Nature's Revenge by LUDO

All Black Everything

Invisible Empire by Juha Helminen

Scuzzo's Reality

Artist Scuzzo brings you his reality through humorous graphics. I kind of wish some of these were real.

New ALICE IN WONDERLAND Trailer

On The Streets Art Basel 2009 pt.2

So Basel is this week and Wynwood is the proverbial disturbed bees nest. It seems that you can find action in almost every corner of the Art District. I think the next couple of days should be interesting...

Shepard Fairey in Progress
Os Gemeos and Nina taking a break (Brazil)
Barry McGee aka Twist getting busy in Wynwood
Twisted Metal

Eat Your Art Out

This show is a collection of diverse street, visionary, surreal, and tattoo art created by emerging artists whose vision encompasses erasing the barrier that separates the affluent art scene from the underground art world.

Eat Your Art Out is a movement toward bringing in emerging artists to push the envelope outside mainstream art and make it socially warranted in today’s art scene. Artists from a variety of artistic genres have collaborated together for one week to exhibit a dynamic fusion of diverse mediums presented on canvas, multimedia, sculptures, installations and photography.

Participating artists include: Chet Zar, Edgar Velasquez, Crome, Abstrk, Nineteen, AS1, Quake, Evils, Dekal, Gere, Juan Velasquez, Michael D. Walsh, Billi Kid, Joshua Noblock, Brandon Opalka, Ryan Mackeen, Seth Mathurin, Jose Mertz, Enve, Michael Lee Suarez, Evo, and John Vale.

The exhibition includes a collaboration with various other art groups including Primary Flights, Super Rad Toys and Modani Furniture.

“The common goal here is to showcase subversive artworks and make a statement in today’s conventional art scene,” says Evils of the Miami Style Graffiti (MSG) Cartel.

December 3rd-6th, 2009
The Madness Begins at 8pm

Eazy Street Gallery
3501 NW 2nd AVE
Miami, FL 33137

blue.print.for.space by Primary Flight

Opening December 2nd, 2009. 8 - 10 PM
On view December 1st - January 2nd

featuring: Augor, Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Jeff Soto, El Mac, Retna, Reyes, Kenton Parker, Typoe, Blackbooks, and others.

ART CENTER/South Florida
800 Lincoln Road (Lincoln Rd. and Meridian Ave.)
Miami, Beach

Primary Flight 2009 Map

Primary Flight is back! Here's the official Primary Flight 2009 map, more walls and murals will probably be added last minute as is the case every year. Stay tuned to PrimaryFlight.com for updates and more info.

On The Streets Art Basel 2009 pt.1

Culture Kings Collective Artist Johnny Robles in Action

Weapons of Mass Destruction

HOX putting in work on his sculpture for Graffiti Gone Global

Big ups to David of UPnUP for this shot

Me and my Crew rocked this as a teaser for Primary Flight

Works by Ryohei Hase

GALAKTUS Video Premeir

Aberrations by Jim Kazanjian

Primary Flight 2009

Once again it's on!

More info coming soon. In the mean time check out www.PrimaryFlight.com

LUIS

IT AINT FAIR 2009

IT AIN't FAIR 2009
Art Basel 2009
December 2 - 6, 2009
O.H.W.O.W Gallery
3100 NW 7 Avenue / Miami / Florida / 33127

The second installment of It Ain’t Fair promises to be even more spectacular than our inaugural exhibition. Calling on our community for participation, we assembled an international group show comprised of over 40 artists that we feel are creating the most relevant work today.

Opening night will be highlighted by the screening of Cyprien Gaillard’s Cities of Gold and Mirrors accompanied by a performance by French symphonic composer Koudlam.

A full exhibition list as well as many more details will be revealed in the coming days.

