After the Laughter...

Opening night for Herakut's show at LeBasse Projects: Chinatown was Feb. 25. I missed the Lucent Dossier performances the weekend before, so I was determined to make it early enough for the book signing.

 Hera was still painting finishing touches and personalizing just purchased paintings when we got there.

 The space was amazing and overwhelming, filled with sculptures, paintings, graffiti, props...

 ...and live performers from the previous weekend's show. I loved it all.

Hush mural...

Can anyone in San Francisco give me directions to see this mural by Hush?

Art in the Streets...

On the absolute last day possible in LA, I made it to the Art in the Streets exhibit at the MOCA Geffen. After getting mochi ice cream at Mikawaya with my sister, we made it through a rather fast moving line to be greeted by Roa animals at the entrance.
There was an entire installation area of possible graff scenes.
The Banksy work covered a good sized corner of the gallery with plenty of eye candy.
Os Gemeos had a colorful, gravity defying installation.
I loved the alphabet in every style by Risk.

My favorite section was the walls covered in Retna's signature calligraphy.

This exhibit is moving to New York at the end of March next year.

Ahh'd Art at Nikki's...

Last Thursday night, I stopped by Nikki's Bar and Grill in Venice to see Ahh'd & Clever's new exhibit.

It was a fun week night out. My friend met me there and we proceeded to consume a ridiculous amount of oddly vegetarian appetizers as our dinner. Ahh'd & Clever, aka my friend John Hicks was there of course, enjoying DJ Steve Starlight during the night.

Graffiti in Parisian Style...

I could not resist all the colors and style in this photo of Alix, the cherry blossom girl.

hope's reply...

German artist duo Herakut is opening 'Hope's Reply' at LeBasse Projects tonight!
Preview pictures on LeBasse Project's Flickr page are looking pretty friggin awesome.
Meet me there, ok?

El Mac Summer...

"Of Our Youth" Culver City
Over the last few months El Mac painted in Mexico, Basel, Berlin, Dublin, Hawaii, Singapore and Saigon. Yesterday he posted a bunch of the murals he and Retna did...By Thai Town, Los AngelesSkid Row, Los AngelesDublin, Ireland
Berlin, Germany
Click on the images to see El Mac's blog posts about them.

David Choe on Juxtapoz...

The May issue of Juztapoz will have FIVE collectible covers featuring David Choe! Plus a free poster. I can't wait...
Juztapoz post
David Choe website

Awareness Geezer...

There's a Chase painting at the Plan C offices: “Awareness Geezer”. Approved by Carl Choi and the Far East Movement.

Manifest Equality...

I haven't been able to make it to Manifest Equality and I'm not sure I can since it's my dad's birthday this weekend. There are plenty of posts on Arrested Motion and daily DuJour etc. though...
i think this mural by El Mac, Retna and Augustine Kofie for the event is spectacular.

sam flores' year...

sam flores updated his blog with images of his year. this piece just has me in awe...
sam flores' website.

craola's butterfly tote...

i think i'm in love with this tote bag by craola...
siiigh, to want things i do not need.

exit through the gift shop

banksy made a film! here is the trailer...

cool bear...

graffiti artist, phil lumbang, is releasing a fine art print! only 50 though. you see his bears and pandas plastered on walls in downtown LA don't you? fun stuff...this cool bear was found on obey giant.

inflatable bag monsters...

joshua allen harris creates ephemeral sculptures using subway air and other public ventilation systems to give life to his plastic bag creatures!

craola store...

just in time for craola's upcoming Pearl Thief show at Gallery 1988, his website is all updated with a new online store...

buff diss...

check out masking tape graffiti by Buff Diss...
it's masking tape!!
found on 360.

urban jewelry...

for some reason over-sized things are just enthralling. these pieces are by Belgian designer Liesbeth Bussche somewhere in the streets of Tielrode Belgium. it's jewelry for the streets and i like it!
images and original article found on fubiz.

boxi's to die for...

you know how much i love watching the progression of a piece; this was made with 11 stencils in Athens...

more info here on wooster collective.

monsieur qui...

artists like monsieur qui make me wish i was a better artist. one with more versatility or more style at least...