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Why is this? Oh, probably because Anderson Cooper decided that is smooth skin and boyish good looks would look good getting punched by Egyptians wanting to out their current ruling government. Sending a privileged white male journalist to the frying pan to get his face punched equals ratings. Just a thought…
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Caleb Larsen and his contract attorney are geniuses. The work is constantly for sale and the collectors goal is to turn a profit which the artist gets a cut of. Why didn’t we think of this?
The explanation is:
“Every ten minutes the black box pings a server on the internet via the ethernet connection to check if it is for sale on the eBay. If its auction has ended or it has sold, it automatically creates a new auction of itself.
If a person buys it on eBay, the current owner is required to send it to the new owner. The new owner must then plug it into ethernet, and the cycle repeats itself.”
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The good people at Vice have found the Holy Grail: Romanian hip-hop. Sure this is ironical, but so is everything slightly off-the-cuff these days. So in a country that can resonate with hip-hop we can only guess in terms of some very academic essay that compares the socio-economics of late 1970s NYC with the current climate in Romania (which would be a great read by the way, somebody get on that), we give you hip-hop Eastern Europe style.
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HVW8 Gallery just sent us a message that they have an Alvaro Ilizarbe / Freegums show at the gallery opening this Saturday night. Celestial Beings is the title of the gig. Head over when you got an LA Saturday night to get going on.
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HVW8 Gallery just sent us a notice that Bill McMullen’s Checks Cashed show is opening tonight in Los Angeles, California. The show runs from July 31, 2010, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm to September 14th. For your who is Bill McMullen moment if you need it, “McMullen is renowned for his witty, pointed combination of high art presentation, graphic design immediacy, and street art’s confrontational boldness.”
“Rappers are the new bad boys of American culture.” From his past as a hip-hop battler in high school to his current drawings and paintings, Fahamu Pecou utilizes the tools of hip-hop culture’s branding and posturing to discuss African American identity in America. You need to get to know this enthralling artist.
Meredith Dittmar (Juxtapoz #113 ) is featured in our current June 2010 issue, where she discusses the process and intention behind her wildly imaginative and detailed clay sculptures. She’s one impressive lady; read a bit of our interview with her and we dare you to disagree.
Meredith Dittmar (Juxtapoz #113 ) is authentic. This is the overarching feeling you get from meeting her. She is also a damn good sculptor, which is why she is featured in our current June 2010 edition. This lady’s got some wisdom to drop, so do yourself a favor and read her answers to Back Talk.
Meredith Dittmar (Juxtapoz #113 ) is authentic. This is the overarching feeling you get from meeting her. She is also a damn good sculptor, which is why she is featured in our current June 2010 edition. This lady’s got some wisdom to drop, so do yourself a favor and read her answers to Back Talk.
San Francisco based artist-author-DJ-record label owner-curator-party lovin’ dude Jay Howell (Juxtapoz #113 ) clearly, does a lot of things. We focus on his artwork in our current June 2010 issue; now get into Jay’s head by reading his answers to our 20 Back Talk questions.
