From bombing the streets of this nation with a wheat paste icon named “Bandit” to hand silkscreening over a dozen volumes of urban-coated, texture-saturated, color-enriched newspapers called “The Restitution Press,” Graeff gets around. Based in his warehouse studio in downtown L.A., Graeff is a full time artist by day, and a slave to bombing the streets by night.

With his “Bandit” image, a band called The 1990s, the newest pop craze out of London, has worn Graeff’s latest t-shirt line. His art is featured on the big screen in Will Smith’s film, Hancock. Graeff is loved by collectors, fellow artists, and celebrities alike. Stop over and check out the newest edition of Restitution Press (the NYC edition printed on a Wall Street Journal) and some of Graeff’s latest large format silkscreens on canvas and wood.

Annie Sperling (center), of Rock and Roll Strip Show, enjoys the view at the Bronx Zoo.

Flaunt Magazine Editor-in-Chief, Pogi (left), and friends enjoy a day in the sun at the Bronx Zoo

All drawings done at the Bronx Zoo are eligible for the October drawing show at Ghettogloss, curated by Flavorpill managing editor Shana Nys Dambrot.
All artists who participate in the Bronx Zoo: email your drawings to ghettogloss@ghettogloss.com.

Kansas City artist David Ford attended bronx zoo. His upcoming exhibition at ghettogloss opens on election day, Nov 4.

And then you think– Wouldn’t it be even radder if you had some hot models
in couture lingerie with ape masks on to model for you.

And then you think–OMG, it could even get better if Shana Dambrot (editor from Flavorpill) chose your sketch to go in the October drawing show at Ghettogloss….

The phone rings and it’s your friend from Cal Arts inviting you to join the Ghettogloss girls at this thing downtown they like to call the Bronx Zoo.
and you think to yourself………..
Holy shit, I love L.A.

ABOVE:
Photo by: Magda Wosinska Model:Jenny Mollen

Ghettogloss presents:

Join Ghettogloss for The Bronx Zoo every Saturday afternoon at La Cita from 2P-8P all summer long starting June 28, 2008. $5 cover at the door and drink specials inside.

Every hour, on the hour there will be an APE ESCAPE where 4-7 bilkini-clad girls in gorilla masks will be released to pose for quick figure drawing sketches.

Come over for cocktails, figure drawing, and couture on the back patio at La Cita. Please enter through back entrance.
Bring your own drawing stuff, paper, clipboard, pencils, charcoal, etc.

NO CAMERAS OR PHOTOGRAPHY ALLOWED.

ALL PRESS CALL GHETTOGLOSS DIRECTLY
TO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHY ACCESS.

La Cita / 336 S Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013 / Tel: 213 687 7111