Gallery Row in Architect’s Newspaper
Gallery Row was mentioned in an article called “The Birth of Cool” in the Architect’s Newspaper.
Niche.LA presents Pull For Peace
NICHE.LA VIDEO ART PRESENTS “Pull For Peace”
new work by Craig Ruda
curated by Trish Lamantea
LOS ANGELES, CA – On February 8, 2007 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA Video Art presents “Pull For Peace” curated by Trish Lamantea, featuring digital artist Craig Ruda and video artist woodywise.
Craig was born and raised on Long Island, New York. After a move to New York, Craig joined the band Gods Child and later Joe 90. Gods Child released two albums “Everybody” and “Aluminum” for Warner Brothers Records. Gods Child’s first single “Everybody’s One” topped both the Billboard “Modern Rock” and “Album Rock” charts simultaneously. Joe 90 based out of Los Angeles released two albums “Dream This” and “A Raccoons Lunch” for Interscope Records.
Niche.LA presents Etch A Sketch Man
NICHE.LA PRESENTS “Etch A Sketch Man”
new work by Christof Brown
curated by Nic Cha Kim
LOS ANGELES, CA – On November 9, 2006 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “Etch A Sketch Man,” curated by Nic Cha Kim.
Christoph Brown is known as the world’s fastest Etch A Sketch artist and can do your portrait in 5-10 minutes. This collection features over 100 Etch A Sketch artworks which explores Christoph’s body of work as he expands the Etch A Sketch medium with “The Evolution of Michael Jackson” – all 16 versions of him – and a piece titled “Old Hollywood,” a collection of 24 etch a sketch snapshots all around Los Angeles.
Niche.LA at Grand Ave Festival
On Oct, 7, 2006, Niche.LA Video Art participates in the Gallery Row Art Fair at the Grand Ave Festival.
Etch A Sketch artist Christoph Brown will be doing portraits all day long.
Niche.LA presents ArtSeen II
From Sept. 26 – 30, 2006, Niche.LA Video Art participates in ArtSeen II, hosted by AIDS Research Alliance.
Niche.LA presents 04/05/06
NICHE.LA PRESENTS 04/05/06
new work by Retna and Michael Allen
curated by Marcela Garate
LOS ANGELES, CA – On September 14, 2006 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “04/05/06,” curated by Marcela Garate, featuring digital artist Retna and video artist Michael Allen.
Los Angeles based artist Retna removes corporate advertisements of women from illuminated signs and embellishes them in a style that not only recalls Mayan and Egyptian hieroglyphs but even the aesthetic heights of Byzantium with its mosaic tiling of Christ and other deities. In one work, the well-known and ill-fated singer, Aaliyah, gazes upwards while color explodes like jeweled fragments around her. Retna’s intervention in these advertisements elevates the perception of the mostly anonymous females – fodder for representing desire and selling other objects – to a form of idolatry.
Gave a tour to Huell Howser
Gave a 3 hour tour to Huell Howser. Gallery Row will be featured in the first episode of Huell’s new show, Downtown.
New Video: Pollen directed by Chil Kong
Peter thinks she’s an actress, Theresa thinks he’s a writer, Howard and John know the truth.
Set against the dark back street of downtown Los Angeles, POLLEN follows Peter and Theresa as they weave the web of lies we call relationship.
starring alec mapa, felix pire, becky baeling, and chil kong
directed by chil kong
producer nic cha kim, erin quill, chil kong
written by nic cha kim
Niche.LA presents THRee
NICHE.LA PRESENTS “THRee”
work by Alexander Silyanov, Cole Thompson, and Elle Nicolai
curated by Marcela Garate
LOS ANGELES, CA – On July 13, 2006 (12:00 – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “THRee,” curated by Marcela Garate, featuring digital artists Alexander Silyanov, Cole Thompson, and Elle Nicolai.
G-Rowing Downtown: Urban arts epicenter Gallery Row continues to blossom
G-Rowing Downtown: Urban arts epicenter Gallery Row continues to blossom
LA Alternative Press does a story on Gallery Row Organization.
