Z-BOYS SHOW IN THE LA WEEKLY
The Z-BOYS opening was off the hook!
Our Z-BOYS show was a smashing success! Thanks to support from our Councilwoman, Jan Perry, we were able to close off Winston street in front of the gallery and turn our opening into a true block party. This is how it all went down...
Kids were skating the ramps...
Low-Low's were on display...
Roaring Lion was serving them cold!
Some of LA's best Hip Hop flava's like Myk Mansun, Nite&Day, and Acid Reign were rocking it live in the street...
Autograph sessions by OG Z-BOYS!
Chris Cahill, Nathan Pratt, Cris Dawson, Roger Doucette, and a bunch more...
Check out all the images at our Flickr account!
Kids were skating the ramps...
Low-Low's were on display...
Roaring Lion was serving them cold!
Some of LA's best Hip Hop flava's like Myk Mansun, Nite&Day, and Acid Reign were rocking it live in the street...
Autograph sessions by OG Z-BOYS!
Chris Cahill, Nathan Pratt, Cris Dawson, Roger Doucette, and a bunch more...
Check out all the images at our Flickr account!
The Z-BOYS show...
Crewest and The Label Lab present:
The Z-boy Show - Direct from the Source
"Where street fashion and skate art come together."
Opening Reception:
October 4th, 2008 from 2 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
“The Z-Boy Show” will feature not only the Z-Boy brand of apparel, limited-edition T-shirts, and sneakers, but most importantly, their legendary troupe of Dogtown skaters and artists including works by Craig Stecyk, Chris Cahill, Cris Dawson, Roger Doucette, Skip Engblom, Cesario “Block" Montano, Peggy Oki, Nathan Pratt and Allen Sarlo.
As part of the exhibitions opening day festivities, we will be closing down Winston St. for a Z-boy Block Party which will include live skating demos and signings by Z-Boys Paul Constantineau, Allen Sarlo, Chris Cahill, Nathan Pratt, Wentzle Ruml, Paul Cullen also, Paul Hackett, Christian Hosoi, Scott Olsen, Jesse Martinez, and more.
With a custom auto show by Classic Lowriders Car Club and live musical performances by: Myk Mansun & Los Ninos de la Tierra, Gajah & Beond of Acid Reign, Mascaria & Nitendae, Nathan Nice, DJ Phys Ed, Swim Team, DJ Ethos, DJ Handprints, DJ Lx Boogie, Neila, Doobieman.
Show runs: Oct.4th - Nov.2
*The exhibit will also be part of the Downtown Art Walk on October 9th from 12 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
With a closing party on November 1st: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. as well.
Syndrome: I learned it by watching you.
An incredible exhibit by this 3 man art and design team. Beautifully created black and white silkscreen images on wood panels. Only a few available now!
It's a must see show.
All the resin TV toys sold out at the opening,sorry! But look out for a vinyl version soon!
In case you missed the private opening party with Dj Daz cutting it up and all the peeps drinking Plata Wine, here are some flix for ya. The show is up until September 28th.
More info at www.ilearneditbywatchingyou.tv
www.syndromestudio.com
www.crewest.com
It's a must see show.
All the resin TV toys sold out at the opening,sorry! But look out for a vinyl version soon!
In case you missed the private opening party with Dj Daz cutting it up and all the peeps drinking Plata Wine, here are some flix for ya. The show is up until September 28th.
More info at www.ilearneditbywatchingyou.tv
www.syndromestudio.com
www.crewest.com
Fotograff Show @ LA County Fair
The people at the Los Angeles County Fair really dug our Fotograff show earlier this year. So much so, that they asked us to re-curate a portion of the exhibit during this year's Fair running throughout the month of September - held at Pomona's Fairplex. Here are some photos of the art and reception which opened the weekend of Sept 5th.
Check out the installation, located under the racetrack pavillions smack dab in the middle of the fair!
Curated by Vyal and featuring photographic works by: Junk, Sahl COI, Branded RTH, Fishe KOG, Gabe88 K2S, Eris, Sen, Aprocks, E.Lopez
Don't forget to hit up the comment book!
