A Look At Carmageddon - 20 Awesome Photos.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcugTzLWNZG81ochx4aL1l4t2LcbOuKTFCE2uptDvfBC9royg4xphLOPmCKpKmrMjuGS8hgluHLyXtPOWuOmQq-m7N7T-dAfQBRQ1wF5KUlKfVYKgfdpml3S50xLZvuYyVGDGVRtUFVYo/s1600/empty+405+freeway+lookig+south.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630056323608974290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcugTzLWNZG81ochx4aL1l4t2LcbOuKTFCE2uptDvfBC9royg4xphLOPmCKpKmrMjuGS8hgluHLyXtPOWuOmQq-m7N7T-dAfQBRQ1wF5KUlKfVYKgfdpml3S50xLZvuYyVGDGVRtUFVYo/s400/empty+405+freeway+lookig+south.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 374px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9vbJ7lR7HDhavYffsMZbdStlY51huG8zQV_nmTVIUE-yVKTj_06hHMv8hTosfeTglGE05N0OLRmQd34RW_sPAkihtCKysMOtskP4ChEi_9ffAP0E07AzXm0b0L9x5xaY8m4Y1FFwvHw/s1600/carmaggedon8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630044893092042530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs9vbJ7lR7HDhavYffsMZbdStlY51huG8zQV_nmTVIUE-yVKTj_06hHMv8hTosfeTglGE05N0OLRmQd34RW_sPAkihtCKysMOtskP4ChEi_9ffAP0E07AzXm0b0L9x5xaY8m4Y1FFwvHw/s400/carmaggedon8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 336px;" /></a><br /><br />The <a href="http://framework.latimes.com/2011/07/15/carmageddon-los-angeles-405-closure/">Los Angeles Times</a> has done a great job of keeping us Los Angelenos up to date on the dreaded "Carmageddon" (also referred to at Carpocalypse and Autopalypse) with photos and updates by many of their staff members.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmZaydelvta9oxrH6k3c6Qe7lRHDCxqsBO8mYvQAzEH5yS0l5mMQUNWSJzQn1fuHi_2dmY57KJrJZ9_mvv2-RqY5el79fHa2A0gVWt89pm62Ic4bIb1PM2RrYHCSBEXeWsYsAJRtHIc8/s1600/carmaggedon10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630044696772928370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifmZaydelvta9oxrH6k3c6Qe7lRHDCxqsBO8mYvQAzEH5yS0l5mMQUNWSJzQn1fuHi_2dmY57KJrJZ9_mvv2-RqY5el79fHa2A0gVWt89pm62Ic4bIb1PM2RrYHCSBEXeWsYsAJRtHIc8/s400/carmaggedon10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 346px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHkWQtgtZCEbhhKIoL6eg3Iz_BAVdiyC0Uwngvm51YqifZ1lWQv800A2iEK6bkJPht7r5rs-YpFQydOuRLD5XULLNVoI5qyQiQrQL7p3lmfGvfw8VpQc9yYEimTlGTgeSGwPBCEvZhoU/s1600/carmaggedon11.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630044603135292226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvHkWQtgtZCEbhhKIoL6eg3Iz_BAVdiyC0Uwngvm51YqifZ1lWQv800A2iEK6bkJPht7r5rs-YpFQydOuRLD5XULLNVoI5qyQiQrQL7p3lmfGvfw8VpQc9yYEimTlGTgeSGwPBCEvZhoU/s400/carmaggedon11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 533px; height: 365px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: work begins late friday night on the Mullholland Bridge</span></span><br /><br />The 10-mile, 53 hour freeway closure is so the south end of Mullholland bridge overpass can be torn down for later reconstruction and for the addition of a new carpool lane.<br /><br />The foreboding warnings flashed along several freeways starting about a week ago:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0v-5dDfgepuNhbzei66w3XAT38MO-Y-fu3tBXYXZs1BaNIjwOl5ScSNqSvpiOlYOGF8XMctmPu5fGFPGMSI2x6zq8RXRfYniffTl-3WZXml7P9njaoSOaNq7TwvaAbzBq6DodMvBacc/s1600/carmaggedon2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630047964333234722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga0v-5dDfgepuNhbzei66w3XAT38MO-Y-fu3tBXYXZs1BaNIjwOl5ScSNqSvpiOlYOGF8XMctmPu5fGFPGMSI2x6zq8RXRfYniffTl-3WZXml7P9njaoSOaNq7TwvaAbzBq6DodMvBacc/s400/carmaggedon2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 332px;" /></a><br /><br />So far -at least at the time of this post- the alternates routes and side streets have never been clearer. Based on up to date Tweets, people are begging for Carmageddon every weekend. Obviously CalTrans and Los Angeles City Officials succeeded in putting the fear of God into LA drivers and most have stayed off the roads, making driving conditions better than they've been in Los Angeles in years. At least up until now.<br /><br />Commemorative T-shirts being sold:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lrZbfD8AbHokWydSQT50LE9-d99-BZj30uHVnGQvgr45adMuZJk66YqB9jxQIgcyN-E9slZIvPIr3Tk1r_odgvGd7uu4nHB_WzbHd1uMYs2ljce9ucUJbq_c9U_hOsb0oKtBpZt69Kk/s1600/carmaggedon4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630047771102131730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lrZbfD8AbHokWydSQT50LE9-d99-BZj30uHVnGQvgr45adMuZJk66YqB9jxQIgcyN-E9slZIvPIr3Tk1r_odgvGd7uu4nHB_WzbHd1uMYs2ljce9ucUJbq_c9U_hOsb0oKtBpZt69Kk/s400/carmaggedon4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 337px;" /></a><br />even David Caruso (Horatio Caine on CSI) bought some:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwd1OzwhHa5E28z-nLtPvZNHRXTtWOiWPr2kGw4F-ldyxeLQvts4tz4BgrKnUPG5Uc7f_Yrk63V_ZGoeBuo8jqd7-OEkmQeKVf_RQPzwfJ5GUls17MZnBnVqetTBzVrUPWpTVPZrRtTM4/s1600/carmaggedon3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630047862860891298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwd1OzwhHa5E28z-nLtPvZNHRXTtWOiWPr2kGw4F-ldyxeLQvts4tz4BgrKnUPG5Uc7f_Yrk63V_ZGoeBuo8jqd7-OEkmQeKVf_RQPzwfJ5GUls17MZnBnVqetTBzVrUPWpTVPZrRtTM4/s400/carmaggedon3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 338px;" /></a><br /><br />Below is an article about Carmageddon reprinted from the Los Angeles Times:<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Carmageddon in Los Angeles: The closure of the 405<br /><br />Interstate 405, the freeway known simply as the 405, was built as a bypass of Interstate 5 and is one of the busiest thoroughfares in the nation.