Urban Folk Art©

Urban Folk Art® hosts a reading at BookCourt in March

2012-03-01T08:53:00.000-08:00

Our Good friend Jake Austin, who we went to art school with, is having a reading/presentation on March 24th at Brooklyn's BookCourt for the release of his book 'Flying Saucers Rock'n'Roll'. It's a collection of some of the more stand out compelling interviews from the magazine. Started as a fanzine, Jake's music/comics magazine Roctober has been grown into an almost indescribable resource for way too many cool things to list. More from the release below.

"For nearly twenty years, the much-beloved music magazine Roctober has featured work by some of the best underground cartoonists, exhaustive examinations of made-up genres such as “robot rock,” and an ongoing exploration of everything Sammy Davis Jr. ever sang, said, or did. But the heart of the magazine has always been the lengthy conversations with overlooked or forgotten artists. Flying Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll gathers the most compelling of these interviews. Eccentric, important artists—including the rockabilly icon Billy Lee Riley, the jazz musician and activist Oscar Brown Jr., the “Outlaw Country” singer David Allan Coe, and the pioneer rock ’n’ roll group the Treniers—give the most in-depth interviews of their lengthy careers. Obscure musicians, such as the Armenian-language novelty artist Guy Chookoorian and the frustrated interstellar glam act Zolar X, reveal fascinating lives lived at rock’s margins. Roctober’s legendarily dedicated writers convey telling anecdotes in the fervent, captivating prose that has long been appreciated by music enthusiasts. Along with the entertaining interviews, Flying Saucers Rock ’n’ Roll features more than sixty images from the pages of Roctober and ten illustrations created for the book by the underground rock ’n’ roll artist King Merinuk."

On our buddy Jake-

Jake Austen is an independent music writer and the editor of the magazine Roctober. He is the author of TV-a-Go-Go: Rock on TV from American Bandstand to American Idol, the editor of A Friendly Game of Poker: 52 Takes on the Neighborhood Game, and a founder and co-host of the cult-favorite dance show Chic-a-Go-Go, which airs on Chicago Access Network Television (CAN-TV).
Jake is a great speaker and alot of fun to listen to. He really gets into describing the things he's into. This is surely going to be a blast!

Sat March 24th

7pm-10pm

BookCourt

163 Court Street

South Brooklyn

718 875-3677

facebook event page

or contact the gallery for more info

info@urbanfolkart.com

Coming in March, 'Portraits and Pigeons' The work of Chris Arnade

2012-02-15T08:21:00.001-08:00

Our next show in March is the amazing work of photographer Chris Arnade

Click here for a great article that showed up in the NY Times

From the Press release

"The Urban Folk Art® Gallery will be presenting photographs by Chris Arnade on March 9, 2012. Arnade’s work examines the lives of people living in the neglected areas of New York’s outer boroughs. His photos show street survivors—prostitutes, addicts, the homeless—as well as people who find their niche through shared obsessions such as pigeon keeping and bicycle clubs.

Not simply visual documents, the pictures are accompanied by stories told to Arnade by the subjects themselves. Prostitutes are shown in full as people with incredible histories of loss and suffering. The homeless are not anonymous....

A counterpoint to the portraits, the exhibition also presents Arnade’s series on pigeons, which rise above the scene on the street. These photographs depict an elaborate subculture of men devoted to raising pigeons for sport. The exhibit highlights the structures pigeon-keepers have built on rooftops, enclaves of care and beauty within the harsher urban landscape."

You can check out his Flickr site here

Facebook event page here

Chris' proceeds from the show will go to HPAC (the Hunts Point Alliance for Children)

You have likely seen his work used in the Flickr pools of Animalnewyork.com, Gothamist.com, Brooklynheightsblog.com, and Brownstoner.com, or written up in on various urban media.

Heres a couple links to some stuff involving Chris and his work

http://fortheloveofbrooklyn.com/archives/2011/04/chris-arnade-and-his-barbershop-brooklyn.html

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/books/2010/08/bookspotting-booklyn.html

http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/tag/chris-arnade

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2012/02/another-side-of-east-new-york/?stream=true#arnade-01-1

2011 Gallery guide, Year in review

2012-02-13T11:06:00.000-08:00

So we made a 2011 gallery guide that documents all the shows we had in the first year of gallery operations. It's a limited run, so if you want one email us and we'll send it out to you. info@urbanfolkart.com

Adam Suerte's solo show/ gallery anniversary show was awesome!

