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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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Akiva Listman Lights Up New York
Akiva Listman doesn’t just paint the fantasy New York tourists come to the city for–he depicts the grit and the glow that makes up the city as it really is. (Take it from Emma Riva, a native New Yorker with high standards). Listman’s star is on the rise with a solo show at 188 Allen and a feature from the MTA, so now’s the time to learn what his work is all about.
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Ish Muhammad’s The Astros & Me
UP managing editor Emma Riva came to Chicago to interview Gary, Indiana, graffiti writer Ish Muhammad about The Astros, a graffiti-inspired futuristic retelling of an ancient Egyptian romantic drama, and walked away finding herself in a near-mythical drama of her own.
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Curatorial Statement: NEON GOTHIC
For anyone who couldn’t make it to the opening, the curatorial statement from UP managing editor Emma Riva’s 2/4 show NEON GOTHIC.
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Venazir Martinez, Baguio City’s “Anthropreneur”
Meet Venazir Martinez, a street artist creating beauty, depth, and advocacy on the walls of Baguio City in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. Martinez’s mission is to highlight indigenous communities in the Philippines and make viewers ask: What does it mean to be Filipino?
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Carlos Mare and Michael Walsh on Graffiti Sculpture and Making the Art of Our Time
At the Andy Warhol Museum, graffiti sculptors Michael Walsh and Carlos Mare discussed a new residency at Pittsburgh, PA’s Carrie Blast Furnaces that brings together graffiti and metalworking. What followed was a thought-provoking conversation about post-industrial graffiti and how graffiti continues to evolve with the walls around it.
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Q&A With Willem Wolfe
Willem Wolfe is an LA native, raised in an entertainment family with an early interest in art. With eclectic titles like “Vegan Bacon Confits” and “Ambien Palooza,” Willem’s music draws from hip-hop, electronic, and rave elements. However, he spoke to UP about his journey working with iconic street artist Shepard Fairey and his interest in visual art as well as music-making.