David Choe opens his first show in Los Angeles in six years tonight, Friday, April 24th from 7-10 pm. The show title, Nothing to Declare, is apropos as David Choe leaves everything he has experienced as an artist culminated into the canvases, water colors and inflatable sculptures on the proverbial table. The show is impressive […]

There’s a great piece in this week’s LA Weekly interviewing Banksy regarding his role in his new documentary film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, and his true relationship with the film’s subject/collaborator Mr. Brainwash (aka Thierry Guetta). While many people think it is yet another prank in the long history of Banksy’s twisted imagination, he […]

Urban Interventions is a book that documents the recent surge in public art displays around the globe. Born out of street art, these street projects have become fascinating facets of society, sparking public interest and occasional controversy. What’s most interesting about these varying projects is that they are such personal creations in such an obviously […]

Street art, let’s face it, has become a bit stale. Every guy with wheat paste and passing illustration skills is trying to make a name for himself by taking their art to the streets, empty billboards and electric utility boxes everywhere. Sometimes the results are great (Space Invader, Banksy, etc), and sometimes less so — […]

Tonight: Opening night at the Carmichael Gallery, 7-10p,  featuring a solo exhibition of new work from artist Aakash Nihalani. Titled On & Off (Often On), Nihalani brings his sense of geometry and impeccable ability to lay down bright colored tape on the floors and walls of the Carmichael Gallery. Also included in the installation are […]

It seems inevitable. Instead of concentrating on the ‘Right Here-Right Now’ creative landscape, the art matrix get swallowed by Board votes, a pedestrian public and the antiquation of large institutions in general. Although MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) boasts the largest Post-World War II collection of modern art, the “C” still stands for Contemporary and […]

Banksy is supposedly from Bristol, but as nobody really knows who he is (I have friends that claim to know — I call bullshit on them), then we can’t really tell if he is from Bristol, can we? He essentially took over the entire museum, warping and playing with paintings and exhibits or straight up […]

It’s no secret São Paulo has some of the best street art in the world right now (I’m looking at you, Gêmeos), and here’s more evidence of it. What a great way to beautify your city…gives you something to look at while your sitting in 3 hours of crosstown São Paulo traffic. Bunch more pics […]