Archive for the ‘art’ Category
Jamel Shabazz Street Photographer
August 8th, 2013 by chocko
When one thinks of photographers who have documented hip-hop prior to the crack era and its commercialization, Jamel Shabazz and his snapshots of hip hop street style and culture come to mind. Charlie Ahearn, the director of iconic hip hop movie Wild Style, shines a spotlight on Shabazz and his photos in the documentary Jamel […]
Tags: charlie ahearn, documentary, hip hop, Jamel Shabazz, photos, Street Photographer
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A Look Back at Comic-Con International 2012
July 16th, 2013 by chocko
Comic-Con 2013 is about to go down at San Diego. It is the biggest pop culture event in the universe…bar none. Here is a super duper late look at last year’s 4 day (5 if you count Preview Night) comic book, sci-fi, gaming, anime, blockbuster movie extravaganza. Hope to see you at Comic-Con International in […]
Tags: comic books, comic con, convention, san diego
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Smoke Signal #16 Release Party at The Newsstand
July 2nd, 2013 by chocko
Marcellus Hall, James Romberger and Josh Bayer at The Newsstand The fine folks at Smoke Signal, a free quarterly comics anthology, recently celebrated it’s 16th issue last Friday at an awesome event at The Newsstand. The Newsstand is a diy subterranean pop-up shop located at the Metropolitan Avenue station in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The place got […]
Tags: 16, artist, brooklyn, comic, comic books, desert island, james romberger, james ulmer, josh bayer, new york city, nyc, smoke signal, the newsstand
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Kung Fu Wildstyle: Fab 5 Freddy + MC Yan + ENTER THE DRAGON – 40th Anniversary screening!
June 20th, 2013 by Mr. C
FILM SOCIETY LINCOLN CENTER & SUBWAY CINEMA Proudly Presents Kung Fu Wildstyle: Featuring Fab 5 Freddy + MC Yan! As per the fine folks from Subway Cinema and Lincoln Center: Asian-inspired Hip Hop art to be featured at Lincoln Center, accompanied by a 40th anniversary screening of the Bruce Lee masterpiece Enter the Dragon! The […]
Tags: bruce lee, enter the dragon, fab 5 freddy, kung fu, martial arts, mc yan, street art, wildstyle
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Spectacle: The Music Video exhibit
June 19th, 2013 by Mr. C
(I want my MTV! + YO MTV RAPS!) I was lucky enough to catch the 2nd to last day of Spectacle: The Music Video exhibit on display at the Museum of The Moving Image in Astoria, Queens. We were up and about the Spectacle exhibit a few times during its installation run but of course […]
Tags: mtv, museum of moving image, music videos, spectacle
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EDO POP – Lady Aiko
June 10th, 2013 by Mr. C
Faced with a 30 minute time limit at Japan Society for the EDO POP Art Exhibit because of technical issues we encountered trying to check-in our CitiBikes at the 47th Street & 1st Avenue stations, we brisked through the installation just to at least appreciate the visuals of the historic ukiyo-e woodblock prints from the […]
Tags: grafitti, japan society, lady aiko, street art
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Brooklyn Zine Fest 2013
May 30th, 2013 by chocko
The second annual Brooklyn Zine Fest, the biggest self-publishing expo in NYC celebrating zines and DIY publications happened last month. More than 80 writers and artists crammed into all of Public Assembly in Williamsburg. In the front of the venue there was an outdoor pop-up library and lots of passersby peeking in with a “what […]
Tags: 2013, brooklyn, diy, fest, public assembly, punk, zine
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Fab 5 Freddy at The Museum of the Moving Image PART II
May 26th, 2013 by chocko
Legendary Hip Hop Pioneer, FAB 5 FREDDY was at the Museum of the Moving Image last week for a discussion about many things including hip hop music, videos and graffiti art. Check out Mr. C’s review of the event in the previous post which includes the music videos Fab presented during the evening. I had […]
Tags: fab 5 freddy, graffiti, hip hop, momi, museum of the moving image, pioneer, wildstyle
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Fab 5 Freddy at The Museum of the Moving Image
May 20th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Fab 5 Freddy at the Museum of the Moving Image) To celebrate SPECTACLE: The Music Video exhibit, Chocko & I attended the event “An Evening with Fab 5 Freddy” hosted at the Museum of The Moving Image in Queens which was moderated by Warrington Hudlin last friday night! We almost didn’t make it because of […]
Tags: hip hop, lecture, museum of the moving image, music videos, spoken word
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PULSE Contemporary Art Fair NYC
May 15th, 2013 by chocko
PULSE Contemporary Art Fairs are annual events that take place in Miami and New York. The art fair set up shop last week in New York City from May 9-12, 2013 at The Metropolitan Pavillion with various galleries from around the globe displaying a dazzling mix of paintings, photographs and sculptures. Shout out to Ariela […]
Tags: 2013, art, contemporary art, fair, galleries, gallery, new york city, nyc, paintings, photographs, pulse, sculptures
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Montclair Film Fest Weekend
May 4th, 2013 by chocko
If you love movies and you can get to Montclair, New Jersey this weekend…come on down. The Montclair Film Festival wraps nearly a week of screening 80 films and hosting free panels. MFF has an excellent mix of films including documentaries, comedies, family films and drama. More reviews of the movies we have seen will […]
Tags: 2013, film, mff, montclair film festival, movies
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Cherry Blossom Festival at Branch Brook Park/Newark/NJ
April 15th, 2013 by Mr. C
(Cobu Taiko Drum and Dance Troupe) It’s always a treat when we stay put on the Jersey side of things instead of venturing out to NYC and such was the case last Sunday with the 37th annual Cherry Blossom Festival held at Branch Brook Park in Newark, NJ! This annual Bloomfest is a special day […]
Tags: bloomfest, branch brook park, cherry blossom festival
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