AdFunture has some big plans for the Taipei Toy Festival. And one of the biggest, it seems, will be highly-anticipated re-introduction of the G-Robot. Much like its predecessors, the figure is a malicious, robotic grenade. The Mini-G, however, boasts hot new colour ways, and is miniaturized to a wee 9 cm scale. Stay tuned for more information on this figure’s availability!
Drawing inspiration from all things Toronto, Fort Apparel have just announced the drop of their Summer 09 apparel, available both online and at Toronto streetwear staples Stolen Riches. They’ve released several new tees, depicting their redesigned logo, the Jays-themed tees emblazoned with a proud FourOneSix, and an excellent, illustrated depction of ‘The Audience’ installation depicted at the Rogers Centre. Make sure to check out their full line right here.
Ibie and royal painted this mural today, in SantAndreu, a small pueblo with in Barcelona.
*a larger image on flickr
Here’s my second version of the Zipper Slug. It’s a GID prototype model for the Into The Darness group show @ the 1AM gallery opening this next Friday (6.5.2009). The shows theme is as you’d expect, creepy, dark, things of the night. I thought this would be the perfect event to debut this guy at. Expect more info on the release and production release soon.
Big thanks to Dril 1 for including me in the event.
You can also check out some of the other pieces included in the event here.
So, yeah, last night our boy Terry Urban got a Cease & Desist 2 minutes before he was going to upload the mixtape to the download server. What, you say?!? Why?!? I know. In this day and age? That’s nuts. What a crock of shit. It’s crazy but that’s what went down so due to these unfortunate circumstances we won’t be releasing the mixtape today. Hopefully we will get this cleared up soon though and will be able to release it sometime in the near future.
Here’s what Terry had to say about it. Via TPPS…
Hello world…
As many of you know, I’ve been preparing to releasing an exciting mixtape this summer called Southerngold.
Basically, me mixing my favorite Southern rap vocals over remixed samples of my favorite Santigold influenced samples and tracks…
However, as I am about to release my mix on the internet tonight… literally, I am sitting at my desk in Brooklyn uploading the mix to YouSendIt.com… I get a cease and desist from lawyers at Santigold’s label… Downtown Records…
Now, my friends on these internets, I ask you this: Why is this happening?
I’m not selling this… I’m not making a dime… I’m encouraging everyone to BUY Santigold’s album… and I’m helping to expand her fan base to new markets… in addition, none of these songs are as they would appear on her actual album… EVERYTHING is remixed and redone… so there is no competition with her actual in-stores album (which is dope…go buy it… two copies!)
Is Downtown Records not aware of the influence deejay culture has made on Santi’s career? All the deejays who have made homemade remixes and re-edits that have gotten play in clubs across the world? It’s not like commercial radio was embracing her music when she dropped. It was the progressive deejay, the same deejays who make remixes and mashups and support avant-garde creative music!
It’s ironic that Downtown Records biggest group was signed due to a project with similar ambitions… Gnarls Barkley’s Danger Mouse with The Grey Album.
So… I ask you… what should I do?
And if you know Santi personally… can you ask her for me? Why is she shutting down the very deejays who will support her to the very end? Her first single was called “Creator” yet they shut down the very people who create?
I wonder if she is even aware of this bureaucracy behind this…
It’s crazy… and I hope soon that the world can hear the project I created in honor of Santigold…
Sincerely,
Terry Urban
Ps. My friends… a parable for you on this evening: If Santigold truly wants Brooklyn To Go Hard, and I’m a Brooklyn resident trying to Go Hard… and she shuts it down, is Brooklyn, by default, not going hard?
Josh Keyes‘ new solo exhibition, entitled “Sprout”, began yesterday at the David B. Smith Gallery in Denver. Showcasing a series of paintings that explore the theme of overgrowth, Sprout will close July 3. The paintings make use of a broad vocabulary of animals and objects that position nature against a man-made landscape and create an anxious, unsettling vision of what the future may hold.
Sprout is an imaginative and playful response to Alan Weisman’s, The World Without Us. The exhibition will also feature an interactive sculpture: Keyes’ interpretation of the Boli (an artifact made by the Bamana People of West Africa which resembles an unidentifiable creature). The Boli draws spiritual power from layers of clay and sacrificial material (animal blood and bones, chewed nuts, honey, metal, and vegetable material) wrapped around a wooden core. Keyes’ version will provide soil and seeds that viewers can apply to the surface. By the end of the show, the seeds will have sprouted and grown, creating a strong symbol of community, ritual, and participation.
The Bloc28 program was started by Disney with the goal of working with artists experienced in non-traditional media like murals, graffiti, and street art. The latest product of the program is the 15″ Mickey by Japanese artist Tenga. The piece is a great 3D interpretation of the historical character, and has a 22″ wingspan.
Info.Image: www.mindstyle.com/blog
The infamous and multi-talented Lee Jaffe has produced a collection of photographs documenting the life and work of Jean-Michel Basquiat. The collection can be seen at www.leejaffe.com. Jaffe has also been working on a number of projects which explore his experience with Reggae culture, producing a major monograph on Bob Marley and Jamaica, and a deluxe photo edition documenting these same subjects.
Check out the soon-to-be-released Michael Lau x MINDstyle Godfather figure, which is the first of MINDstyle’s new Art Toy Collectibles (ATC) line. Not yet completed, Lau’s rendition of the iconic character is highly detailed. We can’t wait to see the final version!
Info.Image: mindstyle.com/blog
This Spring/Summer, ALIFE gives a wild new face to their simple court shoe style with the colorful zebra pattern Court Cup. The shoe comes in red, green, and purple, and features a solid color toebox.
Info.Image: hypebeast.com
