Now that ROLL CALL: 11 Artists from L.A. is in its final week, we’re taking the opportunity to share portraits of the exhibiting artists by Los Angeles-based photographer Jim McHugh. McHugh is renowned for …

MY LA INTERVIEW SERIES with BIG SLEEPS/DAVID CAVAZOS Where did you grow up in LA?  Iwas born and raised in Los Angeles in the Pico Union District/Downtown. What is your favorite thing about Los …

Where did you grow up in LA? I grew up in Boyle Heights, although as a kid – I traveled all over the city. I also moved around a lot so I lived in …

Gajin Fujita begins each of his paintings with a preparatory drawing, or drawings, through which he determines scale, composition and palette. He then actively uses the drawing to make the painting: cutting away its …

Update to our upcoming artist conversation event! In addition to Gajin Fujita and writer/filmmaker Rodrigo Ribera d’Ebre, David Brafman (Rare Books Curator, Getty Research Institute) will also participate in the lively discussion. The conversation …

Gajin Fujita’s painting Pacific Ghost (2014) draws inspiration from an 1895 wood block print by Japanese artist Kokunimasa (1874-1944). Commemorating a historical naval battle between two rival clans, the painting’s central figure illustrates the fearless …

For Throwback Thursday, we’re taking a look back at this earlier painting by Gajin Fujita titled Clash of the Titans. Produced in 2002-06, the work will be included in his upcoming solo exhibition at …

Gajin Fujita reunited with his first graffiti crew KGB (Kids Gone Bad) to celebrate their 30th anniversary with an art exhibition and all out party last Saturday, February 7, 2015. Established by Los Angeles …

“There’s a hand-wrought intensity to paintings like this, an unabashed desire to impress, and it flows, I think, from Fujita’s beginning as an artist in spaces well outside the art world.” - Justin Paton, …

Gajin Fujita’s newest painting Southland Standoff (2014), which is perhaps one of his most impressive works to date, was recently acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia. The 84 …

The much anticipated exhibition “Scratch” opens at the El Segundo Museum of Art this Sunday, June 8, 2014. Produced in collaboration with the Getty Research Institute, the group show features wall to wall murals …

We are excited to announce that Gajin Fujita’s ‘Tail Whip’ was installed May 15 in the 7500 block of Fay Avenue. It is No. 11 in the Murals of La Jolla public art project …

You may have seen Gajin Fujita’s Ukiyo-e works on view at the Pacific Asia Museum (Pasadena), his prints and drawings at MASS Moca (Massachusetts), or his mural adjacent to the Navy Pier (Chicago). Not …

With Gajin Fujita: Ukiyo-e in Contemporary Painting and Masterpieces of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi both on view at the Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, we’re sharing a few images of the works that can be seen in each exhibition. Viewing these …

Gajin Fujita, Hood Rats, 2012, spray paint, paint markers, Mean Streak, and gold leaf on wood panels, each panel: 72 x 20 in (182.9 x 50.8 cm), overall: 72 x 120 in. (182.9 x 304.8 cm)  Take a peak …