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A Decade Underground: Sugar Press Art Turns 10
Sugar Press Art’s ‘Ink & Earth’ anniversary exhibition at Mad Rabbit celebrates a milestone for LA’s eco-minded print studio and its creative community.
Open Call for Artists: ‘Modern Love: Reflections on Intimacy and Eros’
Submissions are now open for our spring exhibition, ‘Modern Love.’ Artists can submit their pieces until April 1, 2026, for a chance to be featured.
Everything Worth Seeing, Hearing, and Thinking About in Art This Year
From witch hunts and biometric portraits to reality TV art shows and tarot decks, here’s the work that defined NOT REAL ART’s 2025.
Watch: Remote, S2E6: Historical References
In the season’s sixth episode, Remote series creator Badir McCleary visits Sal’s Famous Pizzeria, the Blythe Intaglios, and the Pyramids at Giza.
Watch: Remote, S2E5: Commercial vs. Creative
In the season’s fifth episode, Remote series creator Badir McCleary visits ‘Stonehenge II’ in Texas and Tom Fruin’s ‘The Glass House’ in Orlando, FL.
Watch: Remote, S2E4: Remote Destinations
In the season’s fourth episode, Remote series creator Badir McCleary visits Marfa, Texas, the Venice Biennale, and Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England.
Open Call: Art World Horror Stories
This October, NOT REAL ART is seeking ‘art world horror stories’ from working artists and creatives of any discipline to share with our audience.
Watch: Remote, S2E3: Street Art and Graffiti
In the season’s third episode, Badir McCleary visits Keith Haring’s Crack is Wack mural, and graffiti spots like Brick Lane and the Krog Street Tunnel.
Watch: Remote, S2E2: Monuments of Dedication
In the season’s second episode, filmmaker Badir McCleary visits the Rothko Chapel, Sally Heller’s ‘Scrap House,’ and the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park.
Watch: Remote, S2E1: Art Parks and Outdoor Museums
In the ‘Remote’ season 2 premiere, filmmaker Badir McCleary visits the Noah Purifoy Desert Art Museum, the Eclectic Menagerie Park, and Grounds for Sculpture.
Art Meets Heart: ‘Arthouse’ TV Series Launches Fundraiser to Showcase Local Creatives in Your Home
Support ‘Arthouse’ to connect with local artists, discover unique artwork, and help bring creativity into personal spaces while fostering community art scenes.
Announcing ‘Remote: Season Two’: A Sneak Peek Into Our Exclusive Video Series on Contemporary Public Art With Badir McCleary
In ‘Remote: Season Two,’ filmmaker Badir McCleary highlights the ‘living dialogue between artists, cities, and communities’ that public art provokes.
NOT REAL ART School Launches Free Workshops on Collectibles, Community, Trauma, and Technology
As tuition, career development, and living expenses continue to skyrocket, NOT REAL ART School is making strides to lower barriers to the art world.
Watch: El Monte Mural Documentary Honors Kizh Nation Chief ‘Ernie’ Salas
A new documentary short by award-winning filmmaker Andrea ‘Jako’ Giacomi sheds light on muralist Man One’s portrait of the Kizh Nation’s spiritual leader.
Ben Frost: Directions for Navigating Modern Life
Australian artist Ben Frost presents ‘This Way Up,’ a new series of sculptural pop-art mashups that skewer our modern perception of reality.
Troy Brooks Gives Women Space to Grow
Canadian pop surrealist Troy Brooks presents ‘BLOOM,’ a new series of oil paintings that catch women in moments of growth, reflection, or transformation.
Converse x Topo Chico: Fresh Footwear Designs From Mexican Artist Marka27
Designed in collaboration with street artist Marka27, the new footwear and apparel drop from Converse celebrates Topo Chico and its Mexican heritage.
Illustrator Travis Lampe: ‘Small Time Buffoonist’
Now on view at Corey Helford Gallery, Travis Lampe’s latest exhibition features new paintings and sculptures in the illustrator’s iconic old-timey style.
Okuda San Miguel: Kisses Between Universes
Okuda San Miguel’s upcoming exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery explores the evolution of communication in the digital age in the painter’s iconographic style.
What Is the Future of Museums Today? NOT REAL ART Weighs In on the Conversation [Podcast]
A major three-part exhibition at Mudam Luxembourg includes an episode of the NOT REAL ART podcast with The Explorers Club archivist and curator Lacey Flint.
‘Three Dimensional Type’ is Poised for a Revolution
Recently released by UK publishers Counter-Print, softbound book ‘Three Dimensional Type’ celebrates the burgeoning field of 3D typography in all its forms.
The Care Bears Come to Los Angeles in Corey Helford’s New Exhibition
Created in partnership with Cloudco Entertainment, ‘Care Bears™️ Forever’ features over 75 international artists who celebrate the teddies’ timeless appeal.
Boundless/Binding: A New Narrative Emerges From the Middle East
On view at Subliminal Projects, ‘Boundless/Binding’ examines the shifting narratives that shape identity and belonging with new works from Middle Eastern female artists.
Remembering Thinkspace Projects’ Shawn Hosner, the ‘Ultimate Gallery Mom’
This weekend, the visionary L.A. gallery celebrates co-founder Shawn Hosner, who passed earlier this month due to complications from stage four metastatic breast cancer.