MAX FISH installation Art Basel 2009

MAX FISH
20 Year Anniversary
December 2 - 6, 2009
28 NE 14 Street / Miami / Florida / 33132


In celebration of the legendary New York City bar's 20 year anniversary, Aaron Bondaroff, Al Moran and Ulli Rimkus bring the downtown institution Max Fish to Miami for the week of Art Basel. Taking over a functioning bar space in downtown Miami, the team will be recreating an art installation out of the core elements of the Lower East Side location and importing it's colorful cast of characters for the week. With a prime location downtown Miami, it will most definitley be the common meeting point for Art Basel attendees and act as the main clubhouse for all of the creative community during the fair week. A full lineup of live bands and dj's will be performing nightly during ther week as well as movie screenings in an outdoor space.

via O.H.W.O.W

Lance Armstrong X Nike presents STAGES

STAGES
Art Basel 2009
December 3 - 6, 2009
888 Biscayne Blvd. / Miami / Florida / 33132


We invite you to join Lance Armstrong and Nike at STAGES.

It’s a unique celebration of human potential inspired by Lance and dedicated to the fight against cancer. Over twenty renowned artists offered their time and creativity to express the LIVESTRONG message and raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation which is committed to inspire and empower people affected by cancer.

Artists included in the exhibition are Cai Guo-Qiang, Rosson Crow, Jules de Balincourt, Dzine, Shepard Fairey, Futura, Andreas Gursky, KAWS, Geoff McFetridge, Yoshitomo Nara, Catherine Opie, Os Gemeos, Erik Parker, José Parlá, Raymond Pettibon, Lari Pittman, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Kenny Scharf, Eric White, Christopher Wool, Dustin Yellin and Aaron Young.

Join the fight.

www.stages09.com
via O.H.W.O.W

Dark Night of The Soul Art Basel 2009

DANGER MOUSE and SPARKLEHORSE visuals by DAVID LYNCH Dark Night Of The Soul Art Basel 2009 December 2 - 6, 2009 3100 NW 7 Avenue / Miami / Florida / 33127

Musical visionary Danger Mouse and iconoclastic filmmaker David Lynch pool their talents and reveal the stunning and haunting photographs from their groundbreaking project Dark Night of the Soul at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009. Dark Night of the Soul is a full-length album and illustrated book, combining the talents of Danger Mouse, David Lynch and celebrated rock recluse Sparklehorse. In addition to the hardcover book, the album includes vocals from the Flaming Lips, Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Frank Black of the Pixies, Iggy Pop, Nina Persson of The Cardigans, Suzanne Vega and many others. The exhibition consists of over 50 original photographs by David Lynch which are displayed alongside the accompanying soundtrack by Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse. Seven limited edition prints of each photograph will be available for purchase. The exhibition will open December 2, 2009 as the much anticipated kickoff to Art Basel week 2009.

"I saw this show at the Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles back in May and I have to say its going to be a must see during this upcoming Basel!"
- Culture Chris
Check out the post on the Dark Night of the Soul Los Angeles show (click here)

"The Wu-Massacre" Trailer

REMINDER: Devil's Disciple by Neckface at OHWOW

NECKFACE
Devil's Disciple

October 31, 2009

Neckface will turn Miami inside out for his premiere solo exhibition in the Magic City. This Halloween night, Neckface will deconstruct all 10,000 square feet of O.H.W.O.W. and build a world like no other. Featuring a large-scale haunted house installation, complete with Neckface's iconic imagery, the Devil’s Disciple exhibition is designed to frighten viewers as they enter the space.

The crux of the exhibition though will surely be Neckface's new work. A deviation from the norm, it is chock-full of his signature imagery interweaved with a personal dimension that is much more palpable in the paintings. After so many years of crafting a persona and building up walls around himself and his moniker, the reclusive Neckface has finally cracked open the door ever so slightly and let us into his world.