2012-02-04T08:39:00.000-08:00

We had an awesome time at the anniversary show. Sold more work than expected, and had a bunch of old and new friends come out. Below are some shots from it, and check here for some pictures of the art, and here for some great shots from apprentice Sara, here for some superb shots from UFA© pal Keith Thomson and check here for some amazing shots from Justin Anders Denmark, friend of Rising Dragon Tattoo, and now friend of us.

"Escher"

"Round Is Funny" SOLD

Tattoo outlines Suerte has done

"Cadman Plaza Looking down Court Street"

Drawings made from actual tattoo outlines Suerte has done

Katana (sword) and Bat Suerte painted

bat close up

Brooklyn Landmark Pint Glass collection designed by Suerte

Photo by Keith Thomson

Happy New Year, 1st anniversary of the Gallery celebration!

2012-01-06T12:43:00.000-08:00

Happy new year everyone! It's been a little nuts over here, but just as we are getting ready to dismantle the Martha Cooper/Aiko Show, we are getting ready for the 1st anniversary celebration of the gallery with a show by the head curator/ artist Adam Suerte. It was a great year filled with meeting and showing some awesome artists, and we are happy to mark it with the collected works of one of our own. Check out his website for a glimpse of what may lay in store and spread the word!

Tokyo Tattoo 1970- The artwork!

2011-12-21T10:09:00.000-08:00

Here are some images from the Martha Cooper AIKO show. These images due no justice to the great colors of Aiko's pieces and the great photos from Martha. You can see a full catalog with prices here
Enjoy, and call or email the gallery with any questions. 718 643 1610

Martha Cooper AIKO book release artshow coverage

2011-12-13T10:52:00.000-08:00

The turnout was great, we had a blast, sold a bunch of books and some prints as well. Thanks to everyone who came out! Below are some shots of the opening, we'll post links to the artwork soon. We have plenty of books left for sale (Martha will sign them). So get in touch if you want to be the first to get your hands on one!

Co Curator/artist Robert Bonhomme, Writer of Martha's book introductionAiko Ishikawa, AIKO, Martha Cooper, Publisher Tobias Barentinthin Linblad, Co Curator/artist Adam Suerte

Martha

Photo by Alex Bershaw

The show

Charlie Ahearn (director of 'Wild Style') and Martha

Tobias Barenthin Lindblad, publisher at Dokument Press and Co Curator/ artist Adam Suerte

Photo by Alex bershaw

Erik Foss, Carlo McCormick and friends

12 Prophet showed up!

The two stars of the night! Thanks guys!

Next show Martha Cooper and Lady Aiko!

2011-11-10T11:51:00.000-08:00

Update! The show was awesome, Here is a set of pics from the opening, we'll post more shots of the art soon!

We are very proud to present for our next show photographer Martha Cooper and renowned stencil artist Lady Aiko. It is the book release for Martha Cooper's new book 'Tokyo Tattoo 1970' from Dokument Press which documents the tattoo master Horibun and other tattoo related image Martha took in 1970!. These photos have never been see before!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tokyo Tattoo 1970: Martha Cooper and Aiko

Presented by Urban Folk Art©

Date of Exhibit – Dec 9-30th 2011

Opening Friday, December 9^th 7-10pm

Urban Folk Art© is pleased to present the the art installation and book release celebration for Martha Cooper’s’s latest book ‘Tokyo Tattoo 1970’ by Dokument Press.

Martha Cooper will be exhibiting photos from her book, and Aiko, internationally renowned stencil artist will be displaying work inspired by Martha’s work directly related to the book. Martha Cooper is an American photographer best known for documenting the New York graffiti scene in the 70’s and 80’s. She started getting noticed for her personal work while working at the NY Post in the 70’s. The landmark book Subway Art published in 1984 which Cooper co-authored with Henry Chalfant is frequently credited as the catalyst and foundation for aerosol art movements worldwide. In the 70’s She was living in Tokyo with her anthropologist husband and became interested in Japanese tattooing after seeing a tattoo on display at a festival. She documented the tattoo Master Horibun I at work on clients as well as others involved in the tattooing scene there. She tried to publish these photos in the early 70’s but found that tattoong back then had an unsavory reputation, and no one was interested.

