Slow and Low

Outside of running Clandestine Industries and it’s ever so imminent relaunch, I also co-own Gallery 1988 (gallery1988.com), and more specifically am the Gallery Director for the the Los Angeles location, where we recently held Pete and Travis’s exhibit, “Without You I’m Just Me,” so don’t act like you don’t know. Last Thursday night, we opened an art show that I’m uber proud of called, “Under The Influence: The Official Art Tribute To Beastie Boys,” where, with the blessing of the actual band, 100 pieces of art were created solely influenced by the Boys’ songs, lyrics, videos and style. This is our second exhibition in the “Under The Influence” series, as last year artists paid tribute to comic book legend Stan Lee in their very own styles. Well, this year’s opening reception honoring the Brooklyn pioneers, Mike D, Ad-Rock and MCA, was an enormous smash hit, with a line around the block and selling tons of original and inspiring art pieces. With a portion of the proceeds benefiting The Gramercy Housing Project, a charity chosen by the band, I wanted to share some of the pieces with you guys. So here we go with some choice pieces I’ve selected.