Finishing things off for the 2008 summer collection between Upper Playground and adidas Originals is this 4th and final offering from New Mexico transplant Sam Flores. Leaving the...

In Upper Playground's whirlwind of releases done in collaboration with adidas, this month's third volume features hip-hop artist Aesop Rock. For Aesop Rock, his design features...

Brazilian artist Herbert Baglione finds himself as the first artist collaborator to kick off San Francisco art outfit Upper Playground's adidas Originals artist campaign. The...

After successfully securing the Democratic nomination for the 2008 US Presidential Election, things are in full force from all of Obama's legions of celebrity supporters. From mass...

San Francisco's Upper Playground has become a great vehicle in the art scene, enabling worthy artists a great chance to showcase their talents over numerous mediums. In their monthly New Era...

Serbian street photographer Boogie is famous for his raw, uncut imagery and portrayal of human conditions in some of the world's most turbulent locations. Focusing on black and white...

With much to talk about with the recent grand openings of art-based retail spaces via Upper Playground, Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon, what would an event like this be without a proper art gallery showing? Aside from providing a space to house Upper Playground products, an opening gallery was marked by a diverse selection of artwork from many artists who have received much attention thanks to Upper Playground's huge push to create awareness to street-level art. Among the artists showing were Ron English, Slick, Alex Pardee, David Choe, Usugrow and of course Sam Flores and Jeremy Fish. Upper Playground LA 125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.) Los Angeles, California Source: Vinyl Pulse

This weekend marked the collective grand opening of four new retail spaces on Los Angeles' 6th St. as part of Upper Playground LA & The Last Laugh's opening launch. The retailer spaces allows for the likes of Upper Playground, Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol to all maintain location for their creative energy and products. As well, the four stores offer an interesting foil as the decor and themes vary from space to space. The highlights of the weekend debut included an art gallery, Mister Cartoon's candy paint jobs seen on various vehicles, Roland Sands custom motorcycle jobs and the stunning photographic and video work of Estevan Oriol. Upper Playground & The Last Laugh 125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.) Downtown Los Angeles, California Source: The Hundreds

The San Francisco art collective of Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF are set to invade Los Angeles later this month. Four retail spaces will open up on Downtown Los Angeles' Skid Row, each with their own distinct theme and range of products. Upper Playground's talented twosome of Mister Cartoon and Estevan Oriol will be among the artists displaying works which include Usugrow, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, David Choe, Herbert Baglione, San, Retna, Saber, Alex Pardee, Ron English, Doze Green, Slick, Armsrock and David Ellis. A fourth bonus space will have a revolving range of items, however the debut of the space will be marked by a display from Tony Ward's Six in the Face collection as well as a display of motorcycles from Roland Sands. As the release date nears, look for this space to also develop into one of the main launching points of Overture Films "Righteous to Kill" movie. Seen here are some of the t-shirt designs set to release at the opening of the locations. Upper Playground & The Last Laugh Saturday, May 31, 2008 Time: 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm 125 E. 6th Street (between S. Main St. and S. Los Angeles St.) Downtown Los Angeles, California

Following up on part 1 of Upper Playground 2008 spring collection feature is another set of tees from the prominent purveyors of grassroots and street level art. The graphically stunning tees are available now through Stone House Digital.