Archive for March, 2008

New York Bike Dreams

Friday, March 28th, 2008

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Quiet Great Jones St. saw some bustle last night. Takuya Sakamoto’s photography is artful and refreshing. Single-speed bikes owned by messengers were on display. DJ Marshall Law was on top of the game. Not many events have bikes as a main mode of transport to and from.

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Tonight In NYC

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

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Takuya Sakamoto, photographer and messenger, brings his collection of work “New York Bike Dreams” to view tonight. Tak’s work gives a glimpse into the bike messenger world and street-scenes of New York City. Opening is March 27th, 7-10pm at 2 Great Jones St. NY, NY.

At Ubiq

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

ubiq3.jpg Pics of Green Label Art bottles on display at the Ubiq event in Philadelphia last week. There were two X-box 360s set up for fans to get competitive. People crowded the spaces for the March Madness and a look at Undrcrwn’s always fresh label. (more…)

The games

Monday, March 17th, 2008

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The NCAA tournament is here, getting underway tomorrow. Ubiq, the premier Philadelphia store is putting on a March Madness event we know will be crazy. Get with the games and Green Label Art Volume 1 on March 20th.

GLA In Portland

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

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There was a great turnout at the Alice Art Show opening. The mix of art was diverse and very slick going off the Wonderland theme. Some artists were on hand including Johnny Siu (above) shown here checking out Naoshi’s tinted sand art piece. Thanks to Matt and Katsu at Compound Gallery for helping make it all possible.

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Peat Wollaeger GLA Launch in SF

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

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Peat Wollaeger’s event celebrating his “Billy Hill” Mountain Dew bottle was a hit this past weekend. Friendly Luchadores roamed about, occasionally picking guests up into the air. DJ Ivan provided everyone sounds from the tables. It was a special night in San Francisco.

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LA Visuals

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

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The Seventh Letter, the collective at the top of the L.A. street scene just posted a video- The Seventh Day Project. Shown in the video is a member of the crew, EWOK, giving a little taste on how he does it.

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King of Comics

Monday, March 10th, 2008

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Jack Kirby is surely the undisputed King Of Comics, as if you didn’t know by now. You can grab an eye-full of Kirby’s signature style with his new coffee table book. Thanks to BoingBoing for the heads up! Great news for comic buffs.

Bouncing Ideas Around

Friday, March 7th, 2008

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When you’re down on ideas and up on time, a little game of Idea Volleyball is a great way to get those wheels turning. May the best idea win!
 

Losers

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

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The Aaron Rose directed art documentary Beautiful Losers will open this weekend at SXSW. Profiling some of the best in street art and graphic design, it’s an exciting release for fans and artists alike, summing up another exciting era in creativity. Thanks to Slam X Hype for the info. Make sure you watch the trailer! 

Madame Tutli-Putli

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

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Fans of stop-time animation and awesome art direction should really check out Madame Tutli-Putli. This animated short was recently nominated for an Academy Award. Directed by Montreal filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, the film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada. Both parts are now on Youtube, check it out.