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Listen: The Voice of Los Angeles
Listen is a Los Angeles-based street artist taking the minimalistic stencil designs that Banksy popularized in the United Kingdom and updating them for the street and surf culture of Los Angeles.
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Franklin Marshall the Third: The Mystery of that Hollywood Face
From childhood to adulthood, Franklin Marshall the Third has created his journey through comedy, filmmaking and “Art-streeting,” as he calls it. Acknowledging his own odd-looking character, which he had no part in creating, Franklin boldly tackles the oftentimes cruel world with forbearance and kindness while working hard at paving a way for himself in the arts.
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GETTY L.A. GRAFFITI BLACK BOOK
Two worlds collided when the Getty Research Institute invited 151 Los Angeles graffiti artists to assemble a “Black Book” documenting the history of the graffiti culture in Los Angeles. To some it may be surprising that the Getty regarded graffiti as an art form. However, with the help of a perfect storm, this art institution may have just given a stronger voice for this commonly stigmatized art genre.
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UP Magazine’s 10 Most Read Articles Of 2020
The UP Mag Staff lists some of our magazine’s most-read articles in 2020.
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Going All City: An Interview with Cisco
Dania interviews Stefano Bloch, aka CISCO, about his unflinching memoir Going All City: Struggle & Survival in LA’s Graffiti Subculture
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Paint the Town Podcast: A Decade in the Making
Brian talks with James Shen & Teachr, founders of their Paint the Town Podcast about their decade long endeavor into street art.
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Appreciate the Pain: The Next Chapter of Phobik
Brian interviews Phobik, to discuss how a near-death injury lead the artist to turn the page to next chapter of both life and art.
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Kai Aspires to Keep it Real
Kai began his career as a kid trying to save his father from the perils of smoking. From there, it’s all been going up, from the sale of stickers and pins to a prolific career as a street artist. After studying art at prestigious institutions, he began working in the studio as well. Kai details his experiences alongside his meteoric rise to fame.