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZCZXxwvN_13mydsk9eanhBAKJCwMGAFsKn8O1uie1Ok2es8bcAGzCkICFQoa7sFoPlyYwMsoyc2oU54_pMOj7FjlGu5NTZhgoOV9FzDEQf8D8ch_CMFO7apqvPEJtTRq9cyvFjf5o48/s1600/carmaggedon9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630044787448348754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbZCZXxwvN_13mydsk9eanhBAKJCwMGAFsKn8O1uie1Ok2es8bcAGzCkICFQoa7sFoPlyYwMsoyc2oU54_pMOj7FjlGu5NTZhgoOV9FzDEQf8D8ch_CMFO7apqvPEJtTRq9cyvFjf5o48/s400/carmaggedon9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 337px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style:italic;"><br />It begins in Irvine at the El Toro Y, where the two freeways divide, with the 405 following a more southerly route through Orange County and into Los Angeles County, generally paralleling the Pacific coastline. After slicing through West L.A., it enters the Sepulveda Pass in the Santa Monica Mountains, crossing over to the San Fernando Valley to rejoin Interstate 5 near Mission Hills.<br /><br />The 405 has been undergoing a widening project for several years with comparatively little disruption to traffic since much of the work has been done after dark. This weekend that all changes. A 10-mile stretch of the freeway between the 10 and the 101 is being shut down at midnight Friday to allow for demolition of the south half of the Mulholland Drive bridge for later reconstruction to accommodate a widened freeway beneath. Work crews will have about 53 hours to complete this mammoth task, or risk facing a fine of $6,000 for every 10 minutes the freeway remains closed after the deadline.<br /><br />For Los Angeles, a sprawling city defined in many measures by its car culture, this could turn a sunny, summer weekend into a gridlocked nightmare, since the north-south alternatives can’t come close to the 405′s capacity and convenience.<br /></span><br />And now, some great photos:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilao6bXu7QiABvx7_5lBeomT1S6lMLTDIySecug7gIdKtT1K5q0ATQFY6W7_ng2rrFWzcQpI2wPRHVeN6vidDJZwrMiefrev2uco6jy9yaKmClM3tUwUPiVc0DqCbpSqH6UYXDxf6JQv8/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+1.52.01+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630055956467872338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilao6bXu7QiABvx7_5lBeomT1S6lMLTDIySecug7gIdKtT1K5q0ATQFY6W7_ng2rrFWzcQpI2wPRHVeN6vidDJZwrMiefrev2uco6jy9yaKmClM3tUwUPiVc0DqCbpSqH6UYXDxf6JQv8/s400/Screen+shot+2011-07-16+at+1.52.01+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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A Look At Carmageddon - 20 Awesome Photos.

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EFFEN VODKA Presents The Art of Design. March 16th In Santa Monica.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="http://artofdesign.effenvodka.com/events/7/invite/laurasweet" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584360348943563298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-jScN7psKsupiAJdZDRB3FLQo9YRuxYGfzf-WXUP3o5JTDtU1bA1F4Z0HSYI3CnuDmn0OryxSI0ZH2w3x2mZH5wGyujPjhVmJHafBca4XlpBMfLw99VxelkIjYEF42es4AxTDjFdRYeu/s400/EFFEN+ART+HERO.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /> <br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">If It's Hip It's Here</span>, along with other Los Angeles area bloggers and companies, has the honor of being one of the co-hosts of <a href="http://artofdesign.effenvodka.com/events/7/invite/laurasweet"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Art of Design</span> event with EFFEN Vodka</a> that takes place tomorrow night. <a href="http://artofdesign.effenvodka.com/events/7/invite/laurasweet">The event</a>, open to anyone over 21 years of age, will feature local mixologists competing to design the most <span style="font-weight: bold;">Provocatively Premium™ EFFEN® Vodka martini.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmGgXncbPLOrSZMgHQ6Laqp147rqhBbCtub1Ibi68_7XkeVlVe_Eu7Fmj5KNWa1Hfhu6Eoqntu-P7uG0egJz_yIIXT5UUdOHGxT_cWVLQirb7vijzuq-dCvkEZpOXawKMSfTVy4UBJeq7/s1600/3+EFFEN+FLAVORS+martini.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584362164930863682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmGgXncbPLOrSZMgHQ6Laqp147rqhBbCtub1Ibi68_7XkeVlVe_Eu7Fmj5KNWa1Hfhu6Eoqntu-P7uG0egJz_yIIXT5UUdOHGxT_cWVLQirb7vijzuq-dCvkEZpOXawKMSfTVy4UBJeq7/s400/3+EFFEN+FLAVORS+martini.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 377px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Sample cocktails, vote on your favorites and watch a local artist and fashion designer reveal pieces inspired by EFFEN Vodka. Complimentary Happy Hour, too.<br /><br />I hope to see you there!<br /><br /><span class="event-details" style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">When:</span> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />March 16, 2011 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM<br /></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" class="event-details" >Where: </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /> William Turner Gallery at Bergamot Station Arts Center<br /> 2525 Michigan Ave<br /> Santa Monica CA 90404<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >How:</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Only those 21 years of age and older can attend.<br /><a href="http://artofdesign.effenvodka.com/events/7/invite/laurasweet">Please click here to get on the guest list</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://artofdesign.effenvodka.com/events/7/invite/laurasweet">RSVP</a></span>

EFFEN VODKA Presents The Art of Design. March 16th In Santa Monica.

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Modern Highlights From The Los Angeles Art Show - Part II

