March 29, 2025, Los Angeles. CURRENT HIP in L.A. BY JOANNA ROSENZWEIG. E.P.F. London.
This echt vernissage was the scene—art heads, film buffs, all orbiting Jim Jarmusch at James Fuentes Gallery, Los Angeles. “Some More Collages,” marked his first solo show in the city—and it buzzed.
The one-of-a-kind collages echoed the aura of Jarmusch’s films—gore chic. He removed heads from magazines and NY Times photos, likely with a surgeon’s, Bayonet-style microsurgical scalpel. Precision was a must for this unique artist-filmmaker, crafting abstract compositions.
His collages honor the popular movie era zombie heads by swapping in those of Basquiat, Picasso, and Dalí. Mr. Jarmusch signed his book “Some More Collages,” for his numerous fans as L.A. Art TV, a perfect match for the extraordinary, captured the scene. Its host engaged the art crowd with a provocative question: "If Jim Jarmusch cast me in “Only Lovers Left Alive,” Part Two, I must taste a blood popsicle—O negative. The actor part pay is $50,000. Would I do it? What’s your take?" James Fuentes Gallery 5015 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038.
The Art Prelude: Everyone wanted in.
Katherine Bernhardt and Jeremy Scott dropped an art-fashion blitz at Kansas City’s Nerman Museum during the Super Bowl 2023 Match Made in Heaven scored big—loud, playful, and totally unexpected. The art crowd lit up wondering what to wear for game day. People’s Designer Jeremy Scott once slept in the metro. But his fate was talent and grind. He rose to become Moschino’s creative king. His designs graze the gowns that brush against Golden Oscars and Grammys in the hands of their stars. Even the dead dream of his winged sneakers, yearning to rise again—resurrected into the limelight. ©
Photo by Will Driscoll
Artist Extraordinaire Kenny Scharf on the Vivid World of Katherine Bernhardt
Katherine Bernhardt, Crocs World, 2022
Katherine Bernhardt’s Magic Carpet project blends art and purpose. Traveling through with Berber Youssef Jdia in Morocco, she collects handmade rugs crafted in a cave-dwelling by nomadic women. She paints these vibrant textiles onto canvas, turning souks into traveling art shows. Beyond the visuals, her mission supports female artisans and helps preserve vital weaving traditions. Great artist, powerful cause. She is Woman Artist on the pedestal.
You want in on this ride? Fast forward. Katherine Bernhardt’s Magic Carpet® + Jeremy Scott = one wild trip. Two mega artists, one magic flying carpet—next stop: Spain. Touch down at Vera Playa’s legendary nudist beach (yes, dogs welcome). Art. Escape. Chaos. Are you saying yes… or hell yes? This is an art performance interviews.©
Boarding “Magic Flying Carpet” to Nudist Beach, Vera Playa, Spain®
LET IT DOWN. THIS IS A NUDIST BEACH.
Sunday at open-air art market, San Francisco.
Stirs something in her—colors, conversations, the thrill of the find. She lingers on a abstract canvas, thinking, that bedroom wall is waiting. “A woman with wit, clearly." The Sunday breeze moves her Ralph Lauren coat—a note of her pleasant experience and a new art find. LaArtTV.©