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At an early age, Retna was introduced to L.A.'s mural culture. While still in high school, he led one of the largest and most innovative graffiti art collectives the Los Angeles has witnessed. He is perhaps best known for appropriating fashion advertisements and amplifying them with his unique layering, intricate line work, text-based style and incandescent color palette reflecting an eclectic artistic tradition. RETNA became just as notorious for his ornate painting technique as his timeless style: he used paintbrushes mixed with the traditional spray can. Many of his pieces synthesize the line between fine art and graffiti, between power and opposition, between tradition and advancement.
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Husk Industries is proud to present the release of “American Revolutionaries,” the first print in new series of limited serigraphs by Los Angeles artist Retna. AW / MSK

“American Revolutionaries” is the first of four prints to be released as part of “The Americana Series.” The series embodies the recent evolution of the artist’s letter form, brilliantly executed through a rich array of traditional “Americana” colors. The series will consist of four large scale serigraphs, each distinctly unique in form, yet unified in a vibrant palette of blue, red, silver and cream. “The Americana Series” will be limited to four editions of fifty, with each print signed and numbered by the artist.

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Juxtapoz for the month of August in the year 2009 decided to split the covers: Newsstand featuring the Clayton Brothers, subscriber featuring Mac. Figuring both artists have distinct styles, it made for a nice juxtaposition, get it? Besides showing the newest work from the Clayton Brothers and Mac, August 2009 has features on Natalia Fabia, filmmaker Stacy Peralta, Lisbon-based, London-residing artist Vhils, and cultural and fashion icon, Shawn Stussy. We also have a fantastic feature on our hometown artist, Henry Lewis. Amanda Fairey, curator of Subliminal Projects, also makes an appearance.
We also have Greg Gossel, The New Yorkers, Basco Vazko, and Jonathan Yeo in here, as well as Michel Gondry’s toilet paper. Come, come get it.

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My man from the CHI KC just went to Vietnam to shoot the fucking horrifying aftermath of the US’s use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam war…

KC writes:

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To See more photos from Revok’s recent trip visit :  REVOK1

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Continuing with the Ovation Tv American Revolutionaries campaign, I recently went to MCA in Chicago for the screening and Q & A in regards to my involvement with the project. Met up with Pose and Diana, good looking Nekst.   Here are a few Snaps.

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Art galleries, shops/galleries, and museums that we like, organized thus:

New York (Brooklyn, New York City, etc.)

Northern California (Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose, etc.)

Southern California (Los Angeles, etc.)

Elsewhere in the U.S. (Listed by state, alphabetically)

International (Listed by country, alphabetically)


 To submit your gallery for our guide, please send the following information to katie@juxtapoz.com
Gallery name, URL, street address including city, state, country, postal code, and phone number.