Maximillian Gallery at Sunset Marquis Presents
“What Graffiti is to New York – Street Art is to Los Angeles”
Featuring The Top Los Angeles Street Artists

Featuring: Alec Monopoly, Free Humanity, SmogCity, Bankrupt Slut,
DeeKay, Bod Bod, 2wenty, Snyder, Gregory Siff, KH no. 7, Smear,
Desire Obtain Cherish, CYRCLE & DD$, Leba, and Homo Riot

OPENING RECEPTION: SATURDAY MAY 28, 2011 6PM – 9PM
Exhibition: May 28 – June 30, 2011
Every Day, 1PM – 8PM, and by appointment (Closed Mondays)

Maximillian Gallery is pleased to present “What Graffiti is to New York – Street Art is to Los Angeles,” featuring the top Los Angeles Street Artists – a dream team line up of the best street artists in Los Angeles and the world.  The show features not only the best artists but the juiciest stories, including everything from a 9-year old street artist, to a porn star street artist, and ranges from an artist who had a flattering interview with Forbes, to a street artist featured on national news for being arrested.
Through these artists’ vision, we discover and gain a rare insiders’ look into the very heart of what is happening on the streets today. The show presents original, cutting edge artworks from each of the artists, unique sticker packs, and Limited Edition Maximillian Gallery at Sunset Marquis embossed prints.

Los Angeles has set itself apart as the worldwide center for street art. LA has the busiest streets, the biggest name artists, and the most local talent. It is widely recognized as the hottest spot for street art in the world. From Banksy’s latest visit, to the MOCA exhibition, and on every street corner and rooftop in between, the force of this movement is undeniable. In a similar manner to the way that New York is widely recognized as the home of graffiti, Los Angeles is currently experiencing the same definitive movement in the world of street art.

“We are thrilled to be working with the top street artists in LA and some of the best in the world,” says Maximillian Gallery Owner & Director Caradoc. “These artists are doing some marvelous things. And it is really exciting for Los Angeles to be at the center of this ever-growing street art movement. We really look forward to working with the artists.”

“The show is going to be monumental. Street artists are the rock stars of the art world, and the Sunset Marquis is home to the real life rock stars, so there couldn’t be a better setting than Maximillian Gallery at the Sunset Marquis for this important exhibition,” says Caradoc.

About Maximillian Gallery

Maximillian Gallery at Sunset Marquis makes connections between those desiring meaningful, cutting edge art and emerging, contemporary artists and street artists. Maximillian Gallery provides sales and art licensing representation for talented fine artists, serving a wide array of creative intellectual property owners, including painters, sculptors, photographers, and illustrators, with new artists being added regularly. The gallery also features a collection of unique art gifts.

Gallery Information:
Open daily 1PM – 8PM, and by appointment (Closed Mondays)
Located in the Sunset Marquis hotel
1200 Alta Loma Road
West Hollywood CA 90069
Tel: 310.881.6025
www.maximilliangallery.com

For press inquiries, please contact: Maximillian Gallery Caradoc 310-881-6025 info@maximilliangallery.com

About The Artists:

Alec Monopoly
Alec Monopoly is this generation’s pop art star. Alec launched his career on the rooftops of Los Angeles, and has now put up street art and hosted sold out shows in Boston, NY, Miami, and London.

Free Humanity
Free Humanity explores the deeper things in life, and the meaning of humanity, through street art. Free’s art ‘bombing’ has been so successful that the LAPD bomb squad was called out to one of his installations.

Smog City
Smog City combines hard hitting graphic imagery with a campaign for cleaner air quality. Smog is one of LA’s top get-up artists, and the message behind the art makes for a powerful street presence.

Bankrupt Slut
Bankrupt Slut spreads rock n’ roll sluttiness all over LA. Featuring strong sexually empowered women, and with over 30,000 stickers and other pieces on the streets of LA this year alone, Bankrupt Slut’s presence has been nothing short of prolific.

DeeKay
A few months ago, DeeKay posted a piece of street art entitled ‘I Have A Secret.’ With this piece, she made the announcement that this street artist was none other than world famous porn star Kylie Ireland. Kylie’s, or DeeKay’s, street art features a mix of her sexy self interacting with images, more specifically signs, taken from her own personal photography. With her dive into street art, Kylie Ireland has shown that she is not only beautiful, but also a great artist.

Bod Bod
Bod Bod is the youngest street artist getting up on the streets of Los Angeles. He has a deep understanding and appreciation for art and the streets, which is especially impressive since he is only 9 years old. But even though he might be young, his impressive work on the streets speaks for itself, and BodBod has earned a name on the LA scene.

2wenty
2wenty’s ‘Facebook Social Cigarettes’ image has been a smash sensation. Everyone seems to identify with the addictive nature of social networks, and major mainstream networks have picked up on the image, garnering 2wenty impressive press, including an interview with Forbes.

Snyder
Snyder has developed a unique artistic aesthetic that is directly influenced by Jackson Pollock’s drip technique, Banksy’s stencils, Van Gogh’s palette and texture, Cezanne’s meticulous attention to composition, and Warhol’s iconography. And Snyder does some of the most amazing public interventions happening anywhere in the world.

Gregory Siff
Gregory Siff excels in the studio and the street. His artwork can be found in the collections of many top celebrities, and Gregory has recently been commissioned to paint big walls at The Standard and De La Barracuda.

KH no. 7
KH no. 7 is one of the few classically trained artists hitting the streets, and the results are very powerful. KH no. 7 is known for nostalgic imagery with a gritty twist.

Smear
Smear was a prolific graffiti writer in Los Angeles who is now focusing his artistic efforts on his paintings. His style is reminiscent of neo-expressionism with a high dose of graffiti influenced by his years of work on the streets. He has been profiled numerous times in media everywhere including in the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, the Art Newspaper as well as KTLA News and NPR, among many others.

Desire Obtain Cherish
Desire Obtain Cherish has been killing the streets of Los Angeles. Everything from billboard takeovers, to larger than life size Oscar pastes, to art-walk interruptions, the quality of work is consistently breathtaking. Desire. Obtain. Cherish.

CYRCLE & DD$
CYRCLE & DD$ keep pushing the boundaries of street art. Bombing the streets and ‘blowing your mind’ with everything from Mr. Brainwash takeovers to 8-foot hand painted murals on unsanctioned walls, CYRCLE & DD$ are bringing fine art to the streets.

Leba
Leba’s street art is diverse and impactful. From politically themed stencils to massive hand painted rooftops, to wheat pastes of fascinating Lady GaGa interpretations, Leba is one of the top visual and cognitive artists on the LA scene.

Homo Riot
Homo Riot is one of the most brazen and bold street artists anywhere in the world. Homo Riot is the street manifestation of the idea that homosexuality must be seen and acknowledged. Through the brazen use of sexually loaded imagery, Homo Riot has conquered LA, and many other major cities, by storm.