Thank you to all that came out to OBEY Radio St. Petersburg and Moscow! Of course, we couldn't do it without OBEY Russia, plusplusplus.fm, and Faces & Laces !! I saw a lot of cameras at the events, so we'll put up some type of video / photo update soon!

And it don't stop.... we've got a few events coming up in Europe. If you're in the area, let's party!

Here's the London Show, going down this Thursday!

And another one in Amsterdam, July 8th.

And a few other things going on in between. For those in the know, we'll also be at Capsule in Berlin. If you're around say, "whaaaatttaaap!"

Спасибо!

- ROAM

The full collection is on it's way for Fall 2012..

“Though Keith Haring died only two years after I started making street art, his art and practice had already made a profound impact on me. At art college and on the streets of NYC in the late 80’s and early 90’s, Keith’s radiant baby and other images could be seen on the tees of all the flyest hipsters. Keith Haring was a prolific artist with a distinct style of drawing and painting that was simultaneously refined, but primitive, deliberate but lyrical and energetic. Haring believed “the public has a right to art” and this philosophy informed his populist approach to spreading his art and messages. He pursued his art with a deeply personal vision, but also as a champion of social justice and a belief in the interconnectedness of humanity. Haring demonstrated the power of art on the streets, but he also put his art on t-shirts and record covers. He even opened a retail space in NYC called The Pop Shop. Eventually Haring’s artwork became widely respected, displayed, and sold as “fine art”. Haring rose from the 80’s NYC graffiti scene to not only affect the art world, but to dramatically impact pop culture. Inspired by Keith Haring’s achievements, I pursued my art career with the optimism that my goals could be attained.”     -Shepard Fairey

photography courtesy of Matthieu Soudet

We are getting ready to release a collaboration with the Keith Haring Foundation. The collaboration started when OBEY had the privilege of looking through the Haring archives. They were able to draw inspiration in addition to select images of iconic and lesser-known Haring works. The purpose was to blend past and present, to bring to light Haring’s work to a new audience as well as satisfy existing fans with product designed with a new perspective. The men’s collection looked at items that would have been available to The Pop Shop, Haring’s store in the 1980’s. OBEY men’s designer, Mike Ternosky, considered the manufacturing methods Haring would have had available at the time for The Pop Shop as well as styles that would translate well today. The designers also wanted to bring authenticity, going as far as using printing techniques to emulate some of the chalk drawings Haring was known for in the subways of New York. The women’s collection drew inspiration from The Pop Shop also. Vintage-feeling fabrics were washed down for an old, faded, worn-in look, and the military BDU jacket was made in a silhouette similar to one Keith wore while painting. To round the collection off, also included is Shepard’s illustration of Haring based on the iconic photo by Patrick McMullan.

Hello Earthlings! Thank you to everyone who has made their way out to the sale so far today, and if you havent cruise down now! (Open until 5PM tonight) We still have tons of gear, a great cover band, the friendliest staff in the world, and great food trucks in the parking lot! Hope you all had a good time and picked up some fresh gear!

The Posse

Early bird gets to worm!

Thank you all who spent your saturday here with us.

Working hard or hardly working?

Cover Me Bad

Be on the look out for these two...

The Gate Keeper.

Bags so heavy you wont even be able to carry them, thats how good these deals are.

Kev Guy is pumped the line is almost gone, but he is excited for these rest of you to come out.

"Diamonds are forever, and so are the 4 Horsemen."

Open until 5PM today. Or tomorrow we open at 8AM.

Open until 5PM today. Or tomorrow we open at 8AM.

-Stay DOOMED.

the warehouse crew has been working around the clock setting up our summer sample sale for all you hoodlums.  Heres a little peak

see you Saturday

Action Bronson! There isn't much I can say about this show. It was all around great, minus the technical difficulties. All and all it was a real Hip Hop show. Tons of awesome opening acts (too many to catch their names, as well as post all the photos), but all of them brought their all and were all excited to be there preforming which is great to see. Towards the end of the openers you could feel the crowd was getting sick of waiting for Action Bronson, once he came out though the energy went up like crazy. Bronson brought the show, coming out with blunts lit and sandals on (which he called "slippers"). If you have a chance to catch this dude live do it! If not just be sure to catch up on Actions cooking show "Action In The Kitchen", yes cooks as well as raps.

-Stay DOOMED.

"Everybody gotta wear clothes, if you don't you get arrested." Solid words indeed by Mr. T.

Well, we like to offer you a sweet online deal when we can, especially for those of you who can't make the Sample Sale. This saves you money and you have clothes to wear so you shouldn't be getting arrested. Right now, while supplies last, we are offering our Grab Bags. These are 3 shirts packed in a custom parts bag for the nominal fee of only $35. Git on over to the store and grab one today. Click the image to take you there.

