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February 23, 2008

You've Got to Get Mad

A clip from the movie Network (1976) that is more fitting today than ever before.
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(found via Can You Speak This)

Posted by Rony at 10:16 PM |

February 22, 2008

In Our Mailbox, Pt. VII

A few weeks back Junkyard Sam asked to send over some stuff. I had no idea what to expect and to my surprise... I got an envelope of three amazing limited-edition prints of his fantastical illustrations. Check his site and etsy store for more.

Posted by Rony at 5:54 PM |

February 14, 2008

King Adz, Post V

Back in the USA… There is only one street artist who is doing anything remotely original today and that is Brad Downey. I am giving him all the press he deserves with a feature in 100proofTRUTH Issue 4 and a double sized spread in my Modart Magazine column 'Word From King Adz'. Brad is not only a true original, he is also one of the nicest, most genuine blokes I've had the honour of getting down with. He's got a great book out 'The Adventures of Darius and Downey' published by Thames & Hudson. Here are some links to his work: link one, link two, link three

Posted by Rony at 3:36 PM |

February 13, 2008

King Adz, Post IV

This is England! There is a massive amount of street fashion photography on the web these days and all of it is the result of the life's work of one man: Paul Hartnett. Who has been documenting/shooting street and club culture since 1976. He is the absolute Don and there would be no Face Hunter, Last Nights Party, Cobrasnake etc etc etc without Paul paving the way. His photography has not only influenced the street style photography, but also documented thoroughly the emerging sub-cultures, beginning with Punk and still going strong with Nu-Rave and Underage disco. He has a retrospective exhibition of his work this week at the Vibe Gallery in the Old Truman Brewery in East London, starting on the 14th Feb...

Posted by Rony at 10:43 AM |

February 11, 2008

King Adz, Post III

There is some really killer/fresh fashion coming out of Manchester (England) at the moment. Nu-Rave and mash-up culture materializes in clothing form with the youthful fashion label Me & Yu - designed and managed by two people (Angie & Gordon) from their stall in Affleck's Palace a quirky indie indoor fashion market in the coolest part of Manchester (The Northern Quarter). My 14 year old daughter is really into their clothes and this is the best endorsement out there: word of mouth from the teenager! link: www.meandyu.com

Posted by Rony at 12:19 PM |

February 7, 2008

King Adz, Post II

One of the people who I've been in contact with most in the last year is Iranian street art legend, A1one. We hooked up after he watched my Blek Le Rat film back inna day… He is a big fan of Blek and stencil art. But over the last year he has started to develop a mixture of street and Iranian folk art, into a fucking great look… Street art constantly need to reinvent itself, to reinvigorate itself otherwise it might stagnate or disappear up its own arse… visit: A1one's flickr and The Tehran Walls Blog

Posted by Rony at 5:58 PM |

February 6, 2008

King Adz, Post I

King Adz signing in for a week of guest-blogging on this fucking amazing website. So from across the pond I say 'Howzit!'

For those who don't know me, I am a writer and ex-film-maker and my crew/creative collective is called 100proof.tv and has members in all continents… And today I'm gonna be giving a Big Shout! to all of Africa and all of my African Peeps and looking at talent that really means something from that continent. The best film-maker on the planet right now is a South African lady called Alex Mamacos who has been down with 100proof since the beginning. Her first film 'My Beloved Thandiwe' just blew me away, and it takes a lot to move me these days… Pure film-making, purely non-commercial, for the love of film and true love of humanity, which in this day and age of movie bullshit is a fucking rare thing... Anyway watch her film here: www.vimeo.com/666669

Posted by Rony at 2:14 PM |

February 5, 2008

Free for All

Our friends from This is a Magazine have released free PDF downloads, complete and unabridged of their first and second printed Compendia -- published in 2002 and 2003, both books quickly sold out and until now have only been available to view in exhibitions and conferences.

"At over 200 pages each, these volumes contain custom artworks by Boogie (USA), Takeshi Hamada (JP), Antonio Riello (IT), Jon Burgerman (UK), Asizaka Koji (JP), Frederique Daubal (FR), Slavimir Stojanovic and Futro (SLO), Clay Weiner (USA), Anthony Burrill (UK), and many other artists..."
Download Love, the Universe & Everything
Download Fashion=Fiction

Posted by Rony at 3:06 PM |