April 23, 2008
Explicit Content Only on Wax
In 2005 I released a curse words only version of N.W.A.'s classic album Straight Outta Compton. Now 3 years later with the help of Inge Records it is available on vinyl. Side A is the original and Side B has been updated with the Explicit Content Only version of Eazy-E's Eazy Duz It.
Download mp3s for free below, or click here to purchase one of these first pressing limited edition of 350.
ECO_side_a_mp3.zip
ECO_side_b_mp3.zip
Project Page: http://ni9e.com/eco_vinyl.php
(hand re-blogged from fffff.at)
Posted by fi5e at 11:57 AM
April 09, 2008
Graffiti Taxonomy Prints
In 2004 I released a project called Graffiti Taxonomy and since then I have been receiving regular email requests to make prints and posters. I have recently revisited the project and am now releasing my first ever series of limited edition signed and numbered prints. The Lower East Side 'E' was created from tags photographed in March of 2008. It is the first in an ongoing series of graffiti character studies titled 'A,E,I,O,U'. The prints were made by master printers right here in Brooklyn and can be purchased at the new ni9e store.
(More photos up here).
The original project is archived here, and I have also made a poster version of the 'S' series, taken from photographs shot in the Lower East Side in 2004. The poster can be purchased here.
Posted by fi5e at 09:19 AM
March 26, 2008
Door Taxonomy Vol. 2
More images from deep in my archives. These are a series of photos I took in Lower Manhattan in 2004. For full collection (at full res) go here: http://fffff.at/fuckflickr/door_taxonomy/
Posted by fi5e at 12:57 PM
Look Ma, I'm in the MoMA!
More info here:
http://graffitiresearchlab.com/?page_id=138#video
Posted by fi5e at 12:32 AM
October 16, 2007
more 2xhaps posts...
I put up a few new posts on doublehappiness:
Throw Some #DDDDDD (con Bennett4Sennate), Terror 2.0, and #BADA55 T-SHIRT.
Posted by fi5e at 04:34 AM
August 09, 2007
Why we need our cameras...
Viva wearechange.org!
Posted by fi5e at 02:44 AM
July 25, 2007
July 25th, 2007
Happy Birthday Inge!
Posted by fi5e at 01:05 PM
July 06, 2007
Post Modern Brady Bunch
Post Modern Brady Bunch and Brady Bunch 2.0 now up on the ni9e site.
Posted by fi5e at 02:09 PM
April 30, 2007
Thanks...
Huge thanks to everyone that helped raise money for AVONE. He is currently out on bail and awaiting trial in early May. More on this shortly.
Posted by fi5e at 11:18 AM
April 27, 2007
WE WANT YOU...
...to come write IMPEACH and other VERBS with the G.R.L. LASER Tag system. Saturday April 28th @ 9PM in Brooklyn (the corner of Everit Street & Fulton Street). Near Grimaldi's Pizza. Weather permitting. In support of A28 and the fight to Impeach Vice-President Dick Cheney.
p.s. Kiss my Ass. Dick Dick Dick Dick Dick is a Killer
For more photos L.A.S.E.R. Tagging in Rotterdam and NYC click here.
Posted by fi5e at 12:59 PM
April 23, 2007
More Skymall Liberation...
Non-White vs iPods
(James had this idea for signing them on the back)
Non-White vs White
Sky Mall Liberation is officially open for business. Get yours now at the low introductory rate of $350! Email me for details.
Posted by fi5e at 11:20 PM
April 19, 2007
Milwaukee & Toronto
I will be giving a presentation at University of Milwaukee Wisconsin as part of the Digital Arts and Culture Layton Lecture series. Thanks to Lane for the invitation.
Thursday, April 19th, 7:30 p.m.
UWM's Curtin 175.
(free and open tothe public)
More info here.
And on Sunday, April 22nd, I will speaking in Toronto at the FITC Design & Technology Festival. More on that presentation here
Posted by fi5e at 12:27 AM
February 20, 2007
LASERS LASERS LASERS!
New Laser Tagging system by the GRL, peep the video here.
Posted by fi5e at 03:36 AM
February 04, 2007
All Systems Go...
