Entries Tagged as ‘Events’

January 26, 2009

The Sharpie Show

Opening at Crewest in L.A. on February 7, this show celebrates the Sharpie and its place as the first tool a street artist acquires in his lifelong journey to hone his craft.  Featuring original works of art make exclusively with Sharpies, the exhibition contains pices from some of the biggest names in graffiti art from around the [...]

December 10, 2008

55DSL Party and Art Installation

Thursday Dec. 11, 6-9pm @ 55DSL, South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa
(Level 3, Crate & Barrel Wing)
RSVP at WWW.BPMMAGAZINE.NET/55DSL

November 10, 2008

Grant Barnhart + Remember Me When

We’re big fans of Grant Barnhart’s work.  It’s hard not to be.  Now, he’s gone and gotten himself a show in his hometown of Seattle at the OKOK Gallery.  Running from November 8 – December 7, Remember Me When features new works from Barnhart and his subversive vision of Americana.
More info courtesy of OKOK Gallery.  [...]

November 5, 2008

55DSL Pop Up Store + Lykki Li Performance in Costa Mesa

Yo!  Our good friends over with 55DSL are launching a pop up store in Costa Mesa this Thursday, November 6th.  To commemorate the occasion, they’ve got a cuh-razy party lined up featuring DJ sets from the ubiquitous indie chanteuse of the moment, Lykki Li, and Bjorn Yttling her super producer/one third of Peter Bjorn and [...]

October 13, 2008

Levi’s and The Fader Present: The FORT NYC

For those readers in NYC, click on the pic to RSVP.  Enjoy!

September 7, 2008

Nike Human Race + Kanye & Common

Would you run a 10k with little-to-no training for a chance to see Kanye and Common once you finished?  This was the proposition facing us when a friend duped convinced us into competing in Nike’s Human Race last weekend.  We’re proud to say that we finished (barely) with our lungs and legs in tact and [...]

July 14, 2008

Branded Bunny + It’s Hell Not Having A Hero

Branded Bunny is an up and coming photographer and street artist with his first solo show opening in L.A. on August 2nd.  His subject matter depicts a world devoid of meaning and he describes the images in his first show as an exploration of “urban alienation, search for meaning, vandal culture, and fuck-it-all partying.”  If [...]

July 8, 2008

Andy Warhol Visits L.A.

If you happen to be in L.A. this week you’ve probably heard about the Andy Warhol show that’s coming to The Michael Kohn Gallery.  Highlighting his photography work over the last ten years of his life, these pictures have never been exhibited on the West Coast.
Show runs from July 10 – August 22, learn more here.
 

June 17, 2008

Mr. Brainwash, “Life Is Beautiful” Exhibition in L.A.

There are only a few cool things about living in L.A.:

Getting to consistently gripe about a city that’s probably one of the 3-4 best in the world in nearly every respect
The vibrant street art that consistently pops up around you
The taco trucks

This post is about number 2.  No, not that kind of number 2 (that would be gross) – [...]

June 3, 2008

Nike Be True Family Reunion

This past Sunday, Nike hosted an exclusive event to celebrate the inimitable Dunks.  Festivities included the hip hop orchestra conducted by Double G, The Cool Kids and No Age.  Along with the music there was a Celtic dunk tank, free BBQ, a slip and slide and, oh yeah, free Dunks for lucky party goers (like [...]