TC-5 + LA FASHION WEEK

Join us Saturday, March 20th, 2010 for a history in street fashion. There will be a rockin fashion presentation featuring customized one-of-a-kind vintage wearable street art by TC-5, custom painted tees by Shirt King Phade and the work of local lines: Apliiq, Local Tourist and Insurgency Inc. Event narrated by SUM of the Mily Way with X-Man on the turn tables.



“Imagine a Mickey [Mouse] wearing Air Jordans, leaning on a Moët bottle crowned with a dukey rope chain around his neck, dripping in gold and saying your favorite songs hook.” This was the beginning. This is the future. This is classic hip-hop style. Welcome to the world of Shirt King Phade, one-third of the unrivaled founding fathers’ of cartoon and graffiti inspired airbrushed clothing, The Shirt Kings and member of the legendary TC-5 crew of NYC. Legendary for one of a kind, of-the-moment wearable works of art that adorned t-shirts, jeans, jackets -whatever you could think of – on the backs of everyone from LL Cool J, to Salt-n-Pepa, to Theo Huxtable in the early 80’s, Phade laid THE foundation for the street inspired urban revolution we now call ‘hip-hop fashion.’” - Citizen LA, 2009



Props to the exhibiting artists:
Seen, Doze Green, Doc/Arab, Phade, Totem, Abby, Cycle, Lady Pink, Mr. Wiggles, Yourz, Web, Keo, Bom 5, EBN, Sye, Aevon, DovesOne

Hope to see everyone this weekend!

Fashion Show
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
6pm to 9pm
Fashion show featuring local line painted by TC-5 as well as live painting on t-shirts and live music by The Milky Way and a special set by DJ Computer Jay.

PHADE (TC-5)

Born in East New York, Brooklyn, Phade studied photography at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan, then attended New York City Tech in Brooklyn before completing college at Savannah College of Art and Design with a major in video production. He also studied digital art at Pratt Institute and earned a certificate of Business at Baruch College. He also earned a diploma in Biblical Studies from Antioch School of Urban Ministry.

He has been airbrushing for the entertainment industry for two decades. He opened up 'Shirt Kings', a store in Jamaica, Queens, where he met and serviced many of today's "Hip Hop' moguls such as Jay-Zee, Run-DMC, 50Cent, L.L. Cool J, Queen Latifah, New Edition, Bill Cosby, and most recently Raven Symone of Disney's 'That's So Raven.

He worked as a painter, then as a muralist, for Robert Trump in many Trump-run apartment complexes. He also worked for the Jewish Board of Family and Children Services in Hawthorne, NY running a program and completing a project that culminated in a book he titled 'Permission To Dream', funded by the Westchester Council of the Arts. He joined the ranks of Publicolor in November 2004, fulfilling his dream of working with inner-city youth and painting and leading by example. He is a faithful church member and serves his church manning the mixing board (for music) and mentoring youth.

MTV Shows

The history, the fashion and art of Phade can be seen at Crewest during "Revolutions" on view from March 6th through March 28th. Phade is also Crewest's Featured Artist for March and will be knocking everyone out of their socks with a very fashionable installation in the Featured Artist Room.

REVOLUTIONS EXHIBIT: QUOTE BY PHADE (TC-5)

Picture a slice of New York City history cut out with an x-acto blade and paste with rubber cement smack dab in the middle of a map of downtown LA.

Well on March 6th 2010 that is exactly what's about to take place. Shirt King Phade and the TC5 (TheCool5) will be landing on the runway at downtown LA's Crewest Gallery.

The expectation and magnitude of this show coming together is highly anticipated.

Coming in peace, TC5 will not only show off their skills as stylemasters of a culture which started on NY but also begin to trace the roots of the Hip Hop visual aspect of Graffiti.

Phade a legend on the New York City subway system lends his story showing how the evolution of graffiti from the gritty competitive atmosphere to creating one of the first hand drawn t-shirts and sweat shirt apparel worn by pioneering rappers for their videos, thus enhancing their image and giving Hip Hop a uniform.



TC5 crew boast of a roster of very talented artist from all over the world. TC5 originally birthed in the 70's as The Crazy 5 was given in the mid eighties to Phade and Lil Seen. Phade had his own crew TNT to deal with so lil Seen ran with it, changed the name got new spirit and breathed life into a defunct historical crew.

TC5 still paints all over the world (TC-5.com) some members are today's top designers and work for the likes of Sean John, Akademics, RocaweAr, and more(revokt.com).

Doze an original member of The Roc Steady Crew bboy ensemble is also an original Cool 5 member also Lady Pink, lil Seen, Phade, pop master Fable all attended The High School of Art& Design in NYC at the same time. They all have gone on to become prolific in their respective areas of their craft. Thus completing the cycle of going and being legit and making a difference in a younger generation of graff artist that there is life after trains creating an on going revolution.- Ed Sacasa

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REVOLUTIONS
March 6th - 28th, 2010

Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA
90013

213-627-8272 ph
info@crewest.com
www.Crewest.com