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0rsRajDvl5Q7kijOzaN0_ma5g9_CDiRgu9gTBmOXWJ0ReyB9xnoITlhfe_3lWv4deTVaFlIXAmNYMMhc3JmYaKjEi0TNVZ_Z2imiq7HQ7rhrc8_5lBHiuatpqGR7tVMQXcLLESVmpUQ/s1600/IMG_1449.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565604097700846482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN0rsRajDvl5Q7kijOzaN0_ma5g9_CDiRgu9gTBmOXWJ0ReyB9xnoITlhfe_3lWv4deTVaFlIXAmNYMMhc3JmYaKjEi0TNVZ_Z2imiq7HQ7rhrc8_5lBHiuatpqGR7tVMQXcLLESVmpUQ/s400/IMG_1449.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 720px;" /></a><br /><br />Yesterday I shared with you some of the more modern highlights from the <a href="http://www.laas.com/">Los Angeles Art Show</a> in <a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/01/modern-art-highlights-from-los-angeles.html">Part I</a> and now the eye candy continues with Part II.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Joshua Suda:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOGsrc92kyYtL4AvMcw8m8Cs160wxHL2kR7EBsq6IEIs9QpiLiNlkVx_mGmbZmWJ1eWGBza3wCqO_np6Q-xpOyrox5ydz69i2Fu8cnQwKtWIDKc0TPQ-yMMfPPFQDI2lSuqOsmjvKoDM/s1600/joshua-Suda2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565577310945409970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOGsrc92kyYtL4AvMcw8m8Cs160wxHL2kR7EBsq6IEIs9QpiLiNlkVx_mGmbZmWJ1eWGBza3wCqO_np6Q-xpOyrox5ydz69i2Fu8cnQwKtWIDKc0TPQ-yMMfPPFQDI2lSuqOsmjvKoDM/s400/joshua-Suda2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 590px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjui0RwQxUscr0MKW2PGfhx9crN4mW-Db1UY9IrZdPqjsmgIH0pQyBvO2phldpyMta58vJ5MhvwGPJ-l_8348UR7NN1cimnxorvglFoz7bcZJ-wbjWFFhjNTwkbcwsuoZf31VUyjl2EHGI/s1600/joshua-suda1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565577710286033906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjui0RwQxUscr0MKW2PGfhx9crN4mW-Db1UY9IrZdPqjsmgIH0pQyBvO2phldpyMta58vJ5MhvwGPJ-l_8348UR7NN1cimnxorvglFoz7bcZJ-wbjWFFhjNTwkbcwsuoZf31VUyjl2EHGI/s400/joshua-suda1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 546px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Claudia Parducci:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmrbbXYFGjkjKjteDmUp0mtHkBWm-8LEknNowKQ2lcaC6_FuvH2koLvHz6PB7UphTYGGB00HFuhYSNJ6M2rv84BnICnIwIXJfGTsqNtAvBRIB7e0BDSjJ9qt04Ccj9vbo_AA3XSiwzXo/s1600/Claudia+Parducci.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584485667870482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrmrbbXYFGjkjKjteDmUp0mtHkBWm-8LEknNowKQ2lcaC6_FuvH2koLvHz6PB7UphTYGGB00HFuhYSNJ6M2rv84BnICnIwIXJfGTsqNtAvBRIB7e0BDSjJ9qt04Ccj9vbo_AA3XSiwzXo/s400/Claudia+Parducci.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61krJSH1pvBKBKLNMYZEZBnO1YoitYUQM0gHR3Y34ya792_abru6Pn2FxWUk5rQfF2eJeqG_sGtg-0Pjc0n2FB44Rk173Wx2pxRle_wMkHr7A9bx9_UpseDv9lT62C4G9RftdVcgjDEc/s1600/Claudia+Parducci2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584412745934194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61krJSH1pvBKBKLNMYZEZBnO1YoitYUQM0gHR3Y34ya792_abru6Pn2FxWUk5rQfF2eJeqG_sGtg-0Pjc0n2FB44Rk173Wx2pxRle_wMkHr7A9bx9_UpseDv9lT62C4G9RftdVcgjDEc/s400/Claudia+Parducci2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 444px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gerd Leider:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeFdIYdQKvlyugzv5070fCApeyfRWO_HaXXFVI16CQhj9QC0g73iTky49DIqWnEeh5sMa5MvsP_IQCSeNUcj8FVEIImHofNFJ1LDGwParMDZ_kYpbOODsxhD4Iu83gpLMhGI1WbR2XTI/s1600/Gerd-Lieder.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565580052520838930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeFdIYdQKvlyugzv5070fCApeyfRWO_HaXXFVI16CQhj9QC0g73iTky49DIqWnEeh5sMa5MvsP_IQCSeNUcj8FVEIImHofNFJ1LDGwParMDZ_kYpbOODsxhD4Iu83gpLMhGI1WbR2XTI/s400/Gerd-Lieder.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 753px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Irene Presnner:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VLTdVahxBIHFRdOVDgxAorMy8d1Yn1rCk8jJ6GvkPxTyy9kElkvNqV6aQhmTvWgsyGAyZzfkJ6qhHPrXeVGTrLmMQEKgdfwwPKYAfMsvUxUMhEZZtDKw3zBxAinpKiYwDOX7-1r1H2Y/s1600/Irene+pressner+Casper.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565578110481447538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9VLTdVahxBIHFRdOVDgxAorMy8d1Yn1rCk8jJ6GvkPxTyy9kElkvNqV6aQhmTvWgsyGAyZzfkJ6qhHPrXeVGTrLmMQEKgdfwwPKYAfMsvUxUMhEZZtDKw3zBxAinpKiYwDOX7-1r1H2Y/s400/Irene+pressner+Casper.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEwQjfOBqPGs284SQrOcNBDTZUur5zCfY6BfisSy6FVwtrt7e3QPRpuOG2toCTctZffbYpJiLfFvzTc4UiqJB6FKhVLfOlp7MgnitILcs2aq-yOuk6ZwEicZSUuwTfo9F-OhLQJsSvHw/s1600/Irene+Pressner1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565578007573515010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEwQjfOBqPGs284SQrOcNBDTZUur5zCfY6BfisSy6FVwtrt7e3QPRpuOG2toCTctZffbYpJiLfFvzTc4UiqJB6FKhVLfOlp7MgnitILcs2aq-yOuk6ZwEicZSUuwTfo9F-OhLQJsSvHw/s400/Irene+Pressner1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 525px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Harry Holland:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquCxE3OQa2sl3ZiOOfK3zhshE9MR21HuAkhV6ctIrEyXLtpQtpRfXMRRkGBEgANE4no2NofV14IkUSxcNBIgEPcbcUSwRGrBtqXa8EDb1hWVu25hxQI1iN-iheujZs3BuOOU81OpLW9Q/s1600/Harry+Holland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584202874550306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquCxE3OQa2sl3ZiOOfK3zhshE9MR21HuAkhV6ctIrEyXLtpQtpRfXMRRkGBEgANE4no2NofV14IkUSxcNBIgEPcbcUSwRGrBtqXa8EDb1hWVu25hxQI1iN-iheujZs3BuOOU81OpLW9Q/s400/Harry+Holland.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 627px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Troels Worsel:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7VF_q9ByeXxMFeTM31NBj9Ywfn5Fp61PbA04S450nKQENo7f7es6I6y6qzbXSubQxufXW4e07rMiLyhPeizPzT3MmYdijZq0C6joVzqPxRDdO1M3yVt5Aqi4B7jEH_QrRp8nvTxbUqk/s1600/Troels-Worsel.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565578500076068018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7VF_q9ByeXxMFeTM31NBj9Ywfn5Fp61PbA04S450nKQENo7f7es6I6y6qzbXSubQxufXW4e07rMiLyhPeizPzT3MmYdijZq0C6joVzqPxRDdO1M3yVt5Aqi4B7jEH_QrRp8nvTxbUqk/s400/Troels-Worsel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 523px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lin Quinyan:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4AEj3XLtgIDrTeEusvKo_e8F-MSxSmJpX3GuUCWZjoPKIpwc0FYG_5pirbQW9diLqJODjcDmK545u8-WtR4-J5fg2cQWADqKiJ1TYiZolsFAav-jBVOfY0ABBtAmva48WWt5uA-tiRM/s1600/lin-Qinyuan.