2012 has been a wild ride on the streets of Los Angeles. Melrose and Fairfax is proud to present 20 of our favorite shots for the Best of Los Angeles Street Art 2012. Enjoy the year in review!

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In this day and age, there is almost a digital buffer between people and the lives we live. Nearly every interaction is filtered through some sort of screen or technology. However, Los Angeles based fine artist Adrea LaHue a.k.a. street artist Random Act, uses life to break free from this...

Based on the amount of attention it gets, there are a lot of people in love with the city of Los Angeles.

Street art, when done correctly, is a love affair with the city. Most people who live in any city utilize the city for what it offers. That is,...

Some people say that graffiti dates back to cave men writing on walls in prehistoric times. Indeed, man's desire to create art with the surroundings seems inherent. And while this desire has never diminished, the ability to express one's self has grown far beyond simple scrawling on walls, so much...

Los Angeles based street artist Xvala has garnered notable media attention from his hard hitting art campaigns which 'disrupt' the perception of celebrity and the role of media. Fittingly, Xvala's behavior earned him an invitation to TechCrunch's Disrupt NYC 2012. MELROSEandFAIRFAX recently scored an exclusive interview with Xvala for the...

Some artists never stop creating. Will Sergeant has spent 30 years as the lead guitarist for Echo and the Bunnymen, and now he is coming to Los Angeles for his first U.S. art show. MELROSEandFAIRFAX was fortunate enough to score an exclusive interview with Will about...

Shepard Fairey recently completed a new mural in Los Angeles on the same building that he used to illegally 'bomb' with his art. Now the building owner invited and hired Shepard to come paint the walls. This mural is a prime example of how far Fairey has taken...

It has been said that a camel is a horse designed by a committee, and that seems to be exactly what is happening with LA's new Mural Code Ordinance.

Los Angeles made a name for itself as the mural capital of the world between 1986-2002, when murals were encouraged and...

Mr. Brainwash is excited to announce his biggest and most ambitious exhibition to date entitled Art Show 2011.  Not only is Mr. Brainwash putting on an art show, he is inviting any and all artists to come and participate in the event as a community art project. 
 


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Los Angeles-based street artist Xvala recently made national news when he pasted some posters in public featuring leaked photos of a naked Scarlett Johansson. Even though Johansson's lawyers have threatened Xvala with a cease and desist letter, the artist is citing artistic freedom and has made clear he...