In graffiti subcultures, painting over another writer’s work is akin to crossing the picket line—you just don’t do it. Unless you’re German artist duo Layer Cake, that is. Graffiti veterans Patrick Hartl and Christian Hundertmark ...
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Pop-Surrealist Luke Chueh Peers Through the Darkness
Life is emotionally abusive, as existential philosopher Taylor Swift has noted. Sometimes it feels like we can’t escape the angry rain clouds trailing us from our apartments and into the deli aisle or the dentist’s ...
Camilla d’Errico: Nurtured by Nature on Vancouver Island
Over the pandemic, Camilla d’Errico’s life turned upside down. Surrounded by chaos, the Vancouver illustrator packed her bags and left the city for nearby Vancouver Island, a close-knit community with a thriving arts scene. “Moving ...
L.A. Artists: Crewest Studio’s New Book Celebrates La-La Land’s Creative Class
“Los Angeles…she’s a moody, needy, demanding city. She’ll put you in the fetal position just by throwing you off at the wrong exit on the 405.” Resident Angelenos will recognize Katie Love’s searing indictment as ...
Five Artist Exhibition: Pixie Dust, Penguins in Vintage Shoes, Toy Guns Galore
Pixie dust, a penguin in vintage shoes, colorful toy guns available for 10 cents—you’ll find all that and more at Corey Helford Gallery’s latest exhibition, a five-artist sampler show held in Gallery 2 alongside group ...
Breaking ‘The Fourth Wall’ in Los Angeles
The fourth wall is an imaginary boundary that separates a story from its audience, who live in the real world. It’s also the name of a new exhibition now on view at pop-surrealist gallery Corey ...
Call For Artists: Apply to the 2024 NOT REAL ART Grant Now
Our mission at NOT REAL ART has always been to support the creative community in many ways. Founded in 2019, the grant is one of our flagship programs and a true cornerstone of our work ...
‘Strange Plants’: Life Finds a Way in Heather Beardsley’s Latest Solo Show
Six years ago, Heather Beardsley visited the site of an infamous—and recent—nuclear accident: Chernobyl in northern Ukraine. Using an old photo of nearby Pripyat, now a ghost town, Heather hand embroidered the image with the ...
‘Optic:’ A Captivating Exploration of Optical Effects in Graphics
Flashback to the 1960s: Op Art, short for Optical Art, emerged in a decade that matched the dynamism of this new, exciting movement. Defined by stark contrast, mathematical compositions, and abstract shapes, Op Art creates ...
‘NO COMPLY’: A Tribute Exhibition to the Renegades Who Skate and Create
In the 1970s, street art and skateboarding collided. Both groups were seen as rebellious, flouting society’s rules about where or what they could create; it was only a matter of time before the two cultures ...
Choreographer Alexandra F. Light Performs the Forgotten History of Women
The winters in Buffalo, NY, are brutal. Situated on Lake Erie at the mouth of the Niagara River, the former industrial powerhouse is whipped by high-speed winds and punished with lake-chilled snowstorms from November to ...
Ravi Zupa: The Written Word as Weapon of Mass Destruction
A meditation on violence, political power, and the weight of malicious words, Dylan Thomas’ poem “The Hand That Signed the Paper” plays a central role in Ravi Zupa’s latest solo show at Los Angeles gallery ...
Four Artists, Four Hearts
North, South, East, and West mark the four corners of the world around us. The classical elements—fire, water, earth, air—reduce that world into four neat categories. The Beatles famously counted four members among their ranks ...
The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture Celebrates Its First Birthday
If first birthdays are a time to celebrate new beginnings, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture has plenty to toast. This weekend, a two-day extravaganza featuring live performances, multiple exhibitions, and a ...
The NOT REAL ART Guide to Summer Festival Season 2023
Break out the bikini top (and remember to slather on plenty of sunscreen)—summer is finally here and that means one thing: festival season is officially upon us. While plenty of art lovers will make their ...