An original member of the art collective Faile, Aiko has been making art that has been shown and recognized internationally for many years. Aiko and Martha met in 2006, and since then have traveled to Japan, Amsterdam and Berlin together on various projects, Aiko helped install Martha’s photos at the MOCA ‘Art in the Streets’ exhibit, as well as participated in the Carmichael gallery’s show “Remix” where artists made work inspired by Martha’s photos. Aiko’s piece was inspired by one of the photos in ‘Tokyo Tattoo 1970’. www.ladyaiko.com

In 2004 Martha met the guys at Dokument Press. Their magazine ‘Underground Productions’ was one of the first graffiti magazines in Europe. In 2008 Dokument press published Cooper’s ‘Tag Town’. Martha says: “Dokument has always been interested in publishing work about underground cultures, so the tattoo photos were a good fit for them.”

On choosing Urban Folk Art© Gallery for her book release, Martha says, “Aiko and I attended the Atlantic Avenue Art Walk last year and I was surprised to see a tattoo studio (Brooklyn Tattoo) and gallery with the name ‘Urban Folk Art©’ on the event map. So first of all, the name attracted me and I wanted to see what the place was. When I found out that there was a graffiti connection, I thought it would be the perfect place to launch my tattoo book”.

Co-Curated by Martha Cooper, Aiko, Adam Suerte, Robert bonhomme

For Further Information/images please contact –

Adam Suerte

718 643 1610

info@urbanfolkart.com

urbanfolkart.com

About Urban Folk Art© Collective/ Gallery and Dokument Press

Urban Folk Art© is an artist collective headed by Adam Suerte. The first studio was in Bushwick Brooklyn in the early 90's. They set up a silkscreen studio printing for small businesses, bands and artists, not-for profits, these jobs would fund the collective’s other endeavors. These endeavors included Guerilla art projects, curating their own art shows, self publishing underground comic books, a line of tshirts that sold at style purveyors of the time such as Union, Patricia Fields, and 99X, and teaching art to kids at schools and organizations. In the late 90’s the studio had moved to Williamsburg, feeling as they were becoming too much of a commercial print shop, the collective shut down its physical presence, but continued their fine art projects for years including curating art shows all over Brooklyn, mural projects, teaching art, the ongoing tshirt line, and publishing the underground comic books all under the title of "Urban Folk Art© Presents".

Urban Folk Art©Gallery was opened in January 2011 and the physical manifestation of the collective was reborn. The gallery exhibits various genres of work from contemporary painting, drawing, illustration, printmaking and photography, legendary graffiti artists to comic art. The gallery exhibits a range of undiscovered, emerging, and established artists. The collective’s belief is that cross marketing of each other and the gallery as a whole as a mutually supportive resource is a valuable way for emerging artists to gain a wider audience for it’s members, the group, and the artists the gallery supports.

Urbanfolkart.com

Dokument Press started from the Underground Productions graffiti magazine which was published the first time in 1992. Since the first book came out in the year 2000 Dokument have released almost 50 books, mostly on subcultural phenomenons like graffiti, urban fashion, tattooing, music, street art and photography. Dokument Press’ books are distributed globally, in the US by SCB. Dokument Press arranges events for graffiti and writing culture, lectures, workshops, battles, jams and taking part in media as an important force against zero tolerance and repression against subcultures.

http://www.dokument.org/

Devils and Demons show coverage. 10/29/11

2011-11-01T09:24:00.000-07:00

Once again, we had a blast, especially despite the crappy weather. Tons of people showed up to check out the awesome work and eat candy and drink beer. Below are some photos. But go here for full shots of the art and the opening night. Cheers!

Maniac Pumpkin Carvers

Dan Springer and costumed guest

Leah Perrota

da crowd

Keo, pal Ibrahiem Rose (Shizel One), and Suerte

Dean Haspiel and Jonathan Ames

Noc 167 and Karen Merz

Adam Suerte

Jeff Ortega

Peter Conlon (Wutitis)

Keo

Frank Russo

Myke Maldonado

Next Show "Devils and Demons" Sat Oct 29th 7pm

2011-10-19T10:32:00.000-07:00

BOO! Our next show is a group show for Halloween with over 25 artists ranging from Painters, Graffiti artists, comic book makers, printmakers, toy makers, Photographers and so on. This will be a great one to stat the halloween weekend with...

Guest Check Opening night!