Arts District Citizen features the LACMA Muse Art Walk
Arts District Citizen features the LACMA Muse Art Walk
Downtown Exhibits Its Eclecticism
LA Times does a story on the LACMA Muse Art Walk.
Niche.LA presents Retrow // Censorial
NICHE.LA PRESENTS “RETROW // CENSORIAL”
curated by Nic Cha Kim
LOS ANGELES, CA – On April 13, 2006 (12:00PM – 9:00PM), Niche.LA presents “Retrow // Censorial,” curated by Nic Cha Kim, featuring new work by Osman Khan and digital animation by Tawd b. Dorenfeld & thePOLYMORPHCrew.
“Retrow /” returns many artists previously exhibited at Niche.LA since the July 2005 opening. Participating artists include John Edward Faulkner, J. Joseph Mahoney, Kjell Hagen, and Rex Bruce.
Niche.LA presents Wireless
Niche.LA presents “Wireless”
new work by Rex Bruce
LOS ANGELES, CA – In his new series, “Wireless,” Los Angeles artist Rex Bruce presents images and videos taken with a cell phone camera where the subject is the “air” in which mobile communications are transmitted. Within abject looking sky-scapes, tops of golden arches, street lamps, vernacular decoration and architecture jut upward into the frame. Often included are telephone poles and slack wires strung between them, an ironic choice considering the instrument with which they were photographed.
Niche.LA presents Digital World: LA
Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Digital World: LA”
curated by S.E. Barnet
LOS ANGELES, CA – LOS ANGELES, CA – Beginning February 9th, 2006, Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Digital World: L.A.,” a diverse exhibit of art and videos from 20 emerging Los Angeles digital artists, including Robert Lepiz, Andrew Woll, Erin Preston, Tara Kozuback, Brent Langieri, James Olech, Helen Cahng, Wendy Given, Erika Suderburg, Eric Wise, Jeremy Lucido, Jacob Melchi, Thera Barnett, Calvin Phelps, and Lori Schindler. Works by Suzanne Oshinsky, Jacob Melchi, Christina Carrea, Laura Martin, and Hillary Mushkin, which are permanently archived at the Sandberg Instituut.
Facing LA
GRO made the cover of the LA Alternative News, along with some other Downtown notables.
The Year Downtown Opened Up
The Year Downtown Opened Up
How Art and Art Venues Shaped the Area in 2005
by Kristin Friedrich
photo by Gary Leonard
Gallery Row Organization is credited for creating Gallery Row by the Downtown News.
Niche.LA presents Process of Transformation
Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Process of Transformation”
new work by Richard Edson & John Edward Faulkner
curated by Lilli Muller
LOS ANGELES, CA – On December 8, 2005 (12-9PM), Niche.LA & Lounge 441 present “Process of Transformation,” curated by Lilli Muller. A collection of digital art by Richard Edson and John Edward Faulkner and digital videos by Lustre, “Process of Transformation” examines visions of metamorphosis and conversion.
Richard Edson, one time drummer with Sonic Youth, has led a rich and varied career. An actor, he has appeared in 63 films — beginning with Jim Jarmusch’s “Stranger Than Paradise.” As a photographer, Richard has been featured in magazines: “Juxtapoz,” “The Propagandist,” “WaxPoetics,” and “Puta.”
John Edward Faulkner’s work explores the wave front created through the fusion of media and medium. He says, “It propagates the surface of symbolism and iconography employed in commercial imagery to the point where they release their latent potential.”
By creators Dmitry Kmelnitsky & Kalim Chan, Lustre is an interdisciplinary creative group that addresses socio-cultural issues through the convergence of arts and technology in both commercial and fine arts practice.
Situated next to each other, Niche.LA & Lounge 441 form one space that features an 18-seat private screening room and a mixed-media/video art gallery. A digital cooperation in the middle of Gallery Row, these two “mini-galleries” offer an eclectic artistic experience on the 4th floor of the Spring Arts Tower in less than 750 square feet.