Museum of Everything in London

"The boundary between 'normal' primitive art and the artistry of the insane is blurry," says Bruno Bischofberger, an art dealer based in Zurich with a sizeable collection of folk art. Yet "outsider art" is distinct from folk art, he explains, as it is often associated with the mentally ill. Indeed, many of the biggest discoveries of the genre were found in the archives of psychiatric hospitals.This is perhaps why the term "outsider" irks James Brett, a filmmaker, entrepreneur and the founder of Britain's first museum dedicated to the work of non-traditional artists. The Museum of Everything opened its doors in London's Primrose Hill neighbourhood on October 14th, timed to coincide with London's Frieze Art Fair. But unlike the preening, self-conscious types who frequent the parties and gallery stalls of this contemporary-art extravaganza, Brett's museum is all about art created by people without formal training, who live "outside our modern society". Housed in a former dairy, the collection includes more than 200 paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations by around 95 artists, all of whom simply felt compelled to make something.via MoreIntelligentLife artwork by WILLEM VAN GENK and HENRY DARGER

Graffi-Couture Photoshoot feat. KAWS for Vogue Paris

CK for Elle Magazine circa 2006

Fever Ray - Stranger Than Kindness (Nick Cave cover)

Portraits by Minjae Lee

Minjae Lee is a young South Korean artist whose work expresses a semi-disturbing inner tension that is tough to ignore, even if you feel that you'd like to. It draws you in with its powerful colors, halting imagery and clever juxtaposition of beauty, innocence and fragility with brash, loud and aggressive. via theCoolHunter

House de Racket - Synthetiseur

Photography by Clark Little

Shooting the Tube: Photographer Clark Little brings you an incredible photo series of waves also known by surfers as the tube.

"We Were Once a Fairytale " by Spike Jonze feat. Kanye West

Smooth & Smoothie by Florent Degourc

French designer Florent Degourc takes a playful approach to design, as demonstrated in this table – bench set entitled Smooth & Smoothie. First seen on TrendsNow, the set is almost reminiscent of bubble gum, and is made of a mixture polyurethane foam and resin coating, allowing for the ‘melted’ effect, yet durable enough for everyday use. This combo set could easily work inside and out, or as a perfect addition to your cracked out Willy Wonka room.
via limitedhype

MusicVision PHOENIX

This is a unique way of doing a documentary to convey to people twenty music tracks that changed your life. Musicvision Phoenix are the 20 songs that inspired the band Phoenix, which shows the records playing in vinyl with voice overs from band members. Noted songs on the documentary are “Blue monday people” – Curtis Mayfield, “Sell your love” – Iggy pop & James Williamson, “Darlin’”- The Beach Boys, and many more.

via SwipeLife

Duck Sauce - aNYway (video)

Monday Night Football

LAST RIGHTS hosts Monday Night Football at The Hotel Victor

Join the LAST RIGHTS fam as they host Monday Night Football at The Hotel Victor as the Miami Dolphins take on the New York Jets. Catch 2-4-1 drink specials, free food, and giveaways by LAST RIGHTS.

Monday, October 12th, 2009
9pm-12am

at The Hotel Victor
1144 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach

The Simpsons X Playboy

Check out the November issue of Playboy magazine featuring the blue haired matriarch of the Simpson family; Marge, taking the cover. This issue also features a 3 page spread on the Simpsons celebrating 20 years on the air. Also check out the tell all editorial by Lisa Simpson's ex-boyfriend Ralph Wiggum. Just kidding about the last part.

JET AIRLINERS by Josef Hoflehner

Photographer Josef Hoflehner's book JET LINERS is a collection of black and white photographs of Jet Liners taken from beaches all around the world including my home town of Miami. I've taken shots myself of planes coming in or taken off while soaking up sun but non comparable to those shot by Hoflehner. To me this book is another item on my "Damn! I should have followed through with that" list because i've had the idea for the same concept but... Anyways, the book is filled with some amazing shots and definitely worth checking out. Here are a few images from JET AIRLINERS.

Southern Hospitality by 131 Projects

Southern Hospitality

The Bakehouse art complex invites you to an exhibition by 131 Projects.
Opening night will take place Friday October 9th at the Swenson gallery.

