An abandoned Hollywood Hills mansion once occupied by squatters remains an eyesore for neighbors along Mulholland Drive. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) To many, it's ugly vandalism that blights ...
How would you explain the Oceanwide graffiti saga to out-of-town visitors? Maybe: "Welcome to L.A.!" (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) Some acquaintances from Ireland were in town, and we were ...
The Huntington Library was established over 100 years ago, and now the new Valerie J. Bower exhibit is opening long-awaited ...
The Heavens refers to a spot a graffiti writer has to climb in order to paint his piece. Graffiti prohibits no place for its artist to express themselves except for the graveyard and the church. Steve ...
With social media photo-sharing of Los Angeles graffiti going mainstream, some veterans in the local graffiti community remain lukewarm to the idea, which has taken on a life of its own with the ...
LOS ANGELES — Few people walking around downtown could look away from the spray-painted towers that have become an unlikely attraction in a city known for spectacle. Crowds surrounded the popular Kobe ...
It’s not everyday that the work of graffiti artists is shown in the same space as 15th century German painter and engraver Albrecht Dürer. But an unusual show at the El Segundo Museum of Art (a small, ...
Michael Jaime-Becerra is the author of the story collection "Every Night Is Ladies' Night," as well as a contributor to "Fifteen Candles," an anthology of quinceanera stories. He teaches creative ...
Designer Jeremy Scott headlines WME/IMG's MADE Los Angeles on June 10, and in remembrance of his Met-Ball scuffle over the use of a graffiti artist’s work on Katy Perry’s gown, we salute these ...
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To many, it's ugly vandalism that blights the city. For others, it can rise to a form of art in the right hands. It's been used to mark gang turf and as a form of political dissent. Graffiti has been ...