2011-10-13T12:31:00.000-07:00

Our art opening showcasing the artwork of the bar and restaurant workers of Smith Street was a great time, thanks to everyone involved! It was packed, and the Brooklyn Bugle was there as well as the Brooklyn Paper. Below are a few pictures from that night, for a more in depth look at opening night go h ere to see Sara Antoinette Martin's photos. And go here to see most of the artwork in the show. Thanks to Smith and Vine and Stinky Brooklyn for the wine and cheese. The show will be up through Monday the 24th at 7pm-9 when we will have an artist reception/closing. Please join us!

Some great coverage from The show Brooklyn Bugle

And the Carroll Garderns Patch

And here's an article from The Brooklyn Paper

Edgartista

Photo by Sara Antoinette Martin

Mike Dulle

Suzy Fedor

Edgartista

Renata Marrallo

Photo by Sara Anoinette Martin

Our next show "Guest Check"

2011-09-26T15:33:00.000-07:00

Our next show Oct 7th is "Guest Check" a group show of artists who work in the bars and Restaurants of Smith Street where the Gallery is located here in South Brooklyn.

We were surprised and not surprised to see some of the amazing work done by the fine people in the service industry here on Smith S

Facebook event page here

Draw or Die: Opening Night!

2011-09-13T08:52:00.000-07:00

Jason Mitchell's show "Draw or Die" was a great event and turnout was awesome. We had some luminaries from the comic book world stop by and many old friends of Urban Folk Art© Studio's past 20 years in operation. For the full set of pics of the opening check here. For another great set of pictures of the opening by photographer and friend Jay Lajoie, check here. and lastly, for a full catalog of the art check here. Contact the gallery for info on pricing, or stop by and grab a pricelist. The prints are going fast! Here are a few shots of the show.

Jason silkscreened the windows, looks great!

Illutsrator/comic maker/muralist FLY stopped by

Full house!

Adam Suerte and Jason S#!thead Mitchell of Urban Folk Art©

comic book royalty Dean Haspiel came by among others

The original Urban Folk Art© studio's Lineup, these guys hadn't been in the same room in decades!

Kevin Lyons, creative director, designer, illustrator, and Jason's college roommate came by

Flyers in a flash rack

pile of Jason's sketchbook spanning 20 years.

Getting ready for the next show "Draw or Die: The collected works of Jason Mitchell"

2011-08-13T09:40:00.000-07:00

Our next show, Opening Sept 9th is the collected works of Jason Mitchell, one of the founding members of Urban Folk Art© Studios (check out some of his great work here). Among the drawings, paintings, comic book work and countless band flyers, he will be showing some limited edition silkscreens. Here are some shots of him printing some of these in the gallery. These images are his original skulls made out of scrolls, he calls "skrulls". check it.

Updated: more photos of setting up below!

Press here for a great write up by Kevin Lyons, and old UFA© friend and Jason's old roomate from RISD

Usual Suspects 2 a huge turnout and success!

2011-08-10T02:22:00.000-07:00

The Usual Suspects was a great turnout. Thanks to everyone who came out! it was packed, saw old legends, made new friends, and overall had a great time. Below are some shots, and here are a couple links of where the show was covered by other media. Thanks to everyone showing up, and for a full set of pics from the show go Here.

Great coverage from The Brooklyn Bugle

Coke One's blog with a wrap up

Brooklyn Street Art Blog

Carroll Gardens Patch

Thanks for everyone who came out, and especially to all the artists who threw down work. REBEL, DANCE, SNATCH, KEO, SLAVE FAB 5, REK, JAMES TOP, POET, ALIVE, BASIC, KC ONE, AND SUERTE.

The work will be up til the end of the month, come check it out!

Full House

crowd stretched down the block

REBEL

KEO

REK

SLAVE FAB 5

DANCE

MOS ONE

SUERTE

SLAVE FAB 5 AND SUERTE

We have to get some better flicks, which we'll do this week and add em on. If anyone out there has shots and wants to send a link, or send us the shots we'll put em up and credit you, everyone at the gallery was too busy having a good time to take proper ones, d'oh!

