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Corey Helford Gallery History: Six Standouts in the Last Five Years

Photo by Shannon Cottrell​ At LA Weekly, we've always liked Corey Helford's mix of high/low art, from cute to cool to downright creepy. As the gallery celebrates its fifth anniversary with its current show "Zero to Sixty," which closes today, we thought we'd look back at six standout shows.

Corey Helford Gallery Celebrates Fifth Year with "Zero to Sixty"

Courtesy Corey Helford Gallery​For more photos from the opening, see "Corey Helford Five-Year Anniversary Party: 'Zero to Sixty'" Friday night, Corey Helford Gallery celebrated a milestone with an opening party for its mega-showcase, Zero to Sixty: Five Year Anniversary Gala Group Exhibition, ... More >>

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Heroes & Villains, Tatiana Wills and Roman Cho's New Book of Badass Photos of Street Artists, Graphic Novelists, and Everyone in Between

Wills/ChoNatalia Fabia, painter​ Check out our slideshow of photos from the book: "Heroes & Villains: Los Angeles Painters, Street Artists and Graphic Novelists" In looking at the portraiture that encompasses the sublime new coffee table book Heroes & Villains by Tatiana Wills and Roman Ch ... More >>

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2010's Top 10 Fashion Trends In LA: Tranimals, Feathered Femmes, Wonderland Wares, And More

Lina LecaroWe Heart 2010 Fashion. Well, some of it...​ For many, 2010 was a year for dressing to express, often in excess. Blending in, for the most part, was not an option when out on the town in LA. Inspired by everything from music and movies to retro style and well, we don't know what, her ... More >>

What's Your Favorite Sanrio Character (That Isn't Hello Kitty)?

For more from Small Gift, check out "Kitty in Pink: Sanrio's '80s Prom," "Sanrio Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary with 'Small Gift'" and "Sanrio Meets Fight Club in Peekaboo Monster's Installation for Small Gift." Hello Kitty might be the most famous Sanrio character, but she certainly isn't the onl ... More >>

Cute Japanese Character Rilakkuma Hits Los Angeles with Parties at JapanLA, Umami Burger

When it comes to the kawaii characters that appear on everything from stationary to kitchen utensils, few are as popular in Japan right now as a little bear called Rilakkuma. The adorable animal, whose name is a portmanteau containing "relax" and the Japanese word for "bear," has, despite success i ... More >>

Natalia Fabia Looks Towards Lolita Fashion and Domo in "Fashionable Aftertaste Without End"

"Fashionable Aftertaste Without End" is Natalia Fabia's third solo show at Corey Helford Gallery, a collection of twelve large and intricate oil paintings focusing on kawaii (Japanese for "cute") that are as realistic as they are whimsical. A trio of young women in colorful, Harajuku-style fashion, ... More >>

Natalia Fabia: Girl Painter

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Bulbous Noses and Painted Grins: Clowns! at Corey Helford Gallery

By Liz Ohanesian Colin Christian "Freaky Deaky" Clowns. Once their bulbous noses and painted grins adorned living rooms and children's bedrooms across the nation. But times changed, and the great clown painting became a relic of mid-twentieth century Americana, the faces meant to provoke smiles ... More >>

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