First test of the laser tag system was a success. Agents Watson and Powderly profile'n in front of 10,000 lumens of projection and 58mw of laser.
more info on the G.R.L. site.
Posted by fi5e at 08:48 AM
February 02, 2007
G.R.L in Rotterdam
G.R.L. is currently on our On The Run tour in Rotterdam. Thanks to everyone who has been sending emails about the current events in Boston. G.R.L. was not involved in any way, for more on our opinion of the situation look here and here (more to come soon).
Posted by fi5e at 06:32 PM
January 15, 2007
Crime 2.0
Night Writer strikes again.
Posted by fi5e at 11:06 PM
January 09, 2007
G.R.L. Udates...
Post-Circuit Boards: Postal Labels, conductive ink and blinking lights. Dusted off from our servers and now online for public enjoyment.
Posted by fi5e at 09:06 AM
MTV Throwies...
I swear I had NOTHING to do with this. More here.
Posted by fi5e at 09:03 AM
December 31, 2006
Hong Kong Throwies...
Apparently there is a giant metal Christmas tree in Hong Kong with a lot of throwies and cola logos on it. Youtube clips here and here. One of my favorite parts is that the star at the top of the tree instead of being the guiding star of Bethlehem is a Coka-Cola logo.
Posted by fi5e at 02:26 AM
September 17, 2006
G.R.L. updates from Austria...
Click to view video of Graffiti Research Lab ativities in Linz, Austria. Photos updated at flickr.
Posted by fi5e at 10:59 PM
May 05, 2006
GRL goes to Cali...
The Graffiti Research Lab retunred last week from our west coast adventures at the Maker Faire. View footage from Maker here, and footage from LA here. There are also a bunch of photos up on the GRL Flickr Pool.
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April 02, 2006
V is for fi5e
Posted by fi5e at 09:14 PM | Comments (0)
More from the GRL....
The GRAFFITI RESERACH LAB continues to grow, check out the NIGHT WRITER.
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March 04, 2006
Washington Post....
Today's Washington Post did a review of the Wall Snatchers show in DC, including a nice mention of fi5e's "pseudo-scientific graffiti analysis project".
Click here to view the article.
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March 02, 2006
FREE BORF...
HELL and fi5e team up with the Eyebeam Graffiti Research Lab to spread an important message. More photos here.
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The Electro-Graf....
"An electro-graf is a graffiti piece or throw-up that uses conductive and magnetic paint to embed LED display electronics. The video below documents the making of the first prototype electro-graf in the lab at Eyebeam."
Click here to see the video of resistor and the Graffiti Research Lab
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Graffiti Research Lab = LIVE...
I am very excited to say that the GRAFFITI RESEARCH LAB is live and opperational.
"The Graffiti Research Lab is dedicated to outfitting graffiti writers and artist with open source technologies for urban communication. G.R.L. agents are currently working in the lab and in the field to develop and test a range of experimental technologies for the state-of-the-art graffiti writer."
The GRL is a creation of the Eyebeam OpenLab, and includes active members fi5e, resistor, Q, Agent 005, and mega-Ohm-Resistor.
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Graffiti Analysis Photos Updated....
I've updated the Graffiti Analysis page with all new photos. There is also a larger set on the urban_data flickr site (tag = "graffitianalysis").
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February 21, 2006
Wall Snatchers, DC......
The Graffiti Analysis application and documentation will be on display in Washington DC as part of the Wall Snachers exhibition.
Wall Snatchers
3307 M Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20007
Opening Feb 23rd, 6:00pm - 8:30pm.
Through Mar 26
Exhibition Hours: Fri & Sat 6-10pm, & Sun 4-8pm
Other artists involved include:
Bask
Eon
Faile
Mister Never
Nick Z
Tes One
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last weekends projections.....
Hitting some old spots for some new photos. Big thanks to Legal Observer, Resistor, and Fella B.
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February 14, 2006
LED Throwies....
LED Throwies (video), the first project from the Graffiti Research Lab at Eyebeam's OpenLab.
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February 12, 2006
Graffiti Analysis projects....
