Filed under: Feature | Tags: Andre, Angel City Brewery, Annabele, Art in the Streets, Banksy, Barry McGee, Daily Marauder, Geffen Contemporary, graffiti art, Josh Lazcano, Jump, Kenny Scharf, LA, MOCA, Mr. Cartoon, Nomade, Retna, Risk, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader
JUMP!! LA: ART IN THE STREETS
Artist: Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano
Photo: Daily Marauder
This week, marks the last week of the first major survey of graffiti art in the United States: Art in the Streets at the MOCA at Geffen Contemporary. To commemorate one of the most intriguing and vibrant expressions of street art, Jump!! comes to LA. Jump!! began in 2008 in New York City as an event meant to re-invent art by expressing as much joy as possible in front of it. Much in the way in which graffiti art is meant to re-invent the wall over which it’s sprayed, bodies become the throw up.
Below you will find several photos from the event. Art in the Streets closes Monday August 8th so if you’re in LA and haven’t taken the trip yet, get a move on.
Artist: Mr. Cartoon
Photo Credit: Jenn Strauss
Artist: Retna
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Nomade
Photo Credit: Matthew Jekowsky
Artist: Risk
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Kenny Scharf
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Andre
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Banksy
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Artist: Barry McGee and Josh Lazcano
Photo Credit: Daily Marauder
Artist: Banksy
Photo Credit: Cris Dobbins
Jump Crew:
Louis Alvarez
Evan Cunningham
Cris Dobbins
Jenna Ennis
Caroline Giegerich
Matthew Jekowsky
Nadia Korovina
Micki Krimmel
Adrian Mula
Sarah Fiona Nikolovska
Nathan Olivarez-Giles
Jenn Strauss
Susan Vasconcelos
Filed under: Feature | Tags: Art, Brooklyn Museum, Contemporary art, Good Morning, Graduation, Kanye West, Louis Vuitton, MOCA, Murakami, Takashi Murakami
ONLINE VIDEO OF THE WEEK: KANYE + MURAKAMI = AWESOME
Takashi Murakami directed this music video from Kanye West’s latest album. Why does it feel old? Because it is. This song, Good Morning, is off of West’s album Graduation which released last year around this time. This video originally premiered last year in the Los Angeles at the Museum of Contemporary Art but never received an official release. So, here you have it.
If you’re not familiar with Murakami, he is a very talented Japanese artist and animator. He designed the cover art for Graduation along with this music video.
Most recently, his artwork was showcased over the summer at the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
But, you may remember him best for his collaboration with Louis Vuitton on a line of popular handbags. Whatever you remember him for, he’s one amazing animator. Peep this.
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