Levi's Film Workshop Featuring Neckface

Levi's is a big sponsor of MOCA's 'Art In The Streets', and as part of that are hosting a really cool free film workshop station next to the museum. The workshop is located next to the entrance to MOCA. It is completely free and has video editing equipment, light boxes, a green screen, and even computers to use for the public to come and make their own art projects. It sounds like a really cool thing, and we've got a bigger feature with pictures coming up soon.

The Levi's Workshop is also producing their own films in a series, and the premier of Neckface's video premiers Sunday May 22nd at the Workshop at 3. You can find more information from the press release below.

The film pairs Neck Face with filmmaker Isaiah Seret. Seret’s music videos range across a broad aesthetic and technical spectrum — from the avant-garde minimalism of Hecuba’s The Magic to the epic passion of Kisses Over Babylon, the single for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. This collaborative short and Q+A will be premiered at Workshop and will also be screened in real-time via the Levi’s® Facebook page to reach communities beyond LA!

Levi's Film Workshop Featuring Neckface

Levi's is a big sponsor of MOCA's 'Art In The Streets', and as part of that are hosting a really cool free film workshop station next to the museum. The workshop is located next to the entrance to MOCA. It is completely free and has video editing equipment, light boxes, a green screen, and even computers to use for the public to come and make their own art projects. It sounds like a really cool thing, and we've got a bigger feature with pictures coming up soon.

The Levi's Workshop is also producing their own films in a series, and the premier of Neckface's video premiers Sunday May 22nd at the Workshop at 3. You can find more information from the press release below.

The film pairs Neck Face with filmmaker Isaiah Seret. Seret’s music videos range across a broad aesthetic and technical spectrum — from the avant-garde minimalism of Hecuba’s The Magic to the epic passion of Kisses Over Babylon, the single for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros. This collaborative short and Q+A will be premiered at Workshop and will also be screened in real-time via the Levi’s® Facebook page to reach communities beyond LA!

Neckface - Performance Art at MOCA

Neckface had arguably the 'scariest' installation at MOCA. Click the jump for more

Neckface's installation was not just the 'art', it also includes some terrifying performance art.

Neckface was given a dark corner of the exhibit, and he made it darker. He dimmed the lights, brought in trash, and made it feel like a dangerous city alleyway. And right where you get to the spot in the alley to see the art on the wall, there is a blanket looking like the place where a homeless man might sleep set up on the back wall (pictured below). Once people turn to view the art, a rough looking homeless guy jumps out from the bed and scars the crap out of the art patrons.

We really love this piece from Neckface. Like with Banksy, it is like he is saying, "okay, I will be in your museum", but, "it will be on my terms". And whereas the museum experience is usually a passive one, with the viewer just taking it all in, Neckface flips the table so that the visitors to the museum then become the art.

This installation is really amazing, and hands down the scariest in the show.

Neckface - Performance Art at MOCA

Neckface had arguably the 'scariest' installation at MOCA. Click the jump for more

Neckface's installation was not just the 'art', it also includes some terrifying performance art.

Neckface was given a dark corner of the exhibit, and he made it darker. He dimmed the lights, brought in trash, and made it feel like a dangerous city alleyway. And right where you get to the spot in the alley to see the art on the wall, there is a blanket looking like the place where a homeless man might sleep set up on the back wall (pictured below). Once people turn to view the art, a rough looking homeless guy jumps out from the bed and scars the crap out of the art patrons.

We really love this piece from Neckface. Like with Banksy, it is like he is saying, "okay, I will be in your museum", but, "it will be on my terms". And whereas the museum experience is usually a passive one, with the viewer just taking it all in, Neckface flips the table so that the visitors to the museum then become the art.

This installation is really amazing, and hands down the scariest in the show.

Neckface- He's Not Aloud Guns

Neckface had two installations at MOCA, and this is the first. It features mirrors that have been clouded and then sprayed with purposefully misspelled writing.

He is definitely not 'aloud' guns.

Neckface- He's Not Aloud Guns

Neckface had two installations at MOCA, and this is the first. It features mirrors that have been clouded and then sprayed with purposefully misspelled writing.

He is definitely not 'aloud' guns.

Back In 10 Minutes - Neckface

Back in 10 minutes. Neckface, Mgnt.

Hanging Out with Neckface

^the guy in this pic looks like he wants to fight!

MELROSEandFAIRFAX had a chance encounter with Neckface today when we bumped into him on the streets.

As we have said before, meeting Neckface a few years ago while he was working on his mural at De La Barracuda is what convinced us to move to this area, and that led to the start of this blog.

