>> Dataklysmos an exhibition of new multimedia sculptures and digital video works by [dNASAb], opens at Irvine Contemporary on Saturday. [dNASAb] (or "Disney") exploits and explodes technology to explore the "Disneyfication" of our post-digital imagination. At the opening reception see the artist's take on the region's Internet architecture and major connecting nodes for global Internet data traffic. 6 to 8 p.m. more ›

You may have noticed five pop-up art spaces interspersed throughout the metro area recently. Sponsored by the Cultural Development Corporation, the concept showcases five separate pieces as part of a whole. more ›

Big news in the art world this week is the opening of the ginormous art event that is Artomatic on Friday. Back for another landmark year, Artomatic promises more of what you've come to expect from this come one come all art extravaganza. We'll have more Artomatic coverage for you soon, so check back in with us tomorrow for a run down of the opening day. more ›

As momentum builds in Hollywood for the Academy Awards, Tracy's Kids, a local charitable program for children with cancer, held their own movie-themed gala on Tuesday night. Politicos, corporate honchos, and other benevolent Washington types filled Lucky Strike for a reception before taking the escalator upstairs to the Regal Gallery Place cinemas to see one of six Oscar nominated films. more ›