ChorBoogie DTLA

ChorBoogie in Downtown LA in front of Hold Up Art.

Fist Pump!

Los Angeles street artist Homo Riot will be having a show at Hold Up Art in downtown. The opening is this Saturday, October 22.

From the press release:

Hold Up Art presents Fist Pump, a collection of new work from Los Angeles-based activist and street artist Homo Riot, whose highly charged and sometimes sexually explicit imagery, became part of the city’s social landscape in response to the 2008 passing of Proposition 8 (a measure on the state ballot that overturned the California Supreme Court's ruling that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry). Homo Riot's message started out as a “fuck you” to the supporters of Prop 8, but has morphed into something larger and more profound. Seen now as an emblem of pride and strength to the gay community, Homo Riot’s work has become a line of communication to young gays who feel they’ve been shunned by mainstream society and a call to action for silenced and closeted gays. 

“The work in this show explores the dichotomy between the often hidden and dark realms of gay life and the simultaneous desire for visible exuberance,” says Homo Riot of Fist Pump. “In these pieces, the fusion of these disparate concepts leads to awkward explosions of ‘pride’ and naïve outbursts of youthful anger and rage.”We hope to see you there, and if you can't make it out, please stay tuned for more updates with photos and special information on art and limited editions from the event.

Opening Reception of FIST PUMP on October 22nd, 7pm - 11pm


Hold Up Art
358 E. 2nd St
Los Angeles, CA 90012

Off with the Hed

I love being visually assaulted, especially by black and white geodesic heads sprinkled with pastel candy coatings. Los Angeles street artist, SEPTERHED, made my eyes hurt so good. His SUBVERSIVE HOLIDAY experience was one of the best deliveries of a street art exhibit I've seen. The walls were scralwed with bold, angular typography and topped off with graphic wolf imagey, "heds"and cheeky statements.

There were many local LA Street Artists on the scene that got down on a "graffiti wall". Lydia Emily, 2wenty and The Status Faction were among the artists at the opening. Septerhed bumped my book and I was lucky enough to be able to score a painting that will be hanging in my house soon.

Check out the show at:

Hold Up Art
358 E. 2nd St.
Downtown LA