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UP Magazine – Event Recap 2025
In 2025, UP has produced & co-hosted, and been part of over 45 events! With our flagship series’ in particular, we held 13 Art Battle, 12 Neighborhood Shows at The Buren, and 11 Live Lounges + 3 KCBC Jams. Check out some photos & highlights from the year!
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Art Week Miami 2025 – Wynwood: Where the Streets Still Matter
Miami Art Week, anchored by Art Basel and more than a dozen other art fairs, is a glittering spectacle of excess and a critical stop on the annual art calendar to be sure. It’s also become an annual excuse for the graffiti and street art set to once again celebrate its hard won cultural relevance.
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Showdown Chinatown: A Fusion of Culture & Community
On a fair September Saturday, a coalition of B-Boys, DJs, and Graffiti writers convened for Showdown Chinatown, the second annual hosting of hip-hop culture. Alive with scratching, spraying, and the sounds of cheers – the crowd watched as the variety of creatives did what they do best, with the triumphant return of the festival.
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Remembering Pittsburgh’s Danny Devine Through “Dannyland”
The best memorials are parties. There’s time to cry and mourn, but the catharsis of celebration can let you process, feel, and move forward. Dancing, sharing meals and glasses of wine, and spending time close to the people in your life is healing. So, it’s fitting that the late Pittsburgh graffiti writer Danny Devine’s most recent memorial is in a nightclub and bar, Mixtape. Not just that—it’s based around a literal amusement park, called “Dannyland.”
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The StyleGuyde’s Round UP of NYC Art Week 2025
What once was referred to as Frieze Art Week only seems right to rebrand into New York Art Week. I have been attending NYFW for a decade now, only now having attended art week this year. With the limited time I had for a whole week in NYC, I could not see it all. Here are a few highlights at Frieze, NADA and Spring Break. Artists and curators, beneath understanding what is on the market not to influence your work but merely inspire the direction of your future narratives, collections and ultimately practice… or not. Here is what I observed subjectively as an independent curator engaging with subject, materiality and storytelling.
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Galleries Across Chicago: An Art Lovers Guide to Seeing Contemporary Urban Exhibits this Summer
Chicago boasts an unmatched arts scene. Housing native creatives and painters who are called to the inspirational city there is diverse artwork from neighborhood to neighborhood. For years, the artistic community in Chicago has provided spaces for many to gather, create, and grow together. Galleries and art spaces across Chicago add to the art scene in their own way. Whether you are an avid art collector or just looking to browse these are a few galleries to add to your must-visit list.
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The History Making Parties of Good Luck Dry Cleaners
While scouting locations, Reese was invited to check out a dilapidated laundromat in South Williamsburg. Upon walking in, Reese now recalls thinking, “This is the most breathtakingly shitty place I’ve ever seen.”
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UP Magazine’s Event Recap 2024
It’s been an eventful year for us at @up__mag as we celebrated our 5 year anniversary! Check out our recap of the 50+ events UP was hosted & was involved with in 2024!
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Chopped Liver: A DIY Love of Community
Chopped Liver; an expression meaning matters often overlooked or cast aside. This common phrase served as the figurative thesis-and later title-for Chopped Liver, a zine compilation of art, poetry, photography, and several chance encounters among curators of kindred spirits. In conjunction with the Chopped Liver zine, there was an exhibition & zine fest, featuring artworks by contributors to the magazine.
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Battle 4 the City: Graffiti’s Finest
A unique aspect of graffiti not present in other art forms is its competitive edge. Graffiti writers are like athletes, crews are their teams, and battles are like championships. Battle 4 the City [B4TC] has been a championship-level battle in Chicago for years, providing a battleground of buffed walls for the top graffiti crews and writers to create the most skillful, creative production in a time-constrained battle for a cash prize.
