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LA’s Control Gallery Presents “When The Ship Goes Down” by Irish Artist Conor Harrington

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The first Los Angeles solo show of London-based, Irish artist Conor Harrington, “When The Ship Goes Down” (on now through 29 April at Control Gallery) pairs thought-provoking canvas paintings with equally compelling works on paper. All of Harrington’s pieces upend reality as each explores contemporary masculinity and power through depictions of 18th century European men dressed in frocks and carrying bunting. “Conor’s work offers an …

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Roger Gastman + NTWRK’s “Beyond the Streets” Digital Art Fair

Free to view and featuring one-of-a-kind pieces from FUTURA2000, Guerrilla Girls, Shantell Martin and more

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Author, curator and graffiti historian Roger Gastman’s roving street art exhibition, Beyond the Streets, has celebrated and extended the legacy of many seminal figures in the explosive artistic movement. On 5-6 December, when many folks would usually be clamoring for exhibitions and events amidst Miami Art Week, Gastman and shopping platform NTWRK will showcase a variation of Beyond the Streets, this time as a digital …

Go “Beyond The Streets” In Los Angeles

A union of seminal graffiti artists and those they inspired

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by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick It’s hard to speak about Los Angeles’ “Beyond The Streets” without mentioning “Art In The Streets,” the landmark 2011 MOCA show that surveyed the world of graffiti and street art. Both incorporate big names in the game (like Retna, SWOON and Barry McGee) with all work displayed in engaging, interactive ways. Both sprung up in Downtown Los Angeles, on the outskirts …