
Friends We Love is proud to share Jaden Smith’s first freestyle video, “Give it to ‘Em,” directed, shot + edited by FWL’s own Mike Vargas. This is the latest in a series of short programming by Nuyorktricity Productions for Overbrook Entertainment, Will Smith’s umbrella company “dedicated to the creation of extraordinary entertainment art and its delivery to all people of the world.”
May 14, 2012 | Categories: FWL BLOG, MOST RECENT | 1 Comment »

The Jewish Museum presents The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats, the first major exhibition in this country to pay tribute to the Caldecott award winning author and illustrator Ezra Jack Keats.
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories: FWL BLOG, VIDEO | Tags: anti-Semitism, art, author, brooklyn, Caldecott award, children of color, country, exhibition, Ezra Jack Keats, ID, illustrator, Izzy Romero, Jewish Museum, new york, poverty, The Jewish Museum, The Snowy Day | Leave A Comment »

Moroccan singer Hindi Zahra pays homage to fellow artist and photographer Hassan Hajjaj who encouraged her to express herself not only through music but also through paintings and drawings.
Sep 30, 2011 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, FWL BLOG | Tags: Beautiful Tango, drawing, giant step, handmade, Hassan Hajjaj, Hindi Zahra, jazz, magkinetic drawings, Moroccan singer, painting, paris, soul, tour dataes, US Tour | Leave A Comment »

Crochet artist, Olek discusses the site-specific installation featured in her current solo exhibition, The Bad Artists Imitate, The Great Artists Steal, at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery from August 10-27, 2011.
Sep 02, 2011 | Categories: OFF THE HOOK, VIDEO | Tags: artist, installation, series, site, solo | Leave A Comment »

Blitz the Ambassador shares his love for filmmaking and the importance of having native voices behind the lens telling their stories.
Aug 01, 2011 | Categories: 120 SECONDS, FWL BLOG, VIDEO | Tags: africa, behind the lens, Blitz the Ambassador, filmmaking, ghana, hip hop, love, mc, native voices, red clay, stories | Leave A Comment »

Veteran street artist, Dan Witz describes the various techniques – both classical and digital – he implements in his upcoming solo exhibit, Moshpits, Human and Otherwise at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery from June 30 – July 30, 2011.
Jun 30, 2011 | Categories: MOST RECENT, OFF THE HOOK, VIDEO | Tags: Dan Witz, exhibit, fine art, friends we love, human and otherwise, jonathan levine gallery, Michael Vargas, moni vargas, moshpits, street art | Leave A Comment »

On the eve of the opening reception for her solo show, Bailarinas, at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Miss Van delves into her artistic evolution and her approach to this body of work which is on view until June 25, 2011.
Jun 15, 2011 | Categories: OFF THE HOOK, VIDEO | Tags: bailarinas, barcelona, friends we love, jonathan levine gallery, miss van, OFF THE HOOK, paris, street art | 5 Comments »