2DBZ Presents: Women x Weed x Weather

Kendrick Lamar’s new single (or Biggie’s Going Back to Cali) said it best… women, weed and weather. And even if you don’t partake in today’s ritual, you can still check the rest of this post for some images to help make you a better person.
It looks like Complex relatives had a similar idea. Check out their “50 Photos of Women Up in Smoke” here. Check out all the pics after the jump.......

“The Big Book of Pussy” – Photography Book by Taschen

Taschen continues their popular series of books, exploring the human body. After previously releasing The Big Penis Book, The Big Book of Legs, The Big Butt Book, and The Big Book of Breasts book, the last one to join the series is The Big Book of Pussy.


“The Big Book of Pussy is laced with more than 400+ photographs exploring and exposing the female vulva with photographs dating back to the 1900’s and beyond. Taschen makes a strong point of noting that all models showing their private parts do so “enthusiastically, happily.””

Now available from Amazon, you can take a further look at the book over at Selectism.

Who is Top Dolla Pt. 2

Here it is the follow up to the Top Dolla mini documentary you all have been waiting on make sure yall hit him up on twitter.

Paz de la Huerta by Terry Richardson

This is art at its finest, just catching people doing certain things the public would find reprehensible. Paz de la Huerta is a actress who's career launched with the show Boardwalk Empire and since shes been doing fashion and working on other roles. Terry Richardson shoots these pictures and they're just amazing. Check them out after the jump.

Who is Top Dolla? Pt.1

This is a micro documentary series of one of Detroits most hungriest artist Top Dolla. Take a look at his journey to making it to the top!!

Part two coming soon!!

Stalley x Savage Journey To The American Dream Artwork

This has to be one of the sickest covers for a album EVER! Stally releases his artwork for Savage Journey To The American Dream dropping March 30th. check out ArrestedMotion to see how the cover was made. #Dope!

LRG Artist Driven: F@Ck The Buff – Creativity Is King Video

What’s the “buff?” It’s the brown roller paint that’s used to cover up graffiti. It’s the suppression of color and expression, the drowning out of a distinct voice with a monotonous drone. “F**k the Buff/Creativity Is King” is the latest video in LRG’s Artist Driven series, featuring graff writers Pose, Vizie and Nekst, in which the sequences are shot in reverse. It’s a graphic representation of the eradication of art at the same time it showcases a different perspective of the creative process. The engaging clip is shot in collaboration with Supervision and BankShot and features narration by the one and only Charles Bukowski.

Outside In: The Story Of Art In The Streets Exhibition Video

The Museum of Contemporary Art won huge points last year with their Art in the Streets exhibition, a show that consisted of a laundry list of top names in the still ill-defined world of “street art”. Consisting of everyone from graf writers to wheat pasters to general misfits with a canvas, works from the likes of FUTURA, JR, Lee Quinones, Mister Cartoon, Os Gemeos, Retna, REVOK, SABER,Shepard Fairey, and Swoon were all on display. Following the momentous occasion is this video breakdown, a thirty minute spot that goes behind the scenes to tell the story of how Art in the Streets at the MOCA came to be, as told by the heralded artists who took part. Enjoy Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets.

New Bape Canvas Series

In the upcoming show, the Bape Gallery will not only be showcasing the new Bape x Meister Furniture, that we just presented, but also a new series of Bape Canvas. The new series includes the ABC Multi Canvas in two colors, the 1st Camo Canvas in two colors, the Scrap Canvas in two colors and the Milo All Safari Canvas in one color. More pics after the jump.

Curtis Kulig x Obey

Curtis Kulig and Obey will be releasing a collaborative collection and to further expand on it, the two have come together for this video clip providing insight into Kulig and Shepard Fairey’s history together. Check it out. Enjoy!

CURTIS KULIG X OBEY from OBEY CLOTHING on Vimeo.

Barbara Walters Interviews David Choe

David Choe is basically living that fantasy right now, with the Facebook stock he got in exchange for painting their offices back in 2005 being worth an estimate $200 million now that the company will be going public. In an exclusive interview with Barbara Walters, David sits down to discuss the details surrounding his sudden explosion of wealth, which he actually estimates puts him over the $200 million mark being thrown around, and goes on to explain why it isn’t all positive for him. Follow us after the jump to check out the interview with David Choe, who is now no doubt one of the most successful graffiti artist ever thanks to his wise investment.

 

Big Pun Forever!

He lives forever in our hearts!

Takashi Murakami EGO Interview in Qatar

The Qatar Museums Authority goes behind the scenes with Takashi Murakami as he and his Kaikai Kiki team prepare to launch his first exhibition in the Middle East. The “EGO” Exhibition by Takashi Murakami opens February 9, 2012 at the Al-Riwaq Exhibition Centre, Qatar.

