Ed Fuentes
Ed Fuentes is a cultural journalist who has been covering the Inland Empire, the High Desert, and downtown Los Angeles for KCET since 2010. He lived in downtown Los Angeles for 13 years before moving to Las Vegas, where he covers regional art, including murals and street art, at painthisdesert.com. He tweets at @viewfromaloft.
In July, the Department of City Planning will begin the long awaited process of passing through a final mural ordinance.
Public and media's fascination continues as LACMA's monolithic rolling rock comes to a stop and the installation is now set in stone.
Honoring the legacy of prolific Westside muralist David Legaspi III, who was almost generous to a fault and kept nothing for himself.
Mysterious figureheads have appeared in the Arts District in downtown L.A.
If downtowners see the mural "Calle de la Eternidad" being removed late Monday night, there will be no need to worry -- if all goes well, the landmark mural will stay eternal on Broadway.
As Chicano Art moves forward in its documentation, some artistic consideration may have to be made for "Earache My Eye Featuring Alice Bowie," a 1974 Cheech and Chong sketch poking at the commercial record industry. "It wasn't just a parody," says Chee...
The comedy actor and Chicano Art collector learns what it means to be a "Chicano Artist" with the help of John Valadez.
A lone surfer was spotted riding the current down at the L.A. River.
From sunbathers to a flock of deer, Calder Greenwood uses street art as a commentary on underutilized public space.
City planner Tanner Blackman led the drafting of a new mural ordinance that would change the definition of public art. What will happen when he moves on to a different position within the City of Los Angeles?
Not many know of Kent Twitchell's masterpiece quietly marking the walls of the historic California Theatre in San Bernardino.
A new mural by SPARC was unveiled at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in the west edge of downtown Los Angeles.