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565578754775318914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4AEj3XLtgIDrTeEusvKo_e8F-MSxSmJpX3GuUCWZjoPKIpwc0FYG_5pirbQW9diLqJODjcDmK545u8-WtR4-J5fg2cQWADqKiJ1TYiZolsFAav-jBVOfY0ABBtAmva48WWt5uA-tiRM/s400/lin-Qinyuan.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 551px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Margit J. Fureder:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidigv0JK6fyzF2_5t5FxCieTCiSXxryhaCe0R8Aep813nSzL0vNALeAJZVZWEIRC4elCwDLFSZ7neNb4dNiaboRR5Gdur9t7mV1fek5BdeFVHDmhc7KNVJUI-G0YtfjqkY51o0jKELrJo/s1600/Margit+J.+F%25C3%25BCreder2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565579122764179506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidigv0JK6fyzF2_5t5FxCieTCiSXxryhaCe0R8Aep813nSzL0vNALeAJZVZWEIRC4elCwDLFSZ7neNb4dNiaboRR5Gdur9t7mV1fek5BdeFVHDmhc7KNVJUI-G0YtfjqkY51o0jKELrJo/s400/Margit+J.+F%25C3%25BCreder2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 223px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5jFZG-HZKgwsXzzRROLmE8Rcug9hwtfjTbJTRjX63qfCPWhLj3J2Sitn5SEGJKW_qAhBFdi1BHSvNOovUbW1AJu2fctK7Gth1DNRVEvZEEVyPP4mp1lvz_hyDeCJd8y_tcdlUMoUHJs/s1600/Margit-J-Fureder.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565579589845694418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-5jFZG-HZKgwsXzzRROLmE8Rcug9hwtfjTbJTRjX63qfCPWhLj3J2Sitn5SEGJKW_qAhBFdi1BHSvNOovUbW1AJu2fctK7Gth1DNRVEvZEEVyPP4mp1lvz_hyDeCJd8y_tcdlUMoUHJs/s400/Margit-J-Fureder.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 331px; height: 442px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH-59JezKJ3ztHAKV__GQpgWqkoJjPddAqQQ8CDh9JUNznJLepvQd1dgVZRBNaiJVivIdl-n2PNtE-6lHsJzqOPu86_eqNpXGhgxEhZBcf878vLyuNDrr4lQ2OAaCF4KhhmPu0AJuiIw/s1600/MFUR-Crossing_Road.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565579434438948674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIH-59JezKJ3ztHAKV__GQpgWqkoJjPddAqQQ8CDh9JUNznJLepvQd1dgVZRBNaiJVivIdl-n2PNtE-6lHsJzqOPu86_eqNpXGhgxEhZBcf878vLyuNDrr4lQ2OAaCF4KhhmPu0AJuiIw/s400/MFUR-Crossing_Road.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 194px; height: 446px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ronald Kulla-Kinzie:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CuD2dN30P6HMb1rYl_3Te6O6oZN71hU6-qMvYwY-xaDqIvC6sOOtcavk5w0Tcv30WvDk3PHlkuaGJ1s1PG_OaYDp4rCFExKhgPp9HYaZzheZwDcM02JVJNt_e_r1k3_G1FlU_prxlhY/s1600/Ronald+Kulla-Kinzie.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565602981165857938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CuD2dN30P6HMb1rYl_3Te6O6oZN71hU6-qMvYwY-xaDqIvC6sOOtcavk5w0Tcv30WvDk3PHlkuaGJ1s1PG_OaYDp4rCFExKhgPp9HYaZzheZwDcM02JVJNt_e_r1k3_G1FlU_prxlhY/s400/Ronald+Kulla-Kinzie.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 526px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peter Clark:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXZRSOh4oOUWksj348adaUFaOvfuNHD0dc9lN_wEiUgXGCGjqwMFMGMORxKewU3ibUYeClOuJ0AAjeBRuTX8Omx46gDrOYc9Hu5lpP-68fut5ZjULaJBdXr7AaCiB_fBtKrD62mn0NEo/s1600/peter-clark2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565578928047459298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuXZRSOh4oOUWksj348adaUFaOvfuNHD0dc9lN_wEiUgXGCGjqwMFMGMORxKewU3ibUYeClOuJ0AAjeBRuTX8Omx46gDrOYc9Hu5lpP-68fut5ZjULaJBdXr7AaCiB_fBtKrD62mn0NEo/s400/peter-clark2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 698px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shen Jingdong:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lcbjKKJ2SdJ8N3yPnz3e-CCjRvyBGgY1xnl9dcSi1RMbnvBBf4mNX9d1NC4f7LedlOsRbG5q8nAOVuzOLyf4zBlq2CiagnIm6yiPRpDtchvfqTQBUsmcftMEyuRBwwsf4RQsup5XeLE/s1600/Shen+Jingdong.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565580751700905682" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lcbjKKJ2SdJ8N3yPnz3e-CCjRvyBGgY1xnl9dcSi1RMbnvBBf4mNX9d1NC4f7LedlOsRbG5q8nAOVuzOLyf4zBlq2CiagnIm6yiPRpDtchvfqTQBUsmcftMEyuRBwwsf4RQsup5XeLE/s400/Shen+Jingdong.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 648px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Patrick Duegaw:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWiIfXmUNaR1qPJYDtzAKkrUCF92EKVcbCm8gXeGw9hgSXfTds0XHYjLuZPS15VTGUeX8btm2OGq0wUGho2O6W0O7Bp6A9qDjkRiE9NffOkHs9KW-J0QCgM0x32LkI2FYwphcI-ujytQ/s1600/Patrick-Duegaw.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565580586888998354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGWiIfXmUNaR1qPJYDtzAKkrUCF92EKVcbCm8gXeGw9hgSXfTds0XHYjLuZPS15VTGUeX8btm2OGq0wUGho2O6W0O7Bp6A9qDjkRiE9NffOkHs9KW-J0QCgM0x32LkI2FYwphcI-ujytQ/s400/Patrick-Duegaw.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 427px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRbbjHasiGuyE1Z-jDWO0hbkIi4nhyxu4CUji08ZMxbv47j1Mhq8l83NYp1wBV7ifUgNQZcqE4pCjkvBZ94RA66BD0jsUQGyi1Zwy2f-ZATEGviKKbzSxX_AcT6a9QfJOWH7bG-EgOoo/s1600/patrick+duegaw2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565583288267051106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeRbbjHasiGuyE1Z-jDWO0hbkIi4nhyxu4CUji08ZMxbv47j1Mhq8l83NYp1wBV7ifUgNQZcqE4pCjkvBZ94RA66BD0jsUQGyi1Zwy2f-ZATEGviKKbzSxX_AcT6a9QfJOWH7bG-EgOoo/s400/patrick+duegaw2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 241px; height: 427px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ilona Zaremba:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgrFYVCGCmYvX3JLeZox0sTFiZ10q2E11XuEKKRAgCV0sZ4F7w3chzXkFlWVfaCIxlfo8k8WJn0zyGSORm0bhH26DYLRbVwm14PZXdBjoqAGMZM40VivSULey8-Dbx626tg8hrB8uGxU/s1600/ilona-zaremba.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565580377388517618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgrFYVCGCmYvX3JLeZox0sTFiZ10q2E11XuEKKRAgCV0sZ4F7w3chzXkFlWVfaCIxlfo8k8WJn0zyGSORm0bhH26DYLRbVwm14PZXdBjoqAGMZM40VivSULey8-Dbx626tg8hrB8uGxU/s400/ilona-zaremba.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 697px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sara Friedlander:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR9nmRXMBfkeUu5u12Ht5WvRSCZzRzQFVkPTOjkW5mR_06WLeKNahU4xOYaBMRYAIERPkNg5kuT8RYCMv06FURcghCbnCe7h7EfCGSU30fy3Pz3FSYXcguTc62MAB8fsfL7BnM6Jsof4/s1600/Sara-Friedlander-.