A snippet of the session recorded Saturday night at Ty G’s place in Echo Park.
HVW8 Sound System feat. Computer Jay – Bump rendered
News
Robert Colescott
Painter Robert Colescott was the first black American to represent the United States in the Venice Bienalle. He died at age 83. Known for reworking European and American masterpieces, his paintings were full of humor and his colorful style.
View more of Robert Colescott’s work and his obituary HERE.
Red – I should tell ya momma on you
Red – The Man Without the Machine’s first single, I should tell ya momma on you, with remixes by CHOPS and Dam-Funk, will be out July 23rd on iTunes.
Check back for more info.
HVW8 sound system
HVW8 Sound system makes its debut June. 30th
HVW8 And 1 Mixtape Artwork
HVW8’s Gene Starship, with Tyler Gibney and Brian Armstong, were responsible for the And 1 mixtape illustrations for the first 5 tapes (1999-2002) The HVW8 Art Installation also went on the tour with the ballers to N. Philly, Chicago South Side, Rucker’s in Harlem and Venice, California, and painted pieces under the net during the games. Some wild times. The first player that we did a lot of artwork for was Rafer “Skip to My Lou” Alston. He even picked up a piece for his place. Good to see Skip to My Lou now in the NBA finals 10 yrs later.
LA times article on Rafer Alston aka Skip to My Lou HERE
J-1, the You-Tube EP free download
Master Blazter feat. Dam-Funk LIVE photos
Some photos from the Dam-Funk with Master Blazter show at the Natural History Museum this past weekend.
photos Max SSLA/HVW8
Red – I Should Tell Ya Momma on YA (D-F remix) on Benji B
Benji B drop’s the D-F Remix of Red’s I Should Tell Ya Momma on You on his latest show.
Listen HERE
and be on the look out for a HVW8/Stonesthrow collab release out soon!! More to come.
Dam Funk with Master Blazter LIVE
Dam Funk and Master Blazter tonight
Master Blazter will be backing up Dam-Funk tonight at the Natural History Museum.
More info on tonight and interview with Dam-Funk HERE.
free K-Pook
Tonight they’re celebrating K-Pook’s birthday at Firecraker. Some limited HVW8 “free kpook” canvas will be available in support of our friend.
More info on K-Pook and tonight’s event HERE.
Kevin Lyons
A few Kevin Lyons pieces back on display at the gallery. Also a video short from Arkitip filmed during the installation os his HVW8 exhibition; ‘Your Mom’s in my Business.’
Purchase Kevin’s work HERE
Ting by Damon Bell – Download
in the Studio.
Computer Jay, J-1 and Ty G working it out in the studio ….. more to come, stay tuned!
at the gallery.
Prints and photos from enjoi artists Winston Tseng and Jerry Hsu with Gallery assistant Tatiana and interns Alex and Wazy.
More works HERE
HVW8 Jazz Gallery
Aubrey Hart, from LA’s Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra, does an impromptu performance at the HVW8 Gallery. Aubrey was known to collaborate with Horace Tapscott.
Sister Corita
After the last post thought I’d sneak a few photos of Sister Corita’s prints from the amazing collection at Immaculate Heart College Art Department. All religion isn’t bad. Prints circa 1968.
scary graphic design
These are the actual graphic layouts that Donald Rumsfeld would supply George Bush on his daily briefings before America’s crusade to war in Iraq. Crazy!
(Originally published in GQ magazine)
More HERE
the hundreds and a original Parra Piece
Hawthorne Headhunters Out July 7th
Meet the President
Got to meet the President last night at a DNC fundraiser at the Beverly Hilton. Snapped a few picks of Obama, Earth, Wind and Fire, Jennifer Hudson along with a little of the action around the President. Must say it was pretty inspiring to shake his hand!
Gallery Skate team
HVW8 t-shirts available HERE.
Hawthorne Headhunters – Never Give Up
Hawthorne Headhunters – Never Give Up feat. Coultrain
Sample track from the upcoming Hawthorne Headhunters mixtape.
The EP drop’s July 7th! on iTunes
More to come ….
Download from Fresh Selects HERE
Red and Roger Troutman
Red (the man without the machine) get’s a nice nod in the most recent Wax Poetics article on Roger Troutman.
Look for Red’s single to drop shortly, with remix’s by CHOPS and Dam-Funk.
Check back for details.
new Parra prints online
“Scratchin'”
Silkscreen
29 x 21 inches
2009
Edition of 30
$250.00
“Yes/She”
Silkscreen
29 x 21 inches
2009
Edition of 30
$250.00
“Tin Tin”
Silkscreen
29 x 21 inches
2009
$250.00
“Fight till Death”
Silkscreen
29 x 21 inches
2009
Edition of 30
$250.00
A few of the most popular parra prints are now available again online.
View more HERE.
HVW8 podcast on your iPhone
HVW8 Gravis Political Minded dead stock
We have found and posted a few remaining HVW8 Gravis Political Minded shoes in the online store. These shoes feature DSTRBO’s signature camo pattern and the Political Minded logo.
Purchase the shoes HERE.
Read more about HVW8’s Political Minded installations and exhibitions since 2003 HERE.
I heart JP
Art + Design Gallery and the Parra exhibition get some lovin’ in Japan’s Warp mag.
Lost Art – HVW8 Roy Ayers' painting
People inquire a lot about one of our most infamous pieces; the Roy Ayers Wax Poetics cover piece from 2004. Here is the story –
The Roy Ayers painting by HVW8 Art Installation was created in Montreal during a live set with Afronaught and Mark Force, from the Bugz in the Attic, during the Goods. I brought back the original painting to Los Angeles from Montreal and gave it to Andre Torres at Funky Sole at Star Shoes for the Wax Poetics cover. Andre took the piece back to Brooklyn. This was the last time I saw it.
A few weeks passed and I asked when we were going to get the piece back. Andre said he had already Fed-Ex’d the painting back to Huntington Beach, where HVW8 had an office within Giant distribution, but didn’t have a tracking number. Fast foward 6 months, Andre finds the tracking number and we find out that the painting was received at Giant distribution and signed for by an employee who was fired that day. This employee then left back to Mexico. Sad thing this piece was never properly documented.
So best bet the HVW8’s Roy Ayers is currently in Tijuana area.
Please let us know if you ever see it! Also never lend out original pieces!
new parra prints
More Parra prints have arrived in the Gallery. Prints will be added online shortly. Please check back or come by the Gallery.