Harun Beaded Bracelets and Necklaces for Boylston Trading Company

Boylston Trading Company partners with Harun International (who we previously reported on for their work with Yasiin Bey AKA Mos Def) on an exclusive bead accessory capsule. Made with 4mm and 8mm natural Jade, Red Jasper, Matte Onyx and Lapis, each bracelet and necklace is now available in limited quantities at www.BoylstonTradingCo.com

Check the video out after the jump

David Choe x Facebook HQ “Boombox” Desk

An artist of alleged worth in excess of $200 million thanks to the recent Facebook IPO, here’s some more footage of David Choe who recently painted the new Facebook headquarters. The timelapse clip features Choe in action behind one of the contemporary art world’s biggest names.

The 15 Richest Living Artists

Last week we reported about David Choe being paid in 2005 in stock by Facebook, for painting murals in their offices. That stock might become worth 200 Million USD, after Facebook’s IPO and official stock market listing. Complex took a look at the richest living artists, and it is interesting to see where Choe ranks in there now.

Check out the complete list after the jump

Thirsty Thursdays: Girls On My Floor Photo Series by Johann Bona

Photographer Johann Bona has released a new photo series entitled “Girls on my Floor.” It’s exactly what it sounds like – girls on the floor, – and happens to be pretty amazing. Respect the Chucks. Respect the shooter.

More pics after the jump

David Choe Just Made 200 Million USD for Painting the Facebook Office

In 2005 artist David Choe was asked by Facebook to paint their headquarters at the time. With the filing for IPO by Facebook, it turns out that painting the offices of the then Internet start-up, will make him one of the richest living artists one day.

This week Facebook announced that they will be going public in the near future. Along with the filing, they had to reveal the current ownership state of the company. In 2005 David Choe chose to be paid in stock rather than cash and it looks like that stock will be worth 200 Million USD, if Facebook will be valued on the open stock market at the estimated 100 Billion Dollar mark.


“In 2005, Mr. Choe was invited to paint murals on the walls of Facebook’s first offices in Palo Alto, Calif., by Sean Parker, then Facebook’s president. As pay, Mr. Parker offered Mr. Choe a choice between cash in the “thousands of dollars,” according to several people who know Mr. Choe, or stock then worth about the same. Mr. Choe, who has said that at the time that he thought the idea of Facebook was “ridiculous and pointless,” nevertheless chose the stock. Many “advisers” to the company at that time, which is how Mr. Choe would have been classified, would have received about 0.1 to 0.25 percent of the company, according to a former Facebook employee. That may sound like a paltry amount, but a stake that size is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, based on a market value of $100 billion. Mr. Choe’s payment is valued at roughly $200 million, according to a number of people who know Mr. Choe and Facebook executives.”

You can read the full New York Times article on what happened here.

Eric Haze x The Imperfect Star For Heineken

World-renowned street artist Eric Haze got together with Heineken on a limited edition pint glass adorned with Eric’s distinctive star design — what he calls a marriage between Heineken’s perfect star and his imperfect star. In a behind the scenes video from Heineken, Eric discusses what drew him to the project in the first place, noting that as an artist who grew up in graffiti, developing his own identity was paramount. Now, he’s able to draw from his experiences to “turn the mirror around” and consequently capture and express someone else’s identity in graphic terms. In accomplishing that with Heineken, Eric describes the collaboration as the kind of venture he lives for as a designer and art director.

Check out the end result in the video after the jump.

Takashi Murakami Talks about his Upcoming Monster Movie – Jellyfish Eyes

Known for his colorful art, characters, working with Kanye West album art work and music video Good Mornign, Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton. Japanese artist Takashi Murakami is really an icon in our era of art and fashion and is now on to his next project. He is currently producing a children’s monster movie, entitled Jellyfish Eyes.

“Using a cast of unknown actors and putting the film’s sizable budget almost entirely into special effects, the artist has managed to create big-screen incarnations of his ravenous, curious creatures that maintain astonishing fidelity to their canvas versions. But like “Godzilla,” which was born from the nuclear terror of Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s aftermath, Murakami’s film arises from a disaster: the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that rent his country asunder, killing thousands and displacing countless more (see Part 1 of our video interview with the artist, where he talks about his charity auction benefiting the earthquake victims). Titled “Jellyfish Eyes,” the movie follows a young boy who after an earthquake has to move with his family to an “experimental city” where each child is paired with a small monster. The “angry feeling” of the children then gives these creatures great power, allowing them to grow from cuddly little companions to giant, omnivorous behemoths that tower over buildings and, in one especially gorgeous scene, tromp majestically through a misty forest. Havoc ensues.”

Check out the video interview by ArtInfo about the upcoming film here after the jump.