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OUTSIDE IN – The Story of Art In the Streets (trailer)

May 26, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell Leave a Comment

And now we have an Art In The Streets Movie. With the runaway success MoCA AITS, looking at the future, it shouldn’t be any any surprise if it slowly and tastefully develops into a brand. We say slowly and tastefully, because the potential audience will slice and dice through the BS like butter. Until then, the show is still on exhibition and the celebration is still popping.

OUTSIDE IN is a celebratory and historical look at street art through the lens of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s groundbreaking exhibition Art in the Streets. [Read more...]

Filed Under: art, art+culture, graffiti Tagged With: dr. daks, freshlyserious.com, futura, graffiti, invader, Lee QuiÃ±ones, Martha Cooper, shapard fairey, Swoon

Lee + Futura + Risky & Co. at MoCA AITS

May 12, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell Leave a Comment

Never make the mistake in thinking that the fumes and dust have settled for LA’s Museum of Contempoary Art. Even though the reception ended weeks ago, the exhibition runs until August 8th. Until then tweets the streets are still watching. and people all over the world and the innanets will be be buzzing on the infamy for years to come. Especially if drops like this keep popping up. [Read more...]

Filed Under: art+culture, graffiti Tagged With: Abel, Art in the Streets, Cern, futura, graffiti, Lee QuiÃ±ones, Loomit, MOCA, Push, RISK, videos, writing&culture

NIKE SB x MOCA: Art in the Streets Paper Dunk Pack

April 18, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell Leave a Comment

Believe it or not at the entrance of the MOCA AITS Exhibit Hall there is a skate park that was built by Geoff McFetridge. The Nike SB Skate Team ripped said skate park from top to bottom Thursday night to coincide with a new Nike Dunk High which is being released in super limited quantities to be auctioned off to benefit the MOCA Foundation.

As Slamxhype reports, “Limited to 24 unique pairs and displayed at MOCAâ€™s retail shop, they will be auctioned on May 26, 2011 starting at $100.00 with all proceeds donated to the MOCA foundation. The artists to contribute to the series of tees include Neckface, Futura, CR Stecyk III and skateboarder Lance Mountain.”

Yesss, these joints are actually made out of paper

Filed Under: art, art+culture, classic material, fashion, street art, style Tagged With: CR Stecyk III, futura, Lance Mountain, MOCA, Neckface, Nike, nike dunk, Nike Dunk SB

Subway Art’s Martha Cooper Remixed (LA)

April 11, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell 1 Comment

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.

Futura2000: â€œNew Worksâ€ / Paris

March 30, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell Leave a Comment

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 forÂ 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!

Filed Under: art, art+culture, inspiration, tom foolery, writing (graf) Tagged With: berlin, city, city of lights, Clarks, collaboration, collaborations, Exhibition, futura, Gemeos, Legendary, legendary bodies, odyssey, os gemeos, paris, paris art world

Futura 2000 AirJacket for IPad

January 25, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell Leave a Comment

Since Futura 2000 is on blast right now we might as we might as well follow the development. Fresh off the lines, Â theÂ FUTURA LABORATORIES x STLESS AirJacket IPad case. This is actually follow up to last years readily available iPhone 4 case. However this time around things are going to be a bit more exclusive. [Read more...]

Filed Under: freshly serious, graffiti, style Tagged With: airjacket, apple, futura, Futura 2000, Iconography, international shipping, IPad, iPhone, iphone 4, japan, Japanese, japanese yen, LABORATORIES, Laced, mac, matte, outer shell, Science fiction, street, stylin

Futura x 12ozProphet Interview

January 24, 2011 by S.D. Rockswell 1 Comment

Filed Under: art, fashion, film & video, graffiti, style Tagged With: 12ozProphet, Banksy, futura, Futura 2000, graffiti, Interview, vimeo