News Tagged: New-York

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    History of The Spot: Canal Street Ledge

    With yesterday's Forum Shot of The Day; it's only right to give you guys a run down of flicks of the different writers who have dared to hit the infamous Canal Street ledge. With Jaya setting things off in 1999, and DFM crew going huge in 2010; it's always a heated debate in the 12oz office as to who rocked the ledge the best. Pictures of all the...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday January 10, 2012

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    Business of Fashion: Inside Supreme Part I

    Business of Fashion gets a rare glimpse into the mindset of James Jebbia, the brains behind notoriously exclusive and press-shy NYC based street wear brand Supreme. In Part I the mythology, iconography and cult like follow behind Supreme has fueled the brands success since their beginning in 1994. Click Here to check out Part I, and make sure to...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday January 10, 2012

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    MyBlockNYC Maps the City Through Video

    MyBlockNYC.com is an interactive website that maps the city through video, pinpointing their locations on a map of New York. The site is aimed at creating an intimate, evolving, and complete portrait of NYC. After our post yesterday about Katsu getting up on Google satellite view, MyBlockNYC hit us up with their link to a video by Nick Poe, Troy...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday January 10, 2012

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    Video: Classic Hits Book Preview

    Classic Hits -- New York's Pioneering Subway Graffiti Writers is a book written by Alan Fleisher and Paul Iovino, with an introduction by Phase 2. The book documents the very beginning of the graffiti movement in New York through the point of view of the pioneers as they talk about how they got into graffiti and where it took them.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday January 09, 2012

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    This Moody Mutz AA Painting That Can't Be Stolen!

    Recently, the 12oz crew caught a Moody Mutz AA piece along the BQE, NYC. Moody has been giving his art away for 20 years, so the theft of his painting from the Woodward Gallery last week caused an outcry. We also discovered that his lineage goes back to Style Wars. More of Moody's history…

    ©12ozProphet - Monday January 09, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Sake BTM Bombing the Bridge Over Water

    Here is our 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. We were blown away by this gorgeous shot of Sake BTM blasting his name across this bridge over water. This photo was posted in the New York City section of the Writers Forum by BrooklynBound.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday January 09, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Dceve, YME, and Jick on Canal Street

    Here is our 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. This is one of the most famous graffiti spots in New York City. First painted by Jaya in 1999, this ledge spot has been painted over and over by a variety of writers including Nekst, DFM Crew, and Hour and Dr Sex. But Dceve was the first born and bred New Yorker to paint this spot, hence the shout out...

    ©12ozProphet - Sunday January 08, 2012

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    Moody's "Absolute Addict" Stolen From Woodward Gallery Project Space

    Last Tuesday, someone stole a painting by Moody that was hanging in the Woodward Gallery's Project Space. As the thief got away with the Absolut ad parody, he was caught on video. The footage was broadcast by NY1 and also went viral, but the painting has still not been recovered. More….

    ©12ozProphet - Saturday January 07, 2012

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    Preview: Rather Unique at Woodward Gallery Opens Saturday

    12ozProphet got an exclusive first look behind the scenes at Woodward Gallery during the installation of their highly anticipated group show, Rather Unique. The show curated by Royce Bannon features a cross section of artists with graffiti and street art backgrounds including Cope2, Indie184, Darkclouds, Matt Siren, Moody, KA, Kosbe, UR New York,...

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday January 05, 2012

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    12ozProphet Photo of the Day: Coney Island Boardwalk

    Here is our 12ozProphet Photo of the Day. As frostbite sweeps across the city you could be sure that destinations like Coney Island have long be closed and desolate. It's just about the same time that dedicated graffiti writers layer up and pack their bags for a mission. The 12oz team spotted this sticker in the barren landscape.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday January 04, 2012

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    Video: Graffaholiks TV - Bombaholiks Vol. THR33

    The latest video from Graffaholiks dropped on New Years Eve. This video feels like a refreshing throwback to the days of copping your latest graffiti video on VHS. Nowadays, where every graff snippet is shot in HD and professionally produced, this crude street bombing action with the Artifacts track feels like an old episode of Out To Bomb or...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday January 03, 2012

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    Photo: Lewy BTM Goes Hard in The Paint This Past Year

    Regardless of any drama surrounding Lewy BTM, there is no denying the persistence of this cat. If you have driven down Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn in 2011, its clear that he's left his mark in a big way. From Brolic fill-in's along the BQE, to billboards deep in Mill Basin he has the streets on smash around the city. Here are a few of the 12oz...

    ©12ozProphet - Friday December 30, 2011