The fair runs through September 28th.
Check out all the flicks of the art and opening reception:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/crewestman/sets/72157607239600441/
For more info:
www.lacountyfair.com
EYE-CANDY
Check out this show at the gallery until August 31st. It's a great show featuring some great artists and toy designers expressing there thoughts about female beauty, empowerment, and sexuality. Artists include: Blokhedz, Jesse Hernandez, Marka27, MAD*L, Biz20, ninerevolutions, Lichiban, Problak, Man One, Edgar Hoill, Axis, OG Abel, Erick Scarecrow, Gregg Stone, Asylm, Victor Sepulveda, Spencer Davis (Booty Babes), Eriberto Oriol, J. Brewer and Fearo.
Check out the review by Vinyl Pulse!
Live painting on models during the closing reception on August 30th.
Check it.
Syndrome show coming in September!
This exhibit's gonna be great, if you were fortunate enough to check out their last show at Crewest a few years ago ("Inspiration") you know that this dynamic trio brings the heat!
Check out this link for future updates...
"I Learned It By Watching You!"
WRITE AND REVOLT! July 2008
WRITE & REVOLT!
EXHIBIT, ART JAM & BOOK RELEASE PARTY & TALK
JULY 10 - AUG 10, 2008
JULY 10 THURS
DOWNTOWN ARTWALK
Live Painting & Screenprinting by:
Unification Theory, Favianna Rodriguez and the Yo! What Happened to Peace Crew
6 - 9 PM
JULY 12 SAT
ARTIST RECEPTION & BOOK RELEASE PARTY
A new book by Josh MacPhee & Favianna Rodriguez
6 PM - Book Talk w/Co-Editor, Favianna Rodriguez
7 - 10 PM - Reception
AUG 9 SAT
CLOSING. 6 - 9 PM
Mike the Poet
Live Painting by Mear
FEATURED ARTISTS:
Archer
Auks
Aybon
John Carr
Edward Colver
Ekundayo
Fear
Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca
James Bentley
Mear
Nuke
Plek
Favianna Rodriguez
Siner
Winston Smith
Street Phantom
Thanx
Ween
YO! What Happened to Peace Crew
Australias Most Wanted! June 2008
Our June '08 show featured the tight and whimsical work of Melbourne artists: Myla, Dabs, Dvate, Askem, and Sear.
These are some incredibly talented folks from Down Under.
Aside from showing at Crewest, they take the show on the road to other cities including St. Louis, Philly, and other east coast cities. Check it out at www.persquaremetre.com
Check out their pieces on our Flickr set:
Click here for all the flix from the show..
Fotograff Exhibit - May 2008
This exhibit ran during our 6 year anniversary month of May. It was curated by big VYAL ONE and showcased great photos by some of today's young writers documenting their experiences on the streets as they see them. Including photos by Sahl, Stag, Branded, Junk, Dame, Snots, Gabe88, El George, Sen, Oscar the Grouch, Dim7 and many others. Parts of this show will travel to the LA County Fair later this summer. So keep your eyes open for it!
Some links to what others had to say about this show:
Aman About Town: Graffiti Scenesters "fotograff" at Crewest
L.A. Taco
LA VS WAR..the aftermath!!
Vyal rockin' the vulture stylez..(sold)
War is Cause of Insanity by Man One (sold)
Sherm..killing it..(sold)
Capitalism & Jesus..who else but Mear One (sold)
United Snakes of Amerikkka..by Siner LTS..
Check out the rest of the LA VS WAR flix on our Flickr account...
Also, VIMBY was in the house and produced this nice little piece about the whole
event..peep it!
LA VS WAR
We are pleased to announce that we will be curating the
Graffiti and Stencil Garden section of the historic "LA VS WAR"
event taking place April 10-13th, 2008.
We will have live artists painting anti-war and pro-peace themed
murals, pieces, and stencils.
Featured artists include:
Vyal, Mear One, Unification Theory, Asylm, Ekundayo, Cyte, Ween,
Werc, Sherm, Man One, Eyons, and others...
Here's all the info..
