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  • Cake Tackles Her Biggest Wall in the LES

    Recently, artist Cake collaborated with Murals Around New York (MaNY) and Fourth Arts Block to produce a wall in New York City’s Lower East Side.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday May 14, 2012

  • Brooklyn Nets Billboard Bombed by Leeto “Of Course It’s Personal”

    The new Brooklyn Nets stadium and logo have both been highly controversial, undergoing great scrutiny and criticism. The new Brooklyn Nets billboard on Delancey Street in the Lower East Side was an easy target for Leeto who caught...

    ©12ozProphet - Monday May 14, 2012

  • 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Reyes in Detroit

    Reyes was in town for the Detroit Beautification Project where he continued his series of large scale abstract murals in addition to getting down on some productions.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday May 14, 2012

  • Video: “Courier Culture” Documents Bike Courier Lifestyle in DC

    This doc about bike messengers in DC follows several rookies to the job and a few veterans who discuss the pros and cons to being a courier. With emails replacing letters, jobs like this are slowly dying out.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • MCA “Gratitude” Rooftop Tribute Mural by Team Entree

    After the recent passing of Adam Yauch AKA MCA of the famed Beastie Boys we’ve seen a bunch of tribute murals painted in his memory. This one by the team at Entree Lifestyle was particularly moving.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • 12ozProphet Photo of the Day: Futura, Dondi, and Phase 2 Backdrop for Afrika Bambaataa

    While searching for the perfect thumbnail for our post about Afrika Bambaataa we came across this great image from back in the day standing in front of a graffiti backdrop painted by Futura 2000, Dondi, and Phase 2.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • MoMA PS1 “Sunday Sessions” With Afrika Bambaataa

    Head out to MoMA PS1 this sunday for a three hour set by the infamous DJ Afrika Bambaataa to help celebrate Kraftwerk’s extensive influence on modern music and art.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • Reyes’ Large Scale Abstract Murals in Detroit

    Reyes continued his series of large scale graphic abstract murals in Detroit as part of the Detroit Beautification Project. Check out his latest works after the jump…

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • Before and After: Askew and Reyes in Detroit

    Despite appearances of Detroit being a graffiti haven it appears not everything painted there is running with longevity. Check out before and after photos of these Askew and Reyes pieces after the jump…

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • Photo: Hest NME Brings Style to the Streets of Indonesia

    Hest-one NME from Montreal was out in Indonesia blessing the streets with some sick styles. Check out the eye candy posted by his crewmate Stare on his blog on MTN World after the jump…

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • Video: “These Streets” Examines Street Art in Baltimore

    This video looks at the street art scene in Baltimore, both legal and illegal. Half way through they feature Gaia and the Open Walls public art project asking if the public art is more beneficial for the community or the developers....

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012

  • 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: The Dirty Decade

    This is a nice softy straight letter reading “The Dirty Decade” by Oar and Wyse D30. With snow caps on the letters and a bright colorful background making the phrase pop from the raw wall.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday May 11, 2012