The Los Angeles Fires 2025- Links to Help Those Affected

 Art, Artists, California Street Art, Los Angeles Street Art, Miscellaneous, Street Art
Jan 132025
 

The devastation and loss from the fires in Los Angeles has been heartbreaking.

If you are looking for a way to help, several organizations have put together fundraisers-

Contemporary Art Review LA has put together an extensive spreadsheet that, along with fundraisers by organizations, also includes Go Fund Me pages for individuals and businesses

@griefxhope has set up a fundraiser and information on mutual aid for artists and artworkers impacted by the fires

Anti-Recidivism Coalition is taking donations to support the incarcerated fire crews that have worked tirelessly to help put out the fires (write “firefighter fund” on the donation)

Pasadena Humane has been caring for animals injured in the fires and those needing to be sheltered, as well as providing supplies to pet owners in need

Song of the Day- Cate Le Bon- “Moderation”

 Los Angeles Events, Los Angeles Music, Music, Musicians / Bands, Spotify Playlist
Sep 282022
 

Cate Le Bon- Moderation

This song is from Cate Le Bon’s latest album Pompeii.

She is playing in Los Angeles on Wednesday, 8/28/22, at The Regent Theater with special guest A. Savage from Parquet Courts.

Kenny Scharf’s Art Cars- Karbombz!

 Art, Artists, Drawing, Los Angeles Art Shows, Painting / Painters, Public Art
Sep 242022
 

Artist Kenny Scharf has painted around 260 cars for his Karbombz! project. In 2020 he even led a parade of them in Hollywood and West Hollywood.

This one was spotted on the streets of Los Angeles in 2015.

NYC Public Art- Hank Willis Thomas- “Unity” in Brooklyn (and artist talk at The Broad)

 Art, Art Shows by Location, Artists, Conceptual Art, Installation Art, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Events, Public Art, Sculptors / Sculpture
Sep 182022
 

Unity, was created by Hank Willis Thomas in 2019 as part of the Department of Cultural Affairs Percent for Art Program. The 22.5 foot sculpture is a replica of NBA player Joel Embiid’s right arm.

From the artist on the work (via Downtown Brooklyn)-

“The sculpture is an homage to and celebration of the unique and multi-faceted character of the borough of Brooklyn. The spirit of Brooklyn has always been about upward mobility and connection to roots. The large-scale sculpture of a bronze arm pointing toward the sky is intended to convey to a wide audience a myriad of ideas about individual and collective identity, ambition, and perseverance”.

Thomas will be speaking with UCLA professor and author Robin D.G. Kelley today (9/18/22) at 2pm The Broad Museum about his art practice, his activism, and his piece in the museum’s current exhibition, This is Not America’s Flag.

The program will be live-streamed on The Broad’s website and their Facebook page.

Los Angeles Street Art- S.C. Mero x Wildlife in 2015

 Art, Artists, California Street Art, Installation Art, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Art Shows, Los Angeles Street Art, Public Art, Sculptors / Sculpture, Street Art
Jul 282022
 

Going back to 2015 for this mural by Wildlife and S.C. Mero, who still create work in the area. Also check out Mero’s other page, where she highlights neighborhood (DTLA) events, people and art- including work by Wildlife.

 

Barbara Kruger- Your Body is A Battleground

 Art, Artists, Conceptual Art, Los Angeles Art Shows, Mixed Media, Painting / Painters, Photographers / Photography, Politics
Jun 252022
 

This work is currently on view at The Broad in Los Angeles.

Information from the museum’s website about this artwork-

Barbara Kruger addresses media and politics in their native tongue: tabloid, sensational, authoritative, and direct. Kruger’s words and images merge the commercial and art worlds; their critical resonance eviscerates cultural hierarchies — everyone and everything is for sale. The year 1989 was marked by numerous demonstrations protesting a new wave of antiabortion laws chipping away at the 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision. Untitled (Your body is a battleground) was produced by Kruger for the Women’s March on Washington in support of reproductive freedom. The woman’s face, disembodied, split in positive and negative exposures, and obscured by text, marks a stark divide. This image is simultaneously art and protest. Though its origin is tied to a specific moment, the power of the work lies in the timelessness of its declaration.

 

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