Gianni Arone at 50/50 Art Gallery

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Gianni Arone at 50/50 Art Gallery

Highland Park gallery 50/50 hosts Gianni Arone’s “Transitioning Trauma” on Sept. 14, 2013 from 6pm to 11pm. The exhibition will be the artist’s first solo show, and you’re probably familiar with his work under the names THEFL and Theforestlawn. The exhibition is deeply personal, showcasing various chapters of the artist’s life, including recent traumatic events.…

Let it Fly: Project Takes Public Art onto Private Property

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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…

Back Alley Brings Out Street Art’s Best

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Back Alley Brings Out Street Art’s Best

  Nothing quite measures up to the vibrant energy of Downtown Los Angeles. Every time I visit, something captures my attention–a man playing an instrument on the corner, a flashing sign advertising a new locale, and most importantly the many street art pieces created on concrete walls. So when a gallery show focuses on the…

Rebel Yell: Stay Up! and Billboard Bandits Join Forces for Show

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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…

The Art of Letting Go: THEFL on His Art and Impermanence

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The Art of Letting Go: THEFL on His Art and Impermanence

Last month, I attended a signing at The Last Bookstore for Stay Up!: Los Angeles Street Art in my ever-present goal to keep up with the street art scene. I came across quite a few familiar street artists but a name I didn’t recognize was THEFL, also known as The Forest Lawn. Intrigued, I researched the…

Stay Up! Book Signing at The Last Bookstore

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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…