Upper Playground artist Herbert Baglione collects his own blood to paint new bodies of work for his solo show in Mexico City titled, OBITUARY. Show opened May 18th, 2013 and will continue to exhibit for the rest of the month at Fifty24MX Gallery.
Blood Drawings currently exhibiting at OBITUARY:
Upper Playground’s Heritage Preservation Society in conjunction with the California Historical Society presents the first edition of Barbary Coasters. Culled from a fine assortment of ninteenth century liquor and medicinal advertisements, theater playbills and secret society symbology, the 4-coaster set pays tribute to the debaucherous era of San Francisco. Available online: BARBARY COASTER SET
Award winning filmmaker and artist, Joey Garfield (who co-directed ‘The Run Up‘- a documentary series produced by Upper Playground) is opening a show in Chicago at the Silo Art Space. The show titled, The Sound of Never is described by Garfield as the following:
“Music, attitude and simplicity is constant in my work, the repurposing of wood and found objects keeps me grounded. I love the snap, crackle, and pop of vinyl when it played or even broken. By organizing and remixing the vinyl shapes in my art, it allows me to celebrate the old school while keeping it all new.”
SOUND OF NEVER Opening Reception May 18, 2013. Running dates: May 18 – May 28. For additional info contact siloartspace@gmail.com
Co-Directed by Joey Garfield and Shaun Roberts, ‘THE RUN UP’ is a documentary composed of one-on-one interviews with twenty-six of the most eminent artists of today. Produced by Upper Playground in association with Fifty24SF, artists featured in the film include: Herbert Baglione, Estevan Oriol, Cody Hudson, Chris Pastras, Mark Bode, Mr. Jago, Will Barras, Wes Humpston, Futura, Jeff Soto, Above, Kofie One, Heavyweight (HVW8), David Ellis, Ryan McGinness, Jose Parla, Swoon, Rostarr, Mister Cartoon, Maya Hayuk, Doze Green, WK Interact, Dzine, Jason Bass, Ron English and Logan Hicks.
David Choe and Estevan Oriol’s recent trip to the Middle East with Upper Playground concluded at The Pavillion, in Dubai. Their 40 minute presentation titled ‘VIP, No Problem: David Choe and Estevan Oriol’s Journey Through the Middle East’ included a photo presentation of their journey through Turkey, Afghanistan and Dubai with additional commentary by David and Estevan. A Q&A session was held afterwards.
Special thanks for the event go out to: Nima Nabavi of @digitalgravel, Sunny from The Third Line (http://www.thethirdline.com) and Gabby who helped organize the show. 
For more information about The Pavillion visit: http://pavilion.ae/
Upper Playground in association with Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, launched an online Instagram competition Monday in search of the best snoopified image from fans of the new Photo Application, SNOOPIFY. The app available for IOS and Android devices are free to download at Snoopifyapp.com. With over 400,000+ active users engaged in snoopifying friends, family and anything they can think of, the app has taken the entertainment app world by storm. Mentioned and praised by the TechCrunch as “The Greatest Mobile Photobombing App Of All Time” Snoopify is quickly becoming a must-try popular app, becoming a house-hold name not just in America but the across the world. Try the app and compete this week for an awesome Munk-One designed shirt, sponsored by Upper Playground.
The Contest Rules
1 – Download Snoopify from @snoopifyapp.com
2 – Snoopify your favorite Pic!
3 – Follow accounts @snoopdogg & @upperplayground
4 – Hashtag #snoopifybestpic, for your chance to win a free Upper Playground T-shirt designed by Snoopify App graphic artist, Munk One!
5 – Pic with the most likes wins.
Submission Deadline is Friday, May 17th NOON PST. Winner will be announced Friday, May 17th! 
Upper playground artist, Herbert Baglione is currently in Mexico city setting up his next exhibition at Fifty24MX called ‘Obituary’. Opens this coming Saturday, May 18th, 1PM. Here are some previews of the show:
Just across the street from the mural of Aryz and David Choe, another mural by David Choe and Aryz joined by Retna and Critter Fleming was completed in Los Angeles this week.
David Choe comments on his mural on his Instagram post: “No woman exists who possesses an elongated torso and ass like that, those proportions to that head and arm don’t exist in this realm, it really bothers me and I want to fix it but then again the beast she’s napping on only exits on alternate earth2. So fuck it. @mr_aryz @ironeyeretna @criterfleming we paint the fantastic.”
Finished David Choe x Aryz mural:
Snoopify App: An Upper Playground collaboration with Snoop Lion, 99centbrains and Cashmere Agency, launched earlier this week to welcoming fans and warm reviews from the press. The Free App is available for download at snoopifyapp.com for IOS and Android users. Follow @snoopifyapp and tag #snoopify to your photos to join the growing Snoopify App community world wide.
Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion giving a tutorial of Snoopify:
