Street artist Buff Monster -- whose website tagline is "art of super happy pink" -- recently took over the 6th Street wall of the Standard Downtown, reports the Huffington Post. The mural he painted on the hotel's south side features plenty of his trademark color, as well as creatures that look like desserts wandering about in a desert. more ›

Celebrating their 50th anniversary, Sanrio is preparing to be invaded by a huge menagerie of adorableness in Santa Monica. Opening November 12, the small Small Gift celebration will transform Barker Hanger into a carnival-style haven of kawaii cute with a Hello Kitty inspired art show, a mini golf course, pop-up shop, activities, mobile food court, and game booths. more ›

Known for his street poster missions, an unabashed love for the color pink, and signature vinyl toys, artist Buff Monster seems to know everyone and be everywhere. His fans range from little kids who collect his colorful art toys to major museums, which are buying his paintings for their permanent collections. Influenced by Japanese popular culture, Buff Monster fills his super flat paintings with ice cream cones, smiles, surreal landscapes, hearts, cherries, bunnies, boobs, and heavy metal imagery. These disparate images find a home in his super happy pink world. This weekend his new paintings will be on view at the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. We caught up with Buff Monster to find out more about his new work, his recent trip to Europe, and where he spend his time in LA on a rare day off. more ›

Three Apples: An Exhibition Celebrating 35 Years Hello Kitty is in full swing. For three weeks, Royal/T will be filled floor to ceiling with Sanrio's favorite cat. Though the Hello Kitty stores in Little Tokyo and Hollywood Highland have plenty of cute things, fans are flocking to Royal/T to be part of the feline festivities. more ›

Sanrio's adorable and iconic Hello Kitty is celebrating her 35th birthday, and as part of the worldwide party, Three Apples has opened up at Royal/T where the Los Angeles festivities are underway. Today happens to be "Super Fan Day" with hour after hour of Hello Kitty events for the enthused or HK-curious. more ›

Opening October 23, Three Apples An Exhibition celebrating 35 years of Hello Kitty will turn Royal/T into a oasis of all things super cute. Three Apples will feature art, design displays, a one-of-a-kind shop, unique products, a Hello Kitty apartment, and events for fans of all ages. The show is open to the public and free of charge. more ›

Last Thursday night a long line of fans cued up to meet local artist Buff Monster at JapanLA on Melrose at Fuller (last month, we showed you around this unique store). The event featured a hand printed t-shirt release as wells as prints, toys and stickers. Last week, the artist had a similar event at Infectious in San Francisco featuring lap top skins, wall vinyl, and car decals. JapanLA is still holding Buff Monster works while supplies last. more ›

It's sexy, it's sacrilegious, it's scandalous, and it's just in time for Christmas. LA's hottest art curator Lenora Claire has done it again with a new collection of saucy art pieces guaranteed to get folks hot and bothered. Mixing Christmas themes with ample female breasts and featuring the work of Austin Young, Kitten Natividad, Buff Monster, and our fave the Gay Bigfoot, among others, Claire chose not to rest on her laurels of the... more ›

LAist attended opening night last night for an art exhibition that is to take place THIS WEEKEND ONLY, at the Hollywood & Highland complex. Huh, you say? Art at Hollywood & Highland? We were unsure too, and wandered around the complex until we saw a flash of light and small red carpet and thought, "Oh...that's where it is." Back by the Starbucks and CPK, Give Large is a take off of Living Large, H&H's mantra, you know the thing with the elephants. If you're holiday shopping this weekend or in the area, stop by, it's a cool little exhibit and totally worth your while. more ›

You can't mistake an Aaron Sorkin drama. And this time he went from DC to LA. Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, "the drama behind the humor of producing a popular, late-night comedy sketch show," is out of control good. Within a few minutes into the show, the low droned dramatic sub-woofer music kicked in while Wes Mendell, played by NUMB3RS' Jude Hirsh, crashed the live filming of the opening skit and presented an... more ›