Sep 29th, 2008
Found: Art at Moorpark and Laurel Canyon
We spotted the makeshift portrait gallery at the left by the corner of Moorpark Street and Laurel Canyon Boulevard, right outside Top Thai Massage. My boyfriend and I were totally disoriented after stepping out of the dark massage parlor into 1 p.m. sunlight and these drawings were the first thing that greeted us. There was no bus stop [...]
Sep 29th, 2008
Secret tattoos
Just a few blocks from CSUN Coop, the owner and chief artist of Kathouse Piercing and Tattoo stands in his bathroom with the lights turned off. He flicks the switch of his blacklight and aims it at his arm. What was once an ordinary looking tattoo in daylight transforms into a mystical fluorescent creation of [...]
Sep 26th, 2008
Lincoln Heights Jail’s inhabitants
The Lincoln Heights Jail has a rich history: The site had been used to house prisoners since the days of the Gold Rush until and was “used as a drunk tank” up until the 1960s, according to arroyoartscollective.org, and is a favorite in Hollywood as a filming location (The movie, “A Nightmare on Elm Street” [...]