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565603220937913282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeR9nmRXMBfkeUu5u12Ht5WvRSCZzRzQFVkPTOjkW5mR_06WLeKNahU4xOYaBMRYAIERPkNg5kuT8RYCMv06FURcghCbnCe7h7EfCGSU30fy3Pz3FSYXcguTc62MAB8fsfL7BnM6Jsof4/s400/Sara-Friedlander-.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 649px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jean Wells:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqIIw_RdnUd2VM-hSEwxOkJNucT2qjys860rukwxaQdeUTLJO9STJ63uUHRBHM0_Wov2DtxSb1yfhb9MVbuCSB7BlME9UxYMRqrdDrzlCsNHtUyC9eKZTd_lKfGh1Qk_aCqbJTua8JHM/s1600/Jean+Wells-.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565602730798070978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguqIIw_RdnUd2VM-hSEwxOkJNucT2qjys860rukwxaQdeUTLJO9STJ63uUHRBHM0_Wov2DtxSb1yfhb9MVbuCSB7BlME9UxYMRqrdDrzlCsNHtUyC9eKZTd_lKfGh1Qk_aCqbJTua8JHM/s400/Jean+Wells-.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 781px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Will Kissmer:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6kNELWWLi2Tvx6WuIjjszlgSS58lPe6E-Ukwdkjs8kDkIxwsOpFlLqpoUN6EMj94L8-V7fV2Br_t99dSUTXWD97_y6RXZbng6IV0COeZd1n6x2n-zjGHoETmNhReOWg0DGf_gKdNK0A/s1600/will+kissmer2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584791847148546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6kNELWWLi2Tvx6WuIjjszlgSS58lPe6E-Ukwdkjs8kDkIxwsOpFlLqpoUN6EMj94L8-V7fV2Br_t99dSUTXWD97_y6RXZbng6IV0COeZd1n6x2n-zjGHoETmNhReOWg0DGf_gKdNK0A/s400/will+kissmer2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 863px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Bromley:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan7e0ie7NV62CALuGFIGfUfexzOYbfEu1S5402ihqLKtpKc2UlrUe7yLy42ELFEj0JMX2XSbyk8kEQHKRrfzBB0b-o33sP5OGg1ZYxmpBo7n9tPONUPhSf2uttfPU0qOaTtPa6NzXWlk/s1600/David-Bromley2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565593051134445570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhan7e0ie7NV62CALuGFIGfUfexzOYbfEu1S5402ihqLKtpKc2UlrUe7yLy42ELFEj0JMX2XSbyk8kEQHKRrfzBB0b-o33sP5OGg1ZYxmpBo7n9tPONUPhSf2uttfPU0qOaTtPa6NzXWlk/s400/David-Bromley2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 405px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sebastian Artz:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvQDBtmg-A70rj95y-GdVBeuAJ5RseKGA-cTvS2XejM-4_8b3jYY2lcxG4iizlU2R1aztCWZq6kWLk5FbFYyCdbhcgnY52P7vnxiSx2r0MouaHYxd84yM9Iw6I6udyFa5k5eFbmEa8yE/s1600/sebstian+Arte.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565603560867806674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvQDBtmg-A70rj95y-GdVBeuAJ5RseKGA-cTvS2XejM-4_8b3jYY2lcxG4iizlU2R1aztCWZq6kWLk5FbFYyCdbhcgnY52P7vnxiSx2r0MouaHYxd84yM9Iw6I6udyFa5k5eFbmEa8yE/s400/sebstian+Arte.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/01/modern-art-highlights-from-los-angeles.html"><br />See Part I here</a><br /><a href="http://www.laas.com">The 2011 Los Angeles Art Show</a><br /><a href="http://www.laartshow.com/pages/participating_galleries.html">Links to all the participating galleries</a>

Modern Highlights From The Los Angeles Art Show - Part II

Yesterday I shared with you some of the more modern highlights from the Los Angeles Art Show in Part I and now the eye candy continues wit...

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Modern Art Highlights From The Los Angeles Art Show - Part I

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKC8bECxmGQ0jDnJ7au8soJ310LQLgfeMxNSnUVvTvgo-biHqcS47gSaprisd8CNG-l8enmA7np33P6AkcV1WlF5uSd2BdlmDTUM2N-1NgwQCw46R5NnP7jLe1hCQAg-TQZmUKv0VcXo/s1600/LA-Art-Show-Hero.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565778078691584162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKC8bECxmGQ0jDnJ7au8soJ310LQLgfeMxNSnUVvTvgo-biHqcS47gSaprisd8CNG-l8enmA7np33P6AkcV1WlF5uSd2BdlmDTUM2N-1NgwQCw46R5NnP7jLe1hCQAg-TQZmUKv0VcXo/s400/LA-Art-Show-Hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 693px;" /></a><br /><br />The 16th annual <a href="http://www.laartshow.com/">Los Angeles Art Show</a> took place in the city's Convention Center this past Thursday, January 19th through Sunday, January 23rd. I attended with my friend and fellow art-lover/collector Betsy Wills, who flew out from Nashville for the event and who is the author of an enjoyable art blog named <a href="http://artstormer.com/">Artstormer</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUV1boEIjXj43MQuJ0pMp6M4NrB9aPtWocYgsCHCLEpUXbdv-aSdu9qrNgl4Aduu2Ba_nFFzJT2wdGRvFjn5iFSxG3e0nd1WgisoFyMhByBvm3KmG80tn0XizvzECaaM-ds2umijeY0c/s1600/IMG_1412.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566417869021954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjUV1boEIjXj43MQuJ0pMp6M4NrB9aPtWocYgsCHCLEpUXbdv-aSdu9qrNgl4Aduu2Ba_nFFzJT2wdGRvFjn5iFSxG3e0nd1WgisoFyMhByBvm3KmG80tn0XizvzECaaM-ds2umijeY0c/s400/IMG_1412.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 482px;" /></a><br /><br />The show, spread out on the floor of the center's main hall, featured over 100 galleries from around the globe with artworks of the Modern, Old Masters, Impressionist and Contemporary genres. Paintings, sculpture, mixed media, photography, etchings, lithography, LED art, video art and installations were among the mediums.<br /><br />While there were some wonderful contemporary art galleries represented, there were also some equally bad ones. I was sad to see that many prominent contemporary art galleries were not there such as the <a href="http://www.gagosian.com/">Gagosian</a> and <a href="http://thepacegallery.com/">Pace</a> galleries. However, a few of my personal favorites like the <a href="http://www.georgebillis.com/">George Billis Galleries </a>, <a href="http://www.saltfineart.com/">Salt Fine Art</a>, <a href="http://www.r-h-g.co.uk/">Rebecca Hossack Gallery</a> and the <a href="http://www.gcgallery.com/">Sue Greenwood Fine Art Gallery</a> were present.