On November 7th, Tradition is hosting :Critical: a 2 person art show featuring the artwork of Mear and Yem, two of LA’s most prolific graffiti writers. :Critical: examines the nature of these two legendary graffiti writers and their approach to fine art. Mear One: examines the aspects of content that accompany any piece of art. He [...]

Graffiti has paved its way into the contemporary world of art.  You can find it tagged on canvas and even sold all over the world these days.  It still hasn’t received a full amount of credibility and acceptance among the general population, but continues to push the attention envelop. The art form is no longer [...]

Kevin Bourgeois’ art was born in Central Florida, on skate ramps made out of discarded wood in abandoned warehouses, in graffiti painted on the walls as he crunched in the broken glass in blown-out Half-Cabs with a can of paint. The hard edges of the earlier graffiti, skate, and music scenes are today borne out [...]

Tradition has been hosting a lot of art shows lately. Their newest show is called “On Deck”, and it opens this Saturday, November 22nd. “On Deck”, curated by talented artist Eyeone, features art on skateboards by a large handful of some of the top names in the L.A. graffiti scene and beyond.  There will be [...]

The newest stop in the LOST world tour jumps off Saturday, November first, at Mid City Arts in Los Angeles. Curated by Eyeone, “LOST MID CITY” features an amazing line up of of some of the top graffiti artists in Los Angeles including: Besk, Bonks, Cab, Kozem, Mandoe, The Street Phantom, and more. LOST MID [...]

WHUT?! You have to listen to this early ’80s rap, Futura backed by The Clash. Slideshow of Futura’s art is rad, and the song almost sounds like a Blondie track from that era. This is stolen in its entirety from one of my favorite sites, lostinasupermarket.com. Bookmark that ish. If you’re into electronic music you’ll [...]