This was the first time I had ever seen a leopard in the wild. They are more beautiful than I...
Adventure!
Never underestimate just where a well-fed imagination will take you - best be...
Greg Smith
May 1st - June 7th, 2014
Susan Inglett Gallery
522 West 24th Street, NYC
Events: Joey Badass + WAT-AAH! | Surprise Show | NYC
Last night, Brooklyn rapper Joey Badass surprised fans in Soho for the WAT-AAH! “Taking Back the Streets” installment at the #WATAAHWALL on Lafayette and Prince by Artist Kenny Scharf.
WAT-AAH!’s “Taking Back the Streets” was launched on February 20 at NYC’s New Museum, drawing a special visit from PHA’s honorary chair First Lady Michelle Obama. The exhibit featured original pieces of artwork inspired by Drink Up’s water drop logo and specially designed WAT-AAH! bottles from artists such as Shepard Fairey, Kenny Scharf, Swoon, Maya Hayuk, Trey Speegle, Metro Zu, Lichiban, Tony Concep and more.
The #WATAAHWALL series is a continuation of WAT-AAH!’s Taking Back the Streets initiative which brings the campaign artwork to the streets. Furthering WAT-AAH!’s commitment to Drink Up, these walls seek to create more exposure and awareness for Drink Up using visual arts in an innovative way to remind kids and teens that choosing to drink water is one of the best and easiest decisions we can make each and every day.
The “Taking Back The Streets” #WATAAHWALL series will continue to tour nationwide. For more info go to, drinkwataah.com
The festival season kicked off a month ago but we’re just joining the scene this weekend for the 2nd Annual BC Fest in Washington D.C. The line up includes Cam’ron, Just Blaze, Kelela, Sango, and more. In addition to the music, guest can also shop local vendors, join in on group yoga and fitness training, massages and acupuncture, and other “green” activities.
One would think that if you’re a rapper who grew up, this is the trajectory you should be in. Rap Legend, Nas, premiere his new documentary, “Time Is Illmatic” at the Tribeca Film Festival 2014 this week. The doc is in conjunction with the release of Illmatic XX reissue of his 1994 debut album and is directed by One9 and written by Erik Williams.
Watch the clip below.
We’ve been a fan of Australian artist, Chet Faker, ever since his Blackstreet “No Diggity” cover and now he his release a new single from his album Build on Glass, “1998.”
Listen below.
Iva Gueorguieva
April 18th - May 31st 2014
Samson
450 Harrison Ave, Boston
Adi Goodrich is a Los Angeles based Set Designer and Art Director. Goodrich work continues to liberally push past cliché design motifs. She has worked with the likes of Wieden + Kennedy, Target, Apple, Adult Swim, Pizza Hut and Toyota just to drop a few names. In her latest project she worked with Native Shoes on their Spring 2014 campaign. She has made her passion for design her life’s work. Adi spoke to AMMO about who inspires her, how she defines beauty and why she started designing.
AMMO: What is your AMMO?
ADI GOODRICH: My AMMO is time. There is such a fleeting feeling in all of this. Like, “When am I not going to be cool anymore?” That’s a real thought; I’m going to be old and younger kids will be cooler than me, I often think about that. Time also affects the way I work: prepping for the future to be able to sustain a comfortable future life, making sure I’m being responsible and creative at the same time. Time makes me hustle. Basically, I want to make as much as possible in the best possible way for as long as I can. I was hit by a van when I was young, leaving me with a permanent back injury. Everyday my back is in pain, one of these days I think it will get in the way, in the meantime I’ll make a bunch of cool shit until I’m not cool or until my back gives up.
Opening Ceremony and the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts Collaboration
In conjunction with the Mike Kelley retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Opening Ceremony has launched a collaborative collection with the Mike Kelley Foundation for the Arts. The collection features prints of a few of Mike Kelley’s early work and is available in Opening Ceremony stores and the MOCA store.
David Soukup
This Side Up
April 12 - May 3, 2014
White Walls & Shooting Gallery
886 Geary Street, San Francisco CA 94109
Events: Iggy Azalea | Listening Party @ The Raven
Last night, Rapper Iggy Azalea hit up The Raven for her exclusive album listening for The New Classic.Guests included Sway Calloway, San Francisco 49er’s star Aldon Smith, N’SYNC’s JC Chasez, and a surprise visit by Iggy’s mentor, T.I.
The New Classic will hit stores April 18th.
Photo Cred. Seth Olenick
If only our walk of shame looked as funny and adventure packed as this. We’d probably live scandalously reckless more often. Check out the trailer for the new film, "Walk of Shame" starring Elizabeth Banks and James Marsden that follows one girl from an innocent girls night out to a fuck story of police chases and prostitute run-ins all in a little yellow dress.
In honor of “Throwback Thursday” take a look at our “What’s Your AMMO” clip with famed photographer Stephanie Pfriender Stylander during our time in Miami for Art Basel 2013.
The Museum of Latin American Art in Los Angeles has opened a new exhibition entitled “Frida Kahlo, Her Photos” which is curated by Pablo Ortiz Monasterio. The show, ending June 8th, is filled with 200+ images from Frida Kahlo’s personal Casa Azul archive in Mexico City
See more images below.
Ms. Elle Varner #4LetterWord project has so far taken us through the emotional stages of any relationship (i.e. love) with "Cold Case" and now here we are again in our feelings with “See Me Tonight.”
Listen below.
Karen Knorr
March 27th - May 3rd 2014
Danziger Gallery
527 West 23rd Street