A little "hush hush" party happened over the weekend for Mr. Young and Shepard's Art collab, "Americana," which Jon and I were able to finagle some passes to.. thanks TT! Although we can't officially show any of the artwork until the release, we can show you how much of a great time we had... Thank you Shepard, OBEY Crew, Neil, and everyone at the gallery! More info here!

ohh... jon.

My photo with the man... he's a lot smaller in person.

- ROAM

AMERICANA

Shepard Fairey & Neil Young

JUNE 28 – JULY 14, 2012

Perry Rubenstein Gallery (LA) presents a special project by Shepard Fairey and Neil Young on the occasion of the release of Young’s new album with Crazy Horse, “Americana,” which features reinterpreted classic, American, folk songs. Fairey has created eleven new paintings, each one inspired by the songs, such as Oh Susannah, This Land Is Your Land and Clementine. In addition, Neil Young has created a short film narrative to accompany the Music and Art, you can see the video at NEILYOUNG.com.  The new Shepard Fairey paintings will be on view to the public at Perry Rubenstein Gallery in Los Angeles from June 28 – July 14, 2012 as part of the gallery’s inaugural program.  Shepard also plans to release a print edition set of the new Americana paintings, more info and release date on the prints to come shortly, so STAY TUNED!

The “Americana” project developed as a result of Shepard Fairey’s relationship with Neil Young and his long-time manager Elliot Roberts. Fairey created a portrait of Young for the artist’s May Day show in 2010, based on his view of the musician as a social commentator philosophically aligned with people like Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, and Joe Strummer. Young and Roberts then asked Fairey to design the art, CD and DVD packaging for the 25th anniversary of Young’s Bridge School charity. Fairey states, “Neil really liked the art and I was thrilled he asked me to collaborate by making paintings inspired by the songs on his “Americana” album. I’m a huge fan of Neil’s music in general, but when I heard the album I realized how much the subject matter of several songs reflected the aspirations and tragedies of those pursuing the American dream tied into issues relevant to the 99% movement which I have been supporting.”

Fairey says he listened to the music and lyrics to come up with concepts for visual representations of the songs. Then for each song, Fairey presented Young with ideas about a visual image that would best capture the meaning and/or protagonist/s in each song. The artist enjoyed hearing how Neil interpreted aspects of the songs that moved him the most musically and lyrically. Fairey states, “I showed Neil sketches, and then we discussed the ideas and refined them. He was very open to my ideas and encouraged me to go with what inspired me the most. Latitude for interpretation is something that Neil utilizes and seems to value as an important way for the listener/viewer to personalize their interaction with art and music. I also was excited about this project because the concept of re-interpreting pre-existing songs filtered through Neil’s unique sensibility parallels what I have often tried to do as a visual artist by building upon iconic images that are an accessible part of the cultural dialogue.”

Each of the new Fairey paintings resonate powerful messages presented in the songs, some depicting a hopeful outlook on the pursuit of a better tomorrow, while others reflect the hardships that come in trying to achieve that dream. One painting related to Clementine, which captures the words of a mourning lover whose “darling,” the daughter of a California Gold Rush miner, drowned. Here she is represented by the levitating body of a young woman draped in white, with the text “And Gone.”  Another painting is related to the 1848 minstrel song Oh Susannah that features a dungaree-wearing banjo player with the text “DON’T YOU CRY FOR ME.” Other works feature a wanted poster (Travel On); an iconic image of Queen Elizabeth embroidering an American flag (God Save the Queen); and, a lonely tree, stripped bare of its leaves, in a desolate landscape (Tom Dula).

For Young and Crazy Horse’s rendition of the famous 1940 Woody Guthrie song known to every school-aged child in America, This Land Is Your Land, written in response to Irving Berlin’s God Bless America,Fairey has depicted the hopeful face of a youth, set against a dramatic Western Landscape. Three rows of sharp, barbed wire cross the boy’s path with the text “NO TRESSPASSING / THIS LAND IS MY LAND.” The text is derived from a variant verse Guthrie added as a social commentary during a 1944 recording session. Fairey’s paintings are mixed media on canvas, including techniques such as stenciling, collage, and screen-printing. All of the paintings measure closely to the 30 x 44 inch dimension, which is one of Fairey’s standard choices of size. “Americana” is Neil Young with Crazy Horse’s first album together in nine years and is being released on June 5 on Reprise Records.

Perry Rubenstein Gallery
1215 N. Highland Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038
T (310) 395-1001 / F (310) 395-1019
www.perryrubenstein.com