Graffiti
RIME & ROIDS. “DETROIT TO LOS ANGELES” Video
September 15, 2011
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The PERSEVERANCE art event at LA's Known Gallery was truly a sight to behold. Featuring original work from alliterative masterminds Revok, Rime and Roids, the show featured flavor drawn from the City of Angels, Jersey and London. Despite the around the globe appeal,...
Kidult Vandalizes Louis Vuitton Paris
September 13, 2011
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Following to his recent Hermes hooliganism, Kidult continues to invade another luxury store on his native soil. This time, the notorious graffiti artist marked the facade of a Louis Vuitton shop at Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in Paris using a paint-filled extinguisher....
Risk & Retna vs. The City of Santa Monica Controversy
September 12, 2011
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A four-story house covered in Graffiti by artists Risk & Retna is causing ire among residents in Santa Monica, California, and reigniting the now 30-year-old battle to legitimize graffiti as art. The multicolored mural was commissioned by the homeowner to promote "Heal the...
Collabo Arts: Poesia vs Kofie
September 9, 2011
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Here is a time-lapse video of some highly detailed and intricate graffiti art designed and executed by artists Poesia and Kofie. The piece, by Collabo Arts, highlights the vision and skill one needs to possess in order to pull of such an impressive project. The textures and...
Style Wars 2 “Parody” Trailer
August 31, 2011
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The original Style Wars by Henry Chalfant has been a cornerstone of graffiti documentation since its official debut in 1984. Since the original, there has been much talk about a new updated release that modernizes some of the people and themes discussed in the inaugural...
The Seventh Letter Crew Live Painting Session @ S.L.A.T.E.
August 29, 2011
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Last week's S.L.A.T.E. trade show in Las Vegas featured an exclusive live painting session with a handful of artists including The Seventh Letter. Artists included in the session were Risk, Push, Roid and Norm who painted in front of trade show goers throughout the three...
Crack & Shine International Episode 2: Paris
August 27, 2011
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As a follow-up to London's 2009 Crack & Shine graffiti book, Crack & Shine International creates an honest and revealing picture of graffiti subculture worldwide. A series of episodes follow the lives of some of the leading figures in the graffiti world and will show us the...
Pose One x LRG x IronLak Limited Edition Spray Can
August 17, 2011
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Offered up is a limited edition collaboration between Australian paint company Ironlak, LRG design and Graffiti Artist Pose One. The idea was to create a retro American style spray can in LRG's signature green, with classic Ironlak paint quality. Every detail was gone over...
KIDULT Tagging KENZO Store in Paris Video
August 13, 2011
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Graffiti artist KIDULT has struck again on the streets of Paris. In a newly released video, he runs frantically around the city center tagging up KENZO department stores with the word “tag.” The campaign is a reaction to a graffiti-inspired, newly manufactured perfume by...
REVOK “PERSEVERANCE” Video
August 11, 2011
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We take an intimate journey alongside REVOK in this short video titled "PERSEVERANCE." The video features little dialog, instead focusing on the sights that REVOK encounters in anticipation of his upcoming show on August 20 at the Known Gallery. Fellow homies RIME and ROID will...
Street Tag iPhone App
August 8, 2011
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Channel 4 in the UK has been garnering a strongly positive response from its Street Summer season of programming and events, the latest of which features a new iPhone app called Street Tag. Allowing downloaders to virtually paint any wall or surface they fancy using their...
Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression Film Trailer
August 1, 2011
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A new breed of crime fighters now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilantes. These dedicated blight warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art, stickers, tags and posters. Yet several of these vigilantes have become the very...
Gears of War 3: OG Slick “Getting Up” Video
July 28, 2011
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Offered is a video with acclaimed LA street artist Slick as he talks about his involvement with Gears of War 3. Amongst other things, Slick chats about his beginnings as an artist and how he came about working with the Gears of War team. Additionally, he speaks about the...
Blu & Ericailcane ‘Octopus’ Mural
July 26, 2011
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Following up their Skating Team mural back in April, street artists Blu and Ericailcane come together for another large scale work, this time titled Octopus. Sticking with the animal meets human theme, this new piece once again holds a deeper meaning than one may assume....
The History of American Graffiti Book Signing @ The Hole Event Recap
July 26, 2011
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July 21, 2011 marked the 40-year anniversary of Taki 183 in The New York Times as well as the The History of American Graffiti’s first NYC signing event, which took place at The Hole in NYC. The event featured a special appearance by TAKI 183 along with special guests from...
