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. It is the largest art gallery dedicated to

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in the United States, spanning 6,500 square feet of space. In June 2018 it was announced that UK based entrepreneur Darren Manley had purchased the gallery from founder Iskander Lemseffer.

History

Grand opening exhibition

LAB ART , LA Street Art Gallery opened on May 13, 2011, with a grand opening reception exhibition bringing together approximately 300 works, by over 50 artists from the street art movement. The opening line-up included: LEBA,

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Miss Danger on the Loose" exhibition

In July 2011 the gallery staged an exhibition, ''Miss Danger on the Loose'', showcasing a group of emerging female street artists. Of the exhibition, ''Ms Magazine'' said "Pin-up girls, flowers and unambiguous political commentary are a bit too prominent" though picked out the work of K H No.7 and crochet artist Olek as "genuinely compelling."

References

External links

Official LAB ART , LA Street Art Gallery website
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