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE0pGs8q54qFUlyzQvFJzvvM4t5JU6RmJ3GvFy0kvOOqqZOt7Mbn6nTJIS7niqF1h9zTe5viL7rW8VcVODGvdbZ8JsReYPEzYH2bU57QC46cWFDXVh4eV6V9VQXY17uyorfT5Os0Bp4A/s1600/IMG_1442.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565572454560904946" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSE0pGs8q54qFUlyzQvFJzvvM4t5JU6RmJ3GvFy0kvOOqqZOt7Mbn6nTJIS7niqF1h9zTe5viL7rW8VcVODGvdbZ8JsReYPEzYH2bU57QC46cWFDXVh4eV6V9VQXY17uyorfT5Os0Bp4A/s400/IMG_1442.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 696px;" /></a><br /><br />For lovers of modern and contemporary art, <a href="http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com/">Art Basel Miami </a>is a better bet, but this show, with its varied selection may appeal to a wider audience. 20th century favorites like Picasso, Warhol, Lichtenstein, Miro, Robert Indiana, Sam Francis and Wayne Thiebaud, amongst others, were represented at the show. There were a few Renoirs, a Norman Rockwell, a Hopper and some Chagalls. Western, Dutch, American Indian, Aboriginal and German Expressionism were merely a few of the varied styles. And classic photos by Henri Cartier- Bresson, Ansel Adams, Elliott Erwitt and other prominent photographers' works were available.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD0Gsf4ZOo_5f_mp1nLaIazpGUxZExEiYh5pJuGObev19cpo4c-O9tsP_PHZbmqb7LRkeNIago9vrh7xUdzWQeC8M6yHp9OjLxmGcGWwVDEaz-_tltheD7OFkfgxl6Zc4wQLMO1TyzQA/s1600/wayne-theibaud.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565590380180478754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqD0Gsf4ZOo_5f_mp1nLaIazpGUxZExEiYh5pJuGObev19cpo4c-O9tsP_PHZbmqb7LRkeNIago9vrh7xUdzWQeC8M6yHp9OjLxmGcGWwVDEaz-_tltheD7OFkfgxl6Zc4wQLMO1TyzQA/s400/wayne-theibaud.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 414px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >above: this Wayne Theibaud painting had a price tag of $385,000 USD</span><br /><br />Overall, I was disappointed with the show - but that's not to say there weren't several commendable highlights. I am going to share with you some work by my favorite individual contemporary artists from the 2011 Los Angeles Art Show in a two part series -- the first today and the second, tomorrow.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cecilia Paredes:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWySVrUE6mHtKHzTbmuk2kH0QY2-rcFjm1Mlk9gDkkDwg5Dp0CcV8wf0pwJlyRRmSr-gLmxwPmlYhtrOb3pRKMkHQ7-saLLVwBX95jKhPe6KbeDcZDZvyJf2GHcOErOwpg_HPhDOS7BQ/s1600/cecila_paredes2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566690625085362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzWySVrUE6mHtKHzTbmuk2kH0QY2-rcFjm1Mlk9gDkkDwg5Dp0CcV8wf0pwJlyRRmSr-gLmxwPmlYhtrOb3pRKMkHQ7-saLLVwBX95jKhPe6KbeDcZDZvyJf2GHcOErOwpg_HPhDOS7BQ/s400/cecila_paredes2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 524px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy9336Qbs1oZbWULReMBCZIFK8qvSrHrXS0dzCAYrmWdWt5Xcay55vI9fDQZLqXOrrO8xK8UCBlCClKxo8ANqhiHmIcHhx8yV_DsJ4XeaFSpt-BWpwERcsR4wrA3o9TG29ntcKUlLU9o/s1600/cecilia+paredes1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565566585483562386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpy9336Qbs1oZbWULReMBCZIFK8qvSrHrXS0dzCAYrmWdWt5Xcay55vI9fDQZLqXOrrO8xK8UCBlCClKxo8ANqhiHmIcHhx8yV_DsJ4XeaFSpt-BWpwERcsR4wrA3o9TG29ntcKUlLU9o/s400/cecilia+paredes1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elizabeth Patterson:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFtW3h2qYv3t-7k5-WXKDMWxhE2kgYgPRsbLmLLU6-hrzXV5tuKIJmS-x5QHUmNGzL96QiZBYe9z4qfHwwr74rDphMd209YO8sxg7ZG65osCBuwqrYu-oDyubkm-ND58pzHWK9oDcWns/s1600/Elizabeth-Patterson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565571474255010562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOFtW3h2qYv3t-7k5-WXKDMWxhE2kgYgPRsbLmLLU6-hrzXV5tuKIJmS-x5QHUmNGzL96QiZBYe9z4qfHwwr74rDphMd209YO8sxg7ZG65osCBuwqrYu-oDyubkm-ND58pzHWK9oDcWns/s400/Elizabeth-Patterson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 256px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jason Shawn Alexander:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg7pCBOodrEPUU9fSddIsqjvHcUX3WvrB5znKmEZ_ut6KSjZ1WFjMw8Qiv6ltfnv9zID-g8VID0CnQaOnHB2-I1DIv5A-2JAJ0v0X69g4olnQWfpNfGWvAaZEyyzWV6XVoa8FwB-IIp4/s1600/Jason-Shawn-Alexander.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565568338040699234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyg7pCBOodrEPUU9fSddIsqjvHcUX3WvrB5znKmEZ_ut6KSjZ1WFjMw8Qiv6ltfnv9zID-g8VID0CnQaOnHB2-I1DIv5A-2JAJ0v0X69g4olnQWfpNfGWvAaZEyyzWV6XVoa8FwB-IIp4/s400/Jason-Shawn-Alexander.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 655px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjd8F0R0SgKzHMGOn8Jt2aA_C7Y_7wnlRe2Sh_QPYbyKcQUI9CnrsdYEC3EeLPDJEGSfmfIpmRcz5HMqzqSV9jb9Dz2eNpIdYo51-FuDXdSAOZajgskaWrMBUwzXywfkg2gDq5R5O2x0/s1600/Jason-Shawn-Alexander2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565568230137166194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjd8F0R0SgKzHMGOn8Jt2aA_C7Y_7wnlRe2Sh_QPYbyKcQUI9CnrsdYEC3EeLPDJEGSfmfIpmRcz5HMqzqSV9jb9Dz2eNpIdYo51-FuDXdSAOZajgskaWrMBUwzXywfkg2gDq5R5O2x0/s400/Jason-Shawn-Alexander2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 520px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Datuna:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0r14ucTMStQWT_6yb8EG2_k-ncyelou4QqZ31Hj2CDb159MprSYe37CylcMX4dzYzHxqoTMb0SBmGRVwFSFiCbWWDKY1g7altOgTL7f8fqlBTXGx6BfcB9WQ1fkzYWTEZhyphenhyphenh4Fntuz6A/s1600/david+datuna3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565568942083821042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0r14ucTMStQWT_6yb8EG2_k-ncyelou4QqZ31Hj2CDb159MprSYe37CylcMX4dzYzHxqoTMb0SBmGRVwFSFiCbWWDKY1g7altOgTL7f8fqlBTXGx6BfcB9WQ1fkzYWTEZhyphenhyphenh4Fntuz6A/s400/david+datuna3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 522px; height: 696px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Eric Zener:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKngWVkDU9h2TwbgBugd3tSzTxv1AxUXr-CkPl1arlaUwMs3gHluAUfMcuqbb6-Idy2Q80gQA1Nc0CEz1vTogpcsEfrM6JRSC4qBE6AhUeRAklWOVRSz7tUVg9lAQl4TW9mkIYLOHKhhU/s1600/Eric-Zener.