The West Coast has it’s share of quality art museums.  As for underground contemporary works, we have often found ourselves posting about 3 venues in particular: the pop-surrealism focused, ROQ LA RUE in Seattle, San Francisco-based Spoke Art, and Gallery 1988, with it’s dual locations in the Los Angeles area (Melrose and Venice).  All 3 regularly venture into hosting group shows, but both Spoke Art and Gallery 1988 have a heavy lean towards pop-culture-themed exhibits.  Another space that has long been on my peripheral is Gallery Nucleus in Alhambra, Ca.  Like the other 3, they consistently host amazing works with high-quality artists and it’s due time that we posted something about them.  Since Nucleus will be hosting the opening for their new Jim Henson tribute show, “The Lovers, The Dreamers, & Me” tonight (Dec. 10th), this seems like the perfect opportunity to do so. (more…)