Monday, February 28, 2011
New Trustocorp Signs in Los Angeles
After a smashing success at their recent show at Gallery 1988, more signs went up in LA from NY based street art collective Trustocorp. Click the jump for more
Labels:
LA,
los angeles,
NY,
street art,
Trustocorp
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7:52 PM
Gold Rush
Last night, in honor of Banksy and the Oscars, bricks of gold were placed in front of street art in LA. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
los angeles,
Oscars,
street art
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6:08 PM
Don't Waive Your Rights With Your Flag
New piece from Accountability? saying 'Don't waive your rights with your flag.' Click the jump for a detailed look and more
Labels:
Accountability?,
LA,
los angeles,
street art
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5:29 PM
Still Thinking of Banksy
Labels:
Banksy,
Insurgency Inc,
los angeles,
street art
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4:23 PM
How Wall Street Blew It
Free Humanity puts a CheObama stencil on top of a copy of the Wall Street Journal that says 'How Wall Street Blew It'. Click the jump for more.
Labels:
Free Humanity,
los angeles,
stencil,
street art
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3:59 PM
Love Love Me
At first we thought this was like the love at the end of a letter - like 'Love, Love Me'. But the way that this is written, without a comma between the loves, it seems like this is asking for love, not signing something. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Curtis Kulig,
los angeles,
Love Me,
street art
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2:35 PM
Banksy On Google Maps
For all those Banksy hunters out there, there is now one place to go to find the locations of all of Banksy's works in LA. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
los angeles,
street art
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1:34 PM
Kate Moss Gets Wet
We came up on this fresh piece from Free Humanity this morning while the paste was still wet. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Destroy All Design,
Free Humanity,
Herbert the Hippo,
melrose,
Septerhed
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1:18 PM
Swiftly Taken
Its hard out there for a street artist these days. Here are a few exclusive shots of a new hand drawn piece from Swift. These are the only pics of this piece in the world, because it got nabbed later, the same night it went up. Click the jump for more
Labels:
buff,
los angeles,
street art,
Swift
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12:50 PM
Buffalo in Griffith Park
Labels:
Common Cents,
los angeles,
street art
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12:43 PM
Banksy Slaps LA
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
los angeles,
stickers,
street art
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8:57 AM
Action Shots of Street Art Being Cut Out
Here are some action shots of the tremendous street art grab, when 6 pieces of street art that were cut out of the Joyrich building at the instruction of the owner. Click the jump below for more
Labels:
buff,
los angeles,
street art
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8:00 AM
WANTED: Banksy
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
los angeles,
Oscars,
street art
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5:44 AM
Voina And The 231-Foot Penis
This is the gag that got Voina arrested.
Placement is everything, and not only did they paint a 231 foot penis on a retractable drawbridge, it took some real balls to hit this particular spot. Click the jump below for more
Labels:
Banksy,
street art,
Voina
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5:17 AM
JR Gets Defaced on Melrose!
Labels:
JR,
LA,
los angeles,
melrose,
street art
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5:11 AM
Graffiti at Fairfax High School
This shot was funny. We thought the dude who was painting was trying to stand still so we wouldn't notice . . .
Labels:
fairfax,
graffiti,
los angeles
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5:01 AM
Sunday, February 27, 2011
DENIED! Banksy Loses Best Documentary Oscar
Much to our surprise, Banksy's film 'Exit Through the Gift Shot' did not win an Oscar. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
los angeles,
Oscar,
street art
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7:58 PM
The Oscar for Best Performance By A City Goes To . . .
The City of Angels.
This is a new piece from Desire Obtain Cherish the day after having their previous piece cut out of the wall at this same spot yesterday. Click the jump for more
Labels:
desire obtain cherish,
LA,
los angeles,
Oscars,
street art
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5:18 PM
Art Babies
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
Los Angelees,
Oscar,
stencil,
street art,
Xvala
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5:06 PM
Banksy At The Oscars -"Shenanigans Are What He Does"
The Oscars are only a few hours away, and most of us are on the edge of our seats waiting to see what antics Banksy has planned for tonight. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
los angeles,
Oscars
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Melrose+Fairfax
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3:32 PM
Revok Is Dead
Labels:
At Large,
graffiti,
los angeles,
mchn,
Revok,
street art
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3:21 PM
Mr. Brainwash Hits Up Hollywood
It seems that according to Mr. Brainwash, Banksy has already won the Oscar. Fresh new work from Mr. Brainwash in Hollywood. Click the jump for more on this MELROSEandFAIRFAX exclusive
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12:29 PM
An Art Grab Like Never Before
In an art grab of unprecedented levels, the owner of the Joyrich building on Melrose cut 6 separate pieces of street art out of the wall. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Accountability?,
Banksy,
buff,
desire obtain cherish,
Free Humanity,
Insurgency Inc,
los angeles,
Shawny,
street art
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11:18 AM
Final Goodbye to Banksy's 'Caution'
Even though it has now been tagged over and cut out of the wall, here is a final look at Banksy's 'Caution' piece with some great shots capturing never before seen angles. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
caution,
los angeles,
street art
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9:26 AM
We Love a Good Tag - M&F's View on Graffiti
A lot of folks have been getting bent out of shape about our calling out the fools who tag a Banksy. We think its weak sauce. But as for the tag itself, well, we have a lot of love for the tag . . .
