VISUAL TRASH: STREET ART, GRAFFITI, ADVERTISING, OH MY!

On the shiny, new gentrified south end of Downtown Los Angeles there are remnants still, old and recent, of the … More

KNOWLEDGE: STREET ART EXPLAINS RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FINANCE AND LOVE

Art can do many things. It can provoke, teach, offend, inform, comfort, inspire, scare, stimulate and bond us. Street art, … More

Mysterious: Why “Judith” is Painted on an LA Warehouse Door

The “Judith” in question here is artist Judith Bernstein. The roller shutter with her name painted on it in a … More

Here Comes the Neigborhood: Mural of Basquiat Ups Real Estate Values in Hip Gentrifying Hood

There’s a pattern of tell-tale signs that indicate that a once-undesireable neighborhood is undergoing gentrification. One of these signs is … More

Street Art Begs Passersby to “Stop Making Stupid People Famous” – We Disagree!

On the surface, the sentiment seems straightforward, sensible and pleasantly righteous enough: “Stop making stupid people famous.” That sounds like … More

DTLA Mural

The post-industrial urban landscape of the Arts District near Downtown Los Angeles is full of wide walls practically begging to … More

Love Me Anyways

Love is a recurring theme of a lot of street art. And often it’s in its simplest, plainest, most straightforward … More

The Electrifying Installations of Artist Jason Rhoades

We’re posting a few pix here from the sprawling and electrifying “Jason Rhoades Installations, 1994-2006” exhibition at the massive Hauser … More

Massive Street Art in L.A. Arts District

We love it when artists create street art that incoporates the architectural elements of the building, like the epic-scaled artwork … More

Entrance to MOCA / Geffen Contemporary 

We’re not religious. But museums are our cathedrals, our churches and temples, our shrines. MoMA may be the modern art … More

Street Art at Zinc … Arts District, Los Angeles

Black-and-white photo-realistic portraits on the exterior wall of Zinc Cafe, near Willow and Mateo streets in the Downtown Los Angeles … More

Street Art by Esoteric Truth … Arts District, Los Angeles

This wheat-pasted stenciled artwork by the artist who goes by the moniker “Esoteric Truth” can be found near the corner … More

In Los Angeles … The New Broad Museum Building

The edgy contemporary architecture of the newly constructed Broad Museum building, a new contemporary art museum in Downtown Los Angeles. … More

In Los Angeles …Massive Street Art Mural in DTLA

On our way to brunch at LA Chapter at the Ace Hotel, we stumbled upon this massive, beautiful mural of … More

Los Angeles Architecture … The Shiny Tower at L.A. Live

The glass-and-steel tower at the L.A. Live building complex in Los Angeles is an imposing presence on the skyline as … More