Enter the dubstep
While we were in the States, Ashes 57 got commissioned to produce album artwork for this Wu Tang remix album. One or two sleepless nights later and she’d completely nailed it.
After party location revealed!
The Cityscape after party will take place on November 5th at the Princess Alice pub, 40-42 Commercial Street, 10pm-3am. We are excited to welcome dubstep heavyweights Mala, Loefah and Pokes to headline the event. It is a great opportunity to see these guys in an intimate setting, away from the roadblock madness of DMZ. To get [...]
Swoon!
I am now the proud owner of this piece. It’s a beautiful example of Swoon’s work; a huge, dramatic, hand-finished silk screen featuring one of her classic characters. Needless to say it’s going straight in the show, as long as Swoon doesn’t mind. I have asked a mutual friend to square it with her.
Guess who we’ve been chilling with
From Warhol and Basquiat to Run DMC and KRS ONE, Ricky Powell’s photgraphy depicts global icons in intimate surroundings. Going through Powell’s back catalogue with him is an incredible experience; Jam Master Jay is all smiles at the airport, a young LL Cool J hangs out in a nightclub with his entourage, Eric B and [...]
When Paddy met Shepard
Visiting Studio No. 1 you get a sense that you are entering into a unique working environment. Everyone is really talented and motivated and they are all buzzing around in a productive but slightly chaotic fashion. At the centre of it all is one man; Shepard Fairey. He is a blur of activity, juggling a [...]
Brian Ermanski
Some artists demand peace and repose to paint, a secluded haven away from the chaos of the city. Brian Ermanski, however, is not one of these sensitive souls. Ermanski paints outside on the streets of New York. His vast canvases channel the movement of the people that pass him by. His paintings are wrought with [...]