Perseverance at Known Gallery. This show is an amazing display of contemporary artists dealing with the struggle of transitioning from Graffiti artists to  the title of just plain amazing artists. Revok, Rime and Roid each bring with them over twenty years of experience of making art, where ever it was executed. Their unique vision is validated by the years of prolific art making using many different materials usually at a large scale. The art world will not be able to deny the pure artistic integrity of those who have built their respectable credibility of  painting in the public sphere. The art work always speaks for itself…….

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, aka Jason Williams, has had quite an eventful year. On the heels of his work for MOCA’s “Art in the Streets” show, Revok captured headlines after his most recent arrest (for missing a court appearance) April 21 at LAX. His subsequent bail was set at a record high for vandalism, $320,000, and he was sentenced to six months in jail for unpaid property restitution of $3,700. He served 44 days, yet hasn’t painted an illegal mural or committed art crime in Los Angeles for years……  READ MORE

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SABER Plain and Simple from MTN COLORS USA on Vimeo.

Estevan Oriol X Spaghetto: Art in the Streets collab short film from Levi's Film Workshop on Vimeo.

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I am really looking forwards to this show. All three of these guys are a huge inspiration to me. These guys graffiti art work is on the cutting edge of the movement. Don’t miss it!!!!!!!!!

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Known Gallery
441 North Fairfax Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90036
310-860-6263

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This past Saturday, the Known Gallery and gallery director Casey Zoltan, presented an exhibition titled Assorted Flavor which featured the eclectic work of seven different artists. The lineup included the likes of Kevin Ancell, Jason Jägel, Saber, Patrick Martinez, Greg Lamarche, Push and Augustine Kofie. Displayed across a wide open space perfectly suitable for this kind of exhibit, the artwork showed an interesting mix of graffiti-style art, mixed media work, and even some traditional painting……

By Carlos Gonzalez

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With Kevin Ancell, Jason Jagel, Patrick Martinez, Greg Lamarche, Saber, Push, and Augustine Kofie

Curated By Patrick Martinez

AT KNOWN GALLERY