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Ian Ross Subtitle: Hyper-Organic Art By: Michael Keel Photos By: Rob Evans   So who is Ian Ross and why did I choose to share Graffiti art with our readers? The simple answer equals dedication, originality, perseverance and imagery that makes your head spin back a few times. I can honestly say graffiti art is [...]

www.kazanjian.net Jim Kazanjian’s surreal landscapes offer phantasmagoric visions of a where-is-this world, defined by impossibly complex architecture and M.C.Escher-esque black-and-white graphics. Inspired by the imaginary realms of cult author H.P. Lovecraft—whose wild, cosmic short stories set the mold for much of the 20th century’s best science fiction—Kazanjian’s aim is to redress the “misunderstanding that photography has [...]

Besides being a signature song for Suckers, “It Gets Your Body Movin’” is a mission statement for the band as well.  Ever since slowly coalescing in Brooklyn four years ago, they’ve been restless experimenters, thriving on creative momentum.  And while the trio’s just-completed sophomore album Candy Salad, due April 24th on Frenchkiss, is a remarkable [...]

Check out the new Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbUfQpF3PFA Waxploitation / ZZK Records is pleased to announce experimental dance producer Mati Zundel’s stateside debut, Amazonico Gravitante, out 3/27. A the veteran of Buenos Aires’ famed Club Niceto and one of the leading members of ZZK Records, Mati has emerged as Buenos Aires’ premier producers, pioneering a style that [...]

The intensifying debate over artist resale rights in the U.S. just moved up a notch. Many art world observers were surprised to learn that high-profile, Los Angeles art collector Dean Valentine agreed to pay resale royalties to artist Mark Grotjahn in order to settle a lawsuit. Grotjahn, whose paintings have brought upwards of $1 million [...]