BOMB IT 2 Hits Miami!

Posted on 15/05/2013 by Rory

UPDATE — the U.S. premiere of BOMB IT 2 in Miami is sold out!

Bomb It 2

It is finally time for the US premiere of BOMB IT 2! Thanks to our good friends at Bombingscience.com, Keepitclassic.com, and Tugg.com, you can catch BOMB IT 2 at the O Cinema in the Wynwood District on Wednesday, May 29th at 7:30 pm. But there is a catch. We still need to sell 33 more tickets in order to make the screening happen, so PLEASE help spread the word and reserve your tickets for the US premiere of BOMB IT 2 today.

The screening will be introduced by host Marc Ferman of www.Keepitclassic.com. There will be a live Q&A with director Jon Reiss via Skype following the movie. If you are a fan of street art, graffiti, art, or just pop culture, this is a screening you CANNOT miss!

In BOMB IT 2 director Jon Reiss takes audiences to previously unexplored areas of the Middle East, Europe, Asia, the United States and Australia on a hunt for innovative street art and artists. BOMB IT 2 explores the indigenous street art scenes in Singapore, Bangkok, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Tel Aviv, Perth, Melbourne, Copenhagen, Chicago, Austin and the Palestinian refugee camps on the West Bank.

BOMB IT 2 from Jon Reiss on Vimeo.

For those of you who are not in Miami but want to see BOMB IT 2 in your town, please contact our friends at TUGG — they will help you organize a screening of BOMB IT 2 at your favorite local theater!

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Vexta in India

Posted on 20/03/2013 by Rory

Our friend Vexta, who is in BOMB IT 2, was recently in Kerala, Kochi in India during the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which was India’s first Contemporary Art Biennale. The goal of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale is to introduce and create a new mythology around women. This is a theme that is already present in much of Vexta’s work so her participation in the event was a no-brainer. The multi talented Rah Akaishi shot and edited this video of the journey.

Vexta : Kochi : India from vexta on Vimeo.

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BOMB IT 2 Out June 2013

Posted on 15/03/2013 by Rory

BOMB IT 2 will be released on DVD and digital in June 2013. Additionally, new BOMB IT 2 photos and supplemental videos will be released in the coming weeks as well as a website dedicated entirely to BOMB IT 2. Below is the latest BOMB IT 2 trailer. BOMB IT 2 features artists including Alex Face, Ash Keating, Beejoir, Bon, Darbotz, Foma, Great Bates, Husk Mit Navn, Inspire, Killer Gerbil and Zero, Klone, Know Hope, Phibs, Mars, MIC, Sloke, Stormie Mills, Thor, Twoone, Vexta, Victor Ash, Xeme, and Zero Cents, among others. Cities featured include Singapore, Jakarta, Tel Aviv, Melbourne, Perth, Chicago, Austin, Copenhagen, and Hong Kong.

BOMB IT 2 from Jon Reiss on Vimeo.

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Art Basel 2012

Posted on 05/12/2012 by Rory

It’s that time of year again. We survived the Thanksgiving turkey and leftovers, as well as its shopping aftermath: Black Thursday and Friday, as well as Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday. I don’t know where these marketing execs are coming up with this balderdash, but it is humorous nonetheless.

In any event, it is early December and Art Basel 2012 is in full swing in Miami, Florida. The ugly streets of the Wynwood District are filling up with street artists, street art admirers, and the generally curious. For more information check out the breakdown by BSA’s Jaime Rojo and Steven Harrington.

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Piece Fest at the Graff Lab

Posted on 24/10/2012 by Rory

The Graff Lab was host to the 1st annual Piece Fest, a music and art fest in combination with a graffiti battle for “The Chosen One,” a reality TV pilot executive produced by actor David Arquette. I was there documenting the event for the Graff Lab Movie documentary that has been in production since June 2010. LA’s OG Abel faced off with The Massive, who flew halfway around the world from Australia to compete in the live graffiti battle. Among the judges were pro snowboarder Danny “Dingo” Kass, actor David Faustino and musician Shifty from Crazytown. It was great to see so many people come out to the event. Saler came through, Moezart, Keve, Seze, Po3ms, and many more.

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