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L.A. Graffiti Artist Revok Tours Detroit (Video)
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 02/08/2012
Legendary Los Angeles street artist Revok recently hit the road with a few friends for a little graffiti tour through Detroit. With photographer/videographer Willie T tagging along and documenting it (via video), Revok takes a tour of Motor City. The clip follows the artist as he cruises the city over several days. Beginning in the... |
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Facebook IPO Turns L.A. Street Artist David Choe Into A Multi-Millionaire
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 02/03/2012
When Los Angeles-based street artist David Choe took a stock offer over money years ago, it's likely he didn't expect it to pay out like this. The 35-year-old Korean-American has achieved success in the world of art over the years, selling his work for thousands of dollars, being featured in gallery shows and exhibited in... |
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Rihanna Spends $160K On Custom Marilyn Monroe Artwork
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/30/2012
Rihanna is a big fan of iconic sex symbol Marilyn Monroe, so much so that she recently spent over $160,000 on a crystal encrusted portrait of her. According to reports, the pop star commissioned British artist Claire Milner for a portrait of Monroe made of 65,000 Swarovski crystals. The art work took around four months... |
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L.A.'s Museum of Contemporary Art Announces Plans For Online Video Channel
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/19/2012
Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) announced this week that it plans to launch an online video channel (via YouTube) in July. It is to feature news and talk-show programming, among other art-focused shows. According to the New York Times' Arts Beat blog, MOCA TV will be the first contemporary-art channel to be included... |
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Zoo York, The Seventh Letter Collaborate On Series Of Graff-Styled Skatedecks
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/18/2012
Long-running skate/lifestyle brand Zoo York recently teamed up with L.A.'s graff-inspired clothing company, The Seventh Letter, for a collaborative series of skateboards. The Seventh Letter crew's artist RIME was the designer behind the series, creating a series of graff-styled designs boasting the Zoo York name. For the collabo, the veteran street artist (who grew up... |
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The Seventh Letter Drops ROID Reflect Tee & Making Of Clip
Fashion ♦ Posted 01/03/2012
UK street artist ROID is just one artist from the impressive collective/clothing brand, known as The Seventh Letter. This video video documents the process of Roid painting a signature tee design for The Seventh Letter line on a recent trip to Detroit. The street artist uses a unique process of painting half the letters upside-down,... |
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Notorious B.I.G. Mural In Brooklyn Stirs Controversy, Artist Wants Credit
Music ♦ Posted 12/22/2011
More than a decade after his passing, the Notorious B.I.G. is still making an impact on people, especially in the New York borough he came up in. The late rapper is at the center of a little controversy over a mural piece of the legendary hip-hop figure at a Brooklyn restaurant called Habana Outpost. Sean... |
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Jun Cha Heading To Paris In January For Tattoo Tour
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 12/12/2011
Renowned Los Angeles-based tatto and fine artist, Jun Cha, announced an upcoming 2012 Paris Tour, where he'll be visiting the capital city for a round of private appointments. From January 5-12, the young artist will work from a special pop-up studio, holding private tattoo sessions, and taking some time out for interview and meet-n-greets with... |
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The Lamborghini Project (Video)
Life / Culture, Videos ♦ Posted 12/09/2011
One of the world's most elite cars recently became a canvas for The Media Merchants, a Canada-based technology-driven production agency specializing in projections and interactivity. The team recently produced an exclusive audio-visual projection mapping event centered around the world's most expensive Lamborghini ... the Reventon. The result is a visual trip without moving. Placed in... |
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Chris Brown Teams Up With Artist Ron English For Line Of Toys, Necklaces
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 12/07/2011
He created the colorful cover for his F.A.M.E. album, and now Chris Brown has teamed up with contemporary artist Ron English again for a line of vinyl toys and necklaces. Dubbed the Dum English astronaut series, the line features creepy spaceman figurines meant to symbolize the pitfalls of celebrity, the artist told the Miami New-Times.... |
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RareInk Unveils Limited Tupac, Biggie Artwork By Renowned Artists
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 12/07/2011
RareInk, a company offering authentic autographed art from music industry icons, unveiled this week the first pieces in a series of original artwork of hip-hop legends, Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G. Created by renowned fine artists -- TesOne, BASK and David Flores, among others -- the series was produced in collaboration with the estates... |
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