This glowing, LED-illuminated sculpture of an old-school pay phone is by artist Doug Aitken. It’s titled “Twilight,” and it’s absolutely … More
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Mural of US President Barack Obama Fencing … Hollywood, Los Angeles
This cheeky mural on the side of liquor store on Normandie Avenue in Hollywood depicts current U.S. President Barack Obama … More
Cool Design … Matchbox from Santa Monica Yacht Club
The beautiful nautically inspired design on this box of matches is for the Santa Monica Yacht Club, which is a … More
Monochromatic Graffiti Art … Venice, Los Angeles
While we’ve always had a strong distaste for the most basic, utilitarian type of territorial graffiti tag — raw vandalism … More
Plain Minimalist All-White Leather Sneakers … Venice, Los Angeles
We recently popped into the Rag & Bone store on Abbot Kinney Blvd. in Venice, in Los Angeles, to try … More
“Venice Dennis” Stencil Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles
This large stencil street art mural on a fence in Venice, in Los Angeles, depicts the late actor-artist Dennis Hopper … More
Bird Mural at M-Rad Architecture Building … Culver City, Los Angeles
Mural of a bird and abstract geometric patterns on the side of a re-purposed retail building that’s home to the … More
Street Art by Shepard Fairey on PCH …Santa Monica, Los Angeles
We spotted some new street art from artist Shepard Fairey in an unusual spot last week. Along Pacific Coast Highway, … More
“Love” by DFace … West Adams, Los Angeles
Alongside Interstate 10, otherwise known at the Santa Monica Freeway, there’s a massive mural by street-art star DFace on the … More
Tattered “Vegan Club” Poster … Silver Lake, Los Angeles
Here’s another one of those Vegan Club wheat-pasted street art posters that have been popping up all over Los Angeles … More
A Visit from Apartamento Magazine Editor Omar Sosa … Los Angeles
We recently attended a small talk with the co-founder and editor of Apartamento magazine, Omar Sosa (pictured at right). The … More
Golden Winged Adidas Sneaker Designed by Jeremy Scott … LACMA, Los Angeles
Untitled Painting by Minimalist Painter Agnes Martin at LACMA … Los Angeles
Street Art and Street Sign … Hollywood, Los Angeles
“Fakestagram” Donald Trump Posting … Venice, Los Angeles
Massive Adobe Bricks Art Installation by Artist Rafa Esparza at Hammer Museum … Westwood, Los Angeles
The “Easy Rider” Dennis Hopper Mural … Venice, Los Angeles
South-Asian Themed Street Art … Palms, Los Angeles
Cool Architecture – The Reception Building at TBWA … Playa Vista, Los Angeles
Street Art by Artist Alisha Sofia … Venice, Los Angeles
Another example of the wonderful artwork of Alisha Sofia in Venice, Los Angeles.
Entrance Street Art at Lab Art Gallery … Hollywood, Los Angeles
“B-52” Truck Graffiti … Venice, Los Angeles
Massive “Seascape (with Moon)” Painting by Silke Otto-Knapp at the Hammer Museum … Westwood, Los Angeles
On the Scene at A-Frame … Mar Vista, Los Angeles
Graffiti Truck … Mar Vista, Los Angeles
Decorative Eye-Palm Artwork at A-Frame … Mar Vista, Los Angeles
“Palms” Street Art … Palms, Los Angeles
Mural of Pioneering Surf Photographer Leroy Grannis by Artist Gretta Kruesi … Venice, Los Angeles
We’re fans of the photography of Leroy Grannis (we even have Taschen’s wonderful book on him) so it’s great to … More
Minimalist Box House Architecture … Venice, Los Angeles
On the Scene at Q&A with Director Chris Milk … TBWA, Los Angeles
Bowie Denim Jacket … Los Angeles
This blue-jean jacket is so boss. This pic could be evidence of formula for sartorial cool that deconstructed goes something … More
Street Art on Back-Alley Wall of Apartment Building … Venice, Los Angeles
On the Scene at Blue Bottle Coffee … Venice, Los Angeles
This Blue Bottle Coffee outpost on fashionable Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, California is probably the smallest branch of the … More
“Mind Pipeline” Art Installation by Oscar Tuazon … Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
“So Far So Good” Street Art Installation … Venice, Los Angeles
“Muck Saves” Street Art by Jules Muck … Venice, Los Angeles
It seems like on just about every block and around every corner in Venice’s clashed-up grid of narrow streets and alleys, … More
Cool Design … The Hess “Moraga” Surfboard
Epic “Mulholland Drive” Painting by Artist David Hockney at LACMA … Los Angeles
On a recent visit to the sprawling, campus-like Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), we revisited one of the … More
Motorcycle Mural at Deus Ex Machina Cafe … Venice, Los Angeles
“Conifer” Typographic Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles
Cool Design – Vintage Thunderbird Car … Venice, Los Angeles
Laundromat Mural … Santa Monica, Los Angeles
