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Justin Bua and DMC @ LACMA on Dec 12th
When I was in college in the 90’s one of my friends would refer to me as a “Hip Hop Connoisseur”. All these years later, I am still a connoisseur and love all aspects of Hip Hop from Turntablism, B-Boy Style, Graffiti Art, Lyricists and of course the music. That’s why I’m interested in checking out…
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Hermès Brings the Street to Fashion
I have now seen it all. Venerable luxury brand Hermès has released a graffiti clad scarf as part of its Fall 2011 Collection. The line of scarves, designed by French street artist Kongo (aka Cyri Phan), are intended to play homage to urban culture. I am fascinated with this for two reasons: First, one of the…
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MOMA Moments
I was in New York for Halloween during the freak snowstorm and decided that Saturday would be the perfect day to spend indoors at MOMA. What was I thinking? All of the tourists in Midtown Manhattan thought the same thing! I ventured back the next day for a stroll around the exhibits. Lucky for me…
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Abramovic Gives MOCA Patrons a Glimpse A”head”
To say I’ve been traveling frequently is an understatement. I’m about to leave for my 3rd trip back east in three weeks so I’m a bit weary for wear. One of my arts goals for the year was to attend this year’s MoCA Gala. Sadly, this was not to be due to fatigue and an…
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Change Up the Groove: A Spotlight on the Roy Ayers Project
I love anything that combines my love of music, art and culture so I am excited to see that something like the Roy Ayers Project exists. Fans of Roy Ayers will appreciate this site that chronicles the artists’ musical legacy by featuring the plethora of artists that continue to be inspired by his work. I…
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Color Story-Translating Jewel Tones
It all started with a bottle of nail polish. All summer I’ve been excited to pick up a bottle of Chanel’s Vernis nail lacquer in Peridot and this perfect color is ushering me into Fall. It has this iridescent property to it so in some light it looks gold and at other times it picks up…
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The Roots of Fashion
I don’t know who I love more, The Roots or designer John Varvatos for featuring the band in his fall 2011 ad campaign! The beautifully shot montage of the group is prominently featured in his boutiques. While I was at South Coast Plaza the other day the pics stopped me dead in my tracks making…
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6 Kings…
I frequently fall into internet Rat Holes… Yesterday I heard about an exhibit featuring paintings by Hip Hop Ambassador Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Brathwaite). It’s part of a group show called 3 Kings featuring Freddy, Lee Quinones and Futura 2000. Rat Hole #1 While looking up the dates for the exhibit at Subliminal Projects on…
Colony Little, Culture Shock Art 