We spent the day in Jen's studio talking about psychedelia, plants, and her collaboration with Miley Cyrus for the MTV Video Music Awards in this Amadeus short directed by Matthew Kaundart.
Tim Nicholson's route to becoming a sculpture artist under the pseudonym, Secret of Manna, is inextricably linked to his analogue beginnings as a video game designer.
Black and Japanese-American artist Hana Ward’s work spans traditional painting to intricate ceramics that form unconsciously in dialogue with one another.
Devin Reynolds has a specific point of view in his art practice; his aesthetics lean toward sign painting and graffiti in an original, honest style familiar to those who share a similar upbringing.
Jaime Muñoz draws from a range of shared experiences with his community and from his upbringing to explore ideas surrounding colonial history and the notion of modernity, and the mechanization of human labor as it relates to the working class experience and self.
The story of Woon belongs to restauranteur Keegan Fong and his mother and head chef, Julie Chen Fong, but dates back a generation before that, to June and Roger Fong, who left Hong Kong in the late 1960s for a better life—one where an almost preternatural love of food would bring a family full circle back to their heritage.
Sarah Nsikak is the founder of La Réunion, a fashion brand that uses strictly deadstock and vintage fabrics from around the world to craft its signature clothing pieces.
Michelle Jane Lee is a Los Angeles-based artist and creator of Sung, a vegan Korean cuisine and art experience that expresses her sense of self-identity.
Adam Baz is a modern day Falconer. We're talking about the ancient, demanding art of training and flying birds of prey. However Baz's falconry practice differs from the traditional hunting sport.
In more ways than one, the global pandemic has changed the arts and all of us in it. Most museums and galleries have been closed, most even... Read More...
Nestled alongside the locally-owned restaurants and shops that line the small stretch of 4th Street in Long Beach known as Retro Row, sits ... Read More...
“Take My Hand” is the first single from Bardo Martinez’s forthcoming solo album. The song feels warm and inviting, and draws inspiration from the quirky beat of Childish Gambino’s “California.”
As a musician, Shiva Desai is in pursuit of the highest forms of knowledge—frequencies, and the effect of music on the inner being is a central theme to their work.
Los Angeles-based musician Devon Williams recently released his new album, A Tear In The Fabric, and it’s just the summer album we could all use about now.
Jerry Paper is the fictitious brainchild of Lucas Nathan; a creative outlet for him to materialize his ideas into the form of Steely Dan inspired tunes.
For those unfamiliar, the Southern restaurant chain Waffle House serves their hash browns smothered, covered, chunked, diced, peppered, cap... Read More...
Skateboarding has not only become King's therapy, exposing her to a close-knit community of women skaters, but also serves as a catalyst for her creativity and ultimately has put her in a place where she feels like she can be her authentic self.
In Venice Beach, California, the all-women skate crew GRLSWIRL takes its cues from the smooth, graceful style of the 1970’s to create an atmosphere for women to take up the sport without judgment or inhibitions.
Jared Mell expertly maneuvers south swell Malibu traffic with his signature style, in this new video "Bikini Visions," shot on 8mm by Matt Grote for Crap.
Nestled alongside the locally-owned restaurants and shops that line the small stretch of 4th Street in Long Beach known as Retro Row, sits the neighborhood’s n... Read More...
As you walk up the industrial warehouse steps of Andrea Emmerich's studio and down the winding halls of what was once a doll factory, her unit presents almost an idyllic soviet-era apartment of yesteryear with giant factory windows and the weight of age to match.
Amidst a global pandemic, social protests, and the politicization of just about everything that plagued 2020, and continues to seep into 2021, artist Vanessa P... Read More...
“Take My Hand” is the first single from Bardo Martinez’s forthcoming solo album. The song feels warm and inviting, and draws inspiration from the quirky beat of Childish Gambino’s “California.”
When artist Katie Benn sits down in front of a new canvas there's never a plan in place. She rarely knows where her paintbrush or pencil will take her and wher... Read More...
Berumen's images hold an authentic power that actively draws you into her images and comes from her ability to highlight the familiar faces of her community with love, respect, and appreciation.
As a musician, Shiva Desai is in pursuit of the highest forms of knowledge—frequencies, and the effect of music on the inner being is a central theme to their work.
Whether for a unique piece, or a limited run of t-shirts, Theresa Escobedo continues to sharpen a visual identity that evolves and expands from one medium to another.
Although traditional in subject matter and practice, Pedro Pedro's paintings stand on their own stylistically, employing funky shapes and colors to reinvent the mundane.
There’s an involuntary elegance about artist Jemima Kirke—in her speech, in her movements—that breathes midmorning Sunday: unhurried and fluid and assured and stoic.
