How Derek Gaines Got Knighted by Kevin Hart

We hung out with comedian Derek Gaines at the Stand in New York City before one of his shows to ask him about his favorite comedians
PHOTO JOURNAL // Adeolu Osibodu

From a young age has constantly been drawn between dreams and ideas. Inspired by life and his experiences, Adeolu witnesses moments in time that express a sense of multi reality, hallucination and a feeling of lost memory. His work with images portray a peculiar notion of the fleeting of time with an underlying regard for sentiment.
Adeolu uses photography as his tool for self expression portraying moods and thoughts that are often left unsaid.
PHOTO JOURNAL // Antonio Bouzas Barcala

Antonio Bouzas Barcala What were your first creative outlets as a kid?From a young age, I’ve always had a keen interest in visual arts, which later prompted me atthe age of 13, to discover photography as a means of expression. When and how did you get your first camera?My first camera was given to me […]
Overcoming Psychosis and Addiction Through Painting w/ Opake

We got the chance to fly out to England and hang out with our friend Opake in his studio. We talk about how painting and graffiti helped him overcome his mental illnesses of psychosis and addiction and twhat he does to make sure he stays on the right path.
PHOTO JOURNAL // Sammy-Jo Lang-Waite

Through Sammy’s work she attempts to examine the phenomenon of Boganism as a methaphorical interpretation of both the summernats and Fucking.
What began as a personal journey of Fuckedism has translated into images of Holden Commodores and Boobs that resonate with Bogan people to question their own Fuckedness.
Her photographic series “Bejazzled Ubepays” and “I’ve Done More Bums Than You Adlay” embody an idiosyncratic view of Tuff Street, yet the familiar imagery allows for a connection between Wet T-shirts, burnouts and skids.
Her work is in the private collection of probs Steve Irwin who said ‘fuck off cunt!!, that’s some real Shit Art.’
Inhale/Exhale // Faith47 Interview

Hanging out with our friend Faith47 in her studio while she was finishing up work for her latest exhibition Clair Obscure.
Liberty’s journey as an artist began on the streets of South Africa in 1997,
as a young graffiti writer known as Faith47
She rose to prominence on the international street art scene before becoming widely recognised for her multidisciplinary artistic practice.
Monumental and intimate, private and public, her artwork takes the form of murals, sculptures,
video installations, tapestries and drawings.
Deconstructing notions of value and place, investigating forms of domination,
she explores the shapes of human perception.
In quest of the divine, she expresses a longing for a deeper connection to the wisdoms of the natural world.