Chop ‘Em Down Films Goes Inside ‘Beyond the Streets’ Launch

Upon the recent launch of the "Beyond the Streets" exhibition in New York City, which features more than 150 artists taking influence from and implementing graffiti and other street art forms, Zane Meyer of Chop 'Em Down Films offers a star-studded peek into the launch. Among the featured artists are Shepard Fairey, Cleon Peterson, Felipe Pantone, Guerrilla Girls, Kenny Scharf, Timothy Curtis, and many, many others.

Upon the recent launch of the “Beyond the Streets” exhibition in New York City, which features more than 150 artists taking influence from and implementing graffiti and other street art forms, Zane Meyer of Chop ‘Em Down Films offers a star-studded peek into the launch. Among the featured artists are Shepard Fairey, Cleon Peterson, Felipe Pantone, Guerrilla Girls, Kenny Scharf, Timothy Curtis, and many, many others.

The program says it explores “the fundamental human need for public self-expression, highlighting artists with roots in graffiti and street art whose work has evolved into highly disciplined studio practices, alongside important cultural figures inspired by these art forms. For New York, the traveling art experience takes an expanded look at the role of music and the theme of artist activism.”

See more works featured in the show below. Find Chop ‘Em Down Films on the web here and “Beyond the Streets” here.

Cleon Peterson

Timothy Curtis

KC Ortiz

Paul Insect

KATSU

Topics

Beyond the Streets, Chop ‘Em Down Films, street art

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illustration, Smithe, Smitheone, street art

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Chop ‘Em Down Films Goes Inside ‘Beyond the Streets’ Launch

Preview: Bicicleta Sem Freio’s “Fera” at RexRomae Gallery

Morik Paints Stylized Street Scenes

On View: Curiot’s “Down The Rabbit Hole With Neon Lights” at FFDG and New Mural in San Francisco

Studio Visit: Smithe Combats Urban Chaos With Imaginative Murals and Illustrations

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