This Saturday night we are having a closing party for our inaugural show here at THIS. Please come out and see the art, have a drink, talk to friends and meet some new ones. If you buy some art you can take it home with you! See you here.

One of the best things that I have ever received were two stickers from Allister. One was a fancy hot dog in a fur coat and another was a floating dink called Ghost Dick. Three years later are tacked up in front of my desk, lending endless chuckles still. Anyways, both characters were amazing and both were drawn with simple black marker – a medium that seems to be made for Allister.

For the last few years, Allister has put together a project called Black is Beautiful, a varied series of work that celebrates the theme of black markers and black ink culture. And, guess what? If you’re in the Bay area, you can check out Black is Beautiful in person! I won’t lie, I’m jealous.

Stussy Presents: Black is Beautiful with Allister Lee
Stussy San Francisco
1409 Haight Street
Artist Reception: March 13, 2010
8PM to 11PM

The Kid and Luda Crooks have a slammin’ Double Rock over at that one Thrasher site. It’s definitely better than a kick in the nuts. Chet’s got a steezey new look going to. I guess we don’t have to wait for Blue Steel anymore.

Steven Vogel interviews the creative director of St. Pauli FC over at The Reference Council and talks about the history of Europe’s most notorious soccer club and the idea of what it takes to build a streetwear brand without falling into the pitfalls of a traditional brand.
Check it out here.

Sorry Mumblers for only blogging when i have something to push, i have a bazillion excuses, but none too good so i’ll just get to pluggin…

I was lucky enough to get to work with shirts and destroy, and i wanted to make a Larry David shirt, but they skew kinda metal, so this is the result..

then i wanted to pay tribute to the G.O.A.T. skate artist, VCJ, as well as my love for the movie Alien…

and if yr already pushin buttons, why not make a black metal version of the “coexist” thing? Take that, tolerance!

they’re only $15 buck a piece, and can be found at www.shirtsanddestroy.com/ayejay

The man behind the look of The Quiet Life, Lakai, numerous Girl and Chocolate decks and multiple album covers is having a solo show at:

Converyor at Fred Segal
420 Broadway, Santa Monica

Opening:
March 11, 2010
7-10pm

R.S.V.P. gshock@exposure.net

We went out to shoot an ad for Filmbot Grip, and well… this is what we got. Whoops.

Filmbot Grip / Derek Fukuhara

I’ve been invited to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego next weekend to be a visiting artist and teach an Intro to Animation Workshop for teenagers.  If you know any teenagers in San Diego who are interested in animation or who love to draw, please let them know!  More information is available on the MCASD site.  Space is limited.

It took us a little bit but we finally have all the artwork from our inaugural show at THIS on the website for your viewing and purchasing pleasure. Please visit THISLosAngeles.com and check it out! You can also see photos from the opening, videos of music folk doing some songs in the space, and a bunch of other crap on the site as well. Take your time.

After a long hiatus, Dave Young is finally blowing the doors off the 6th Street Warehouse for another great show this weekend. If you’re in the downtown Los Angeles area, drop by and get weird!