An illustrious night of Brazilian graphic design and short films at the legendary Standard Hotel in Hollywood. Film, music & design oriented RES magazine keeps coming up with new events to showcase the work ...

BUFFMONSTER “THE TURBO LOVER”

2006.7.5　 Text: Christopher Lenz

Anyone walking the streets of Los Angeles with an open eye for street art might have had a strange deja vu experience at the Kidrobot store in Santa Monica on April 20th. The funny looking bubble like creatures you wo...

RES 10 RELEASE PARTY

2006.6.5　 Text: Christopher Lenz

For the ninth time RES presents its annual selection of 10 international creators to watch out for in 2006 and beyond. Anyone familiar with the RES Magazine will take their 'advice' dearly and check out these visual a...

GOWER GULCH

2006.2.5　 Text: Christopher Lenz

At the corner of Gower & Sunset street across from the Sunset Gower Studios in Hollywood, originally established as the legendary Columbia Pictures Studios, is a small western themed shopping center named "Gower ...

SRL (SURVIVAL RESEARCH LABORATORIES) “THE FISH BOY’S DREAM”

2006.2.1　 Text: Christopher Lenz

"Producing the most dangerous shows on earth", as SRL (Survival Research Laboratories) state their motto on the official website really says it all. Just by looking at the pictures of their events, you start feeling ...

PETER BESTE “NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL”

2005.11.4　 Text: Reto Caduff

Looking at the photographs currently on display at the trendy Blk/Mrkt Gallery in Culver City, Los Angeles you get the feeling that here we have a photographer who, as a teenager, looked more at the Kiss album c...

LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE (LAMC) 2005

2005.9.4　 Text: Xpectro

Early August, a flock of young Latinos flew to Manhattan, New York, to take part in one of the most respected conferences devoted to analyze the presence of our culture in the American musical market. Under the baton ...

MARGARET KILGALLEN “IN THE SWEET BYE & BYE”

2005.7.4　 Text: Reto Caduff

It was a scene at the opening of Margaret Kilgallen grand retrospective at the Redcat Gallery in downtown L.A. The contrast couldn't have been greater: the outside of the gallery a metal object (the famous Gehry desig...

GRAFFITI WORLD: STREET ART FROM FIVE CONTINENTS

2005.3.4　 Text: Reto Caduff

Graffiti has been with us for decades - and a drive around pretty much any urban environment in the world is testament that the artform is here to stay. Now a fat book and a big show in Los Angeles is paying the long ...

RESFEST 2003

2003.10.4　 Text: Aya Muto

That time of the year has come around again- week worth of excitements on screen and penetrating experience with never seen (and would never see any where else) motion footages. Amongst all the celebrated film festiva...

KOZYNDAN “URBAN MITHS”

2003.9.1　 Text: Reto Caduff

That L.A. based illustration mavericks Kozyndan (a couple named Kozy and Dan) have new work shown at the Giant Robot Store is no accident. The duo contributes regularly to Giant Robot magazine and GR has returned the ...

UP OUR SLEEVE, THE DUBLAB COVERS PROJECT

2003.7.1　 Text: Aya Muto

Marriage of music and art is not a ground breaking news. Yet to deliver the sense of community, connection, and profound nostalgia all in one behind these pleasantly bulky record sleeves, are most definitely unique to...