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Cher's Son Takes On Celebrity In Second Art Exhibit

Filed under: Events, Art

Artist Elijiah Blue knows a lot about the world of Hollywood fame, he's the son of Cher and Gregg Allman. His latest exhibition "Stuff of Legends", presented by Kantor Gallery and Madison Gallery follows the success of his sold out inaugural exhibition "Step-and-Repeat" at Kantor Gallery, with the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art acquiring the final piece.

"Stuff of Legends" and "Step-and-Repeat" are both commentaries on the union of celebrity and commerce. "Step-and-Repeat" looked at the commercial medium of the step and repeat backdrop found on red carpets. "Stuff of Legends" is a further abstraction and smaller study on the nuances of the first series of paintings in "Step-and Repeat." Both take a Warhol-like look at logos and Blue explores the "current celebrity condition" as an Orwellian device. In an interview with ArtInfo in February for the "Step-and-Repeat" exhibit Blue said: "I watch Jersey Shore. I love it. I watch it and I am corrupted, and I am the symptom. I am not above any of this - there is no escaping what we have become. I am just commenting on it."

The exhibition runs at the Madison Gallery 23410 Civic Center Way, Malibu, CA 90265-310.317.8787

Tags: art, art exhibit, celebrity artists, cher, elijiah blue, gregg allman, madison gallery

Sunday Real Estate Round-Up, 05/02/10

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Estates, Celebrity Shopping

From the LA Times Hot Properties:
--Arizona Cardinal Monty Beisel has listed his contemporary home in Encino, California for $2.395 million. The listing is here.
--Actor French Stewart and actress and interior designer Katherine LaNasa sold their renovated Hollywood Hills-area home in early March for $3.637 million and now their buyer has resold it for $4.08 million.
Oscar-winning rapper Juicy J has sold his Sherman Oaks house for $1.82 million.

From the Real Estalker:
--Jane Fonda is the latest celebrity to move into the Sierra Towers in West Hollywood picking up a modest one-bedroom rental.
--Cher's son Elijah Blue sold a two-bedroom home in West Hollywood, California for $1.1 million in January.
--Sonja Morgan who is on the Real Housewives of New York City had listed her five-bedroom home in New York City for $7.25 million before pulling it off the market last month.
--Stephen Dorff has listed his Malibu beach house for $50,000 a month. The listing is here.
--Rumor has it that real estate developer Mohamed Hadid has finally sold the ten-bedroom store he built in Los Angeles' Bel Air neighborhood. Last we checked the home was listed at $72 million but now it is listed as "Backup Offers Accepted" meaning that a deal may be in the works.

Gallery: $85 Million in Bel Air

--A home owned by actress Penelope Cruz has hit the market for $3.695 million. The listing is here.

From the Wall Street Journal's Private Properties:
--Karl Rove is in contract to sell his five-bedroom Washington D.C. home, which had been listed for $1.59 million. Rove and his wife, Darby, bought the three-level brick home for $799,000 in 2001.

Gallery: Karl Rove In Washington DC

--A limited-liability company linked to James Jannard, founder of sunglasses and apparel maker Oakley, has bought property in Beverly Hills for $19.9 million.
--Well-known fund manager John Laporte and his wife, Andrea, have bought a home in Ketchum, Idaho, for $5.5 million, more than 20% lower than its original $6.95 million listing in the summer.

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