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At an early age, Retna was introduced to L.A.'s mural culture. While still in high school, he led one of the largest and most innovative graffiti art collectives the Los Angeles has witnessed. He is perhaps best known for appropriating fashion advertisements and amplifying them with his unique layering, intricate line work, text-based style and incandescent color palette reflecting an eclectic artistic tradition. RETNA became just as notorious for his ornate painting technique as his timeless style: he used paintbrushes mixed with the traditional spray can. Many of his pieces synthesize the line between fine art and graffiti, between power and opposition, between tradition and advancement.
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I was always impressed by Retna’s eclectic technique, his lines, his calligraphy: his handstyle is awesome. I had the pleasure to personally meet El Mac some weeks ago and I found not just a pure talented artist, also a really genuine person. Their work together is a perfect combination, well, even more, a symbiosis! Their styles fit together in such great harmony!

-Angelo Lospinuso from Montana Colors

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El Mac & Retna have risen to worldwide prominence in recent years with their graffiti, murals and canvases attracting massive praise. This superb new book documents the artwork of these two artists over the last six years, and is the first to fully present their collaborative murals.

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RETNA / The Mac from RVCA on Vimeo.

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Fri Nov 20 @16:00 - 07:00PM
Ben Walker and Ingrid Marrero @ Paradise Perks, Irvine - Paradise Perks, 15475 Jeffrey Rd STE 450, Irvine, CA 92618
Fri Nov 20 @20:00 - 11:00PM
It Came From Left Field @ L'KEG Gallery, LA -
Fri Nov 20 @20:00 - 10:00PM
Nikki Lau - Pinata Living Room @ Medicine Agency Gallery, SF - Medicine Agnecy 1262 Mason St San Francisco CA 94108 (at Jackson)
Sat Nov 21
Incarnations of Matahari @ Home Restaurant, LA - Home Restaurnat/Bar, 2500 Riverside Dr. , Los Angeles, CA 90039
Sat Nov 21 @08:00 - 12:00PM
SEALEGS @ Frequency Productions, Orlando, FL - 1121 N Mills Ave | Orlando, FL 32803
Sat Nov 21 @10:00 - 05:00PM
DesignerCon 2009 @ Pasedena Convention Center, LA - Pasadena Convention Center
Sat Nov 21 @17:00 - 08:00PM
Winged Things & Improbable Machines @ Gifts Inn BoonsBoro, Boonsboro, MD - Maryland
Sat Nov 21 @17:00 - 08:00PM
Earth Engines @ Johansson Projects, Oakland - Johansson Projects, 2300 Telegraph Ave. Oakland CA 94612
Sat Nov 21 @19:00 - 10:00PM
'Euphoria Left The Room' @ Scion Installation, LA - Scion Installation LA
Sat Nov 21 @19:00 - 10:00PM
Birds of a Feather 2 @ Super7, SF - Super7 Store

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Art galleries, shops/galleries, and museums that we like, organized thus:

New York (Brooklyn, New York City, etc.)

Northern California (Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, etc.)

Southern California (Los Angeles, etc.)

Elsewhere in the U.S. (Listed by state, alphabetically)

International (Listed by country, alphabetically)


 To submit your gallery for our guide, please send the following information to katie@juxtapoz.com
Gallery name, URL, street address including city, state, country, postal code, and phone number.