Upcoming Show "The Usual Suspects 2 "

2011-07-20T04:46:00.000-07:00

August 5th brings us 'The Usual Suspects". A graffiti show featuring an awesome line up of old school graffiti artists, most of whom are from Brooklyn, got their start in the 70's and early 80's, and most of whom are still doing it. Check it-

Urban Folk Art© Gallery presents “The Usual Suspects 2” an old school Graffiti Group Art Show

Press here for a pretty cool article written about the show

Press release below

Brooklyn, NY- Urban Folk Art Gallery is pleased to announce their August show “the Usual Suspects 2”. Opening August 5^th at 7pm, it will show a collection of Graffiti art created by artists who got their start writing graffiti in the 70’s and 80’s.
In an age where Graffiti is a widely accepted art form, used in everything from advertising to high fine art, most of the 13 artists showing began their artistic journeys in Brooklyn decades ago when Graffiti was an underground art movement started by disenfranchised youth. The artists include locally known as well as widely celebrated artists such as DANCE, REBEL, NEST, REK, SNATCH, KEO, POET, JAMES TOP, MOS ONE, BASIC, CHIEF, AND KC. These artists who began their Graffiti careers so long ago continue to help mold the contemporary Graffiti scene today. Some of the artists have been continuing to exhibit work far and wide, use their abilites for commercial and charitable ventures, and most of them continue to paint murals legal and otherwise. The First Usual Suspects show was held nearby a year ago, while the NYPD Vandal Squad was parked outside due to the notorious artists showing within.
Curated by Anthony Jehamy and Adam Suerte. Anthony and Adam grew up in the same South Brooklyn neighborhood, and began writing Graffiti as teenagers in the early 80’s. Anthony is still painting murals, curating Graffiti art shows, and working in photography. Adam is co owner of Brooklyn Tattoo®, and Urban Folk Art© studios/gallery where he tattoos, paints, curates, and works in many mediums and art realms.
Urban Folk Art© Gallery was opened in January, 2011, and shows many different disciplines, as well as different levels of undiscovered, emerging, and established artists. The type of work shown will be anything from comtemporary painting, drawing, printmaking and photography, to comic art, legendary Graffiti artists, and contemporary illustration.

“ The Usual Suspects 2” Art Show will take place at the Urban Folk Art© Gallery, 101 Smith Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, and will be up until the end of August.
Contact: Adam Suerte 718 643 1610 Urbanfolkart.com adam@adamsuerte.com

Unsovereign Aesthetics show tonite!

2011-07-08T10:40:00.000-07:00

The show is looking awesome, here's a preview

Robert Hernandez

(this guy is made entirely of paper!)

Joseph Morris

(This thing and many others MOVE!)

Steev Scott

Come on down and check it out!

Tattooer Chris Torres on NY ink

2011-07-01T04:55:00.000-07:00

Tattooer and friend Chris Torres sporting UFA©'s Signature Hecho En Brooklyn tshirt. Catch Chris At Inborn Tattoo in the LES, or thursdays on.TLC's NY INK.. Good Lookin out , Chris!

Our Next show coming up 'Unsovereign Aesthetics'

2011-06-22T15:05:00.000-07:00

Our next show 'Unsovereign Aesthetics' shows the work of 3 amazing emerging artists

Steev Scott

Joseph Morris

Robert Hernandez

The opening is Friday July 8th from 7-11, come on out!

From the Press release

"The work of

Steve Scott harkens back to the school of surrealism. His strange drawn landscapes look like propaganda posters designed by H.P. Lovecraft.

Joseph Morris makes detailed machines that leave the viewer to marvel over their endless purposes. His use of muscle wire, bones, and an emphasis on cyclical movement make these machines a thing to behold.

Robert Hernandez's work is like a puzzle of iconic images that is very playful at times, yet deadly serious at others. Using intricate line work that overlays on itself, he creates a beautiful and chaotic environment all at once."

Invite

Joseph Morris

Steve Scott

Robert Hernandez

Here are some shots of Adam Suerte's piano on location!

2011-06-22T14:42:00.000-07:00

The Piano was placed in the one spot Suerte was hoping. Here are some shots of it at Pier 1, Brooklyn Bridge Park.

One of Sing For Hope's trusty piano tuners

Suerte taking a stab at the theme from Star Wars

Adam Suerte's Pop Up Piano !

