
Mighty Tanaka celebrates its Grand Re-Opening in Dumbo with Not For Prophet, a solo show by one of favorite street artists, Poster Boy.
Nov 10, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 120 seconds, advertising, art, AXIS, commercialism, dumbo, exhibit, friends we love, Mighty Tanaka, poster boy, social commentary, street art, Subway Art | Leave A Comment »

One of our favorite Friends We Love, Ellis Gallagher, is having a solo exhibit, Indelibly Ephermeral, at Adjust Gallery in the in downtown Miami. He’ll be showing a wide range of his work, incorporating installation, photography, screen prints, originals and paintings. The opening coincides with the Wynwood Arts District Second Saturdays Art Walk on April 9th and includes music, live art for a great night.
If you haven’t seen our Axis profile & our 120 Seconds with Ellis, check them out to see him in action. – Moni Vargas
Apr 01, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 120 seconds, adjust gallery, AXIS, ellis gallagher, exhibit, friends we love, Indelibly Ephermeral, Miami, moni vargas, pop up, profile, second saturdays art walk, solo show, wynwood arts district | Leave A Comment »

Artist and author, Yuri Shimojo, explains how her unconventional upbringing has influenced her many forms of expression throughout the years leading up to her current watercolor paintings.
Feb 17, 2011 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: abstract, artist, author, autobiography, AXIS, Bossa de Novo, brooklyn, com, Evolution, friends we love, Japanese arts, japanese culture, journaling, mike vargas, moni vargas, morono kiang gallery, new york, painting, visual art, watercolors, yuri shimojo | Leave A Comment »

Our friends at Giant Step bring you the last live performance of Blackmagic by Jose James this Friday, December 3rd along with TK Wonder, Ben Perowsky MSO and Ge-ology at LIttlefield in Brooklyn. After a year of spinning the Brownswood Sessions with this crew, one thing is certain – this is an evening you don’t want to miss. Take a look at the Axis profile we shot with Jose for Blackmagic here. There’s also a great video of him performing at our Friends We Love Festival in NYC, in case you need more convincing. To top it, we’re also including a live recording by the good folks at KCRW with Jose earlier this year. – Moni Pineda
Dec 01, 2010 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: Advance Price, AXIS, ben perowsky mso, blackmagic, brooklyn, brownsweood sessions, dj moni, friends we love festival, ge-ology, giant step, jose james, kcrw, littlefield, live jazz, love, moni pineda, NYC, TK, tk wonder | Leave A Comment »

Pop Art icon, Kenny Scharf shares ideas behind his stream of consciousness approach to mural painting as well as some new projects on the pipeline. The mural in the video was done in connection to his opening exhibition at the Anonymous Gallery in NYC.
Apr 15, 2010 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: 7d, anonymous gallery, AXIS, canon7d, icon, ideas, KENNY, kenny scharf, mural, new, NYC, opening exhibition, painting, pop art, popular, spraypaint, stream-of-consciousness, VIDEO, work | 1 Comment »

Music pioneer Gilles Peterson takes us on an up close and personal ride through his 30 year career sharing humorous insights on his life and times as one of the most influential DJs in global jazz and dance music scene.
Apr 06, 2010 | Categories: AXIS, VIDEO | Tags: acid jazz, arsenal football club, AXIS, bbc, brownswood recordings, creative process, dj, emotional states, family, football, friends we love, funny, gilles peterson, inspiration, london, love, motivation, music, music pioneer, night club, nuyorktricity, passion, radio, record, signature styles, uk | 6 Comments »
Exhibits We Love :: Poster Boy – Not For Prophet
Mighty Tanaka celebrates its Grand Re-Opening in Dumbo with Not For Prophet, a solo show by one of favorite street artists, Poster Boy.
Nov 10, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG | Tags: 120 seconds, advertising, art, AXIS, commercialism, dumbo, exhibit, friends we love, Mighty Tanaka, poster boy, social commentary, street art, Subway Art | Leave A Comment »