USA Today

 

The Spanyards have always sported a healthy appreciation for American art, and “USA Today” proves that they have done their homework. This exposition/installation currently touring Spain is organized by Contemporanea in collaboration with RVCA to catalog the most progressive artists of the past decade.

Aiming to represent the descendants of Warhol, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, this show is a collection of art influenced by skateboarding, hip hop, punk, and grafitti culture. The lineup is hot: Shepard Fairey, Kelsey Brookes, Thomas Campbell, Jim Houser, Spike Jones, Matt Leines, Jim Houser, Barry McGee, Jeff Soto, Ed Templeton, Cheryl Dunn and more.

If only we could jet set on over to Badajoz, Spain before July 8th, we would witness a massive collection of the art that keeps our blood pumping.

Photo Source: The Art Collectors

F%#k Cancer! We Love Justin

Cancer is no fun, but the good people of Poketo studio know how to rally forces against it. They are holding a silent auction to raise money for the medical treatment of Justin Van Hoy, a young artist and graphic designer. Poketo says this of Justin:

“As the art director for SWINDLE Magazine, and contributor of works for artists and brands such as OBEY, Robert Gastman, Cobra Snake, and more, Justin’s distinct and captivating work has been feeding our creative hunger for years.”

Why lay victim to cancer? Spit in its face with slogans like “F%#k Cancer! We Love Justin” and “Cancer Sucks Help Justin.” We like how Justin takes the bull by the horns, as do these prominent artists donating work for the cause: Shepard Fairey, Jim Houser, Studio Number One, Skyrocket Studios, Jeana Sohn, Travis Millard and more.

Jim Houser x Toy Machine

Jim Houser stays loyal to his roots with this new Toy Machine deck:

Further investigation led us to Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction, where we enjoyed this stop motion ditty from Jim’s studio. Although it’s a little outdated, we’re still diggin in.