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Story Ave: Every Wall is a Door
In the new independent film “Story Ave,’ the walls of the Bronx are a major character. On these walls, the borough’s residents can celebrate their culture, mark their territory, and release emotion. For the movie’s protagonist, Kadir, played by Asante Blackk, they are an opportunity to escape and change his life trajectory. Walls hold stories, and walls are doors. In the 2023 feature, Director Aristotle Torres went to great lengths to ensure the art and culture were represented authentically, including bringing in professional street artists to advise and work with the actors. One in particular, Hera of herakut, served as the artist behind the protagonists works.
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Inked Life Miami: Elevating Tattoo Artistry in South Beach
Inked Life Miami came to fruition in 2016, when founder Kevin Deuso was inspired at another tattoo shop to “bring [his] own vision to life.” A major part of that vision was ensuring quality work from his team, and an upscale experience, despite what some may think about tattoos.
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The First Annual NYC Graffiti Women’s Festival at Bronxlandia
On October 8, 2023, LadyKFever organized the first annual NYC Graffiti Women’s festival, hosted by Bronxlandia co-owner Majora Carter who also owns and operates the Boogie Down Grind in Hunts Point.
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The Art of Angels with Victoria Mary Clarke & Tamara Annis
Emma speaks with artists Victoria Mary Clarke and Tamara Annis about the spiritual connection within sketching angels.
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Noisy Gallery Presents: ABS Abstract
On Friday, September 15th, Noisy Gallery will presenting a group show, ‘Abs Attract (Abstract)’ at The Living Gallery in Bushwick. UP Magazine sent their team a few questions to learn more about the project.
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Keeping the Faith: Artist Kollier Din-Bangura Explores Adversity, Hope, Humanity
Kollier Din-Bangura stood frozen under the African sun at the corner of Sani Abacha Street in Freetown, Sierra Leone, for more than two hours. It was October 2020, just seven months after global COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns had begun. Dressed in all black, hands extended, and forearms drenched in sweat, he appeared to onlookers to be praying, or meditating, or simply a neighborhood character. Read about the artist’s story of performance and perseverance.
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The Doors of Madeira
The city of Madeira, in the Azores islands off the coast of Portugal, is home to over 200 unique murals on a series of doors. What’s behind these doors? How did those murals get there? Find out in this new piece from Martin Ciesielski.
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A Tale of Two Art Fairs: Frieze & NADA
In May, two art fairs – Frieze and NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) showed up in Chelsea. Emma Riva examines the similarities and differences between them and what they might say about the high-end art market – from the perspective of an art critic who both gets up in the streets with graffiti writers and frequents fancy art fair.
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Wide Open Walls: 2023
Wide Open Walls mural festival is returning with a new approach for their eighth consecutive edition. After painting California’s capitol city with 200 murals, they’re further enriching Sacramento’s landscape by enlivening local schools with artworks. In 2023 alone, Wide Open Walls has painted eight schools, sometimes near entirely, inside and outside alike, depending on each building’s architecture. Their latest work at Rosa Parks Elementary concluded May 22.
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Bristol Street Art History: Inkie
In Part 2 of Melissa Chemam’s series on Bristol, she focuses on Inkie, “one of the greatest agents of the British street art scene since the late 1980s.”
