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More from the Desk of Anthony Haden-Guest: 'Smart Phones, Part II'

The New York journalist, author and indomitable party fixture dissects our modern world one panel at a time. More »
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TO DO: A Common Name's Not-So-Common Favorite Places in L.A.

As we mentioned last week, artist and graphic designer A Common Name’s latest work titled, Urban Geode Project, has recently made the jump from LA street art to The Box at The Standard,... More »
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Denim Canvas: A Live Art Party

The Standard, Hollywood is known for it’s nightly performance art behind the front desk, aka The Box. We’ve joined up with LA’s newest art magazine, LA CANVAS, to take the... More »
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THE SERIES returns with Summer Solstice

Believe it or not, Nicole Disson Presents: THE SERIES is in its 13th magical installment, and we couldn’t be any more excited about this month’s theme, Summer Solstice. On the eve... More »
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Watch Artist 'A Common Name' Fold 5,000 Pieces of Origami

L.A. artist and graphic designer A Common Name (aka: Paige Smith) has been delighting Angelenos with her latest series of street-art installations. Entitled the Urban Geode Project, these tiny... More »
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Aurel Schmidt's Buzzy Bouquet

Our favorite on-the-fly photos from the week that was … More »
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YOWZERS: We Won The Travel + Leisure SMITTY Award

Travel + Leisure just announced the winners of their first ever SMITTY Awards, which “recognize outstanding social media efforts in the travel space.” They were especially... More »
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Marc Jacobs Gets Sketchy at the CFDA Awards After-Party

Seeing all our friends win big at the CFDAs last night? Thrilling. The raucous after-party at The Top of The Standard that followed? Fabulous. The highlight of our evening, without question?... More »
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NOW HANGING: Mike Stilkey's "Zoo Drop" Mural at The Standard, Downtown LA

If you don’t know Mike Stilkey’s work yet, get your act together. Or, better yet, stop by The Standard, Downtown LA, where he’s just completed a 42-foot long mural called... More »
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TO DO: Vertical Gallery at The Standard, DTLA

A hallway is a terrible thing to waste, which is why we like to keep ours interesting. We commissioned ten artists - Skullphone, Anthony Lister, Sage Vaughn, Aiko and Deedee Cheriel to name a... More »
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STANDARD DISPATCH: Behind the Scenes at the Havana Biennial

Photographer Rey Parlá recently flew down to Havana with his brother, the painter and Standard collaborator José Parlá, and French artist JR, to document the pair’s... More »
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Welcome to GuitarTown on The Sunset Strip

For those that haven’t been, you should know that our Standard, Hollywood hotel is located right on The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, CA. The Sunset Strip is the place of rockstar... More »
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HOT BOX: The Standard, Hollywood Goes Hydroponic with Britt Browne's Indigo Garden

Los Angeles artist Britt Browne has turned The Box at The Standard, Hollywood into a hydroponic garden nurtured by the miraculous glow of magenta LED lights. For those who associate... More »
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NOW PROJECTING: Artist Drew Heitzler's Double Feature

We are pleased to announce our next collaboration with Art Production Fund for our 24/7 lobby projections with artist Drew Heitzler. Heitzler, an LA-based artist with Blum and Poe, has had his... More »
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Everybody Frieze! The Standard Heads to The Art Fair at Randall's Island

It’s going to be a beautiful weekend for art. Frieze Art Fair (a London exported collection of 180 contemporary galleries from around the globe) is up and running on Randall’s... More »
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NOW HANGING: Guardian Cartoonist Steve Bell at The Standard, East Village

At the top of our PEN Festival to-do list? The Q&A with Guardian cartoonist Steve Bell at the New School this Saturday. After 30 years of giving the UK government what for, he’s turning... More »
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Riding the Subway with Stanley Kubrick

Who better to make our morning commute seem like a nostalgic adventure than Stanley Kubrick? Before becoming a legendary filmmaker he shot New York’s underground travel culture and The... More »
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TO DO: Head Gas, Surf Art & Polo

NEW YORK “Head Gas” is the first New York exhibition by Italian-born, Berlin-based artist Enrico David. Over the past twenty years, David has produced a body of work encompassing... More »
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Susan Kirschbaum Gets Her Friends Naked: Nir Hod

Weekends in New York can often be more hectic than the weekdays. How does one find time for those out-of-the-way, been-meaning-to-check-out “things?” Luckily, freelance reporter,... More »
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BAMart/Paddle 8 Silent Auction at The Standard, East Village

At The Standard East Village Wednesday, The Brooklyn Academy of Music and Paddle8 toasted BAM’s 150th anniversary and the launch of the BAM silent auction on Paddle 8 … •... More »
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Proj'ekt LA at The Standard, Hollywood

Smile Pretty! The Standard, Hollywood is stoked to be participating in The Lucie Foundation’s Month of Photography Los Angeles (MOPLA). This year’s theme for MOPLA is Intersect: An... More »