Archive for August, 2008
August 28, 2008
I’m really digging the creations of artist Josh Keyes. His idiosyncratic paintings are surreal cross-sections that feature animals and societal artifacts.
From Keyes’ site:
“A central topic in Keyes’ work is his speculative imaginings about a dystopian future, where the United States operates on the world stage as a political and environmental tyrant (whether these works are [...]

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August 25, 2008
Brooklyn based artist/musician Bjorn Copeland’s visual/audiovisual creations are a strange potpourri of geometric shapes, forms and fluorescence that test the limits of sound and vision.
More here, here and here.

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August 18, 2008
Photographer/street artist JR’s latest project Women Are Heroes is Dre Urhahn and Jeroen Koolhaas’ Favela Painting on steroids.

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August 17, 2008
You come across a lot of strange towns while traveling by train through Europe. Eerie, remote locations whose only inhabitants are gypsies, transients, and those employed by the train stations to service them. One such place, somewhere off the beaten path in France - its name escapes me - struck me as being particularly odd. [...]

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Track Listing:
Lord Finesse - Food For Thought
Lord Finesse - Speak Ya Peace Ft. Marquee & Dia
Lord Finesse - Check The Method
Lord Finesse - S.K.I.T.S. (Remix)

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August 10, 2008
In New York there’s no room for backyards, but if your pockets are mad fat you can trick out a rooftop. Jwilly’s awesome - yet somewhat creepy - Flickr set Rich People Rooftop NYC showcases the cramped spaces that only multi-millionaires can afford.

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I recently came across a couple paintings by SF based artist Matthew Palladino on Chris Kahle’s blog. I dig his simple, lo-fI style.
In the deck leading up to his recent interview on Fecal Face, his work is described as being “familiar yet horribly unique and fresh”. I would agree; and as noted by Chris, [...]

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August 8, 2008
Track Listing:
Masta Ace - Me And The Biz
Jungle Brothers - Doin’ Our Own Dang (Do It To The JB’s Mix)
Grand Puba - That’s How We Move It
Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game
Lord Finesse - Gameplan
Percee P - The Man To Praise
Percee P - The Lady Behind Me
Laster - Searching For Meaning
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Image: Jordan Todd

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August 1, 2008
Chinese performance artist Lei Wei uses mirrors, metal wires and scaffolding to create mind-bending illusions of life threatening realities.

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