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With love in the air this weekend take some time to look at some on the walls as The Strange on Melrose hosts The Love Show 2. Reuniting a group of artists who first came together for the first Love Show in 2002, this current incarnation features pals Natalia Fabia, Korin Fraught and Carlos Ramos.

Also…if you’re so inclined to help break The Strange in, they’re throwing their launch party the night before with an evening full of glam, punk, trash and go-go dancing Suicide Girls. Click here for more info from Brand X.

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To celebrate the Grammy nominations of Brooklyn baritone rapper Mos Def, HVW8 Art & Design Gallery, Union LA and Frolab present a photo exhibition entitled MOS DEF: ECSTATIC MOMENTS. “Photographer Cognito showcases rare performance and behind-the-scenes images captured during the two year journey of making and supporting the June 2009 release of “The Ecstatic”.

Also…Mos Def at the Key Club on Sunset tonight! Get tix here.

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The day after Thanksgiving, a.k.a. Black Friday, is upon us which of course means the holiday shopping season has officially begun (in the United States). Let the commerce commence!

• In a novel approach to bring the art to the people, artist/designer Parra drives around LA with his mobile pop-up truck where he’ll be peddling both his art and clothing from his Rockwell Clothing line including various Stones Throw collabos. Truck stops at UNDFTD in Silver Lake from 12-2pm, HVW8 Gallery on Melrose from 3-5pm, and Archrival in Little Tokyo from 6-8pm. Take a peak at what items you may find via Freshnessmag.com.

• Giant Robot stores in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and on the interwebs go the more traditional route as they conduct their salesmanship in-store.

• Possibly the best place to do your gift shopping on the east side of LA is at the uniquely school themed boutique, Reform School. They may not have the crazy sales that many other chain stores are having today but they certainly have an abundance of those not-so-common gifts that are the hardest to find.

• And last but certainly not least is this little show I failed to mention last week and I can’t forgive myself for missing this one. Barry McGee (TWIST) and Phil Frost, two masters of graffiti-to-gallery art opened their group show Mind the Gap at the Prism gallery in West Hollywood last Friday. Curated by RVCA founder and fight aficionado PM Tenore.

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