Once inside

So we walked around front and one of the videographers pointed us out and let us in. Thank you, Brainwash and Lola!
The first part was a courtyard, with a live jazz band (who killed it by the way, playing Clifford Brown and other lesser known standards) bar, and some other big pieces, like a huge Rubic's Cube (meh, not so interesting. More kitch than provacative) After maybe a 45 minute wait, we were able to get inside the gallery where his best pieces were.
He was able to get away with the reworking of some of the pop pieces, and sometimes quite well, like Warhol's Marilyn, but he also failed sometimes by overdoing the same image, or attempting too many mixes or references that didn't fit (like "Hirst"izing a Warhol Spraypaint can) His best pieces I felt, were his reworking of the classics, like American Gothic. It was on these canvases that I think he really brought in his own creativity and style. These were the ones that showcased his work the best.
Link to the show, here:
http://www.artshow2008.com/beautiful.html