Since Adult Swim is going ahead with The Boondocks season four minus the show’s creator, Aaron McGruder, mise well put out a mixtape right? “Ah hum (let me clear my throat).” After a four year hiatus, The Boondocks is back, sorta, and to celebrate it’s resurrection on April 21, they’re putting out a mixtape. Hosted by DJ Drama, Don Cannon, and Trendsetter Sense, The Boondocks Mixtape features Killer Mike, Alchemist, Smoke DZA, Chevy Woods, Roscoe Dash, Lil Herb, Two 9, Problem, Skeme, and more. It’s out April 16th. …
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Spanish photojournalist Christina De Middel‘s “Afronauts” is a series of beautiful images that quickly descend into a social commentary on the evolution of the continent of Africa. File Magazine quoted her saying, “The images are beautiful and the story is pleasant at a first level, but it is built on the fact that nobody believes that Africa will ever reach the moon. It hides a very subtle critique to our position towards the whole continent and our prejudices.” via File Mag …
Let Us Roam is a new film series produced by the German camera maker Leica. It profiles artists talking about their passion for creativity. The first installment documents “a jack of all trades, master of none,” legendary professional skateboarder Ray Barbee. Repping San Jose, California, the former Powell Peralta skateboarder talks about his photography, making music and the importance of taking time to work on your craft. If you were a person of color in the suburbs pushing a board …
San Francisco has a rich history of graffiti art, but over the last decade or so, due to gentrification, new tech businesses setting up shop in the city, and anti-graffiti enforcement by the city, nearly every thing has been buffed (cleaned up) save for the few legal murals. Places like Psycho City (Van Ness and 12th Street), Silver Terrace park, Crocker Amazon park, West Portal Muni tunnels are all long gone, only surviving in photos in private collections or online. …
In the latest issue of Hi-Fructose I had the privilege of interviewing and writing about artist Justin Bowers. His work is a good indication of where mankind is headed if we as a species don’t reexamine our current projection; not to mention his work is beautiful, buggy and all out amazing. Lots of other goodies: Fuco Ueda, Laura Ball, Jordan Kasey and Al Columbia for starters. Hi’s write up about their upcoming issue is below. Our new issue of Hi-Fructose New Contemporary Art Magazine arrives …
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