Some images from this weekends projections. All hail KATSU, HELL, JESUS SAVES, and AVONE.
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December 07, 2005
WIRED article online...
WIRED's Graffiti Hackers article is now on their website.
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November 29, 2005
Graffiti Analysis Invert....
I came across a blog called M.HULOT'S NOTHING DAYS who inverted one of the photos from the Graffiti Analysis sessions.
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November 28, 2005
Escalator Bombing....
New fi5e project, Escalator Bombing.
Posted by fi5e at 11:43 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
November 20, 2005
fi5e and KATSU in WIRED....
(thanks to GARB for this photo)
The current issue of WIRED (December) has a small article called "the Graffiti Hackers" (p.264). It features fi5e and KATSU, as well as Hecktor, SMS GUERRILLA PROJECTOR, Paintball Inkjet Printer, Moving Canvas, and PIPS Lab.
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November 09, 2005
fi5e and HELL in Animal Magazine...
Big thanks to woostercollective for the interview in animal magazine. The image they used was from the graffiti analysis sessions will HELL.
Posted by fi5e at 06:09 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
September 21, 2005
fi5e on flickr...
I found these images of KATSU, AVONE, and HELL projections on rhombusleech's flickr site. Thanks!
Posted by fi5e at 09:43 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack
August 09, 2005
final projection run for 2005...
This is footage from a projection run I did a couple of weeks ago (along with a new application I was testing out). I'm sad to say this will be the last of the projections I will be doing in New York until later this winter. On the flip side, if anyone in Brussels has a really bright digital projector I will be your new best friend?! Huge thanks go out as always to HELL, JESUS SAVES, AVONE, and KATSU, hopefully we can pick up where we left off when I return. Thanks to Lady fi5e and GARB for help with this last run. And finally, big huge 2 story tall thanks go out Dave and the Parsons DT department for letting me borrow the digital projector (I'm surprised it is still in one piece).
P.S., that was GARB's handywork in the "Thanks Dave" video.
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August 04, 2005
Washing Sq. Park Redux...
This is footage from a projection run I did several weeks ago in the rain for the documentary "Bomb It". Big thanks to Theo for shooting the video, and lady fi5e for help with the projection.
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July 29, 2005
projections tonight....
I'll be doing a short Graffiti Analysis projection run tonight at Smith St. and Pacific from 10-10:30pm if anyone wants to come.
Posted by fi5e at 11:27 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
July 19, 2005
Graffiti Analysis projections....
I wanted to thank everyone who came out to see the projections last week following my Flash Forward presentation. I finally edited the video which you can view here. Huge thanks to GARB for the video, as well as FONG and GBBMSNUP for help with the mobile division. I've also updated the ni9e.com site with a complete archive of the Graffiti Analysis sessions.
*Thanks to arktip, core77, and k10k for the recent linkage.
Posted by fi5e at 09:40 AM | Comments (6) | TrackBack
July 06, 2005
Graffiti Analysis Projection...
Anyone interested is invited to come check out Graffiti Analysis projections Thursday night around 10pm. The plan is to project at the corner of Smith St. and Pacific St. in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. This is near to the Bergen St. metro stop on the F line.
I have little control over parking and lighting, and there is always the chance of technical problems, so if you decide to come please be understanding and open minded. Even if there is a hitch the area is fun and has lots of bars.
I've never done an announced projection, so it will be fun to see how this goes.
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July 03, 2005
Come see the projections....
If you live in New York and are interested in seeing the Graffiti Analysis projections keep your schedule open this Thursday, July 7th around 10:30pm. This will be the first time I will announce where they will happen before hand so I'm curious to see how this will work. Check back here as Thursday approaches for an exact time and location.
Posted by fi5e at 12:17 PM | Comments (1) | TrackBack
June 12, 2005
Daily News...
Jacob Osterhost wrote a nice piece on fi5e and the Graffiti Analysis sessions on page 26 in todays (Sunday, June 12th) NOW! section of the Daily News. Pick it up for $1 if your in NYC or read it here.
I'm really happy with how it came out but one correction I would add is that they spelled AVONE's name wrong (they spelled it AVON). Sorry about that, but we all know who it's talking about...
