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BEYOND THE STREETS Opens Permanent Los Angeles Physical Storefront and Exhibition Space

Global art sensation BEYOND THE STREETS is best known for being art-driven, cultural, and educational, covering the largest art movements while honoring the trailblazers and the unorthodox. As of September 2022, BEYOND THE STREETS will call La Brea Avenue home with a physical storefront and exhibition space that will serve as a cultural hub for the community of Los Angeles where all are welcome. Founded by graffiti historian and urban

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DABSMYLA: Things That Can’t Be Seen Grand Opening

Invite Only – Announcing THINGS THAT CAN’T BE SEEN, DABSMYLA’s highly anticipated solo exhibition in Los Angeles that explores unseen forces, powers and intangibles in the world around us. The exhibition will be on view October 20 through November 11, 2018, located at 8070 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Husband-and-wife visual artist duo, DABSMYLA employ a shared design language that dictates subject matter, positioning, color theory and perspective. With

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Beyond The Streets Showcases the Vandalism, Ambition, and Rebellion of the World’s Most Recognizable Modern Art Movement

For its inaugural show in Los Angeles, Beyond The Streets pays homage to its host city’s role as a diverse epicenter of art and culture of both past and present. Curator Roger Gastman, who is an author and historian, said “Beyond The Streets has been a real motherf**cker, 25 years in the making.” Some of the most impactful artists learned their trade on the streets, Beyond The Streets demonstrates their

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Ace Hotel + Juxtapoz Magazine Present “Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence”

Ticketed – Before artists such as Banksy and Shepard Fairey became household names, there were graffiti pioneers who were responsible for adding such things as the first ever crown or arrow to their moniker beginning the evolution of style. Wall Writers: Graffiti in its Innocence is a documentary film and 350+ page companion book. Both film and book were conceived and directed by Roger Gastman. Legendary filmmaker John Waters narrates

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