Obama “History” Street Art Sticker … Venice, Los Angeles
In 2008 street artist and designer Shepard Fairey created a colorful poster depicting then U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama with … More
Street Art Covered Sections of Berlin Wall … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
Sections of the Berlin Wall covered with mural and street art (pictured below) have been put on display in the … More
Cool Design: The Stella Apartments Building … Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles
Graffiti-Bombed Door … Venice, Los Angeles
Minimalist Masterpiece by John Maughlin at LACMA … Los Angeles
Hearts Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles
We’ve recently been seeing a lot of these spray-painted hearts layered with stenciled imagery on walls and fences around Venice. … More
The Binoculars Building … Venice, Los Angeles
The whimsical Binoculars Building — pictured below — on a quiet, mostly residential stretch of Main Street in Venice, in … More
Cheeky Street Art Send-Up of Donald Trump … Miracle Mile, Los Angeles
Real-Estate developer, New York City fixture, celebrity, reality TV show star, and politician, Donald Trump is at the center of … More
“Life” Graffiti Art … Venice, Los Angeles
The word “life” spray painted in cursive letters on the back-alley wall of the Brig, a popular bar on trendy … More
“Hearts” Street Art … Venice, Los Angeles
Super Mysterious Minimalist White Building … Playa Vista, Los Angeles
This low-slung white box of a building is a mystery to many. It’s a former stand-alone retail space on Centinela … More
“Innocent Wonder” Mural by Artist Clinton Bopp … Venice, Los Angeles
This beautiful, magical mural by artist Clinton Bopp is in a prime spot in the heart of fashionable Abbot Kinney, … More
“Dogtown” Mural on Abbot Kinney Boulevard … Venice, Los Angeles
Lobby Mural by Street Art Legend Kenny Scharf … Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
The Hammer Museum in Los Angeles has an ongoing program where it invites artists to create on-site wall paintings specific to the … More
Magdalena Fernandez Exhibition at MoCA Pacific Design Center … West Hollywood, Los Angeles
The small, self-titled exhibition of video and installation artwork by Venezuelan artist Magdalena Fernandez at MOCA Pacific Design Center in … 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
The Beautifully Designed Space at Hourglass … Venice, Los Angeles
The flagship store of cosmetics brand Hourglass is a testament of exemplary, beautiful retail design. The shop is located on trendy … More
The Royale Building … Los Angeles
On a recent visit to WiSpa, a sprawling Korean day-spa complex in Los Angeles, we spied from the spa’s rooftop lounge … More
“Can’t Steal Our Vibe” Sign at Lone Wolfs (sic) Surf Shop … Venice, Los Angeles
We love this … The Lone Wolfs (sic) surf shop on Lincoln Boulevard in Venice, in Los Angeles, was recently … 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
Abbot-Kinney Street Art … Venice Beach, Los Angeles
This image of a woman’s face is in an of itself not a remarkable image, and such subject matter and … More
Classic Surfboards … Malibu Beach
These are some sweet, beautifully designed (and, we’ll guess, expensive) longboard surf boards lined up a long a wall (but … More
Berto Love Mural … Venice Beach, Los Angeles
One of several vibrant and excellent “Love Berto” wave murals in and around Venice Beach, in Los Angeles. This one … More
On the Scene … At the Toms Roasting Co. Cafe Concept Store, Los Angeles
The innovative, popular and charitable shoe-making company Toms has recently opened a coffee roaster and cafe in an airy bungalow … More
On the Scene … Viewing “Penetrable” by Artist Jesus Raphael Soto at LACMA, Los Angeles
The late Paris-based Venezuelan artist Jesus Raphael Soto made a career of painting, sculpture and optical and kinetic art. It … More
WTF Awesome … The “RGB Colorspace Atlas” by Artist Tauba Auerbach
A couple of weeks ago, we stumbled upon the magnificent “RGB Colorspace Atlas” (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) by New … More
Among the Gargantuan Steel Sculptures of Richard Serra
Every time we’re in Los Angeles, we try to make a point of visiting the Los Angeles Country Museum of … More
Andy Warhol’s Portrait of Brazilian Soccer Legend Pele
In the late 1970s, the artist and pop-art superstar Andy Warhol created a series of iconic famous celebrity silkscreen portraits, … 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
At MoCA L.A. … Artwork by the Late Great Artist Mike Kelley
In L.A. … Frontpages of Los Angeles Newspapers
We’ve gone to Los Angeles for a few days to experience some art currently on view at LACMA and MoCA … More
Louis Vuitton Surfboards
On the Scene … Collection of Converse Sneakers in L.A.
