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PHOTOS: G40 The Summit

Last week saw the opening for the G40 Summit, Art Whino’s huge 5-floor art exhibit spanning an enormous array of diverse artists (500+!). Going to the show’s opening party, last Saturday, was pretty much sensory overload. Just entering there the reception floor there was music blasting, multiple wall murals, live art/paintings, screen printing on it [...]

March 11, 2010

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Adventures With Lady Glock: Art Basel Miami, 2009 (Part 2) – Art Whino

During Art Basel, DC area gallery Art Whino was down in Miami doing their own fair in Miami’s Wynwood Arts District. The show included some 200 artists showcasing old work, new work and site specific installation pieces. DC art favorites Aniekan Udofia, Brandon Hill (who you saw in my previous post), James Walker and Tim [...]

December 14, 2009

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Adventures With Lady Glock: Art Basel Miami (Part 1)

Art Basel is an art event to top all art events. Having started in Switzerland, the art fair came to it’s sister city of Miami to  It’s when all the biggest names in the art world come together to show off new (or not so new) talent, buy ridiculously priced pieces and just be all [...]

December 11, 2009

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If My Ride Was Pimped Out Like This….I’d Definitely Rob A Bank…

I am a huge fan of interesting promotional tools. The Red Stripe USB flash drive. The HBO Cube. The free jar of Patak’s Tikka Masala Curry that was handed to me at Adams Morgan Day after a cooking class. They’re fantastic. So when I came upon the art decorated armored truck that was sitting in [...]

October 22, 2009

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The Couch Sessions + ReadysetDC Preview: Red Bull Art of Can

Words by Allicia and Dafna Steinberg
Photography by Tracy Clayton
Artists from across the country submitted artwork featuring Red Bull’s iconic can to enter the annual Art of Can creative competition. This year marks the eighth year of the event, which takes place in Washington, DC.

Local Artist, Dan Barojas
Inspired by the colors of Red Bull Energy Drink [...]

October 9, 2009

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All It Takes Is One EskimO…

Musically speaking, I am a sucker for a lot of things. Good lyrics, interesting samples and creative music videos are all things that will give me reason to like a musical act. London based band One EskimO fulfills all these needs.
On a sidenote, I also happen to be a sucker for Starbucks, which is actually [...]

September 23, 2009

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Fashion Night Out: Dekka – Fashion, Art and Music

As Lady Glock covered Place5ive on DC’s Fashion Night Out last Thursday. I was able to hit up Dekka on U St and even got a few words in with the co-owner of the place, Josh Tiktin, also known as JMC.
So what is Dekka? Dekka is not just a regular boutique, but (in Josh’s own [...]

September 15, 2009

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Fashion Night Out: Palace5ive

So last night was Fashion Night Out in DC…which was a pretty big deal considering that DC has only recently been having fashion events. Palace5ive, the skater/sneaker shop, was one of the stores involved with FNO. Here are some photos from yesterday:

Stay tuned for more updates on DC’s Fashion Night Out….

September 11, 2009

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Heavy Hitterz at Art Whino

Heavy Hitterz, , the annual art show at Art Whino, returns for its 3rd year. The show opens this Saturday, July 25th at Art Whino’s main gallery, 173 Waterfront Street, National Harbor MD.
“Heavy Hitterz, an annual group art show that features emerging artists from the lowbrow and graffiti art scene, is heading to Art Whino [...]

July 23, 2009

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When the Street’s the Studio

Last Saturday saw the openings for two art exhibits in DC,  Street/Studio at Irvine Contemporary featuring a wide array of artists (full list below) and Not from Concentrate: A Juicy Art Exhibit at the Hounshell real estate office. featuring the work of Chanon Delivuk and Josh Yospyn, hosted by the Pink Line Project. There was [...]

June 24, 2009

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Art on the Couch, Another Introduction.

Kaiser aka KFK
The word kaiser has its origins in Germany, it means emperor or king. It’s a certain spin on the name of Caesar. It’s also a type of bread and just happens to be the name of an insurance company.
Strange thing, I’m not really any of that, it’s just my name. What I actually [...]

June 20, 2009

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The Daily Sunrise

The Daily Sunrise…a photoblog by a 16 year old kid from India. Dude has only been taking pics for a year and hes on some ill ish. Definitely order a print check him out.
(I know this picture is big as hell, but check it out ASAP)

June 6, 2007

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