Herair Garboushian has brought Shana Nys Dambrot in to his gallery to collect some of the great artists of our time. On display will be works from David LaChapelle, Gina Stepaniuk, Casey Lee Wanlass, Rick Robinson, Austin Young, Swinda Reichelt, Alexandria Lee, Grant Vetter, Jennifer Vanderpool, Peter Wu and York Chang.

With such disparate styles, it’s hard to imagine any commonality (besides all great pieces from great artists) – but Nys Dambrot has managed to pull together an intriguing combination of pieces surrounding the theme of our consumption as a society. As with any great exhibition, these seemingly dissimilar pieces come together to create an exploration better – more consuming philosophically – than the individual pieces alone.

CONSUMPTIVE is on view at the GARBOUSHIAN GALLERY in Beverly Wilshire, from 11 November though 16 December.

Fowler & Moore, your favorite interior decorators in Redondo Beach and Southern California, are having a warehouse blowout sale tomorrow.

This is an incredible opportunity to capture some of their overstock at seriously reduced prices.  As you know, Fowler & Moore AT HOME has some fantastic, very high end pieces that are normally priced accordingly.  For tomorrow only, you might be able to snag one of these beautiful pieces of furniture or home accent for next to nothing!

The terms of the sale are cash and carry – that means be ready to take it home yourself.  The address is Fowler & Moore AT HOME Warehouse Location – 2751 Plaza del Amo, #306 in Torrance, CA 90503.

Good luck and hope to see you early!

Beverly Hills’ most exciting art gallery, the GARBOUSHIAN, is supporting the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time, showcasing the impact of Californian artists on the art world from the 40’s through the 80’s.

GARBOUSHIAN GALLERY - California Armenian Pacific Standard Time, Leo Tchakalian and others on exhibit until November 5th

California Armenian Pacific Standard Time is a showcase of the part of this larger exhibition, showing specifically the most influential Armenian artists in California through the same period.  On display are some of the most important pieces from John Altoon, Charles Garabedian, Leo Krikorian, Paul Sarkisian, William Saroyan and Sam Tchakalian, among others.

It is an incredible display and already many important people from the art world, collectors and critics alike have heralded the Garboushian’s efforts to celebrate this wonderful modern art.

California Armenian Pacific Standard Time opened on September 14th and will only remain on exhibit until November 5th.

Prader-Willi California Foundation is hosting an event at a MLS L.A. Galaxy game! It will be a great time to hang out with family and friends and enjoy a great game with the Major League Soccer-leading Galaxy. Plus, our group gets to have an exclusive autograph session with one of the Galaxy players!

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare and very complex non-inherited genetic disorder. Symptoms associated with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are believed to be caused in part by a defect in the hypothalamus, an important supervisory center in the brain that controls metabolism of fats and carbohydrates, the development of muscle tone, the regulation of the sleep-wake cycle, body temperature, blood pressure, heartbeat, the expression of emotions, and many more functions of the body.

The game is on Saturday, September 17th at 7:30pm.

So come out, support a great group that’s hungry for the cure, and have fun watching a great International sport all at the same time!

Garboushian Gallery‘s latest exhibited artist, Yvette Gellis, recently garnered a wonderful review from the liberal sounding board, the Huffington Post.

It’s just another piece of all of the exciting action happening at Beverly Hills’ Garboushian Gallery.

Next up: Garboushian hosts and sponsors an important set of work in conjunction with the Getty. Stay tuned!

It’s summer and it’s prime vacation time.  That means great weather, more time with the kids, and longer days.  It also can mean tourists everywhere you go, and higher prices.

However, escaping to San Felipe, Mexico in Baja, California is kryptonite for the normal vacation blues.  You can go off-season to get the same great weather, It’s stunningly inexpensive, and there are significantly fewer tourists in all of Baja Mexico (much less your own little practically private resort) than there are in line for Space Mountain.

That’s not to say you HAVE to sit around on the beach all day.  There is a quiet but thriving community of like-minded, relaxed people enough to support any number of vacation-like activities.

So if you’re trying to plan a vacation for this summer but you’re looking for a real escape, escape from the tourists, the grind, and from high prices, EscapeToSanFelipe.com.  Tell Karen WSmad sent you!

www.CheckeredPastRacing.com‘s Chris Locke is a part of Lotus Formula One History.  Three JPS Team Lotus type 79s have taken to the track together, for the first time ever.

At Snetterton on Wednesday 4th May 2011, 33 years after winning the 1978 Formula One World Championship, Classic Team Lotus ran three JPS type 79s; chassis 1, 2 and 3.  This never happened in period.

On behalf of American owner Paul Rego, the Team Principal of Regogo Racing based in Dallas, Classic Team Lotus has undertaken a complete restoration of chassis 1, which was driven by Mario Andretti in testing and practice throughout the 1978 season, then raced by Jean-Pierre Jarier in the US GP at Watkins Glen.

