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Showing: Michael Shields – “The Anatomy of LA” @ Martha Otero Gallery

Posted by Khoi, July 30, 2013

Currently on view at Martha Otero Gallery and presented by Converse and Union Los Angeles is a photo exhibition and first edition book release, exploring the social and physical themes of Los Angeles and its neighborhoods by photographer Michael Shields. Taken from inside a LAPD helicopter, Shields’ photographs focus on the physical environment of the greater Los Angeles area and on the resulting social patterns within the city, rather than the beach and glamor, fun-in-the-sun summer shots typically taken of LA. Through these wide shots […]

Openings: “Miss Danger on the Loose” @ LAB ART Los Angeles

Posted by AM, July 21, 2011

Last Thursday saw the opening night private preview of the all-female street artist show Miss Danger on the Loose (previewed here) at LAB ART Los Angeles. Curated by KH No. 7, the show featured LA’s very own legendary Becca Midwood, as well as a bevy of emerging talent getting up around the City of Angels. Most of the exhibiting ladies were in attendance (some painting live), as were the young, hip, and beautiful art patrons of the town. Check out images, taken by Birdman, of […]

Preview: “Miss Danger on the Loose” @ LAB ART Los Angeles

Posted by Khoi, July 14, 2011

Street art – characterized by its illegal nature, activity in rough neighborhoods late at night, demanding physical stamina, and the occasional running from cops – has historically been a young man’s endeavor. Thankfully, there have been notable exceptions. In San Francisco, the late Margaret Kilgallen helped revolutionize the genre and form the influential Mission School art movement. Swoon graced the walls, doors, and subways of New York with her gorgeous wheatpastes of friends, family, and those whose stories she wanted to bring to light. Los […]