STYLE: VINTAGE JAPANESE MOVIE POSTERS AS GRAPHIC TEES
Our friend, and Brazilian fixture of the Los Angeles coffee scene, Mr. Lu recently has been frequently wearing these super…
L.A. HEARTS JONATHAN GOLD: HOW THIS MURAL IS A TRIBUTE TO JOURNALISM AND FOOD
This mural across the facade of a small commercial building along Pico Boulevard in West Los Angeles is a tribute…
CALIFORNIA DREAMIN’: VINTAGE LAND CRUISER FOR SURFERS
If we could choose right here, right now, any car in the world as our go-to surf wagon, it would…
THE PASSING OF A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER: RIP PETER LINDBERG
Peter Lindberg, the German fashion photographer whose work ushered in the era of the “super model,” died this past Tuesday.…
DARK MATTERS: WHY BMW USED THE BLACKEST BLACK ON ITS NEW CAR
German auto-manufacturer BMW recently unveiled a car painted in the blackest black hue in the color spectrum. This black is…
DOLLA DOLLA BILLS YO!
Artist Brenna Youngblood’s wry painting titled “3 Dollar Bill (Dirty Money)” is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art…
GROUNDBREAKING: ARTIST XU ZHEN’S “IN JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE” WILL MAKE YOU SAY “STUNNING!”
We’re a bit world-weary at times about art. Dare we say, a bit cynical, even. We’ve seen so much and…
FASCINATING NY TIMES’ REPORT ON DEATH OF “MAN WHO PAINTED MAO”
The recently passed Chinese artist Wang Guodong is not well-known name in the art world. For decades and practically the…
CAFFEINATION: POUR OVER MAGAZINE, AN ARTSY INDIE MAG FOR COFFEE-FUELED TIMES
Coffee is so central to contemporary daily life for millions — if not billions — of people all over the…
“WHAT’S GOING ON” MAKES US WONDER WHAT’S REALLY GOING ON
Late African-American artist Barkley Hendricks‘s photo-realistic painting titled “What’s Going On” is a beguiling image. The artwork is a group…
THIS WAS LUNCH AND IT WAS FREAKIN’ DELICIOUS
Sage-and-cheddar croissant with a sprinkle of black sesame seeds and paired with an almond-milk cappuccino at The Boy and The…
REVISITING THE MESMERIZING AND LANDMARK “METROPOLIS II”
Like an incredible childhood fantasy made real, “Metropolis II” at LACMA comes to life with the sound of whirring and…
TERRIFYING: UN-COMMISSIONED STREET ART APPEARS IN OTHERWISE GRAFFITI-FREE SECTION OF AFFLUENT BEACH TOWN
Ocean Park is a relatively quiet, staid and beautiful neighborhood on the south side of Santa Monica, the iconic beach…
SPITEFUL COLORS: HOW ONE ARTIST THUMBED NOSE AT A MAJOR ART MUSEUM’S TRADITION
Artist Yunhee Min’s site-specific floor mural for Hammer Projects takes center stage at the Hammer Museum of Art, Los Angeles.…
SEX AND WAR: “UNKNOWN SOLDIER” EVOKES ANONYMOUS GOOD TIMES
Artist Sarah Lucas emerged in the 1990s as a so-called “YBA” (“Young British Artists”), one of a generation of British…
FOOD AS DECOR: THE “WALL OF DONUTS” MAKES US “HANGRY”
Do you ever see something really yummy when you’re hungry and get “hangry”? “Yes,” you say? Yes, you do? We…
GOING BIGGER: “LOVE BERTO” DOMINATES FAUX-URBAN LANDSCAPE IN L.A.
Here’s another one of these abstract, geometric murals by the artist Berto, who usually signs his work “LoveBerto.” His massive…
D.I.Y. A.F.: WHEN GRAFFITI SERVES THE PUBLIC GOOD
This dumpster at a popular beach in Southern California is covered with graffiti and stickers. The meaning of the graffiti…
“OH, GREEN WORLD!”: THE TOWER OF PLANTS SHOCKS CITY DWELLERS WITH VISION OF VERDANT PARADISE
The plant-covered structure pictured here take the term “green building” to another level. The tower is one among several buildings…