Throughout this wonderful and inspiring subculture of art, there have been notably strong women behind the scenes. Their varied work is fueled by passion, and they are committed to documenting and educating the public. We live to highlight the artists that create public art; but the documenters, directors, curators and writers will be the story tellers that put graffiti and street art into the history books. At Sold Magazine,...

Beyond the Streets fills up two floors at 25 Kent Ave., in Williamsburg and celebrates art superstars who create it all by showcasing graffiti writers, painters, illustrators, pasters, and even tattoo artists. BTS also goes deeper featuring panel discussions with musicians, like LL Cool J, DMC, the living members of the Beastie Boys and with influential visual artists as well. Recently, Sold was in attendance for Bro...

BRIAN BLOMERTH'S BICYCLE DAY, the debut graphic novel from frequent Anthology Editions collaborator, illustrator, musician and self-described "comic stripper" Brian Blomerth was released this week. To celebrate, we're throwing a party at Head Hi, on June 27th from 7-9PM, with an "expanded reading" from Brian, limited edition prints, and a live performance from Adult Moan featuring Lil Ugly Mane and Pic...

The impact of hip-hop on American culture and the world will be studied for decades, and the influences are as important as the impacts. So many social, political, and economic factors came into play in the 70's, when the birth of this genre took its 1st breath in NYC. Rather than getting into trouble with drugs or violence, a city kid who knew how to dance, rhyme, draw, play records or beatbox during that time, could find the...

Since 2013, multi-disciplinary artist Jay Shells (Jason Shelowitz) has been travelling to major US cities, installing his Rap Quotes campaign. At the time of this publication, the campaign has touched down in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Houston and the Bay Area. Part art book and part guide book, “The Rap Quotes Coast to Coast” takes you on a new kind of journey, with gorgeous photography by Aymann Ismail to...

Right before we broke for the Holidays, I received a request to review a book with a familiar title: MoSA East Village. Once I checked that a lawsuit was not pending on the production and name of such a book; Creator, Benjamin Stein was kind enough to send me a copy. It arrived on Christmas Eve, and I was happy to give it an honest look over the break. Since we just opened our Library, the timing was appropriate. 

The...

SMASHED: The Art of the Sticker Combo is a book by iwillnot (@iwillnotart), that features art from the DC Street Sticker EXPO, which he also curates. EXPO 4.0 featured the biggest sticker combo wall in history and also other larger artworks. The collages that were from ceiling to floor, featured approximately 200,000 stickers by over 1,000 artists from all over the world. The DC Street Sticker EXPO has inspired so many all acr...

Didn't get all the gifts you needed on Black Friday? Want to support street artists with your giving? See our guide below for unique, often one-off presents that your loved ones will truly enjoy.

FIn dac Limited Edition Throw Pillows, from $60

Show your sofa a little love with throw pillows from Irish street artist Fin dac from This Is a Limited Edition.

Available in 18' cushion, 24' pillow and 40' floor pillow sizes.

Super soft f...

Winter is on its way! The season for getting cozy with a book, curating that coffee table collection and for gift giving is here, and a great time to open up Sold Magazine's Library! This new section of the website will review books, announce up coming releases, and hopefully, interviews with the authors themselves!  Get those reader glasses on, it's time to get book smart.

1st to be added to Sold Magazine's...

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French-Tunisian Artist eL Seed, Releases ‘Perception’

a 1st-Person Account Detailing the Process of Creating A 50 Building-Wide Mural in Tribute to the Garbage Collecting Community of Cairo

With a foreword by Glenn D. Lowry, the book will be released on October 4th 2018, at the MoMa

(New York, NY, Sept 2018) –  Known for his large-scale, often politically motivated work incorporating Arabic calligraphy, the French-Tunisian...

When you think of Australia, images of fuzzy koalas and bounding kangaroos are sure to top the list for the first-time visitor. But Australia has much more to offer than just its unique wildlife. Lucky for me, Oz also has a pretty spectacular street art culture, which gave me a glimpse of yet another layer of this beautiful country, one often over-looked by the casual tourist.

If you are keen to see heaps of beautiful urba...

SOLD Magazine brings you our guide to the best gifts of the holiday season: browse by price and find something nice. Once your shopping is done, don’t forget to give to someone in need (we have ideas for that too).

For a truly NYC gift, check out these Boundless Brooklyn custom models in the Lil' Brookyn section at the Union Square Holiday Market (space A30) until December 24.

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