LA vs. WAR
April 10-13 2008
12 noon to 11pm
LA vs WAR
at The Firehouse
710 S. Santa Fe Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90021
Downtown LA
LA vs WAR schedule:
Thursday, April 10, 2008: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 2008: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 2008: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13, 2008: 12:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
YO presents 4 days of Art and Activism Against the War.
LA vs WAR highlights the travesty of a senseless war now going into its 6th year, giving LA artists a platform to exercise their freedom of speech. Hundreds of artists representing our diverse communities unite in delivering a universal message of peace and understanding, and offering resistance and opposition to the US government's war policies.
LA vs WAR highlights:
- Yo! What Happened to Peace?: posters on display from the international touring peace poster exhibition; live anti-war poster screen-printing demos
- Hit+Run: live t-shirt printing featuring custom artwork from the Hit+Run artist network
- Mark of the Beast: display of corporate-jammed logo spoofs
- Crewest Graffiti & Stencil Art Garden: graffiti artist network doing live graffiti and stencil painting
- Center for the Study of Political Graphics: anti-war themed display from America's premier political poster archives
- Artwork Exhibition: handmade creations by independent local artists
- Universal Peace Altar: a memorial to lives lost in the war created by Ofelia Esparza and Shrine
- Peace in Iraq Photo Project by Azul 213: audience participation photo project to promote peace
- Dublab.com: music selections created by DJs from the web radio collective
- Lost Film Fest hosted by VJ Scott Beibin: film and video celebration of culture jamming and illegal art
- Light installations and projections: interactive entertainment provided by Todd Lazer
AND MORE...
All ages are welcome and admission is free.
LA VS WAR!
Gateway Project San Diego...
Congrats to COI/Crewest artists Werc and Crol along with famed chicano muralist
Victor Ochoa for landing a nice gig that will help preserve cultural identity in San Diego's rapidly expanding Downtown development.
Although the road to creating large scale murals of this magnitude are not always
easy to navigate, we think that they are well worth the effort for artists, communities, developers, and the city in general.
This is a great example of how art can be a catalyst in transforming a potentially devisive project and turn it into a prideful and inviting collaboration among artists, developers and the community. When the right artists are chosen for the job miracles can happen.
Here are some photos of the beginning stages. As the mural develops over the next month or so, we'll continue to update it through completion.
If you're in San Diego feel free to drop by and check out the progress in person:
Gateway Project @ 16th and Logan
For more on Crol and Werc go to their collabo site...
Crol vs Werc Dot Com
Victor Ochoa for landing a nice gig that will help preserve cultural identity in San Diego's rapidly expanding Downtown development.
Although the road to creating large scale murals of this magnitude are not always
easy to navigate, we think that they are well worth the effort for artists, communities, developers, and the city in general.
This is a great example of how art can be a catalyst in transforming a potentially devisive project and turn it into a prideful and inviting collaboration among artists, developers and the community. When the right artists are chosen for the job miracles can happen.
Here are some photos of the beginning stages. As the mural develops over the next month or so, we'll continue to update it through completion.
If you're in San Diego feel free to drop by and check out the progress in person:
Gateway Project @ 16th and Logan
For more on Crol and Werc go to their collabo site...
Crol vs Werc Dot Com
Tony Silver (RIP)
Tony was an amazing guy. Not only did he document one of the greatest Hip Hop films of all time, "Style Wars", but was so down to earth and a genuine nice guy. I'm sorry that we were never able to put the "Style Wars" event that we had conceived of together a few years back, it would have been awesome. Hopefully we will be able to pay homage to one of the men who opened our eyes to the movement that so many of us thrive from now.
Tony - you will be truly missed.
