LA Anonymous(01 of34)
Open Image ModalA playful skewering of Eli Broad and Jeffrey Dietch for the show Art in the Streets went up in advance of the show's opening. (Photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
ROA outside the Perfume Store(02 of34)
Open Image ModalOne of the few of today's Street Artists to make it into MOCA's show, Belgian ROA put this sweet smelling piece on the side of this perfume store. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Herakut(03 of34)
Open Image ModalHerakut from Frankfurt and Erfurt, Germany. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Dabs & Myla, How & Nosm(04 of34)
Open Image ModalDabs & Myla with How & Nosm; One of the strongest installations in or out of the museum this week. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Street Artist JR : Wrinkles in L.A.(05 of34)
Open Image ModalFrench artist JR, part of a 16 piece installation across LA this spring called 'Wrinkles in the City" (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
M-City(06 of34)
Open Image ModalStencil artist M-City's train in this parking lot is so long that it's hard to get the full view (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Kid Zoom(07 of34)
Open Image ModalKid Zoom (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
David Flores, JR(08 of34)
Open Image ModalDavid Flores "customized" this large portrait by JR. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Shepard Fairey(09 of34)
Open Image ModalShepard Fairey's piece, the first done with Daniel Lahoda for the LA Freewalls project (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Nomade(10 of34)
Open Image ModalNomade (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Blek Le Rat(11 of34)
Open Image ModalFrom a guy who inspired Banksy, a classic piece from Blek Le Rat in Echo Park (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Shepard Fairey (12 of34)
Open Image ModalAs if in a "free speech zone" behind the barbed wire, the man who started this all, Ronald Reagan, salutes "Mourning in America," by Shepard Fairey (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Shepard Fairey, "Corporate Violence for Sale"(13 of34)
Open Image ModalFrom his new series, Street Artist Shepard Fairey simplifies his design aesthetic and approach to strengthen the impact (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Shepard Fairey(14 of34)
Open Image ModalPart of Shepard Fairey's brand new series, this image of Ronald Reagan is pre-defaced with an "intervention" (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
RIPO(15 of34)
Open Image ModalRipo (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
INSA(16 of34)
Open Image ModalINSA (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Dabs & Myla with Crayola(17 of34)
Open Image ModalDabs & Myla with Crayola (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Saber, Augustine Kofie(18 of34)
Open Image ModalTwo LA favorites Saber on the left and Augustine Kofie on the right (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Saber (detail)(19 of34)
Open Image ModalSaber. Detail (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
D*Face(20 of34)
Open Image ModalLondon's D*Face (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Carl Rauschenback, Philip Lumbang, X(21 of34)
Open Image ModalCarl Rauschenbach on left, X on right and Philip Lumbang in center (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
AIKO(22 of34)
Open Image ModalStreet Artist Aiko repels the punishing sun with a big hat while working on this stencil she created in honor of the people of Japan during the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami as well as to her friend Martha Cooper who shot the original image it is based on. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Street Artist Aiko(23 of34)
Open Image ModalAiko completed her new stencil on the street in Los Angeles (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Aiko(24 of34)
Open Image ModalStreet Artist Aiko's brand new stencil in Los Angeles. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Street Artist JR in Venice(25 of34)
Open Image ModalJR in the Venice part of Los Angeles (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Nomade(26 of34)
Open Image ModalLocal quartet Nomade have a few pretty strong mixed media pieces around town. (LA Freewalls) (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Anonymous(27 of34)
Open Image ModalA not so subtle reference to the Street Art campaign by Shepard Fairey that helped Obama two years ago emblazes his "Hope" on a dropping bomb. (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Ron English(28 of34)
Open Image ModalPicasso's famous anti-war Guernica is reinterpreted here by Street Artist Ron English in The Art District (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Organic Walls in LA(29 of34)
Open Image ModalIn the case of this block of walls, the Street Art is notable also for the high degree of political speech one can not find in "papers of record" on display for anyone who cares to see it or report on it. Whether it's AIDS, censorship, or the military industrial complex, political speech has always been integral to the conversation on the street that these artists bring. With references to leaders like Julian Assange, Ronald Reagan, Ben Bernanke, and Nelson Mandela as well topics ranging from Abu Graib, FOX News, corporatized American Indians, and of course MOCA's Jeffrey Dietch whitewashing the work of Italian Street Artist BLU's wall, the LA Street Art scene is on fire with popular discontent and acidic criticism. (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Eine(30 of34)
Open Image ModalBen Eine in Venice (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Street Artist JR (31 of34)
Open Image ModalJR up on the terrace in Venice (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Becca(32 of34)
Open Image ModalLongtime Los Angeles Street Artist Becca in Echo Park (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Shepard Fairey(33 of34)
Open Image ModalShepard Fairey lurking behind the fence on Sunset Blvd (photo copyright Jaime Rojo)
Nvision(34 of34)
Open Image ModalSmall wheatpastes are very popular on organic walls around the city, like this crowned Nelson Mandela by NVision. (copyright Jaime Rojo)