This is one of the first vinyl figures I ever bought. It’s the Siamese Twin by David Choe, part of the Get Small: San Francisco series produced by Upperplayground, Fifty24SF, and Ningyoushi. At the time, I didn’t know David Choe was a famous street artist. I saw the figure, and I just had to have it. I looked up his name online, and I was blown away by his murals. Fast forward to the Giant Robot Biennale: 50 Issues Exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. His spray-painted mural covered one long wall of the exhibit room, and fifty ninja stars decorated the piece. “Wow” is one word that describes it. You can see a video of the installation here.
Harry Kim made a documentary of David Choe, and the film is part of the Documentary Competition at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Dirty Hands: The Art & Crimes of David Choe opens on June 21, and it will also show on June 22 and June 26. You can view the official trailer here, and there is also a longer Youtube video. The film covers Choe’s life and crimes from 2002 to 2007. The trailer looks fantastic, and the subject matter will interest anyone who is into underground/street art. If you’re able to attend a screening, I highly recommend it. For ticket information, click here.
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June 20th, 2008 at 10:37 am
[...] shindig, check out the new documentary Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe (previously blogged by Hana). The film documents Choe, a street artist who devises numerous criminal schemes that allow [...]
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