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Ken Garduno Interview

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I got to interview LA-based artist Ken Garduno for my day gig at Imprint Culture Lab today. Shout out to Fred Guerrero for the introduction! #burgerlords

Yue Wu

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I got to meet Yue Wu while out in Hawaii for POW WOW 2013. He noticed my Becomb watch and mentioned that he’d worked with Levi Maestro too. Small world. Jeff Hamada just posted this fun video about Yue and his great work over on Booooooom. [Watch Video]

DABS MYLA Double Feature

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Here’s a video from LRG about talented Australian artist couple DabsMyla who have relocated to Los Angeles. I’ve been lucky enough to see them paint in Long Beach (during Agenda) and in Hawaii (during POW WOW). Via Booooooom.

Still Weird Fool

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Benjie just added the Black Basic T to his Stay Weird Forever online shop. Now you don’t have to work out in order to rep the SWF! And in almost-semi-related news, Jeff Hamada of Booooooom fame was kind enough to post the Burgerlords tee Benjie did for the homies at LA burger hotspot The Oinkster on his Instagram yesterday.

The Catalytic Nature of Art

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I got to meet Hawaii-based artist Kamea Hadar during POW WOW 2013. He’s actually the Lead Director of the event and he and his family built the incredible Utopium house which houses the artists for the duration each year. Listen to Kamea describe how Pow Wow came together with Jasper Wong and the help of local entrepreneurs like Tiffany Tanaka of Fresh Cafe. Lots of insight about a really great event to be absorbed here. Via TEDxMaui. [Watch Video]

ARHAT

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I went to check out the current Takashi Murakami exhibit ARHAT at Blum & Poe in Culver City yesterday. It pretty much blew all of Murakami’s previous work I’d seen completely out of the water. I thought it was incredible. I really enjoyed the fascinating mixture of Buddhist, Shinto, and Taoist iconography, the Hayao Miyazaki references, the bright colors, the overall abundance of detail, and his hilarious self portraits. The main room contained three huge paintings, which had enough detail that I could have spent twice as long staring at them, and still not seen everything. [View Photos]

The difference between "there" and "their."

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  • Well, that made my day; the world's best sports magazine just landed. Shout out to @gregbkrw and @jaybkrw #bkrw
  • #TBT from the time Prince Paul came to Reed Space, complete with PSA @jeffstaple
  • Lasers...how do they work?
  • Custom tie dye action for these @strangetimes
  • Copped. #innovativeleisure
  • @shark__toof close-up at the Vanguard group show
  • Training Day aka shout out to the lady who rendered my car undrivable yesterday...
  • Oh snap (back)! I second that motion. @powwowhawaii heat from Flexfit @basecamp1
  • Thanks to @foreignfamily and @ivanskulls for the #selector support! Two great dudes behind two of LA's illest brands!
  • If you want the good stuff, you go with the import. #irony #merica
  • Imprint founder @j_huang opens up #ICL13
  • Getting this sandwich board sorted has been one of today's many minor victories in prep for #ICL13 tomorrow.
  • Imprint Culture Lab Long Beach: Work in Progress zine/program guide by @martinkendallwong came out great!!! #ICL13
  • A motivating cup of coffee thanks to the always-inspiring @levimaestro
  • Work it. #ICL13 coming up this Friday...
  • Classic car show in Burbank. Mind blown.
  • Really digging the MEGGS Heavenly Creatures show too.
  • This Takashi Murakami exhibit Arhat is amazing.
  • Love this. @ironeyeretna
  • Real clean. Warhol.

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