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Josh Blaylock & MURS Team for PopCult
With Coke Zero as a sponsor, PopCult is debuting at a Comic-Con afterparty on Saturday:
WHO:
• PopCult, a premier creative solutions company, unifies the masterminds behind comic culture: Devil's Due Publishing president Josh Blaylock, hip-hop star Murs, author and video game writer R.H. Stavis, film producer and former comic publisher Christian Beranek and iconic toy designer Shawnimal...For major corporations seeking to penetrate the booming ComiCulture market, PopCult delivers inside track solutions as opposed to the lesser informed marketing agencies or comic publishers with little to no project management ability.
WHAT:
• A star-studded launch event for Popcult, the premier creative think-tank at the center of ComiCulture
WHERE:
• ONYX / THIN
• 852 5th Ave. San Diego
• http://www.onyxroom.com
WHEN:
• Saturday, July 25, 2009
• 9:00 PM - 2:00 AM
[Sources: Various promo emails.]
Saturday at Comic-Con in San Diego don't miss the "Black Panel":
"10:00-11:30 The Black Panel— By now you must have heard about the massive amount of fun The Black Panel is! 2009's panel will be the one that puts all others to shame. This year's panel includes Ludacris, Michael Jai White (Black Dynamite), Kel Mitchell (Kenan & Kel, The Brash Brothers), Prodigal Sunn (The Wu Tang Clan), Reggie Hudlin (Black Panther animated series), Denys Cowan (Black Panther animated series), and as always some surprise guests! Moderated by Michael Davis. Room 5AB"
Official Site: Comic Con
DrilOne x Mimoco: Vimobot Custom Show
DrilOne is curating a show at Comic-Con featuring Mimoco's Do-It-Yourself Vimobot vinyl toy " customized by many top artists in the urban vinyl scene":
"The Vimobot custom show, hosted by Mimoco, the company primarily known for their MIMOBOT collection of designer USB flash drives, can be seen at Mimoco's Toy Growers booth #4938 at Comic-Con."
"Participatings artists include: 64 Colors, Betso, Brian Colin, Cris Rose, Dlux, DrilOne, Gatchabert, George Gaspar, Jenny Wolf, Jeremiah Ketner, Jesse Hernandez, John"Spanky"Stokes, Kat Brunnegraff, Leecifer, Leonard Amaral, Lunabee, Motorbot, Paul Kaiju, Phoneticontrol, and Reactor-88."
Bossy Bear x MIMOBOT, Artist Collab with David Horvath
David Horvath's Bossy Bear character is now a USB flash drive unveiled at Comic-Con:
"Mr. Horvath will be on hand for a signing at Mimoco's booth #4938 in the Toy Growers / Cult Yard section of Comic Con on Saturday, July 25th at 5:30PM. Fans can also watch an exclusive interview with David with the release of mimoZine issue 6, Mimoco's digital magazine that covers a mix of pop-culture, technology, and the environment."
Mimoco: MIMOBOT Shop
Ritzy Periwinkle's Bic Buddy Vinyl Toys
Ritzy Periwinkle, who contributed art to the Nat King Cole RE:GENERATIONS remix project, is participating in the "Bic Buddy Artist Series 1" along with such artists as Marka27, COPE2 and KANO.
Ritzy P. blogs about her first vinyl toy.
Over at Hip Hop Press:
Ritzy Periwinkle – Featured Artist in the Bic Buddy Vinyl Toy Series
Trick Daddy recently mentioned in passing that he was involved with creating a graphic novel series called Nann in which he would star as a superhero.
Ghostface Killah - Cell Block Z
Ghostface Killah's Cell Block Z is due July 29th from Grand Central Publishing and will be available in a Kindle edition:
"To his fans, Cole Dennis is a heavyweight contender with a devastating right hook. To a city being held hostage to chaos and terror, Dennis has a grit and charisma that make him the shining hope for justice--until he is arrested for a brutal murder. Framed for a crime he did not commit, he finds himself captive in a foreboding high-tech superprison whose masters secretly conspire to turn inmates into tomorrow's most terrifying bioweapons--with Cole Dennis as the intended prize specimen."
"But Dennis is nobody's lab rat. Reborn as a towering engine of destruction, Dennis will prepare for the fight of his life. He will rename himself Ghostface Killah. And his cry of righteous rage will echo beyond the cold steel walls of Cell Block Z."
I received an advance copy and it's a nice looking product from a professional team of writers and illustrators.
This trailer has more of the art and a link to the Cell Block Z Facebook page.
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Rhymefest First Aid Comics Store Commercial
Comic-Con opens today in San Diego and the rest of ProHipHop's coverage for the day will focus on hip hop, comics, graphic novels, vinyl toys and related art, much of it unrelated to Comic-Con, as far as I know,
I just happened to encounter this Rhymefest commercial for First Aid Comics in Chicago and it's a great place to start!
