Toofly NYC

I couldn’t make up my mind which one to use for this joint…

Fluid and Hard off to Baltimore!

DB5K GALLERY PRESENTS:
“Foundations of Style Writing: BLACK BOOK BALTIMORE 2008“

MAY 2 - JUNE 28, 2008
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008 from 7PM to 11PM

“Style Writing is Graffiti but not so necessarily the other way around.” Having been dubbed “Graffiti Art” early on in its adoption by popular culture, the umbrella terminology has ceased to properly represent and distinguish Style Writing from the consistently expanding world of “Street Art” as it is now called. Style Writing is precisely that, a form of handwriting that is studied and practiced to a more intense level of its design components. Ever since it met with the mainstream in the eighties, the Style Writing movement has undergone constant transformation. Fuel from both sources internal and external, forced fast change in a youth culture based art form. The growth and global participation in it can be said shadows any that the world has ever known in such a short amount of time. So to understand the point and purpose of Style Writing we must in a sense dissect it from its most impressive and expansive growth. For the growth it’s self is even for some participants in the form so great that it can obscure and dilute the original objective. What this show is attempting to do is to magnify and examine the fundamental components of participation in an illegal art movement. A movement that both embraces the ideals of freedom of expression and frontiersmen ship but also upholds a strict practice of codes and skills that actually make up the very root base of the Art form.

DB5KGALLERY
1800 Fleet Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21231

WIRE IMAGE FLICKS!
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SWEETCITYWOMAN
“A rockin’ all girl group show curated by Queen Andrea and gmo$ ”

Queen Andrea, gmo$, Toofly, Muck, Alice Mizrachi, Gillian Goldstein

Fuse Gallery
93 2nd Avenue, NYC
(between 5th and 6th streets)

May 3rd - May 31st, 2008
Opening reception: May 3rd, 7pm - 10pm

http://www.fusegallerynyc.com

Our latino peeps would be proud;)

Latino University

Left to Right: Joanna Vargas, George Duran, Miguelin Gambaccini, and Toofly
Shout out to Richard Zuluaga for reconnecting after them early days at Urban Latino!

APRIL ISSUE
www.batanga.com

Illustration & Design by: Toofly

Le Femme Sole Presents:
SNEAKER GALAXY
A Glow-in-the-Dark Charity Art Exhibit. Featuring The Works of 13 Female Street Artists

Ladon, Ayanna, Toofly, Pink Eye, Crystal Clarity, MadC, Jen One, Cece, Yoshi, Leah Brizard, A*, Dninja, V!k, E.B, Nez1

Thursday, May 1, 2008
THE SOHO LOFT 199 Lafeyette Street 3rd FL
btwn Spring & Broome Streets
7-10PM

Hosted by Roxy Cottontail and DJ Elle

Sponsored by Carmelo Anthony
Limited Tickets Available!
www.lefemmesole.com
http://www.myspace.com/lefemmesole
Proceeds going to Hip Hop Project Foundation and St. Judes Hospital

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www.urbanimagephotography.com

my little pics…

Sunny day smile!!!

Group Pic: Toofly, Karla Murray, Demer, Been3, Dj Billy Jam…

AMERICAN LIFE: THE BAY TO NYC
Curated by DJ BILLY JAM at Whitney Biennial 2008

Saturday April 19th, 2008
2-6pm
941 Madison Ave ( between 74 & 75th st )

Live on the air and artwork exhibition
livestream: www.neighborhoodpublicradio.org
91.9fm

Neighborhood Public Radio is an independent, artist-run radio project committed to providing an alternative media platform for artists, activists, musicians, and community members. Their Motto: If it’s in the neighborhood and it makes noise we hope to put it on the air!

www.whitney.org
www.neighborhoodpublicradio.org

Just finished watching the 11th Hour and I’m like turning a new leaf ASAP! I mean I’ve been watching and keeping up to date with the whole global climate problem but dammit there’s real hope. We can totally REDESIGN this whole mess were all in! It’s allready happening and it’s soooo amazing how much we can can improve the entire planet’s conditions. From the way the “WORLD” lives, eats, and treats eachother almost everything can be improve if each individual became AWARE and took steps to flip the script!!!

THE 11TH HOUR

Narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, this captivating documentary explores the perilous state of our planet, and the means by which we can change our course. Contributing to this crucial film are noted politicians, scientists and other ambassadors for the importance of a universal ecological consciousness.
The 11th Hour is directed by Nadia Connors and Leila Conners Peterson and features narration from Academy Award® Nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed, Blood Diamond).

The environmentally friendly DVD packaging is produced with 100% certified renewable resources. A portion of the profits will be donated to Global Green.

I was having a rough day yesterday so I decided to get off the silver limo on Nassua and Fulton for the heck of it…and guess what I see. MALACHI RECORDS!!! For those that bondy’s abandoned. Specializing in hard-to-find LP’s,45′,12″,and CD’s. Musizik from Abba Zappa, Funk, Soul, Jazz, Latin, and movie soundtracks which I go nerdy for;) This is a music lovers paradise! Can’t keep the secret too long….

MALACHI RECORDS
139 Fulton St Suite 135
New York City 10038
212-964-1600
Mon-Saturday 10am-7pm.
Closed Sunday

All trains hit up this area: 4.5.6. N.R.W.1.2.3.A.C.E

Shout to Ben and Cheo for hooking up the vinyl revival.
Now you can clean out you living room! Looking forward to that BENZITTI YO HOOK IT UP!

Getting busy for the sweet city woman exhibition in May…

“One Village” in the works for the SOA “Hey Ladies” exhibit date TBD.
Wish I could just paint all day long!!!!!!!!!

Flicks from The Delancey backdrop last night….

Ricky Powell, and the gals…Alex, Alice…

TF, Yvette…

Dj Elle….

Hook it up with the Krink!

Ohhhhhh shnap! Hazeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

TRUE SCHOOL indeed…

Photo by Toofly August 21, 1999. The Yard

Rest in Peace Frosty Freeze;(
www.nytimes.com

Back from Jersey! Shout to Dj Billy Jam, Jim and Karla Murray for setting us up for this year’s annual graffiti radio special, “Put the Needle on the Record”
Heres some flicks from today taken by Jim at the radio station while we repped for the graff ladies.

photos courtesy of jim and karla murray

It was a cloudy day today overlooking manhattan…damn been a while since I’ve seen the city without the twins.

DOPE INTERVIEW DOPE MUSIC!!! A must listen…
Live show here: http://wfmu.org/playlists/BJ

You’ll need to download the free REAL PLAYER to open up file: Real for MAC OSX