Two French nationals were detained on Friday on suspicion of vandalism in the vicinity of the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, where a high-profile exhibit on graffiti and street art opened over the weekend. The Los Angeles Police Department believe that one of the suspects detained is the well known street artist "Space Invader," who uses mosaic tiles as his medium, according to LA Now. more ›

One of the best parts about living in Los Angeles is the street art. This fall, surfaces all over the city have been covered with buddha, upside down rats, anime cyclists, happy bears and scary bears, guerilla clown children, cities within cities, war advice from Yoda and a little Space Invader for good measure, all seen through the lenses of LAist Featured Photos pool contributors Lord Jim, i_hate_my_screen_name and Mark Luethi. more ›

In celebration of tonight's U.S. premiere of the Banksy documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, here in L.A., the mysterious street artist himself has come to town. And when in Los Angeles, you can't visit and not leave some art behind. more ›

LAist Featured Photos Pool contributor Lord Jim shared with us his set of photos taken last month of some of Los Angeles' most colorful street art. The images capture the work of some well-known street artists, like Celso, Neckface, Bumble Bee, and Stikman, and much more. Check out what's on the streets...without going outside. more ›

Before Halo, before Gears of War, before Doom, there was Space Invaders: the first intergalactic shoot 'em up video game. If you're a child of the 80s you probably spent way too many hours at the arcade or with your Atari playing this classic game. more ›

Update: tonight's screening at the Arclight is a special presentation with a Q&A with the director Seth Gordon afterwards. The film will then show tomorrow at the Nuart thru the 23rd. more ›

It's been a year since French artist Invader touched down in Los Angeles. Invader, of course, is the anonymous French artist whose cute-yet-ominous invader mosaics have been proliferating around Los Angeles since 1999. The occasion last April was a show at hyper-cool Subliminal Projects gallery, during which time he successfully tagged the last few letters of the Hollywood Sign with his artwork. more ›