12OZ. IN BRAZIL

12ozProphet Presents... Found Footage: 1997 Brazil Graffiti with Os Gemeos, Raven & Sonik from 12ozprophet on Vimeo.

Homies Caleb and Allen went to Sao Paulo in 1997 to write an article about the burgeoning graffiti movement that was taking place down there at the time. This video is footage from their trip. The article that Caleb wrote about his experiences hanging with Os Gemeos and other writers in Sao Paulo was published soon after in 12oz Prophet Magazine and was hugely influential on me and many of my friends. This video really captures the vibe of the trip and brings to life the stories Caleb has told me about his experiences in Brazil.

FWY AT LUMINATO

Just booked a flight to Toronto to check out the Luminato festival featuring my buddies Friendswithyou. Read about it HERE.

2009 MIAMI FAM RECAP

My magic butterfly Young Ceci aka CDC made the video above, which recaps the past year of craziness with the Miami fam. 2009 was our shit!

KINGDOM

Kingdom is a DJ I've been listening to a lot in the past year. He's from Boston, lives in Brooklyn now and was recently signed to Fools Gold. Pitchfork just posted an interview with him. Read up and download his mixtapes. Also check out his remix of Kid Sister's Right Hand Hi, which is real good.

LOVE IS MAGIC

Just received 2 awesome pins, Love Spell and Plasma Eyes, from Friendswithyou's Love Is Magic party. Would have been great to be there in person, but super siked to have some goodies from the event. Cop some for yourself HERE.

BEBA KNIGHT

Homegirl Beba Knight has been working hard. This is an amazing piece she wrote for the NYTimes about the pressures of gang life facing teenage Latinas in Chicago. Check it out here.

FREESIZE - BANGKOK, THAILAND

A couple of my best buds, Jen Stark and Alvaro Ilizarbe, are in Thailand right now taking part in a group show called FREESIZE.

I saw some of the stuff they were preparing to make when I was in Miami last week and it looks rad. Can't wait to see it in real life!

Check out the description below:

To produce the exhibition FREE SIZE artists Jen Stark, Juan Angel Chavez, P7, and Alvaro ‘Freegums’ Ilizarbe, will work for one week in the Sinudom Silk Screen factory creating works of art.

By bringing these contemporary artists into a global manufacturing hub, the realms of production and creation will exist in a simultaneous space, transforming this modest factory into an active generator of creative capital. “free size” encourages viewers to see industrial spaces as incubators for creative thought and social evolution.

Exhibition is presented by
APEXart – New York City, NY

IN THE MODERN WORLD

A little late with this, but worth mentioning. Homey Alex Lukas has work featured in last months Dwell magazine. Check it out!