Jake Dobkin

Here are the top 21 pieces, as selected by our resident graffiti enthusiast Jake Dobkin, and as shot by him and Lord Jim, the great L.A. street art photographer.

We polled the LA graffiti community for a list of the most interesting pieces put up in the last year. Here is the list they gave us. For alternate opinions, most with a less local focus, check out the lists at Unurth, BSA, and Street Spot. From the year in Street Art on LAist - Street Art: The Unwhitewashed Version (Dec. 10, 2010) - MOCA Announces Street Art Show, Whitewashes Mural it Commissioned (Dec. 10,...

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We can't stop-- we won't stop posting these Banksy pieces. This one was on Beverly, and was sent in by Abram Makowka. Thanks, buddy! Is that it, or do more remain out there somewhere?...

A couple of more Banksy sightings in LA-- the top one was sent in by graf fan James Vogel-- we think it's from somewhere over by Beverly. The bottom one is definitely on Beverly-- very close to another Banksy stencil of a woman that we couldn't get a good shot of. If you happen to snap one, please send us a link or email the picture!...

Looks like the justifiably famous British graffiti artist Banksy has recently been visiting our fair city-- we spotted these three rats on Melrose a few blocks north of Fairfax. You may remember Banksy from his world-reknown punking of three New York museums-- check out more of his art at his website, or at Streetsy. Have you seen Banksy anywhere else around town? We'd love to take some more pictures. [Note: the correct spelling of Banksy's...

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