The Hall Pass at Julia Martin’s Gallery.

On May 3rd, the Julia Martin Gallery opened an interactive multi-artist exhibition curated by Jamie Bradley, on the theme of a “Hall Pass,” which they define as that “one impossible dreamboat—the celebrity, fictional character or pop culture icon who, in a ridiculous alternate reality, you’d risk all for.” Now, this definition is a bit of a watering down of what’s in the urban dictionary, but it suits just fine for this fun, eclectic, silly and quite creative show! The event’s opening also functioned as a birthday party for the curator, so it was quite a lively, cupcake-filled atmosphere, celebrating someone described as the “funniest person in Nashville!” Indeed, Happy Birthday Jamie Bradley, whoever you are! What you see below are some of my favorites in the exhibition, but there are others, and most of them are for sale if you are interested in stopping by! Be careful though, the gallery’s neighborhood (WeHo) is in “hyper-gentrify” mode with a million hipster dwellings being erected within a quarter mile of its front door, and parking is hilarious. I, for one, am quite excited about the Italian Deli being installed around the corner! For me, the basis for a Hall Pass is theRead More