Photography: Brandon Shigeta
Even though Banksy stepped through MOCA as “The Artist Who Will Not Be Named”, It was pretty obvious which artist was occupying an entire room that consisted of all manners of sociopolitical satire and tom foolery. Whats even more interesting, is that even though he is in the exhibition, there must have been some sort of confidentiality/secrecy agreement. How so? Banksy’s name wasn’t listed anywhere on any MOCA collateral. To round round it out, when Jeffery Deitch introduced Banksy’s massive stained glass window, he didn’t mention the artist. [Read more...]
Banksy x MOCA: Art in the Streets
Subway Art’s Martha Cooper Remixed (LA)
If you’re familiar with graffiti, you’re most likely more than familiar with the sacred street manuscript that is Subway Art. And if you’re up on Subway Art then you know who Martha Cooper is. Along with Henry Chalfant, she is quite possibly one of the most pertinent cultural catalysts of our time. Even outside of Subway Art her Hood Pass is certified and definitely lifetime, as she has been capturing and documenting urban lifestyles and cultures for over 60 years. From the infancy of hip hop culture, through the crack era and even up until now her unbiased eye for the freshest moment is still hard at work. It doesn’t look like she’s slowing down with age either.
[Read more...]The Mr. Cartoon Ice Cream Truck #MOCA AITS
While we’re still waiting on a final and confirmed list of MOCA artist, we DO know that legendary LA writer turned tattoo artist Mr. Cartoon will be on deck. Right beside him will be his Infamous Ice Cream Truck. If you look up the word custom auto in a dictionary the image above should be right next to it. This thing is bonkers. Shouts out to LA TACO. Visual lowdown after the jump. [Read more...]Daks x Smash74 for #MOCA AITS
If you’ve been following our MOCA: Art in the Streets coverage, don’t think for one second think that all all the participating artists from LA and NYC. Rep comes by way of South America, The UK, and now the South Coast of the US is on deck.
Coming through with the flavor that savors, Miami’s Smash74 and ATL’s own Dr. Dax aka @snortthis collaboration. Looking for a well rounded presence of artists for the show, MOCA sent a professionally weathered and built to scale boxcar to Smash74. He rocks it, then ships it to the Dirty Doc. And now it’s LA bound to rep with the best. (N) FS Represent!
The History of American Graffiti: From Subway to Gallery via PBS
It’s quite obvious that Roger Gastman is having the best year ever. Since closing the pages of his low brow pop-culture mag “While You Were Sleeping” he’s become almost a don, with a heavy hand in several of the biggest graffiti related topics to date. MOCA: Art in the Streets and The History of American Graffiti, both of which bear his signature from top to bottom. [Read more...]
Futura2000: “New Works†/ Paris
And here it is, just like we predicted. At the beginning of 2011 we saw Futura 2000 gunning the gate with full speed. For us, the collaborations with Clarks and 12ozProphet were dead giveaways that there was about to be something big. Featured as one of the top tier artists at “Art in the Streets“, he’s now gearing up for his first solo exhibition since Odyssey Two in Berlin back in 2009, Futura has now targeted his iconic spray wizardry on The City of Lights. Outside of the fresh design collabs , the last time Futura the artist was in action was an awe inspiring NYC mural produced in collaboration with Os Gemeos last summer. The “New Works” Exhibition will provide the colorful Paris art world with a very rare opportunity to enjoy his legendary bodies of work in full scope.
source: Jerome!
MOCA: Art In the Streets Companion Book
It seems like the countdown to MOCA‘s upcoming Art in the Streets Exhibition began like 10 years ago as the anticipation is building worldwide. As well it should, seeing as though it’s one of the largest most relevant street art exhibitions to date. [Read more...]