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565567527033006402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKngWVkDU9h2TwbgBugd3tSzTxv1AxUXr-CkPl1arlaUwMs3gHluAUfMcuqbb6-Idy2Q80gQA1Nc0CEz1vTogpcsEfrM6JRSC4qBE6AhUeRAklWOVRSz7tUVg9lAQl4TW9mkIYLOHKhhU/s400/Eric-Zener.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 413px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shao Kun and Ruggero:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xwnT99XG5ZdYuo-PAYMjgro0y2E2NQerknZ3d4_0-JiOuyJjKyOQKnd3u7Qt91OREXcnK8p75wiKrOIUHrHDnhzTgVQmZwlRF731Fv63AFXAvzwgJ-jkMkNcMcKJ8Q9tDu3W9L4E3dg/s1600/Shao-Kun%2526-Ruggero2D.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565567167164403010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xwnT99XG5ZdYuo-PAYMjgro0y2E2NQerknZ3d4_0-JiOuyJjKyOQKnd3u7Qt91OREXcnK8p75wiKrOIUHrHDnhzTgVQmZwlRF731Fv63AFXAvzwgJ-jkMkNcMcKJ8Q9tDu3W9L4E3dg/s400/Shao-Kun%2526-Ruggero2D.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 630px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqms4zn04ZOsDW9j_ktgvDrTHv_3nU5XYioKWKs2UcMTTG46onSYrDb5ElI9lmey8CGHO_cpvNF6EFr0an3uOk6wfSfhqKSqBM6V-8YQUbIbddLw9K38RFSBPlNhYMY0Fom4_uVaqdu0/s1600/Shao+Kun%2526+Ruggero3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565567043967040658" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqms4zn04ZOsDW9j_ktgvDrTHv_3nU5XYioKWKs2UcMTTG46onSYrDb5ElI9lmey8CGHO_cpvNF6EFr0an3uOk6wfSfhqKSqBM6V-8YQUbIbddLw9K38RFSBPlNhYMY0Fom4_uVaqdu0/s400/Shao+Kun%2526+Ruggero3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 625px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Margo Selki:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vCXJZ9ArNQLRcjBhq0nl660yWfTrwolaUKvuQnU-veZzcZLlOYV9NvIAw7SzKzmsjMvaN36RS9kMayf4Pxe6ApoffPDTWHCjdRK0pHgrqOoEQ54ENmNSI-s-8s7Zd91LbC9ELBvddAs/s1600/Margo+Selki2.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565569628801967746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vCXJZ9ArNQLRcjBhq0nl660yWfTrwolaUKvuQnU-veZzcZLlOYV9NvIAw7SzKzmsjMvaN36RS9kMayf4Pxe6ApoffPDTWHCjdRK0pHgrqOoEQ54ENmNSI-s-8s7Zd91LbC9ELBvddAs/s400/Margo+Selki2.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 647px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6E87EfKdqK5AC_zddS7lG79Y6YwC7-hfPU7-g9SE8lSL0WwZFrlO05jG2ZVxIWXdTnBPk7oVt753FqReU7p8_WWMUs0ETxLx5OCiQKVczzfrLXxk3XjDea1JZfIIx_rSwguQ_d6yZADg/s1600/Untitled%252C-Margo-Selski.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565592132778609730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6E87EfKdqK5AC_zddS7lG79Y6YwC7-hfPU7-g9SE8lSL0WwZFrlO05jG2ZVxIWXdTnBPk7oVt753FqReU7p8_WWMUs0ETxLx5OCiQKVczzfrLXxk3XjDea1JZfIIx_rSwguQ_d6yZADg/s400/Untitled%252C-Margo-Selski.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 343px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Barbara Fishman:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLraRmGAqEEX7IAnZC40Pa7SIdoP_2cimECM7Rs7YAPhimrgH0mqBsODNywyDPInIokOmKtYPqmsTXSYobfKE2Y4sOFlQALQSsOrgxCfX7bPr6dXsf1zkyLYoFj5O6lo-TQqNHfGBHOw8/s1600/FishmanB_PharmakoSeries33_copy.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565571825885513874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLraRmGAqEEX7IAnZC40Pa7SIdoP_2cimECM7Rs7YAPhimrgH0mqBsODNywyDPInIokOmKtYPqmsTXSYobfKE2Y4sOFlQALQSsOrgxCfX7bPr6dXsf1zkyLYoFj5O6lo-TQqNHfGBHOw8/s400/FishmanB_PharmakoSeries33_copy.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 364px; height: 381px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhw0VnUbNkPNyQiFe4-jixFXNs6a3Oin5tUmIUvi1uBT5pihlajbJ9c71p4l2Y7sf5Di2jHWlUQvR9aMlnmx0pUp-5qGYCPaMwdChA4h1MrdPo2rwSeEkS0jIR4RW3YDef_TYlxFFH3s/s1600/barbara-Fishman_WhiteKandyland.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565571718278299874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyhw0VnUbNkPNyQiFe4-jixFXNs6a3Oin5tUmIUvi1uBT5pihlajbJ9c71p4l2Y7sf5Di2jHWlUQvR9aMlnmx0pUp-5qGYCPaMwdChA4h1MrdPo2rwSeEkS0jIR4RW3YDef_TYlxFFH3s/s400/barbara-Fishman_WhiteKandyland.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 382px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Heiner Meyer:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQteDKGGLApCOQbSR-_v-pT2_6ytEuJywWJ-5wgmlno_YQ0es4lDV7S6GYwd64nnduwyyF7MJUJ5Iwbl0tOotEBwgN70mMyC2o0ijjOH2hQ5QolsU5M0Q3QdcklRkrgmWAE5zUhE6Pf8/s1600/Heiner+Meyer.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565584059583069154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVQteDKGGLApCOQbSR-_v-pT2_6ytEuJywWJ-5wgmlno_YQ0es4lDV7S6GYwd64nnduwyyF7MJUJ5Iwbl0tOotEBwgN70mMyC2o0ijjOH2hQ5QolsU5M0Q3QdcklRkrgmWAE5zUhE6Pf8/s400/Heiner+Meyer.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 700px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Song Ling:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7O2G4Oag0Mv8C7SajPZp9Mlc0dvXMIoI2fenN0tDE-2Cjns-hQlWuK-cBV82bJ19M6Zdz4LlIfinDwznR_94_oSToZR6PDRc8Bxzxwmq8oWw9dbt4c2I2JohbPYsnabAA9LSnSKy664/s1600/Song-Ling.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565569992137647522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS7O2G4Oag0Mv8C7SajPZp9Mlc0dvXMIoI2fenN0tDE-2Cjns-hQlWuK-cBV82bJ19M6Zdz4LlIfinDwznR_94_oSToZR6PDRc8Bxzxwmq8oWw9dbt4c2I2JohbPYsnabAA9LSnSKy664/s400/Song-Ling.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 696px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">John Gibson:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw6JAUp_mOGz8JNRSldPR5LsSi1mymCifIMXeakZLh1FyakRR0u3jvHHi2_uSwQJRUOZaw_1X-BJD2bQc0t2KpukPn3oUnsfqNp373K960XUP124ndm8DSwMlmJ-M-53N3SPr0sl44D4/s1600/john-gibson.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565572845942478034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHw6JAUp_mOGz8JNRSldPR5LsSi1mymCifIMXeakZLh1FyakRR0u3jvHHi2_uSwQJRUOZaw_1X-BJD2bQc0t2KpukPn3oUnsfqNp373K960XUP124ndm8DSwMlmJ-M-53N3SPr0sl44D4/s400/john-gibson.