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It is officially spring and creeping quickly into summer here in Los Angeles. This transition means a lot of things for this city but mostly that music and arts events start saturating the weekend calendars.We are trying to keep up and share relevant information about not only the street art happenings but all kinds of art events around LA and internationally. Here are some intriguing events from this past weekend as well as upcoming shows! Enjoy!  

Last week marked the start of Coachella Arts and Music festival, now spanning over two weekends, the festival has...

This week Freeway Editions is highlighting the work of Jan Kaláb. You might have recently seen his paintings and sculptures featured in the last edition of Graffiti Art Magazine. Despite working as an artist since the 90's, Kaláb's artwork has recently seen a surge of recognition, and rightfully so. His pieces have taken on an organic, vibrant form like no other. Working in installation, painting, and sculpture, Jan Kaláb's work has a fluidity all its own. 

More about the artist: "When Jan Kaláb was born in 1978 in Czechoslovakia, graffiti...

The first week in April was extra busy here at Freeway Editions so pardon the silence on the blog front. That being said, we hope you had a lovely holiday weekend and enjoyed some spring time weather! And speaking of seasons we are discussing art fairs today because well, art fairs are always happening, no matter the season! This month there are only a handful of fairs to discuss but Freeway Editions would like to highlight next week's fair, Art Cologne in Cologne, Germany. 

This particular fair is one of the...

Today Freeway Editions is focusing on the whimsy work of THTF, a street art duo from France.

These two young street artists met in 2008 while attending art school in France. After a few collaborative drawings and paintings, they decide to form the artistic duo now known as THTF in November of 2009. They began to create a signature style: simplistic large black & white characters the couple is known for today. These large, minimal, line pieces were created specifically to be wheat pasted throughout the streets in France but soon their cartoonish street art began...

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