Vision of Paradise: Inside the Mind of Lee “Scratch” Perry
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to see the world through the eyes of Lee Scratch Perry?
Visual Culture: Paint Jamaica Re-Imagines Downtown Kingston
The volunteer art collective Paint Jamaica aims to transform downtown Kingston with uplifting and beautiful murals.
Visual Vibration: Bob Marley x Shepard Fairey
Words by Natalie Weiner—
Bob Marley's image has become almost as important a part of his legacy as his music—both are ubiquitous worldwide, and accordingly represent many people's first exposure to Jamai... Read More...
Top Honors: The Poetry + Art of St. Lucia’s Derek Walcott
Words by Natalie Weiner–
As St. Lucia celebrates its 35th anniversary of independence this year, its culture is about to get a big New York closeup. If you've ever wondered about the island's literature, mus... Read More...
Visual Culture: Designer Brent Rollins
Words by Natalie Weiner, Photo by Greg Washington —
Brooklyn-based, LA-raised artist and Complex art director Brent Rollins doesn't exactly need to pad his resume. The half-Bajan, half-Vietnamese illustr... Read More...
Visual Culture: Trinidad’s Miles Regis At Art Basel Miami
Words by Natalie Weiner—
Miles Regis is an LA-based, Trinidad-born visual artist whose work is being featured at the Art of Fusion MIA exhibition as part of the Art Basel Miami festival. Regis comes from a... Read More...
Visual Culture: Finding the Caribbean at Art Basel
Words by Natalie Weiner— Art Basel, though legendary in the art world (and for the crazy parties that inevitably go along with it), is not necessarily known for its commitment to diversity. Miami is just one of... Read More...
LargeUp TV: LargeUp Meets River Sand at Roktowa Downtown
Words by Erin Hansen, Photos and Video by Martei Korley—
Jamaica's film and art scene has slowly been building momentum with a new generation. A recent international publication pointed attention at tw... Read More...
Impressions: Astro Saulter’s Rising Star
Words by Erin MacLeod, Photos by Martei Korley—
"I have no voice but I am not silent. I use tools beyond my physical body to communicate. Across the years my voice has been expressed mostly through the wri... Read More...
Riding West: Robin Clare’s Dancehall-Inspired Western Movie Posters
Words by DJ Theory —
Jamaican-born, Sydney, Australia-based visual artist Robin Clare—check out our last piece with her here—has some fresh new works on the table, in which she continues to explore Jamai... Read More...
Si Cuba: Cuban Art Comes to New York
Words by Eddie STATS Houghton
Ever since this Obama character took office, we've been hearing about a warming in relations between the largest island in the Caribbean and its northern neighbor. But so fa... Read More...
Visual Culture: Darhil Crooks, Part few
words by Eddie STATS Houghton Our epic Q&A with the art director of Esquire magazine (and Gargamel music!) continues in Darhil Crooks: Part II, the Electric Boogaloo...in this segment, Mr. Crooks gets int... Read More...