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[youtube]CuQRnTsQ55o[/youtube] Here’s a special video I cut about this artist duo. Kami and Sasu – known as Hitotzuki. I hope you like it. Special thanks to Goh Nakamura, folks at 72andSunny, and Ayako Fujitani.
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Tucked away at a full scale PR and Marketing company, 72andSunny near LAX is a workspace and gallery who are hosting, the partner – husband + wife team, Kami and Sasu, also known as Hitotzuki. Hailing from Nakameguro, Tokyo the duo have painted numerous murals in Japan and have worked nearly two weeks on a signature wall piece which will stay “permanently”. Both with a cheerful and happy worth ethic, they brought their three year old son who plays in the space while they’re work on individual paintings which will be hung on their mural. I’ve interviewed Kami in the past for the cover of Giant Robot #56 and also curated him in an exhibition into an exhibition at the Scion Art Space in Culver City. Insiders, Outsiders, and the Middle and it’s great that 72andSunny has picked up the “ball” and ran further with it by bringing his wife, Sasu to do a mural. I wanted to bring Sasu three years ago, but their son was a newborn at the time. The opening tonite is private, but maybe you can catch it down the road. To view the pieces Please email events@72andSunny.com The gallery will be open until June 26th M-F 10-5 We have some Kami goods left at the GR store. Not a lot, but hard to get.
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Ba Le Sandwich Shop – Chicago In the words of the great Ed Lin, C’mon, graffiti people! It’s bad enough that this thing is 5 ft tall, and is the first thing that you see as you go to get your Banh Mi, but do you really need to taunt us too? I know that you were once a beautiful blank canvas, but they don’t deserve this. They serve yummy and cheap sandwiches and even give you the 6th one free if you buy 5. They make cool funky looking desserts that beg to be eaten. They are a small hard working business, that is an asset to the neighborhood. I eat here all the time and feel bad for them. I’m tempted to turn this into positive advertising for them by re-tagging it…
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[youtube]kySsodNxIKs[/youtube] I shot this without the intention of turning it into a film, but I figure there’s so many of you out there who won’t be able to make it to MOCA – Art in the Streets. This is another way to see it. In my opinion the “Street Market II” is the best part of the entire exhibition. The three, Barry McGee, Todd James, and Steve Powers – TWIST, REAS, ESPO respectively, made an effort and succeeded in creating an actual environment, so I isolated it into it’s own video. No where else in the exhibition did I feel that I was being pushed into a very different space. Street Market? There definitely is a place that deserves such a name and it’s at MOCA. On a side note, when the first Street Market took place in Philadelphia, I was invited to go by Mr McGee himself. Perhaps I should have gone, but Todd James did say, “this is even better!” I may post more video from the rest of the exhibition, but again, this part is my favorite.
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I usually don't care much about street art since it's always fleeting and it's more like a hobby for a week especially since the Banksy Effect has taken place with his book being sold at Urban Outfitters. We're all artists now right? 5 years ago, we were all DJ's. We all knew this was going to happen. Either way, here's two pieces that are interesting on Sawtelle. The flower looks great above. It...