Man One/Crewest
MARE139 (qouted from www.12ozprophet.com):
We lost a beloved friend this weekend and
respectfully mourn with his family and the thousands of kids, artists
and fans who took inspiration from his classic film Style Wars. Ive
been friend of his for many years and have had a special attachment to
him as a person who had a great depth of intellect in all areas of his
life. As a mentor and friend I have known him for his appreciation for
the art of life and the life of art in others, that is why he made
Style Wars and Facing the Audience a film about Marshall Arisman. Many
of you know that I have sought to extend the legacy of his work online
with the website, a labor of love I have been doing since the beginning
of the internet, it was this collaboration between him, Henry and
myself that help bring more people to know and support the film. It is
this collaboration that will continue on as the website goes into its
next phase, realizing the enormous effect of his work on the global
graffiti community. I will keep you all posted on what is to come next
and where to leave your condolences, for now you may leave them at http://www.myspace.com/stylewars. Thank you Tony, and thank you Lisa Silver for caring for our friend.
Tony - you will be truly missed.
Man One/Crewest
MARE139 (qouted from www.12ozprophet.com):
We lost a beloved friend this weekend and
respectfully mourn with his family and the thousands of kids, artists
and fans who took inspiration from his classic film Style Wars. Ive
been friend of his for many years and have had a special attachment to
him as a person who had a great depth of intellect in all areas of his
life. As a mentor and friend I have known him for his appreciation for
the art of life and the life of art in others, that is why he made
Style Wars and Facing the Audience a film about Marshall Arisman. Many
of you know that I have sought to extend the legacy of his work online
with the website, a labor of love I have been doing since the beginning
of the internet, it was this collaboration between him, Henry and
myself that help bring more people to know and support the film. It is
this collaboration that will continue on as the website goes into its
next phase, realizing the enormous effect of his work on the global
graffiti community. I will keep you all posted on what is to come next
and where to leave your condolences, for now you may leave them at http://www.myspace.com/stylewars. Thank you Tony, and thank you Lisa Silver for caring for our friend.
Just Loungin...opening nite!
These are some of the pieces created during our March opening of Just Loungin' last Saturday night.
More of a series of events rather than an exhibition, there was live art by Unification Theory (Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, Man One, Overton Loyd) and guests Vyal, Favianna Rodriguez and live printing by the Yo! What Happened to Peace? crew.
Andrew Hanson rocked some live sewing. Yeah we said live sewing! Never thought that could be cool, but check out his stuff.
Some of these pieces are still available at an incredible $50 each.
Join us Thursday, March 13 during the Downtown Artwalk and then again Saturday nite, on the 15th, for The Label Lab.
Hit us up for any info..
info@crewest.com
More of a series of events rather than an exhibition, there was live art by Unification Theory (Gustavo Alberto Garcia Vaca, Man One, Overton Loyd) and guests Vyal, Favianna Rodriguez and live printing by the Yo! What Happened to Peace? crew.
Andrew Hanson rocked some live sewing. Yeah we said live sewing! Never thought that could be cool, but check out his stuff.
Some of these pieces are still available at an incredible $50 each.
Join us Thursday, March 13 during the Downtown Artwalk and then again Saturday nite, on the 15th, for The Label Lab.
Hit us up for any info..
info@crewest.com
Spray Painting Car Commercial
We got this little vid from the homies over at Montana Colors in Italy.
The Euro car brand, OPEL, chose BUE to customize it for the car
commercial then it was auctioned off for charity.
Pretty cool.
More info and photos:
Bue vs Opel
The Euro car brand, OPEL, chose BUE to customize it for the car
commercial then it was auctioned off for charity.
Pretty cool.
More info and photos:
Bue vs Opel
Fatally Yours 2008
Check out all the dope paintings hanging at the gallery throughout the month of February, 2008.
This is a very fun exhibit with very affordable pieces from artists all over the globe.
If interested in some of the work just hit us up for prices and stuff.
Through March 2nd, 2008.
This is a very fun exhibit with very affordable pieces from artists all over the globe.
If interested in some of the work just hit us up for prices and stuff.
Through March 2nd, 2008.
DJ Kool Herc..
Was fun running into the man responsible for all this we call Hip Hop...
much love to Dj Kool Herc, now thats a legend!
much love to Dj Kool Herc, now thats a legend!
Meeting Of Styles- TV News Clip
Time Warner Cable/CNN's local news in southern Cali put out this little clip about the great Meeting of Styles event produced in the fall of 2007.