Kevin Bourgeois’ art was born in Central Florida, on skate ramps made out of discarded wood in abandoned warehouses, in graffiti painted on the walls as he crunched in the broken glass in blown-out Half-Cabs with a can of paint. The hard edges of the earlier graffiti, skate, and music scenes are today borne out [...]

When I hear the name Futura 2000, I instantly visualize his unmistakable, iconic style. Whether you know who’s behind the Futura name and iconography or not, you’ve seen the influence of his work in art and design. Growing up in New York in the 70s, Futura is one of the pioneers of graffiti as art, [...]

That’s a hell of a show for the price.

The lovely people at Nike flew me out to see the Nike Sportwear Spring Collection (yeah, I know, but I’m not complaining) where I ran into some true sneakerheads like Yu (freshnessmag.com, sneakernews.com) and Maze (kixandthecity.com). On the way to the Nike spot at 21 Mercer, I looked up and saw this new Banksy piece, [...]