2011-06-15T07:12:00.001-07:00

Adam Suerte was one of the artists chosen to paint a piano for Sing For Hope's Pop Up Piano project. 88 Pianos will hit the streets in all boroughs, and be available for the public to play from June 18, to July 2nd. At the end of the run, the pianos will be donated to community centers, schools, and other such deserving organizations and groups. Some will be auctioned off for charity. Adam Suerte's piano will be placed at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Bridge Park right by the water, with the Brooklyn Bridge and the manhattan skyline as its backdrop. Come check it out starting this Saturday!

the Artwalk 2011 was awesome

2011-06-06T07:53:00.000-07:00

We had a blast meeting new people, selling some stuff, and networking our asses off. One of the highlights were when Esteemed photographer Martha Cooper came by the gallery with renowned stencil artist Aiko and her uncle. We were bummed no one told her about the It's Alive show back in March (and we were kicking ourselves e didn't think to invite her ourselves). We gave her an It's Alive Print by Mark Bode, Dr.Revolt, Stan153, and Suerte, and Aiko's Uncle got a Brooklyn Tattoo shirt.

This weekend is the Atlantic Ave Artwalk!

2011-06-03T16:00:00.000-07:00

The Atlantic Ave Artwalk is pretty awesome. The gallery will be open sat and sun from 12-6 showing work from the Brooklyn Bridge art show as well as other work from a slew of local artists, but also check out all the other cool things coing on around us. Axelle gallery around the corner is an awesome print shop, and Adam Suerte will be at The Brazen Head holding court with some of his work saturday from 2-4, drink specials all day. Come by the Gallery to get a map, or one of the many tables that will be set up on the street all over Atlantic ave

Brooklyn Bridge $128 tattoo day 5/22/11

2011-05-26T17:29:00.000-07:00

We had a blast with this. Did over 60 Brooklyn Bridge tattoos and loved every minute of it. Thanks to everyone for coming out, News 12 came by as well. Link below!

Also below this entry is the Artshow that happened a couple days before this!

News 12 talking to Adam Suerte

Brooklyn Bridge 128 Artshow

2011-05-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

We had a great time, thanks to all the artists who participated. Come on down, the show will be up for a few weeks, everything's affordable, and there are a lot of prints of some of these images that are even more affordable.

Flash sheet

2011-05-21T10:31:00.000-07:00

Here's the flash sheet, but there will be other designs drawn by other artists in the shop ready to go tommorrow as well

Brooklyn Bridge event shirts are in!

2011-05-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

Some More Designs for Sunday

2011-05-17T16:09:00.000-07:00

A few more designs for Sunday

Of course we can flip them horizontally upon request

Some of the Bridge designs for this Sunday

2011-05-16T04:32:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the designs for this Sunday

We'll be posting more all week, stay tuned!

Here's some press we've been getting for the show next week.

2011-05-10T13:27:00.000-07:00

The Brooklyn Bugle

Gothamist

NY Post

We'll be putting out samples of the designs we're offering later this week, early next.

Brooklyn Bridge birthday celebration invite!

2011-04-29T06:33:00.000-07:00

Here's the front and back of the invite to the next gallery show and event!

Check back for details!

new stickers! come and get em.

2011-04-20T13:55:00.000-07:00

New Shop/Gallery store up and running!

2011-04-12T01:49:00.000-07:00

The new shop Gallery store is up and running. Check it out and let us know what you think. We know there may be kinks to work out, and would love to hear your thoughts. All the proceeds go to supporting the Urban Folk Art© Gallery and our efforts, so stock up on that Good S#!t.

Here's the Link!

And here's some of the stuff we're offering

Glassware

Patches

Tshirts

Prints of Adam Suerte's local Cityscape paintings

and much more check it!

Our next show, Brooklyn Bridge's 128th birthday!

2011-03-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

So while basking in the success of the last "It's Alive" Old schooler graffiti show, we are getting ready for our next one. In late May, the Brooklyn Bridge wil turn 128 years old. Last year the tattoo shop did $27 Brooklyn Bridge tattoos in honor of the 127th birthday. It was a huge fun success, and now with the gallery, we will be having an accompanying art show. Mixed media, with several different artists. Another limited edition tshirt., and tons of affordable prints and original art from local artists. We will keep you posted but here's some highlights from last year, and a huge piece Adam Suerte has been working on thats been revving us up.

