
Head in the Clouds LA will raise two stages at Brookside at the Rose Bowl on Saturday, Aug. 5, and Sunday, Aug. 6, for the festival’s third consecutive year in Pasadena. - Photo courtesy of 88rising

Stefan Brüggemann’s “White Noise” is on view at Hauser & Wirth Downtown Los Angeles through Sunday, Jan. 14. - Photo by Keith Lubow

Multimedia artist Kent Yoshimura painted a new series of murals about Ellison Onizuka in Little Tokyo. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

D*Face’s new exhibition, “Painting Over the Cracks,” opens on Saturday, Aug. 6. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

Photo by Neil Schwartz

Photo by Abi Polinsky

Emo Nite was founded by Morgan Freed and T.J. Petracca in 2014 to bring people together to enjoy punk-pop anthems. They’ve now partnered with Insomniac and are bringing their show to the Coliseum. - Photo courtesy of Emo Nite

Shepard Fairey’s work has been featured in collections around the world, including Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. - Photo by Jeffrey Rovner

With the endorsement of more than 200 street artists from around the globe, Street Art Alive has brought its immersive art experience to the Lume Los Angeles. - Photo by Ryan Lautenbacher

Street artist Deity was one of eight artists invited to the U.S. Bank Tower by Man One. - Photo by Chris Mortenson


Contemporary artist Takashi Murakami’s self portrait as an NFT avatar. - Photo courtesy of The Broad

After acquiring the U.S. Bank Tower in 2020, Silverstein Properties invited 15 LA-based artists to the top floor of the iconic skyscraper to paint the highest murals in the state of California. - Photo by Joe Woolhead

LA-based neon artist Leticia Maldonado was born in West Covina and raised in Las Vegas. The neon Raggedy Ann doll is part of Maldonado’s “The Architect” piece within her new MONA exhibit, “The Storytellers.” - Photos courtesy of Jordana Sheara + MONA

LA-based artist Kristen Liu-Wong’s show “Hard Pressed” was inspired by the internal and external pressures and anxiety she has felt since the start of the year. - Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

“William Kentridge: In Praise of Shadows,” curated by Ed Schad, will be on display at The Broad until Sunday, April 9. - Photo courtesy of William Kentridge

Talabolina’s mural on the Continental Building was inspired by the iconic figures of Matisse and covers a slice of the interior courtyard wall. - Photo courtesy of Svetlana Talabolina

Photo by Luke Netzley

Cirque du Soleil’s “Corteo” will take the stage at DTLA’s Microsoft Theater from Thursday, March 23, to Sunday, April 30. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

Photo courtesy of MONA

“Las Vegas Bender,” directed by Danny Corey, tells the story of a young girl inspired by her showgirl mother and the glitzy neon of Las Vegas Boulevard to become a neon bender. - Photo courtesy of MONA

The “Hostile Terrain ‘94” exhibition shares the stories of migrants traveling up through Central America and into the Sonoran Desert along the U.S.-Mexico border. - Photo courtesy of The Undocumented Migration Project

Jodi Miller taped her first comedy special at The Ice House on Friday, July 21. - Photo courtesy of Jodi Miller

“Keith Haring: Art is for Everybody” is comprised of more than 120 works of art and archival materials, filling the walls of The Broad with the first expansive collection of Haring’s work seen in a museum in Los Angeles. - Photo courtesy of The Broad

“Rainy New York Shinning” by Shahin Mastian

“Northern Exposure” by Camilla d’Errico

“Tale of Genji: Murasaki and Genji Enjoying the Snow” by Utagawa Kunisada and Utagawa Hiroshige (1854). - Photo courtesy of Scripps College

Jack Rutberg is the founder of Pasadena’s Jack Rutberg Fine Arts gallery and recipient of IAA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

“Beverly Park & the Pony Rides” by Gary Baseman. - Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

Skip Marley performs at the opening night reception for the “One Love Experience” - Photo courtesy of Chyna Photography

The 3rd Annual Community & Unity People’s Kite Festival will return to the LA State Historic Park on Saturday, May 13. - Photo by Ian Byers-Gamble

Edward Zipco and Bill Dunleavy founded Superchief Gallery to elevate underground artists to a global stage. - Photo courtesy of Superchief Gallery