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June 10, 2005
GB's Desktop....
A friend of mine sent me this image of his desktop. For me 'Set to Desktop' is the highest possible complement one can receive.
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June 09, 2005
fi5e in the media....
For all those reading this blog in New York make sure to pick up a Daily News tomorrow (Friday, June 10th). There may or may not be an article on fi5e and the Graffiti Analysis sessions... more on this soon.
***update***, wasn't in todays issue, check tomorrow (sorry if anyone wasted $.50).
Posted by fi5e at 01:41 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack
June 03, 2005
Graffiti Taxonomy Archaeology...
adamgreenfield's flickr site has apparently been tracking the deterioration of one my graffiti taxonomy posters. I love it when the web and streets come together like this. Thanks to Cassidy for the tip off, I'm a huge fan of the Graffiti Archaeology project.
Click here to view The evidence of duration. (This wall was completely buffed a few weeks ago.)
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May 21, 2005
Graffiti Analysis: 05/15/05 footage...
Video documentation of last weekends projections in the West Village and Washington Square Park.
Click here to view.
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May 18, 2005
Graffiti Analysis: Village....
Graffiti Analysis photos from last weekends projections in Washington Square Park and the West Village. Big thanks thanks to KATSU for adding his tag into the mix. Also thanks to ALEJANDRO, GARB, PHONG, and LADY FI5E for all the help with projections and documentation. Video footage coming in the next few days.
click here for more photos
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May 16, 2005
fi5e interview...
I did an invterview with nerve magazine about the N.W.A. Explicit Content Only project. Check it out here.
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May 14, 2005
KATSU: Graffiti Analysis...
I'm really excited to have KATSU involved with the Graffiti Analysis sessions. He is definitely one of my NYC favorites. Big thanks to him for taking part, and stay tuned for more projections coming soon.
Below are screen captures of his tag as processed by the Graffiti Analysis application.
Click here for larger images
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May 10, 2005
Graffiti Analysis mobile unit...
Footage from last Sat. nights Graffiti Analysis projections in DUMBO and Williamsburg. Thanks as always to HELL, JESUS SAVES, and AVONE, as well as Alejandro, Illegal Observer, and Lady fi5e who assisted in the projections and documentation.
click here to view video
click here to view photos
Posted by fi5e at 09:45 PM | Comments (2) | TrackBack
May 04, 2005
Graffiti Analysis Photos...
Below are photos from last Fridays Graffiti Analysis projections. Huge thanks to ALEJANDRO for shooting these images. They can also be viewed at a larger resolution here.
Also, it was great seeing Kilgore at the thesis presentation of this work yesterday, thanks for coming out.
Posted by fi5e at 03:24 PM | Comments (6)
May 01, 2005
Graffiti Analysis: mobile...
I finally got the projection system running through the car battery. These are projections I did Friday night with the help of FONG and ALEJANDRO, in parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan.
Click here to view
I will be presenting this video along with the Graffiti Analysis application in my thesis review this Tuesday. If anyone would like to come my studio starts presenting at 8:30am, and mine will be from 2-2:30pm in Parsons Auditorium (66 Fifth Avenue ).
Other thesis reviews are listed here. They are supposed to be open to the public but not many people take advantage this. Come sneak into a few, it is normal to come and go. And if sitting through 35 minute presentations doesn't sound like your idea of fun than be sure to come to the Design + Technology Annual Thesis Exhibition, May 26 - June 10
OPENING RECEPTION:
Wednesday, May 25, 6 - 8pm
Aronson Galleries
66 Fifth Avenue
and Gallery at 2 West 13
Mon-Fri 9-9, Sat-Sun 9-6
Posted by fi5e at 11:07 PM | Comments (13)
April 24, 2005
a href = WINDOW...
This was a simple idea I couldn't resist trying. The mouse arrow is projected on a building and the windows become buttons (complete with ROLL OVER functionality)..... yes I'm a geek.
Posted by fi5e at 04:04 PM | Comments (8)
Digital Projection Test...
