Save the Date: August 2, “The Streets Will Never Be the Same”
On Saturday, August 2, the streets will never be the same, as Roy Paz presents his first time curation, a one night only pop-up at Kesspro Studios in the Downtown Los Angeles Art District, featuring over thirty artists including The Bleep Boop, Thrashbird, Benjamin Alejandro, Sek and Septerhed. The event–which will include food trucks,…
Red Bull Canvas Cooler Brings Out the Talent
I looked forward to Red Bull’s Red Bull Curates: Canvas Cooler for months before it began. Seeing posts by artists and fans made me even more excited not so much for the competitive aspect, but just for the sheer talent joined under one roof. The show took place at Factory West and the locale…
Street Art Exclusive Photos Behind the Scenes at Red Bull Curates: Red Bull Canvas Cooler
Put twenty of street/urban artists in a brand new art space and have them go to town on your product: That’s the idea behind Red Bull Canvas Cooler Los Angeles which is taking place one night only, Thursday March 28, at Factory West, a new gallery/lounge/artists space which opens officially in April. This year, two…
Let it Fly: Project Takes Public Art onto Private Property
As a city, Los Angeles gets art. You can stroll through Downtown and Chinatown, or along La Brea Blvd, and gallery districts await you. Travel to the neighboring cities of Culver City, Beverly Hills, and West Hollywood, and the galleries there offer tons of contemporary finds. But what about somewhere like, say, a residential…
CARTWHEEL: Highlights of 2012
Just six months ago CARTWHEEL launched our website, and in that time we’ve visited studios and galleries, interviewed artists and collectors, and explored art fairs, with nearly 300 posts and thousands of photos that document our excitement over the art scenes in Southern California and beyond. One of the most thrilling things for us…
Rebel Yell: Stay Up! and Billboard Bandits Join Forces for Show
As the Los Angeles art world kept chugging along with opening after opening inside its pristine, white walls, a group of artists went out under the cloak of the night and made art in the darkness. Working on any surface they could find, these brave souls created illegal street art unafraid of any legal consequences…
“Abandon All Hope” opens at LAB Art Gallery
“Abandon All Hope” featuring the works of Los Angeles street artists Septerhed and Destroy All Design back on November 15th. Cartwheel’s own Luis Ochoa was there to capture the night. CARTWHEEL’s own Eva Recinos was able to talk with the artists (CARTWHEEL Interview) and talk about the new work, collaborative effort of exhibit and and…
Stay Up! Book Signing at The Last Bookstore
For street art fanatics, Saturday evening was super exciting as professor and author Jim G. Daichendt hosted a signing for his book Stay Up!: Los Angeles Street Art at the Last Book Store As the first street art book dedicate solely to Los Angeles, “Stay Up!” has been received warmly by the street art…
“Abandon All Hope”: Destroy all Design and Septerhed Join Forces at Lab Art
A few people sat inside the cafe, laptops open. A sign nearby reminded patrons they should take their calls outside. On one of the outdoor tables, a woman video-chatted with a friend and next to her sat two men laughing about the first time they met. Not everyone would recognize Septerhed and Destroy all Design sitting outside the cafe…
Hennessy presents a Street Art Tour of Los Angeles guided by SABER
In celebration of their recent collector’s edition bottle featuring the artwork of Futura, Hennessy gave a selected group of journalists the opportunity to go on a Los Angeles street art tour guided by SABER. For those who don’t know, SABER is one of LA’s most well known graffiti artists, who came to fame with his 1997 piece in the…
“Usual Suspects” Opening at LAB Art
Destroy All Design, Jules Muck, Chad Muska, Septerhed, Gregory Siff, Lydia Emily, CYRCLE, Thank You X, Alec Monopoly, Desire Obtain Cherish, Mar, Louis XXX, DogByte, DD$, Army of One, Felix and KHNumber7. Theses are some of the Ususal Suspects showing new work at Lab Art Gallery’s One Year Anniversary Show. With many more works from…