Recycling the internet since 2012– this Friday Night, celebrate Gallery 1988′s 8th year as 100 artists pay tribute to the internet. Pretty much everyone from Reddit is going to be there so you’d better be early if you want to buy something or get a free drink.
L.A. Taco had the privilege last week to document the production of a mural in the east Hollywood area by Gune Monster, Cecilia and Thefl. This mural is located at Melrose & Vermont just behind the Mickey D’s.
L.A. Taco contributors Jae and Stephanie Bueno will be showing their photography together for the very first time at the De Palma Art and Kustom Car Show.
‘Urban Legends’ Public Art Exhibition opened at the LA Mart Design Center on the evening of Friday, April 27th. Featuring works representing traditional muralism, street, graffiti art, and sculptures by highly acclaimed and up-and-coming urban artists from around the world. Examples of works for auction include; limited edition serigraphs, original works of paint on canvas, original sketches used to develop murals commissioned by the 1984 Olympics commission; on behalf of worldwide superstar, Michael Jackson; and additional rare, historical collectibles representing muralism, street art and graffiti writers. Free admission to ‘Urban Legends’ will begin May 1st through the closing on Saturday, May 26.
Sticker Art Show! Friday and Saturday 6-11p.
Wondering where the bus is? Have an iPhone? Transit LA gives you real-time information on bus arrivals and vehicle locations for the Los Angeles Metro network. The app promises to give you down-to-the-second wait times for any route at any stop. You can also add routes to your favorites list to see them all in one convenient place. The app is free in the iTunes app store.
This amazing print by Coop was released yesterday by the printing geniuses at Pressure Printing, who you may remember from such as prints as James Jean’s Dive, or Mark Ryden’s Silence.
Leave it to Coop to remind us of our eventual demise in a way that reaffirms one reason for living– great art.
Details of the print to follow. Check out the story of the print’s creation on Pressure Printing’s blog.
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On April 20-22, 2012 the Pico Union neighborhood was treated to a brand new Earth Day Mural by the STP graffiti crew. The Earth Day mural is up at Lucy’s Drive Thru at the intersection of Pico and Union just blocks from the Staples Center in downtown LA. STP is replacing the previous Earth Day mural, which has been on display since 1990. However, the original Earth Day mural has fallen on hard times. It is covered in ugly tags and the sun has drastically faded its once vibrant colors. The Earth Day mural project is being sponsored by the Pico Union Housing Corporation and the Graff Lab.
For more photos visit Erwin Recinos on Flickr.
On May 4th the Friends of Friends label celebrates the release of ‘Salton Sea’ Whomadewho producer and drummer Tomas Barfod. Most of the FoF crew with be in tow, with Barfod backed by Shlohmo, Salva, Groundislava and Suzanne Kraft.
You can buy your presale tickets here, and we look forward to catching you at the Echoplex!
