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Cey Adams: A 40-year Hip-Hop Journey From the Street to the Smithsonian
During his 40-year career, NYC artist Cey Adams has been a street artist, creative director of the genre-defining hip-hop label Def Jam Recordings, an interpreter of iconic American corporate brand logos, and a contributor to the Smithsonian Institution among other things. On the eve of his first solo retrospective show in Boston, he talks about his career in an exclusive interview with UP Magazine.
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UP5 Preview – Portrait of an Artist: Jeff Henriquez
Jeanelle explores the life and career of Jeff Henriquez, who established his style with hyper-realistic depictions of famous figures and detailed renditions of the streets.
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UP5 Preview – MODVIXEN Project 01
A preview of MODVIXEN Project 01 from UP Issue 5, a photography project that celebrates women who are feminine, dominant, confident, and unapologetic.
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UP5 Preview – Musical Murals
Musician murals featured in UP5 – ICONS.
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UP5 Preview – The Irony of Becoming Iconic: An Afternoon with Ron English
Famed artist Ron English got his start with a punk-rock attitude, eschewing the traditional gallery world in favor hard-hitting billboard takeovers and a DIY ethic, as Alexandria discovers in her interview with him for Issue 5.
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UP5 Preview – Akumal Arts Fest 2022 Gallery
Photos from the 2022 Akumal Arts Festival from issue 5.
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UP5 Preview – Rocking with Risk: A Colorful Career
An instrumental figure in the development of Los Angeles graffiti scene, RISK is as iconic as it gets in the scene. After working through her nerves, Karen sat down with the artist to discuss his illustrious career.
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UP5 PREVIEW – Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya: The Neuroscientist-Artist Fighting Anti-Asian Racism
After experiencing anti-Asian racism during the early days of the pandemic, Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya took her emotions and channeled it into a series of illustrations, portraying perseverance in the face of discrimination, with her being featured on the cover of TIME Magazine and across Times Square.
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UP5 Preview – OBEY: An Introduction to the Iconography of Shepard Fairey
A brief history of the iconography of Shepard Fairey’s work, Moira explores the legacy of OBEY.
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UP5 Preview – Sticker Slaps to 18 Stories: A Conversation with D*Face
With more than two decades in the game and an illustrious career, prolific enough to warrant its own Wikipedia page, D*Face ranks among the living legends of street art.
