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UP4 – The Writing on the Wall: Censorship in Hong Kong
From Issue 4: Politics – With local museums and galleries shying away from polarizing subjects, artists turned to the streets to enjoy a resistance renaissance, using walls, plywood, and the pavement itself to commandeer a canvas from the chaos. Now, every poster or dissenting mural has been torn down or bleached. The mainland is pushing back on what it sees as widespread separatism, forcing artists and activists to fight for the right to resist at all.
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UP Magazine 2021 Editor’s Choice
Our year end Editor’s Choice list of our favorite articles and artists.
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How to Turn Your Favorite Mural into a Tattoo – James Bullough
A perspective on a piece of art and its transformation from wall to skin. We talk to a regular dude, inspired by a mural, and the artist whose work inspired him.
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Press Release: UP MAGAZINE ISSUE 4 RELEASE PARTY
Join us on Saturday 7/31 at One Art Space to celebrate the release of our fourth issue. The release party is an opportunity to toast to street art, pick our contributors’ brains about their writing, and celebrate.
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UP Magazine’s Favorite Articles Of 2020
The UP Mag Staff lists some of our favorite articles from 2020.
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Ups and Downs: Street Art, PTSD, and Hitting it Big with skl0
Vandal, artist, Singaporean, Sticker Lady – Sam Lo knows all about labels and has had their fair share foisted on them over the years.
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Digital G-O-D: Exploring Art’s Virtual Frontier with Taketo Kobayashi
Taketo Kobayash, aka humanoise, is a “digital shaman,” creating psychedelic works in a 3D printed medium. Griffin interviews him about a show he recently curated, Digital G-O-D.