EXPLORE + LIVE & EXPLORE! (recap)
Well, well, well... What a month and what an outcome. Yesterday's pop-up shop at the Bourgeois Boutique in Hillside was amazing. If you were there, then you witnessed the works of Iquan and Guru throughout the boutique, some hand painted pieces, while all others were digital art infused with photos from the duo's Urban Exploring Excursions. We went into this event thinking it would be a year end celebration, but with all the love and support, how dare we do that.
Event go’ers had to opportunity to enjoy the sounds from fellow Artoholik, DJ Ream Supreme and tasty giveaways from RB’s Sweat Treats. Iquan’s mission was for the space to be designed to inspire you and activate your own mission, from the messaging on the shirts to the art-work on display, each piece had a statement that either you said to yourself once before, or something that made you want to get up off yo ASS.
From the works of art to the tees, customers were excited to get their hands on the piece that they came for.
Some attendees totally shocked us all by buying up everything, while others instantly felt the need to rock their favorite tee.
Overall, it was great to see friends, family, fellow Artoholiks and just everyone out to support and enjoy themselves on a Summer Sunday afternoon. This is the first of many more in steps towards the ultimate goal of an official Artoholik Shop that will be the home not only to Iquan and Guru but to...
See all the photos below, video to follow!
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PHOTOBOOTH: Sunday's Beats for Brunch 2
Yesterday we hosted our 2nd 'Beats for Brunch' event for the year in the lower east-side of New York City at Pianos, and this go around Laytonic featured Newark based DJ and fellow Artoholik 'Ream Supreme' to lead off the event making this his first NYC DJ appearance. Laytonic took over the 1's and 2's and laced a mean set of 90's hip hop instrumentals staying true to his style while providing a dope sound for the crowd to vibe out to. Then NYC based DJ 'Leecy T' closed out the DJ session with a blend that had the crowd dancing and bopping their heads featuring some 90's music as well as some fresh hip-hop and R&B rhythms. Just like our first B4B event back in February, we invited a live band to end the night. This time, Laytonic hand picked Brooklyn based hip-hop group 'ILLEGALIZE' to give our crowd some live and unique sounds.
Overall this event was just as successful as our first. Our mission was to get new people out to discover a different vibe, while enjoying food, music and each other. By the looks of the photo below, our mission was accomplished! Enjoy!
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