Applying Sneaker Marketing to a 259-Year-Old Beer Company with Andy Chiu

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The industries of athletic footwear and beer are often never entered in direct comparison. On the one hand with footwear, technology and innovation are championed in the pursuit of on-field perfection as well as an off-field promotion of lifestyle. F...

George “EWOK” Thompson “Pageantry” Exhibition @ Known Gallery Recap

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California-based artist George “EWOK” Thompson has unveiled his new series of paintings at the Known Gallery in Los Angeles. Titled “Pageantry,” the latest exhibition continues Thompson’s social commentary on the grotesq...

PUSH “In Other Words” Exhibition @ Known Gallery Recap

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Los Angeles artist PUSH recently unveiled his latest body of work titled “In Other Words” at Los Angeles’s Known Gallery. The latest exhibition sees the artist working on canvas, wood and paper – a new medium for the artist. B...

Who Are the Top 100 People in Art? ArtReview Releases Their List for 2012

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ArtReview has released its annual Power 100, a list of the 100 most influential people in the art world. Heading the list is curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev followed by art dealer Larry Gagosian and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. An oftentimes controve...

JR “The Wrinkles of the City” Los Angeles Behind-the-Scenes

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Earlier this year, acclaimed street artist JR canvassed Los Angeles with large-scale, black and white portraits taken in low-income urban areas. Adding “wrinkles” in the smooth veneer of LA’s glamorous facade, the recent TED award-w...

Barbara Kruger’s Iconic Styles Covers Los Angeles Buses for “Arts Matter”

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Los Angeles-based artist Barbara Kruger is known for her photomontages and creating environments that envelope viewers with powerful text, as well as her bold, thought-provoking captions. As part of Arts Matter — a joint initiative between The...

Shepard Fairey Wants You to Remind Friends & Family to Vote

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With the impending Election Day 2012 rapidly approaching, typically political and outspoken artist Shepard Fairey has lent his signature style in an initiative prompting loyal citizens to exercise their right to vote. Aligning with Ink Cards, Fairey...

APEX Mural for BLACK SCALE’s Flagship Store on Haight Street

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For its five-year anniversary, BLACK SCALE enlists Bay Area street artist APEX to create a vibrant mural on the side of its Haight Street flagship store. With the sounds of Danny Brown guiding us along, we can see APEX’s painting methods from b...

Tumblr to Present “Moving the Still: A Festival of GIFS” @ Art Basel Miami Beach

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With the recent explosion of Tumblr and its highly-visual form of interaction, perhaps no other image format has benefitted as much as the GIF. Much maligned in the past, the animated form will be celebrated both online and physically by Tumblr as &#...

SANRIO “Hello Kitty, Hello Art!” Book Release and Show @ KNOWN Gallery Recap

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Coinciding with the release of the hardcover collectible book Hello Kitty, Hello Art! which features works of art inspired by Sanrio characters including the iconic Hello Kitty as well as My Melody, Keroppi, Badtz-Maru, Little Twin Stars and more, KN...

Patrick Martinez, Aaron De La Cruz and James Roper “EVEN FLOW” Exhibition @ Circuit 12 Contemporary Recap

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On October 13, the trio of renowned artists Patrick Martinez, Aaron De La Cruz and James Roper debuted a range of original pieces at Circuit 12 Contemporary gallery in Dallas, Texas. Titled “EVEN FLOW,” the installation will run until Nov...

2012 Moniker Art Fair @ Village Underground London

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This past weekend the Moniker Art Fair returned to Village Underground in Shoreditch, London coinciding with the city’s foremost international art event, Frieze. Sponsored by Absolut Vodka, menswear label Boxfresh and G-Shock, this year’s...

POW WOW Hawai’i 2012 Video: Part III

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Having already uncovered POW WOW’s founding ethos in Part I as well as its featured Earth-inspired artwork from February’s show in Part II, Director Michael Inouye presents the finale to his three-part retrospective video compilation. ...

Offthewall.tv: Crack & Shine Season 2 Trailer

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Crack & Shine is a video series focusing on some of the most talented artists in the graffiti world. Hosted by Vans’s Offthewall.tv, Season 2 continues on with the program as it follows artists across the globe, creative individuals who pur...

Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Transition into Retirement

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With the end of the NASA space shuttle program, the remaining space shuttles have been divvied up and sent to some of the premier museum in the country. The last shuttle to find a new home was the Space Shuttle Endeavour which just recently made its...