Friday night I did some more digital projection tests. These videos don't do justice to how fun it was to see this stuff projected 6 stories high, but if you squint your eyes and use your imagination you can start to get an idea of what it looked like.
launch JESUS SAVES projection test
Big thanks to FONG and LEGAL OBSERVER (aka the Notorious I.N.G.) for putting in a lot of time and effort to take this footage. And, as always, thanks to HELL and JESUS SAVES.... hope you like it!
I am hoping to meet with a couple more writers and finally figure out how to project from a moving vehicle in the next 10 days..... stay tuned.
*religious disclaimer:
HELL and JESUS_SAVES are two of my favorite graffiti writers in NYC. Their inclusion in the graffiti analysis studies has little to do with what their tags spell, but more to do with where and how often their tags appear in the city. It is only a coincidence that their names seem to have a common religious theme.
Posted by fi5e at 03:44 PM | Comments (10)
April 22, 2005
visual resistance....
Big thanks to visualresistance.org for the kind words!
Posted by fi5e at 12:35 PM | Comments (0)
April 21, 2005
HELL: still vs. motion study...
I did a quick study with HELL's tag where on the left side of the screen the hand is still and the ink is in motion, and on the right side of the screen the hand moves and the ink is still.
Click here to view...
Posted by fi5e at 11:33 PM | Comments (0)
April 17, 2005
Animated JESUS SAVES...
This is an animation where every odd frame is a photograph of a JESUS SAVES tag from NYC, and every even frame is video documentation of him writing. It is still a work in progress as I need to take more photos, but the basic idea is there. (It may take a little while to load...)
Click here to launch.
Posted by fi5e at 08:01 PM | Comments (4)
JESUS SAVES....
I had the honor of meeting with one of the most prolific graffiti writers in all of New York City, JESUS SAVES. If you live here and have not seen his tag than you are not paying attention. It was a thrill to have him involved in my graffiti analysis studies, and to hear his outlook on graffiti and life. Huge thanks to JESUS SAVES for being so open and giving with his time and creativity.
This is a screen capture of JESUS SAVES's tag as visualized in the Graffiti Analysis application.
These are sketches he made during our conversation. (I thought it was fitting that the page was from the bibliography of my thesis document.)
Posted by fi5e at 06:59 PM | Comments (2)
April 15, 2005
More FITC photos....
Artist, photographer, designer, graffiti legend, and generally cool guy Duro The Third (pictured above) sent me some great photos he took during my presentation in Toronto. Thank you!
Posted by fi5e at 10:29 AM | Comments (1)
April 14, 2005
HELL vs. FI5E
I had the pleasure of meeting with one of my favorite NYC writers HELL a few weeks ago. He is taking part in my graffiti analysis project and is the first writer I have captured into my application. The project is still very much a work in progress and I won't be posting this to my main site until it is further developed, but I thought I would give anyone checking this blog a sneak peak to what I've been up to. Click here to view an outdoor projection test of HELL's tag as run through my system. Below is a screen capture from the application.
I wanted to say a big thanks to HELL for going out on a limb and meeting with a stranger during a time which I know is very risky for graffiti writers.
I'm really excited to be meeting with some other amazing writers this week, so stay tuned for more.
Posted by fi5e at 03:41 PM | Comments (5)
Geek Graffiti notes...
I found some photos online from my presentation. I have NONE, so if anyone has more please post them in the comments. Thanks.
I got some requests to put up a notes page so here is a list of URLs from my presentation. I had a great time, thanks again to FITC, michele and my family for coming, everyone who listened to me blab for an hour, and everyone I had the pleasure of meeting.
VIVA TORONTO!
Posted by fi5e at 03:11 PM | Comments (3)
February 20, 2005
I am a toy....
Two reasons why am I a total toy:
1.) Just when I am feeling so proud of how nice my silver tag looks glimmering in the winter sun someone totally pisses blue all over me.
2.) I can't even read what it says (siek?!).
I was actually happy to find this because I think it is a good example of what someone knowledgeable in the medium of writing looks like versus someone just learning. Thanks for the lesson whatever your name is.
Posted by fi5e at 06:31 PM | Comments (1)