Opening Reception : Friday, October 9th 2009 : 7 pm - 10pm

Swenson Gallery
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, Florida 33127

R.I.P Roc Raida (1972-2009)

Rest In Peace Anthony "Roc Raida" Williams (1972-2009)

The Selby on Emmanuel Perrotin

via The Selby

Francoise Nielly

Françoise Nielly’s massive, colorful portraits are delicious to look at. Even more wonderful – and particularly infuriating to those of us who have timidly dabbled in painting – is to watch her create them. In a beautiful video posted on her site, she, in her confident, strong hand, wields her painting knife shaped like a miniature garden trowel, and makes painting look easy like cake frosting. She paints her vivid, passionate canvases — some as large as 78 x 25 inches (195 x 62 centimeters) -- from black-and-white photos, further proof of her unfailing ability to interpret light, shadow, hue and tone by applying brilliant colors and daring strokes.
Born in Marseille, brought up near Cannes and Saint-Tropez, and now living in Paris, Nielly is at home among bold contrast and dazzling light. To add to her likability, here is the list of her loves: Life, wide open spaces, sushi, blue lagoons, the Internet, humor, books, Paris, New York and Vancouver. - Tuija Seipell
via theCoolHunter

NECKFACE at O.H.W.O.W

NECKFACE
Devil's Disciple

October 31, 2009

Neckface will turn Miami inside out for his premiere solo exhibition in the Magic City. This Halloween night, Neckface will deconstruct all 10,000 square feet of O.H.W.O.W. and build a world like no other. Featuring a large-scale haunted house installation, complete with Neckface's iconic imagery, the Devil’s Disciple exhibition is designed to frighten viewers as they enter the space.

The crux of the exhibition though will surely be Neckface's new work. A deviation from the norm, it is chock-full of his signature imagery interweaved with a personal dimension that is much more palpable in the paintings. After so many years of crafting a persona and building up walls around himself and his moniker, the reclusive Neckface has finally cracked open the door ever so slightly and let us into his world.

With the introduction of historical and pop culture references into the visual storytelling, the paintings have grown more complex and more intricate. This newer imagery is balanced by considered application of wit throughout the work in the signature Neckface hand style. In addition to the paintings, a series of metal mask sculptures will be on display. Reminiscent of African Woyo masks, Neckface reworks the sculptures with sharp edges and creates an object that is distinctly contemporary and unmistakably his.

There's no doubt that Devil’s Disciple will be a breakout exhibition for Neckface. The work created will surely be considered his finest to date and is anticipated to redefine him and endear him to a whole new legion of fans.via O.H.W.O.W

O.H.W.O.W
3100 NW 7 Avenue
Miami, FL 33127

Rest In Peace Jose "Nasty Nes" Carrera

I originally met Jose while working on a mural together in Little Haiti in the summer of 2004. He had recently been released from prison after serving a 4 year bid for attempted murder. You wouldn't have guessed it because he was the nicest dude. He always had a smile on his face and was more than happy to give us younger dudes advise. He would tell us stories about the old school days and could not stop talking about his children who were the most important thing in his life and cared about more than anything in this world.
Not only was Jose a talented graffiti artist, he was also an incredible tattoo artist. Jose had done some work on my friend Adam and I was blown away by his color techniques and unique style. I tried to get in some work from him but due to schedule conflicts we were never able to link up, something that I will now regret for the rest of my life. In a year that seems to have had way too many deaths, none, not even the passing of Michael Jackson, seem as significant as this one. Jose "Nasty Nes" Carrera. MSG crew and Ocho Placas fam FOREVER.

"Nasty Nes" tribute by ABSTRK

Pantone Paint

Europe has been on the forefront of developing spray paint for the purposes of art as opposed to American companies who ignore the fact that 45% of its consumers use their product for Graffiti/Street Art. While the PANTONECANS have a decent design and concept, it's a little impractical.
The PANTONECANS come in CMYK or pantones, and traditionally these 4 colors were mixed to make and create every tone or color in the spectrum using ink and usually for purposes of print. Spray paint on the other hand, is a unique opaque medium that is designed to dry quickly and meant to cover. Even though there are ways to mix spray paint to create new colors, it is a very difficult and tedious procedure. Non-the-less, the PANTONECANS are still a dope idea however it's application is a bit ill-thought.

