{"id":21998,"date":"2017-09-12T11:15:21","date_gmt":"2017-09-12T11:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=21998"},"modified":"2017-09-13T13:03:18","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T13:03:18","slug":"rag-bones-street-art-project-pops-up-downtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/rag-bones-street-art-project-pops-up-downtown\/","title":{"rendered":"AZ Explores rag & bone’s Downtown Murals"},"content":{"rendered":"

What do Luke Skywalker<\/a>, artist Chris “Daze” Ellis<\/a>, and NYC’s Houston Street have in common? They’ve all been recently involved with urban chic fashion brand rag & bone<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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From its origins in New York in 2002,\u00a0rag & bone became cool quickly\u00a0by combining British heritage with sleek\u00a0modern design. Today, the brand has become synonymous with\u00a0classic easy to wear clothing while incorporating edgy understated New York aesthetic. Inspired by an aspiration to create beautifully constructed clothes, rag & bone honors the importance of quality, expert craftsmanship and attention to detail\u00a0in its stylish and sharp clothing.<\/p>\n

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rag & bone operates 26 stores worldwide, ten of which are in New York City. In July 2010, the brand opened a store on 73 E. Houston Street in trendy Nolita. Marcus Wainwright, CEO, Founder and Creative Director is a big supporter\u00a0of the arts, so when the store opened\u00a0near\u00a0a large blank wall adjacent to the entrance, he knew it would\u00a0be a perfect mural haven. And just like that, “The Houston Project” commenced.<\/p>\n

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Rubin Mural, courtesy of the artist<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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So far “The Houston Project” has invited\u00a042 artists to make a splash on the mural wall, including Typoe, Rainer Judd, Jerkface, James Goldcrown, Yok & Sheryo, Alexis Diaz, Jan, Alex McWatt, Kevin Lyons, Ludo, Yoon Hyup, Federico Massa, Young & Sick, Boy Kong,\u00a0 Aaron Kai and more.<\/p>\n

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Boy Kong- Two Tounge Tiger, courtesy of rag & bone<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Typoe mural, courtesy of rag & bone<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The current masterpiece\u00a0on Houston Street is by Chris “Daze” Ellis, who\u00a0began his career painting New York City subways in the mid 70s.\u00a0 The first piece of work Daze sold was an impromptu collaboration with Michel Basquiat and his\u00a0paintings have been purchased by Madonna, Eric Clapton and many other art aficionados – so as you can imagine, the mural is exquisite.<\/p>\n

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Daze’s mural, courtesy of\u00a0@dazeworldnyc Instagram.\u00a0<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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The art doesn’t stop on the street,\u00a0recently rag & bone collaborated on a sweatshirt with Houston Project artist, Typoe<\/a>, and the brand hopes to do more of those collaborations moving forward.<\/p>\n

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New Yorkers: be\u00a0sure to pop by Houston Street to check out Daze and the many other artists that will participate –\u00a0who knows, perhaps you’ll wind up with a swanky leather jacket<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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James Goldcrown mural, courtesy of rag & bone<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Follow rag & bone on Instagram<\/a> to keep up with the Houston Project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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