From a staff writer at Juxtapoz….
A few weeks after Juxtapoz launched the first phase of their online benefit auction , the Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary Party took place this past Saturday night at the Factory Place Arts Complex in downtown Los Angeles, close to the SA Studios compound. Featuring over 140 pieces of art from the magazines ever-growing lineage and legacy, over 2,000 people came through the newly renovated space to see the work of Robert Williams (who gracefully posed for pictures for hours), Mister Cartoon, Shepard Fairey, David Choe, Futura, Clayton Brothers, Thomas Campbell, Swoon, David Ellis, Josh Keyes, Jeremy Fish, Ron English, Boogie, Blek le Rat, Estevan Oriol, Kehinde Wiley, among others.
With Mister Cartoon’s cars lined up at the entrance, and his ice cream truck planted in the middle of the exhibition space, the various highlights from the show included a full projection of the Manny Pacquiao fight, the Marley Coffee room, the 8-foot wide Robert Williams canvas, and the 20 foot long Mark Gonzales mural donated by Juxtapoz magazine’s Publisher, Gwynn Vitello. We saw Jeremy Fish, Revok, Slick, David Choe, Robert Standish, CR Stecyk III, the Date Farmers, Cartoon, Estevan, Adam Wallacavage, Amandalynn, Harry Kim, Hannah Stouffer, as well as Levi Maestro from “Maestro Knows,” Jay-Z’s touring DJ Neil Armstrong, some of the Linkin Park guys, Paulie from “LA Ink,” and most of the Juxtapoz staff roaming about.
Asked how it was to hang over 140 pieces on a brick surface, Juxtapoz Managing Editor, Evan Pricco, had this to say.
It’s not easy. In fact, it’s very difficult. Although no tears were shed, there was something close to an anxiety attack. If it weren’t for Paulie of LA Ink telling us he was going to bid on a the Roth piece, and the downtown Urth Cafe, it might have been worse. In the end, the show was top. And, the whole point was to raise money for Power House Project, and we most definitely achieved that goal.
All the artwork on display is available at CharityBuzz.com.
Thank you to SA Studios, Upper Playground, G-Shock, Gram and Papas, Marley Coffee, Sino Tequilla, Amstel, and Mister Cartoon for the cars.
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Alex Pardee
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David Choe
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Estevan Oriol
Greg “Craola” Simkins
Grotesk
Herbert Baglione
Jeremy Fish
Juxtapoz Magazine
M. Revelli
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Munk One
Revok
Ricky Powell
Saber
Sam Flores
SAN
Shinganist
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William Baglione
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