LA Art Show Opening Gala & Weekend Performances

LA Art Show Opening Gala & Weekend Performances

(left) SCOTT DIAMENT, PRESIDENT, GAVIN ROSSDALE; KATE BECKINSALE AND LA ART SHOW PRODUCER KIM MARTINDALE, AT LA ART SHOW OPENING NIGHT, January 23rd, 2019. (photo:Dropbox)

Story edit and booth photos by Karen Ostlund

Kate Beckinsale and Art Ambassador Gavin Rossdale hosted opening night gala with VIPs as Emma Roberts, Jessica Szohr, Peyton List, Cameron Monaghan, Joe Manganiello, Amy Smart and Brigitte Nielsen.

Melissa Morgan Fine Art (photo;Karen O)

                                                               Yesterday, January 23, 2019 - Hollywood stars joined thousands of VIPs in LA’s thriving arts community at the LA Convention Center for the 24th Annual LA Art Show Opening Night Gala, benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for the 5th year in a row.

Performances:Dorian Wood & Sarah Trouche (photo Karen O)

 Record breaking attendance,which all proceeds from the sales of Patron and Vanguard tickets and 15 percent of sales of Friend tickets went directly to the charity. All attendees of the Opening Night Premiere party supported the lifesaving mission of St. Jude: Finding cures. Saving children ®.

Cristan Castro:27 Fish Installation (photo:Karen O)

 Kate Beckinsale drew a crowd as the evening’s host, meeting with St. Jude patient families and delivering an address about the organization’s mission to the VIP area. Gavin Rossdale, an avid collector and this year’s Art Ambassador, reminded the audience that art can save lives. They were joined by previous host Emma Roberts, and stars such as Jessica Szohr, Peyton List, Cameron Monaghan, Joe Manganiello, Lance Bass, Amy Smart, Odette Annable, Brandon Boyd, Brigitte Nielsen, Bailee Madison, Kevin Zegers, Perrey Reeves, Amber Stevens West, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Naomi Grossman, Davi Santos, Barry Sloane, Brittney Palmer, Ian Bohen,  and Denim Richards.

Artist Camille Rose Garcia

 Art stars as Camille Rose Garcia, Brittany Palmer, Circle, Robert Vargas, Kazuhiro Tsuji, Gregory Siff, Dave Pressler, Brandi Milne, Dosshaus, Gary Baseman among many were in attendance. The evening featured food, beverages, live music and art, as attendees were given special sneak peek of the LA Art Show’s 200,000 sq. ft. of programming, featuring over 100 galleries from 18 countries.

Artist Robert Vargas (photo: Karen Ostlund)

  RISK’s bisected cop car, Scott Hove’s cake wall, Pip & Pop’s candy installation, Dosshaus’s Littletopia archway and the mirrored light sculptures at Melissa Morgan Fine Art proved to be a hit with the gala-goers. They also got to see the first of many performances by Dorian Wood and Sarah Trouche and Cristian Castro's Art Installation 27 Peces/27 Fish.

DOSSHAUS, cardboard, paper and acrylic (photo: Karen Ostlund)

 CLOSING WEEKEND PERFORMANCES, 
JAN. 26 & JAN. 27 at 
LA ARTSHOW:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26TH PERFORMANCE TIME, WHEN INSPIRED You Should Wear Your Revolution –
Sarah Trouche Performance
Curated by: Marisa Caichiolo
Location: Booth EE7

Sarah Trouche is a French visual artist who uses performance, photography, video and sculpture in her practice. She uses her body as a social and political tool.

 12 NOON Immortal Beloved – Mari Kim Performance
Presented by: SM Fine Art Gallery
Curated by: Simon Kwon
Location: Booth 57

In her performance, Mari Kim channels Yayoi Kusama who has been known for such performances in her earlier years by reviving one of her most known performances called ‘Performance Self-Obliteration by Dot’ in 1968.


1:00PM Virtual Art in the Real World
Presented by: LACMA
Speakers: Jorge R. Gutiérrez and Nancy Baker Cahill, Artists; Britt Salvesen and Jesse Damiani, Curators Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

Britt Salvesen, Jesse Damiani, and the artists will discuss their own trajectories, from traditional media such as painting and drawing to virtual and augmented reality technologies.


2:00PM The Revolution of Ink
Presented by: Michael Goedhuis
Speaker: Michael Goedhuis
Location: Booth 313/412

Goedhuis will explore the revolution of Ink Painting and the importance of Chinese Ink Artists and their relevance to contemporary Chinese society.

 3:00PM The Wisdom of Sumi-Ink Art and Japanese Paper
Speaker: Kei Takahashi, Kami Ya Co Ltd.
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

Kei Takahashi of Kami Ya Co., Ltd. will share their gallery experience as a paper specialist with the attendees.

 3:30PM The Ubiquity of Politics in Korean Ink
Presented by: LACMA
Speaker: Virginia Moon, PhD, Assistant Curator of Korean Art
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

In this talk, Dr. Virginia Moon talks about how mixed feelings of nationalism alongside gratitude towards the outside world at the beginning of the 20th century marked forever a duality/struggle with identity and expression that pervaded Korean society and its arts, including ink works.

  5:00PM Art History Babes Podcast
Speakers: Corrie Hendricks, Natalie De La Torre
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

Two fresh Masters drink wine and discuss all things visual culture.


SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH

12 NOON Homage To Nature – Cha, Yun Sook Performance
Presented by: Art Gangnam Gallery & Company
Curated by: Hoojung Lee
Location: Booth BB32

Cha, Yun Sook creates her artworks as a way of paying homage to Nature. Acutely aware of our civilization’s disregard for Nature, Cha expresses her gratitude to Nature through the mark making process of ink on Hanji paper and textile.


1:00PM HAPPENINGS AND PERFORMANCES Marta Minujín’s Art
Speakers: Gabriela Urtiaga, Martin Lucas
Moderator: Marisa Caichiolo
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

From her first avant-garde pieces in the 60s to the realization of a true participative art with international projection. Analysis of the artworks exhibited in LA Art Show 2019: Rayuelarte and The Parthenon of Forbidden Books.


2:00PM Survivor! Share Your 98 Second Story: Elizabeth Tobias Performance
Presented by: Los Angeles Art Association
Location: West Hall A Lobby

Elizabeth Tobias will amplify her fusion of social practice, performance and sound to debut Survivor! Share your 98 Second Story with this immersive project addresses the sexual assault epidemic, one of the most pervasive, yet most underreported crimes.


3:00PM Six Gems From The Robert E. Holmes Collection<
Presented: by Marisa Caichiolo
Speaker: Robert Holmes
Location: Dialogs LA Booth BB1

The talk will feature one work each from the following artists: Bob Thompson, Elizabeth Catlett, Dan McCleary, Javier Marin, Gronk, and  Matsume Kanemitsu.

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