Now we’ve already showed you Stanley Kubric‘s 1940′s photo set of NYC, and we just put out Steven Siegel‘s 1980′s photo set which was in color. Now take a look at photographer Frank Oscar Larson’ s work, documented life on the streets of New York during the ’50s. The banker-turned-amateur photographer shot in his spare time and developed his photos in his basement darkroom in Flushing. Larson was an avid, empathetic observer of the life of the streets, and in his eyes, the mundane becomes miraculous. He was able to achieve a great intimacy and immediacy taking unguarded, candid shots. Honouring the work of Frank Oscar Larson, a selection of these images will be on display at the Queens Museum in an exhibition running from February 5th to May 20th.

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Michael Miller is a simple man with an extraordinary life in photography. Over the past 25 years, he has built an expansive portfolio includes over 300 majors That record covers, The Most Iconic supermodels of the ’90s and some of the biggest names in rap and jazz.

Miller was born and raised in Los Angeles and the only radio station Recalls That Came in clear where he lived During His teenage years was AM 1580 KDAY. As Santa Monica High School student in the midst of the punk, surf and skate scenes, he was listening to RUN DMC, Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick.

The exhibition will be a “One Night Only” with an exhibition based on a series of pictures in black and white and color that span the 80s – 90s through the streets of LA and its environs, and the presentation of the homonymous book that should out later. Under is further information flyer and press release event.

When you look at old New York photos from the 80′s and other previous decades, it’s quite amazing how much New York has evolved. But no matter what the city of New York will never lose it’s raw street character. Photographer, Steven Siegel has been documenting all five of New York’s boroughs for the past three decades. Here we get a look at some of his images from 1980′s New York, which gives us a glimpse into how gritty, and otherwordly the Big Apple seems compared to the Disney-esque New York of today. Even though these photos are about o years old, you can still tell where in New York the picture was taken, like the train station picture on Houston Street, still looks the same til this day, just upgraded a little more. Bushwick back then looked like a post-apocalyptic dystopia filled with abandoned lots, crumbling buildings, dismantled cars, and an occasional passerby.

Check out more images after the jump and let us know which New York you’d rather live in.

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” The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities.
But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out? This is the question addressed by PressPausePlay, a documentary film containing interviews with some of the world’s most influential creators of the digital era

Filmmakers David Dworsky and Victor Köhler explore the current environment of music and film in their documentary, PressPausePlay. The film features dialogue from a wide variety of creative people such as Moby, Hot Chip, Robyn, media pundits, writers, and even basement film and music makers. The documentary accurately depicts the perspective and artistic mind set of our generation of creators. Expressing many thought provoking and contrasting ideas, the documentary provides alternative views of the current state of music, film, and it’s impact on our culture. Share your comments after viewing video above.

Classic Hit’s is yet another book about the golden era of graffiti, the book cover much of the 1970′s and has rare photos from legendary artist. Pioneers such as BLADE, CLYDE, Iz The Wiz, TAKI183, Phase 2 and more are all featured in Classic Hits. Hardcover, 144 pages, format 20 x 25 cm, the book is published by Dokument Press and will be available in April at libraries and online. Under is the official trailer which includes some great scenes with artists like Blade and Ale.

‘Classic Hits – Pioneering New York’s Subway Graffiti Writers’ Book

Early 70s New York saw the growth of a new phenomenon. Graffiti Is The Greatest and Most Influential artistic movement of our time. It was created by kids, for kids. In Classic Hits, the key persons and pioneers Tell Their Own Story. Classic Hits is an eye-opening first-hand story Told in a unique pictures and text.

From Taki 183 Iz the Wiz to Blade to. Their names have garnered star status beyond to graffiti culture, and without Them, not Seen, Banksy No, no, REVOKE. In Classic hits, talk about how the pioneers got started and where graffiti They Took them. Together, the essays offer an invaluable picture of graffiti in the early, playful years.

Author Alan Fleisher started writing graffiti in the Bronx in 1972. Un-like most, he always Carried His bedroom with HIM. Through His many adventures in the subway DEPOTS, he got to know Several of the greatest writers of New York. His Experiences Classic Hits to give unique insider view. Essays and quotations by: Ale One, All Jive 161, Blade, Cay 161, Checker 170, Clyde, Death, FDT 56, 707 Flint, Iz The Wiz, Jester 1, Joe 182, Lava, LSD OM, Mico, Pnut 2, 1 Roger, Ski-168, 1 Snake, and Taki 183 Vamm.

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Style Ledger takes a look at American manufacturing, with a focus on the Martin Greenfield factory in Brooklyn. No one really sees that America still has great running factories, Greenfield discusses both the past, present and future of the garment producing industry, as well as providing a look into his daily operations and what is required to make the best clothing possible.

In two parts, the videos show Kidult in an altered voice giving his opinions on what graffiti should be while shocking images of war and famine flash on. It almost seems like a mindless film for propaganda.

Kidult stirred up more controversy recently by selling T-shirts through his site, when he has made it no secret that one of his beliefs is that graffiti has been used commercially purely for monetary gain. Irony? You decide.

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