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Artist Darren Romanelli teamed up with Goodwill and scoured EBay to piece together his Olympic-themed lounge chair and ottoman.

Artist Tanya “Nena” Melendez on making her original hairpieces.

Like anything Guillermo Cuevas makes, this belt is experimental — and designed with one secret ingredient.

The pro skateboarder and photographer shares three photos from his archive and reflects on decades of photographing youth culture.

There’s something really beautiful that happens when people see a designed object in a space where they don’t expect it, like toilet seats.

From a young age, I knew that people were crossing the border from Mexico through my little factory town I grew up in, Plaster City, Calif. I’d see them go into the night, not knowing how they would get through the harsh desert.

Erick Medel reimagines the still life in this piece made from denim — the same material that his father, a gardener, wears to protect himself from roses.

Angela Nguyen’s “Where do we go from here?” is a rumination on getting around in the city — subconsciously and philosophically, but also physically.

The iconic seer of Los Angeles describes a lot of her writing as cautionary tales. “Study for Estella Butler’s Apple Valley Autonomy” investigates a little-known formative event — and what it reveals about the nature of a transitional moment

Luxury is a nameplate with a story. It’s never too late to add a personal touch to the legacies of those who came before.

Freak City’s latest collection is a body of references that calls back to the ideas that shaped the cult brand into what it is: a celebration of irreverence, outcasts, underground culture, music, graffiti and the city that it calls home.

There is a narrative in the media that space exploration will help us resolve problems on planet Earth. Clarissa Tossin’s “Corso del Fiume delle Amazzoni fino a Marte” navigates a different path.

Once upon a time, a birthday celebration took over Sunset Boulevard in Echo Park. They’re still talking about it — and might never stop.

Just ask L.A.-based artist Jasper Marsalis: When using ink, what you see is what happened.

Artist Alan Nakagawa remembers the grocery truck of yesteryear that fed the city’s immigrant communities — and the stories it inspired.

Artist Jazmín Urrea’s ‘Estudio de Chucherías 1’ explores hunger as a landscape of Starburst, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, Hot Tamales, Pulparindots, Jabalinas, Vero Paleta Mango and Zumba Pica Paleta Chamoy.

‘The Value of Destruction Is Worth More Than the Value of Construction’ follows an old strategy: Seduce the viewer and have them stay with the work to see the truth.

Last One Left’s Christopher M. Bailey’s latest collection is an experiment in sustainably remixing the fashion of yesterday.

What is emerging? Where are we headed? What is in the future? Listen to artist Edgar Fabián Frías and what will be will be.

A tribute to Lionel Morales, a displaced community member of Historic Filipinotown

This story is part of Image issue 10, ‘Clarity,’ a living document of how L.A. radiates in its own way.

Glen Wilson’s ‘Desert Totem’ might help you find your own answers to life’s most pressing questions — if you can track it down.

The flag is deemed a hazardous symbol when it exhibits characteristics such as the attack on women’s reproductive rights, empty patriotism and nationalism.

Join Las Fotos Project on the pitch to see how the game of soccer is played through their lens.

‘Ceramics has become a means of escape for me — a reprieve from social media, the latest trends and the hype of sneaker releases,’ says artist London James.

Making art involves seeing. Seeing is acknowledging history.

Jon Perdomo and Jerrilyn Peralta are an L.A.-based couple who have decided to take their houseplant passion to the next level.