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Freeway Editions is excited to announce the new HPM series by Pro176 is now available in our online store! We featured Pro on the blog a few months ago in the Spring and promised there would be new stuff coming from the urban artist soon and here we are with all new work! The artist takes familiar imagery from comics and turns them into colorful, organic, abstract works. Check out the new series entitled "Extravagant Galactik Traveller 176". This new selection of...

This past weekend marked the opening of the Museum of Art and History's exhibition "The Art of Toys". This exhibition celebrates the last twenty years of modern toy making and the artists that have centralized the movement. In the 1990s toy making became another outlet for alternative artists and from there the genre grew into an entirely new art form. This exhibition takes a look at this artistic evolution and celebrates the artists, companies, and people that made it happen. 

From Hifructose magazine: 

" 'The Art of Toys', as the exhibit sets out to...

We noticed a new mural underway in the neighborhood a few weeks ago and today we are talking about it! Nychos, the mastermind behind the piece entitled "Anatomy of a Canis Lupus", is an Austrian urban artist known for large scale decaying or dissected animals. The mural is located in the Culver City Arts District on La Cienega Blvd. on the side of Graphaids Art Supply. The art store has collaborated with numerous big names in street art to bring a lil flavor to their grey building. Some of the coolest murals in the area are all...

Happy Friday from Freeway Editions! We have been rather busy with some new projects in the works, can’t wait to share new things with everyone. Until then take a look at these features from this week in the art world. Lots of summertime excitement happening all around Los Angeles and the globe, so make sure to browse through this art news round up.

Image: Edwin Beckenbach Photography

• Shana Nys Dambrot's recent...

Happy July everyone! Freeway Editions is already making plans for the holiday weekend and we're sure you are too! If you happen to be in Long Beach, may we suggest you stopping by to visit some incredible murals?! Our favorite street art loving friends over at POW!WOW! have taken over the beach city and have quite the roster of artists creating public works throughout the community. All of the events took place last week but the art remains! So make sure...