BLING BLING Gallery featured in L.A. Times IMAGE
(Bling Bling Gallery)
Art curator Karen Bystedt of the Lost Warhols has introduced the pop-up Bling Bling Gallery at Beverly Center with works by artist and Adult Swim network emcee-host Randall Byers. On display through Sept. 30 are 20 rhinestone-bedecked pieces by Byers in four rooms themed Future, Psychedelic, Exotic Jungle and Crystal & Mushroom Cave. Some sculptures are embellished with more than 100,000 rhinestones; a blinged-out wig can be tried on for selfies; and an interactive installation features pieces with built-in LED lights. Three times weekly, Byers offers Bling Academy classes where guests learn to bling out wine glasses, vases and more ($80 to $130). Gallery admission $10; sculptures $6,000 to $50,000; home decor $100 to $800. Bling Bling Gallery, Beverly Center, Heirs to the Throne Gallery, 8500 Beverly Blvd., Level 6, Los Angeles. beverlycenter.com