News Tagged: Detroit

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    Trailer: Revok "Gilgamesh" at Known Gallery

    Check out this short clip shot by Noah Banks of Revok exploring Detroit in search of raw materials to use in his work and discussing the meaning of the title of his upcoming solo exhibition, Gilgamesh, opening at Known Gallery next Saturday.

    ©12ozProphet - Saturday July 21, 2012

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    Preview: Revok "Gilgamesh" at Known Gallery

    Revok is about to show his largest body of work yet in his upcoming solo show Gilgamesh at Known Gallery opening July 28th. Take a candid look at this work in progress after the jump.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday July 17, 2012

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    Video: Bask One Night In Detroit Timelapse

    Recently, Czechoslovakian immigrant Ales Hostomsky, also known as Bask, had a solo opening earlier this month at Gallery 323 in Detroit. While in the area Bask painted this huge roller mural which he completed with his signature style.

    ©12ozProphet - Sunday July 15, 2012

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    Video: JBCB x BLUES Classtrip to New York & Detroit 2012

    The Jukebox Cowboys and Blues Crew consisting of Demo, Flying Fortress, Kid Crap, Meki, Most, Nychos, Score & Warz painted their way through New York and Detroit. Check out the work they put in from bright colorful legal walls to some street bombing action in the Big Apple and Motor City.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday July 11, 2012

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    J Dilla Vinyl Figure

    This is a preview of the vinyl figure featuring the likeness of the late, great producer and beat extraordinaire, James Yancey b.k.a. J Dilla. It was created by Philip Young Song in collaboration with the J Dilla Foundation. It is sure to be a hit among his legion of fans (myself included) upon it's release later this year. The figure features his...

    ©12ozProphet - Saturday July 07, 2012

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    Skate: Spotlife - Go Skateboarding Day in Detroit

    Spot Life, a series that follows around the Skatepark of Tampa crew, met up with the Emerica team for Go Skateboarding Day in Detroit. Watch to learn about some great things going on for the skateboard community in Detroit and some skate day shredding.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday July 03, 2012

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    Photo: Dmote In The D

    Dmote posted a nice photo set of some pieces he's caught on the streets of Detroit over the past year. Clean and simple with strong traditional letterforms, we could never get enough of this Aussie ex-pat.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday June 29, 2012

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    Score Goes Big for the Detroit Beautification Project

    We recently posted flicks of Score from Germany street bombing in Detroit with Chaos and Gasm. Now get a hold of this huge graphic piece he painted as part of the Detroit Beautification Project.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday June 29, 2012

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    Video: The Detroit Beautification Project - Chapter 1

    The Seventh Letter just released the much anticipated Detroit Beautification Project Chapter 1.This video gives us a window into the journey of a group of artists venturing to "bring vibrancy back to one of America's greatest cities".

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday June 26, 2012

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    Ceno and Brain Tear It Up in the Windy City

    Known crusher Ceno EH and his boy Brain EH would like to take this time to say, "The Police Are Not Your Friend". Warning, this video features intense street bombing footage. Towering fillins, endless repetition of tags, and more purple drank throws, this video is gutter and pure butter.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday June 25, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Gasm in Detroit

    Here is our 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. Gasm is a beast that's got Detroit crushed. This is a beautiful black and white photo with a bold black Gasm straight letter (and an Aires fill beside it.)

    ©12ozProphet - Friday June 22, 2012

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    Video: The Detroit Beautification Project Preview #2

    The Seventh Letter has released a new preview video for the Detroit Beautification Project. This preview focuses on the atmosphere of Detroit and captures some of the grit of the city as well as illustrates with sound some of the previous glory of Detroit's abandoned buildings. In the video is also a sneak peek of the creation of Sever's "Death of...

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday June 20, 2012