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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...

Visual Culture: Latonya Style + Robin Clare’s “Stylish Moves” Dance Zine

Words by Natalie Weiner— If you've never lived in the Caribbean, it can be difficult to fully grasp certain parts of the culture. There's a lot of potential for embarrassment when your favorite dancehall song ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Kehinde Wiley Takes On Jamaica

Words by Jesse Serwer— While the world obsesses over Banksy's public art project/publicity stunt in New York, one of New York's best artists is over in Banksy's homebase of London showing work that—to ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Artist Danielle Mastrion Celebrates Kool Herc + 40 Years of Hip-Hop

Words by Kieran K. Meadows, Art by Danielle Mastrion— Yesterday marked the 40th anniversary of hip-hop. Or more precisely 40 years to the day -- August 11, 1973 -- that a young DJ of Jamaican descent threw... Read More...

New York Post: No Ice Cream Sound Visits NYC

Words by Jesse Serwer— As you may already know, our friends over at clothing brand/music blog Shimmy Shimmy have a smartly-designed periodical called No Ice Cream Sound extending their brand into print. ... Read More...

Black Ark in Lego: Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Famed Studio Recreated

Words by Jesse Serwer— A while back we announced an open call for Lee "Scratch" Perry-inspired art, with a box set edition of Perry's classic Blackboard Jungle Dub from Get On Down Records as a prize. O... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Jamaican Visual Artists You Should Know

Words by LargeUp Crew— Jamaica's visual artists don't enjoy the same level of international fame as its musical talents, but that doesn't mean they're not world class. From the colorful street murals a... 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...

Nature Island Views: The Sign Painter of Marigot

These roadside advertisements reflect the colorful flavor of the Nature Island.

Visual Culture: Art in the Dancehall x Clarks in Jamaica in NYC

Words by Jesse Serwer— Back in June, we told you about the Art in the Dancehall show put together by our friends at Shimmy Shimmy and DJ Al Fingers over in England as part of the Jamaica 50 celebrations ... Read More...

Visual Culture: Caribbean Art x Art Basel Miami

Words by Jesse Serwer— If you're headed down to Art Basel Miami this week, you can count on seeing work by artists from around the world. But, despite its close proximity to and obvious influence on MIA ... Read More...