David Choe
ABC News: David Choe Interview with Barbara Walters
After making his first media appearance on the Howard Stern radio program where he talked about several risque topics, besides his foray into being a Facebook shareholder, artist David Choe has now made his television debut following the news of his massive stake in the company....
David Choe on Howard Stern Interview
Forgoing opportunities to appear on more high profile and mainstream platforms, David Choe recently sat down with talk show host Howard Stern to talk about the recent news surrounding his alleged $200 million pay day thanks to Facebook's $5 billion IPO. For those unaware of...
David Choe x Facebook HQ “Boombox” Desk
An artist of alleged worth in excess of $200 million thanks to the recent Facebook IPO, here's some more footage of David Choe who recently painted the new Facebook headquarters. The timelapse clip features Choe in action behind one of the contemporary art world's biggest names.
David Choe to Receive $200 Million Payout from Facebook?
News has already broke that Facebook has announced a $5 billion USD IPO, ensuring that the revolutionary company will have enough revenue to continue to expand its reaches across the internet landscape. It seems this story comes with a bit of an artistic discovery as well. Noted...
David Choe Immortalizes Beat Up Chicago Teenager
Chicago police are currently questioning six Chicago teenagers after footage of a brutal beating of a 17-year-old Chinese student went viral on the internet this past Monday. Amidst the controversy of the events, street artist David Choe has chosen to immortalize the teen in his...
David Choe Paints New Facebook Headquarters
Street artist David Choe outfitted the new Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, with a similar style he gave to the original HQ in 2006. Mark Zuckerberg decided to move his command center a few miles northwest of Palo Alto, California, and brought the artist’s...
Branded Arts Exhibition @ Smashbox Studios
Branded Arts is an organization that curates art exhibition openings by showcasing a wide variety of emerging artists from the growing Los Angeles art scene alongside other reputable artists. On November 5, 2011, Branded Arts is organizing an exhibition that will benefit The...
Upper Playground Presents: Dirty Hands – The Art and Crimes of David Choe & Interview with Harry Kim
Dirty Hands chronicles the life and career of David Choe, from 2000 to 2007, as documented by his close friend and director Harry Kim. The documentary reveals the highs and lows involved in the upwards trajectory of David's career using the same "no holds barred" style that...
SA Studios Global E3 Reception @ Gram and Papas Recap
A reception party for SA Studios Global E3 was recently thrown at Gram and Papas in Los Angeles. In addition to food and live music, the event also featured pieces from several local artists including Mister Cartoon, David Choe, Patrick Martinez and Estevan Oriol. Scroll...
David Choe for Mark Zuckerberg Painting
Having been commissioned back in 2006 to paint the Facebook offices in Palo Alto, David Choe's relationship with Mark Zuckerberg continues as we see the latest acquisition from the wealthy Facebook founder. Large in size, this new commissioned piece was recently delivered to...
LA Secret Studio featuring David Choe and James Jean
Just a few days ago, David Choe and James Jean took over the sixth floor of Parco Factory at Shibuya Parco in Tokyo. Coming from contrasting backgrounds in which Choe was an art school drop out and James Jean a diligent art school graduate, they plied away relentlessly in an...
David Choe x Danny Trejo “Machete”
David Choe and Mister Cartoon were recently commissioned to create art works based on the upcoming film, Machete. Detailing his inspirations and meetings with the famed Danny Trejo, a video follows both David Choe and Danny through the whole creative process to arrive at the...
David Choe x Upper Playground x Good Smile Company “Munko” Vinyl Series
Upper Playground has teamed up with Japan’s Good Smile Company to become the official distributor for David Choe’s “Munko” Vinyl Figures. The toys were initially seen as simple sketches on David's blog, and now following the premiere of the physical Munko toys at San...
Dirty Hands: Art Lessons with David Choe
Taken from the Upper Playground-initiated "Dirty Hands" documentary about artist David Choe, an insider's look into David Choe's work unveils his process and techniques. The "Dirty Hands" documentary is currently showing until May 27th at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco.
All in the Open: David Choe “Nothing to Declare” Exhibition
Despite being originally from Los Angeles, for some time artist David Choe had little affiliation on a creative level with the City of Angels. At the end of last month, the ultra popular artist known for his outlandish visual displays with a matching personality opened a...