Cool collection of (fake-distressed?) vintage-classic Converse sneakers at the Fred Segal shop in Santa Monica, in Los Angeles.
In Southern California … Street Art by Bandit at the Cellar …
After an awesome day of surfing at San Onofre Beach, a legendary surf spot in Southern California, we went out … More
That “Greetings From California” Retro-Postcard Billboard …
This billboard in the scenic California beach town of Carpinteria, near Santa Barbara, north of Los Angeles, is actually a … More
Super Awesome Maya Hayuk Murals at the Hammer Museum
Ping Pong Game as Conceptual Sound Art …
This ping pong table installed in the second-floor terrace of the first-rate Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (and, by design, … More
On the Scene … At the Urs Fischer Show, MOCA
At Christina Angelina’s StarFighter Studios in L.A.
Today we stumbled upon Christina Angelina’s studio while biking down Washington Blvd in Venice. We are a huge admirer of … More
Hans Walor x Joseph Skala for Flightlinez
Really cool combination of art (by Hans Walor and Joesph Skala) structures, public space, and commerce on Venice Beach, in … More
NEUTRA x MYLIUS x DREW
Coming right at you!!! Fresh off Mylius original beach mural comes this outstanding OG collabo between triumvirate NEUTRA, Mylius, and … More
Native American Head Dress by Kelcey Fisher
We came across this really cool piece by artist Kelcey Fisher near Windward Circle in Venice, in Los Angeles. The … More
Venice Street Art by Brian Mylius
You can find Brian Mylius’ pieces throughout various parts of Venice. The local artist combines bright colors and detailed shading … More
Unintentional Design … Marina Del Rey Homes
Can design be unintentional? Consider this house on Roma Court in Marina Del Rey, in Los Angeles. It’s wrapped in … More
Boar & Carriage by Jesse Hazelip in Venice
Our bro-in-the-know in Los Angeles, Ryan, spotted and shot some cool pix of this epic street art piece by Jesse … More
Venice Speedway – Vinyl Sided Garage Doors by Hellbent
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In Los Angeles … Shepard Fairey at Speedway & Brooks
We were riding down the Speedway today when we saw this piece by Shepard Fairey peering at us from behind … More
Design … COMME des GARÇONS x Vans x Supreme
The choice of footwear says a lot about our stylistic sensibilities. This week we ventured in James Jebbia’s collaborative universe … More
The Art of Chase in Venice, CA
We’ve long admired the works by the Art of Chase. This mural animates the intersection of Brooks and Pacific with … 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
Wolf-Cheetah Unicorn! Street Art in L.A.
There’s this awesome, fun wheat-paste street-art piece we stumbled across that’s a mash-up of a wolf, cheetah and unicorn. The … More
The Beautiful Space at Mohawk Bend … Los Angeles
We recently stopped by the restaurant Mohawk Bend in the Echo Park neighborhood near Silver Lake in Los Angeles. The … More
Massive Wall Cut-Outs by Artist Urs Fischer at MOCA LA
There’s currently a massive survey exhibition of work by New York-based Swiss artist Urs Fischer at the Museum of Contemporary … More
L.A. Street Art … Rabbits by Max Neutra in Venice
Street art painting of rabbits by artist Max Neutra on the Abbott-Kinney strip in Venice, in Los Angeles.
Cool Architecture … Oliver Peoples Store In Malibu
This has got to be the most stylish and the only stand-alone shop of super-stylish eyewear brand Oliver Peoples we’ve … More
In Los Angeles … JR Eye at Gjelina in Venice
Another one of French street-art superstar JR’s giant eyes. This one at Gjelina, a trendy restaurant on the hip Abbot-Kinney … More
Good Morning, L.A.
We’ve decamped to Los Angeles for a few days, where we like to start our days with serious coffee from … More
In Los Angeles … Superdope Street Art in Silver Lake
Some superdope street art on a property hoarding fence near the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Virgil Avenue in the … More
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