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Attaboy’s ‘The Cradle of Life’ Headed to LA Art Show

Attaboy's "Cradle of Life" installation, which premiered at the “Art of the Mushroom” group show at Compound Gallery last year, is now headed to the the LA Art Show on Jan. 23-27. It will be part of the Littletopia section of the event. The Hi-Fructose co-founder designed the work as rideable, and as you can see below, revelers at the Compound Gallery events took him up on the opportunity.

Attaboy’s “Cradle of Life” installation, which premiered at the “Art of the Mushroom” group show at Compound Gallery last year, is now headed to the the LA Art Show on Jan. 23-27. It will be part of the Littletopia section of the event. The Hi-Fructose co-founder designed the work as rideable, and as you can see below, revelers at the Compound Gallery events took him up on the opportunity.

The LA Art Show has been running for more than 20 years, with the Littletopia section created to “showcase of the best and brightest from the lowbrow and pop art movements.” Galleries represented in the section include BoxHeart Gallery, Copro Gallery, Corey Helford Gallery, John Natsoulas Gallery, Keane Eyes Gallery, Red Truck Gallery, Sally Centigrade, and Superchief Gallery. The hours for the LA Art Show are Thursday (Jan. 24)-Saturday (Jan. 26), 11 a.m.- 7 p.m., and Sunday (Jan. 27), 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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