Labels:
Banksy,
graffiti,
los angeles,
tag
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8:18 AM
I Want a Divorce
Labels:
los angeles,
Marisak,
stickers,
street art
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7:48 AM
Ahhhhh . . . (looks at the palm trees and smells the fresh air)
It has been hard work chasing Banksy, and it felt that we have been stuck inside in front of the computer screen too much for too long for the past 2 weeks.
Labels:
graffiti,
los angeles
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
7:32 AM
Pics From Street Art From the Crypt
Labels:
KilleD,
Koffinz,
los angeles,
street art,
Zombie
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6:50 AM
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Banksy's Art Helps Free Prisoners
The sale of Banksy art helped the defense fund and secure the release of imprisoned street art activists in Russia. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
street art,
Voina
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Melrose+Fairfax
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11:56 PM
Follow Your HeART
Labels:
Common Cents,
los angeles,
street art
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
11:48 PM
Hipster Babies
Labels:
d1g1tal,
Hipster Baby,
los angeles,
melrose,
street art
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7:31 PM
Banksy - Blast From The Past
3 of the 7 confirmed Banksy's in LA have now been cut out or taken down.
This classic Banksy piece is a blast from the past and addresses some of the same issues that are happening now with the pieces in LA. Click the jump below for more
Labels:
Banksy,
buff,
graffiti,
LA,
los angeles,
street art,
tag
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Melrose+Fairfax
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4:54 PM
Ducking the Truth
Labels:
Dog Byte,
LA,
los angeles,
street art
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4:39 PM
Free Humanity Gets Boleeped
Labels:
Boleep,
Darth Vader,
Free Humanity,
los angeles,
street art,
yoda
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
3:02 PM
What is WRONG With People?!
Labels:
Banksy,
buff,
LA,
los angeles,
stencil,
street art
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
10:50 AM
Here's a Banksy Everyone Can Take Home
Labels:
Banksy,
Insurgency Inc,
LA,
los angeles,
street art
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9:26 AM
The Oscar for Best Performance By A Country Goes To . . .
Desire Obtain Cherish marches forward with their Oscar themed street art. Click the jump below for more
Labels:
Banksy,
desire obtain cherish,
LA,
los angeles,
melrose,
Oscars,
street art
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
6:56 AM
Friday, February 25, 2011
Olek Does a Banksy Tribute
Labels:
Banksy,
LA,
los angeles,
NY,
Olek,
street art
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
11:06 PM
Another Banksy Shows Up On Ebay
Labels:
Banksy,
Crayon House Foreclosure,
ebay,
LA,
los angeles
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Melrose+Fairfax
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10:50 PM
Why Oh Why?
Like previous Banksy's this one has stayed active even after the piece has gone. Click the jump below for more
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9:22 PM
Jealous People, Sick People
Despite the defacing of Banksy's street art that we have seen in LA, we still love the city. And for every asshole, there are a hundred heroes. Click the jump for more
Labels:
Banksy,
buff,
Crayon Soldier,
LA,
los angeles
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Melrose+Fairfax
at
8:46 PM
Fakesy Not Banksy
Labels:
Banksy,
fake,
los angeles,
street art
Posted by
Melrose+Fairfax
at
7:49 PM
I Fucked Banksy Just to Get to Mr. Brainwash
Labels:
Banksy,
Insurgency Inc,
LA,
los angeles,
mr brainwash,
street art
Posted by
Melrose+Fairfax
at
7:18 PM
The Best of Banksy in LA
Labels:
Banksy,
Best Of,
LA,
los angeles,
street art
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Melrose+Fairfax
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6:27 PM
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