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Kill Pixie x Cleon Peterson
August 9th, 2008 will mark the opening of a joint show at White Walls featuring the artwork of Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson.
White Walls
835 Larkin Street (between Geary & O’Farrell)
San Francisco, CA 94109
415.931.1500
www.whitewallssf.com
Handmade Nation
Words by Perrin Drumm
Faythe Levine’s yet-to-be finished independent documentary, Handmade Nation, is not just about “girls making cute stuff and selling it.” She wants to make that very clear. It’s about the DIY movement that has grown too large to remain undocumented. DIY is not simply arts and crafts. It is not your grandmother’s crocheted tea [...]
Decotora!
Photos by Roger Snider
Photographer Roger Snider and his fantastic images of souped-up big rigs are featured in issue 17 of SWINDLE. Roger also traveled to Japan to shoot decotora, or art trucks, there. Check out these web-exclusive photos, as well as the story behind them:
“These photos were shot in Aichi, Japan, during a truck show [...]
Bad Kitty’s on the Prowl
Bad-Kittys.com was created by SWINDLE friend and photographer Rony Alwin and American Apparel model Lauren Paez as a way to “pass the time” with their friends while hanging out in their new, unfurnished Los Angeles apartment in early 2008. Bad-Kittys.com is quickly becoming a cult favorite, due to the fact that their sexy, half-naked, friends are beautifully photographed in pin-up style poses. [...]
R16 x SWINDLE x TSL x SV x 2
Photos by KC
Here is part two of Supervision’s trip to South Korea. This time in full color…
Click here for part one.
Amanda Visell Solo Show!
Opening Reception:
Saturday, June 21, 7-10 p.m.
M Modern Gallery
2500 N. Palm Canyon Dr. #B5A
Palm Springs , CA 92262
For more info visit www.mmodern.com
Look out for Amanda Visell in issue 17 of SWINDLE. Coming soon…
Velvet Angels
Velvet Angels is the new, sexy line of footwear created by former head designer of L.A.M.B., Joe Ponce. Only on shelves for a month, celebrities such as Ashlee and Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Pink, Mena Suvari, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nadine Velazquez and Mandy Moore have already been spotted in them. They are available at high-end boutiques [...]
Mr. Brainwash
Mr. Brainwash, or MBW, is the moniker of an eccentric French filmmaker. MBW has spent the last nine years attempting to make the ultimate documentary about graffiti art. But whilst filming many of the world’s most renowned street artists at work, MBW began putting his camera aside and making art of his own. He has [...]
R16 x SWINDLE x TSL x SV
Text and photos by KC
Jordan and KC of Supervision headed to South Korea to cover the R-16 B-Boy World Championships for SWINDLE. They traveled alongside the Seventh Letter Crew and checked out the sights and smells of the Korean scene. Here is part one of where their travels took them. Stay tuned for more…
Gary Baseman: Dying of Thirst
Dying of Thirst catalogs Gary Baseman’s solo show “I Melt in Your Presence” at Modernism Gallery in San Francisco. Baseman’s paintings reflect an oozing, sexual frenzy and dripping, cream-filled energy. This full-color, large-format, hardcover collector’s edition features beautiful reproductions of Baseman’s artwork. It includes nude studies in mixed media, and paintings such as “Dripping With [...]
Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers
Before it hits the wall, graffiti is often planned out in a black book—a common artist’s sketchbook sometimes called a “piece book.” Well-worn and dog-eared, these books are used to develop and trade ideas with other graffiti writers, and are often passed from artist to artist, becoming unique records of creative expression. Piece Book: The [...]
All Chicks: Photographs by Gregory Bojorquez
Don’t miss firme photographer and SWINDLE contributor Gregory Bojorquez’s upcoming show “All Chicks.”
East Side Luv Presents “All Chicks”
Opening Reception, Saturday June 7th, 5-8 p.m.
East Side Luv Bar
Mariachi Plaza
1835 East First Street
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Ron English Visits London
For more information on Ron English pick up SWINDLE issue 12 or visit www.popaganda.com
Caleb Neelon Coming to Carmichael Gallery May 10
Intro and Interview by Judd Katz
Caleb Neelon, also known as SONIK, is a Cambridge, Massachusetts, based writer and artist. Over the past dozen years he’s traveled the world painting graffiti and murals, while collaborating with a handful of the culture’s most important artists. In between his foreign adventures, he’s managed to earn a master’s degree [...]
Los Angeles: “It’s a Beautiful World”
Scion’s Installation 4, “It’s a Beautiful World,” will open in Los Angeles, the last of nine cities on the national tour, on May 10. The innovative Scion Installation Art Tour launched its fourth installment last July and features a diverse array of artists from around the world. The theme, “It’s a Beautiful World,” was interpreted [...]
The London Zine Symposium 2008
by Alex Zamora
Organized by Edd Baldry and Natalie Ridgway, the fourth annual London Zine Symposium was the biggest yet and saw the event take over its largest venue so far: The Rag Factory near East London’s Brick Lane.
Braving the British weather, an estimated 1,000 zinesters, zine fans and passersby shuffled through the tight lanes between [...]
Ron English Visits L.A.
For more information on Ron English pick up SWINDLE issue 12 or visit www.popaganda.com
CLAW MONEY X SWINDLE X BOOSTED!
Tuesday, April 22, we have a very special, exclusive event taking place in L.A. for the launch of Claw Money’s new case collection. The event will feature live performances and DJ sets by Devlin & Darko, Roxy Cottontail and a very special guest! There will also be yummy cocktails, cupcakes, gift bags, Rony’s Photobooth, Claw [...]
Web Exclusive: Greg Lamarche Interview
by Judd Katz Photos by Dorothy Hong
Greg Lamarche, also known as SP.ONE, is an artist living and working in New York City. A highly respected graffiti writer since the early ‘80s, his precise letter structure and attention to detail has influenced generations of graffiti and street artists around the world.
In 1992, Greg started Skills Magazine [...]
Morrissey Wins Court-Ordered Apology
by Tom Worger Photo by Andrew Kendall
Word Magazine formally apologized to Morrissey today, for publishing an article that implied the former Smiths star was a racist hypocrite.
The article, published March 2008, followed an interview in which Morrissey said he did not want to return to his home country because of Britain’s influx of immigration. “If you [...]