Fourth Letter
For such fine work, the artist who goes by the nickname Fourth Letter (that's D, if you didn't get it right away, which I'm deducing is one of the initials of his or her name) seems to be somewhat endearingly…
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Os Brasileiros
Here comes my declarative statement for the week: The Ministry of Culture in Brazil is one of the best things to happen to government from which the U.S. could surely take note. From music events to art expositions, the federal…
Continue Reading →Hurtmold: Sao Paulo
Ever since I finally saw Hurtmold in their Sao Paulo hometown after countless recommendations from friends, I can't get their new eponymous album (on a great indie label called Submarine) off my daily listening playlist. This seasoned band's got their…
Continue Reading →Saintgraphy
Argentine designer Tomas Garcia must be a jokester. His packed online portfolio says the work displayed within is by him and his dog, a white, furry little thing that looks like it yaps a lot. We don't know who does…
Continue Reading →Renan Cepeda
Early last month we told you about the literally brilliant effects behind light graffiti "” a method where artists bomb the environment with colorful traces via flashlights but play the waiting game because they don't get to see the results…
Continue Reading →Os Gemeos in The Netherlands
Brazil's biggest graffiti export, the talented and modest Os Gemeos, are exhibiting their first-ever solo museum show in The Netherlands, called The Flowers in This Garden Were Planted by My Grandparents. Next, they'll take on the universe. As much as…
Continue Reading →R.E.Load vs. Outlaw Frame Pad
The very awesome Outlaw Print Company, whose specialty is tees, has hooked up with R.E.Load Baggage to present a hot bike frame pad that will not only protect your two-wheeler's top tube from wear and tear when you're leaning it…
Continue Reading →Plastik Online Store Opens
Sao Paulo's premier toy art store Plastik, whose second-floor exhibit space I really love and have written about before, has gone virtual with a splendidly complete online shop stocked with the models that collectors in the most remote parts of…
Continue Reading →Volcom: Sao Paulo
Imagine my surprise when I was getting recently reacquainted with my stomping grounds in Jardins in Sao Paulo and came across the new Volcom store "” the brand's first Latin American flagship "” sitting a little awkwardly among its Rodeo…
Continue Reading →Faesthetic #7
The fellas at Ohio-based Faesthetic magazine have a new lucky-7 edition of their rad art mag out, and if you know better, you'll order this one to keep in the archives. Packed to the gills with 160 pages of two-color…
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