40 oz show tonight

2011-03-19T08:15:00.000-07:00

Adam Suerte is in a 40 oz show where about 100 people painted or sculpted their own 40 oz. With the likes of Dave Brockie from GWAR, Tara Mcphereson, Mitch O'connel, Suerte himself, and about 100 other great artists, this should be pretty nuts

Invite for the show

Update- Here are some shots of the show

For those of you on facebook, here's more indepth coverage by Jae Era

coupla links on the show

2011-03-18T15:06:00.000-07:00

HAZE wrote up something on REVOLT and himself, and mentioned the show right before it happened.

Haze's coverage

And CHINO covered it after the show

Chino's coverage

Both of these were on 12ozprophet.com a prolific blog/blogs on and about the Graffiti world

Thanks Fellas, much respect!

"Its Alive" show exceeded our expectations

2011-03-16T09:01:00.000-07:00

So the show was amazing. The place was packed with Writers from past decades, the artists that inspired us when we were young green writers. Never in my life I thought I'd be staning in the same room with the likes of CASE2, NOC167, JAMESTOP, ZEPHYR, CHINO, and many more, as well as the guests of honor STAN153, DR.REVOLT, MARK BODE, and JEAN13 (who couldnt make it, unfortunately). Other crews represented TPA, 3YB, RTW,TATS CREW,OTB, and many, many more. Here are a couple pictures I took, Look out for more by the great Joe Russo, and if you are on Facebook, check out these links

Suerte's pictures

Omar's shots

and link up with the gallery!

UPDATE: JOE RUSSO'S PICTURES BELOW

JOE RUSSO'S WEBSITE

alos, Joe Russo's extensive covreage of the event on facebook

CASE2 and STAN153

One of the get up walls

Mark Bode just aquired his father Vaughn's hat from a family friend, above is a photo of Vaughn wearing said hat.

BODE and SUERTE

Evil DR. REVOLT

   Artists and artist/curators

   Here are some of Joe Russo's Pictures below.

   Joe's website

As Jae Era said

There's a big, big chance you wouldn't have seen this picture back in the 70's when I was growing up in The Bronx. The Spades were a power and The Nomads were another. This image is the representation of our turf, of The Bronx.

Curators Omar Sanchez and Adam Suerte, Both Brooklyn natives,artists, and ex writers themselves

Suerte, stan153, Mark Bode, Revolt, Omar Sanchez, Tattooers,Willie Paredes and Myke Maldonado Rick Cusick from High Times Magazine.

ADAM SUERTE, BAMA, KASE2, NOC167, ERA, SLAVE, CHECKER, STAN 153, OMAR SANCHEZ, DEE3, MARK BODE, DR. REVOLT, NIC 707, NEST, LASK, BES 7...and so on and so forth. Pure magic.

Printing Posters for 'Its Alive" at Axelle Gallery South Brooklyn

2011-03-02T10:20:00.000-08:00

Cover of the Limited Edition Comic by Bode, Revolt and Stan 153 revealed!

2011-02-28T08:07:00.000-08:00

Back invite

2011-02-23T05:59:00.000-08:00

Here's the back of the invite, please feel free to take it and repost, or get in touch with us for the press release, Alot of people have already rsvp'd on the Facebook event and feel free to join up on the facebook gallery page

The invite is revealed.

2011-02-15T17:46:00.000-08:00

The image for the invite is one of the pages of the limited edition comic book Bode, Dr Revolt and Stan 153 created for the show. It will also be made into a limited edition silkscreen print, and tshirt. Keep yer eyes open.

Jean13's studio visit

2011-02-15T04:51:00.000-08:00

In preparation for March 11th's Graffiti show "it's Alive", Suerte and Willie went to his cousin's studio to pick out some work. Jean13 is a well known writer from the early 70's. He's still doing it! His studio is nestled in a parking garage he owns and works in. He says people from all over the world seek him out to look, interview or gawk. It was pretty damn cool.

The first show was a great success!

2011-01-23T14:08:00.000-08:00

We had a blast, and then I ran to Disney right after with the girls, so I didn't have time to post. Here are some shots, and some links below to more indepth shots...

Sara, our apprentice's Flickr link, great shots!

and the facebook page's pics

The Facebooks page's link

Some great press the gallery has been getting

2011-01-13T11:22:00.000-08:00

Cobble Hill Blog

Brownstoner

Come out next fri the 15th for our first opening!

2011-01-06T11:59:00.000-08:00

2011-01-05T13:24:00.000-08:00

This will take a minute to get going smoothly, in the meantime, check out the new logo for the Gallery