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On April 21st, LaLa Gallery presented their inaugural group exhibit entitled ‘LA Freewalls Inside’. Gallery owner and founder of LA Freewalls, Daniel Lahoda, brought the Los Angeles street art movement indoors with such heavy hitters as Ron English, Swoon, Saber, How & Nosm, Anthony Lister, Lady Aiko and Shepard Fairey. Located in an up and coming area [...]
We stumbled upon a beautiful piece by Swoon in the Arts District in downtown Los Angeles. The yellow color of the “Quickie Mart” really makes her intricate cut-out Pop! Absolutely stunning. Recently, Swoon presented a new installation at ICA Boston. The work, titled Anthropocene Extinction, is composed of streams of intricately cut paper which connect key sculptural [...]
Good times were had at C.A.V.E Gallery this past Friday night as Brooklyn Street Art presented Street Art Saved My Life: 39 New York Stories. In collaboration with Thinkspace Gallery, the exhibit focused on the personal narratives told by New York street artists as well as some emerging and established artists from other parts of the [...]
Street Art by its very nature is an act of defiance.~ Shepard Fairey People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly. ~ Banksy Graffiti’s everything to me. ~ Revok They say real graffiti is in the streets. True. But if you want to talk about its merits, its [...]
On Thursday, July 28th Joshua Liner Gallery will be hosting a silent auction featuring works by groundbreaking artists such as El Mac, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Ron English, Sylvia Ji, Robert Hardgrave, plus many more. All proceeds will benefit Tim Strazza (Assistant Director of the gallery) who was recently diagnosed with MS. Visit timartauction.tumblr.com to view [...]
Swoon’s intricate installation cutouts are mesmerizing and, as her street name suggests, brings the viewer to an overwhelming state of ecstatic joy. So it was exciting to learn through Arrested Motion that the awe-inspiring street artist has recently unveiled an installation for the New Orleans Museum of Art entitled Thalassa. Named for the Greek Goddess of the sea [...]
Over 50 artists came together to pay homage to the godmother of street photography as Carmichael Gallery presented Martha Cooper: Remix on April 9th. The perfect precursor to MoCA’s Art in the Streets exhibit, this expansive group show featured highlights from Martha Cooper’s photographic archives alongside unique interpretations from legendary and contemporary street artists that Ms. Cooper [...]
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