Futuristic George Jetson Sh*t

The Window Phone by Seunghan Song

This has to be one of the illest designs I have seen all year. The weather application is insane and adjusts your screen to portray accurate climate conditions in your area. I can't wait to get one of these in my hands!

el oh el

PLUS by 131 Projects

Plus from 131 Projects on Vimeo.

Also check out his demo reel

Demo Reel - 2009 from 131 Projects on Vimeo.

MIAMI GRAFFITI in Los Angeles

MIAMI GRAFFITI Book Release Party and Exhibition in Los Angeles

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R.I.P Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein (1973-2009)

Air Mack$ Crew (DJ AM, DJ Homicide, Metamphibian, and Ben Baller)

AM (pre-op), Ben Baller, and Homicide

Live Zepplin

This cocoon for weekend living is situated in a bushy coastal hamlet on the Great Ocean Road. The steepness of the site, the dramatic views and the sometimes harsh climate resulted in a object house that whilst protecting from the elements, opened one side to the landscape. In principle this is a matchbox inside an egg, a rectangle within an oval. Inside, the spaces dovetail together with the economic precision of a small boat or caravan.
The light weight monocoque structure is a hybrid of techniques appropriated from boat building and aircraft engineering.
The path to building this home was one of unleashing the pragmatic inside the poetic.
The concept of using old structures or transportation vehicles to covert into living spaces is nothing new. However, this is the first Zepplin i've seen that has been converted into a modern living space. Kudos to the designers and architects of this project Bellemo & Cat of Australia.

LAST RIGHTS Fall/Winter Preview

LAST RIGHTS will be unveiling their Fall/Winter line at MAGIC/S.L.A.T.E this coming week in Las Vegas.  Check them out at:

MAGIC/S.L.A.T.E

booth# 20540

August 1st- September 2nd

Las Vegas Convention Center

www.LastRightsInc.com

KAWS X MJ for Interview Magazine

KAWS laced the latest issue of Interview Magazine with a tribute to Michael Jackson using his iconic white gloves to incorporate into his rendering. via SLAMXHYPE

R.I.P Ted Kennedy

Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009

Miike Snow - Animal

Mayer Hawthorne - Maybe So, Maybe No

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Taking Shots

DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera

The DORYU 2-16 pistol camera is a 16mm Japanese police-issue camera developed by Ryu Koakimoto-san who is pictured below. This extremely rare and valuable camera is not a toy and has the same C mount as the 16mm movie camera. The DORYU 2-16 can also mount a Cine-Nikkor 25mm F1.4 lens which is pictured above on the table with other components that work with the camera.

The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (Trailer)

Make The Girl Dance - Baby Baby Baby

AMPAL Creative at Culture Kings

ONLINE STORE NOW OPEN!

R.I.P Titus "Baatin" Glover of Slum Village

Beware of Imposters and Counterfeiters

Again we have to point out this site out of Australia claiming to be us. They have no affiliation with us and we think they are a bunch of unoriginal suckers. Beware of these impostors! They even went as far as having a similar web address but they have an au at the end of theirs. They say that imitation is the highest form of flattery but we say fuck that! Be original! PLEASE Do Not Purchase from or visit their site because you'll probably get burnt. Oh, and to the impostors; we will be seeing you suckers soon!

Photography: Jesus Madrinan

Photography: Tim Bret-Day

via dontpanic

Mutemath - Paper Darren

Monogrenade - Ce Soir

Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West & Common - Poke Her Face

R.I.P Dash "Sace" Snow 1981-2009

Dash Snow, born and raised in New York City, has regularly been associated with the “downtown scene,” referring to a sort of second coming of 1960s and 70s Warhol-era New York. Snow, who at a young age ran away from home, began to use drugs heavily, and joined a graffiti crew, started documenting his life at age 16 through Polaroid photographs.
Often depicting self-destructive escapades, Snow’s photographs captured the energy and lives of those around him. .

Herb & Dorothy Trailer

The incredible true story of a postal worker and a librarian who built a world class art collection.