The dimensions of Rodrigo Valenzuela’s “the underpinning” were inspired by the standardized government housing of his childhood in Chile. - Photo courtesy of Clockshoo

Coldplay’s Chris Martin sings from the runway. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

Music duo Phantogram perform at the grand opening of The Bellwether. - Photo by Brian Rapaport

Kaskade x Deadmau5 - Photo by Chris Mortenson

Caroline Cecil’s newest EP, “Someone You Can Count On,” draws from a wealth of life experiences to create a sonorous mosaic laced with, for the first time, her own vocals. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

Photo by Jasmine Safaeian

Producer and DJ Valentino Khan releases his six-track EP “Powerline” on Friday, March 1. - Photo courtesy of Valentino Khan

“Girls” by Catherine Goodman - Photo by Damian Griffiths

“Waterbourne” (1973) by Ruth Weisberg - Photo courtesy of Jack Rutberg Fine Arts

Edward Zipco and Bill Dunleavy founded Superchief Gallery to elevate underground artists to a global stage. - Photo courtesy of Superchief Gallery

Born in LA, Paul Daniels grew up idolizing teams like the Dodgers and Lakers. He has gone on to paint a mural of Kobe Bryant in DTLA and a tribute to Vin Scully at Dodger Stadium. - Photo courtesy of Paul Daniels

To represent the diversity of DTLA, the LA3C Festival’s lineup includes a range of artists from genres as diverse as hip hop, reggaeton and K-pop, featuring performers like South Korean boy band Seventeen. - Photo courtesy of LA3C


Jean-Michel Basquiat in LA. - Photo by Brad Branson

"Hello My Sorrow" by Brandi Milne - Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

Israeli singer-songwriter Ninet Tayeb wrote her new single, “Who is Us,” to encourage a spirit of oneness in the wake of the pandemic. - Photo by Katarina Benzova

Capturing the resurgence of LA’s underground concert scene, Superchief Gallery co-founder Bill Dunleavy wanted to highlight the “counterculture of the pandemic era.” - Photo courtesy of Superchief Gallery

Pasadena native Mary Rahmani is the founder of Moon Projects, a multidisciplinary creative agency and joint venture record label with Republic Records. - Photo by Hylah Hedgepeth

With its annual Cinco de Mayo engagement, Lucha VaVOOM seeks to honor the holiday through a collection of energetic acts from renowned performers. - Photo by Hon Hoang

Circus Vargas Express will debut at Arcadia’s Westfield Santa Anita on Friday, Sept. 9. - Photo courtesy of Circus Vargas


Photo by Chris Mortenson

Internationally renowned cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason will join the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra to perform at Glendale’s Alex Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 15. - Photo by Jake Turney

Los Angeles painter Adrian Cox’s studio practice involves crafting an intricate mythology with his artwork, in which he explores questions of identity, spirituality, and humanity’s relationship with the natural world. - Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

‘Peace on Your Wings’: Little Tokyo performance remembers the children of Hiroshima. - Photo by Tanner Teruya

“Mother” by Lisa Ericson

Corrie Siegel is an artist, curator and educator who currently serves as the executive director of the Museum of Neon Art. - Photo courtesy of Corrie Siegel


Urban Voices Project’s mission is to give a voice to the community of Skid Row. - Photo by Timothy Norris

Warren Neidich, the visionary behind “Brain Without Organs,” has combined neurological and aesthetic approaches to further understand humanity’s evolving relationship with information technologies. - Photo by Olivia Fougeirol

Jack Rutberg has owned Jack Rutberg Fine Arts since 1979. - Photo courtesy of Jack Rutberg

Kate Shindle is the president of the Actor’s Equity Association. - Photo by Chris Mortenson

“Songs of Conscience, Sounds of Freedom” showcases a variety of artists and musical masterpieces that have inspired movements and enacted progressive change around the world. - Photo by Luke Netzley

“Sakura” by Jon Ching - Photo courtesy of Corey Helford Gallery

The “Art A to Z” exhibition will run from Sunday, March 3, through Saturday, May 18, at the Jack Rutberg Fine Arts Gallery. - Photo courtesy of Jack Rutberg Fine Arts