M3: MCs, Mics & Metaphors
M3: MCs, Mics & Metaphors, featuring a "group of 17 emerging artists who are bringing light to the art of the MC, or the rapper, by responding to a favorite hip hop verse or song with a creative work", opens Thursday, July 23rd at the Gallery at Flashpoint in Washington, DC.
Official Sites:
M3: The Exhibition ~ Flashpoint
Ink in the Hood: Tattoos for Darker Skin
Since I've been posting a variety of Urban Ink magazine covers I thought it would be worthwhile to mention Randy Dragon Holder's Ink in the Hood: Tattoos for Darker Skin due August 28th from Schiffer Publishing.
Definitely a more interesting form of body modification than steroids!
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Over at Hip Hop Press:
Urban Tattoo Art Book Release "Ink In The Hood"
Takashi Murakami & Pharrell Williams - The Simple Things
A collaborative project between Takashi Murakami and Pharrell Williams, titled The Simple Things, recently sold for over $2 Million at the Art Basel fair in Basel, Switzerland. Murakami and Kaikai Kiki Co. did the cool creature part and Pharrell and Jacob & Co. did the tired jewel encrusted objects part.
Here's the official promo copy from the Jacob & Co. press release:
"Takashi Murakami has created a new sculpture using his trademark character: "Mr DOB," having taken too many magic mushrooms, this saucer-eyed monster reveals a sharp set of teeth. His wide-open mouth seems to protect Pharrell Williams' seven favourite objects that rest inside. The entire universe of Pharrell Williams unfolds in front of us acting like so many of Proust's madeleines. A bottle of ketchup, a bag of Doritos, a condom wrapper, an Ice Cream sneaker, a bottle of Johnson's baby lotion, a can of Pepsi and a Magnolia Bakery cupcake."
"Created in collaboration with famed jeweler Jacob & Co., Pharrell's objects took more than two years to complete and exemplify the highest level of craftsmanship and artistry. They are meticulously handcrafted in 18K gold (white, yellow and rose) and set with more than 26,000 diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires, some featuring hand-painted enamel, and others with actual functioning elements that further add to the life-like representation."
[Photo via PRNewsFoto/Jacob & Co.]
T-Pain on Urban Ink Issue #94
T-Pain's tattoos get him on the cover of Urban Ink along with a smaller pic of Trina and Kenyon Martin. Also appearing in this issue is Ray J.
Urban Ink: Official Site ~ MySpace
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Porsche 911 Hood Painted by Daze
Porsche Cars North America, Inc. sponsored five street artists to paint on Porsche 911 hoods as part of the Whole In The Wall: 1970-Now art show. The sale of the works will benefit New York's CITYarts, a "charity dedicated to engaging city children in constructive public art projects":
"The artists, native NY graffiti writers, born between 1957 and 1966, commissioned for the Porsche collaboration, include:
-- BLADE: The godfather of the scene, often called the "King of Graf";
-- JonOne: Whose work has evolved from '70s train tagging to abstract
painting;
-- Sharp: Whose style is inspired by comic strips and ancient scripts;
-- Crash: An NYC graf pioneer who now has works in the Museum of Modern
Art; and
-- Daze: Whose work today is a continuation, on canvas, of the graffiti
movement."
The NY Times has a feature and slide show about the Whole In The Wall exhibit that runs through June 27th at 529-535 West 35th Street in Manhattan.
The exhibit was organized by the Helenbeck Gallery.
[Photo: PRNewsFoto/Porsche Cars North America, Inc., Brian Butnick]
Blokhedz: Thinking of a Master Plan
Blokhedz, an animated feature based on the graphic novel, recently released its premier episode with Talib Kweli as Young Blak, Affion Crockett as Flash and Bobbito Garcia as Eatho.
The show appears on Gatorade's Mission G site which does a nice job of not hitting one over the head with branding despite it's branded nature.
Good look for everyone involved!
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Financial Security (Blanket) in Action
Unemployed conceptual artist Brian Rushton Phillips has taken what his press release claims is his "remaining cash" and sewn all 208 dollar bills together to create Financial Security (Blanket):
"The fragility of the blanket conjures an oxymoronic image, consistent with the current state of global unemployment, homelessness and financial insecurity."
Brian Rushton Phillips - Financial Security (Blanket) [2009]
The actual physical work only comes alive in use but it's an interesting idea that, as a conceptual work, could be said to include the dollar bill blanket, its performativve use, the press release and even responses such as this blog post. However, it's somewhat undermined by the obvious question:
If this was the last of his cash, who paid for the press release?
Rumor has it that Rushton Phillips next work will involve emergency housing built out of expired credit cards, tentatively titled "House of Cards"!
Official Site:
Rushton Phillips Collaborations
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