Regogo Racing Works driver Doc Bundy was at the wheel for testing prior to airfreight back to the States in time for the car to be raced in the Legends of Motorsport event at the Barber Raceway on the 22nd May.

Chassis 2 and 3 are part of the Classic Team Lotus Works Collection. Chris Locke, as Patron of chassis 2, contributed to its restoration and the car is fitted with his engine. Chris Dinnage, Team Manager of Classic Team Lotus, was at the wheel.

Chassis 3 was driven by Clive Chapman, son of Lotus founder Colin Chapman.

Classic Team Lotus and Regogo Racing were joined by a number of the 1978 Championship winning team, including designer Martin Ogilvie and Chief Mechanic Eddie Dennis.

The Team Lotus type 79 dominated the 1978 World Championship to such an extent that the team would ‘sandbag’ their cars in qualifying so that their advantage did not appear too great.  The shape of the underside of the car in relation to the track surface created a venturi profile which, together with the all important sliding side skirts acting as seals, created a lot of downforce for relatively little drag.  Mario Andretti and Ronnie Peterson finished first and second on four occasions, at a time when such a result was rare.

In chassis 2 Mario won the Belgian GP and Ronnie won the Austrian GP.  In chassis 3 Mario won the Spanish, French and German GPs.  (Mario won the Dutch GP in chassis 4, the other JPS type 79, but this car was unable to attend.)

The type 79 has topped two polls of ‘Most Beautiful F1 Car Ever’ and was chosen as the best technical design in a survey of F1 designers.

An Evening of Design Inspiration: Accessorizing Tips & Trends is Fowler & Moore’s latest presentation, set to take place the evening of Tuesday, May 24th, 2011.  Chris Fowler and Suzy Moore will be presenting and demonstrating ideas to freshen your home as we transition from Spring to Summer.

After the literally overwhelming success of their last RSVP,  limited space event where Fowler & Moore AT HOME was packed so full it quickly became standing room only, they have followed on with An Evening of Design Inspiration, which is sure to have even more fun and useful ideas.  Fowler & Moore have instituted a token $20 requirement but have also implemented a 15% off discount for anything, aside from custom orders – meaning in all likelihood, the $20 will pay for itself by the end of the night.

Come join Fowler & Moore at Fowler & Moore AT HOME in Redondo Beach’s Riviera Village at 7 next Tuesday to get the latest tips and trends for the coming seasons, and be sure to RSVP early as seating is limited and is sure to be sold out soon!

The GARBOUSHIAN GALLERY is hosting it’s largest and most eclectic Exhibition yet, paradoxically entitled Polemically Small.

Polemically Small at GARBOUSHIAN GALLERY in May

World renowned Fine Art curator, writer and critic Edward Lucie-Smith has put together works from 29 artists, including names like Presneill, Zakharov, Waller, Cristi, Aestes, Maddock and de Cadanet is  to be exhibited across both GARBOUSHIAN GALLERY in Beverly Hills, CA and slightly closer to WSmad’s home at the Torrance Art Museum.

This exhibition is a demonstration from some of modern art’s finest that the movement toward smaller art is afoot.  For years, large works requiring entire concrete-tilt-up walls have dominated the avant-garde, but recently, fine artists have begun working toward more modestly sized pieces – though certainly not modest in technique, style, or story.

Polemically Small will open at GARBOUSHIAN GALLERY on May 21st, 2011 in Beverly Hills Golden Triangle district.

Nick Peters is at it again with one of his ridiculously informative seminars about REO’s (Foreclosure Sales).  We can’t wait to go because even though we’re not in the market for a Foreclosure at the moment, it’s incredibly informative, entertaining, and provides valuable insight into the economy of Torrance, the Beach Cities, and the United States.

We checked this out before and we’re glad he’s doing it again.  This month’s seminar is Tuesday, April 19th at HT Grill from 7 – 9pm.  If you haven’t yet RSVP’d, there is a slight chance you can fit in to his packed house.  Call Sabine at (31) 543-9999 ext 25.

Now, if you ARE in the market for a Foreclosure and you don’t go – you’re missing out on some of the most critical FREE information you could ever ask for.  Even if you think you know it all, trust me – you don’t.  With over 20 years in the area dealing with the ups and downs, the celebrations and the menacing pitfalls associated with purchasing Bank Owned property, Nick Peters of Peters Realty Center is simply the Expert on the situation, bad or good.

Nick also invests heavily in his own, proprietary, most complete, up-to-date list of properties on the planet.  So if you think you know about a property in Foreclosure, Nick can tell you all about it – the truth in fact, not just what some organization may report about it six months ago.

Nick – as residences of Redondo Beach, we thank you for this invaluable information!  Keep doing what you do, and we’ll see you Tuesday!