TEMPT @Getting Upper May 15-Sept 4, 2011

From May15-Sept04, 2011, TEMPT will be participating in Getting Upper, an exhibition of 26 noted graphic designers inspired by graffiti art lettering to each create a poster-sized letter of their choosing. Each was taken from the alphabet and, of course, TEMPT chose the letter ”T” (view it here). The exhibition is running concurrently with Street Cred: [...]

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PMCA TEMPT installation, sneek peek!

Check out this sneak peek of the TEMPT / DEFER / EYE ONE / PRIME / SLICK / ANGST collabo piece at the Street Cred show, The Pasadena Museum of California Art, May 13, 7- 10PM. That’s ANGST writing out the lyrics to the GERMS’ ”Manimal”, the song in the video… …and here’s the sketch [...]

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New work by TEMPT @Pasadena Museum of California Art, May 15 – Sept. 4, 2011

I’ll be putting an all-new installation for 2011 in this exhibit, which includes a great lineup of artists. Don’t miss out on this one! Internationally renowned as one of the most fertile grounds for graffiti art, the City of Angels has its own idiosyncratic graffiti styles created from filtering the innovative New York “wildstyle” through [...]

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Huge wall honoring TEMPT in Downtown LA

LA, NY and Oakland/SF artists gathered to rock a huge mural for TEMPT the weekend of April 16th/17th, 2011. The wall is located at Homeboy Industries on Santa Fe and Hunter in Downtown LA, and will be on display for the forseeable future. Much thanks to Angst & Nuke for coordinating the project, Homeboy Industries [...]

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TEMPT @No Biters Allowed May 7 – 29, 2011

No Biters Allowed May 7 – 29, 2011 Opening reception: May 7, 2011 from 6-10pm In May, Crewest celebrates it’s 9 Year Anniversary! “No Biters Allowed” is an exhibition featuring the work of artists who have been painting graffiti or active since the 1980′s and from the West Coast. Artists: ACME, AXIS, CHAZ BOJORQUEZ, CRE8, [...]

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Dreams Deferred – Opening Night Flicks…

The following photos copyright Tim Jieh: The next few are from my boy Rich: Check out a review of the show @Hypebeast: http://hypebeast.com/2011/01/deferred-dreams-exhibition-chinese-american-museum/

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TEMPT @Chinese American Museum Dec. 10 2010 – Dec. 18 2011

Dreams Deferred: Artists Respond to Immigration Dec. 10, 2010 – December 18, 2011 The Chinese American Museum (CAM) and El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument is proud to present Dreams Deferred: Artists Respond to Immigration Reform opening on December 10, 2010. This exhibition will showcase local artists exploring the tensions, repercussions, hopes, and dreams [...]

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