Neckface told us that he is in LA to escape the NY winter for a bit, and we love having him here. We still have mad respect for this guy. We don't really have heroes anymore, but if we did, its Neckface.

Keep creepin'~

Neckface - Como Se Dice Gato?

Neckface tagging 'Como se dice gato'.

Up with a new abstract graffiti character by unknown artist.

Size Matters - Go Big or Get Poled

The Status Faction goes big once again with a massive hand made sticker atop this pole.

Yes, that's not a wheat paste-its a sticker!!

Click the jump for more

Size matters, and this sticker is tremendous!

Especially impressive seeing how this is hand made, not simply put out. The sheer amount of original art that TSF puts out is in itself rather amazing.

Riding on this pole with Dog Byte, Bankrupt Slut, Love Me, Half, Love Krew, Destroy All Design, KH no. 7, Neckface, Vexer, and a handful more we can't make out.

Lost My Mind, Reward If Found

'Lost my mind, reward if found.' hand tagged sticker from Nasty Neckface.

Neckface takes it back old school with this postal sticker slap tag.

Everybody's Watchin' Neckface

Well, at least the Surveillance in LA.

Nasty Neckface poled up with Join the Surveillance.

Neckface & Eine

Two big names worldwide in street art . . .

Neckface and Eine with a 'street collab' on Melrose.

Robert Di Niro Has a Neckface

Robert Di Niro has a Neckface tag all over his face.

What a little focker ~

also tagged by Overs AF.

The Buffman Caught in Action - its Jonny Style--Get the Fuck Back to France!!

Jonny Style caught red handed buffing this beautiful wall on Melrose . . .

While driving home from the dentist this morning, we spotted some fresh new work from Mute and KilleD popped up overnight on the earlier posted 'One Sick Kid' wall. The new stuff looked awesome--but we didn't have our camera on us at the time, so we couldn't get any pics.

By the time we made it back with a camera, nearly all the art had been buffed--including the 2 brand new pieces which we hadn't even flicked yet, and we caught Jonny Style picking at the wall.

We were pretty pissed to see this going down. The wall was taking shape beautifully. We exchanged some pretty heated words with Jonny Style. He plans to put up a painting and claims that he is 'saving' the wall from posters.

Well, its amazing how quickly the tables turn. And while one piece from Jonny on Melrose might be charming, any more is already too much. We thought your scooter was quaint-now we know it is just your bitch-mobile.

What bothers us most about this buffing is his assumption that his painting is somehow 'better' than the fresh artwork that consistently turns up on this wall. We love the constant communication of the streets. We love new pieces, and especially big, collaborative walls like this one. No matter how interesting a painted mural might be, it is ultimately stale.

This all reminds us of when Kai re-appropriated a family wall earlier this year from an active artist spot, to a mediocre permanent mural. The difference here is that Jonny does not have the family ownership of the building to back him up.

As we told Jonny when we caught him buffing, the disrespect he has shown the artists of Los Angeles will undoubtedly be returned, and his piece won't last long.

We can say that we are no longer fans, and he can take his Faffi-rip off's back across the ocean to the land that might give a fuck. Melrose has plenty of style of its own, Jonny, and its way fucking cooler than what you bring to the table.

Get the fuck back to France, and good riddance~



^Getting heated always attracts the crazies. This dude heard us raising voices and appeared out of nowhere.

Neckface & Co. - Sick Kids

This spot sprung to life overnight with street art from a bunch sick kids.

The pole has been riding for awhile with pieces from low_d, Bran One TRB, Cali Killa. Then the wall was fully brought back to life when Neckface tagged it up, then Bankrupt Slut and A.S.V.P joined the party.

Love the feel of the ASVP piece with the texture on the wall.




^We love the cracking, peeling mix of paint and brick in this shot.

Only.

Only New York sticker hits Melrose.

Up with a tag from the Love Krew, and stickers from Neckface, Food Over Film, Homo Riot.

Wearing a pair of Nike Air Jordan 3 Fusions AFJ3's (hater's gonna hate! lol).

Sticker Cat

Qtip loves the sticker scene, and all the big names on this sign.

Stickers from Dog Byte, Neckface, Bankrupt Slut, Army of One, Jose, Others, Hidden Friends, Entree, Jack, Make This a Home, Orb 69, Bossa.

Qtip Has a Neckface

Qtip staring hard at this hand tagged Neckface Shake Junt sticker.

On Melrose.

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Stickers on Sunset from The Status Faction, Peru Ana Ana Peru, Neckface, Shake Junt, Famous, Go Ventures, DJ Ceeo, Grant Shapiro.