Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Adrock and Kathleen Hanna were at MoMA
May 9th, 2011 by chocko
Last Thursday, Adrock of The Beastie Boys rocked the turntables at MoMA in conjunction with the exhibition there called Looking At Music 3.0 which focuses on the underground music scene during the 80’s and 90’s. Adrock was all smiles as he provided the music in the outdoor sculpture garden. He covered pretty much every genre […]
Tags: adrock, beastie boys, bikini kill, cey adams, kathleen hanna, le tigre, the julie ruin
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The Artist Zone: Chris Castaneda
April 30th, 2011 by Mr. C
Chris Castaneda at the MoCCA Festival in NYC Planet Chocko had the pleasure to attend the MoCCA Festival which was held on April 10th & 11th at the Lexington Avenue Armory in NYC to benefit the 10th anniversary of the Museum of Comic & Cartoon art! Chocko went in one direction while I went the […]
Tags: chris castaneda, drawings, maggot girl, mexico city, mocca, photography, sculpture
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olek’s crochet art: a tribute to banksy’s balloon girl
March 26th, 2011 by Mr. C
Outside of the christopher henry gallery building 127 Elizabeth Street
Tags: christopher henry gallery, crochet art, olek, street art
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FAT BEATS NYC
March 4th, 2011 by chocko
Craig G and DJ Jab Sadat X and Thirstin Howl III Just Blaze Breez Evahflowin, Karniege and C-Rayz Walz Fat Beats in New York City was the place to go for underground and real hip hop music. It was a record store that carried all the latest vinyl releases, CDs and DVDs and stepping in […]
Tags: brooklyn, Craig G, DJ Eclipse, DJ Jab, djs, hip hop, Just Blaze, mcs, new york city, rap, Sadat X, underground hip hop
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5 Pointz, Queens NYC
February 24th, 2011 by chocko
Tags: graffiti, new york city, spray paint, street art
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Hong Kong action films, a retrospective: Stephan Berwick & Mike Woods at the Museum of The Moving Image
February 9th, 2011 by Mr. C
The Moving Image musuem in Astoria, Queens runs a pretty cool monthly series called Fist and Sword which is an event that screens contemporary and classic martial arts movies from all over the globe! Last sunday, they had martial artists Stephan Berwick & Mike Woods, both pioneers from the western hemisphere who graced hong kong […]
Tags: final weapon, fist and sword, guang yi ren, jose figueroa, lou reed, michael woods, mike woods, moving image, stephan berwick, yuen wo ping
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brooklyn street art
December 11th, 2010 by chocko
Tags: bk, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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Exit Through The Gift Shop
December 8th, 2010 by chocko
Directed by Banksy Edited by Tom Fulford and Chris King Produced by Holly Cushing, Jamie D’Cruz and James Gay-Rees Narrator Rhys Ifans The film starts by introducing Thierry Guetta, a crazy French dude who emigrated to Los Angeles in the 80’s and owned a vintage clothing shop. He carried a video camera everywhere he went […]
Tags: banksy, graffiti, mr. brain wash, neckface, shepard fairey, stencils, stickers, street art, swoon
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The Kenny Scharf Mural in NYC
December 6th, 2010 by chocko
Kenny Scharf’s latest project is complete and located on the graffiti wall at East Houston Street and the Bowery. The mural features a cast of bright and colorful psychedelic cartoon faces. He claims that nothing was sketched out before hand…just starting with the big red nose and then freestyling and going with the flow. Scharf […]
Tags: artist, bowery, graffiti, graffiti wall, new york city, pop art
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All City Street Art Block Party
November 28th, 2010 by chocko
Last week All City (the international street art app) and Factory Fresh (an art gallery located in Brooklyn) put together a slammin’ block party that went into the night. Graffiti and street artists such as Chris Stain, Gaia, Skewville, Imminent Disaster and members of UK’s Burning Candy crew were in attendance and painted on a […]
Tags: brooklyn, burning candy, bushwick, factory fresh, graffiti, new york city, nyc, street art
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King Con at Brooklyn’s Lyceum
November 22nd, 2010 by chocko
Earlier this month, Brooklyn Lyceum’s second annual King Con brought together comic and animation artists, writers and publishers for a fun weekend of exhibitions, panels, signings and workshops. The exhibition floor was filled with super friendly artists selling their latest books, original art, prints and comics. Legendary X-Men writer, Chris Claremont was in the building! […]
Tags: animation, artist, brooklyn, comic books, convention, underground comics
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zinester’s guide to NYC Release Party at Housing Works
November 16th, 2010 by chocko
The Zinester’s Guide To NYC Release Party was at Housing Works last Thursday and featured live readings by a bunch of contributors, live music and a mini zine fair. The place was packed with people sitting on the floors and stairs checking out zine writers read their contributions to the book published by Microcosm. The […]
Tags: art, book, microcosm, new york city, travel, underground, zines, zinester's guide to nyc
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