Defrag has released another interesting video profile, this time concentrating on artist Eric Haze. Stussy has been working with Eric Haze on a complete capsule collection for Spring/Summer 2010 and for the occasion the artist decorated a Stussy store in Japan. The process is nicely documented in the video profile. Check it out!

After announcing the biggest solo exhibition of New York artist Eric Haze a while back, we can give you a detailed look at the works on display today. The artist presents both paintings and sculptures in the exhibition, building on the iconic style that we know from Haze. The hybrid of fine art and design is very much apparent in a lot of works, working mostly with arrows, symbols and lines.

Take a detailed look at the Eric Haze “New Abstracts and Icons” Exhibition after the jump.

Eric Haze is proud to announce New Abstracts and Icons, a major solo exhibition in New York City of new paintings, drawings, and sculpture. It is the artist’s largest exhibition to date.

In New Abstracts and Icons, bold iconography and his natural line quality are free of any predictable design or past imagery. Haze is intent to convey his overall message in the purest and most organic terms possible through the combination of stark color contrasts and clean lines. The result is an overtly minimalist composition. The viewer does not have to sift through metaphors and signifiers; instead, Haze bravely reveals his personality and identity in stripped down, simple form. Through these new works chaos is calmed and harmony is nurtured.

New Abstracts and Icons will be the first event held at Level 2, a newly built-to-suit 2500-square foot gallery space on 812 Broadway and 11th Street. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served at the opening reception with world class DJs A-Trak and Neil Armstrong providing the audio.

OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, November 19, 8-10 p.m.

Show Hours:
Monday – Friday | 12-6 p.m.
Saturday – Sunday | 1-7 p.m.

Location:
Level 2
812 Broadway (at 11th Street)
New York, NY 10003

Check out the full flyer after the jump.

Three contemporary legends, Jose Parla, Eric Haze and Natas Kaupas from Miami, NYC and LA have created a set of three limited edition T-shirts for The Standard Hotel’s three properties in those cities.

1500 of each design has been produced and are available only through The Standard’s website starting on December 8th. A limited number of t-shirts are also available at each hotel’s on-site store. Each t-shirt includes the artist’s signature next to the label, comes in a red pouch that also carries the artist’s signature and sells for $55. Also each t-shirt comes in black and in white, in both mens and womens sizes.

You can purchase the Standard Hotel Artist Collaboration T-Shirts here.

Detailed images of all three t-shirt sets follow after the jump.

Today we can show you some of the merchandise created for the upcoming exhibition of artist Eric Haze in Hong Kong – Full Circle. Since the exhibition is hosted by 8Five2, 24Herbs and 55DSL, the artist also worked with them on some merchandise.
Here we show you some t-shirts created in collaboration with Know1edge, the in-house brand by 8Five2. They present a series of signature designs on the t-shirts. We especially like the pocket tees. There will also be some windbreakers and other product at the show opening. Via Hypebeast.
Eric Haze: Full Circle
July 24th – August 8, 2008
Opening Reception: Wednesday, July 23
(3-5pm: Press Session / 9-11pm: General Reception)
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Check out the other t-shirts after the jump.

Alife LA presents Nov York City, an exhibition of new works by Eric Haze, based on Dumar Brown’s novel The World Screaming Nov and featuring the limited-edition collaborative set The World Screaming Nov. A notable figure in the design and fashion community over the last few decades, New York artist Haze was commissioned by Alife to create an installation specifically for their Los Angeles space. The show will consist of eight archival silkscreen works on canvas. Nov York City represents Haze’s continued return to the fine art world, including recent exhibitions and installations at select galleries worldwide. This will be a rare opportunity to view and purchase the artist’s work in Los Angeles. The exhibition marks a first-time collaboration between Haze, Brown and Alife: The World Screaming Nov limited-edition set. The set includes a signed copy of Brown’s novel and a custom Alife t-shirt designed by Eric Haze. Limited to 192 pieces, the set will be available at all Alife flagship locations in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and Tokyo and is priced at $75. Nov York City is the first in a series of art exhibitions to be held at Alife’s Los Angeles space in the Fairfax District. Open to the public, the reception for Nov York City will take place on Saturday, May 17 from 7 to 10pm.

Known for his iconic graphics that have transformed the streets of New York City as well as defined the visual language of hip hop bands such as the Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and LL Cool J, Haze communicates with his audience through a variety of mediums. For Haze, the exhibition continues to balance the elements of his work as a graphic designer and fine artist. The site-specific installation represents “a continuation of the type-based, freestyle lettering work that I have been developing recently, playing on words, also using scale and repetition within the application of the written word.” His custom graphic for the limited-edition Nov York City t-shirt (print is shown on the above pic) is a one-off newly created handletter design that relates to the collaborative project as a whole.

The concept for Nov York City was inspired by Dumar Brown’s third title, The World Screaming Nov, which will be released by Brown’s publishing company Newkirk Éditeur. Having featured the Nov series in its New York location for several years, Alife partnered with Brown on his upcoming release and commissioned Haze to illustrate select quotes from the book. The three creative entities teamed up to produce the Nov York City exhibition and limited-edition set, which symbolizes a unique first-time collaboration for all.
Detailed information on the event after the jump.

Pictures of this sneaker have already been circulating this summer and now it has finally been released. After Josh Wisdumb and Eric Haze, New Balance continues their artist collaboration series, and gets together this time with Sean D ‘Anconia of Her Majesty’s Secret Studios. The shoe pays homage to 70’s grindhouse cinema using a collage of the icons of the era: streets of Harlem to the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, from Yakuza to KungFu. The details on the sneaker are just incredible.
It has been released at Atmos Tokyo. Make sure to check out the detailed pictures after the jump.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of G-Shock they got together with Manhattan Portage to produce this limited edition DJ Bag. It comes in waterproof material and with special badges designed by the artist and designer of this bag – Eric Haze. The bag is expected to be released mid September. Via Conope.