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 523px; height: 523px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Veasey:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnHuMPIOw38ax1D3JpXaUKgZkD-NIZZjMyS1Lxztvk39kdG5X8TDqmjj_EUx7Zn-HqpZGARfjmidM9CaeHHhQyZrZd4yM2u74NAbNl2xY6qnM5fUOeFHogkxUJGq4PkDedaJrmTAo9UM/s1600/Nick-Veasey.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565573024452033234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqnHuMPIOw38ax1D3JpXaUKgZkD-NIZZjMyS1Lxztvk39kdG5X8TDqmjj_EUx7Zn-HqpZGARfjmidM9CaeHHhQyZrZd4yM2u74NAbNl2xY6qnM5fUOeFHogkxUJGq4PkDedaJrmTAo9UM/s400/Nick-Veasey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 369px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rusty Scruby:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYH6K79wYlj9UUEWztGuYhGtFoxeycKzQpO1tglp-oXZA1GRMLZz85kfl6HGgZuQFX44ync79wF8ssD6CNGABd9BBi6-NICWCG2XfdiIssTY3_KhKrwEokL6dcyGNN41-kGrgJrV87ig/s1600/Rusty-Scruby1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565573552490213186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYH6K79wYlj9UUEWztGuYhGtFoxeycKzQpO1tglp-oXZA1GRMLZz85kfl6HGgZuQFX44ync79wF8ssD6CNGABd9BBi6-NICWCG2XfdiIssTY3_KhKrwEokL6dcyGNN41-kGrgJrV87ig/s400/Rusty-Scruby1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 637px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chris Bracey:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCt_drQh8na-AuXLuef0IcmTrAwJAa4yyQKe7et_V65WldrHBrAgDNRn7raEsc1Spy2KOCmcEXrO0XxNTPePsot9pbL7uLxzwJBHMv2Uvljaz62Q6PpoBdvLNLOc0yVkaAzW2u7yXCSA/s1600/Chris-Bracey.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565574114049640546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhCt_drQh8na-AuXLuef0IcmTrAwJAa4yyQKe7et_V65WldrHBrAgDNRn7raEsc1Spy2KOCmcEXrO0XxNTPePsot9pbL7uLxzwJBHMv2Uvljaz62Q6PpoBdvLNLOc0yVkaAzW2u7yXCSA/s400/Chris-Bracey.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 698px;" /></a><br /><br />An installation by <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Baldessari </span>(below) featured individually framed letters of the alphabet, each embossed and painted, accompanied by an icon whose name begins with that letter:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOVNtlwLhGKZWtInl-ULsB6YeYX7iqp02L5LFjbwbIjWCyDZb-MMETLZZfNHIYyoP8hQXTidUwSfNkcFXs_XmqdoPVU29NANj8rh-ycwtdbghNae8st9hol5KLjCNVLrBR7pFC0p0aPA/s1600/IMG_1424.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565593803162834418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOVNtlwLhGKZWtInl-ULsB6YeYX7iqp02L5LFjbwbIjWCyDZb-MMETLZZfNHIYyoP8hQXTidUwSfNkcFXs_XmqdoPVU29NANj8rh-ycwtdbghNae8st9hol5KLjCNVLrBR7pFC0p0aPA/s400/IMG_1424.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 284px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0aDYargwFAtJUtFtemxWx3UzcAoBRc9hzO-X5-3otnLH290CYFipu01dtQKLzklKJjpbFdObQZa8tnoseEj3hfZ-T-q6LxQNpbdZ-S72Cut17ziKaq7iKEMDxFL0WEiuBnUa_knRTzQ/s1600/JB2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565594083903898706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0aDYargwFAtJUtFtemxWx3UzcAoBRc9hzO-X5-3otnLH290CYFipu01dtQKLzklKJjpbFdObQZa8tnoseEj3hfZ-T-q6LxQNpbdZ-S72Cut17ziKaq7iKEMDxFL0WEiuBnUa_knRTzQ/s400/JB2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 322px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbG3yJsnTemAX1x7vvgozYV3og2yidgbVvrHNiTuuXBakF-SCKzPifaA7rxdDcjcmochRHukqPTmlXdRb7_nb5VJc7y4i9Zvx_j8Uj5ocHbiyPf0TJXqGhTHUVhmhOgCwEmG5RCALW54/s1600/IMG_1426.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565593905580278370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbG3yJsnTemAX1x7vvgozYV3og2yidgbVvrHNiTuuXBakF-SCKzPifaA7rxdDcjcmochRHukqPTmlXdRb7_nb5VJc7y4i9Zvx_j8Uj5ocHbiyPf0TJXqGhTHUVhmhOgCwEmG5RCALW54/s400/IMG_1426.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 329px;" /></a><br /><br />There was also a small selection (one or two) of art pieces by the following popular contemporary artists; Damien Hirst, Alex Katz, Yoshitomo Nara and Takashi Murakami.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Takashi Murakami:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAniQ3-at-piWu_kkB5xIW9WKe1M4mMaI7R3vKDzEQh9SOWaqynmo9BO_W1MDrfRy-N8qhTDHR1Plw5vtOLGlrBX8VxwfNxL90UjSjX4tH1ZO3m3VBBYu9UH8rr_4gLGsKB0NZvkZaAAw/s1600/murakami.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565596904301058690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAniQ3-at-piWu_kkB5xIW9WKe1M4mMaI7R3vKDzEQh9SOWaqynmo9BO_W1MDrfRy-N8qhTDHR1Plw5vtOLGlrBX8VxwfNxL90UjSjX4tH1ZO3m3VBBYu9UH8rr_4gLGsKB0NZvkZaAAw/s400/murakami.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 594px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yoshitomo Nara:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGKWe3Y8-m4ml9XhH7rVXaUz9i9xbkOaz1xKSQBGJUCQD30zBlA_h1KP8zrYTMV2ddioRp7kWSfgu5P8vv9RBshtphGZ4PnFzbK4iCwtKhMLRUr_cvdgIVmoZeC4Wtpwejb0pXz2SmLw/s1600/Yoshitomo-Nara.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565596807986502882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGKWe3Y8-m4ml9XhH7rVXaUz9i9xbkOaz1xKSQBGJUCQD30zBlA_h1KP8zrYTMV2ddioRp7kWSfgu5P8vv9RBshtphGZ4PnFzbK4iCwtKhMLRUr_cvdgIVmoZeC4Wtpwejb0pXz2SmLw/s400/Yoshitomo-Nara.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 527px; height: 551px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.laartshow.com/pages/participating_galleries.html">Links to all the participating galleries</a><br /><br />Be sure to come back tomorrow and see more work from other talented artists who participated in the <a href="http://www.laartshow.com/">2011 Los Angeles Art Show</a> in Part II.

Modern Art Highlights From The Los Angeles Art Show - Part I

The 16th annual Los Angeles Art Show took place in the city's Convention Center this past Thursday, January 19th through Sunday, Januar...

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