Email Author Shelley Leopold

Awards

• 2007 - Southern California Journalism Awards/LA Press Club

  "Shooting the Shit with Tenacious D"

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2011 Stories by Shelley Leopold

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  FEATURED STORY

  Top 10 Street Art and Graffiti Stories of 2011

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Yes, year-end lists. Not even street art is exempt. But hey, 2011 was a banner year for the Los Angeles street art and graffiti communities, as they enjoyed plenty of worldwide attention. LA Weekly p... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Gajin Fujita's 'Made in L.A.' at L.A. Louver: Sold-Out Show Continues Graf Artist's Rise to Blue-Chip Status

  published Nov 04, 2011

  Gajin Fujita has email now. The Japanese American, Boyle heights resident and retired K2S graffiti crew member has finally come into the computer age, albeit rather reluctantly. Until now, the only wa... More >>

• Achtung! Uber Graffiti Twins How & Nosm Take L.A. By Paint

  published Oct 14, 2011

  For more photos, see "How and Nosm in L.A." Raoul and Davide Perre, otherwise known as artists How and Nosm, are identical German twins that yes, speak their own graf language and even finish each ot... More >>

• Saber Unveils Protest Flag for Occupy L.A. and His Push to End Moratorium on Murals

  published Oct 12, 2011

  Artist/activist Saber has never been one to do anything in a "small" way as evidenced by his world record holding graffiti piece on the L.A. River -- done in 1997 and visible from space before it was ... More >>

• Sage Vaughn: Gangster Sparrows and Butterfly Opera

  published Oct 05, 2011

  For more photos check out our slideshow, Sage Vaughn: Studio Tour Sage Vaughn, one of SoCal's favorite contemporary urban naturalist painters, is tucked inside a quaint and tidy mid century modern o... More >>

• Mr. Brainwash Invites You to Participate in his Latest Exhibit/Party, 'Art Show 2011'

  published Sep 30, 2011

  As if traffic along the La Brea corridor isn't already bad enough, L.A.'s beloved street artist Mr. Brainwash -- who first got attention through our cover story and later through the documentary Exit... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Saber's Skywriting Grafitti Blasts City Hall's Anti-Mural Policy

  published Sep 19, 2011

  "I own the sky!" exclaimed L.A. graf king Saber as his latest project started to unfold at noon today -- not on an elusive downtown wall, but in the skies above City Hall. Saber's latest artwork is a ... More >>

• Patti Astor's '3 Kings' Show at Shepard Fairey's Subliminal Projects: Queen of Fun Curates Lee, Futura and Fab Five Freddy

  published Sep 16, 2011

  Patti Astor -- indie actress, ground-breaking curator, Manhattan party girl and current SoCal resident -- is stirring things up again, this time here in Echo Park. Patti's headline-grabbing FUN Galler... More >>

• Risk and Retna Secretly Paint a Santa Monica House for Heal the Bay

  published Sep 07, 2011

  Update: After the unveiling of the house, Santa Monica cops and city code enforcement weren't happy. For more info see our post on our news blog: Graffiti House Celebrating Heal The Bay Targeted by Sa... More >>

• Jason Williams (aka Revok) Sends Regards from Detroit With New Show "Perseverance" at Known Gallery

  published August 18, 2011

  A superhero among the spray-can set and one of the L.A. Sheriff's Department's most wanted vandals, the artist known as Revok,... More >>

• Heroes & Villains, Tatiana Wills and Roman Cho's New Book of Badass Photos of Street Artists, Graphic Novelists, and Everyone in Between

  published Jun 28, 2011

  Check out our slideshow of photos from the book: "Heroes & Villains: Los Angeles Painters, Street Artists and Graphic Novelists" In looking at the portraiture that encompasses the sublime new coff... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Faile Comes to Venice

  published June 23, 2011

  Fans of London dealer Steve Lazarides’ ephemeral L.A. art antics — Banksy’s “Barely Legal” show... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mr. Brainwash Strikes Again! New Piece Sets Venue for His First L.A. Show Since Exit Through the Gift Shop

  published May 19, 2011

  Consider yourself warned. Mr. Brainwash, aka Thierry Guetta, the real guy/fake artist star of Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop is bringing another of his art shows to Los Angeles, and, as evidence... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  JR Blows Through Town and Leaves More "Wrinkles of the City"

  published Apr 29, 2011

  JR just blew through town for 48 hours on his way to Japan and left behind two new walls. Both pieces are part of his ongoing "Wrinkles of the City: LA" project, something he started back in February... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Graffiti Crossword: Eine Paints LA Weekly Building

  published Apr 22, 2011

  The street artist Eine, in town for MOCA's "Art in the Streets" show, was looking for a place to paint, and, well, LA Weekly answered the call. The piece, which occupies the outside of our Sepulveda ... More >>

• 'Art in the Streets' Extras: Aaron Rose Interview

  published Apr 22, 2011

  In the coming days, LA Weekly will post extended interviews from its cover story on the MOCA show "Art in the Streets" that ran last week. Aaron Rose, an "Art In the Streets" co-curator, has a long... More >>

• Exclusive: MOCA's 'Art in the Streets' Artist Roll Call

  published Apr 07, 2011

  LA Weekly has the scoop on the much-anticipated artist list for the "Art in the Streets" exhibit at MOCA, which begins April 17. We can't wait. We figured you couldn't either. Look out for our feat... More >>

• Street Art at MOCA

  published April 7, 2011

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• Retna and El Mac's Latest Mural: Stealth Advertising at Its Graffiti Best

  published Mar 28, 2011

  While you were sleeping, or maybe it was just us, Retna and El Mac threw up another masterpiece in Westlake. The mural has been complete for over a week now, but LA Weekly was there as the first sketc... More >>

• JR Throws 'Westside' Hand Sign on East Wall of Bristol Hotel for 'The Wrinkles of the City'

  published Feb 28, 2011

  Peeking up between buildings on the corner of S. Olive and 8th , "Westsiiiide" represents on the east wall of the Bristol Hotel. Living in LA, we know the origins of this iconic hand sign. Have we bee... More >>

• See the Trailer for JR's Film Women Are Heroes

  published Feb 25, 2011

  Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. We wanted to shar... More >>

• From Silver Lake to Venice, JR Makes Tracks

  published Feb 25, 2011

  Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. Silver Lake just ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Street Artist JR Does L.A.:Faces Pop up on Buildings from Venice to Downtown

  published Feb 24, 2011

  The following story on JR is from the print edition of LA Weekly, out now. See our "JR in L.A." archive for more details and check out our Google map if you want to see JR's work in person. Maybe yo... More >>

• JR Celebrates His Birthday with a New Piece of 'The Wrinkles of the City' on Myers Street

  published Feb 23, 2011

  Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. JR has celebrated ... More >>

• JR Returns Downtown, Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to 3rd Street and Poodle Parlour

  published Feb 22, 2011

  Read more about JR in "TED Award-Winning Street Artist JR Brings 'The Wrinkles of the City' to Los Angeles." For locations of "The Wrinkles of the City" pieces, see our Google map. JR heads back down... More >>