – and may you have an easy fast.

"Sacred Words, Sacred Texts" exhibition and reception details

Please join me in Los Angeles on Sunday, October 13, from two to five pm, for the opening reception of “Sacred Words, Sacred Texts” – an exhibition in collaboration with American Jewish University,
USC Hillel and Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion/LA.

I am pleased to have 12 papercuts included in this exciting exhibition, many on loan from local collectors.

The reception starts at 2 pm at Hebrew Union College (3077 University Avenue, Los Angeles – 213 749 3424) and at some point wanders down to the USC site for dessert.

For details, visit the Facebook invitation page – and please "like" my fan page to get regular updates in your Facebook feed.

The exhibition runs through mid-December 2013.

The image above created for the exhibition is by Corrie Siegel. I'll be featuring photos of work in the exhibit in the coming days and weeks; in the meantime here's a complete list of included artists, with  links to their web presences (as available):

Melinda Smith Altshuler
Joshua Abarbanel
Andi Arnovitz
Isaac Brynjegard-Bialik
Will Deutsch
Jean Edelstein
Carol Es
Orit Hofshi
Peachy Levy
Krista Nassi
Soraya Sarah Nazarian
Sue Ann Robinson
Lidia Shaddow
Tal Shochat
Corrie Siegel
Doni Silver Simons
Hillel Smith
Jessica Shokrian