The new issue of Lodown Magazine has been released. Around since ‘95, the Berlin based underground magazine presents in its 64th issue lots of interesting topics and people surrounding the topics of art, music, lifestyle and fashion. As usual, definitely with picking up. Art direction on this latest issue was done by StudioAnti from Berlin.

From underground roots to national consciousness, Shepard Fairey’s Obama poster made him one of GQ’s Men of the Year. That honor is shared by the President-elect himself. Not surprisingly, Obama has been named TIME MAGAZINE Person of the Year. Who better than to design the cover for the issue than Shepard. A banner year for the artist, whose new found national acclaim should translate into some good traffic at his debut museum show, opening February at the ICA Boston. (Via SuperTouch).

Juxtapoz has just released it’s January 2009 issue. WK Interact is the months cover story, with highlights of his most recent work within the magazines pages. Others featured include Ian Francis and Munk One. As you’d expect Juxtapoz January 2009 also has its share of interviews and reviews. Available direct and on news stands now.

The guys from Fixed Gear London have released the second issue of Fixed Magazine. Once again the issue contains lots of interesting articles and product, and is thus definitely worth checking out. Via Glltn.

You can download the magazine for free here.

Around 6 times per year, agnès b. and Hans-Ulrich Obrist give carte blanche to an artist to appropriate the space of the paper. An 8-page tabloid format, identical for each artist. Repetition and difference. 100,000 to 300,000 copies are available free of charge around the world (in bookshops, museums, galleries, schools, cafés, etc.), as well as in all of the agnès b. locations (France, Europe, USA, Asia). They call Point d’ironie a hybrid periodical – half magazine, half poster.

Robert Crumb was the latest artist to be invited to work on issue 45 of Point d’ironie. It comes in all black/white and features lots of great comic works by the artist. Via Selectism.

Pick your free copy up now, it’s well worth it!

After the jump a couple of images from the Robert Crumb issue.

The good folks at SuperTouch weren’t too far off when they mentioned the lack of dynamism over at ArtNews. It is, for lack of better phrasing, the old guard of contemporary art. However, and perhaps for the best (worst?), they’ve come around to the Street Art Movement. “Street Art Gets Hot!” reads November’s cover. Yes, we already knew that. Yes, the proclimation from this publication is like a nail in the coffin of hip and cool.

Negativity aside, the keynote article by Caroline Miranda, A Two Way Street, properly and succenctly presents the core issues surrounding Street Art and its progression within the mainstream art world. For those interested in the constant debates over definition and the arguments over mass market presentation of artists like Swoon, Miranda’s essay is a worthy read. And, surely, like us you’ll see some merit in a piece that is not without fault. (And, there are no excuses to miss it, it’s free online).

Kaws once again worked on a magazine cover, something we have seen more often from the artist recently. After working on an entire iD issue and on a couple of pages of Complex magazine, he has now worked on Japanese magazine Eyescream. The cover features Chaki Kuriyama dressed in Original Fake and decorated with Kaws art. Image via Bare.

Aside from that, the magazine also covers Madsaki, Hiroshi Fujiwara and others. A larger image of the cover follows after the jump.

French sneaker magazine Shoes-Up has collaborated with Lacoste on the Missouri. Paying homage to the classic hat that is worn in France and Basque Lands, where René Lacoste is from, the sneaker comes entirely covered in wool. Matching the wool look, the Lacoste crocodile logo also comes in black rubber. The inner sole features the Shoes-Up crest logo. The outcome is one of the best Lacoste sneakers that we have seen this year, perfect for the fall season.

The Shoes-Up x Lacoste Missouri will be coming in a hat box, along with a 148 page book, featuring photographs by Charles Levy. The sneakers are limited to 160 pairs worldwide and will be released at Colette, Dover Street Market, Limited Edition and five more stores around France.

Have a more detailed look after the jump.

ALIFE and French magazine CLARK have come together to produce a limited edition pack to be released exclusively at ALIFE at Colette this Thursday, October 9th and on CLARK Magazine’s website, www.clarkmagazine.com, this Friday, October 10th.

Celebrating the release of CLARK Magazine’s issue #32 for which ALIFE designed the cover, the ALIFE for Clark pack includes: the ALIFE X CLARK X NON SANS RAISON hand-numbered Limoges porcelain plate; the ALIFE X CLARK X NON SANS RAISON T-shirt; and CLARK magazine issue #32.

The plate, made out of real Limoges porcelain especially for ALIFE and CLARK, is made “the American way” at 27cm in diameter and represents the partnership with an original collectible product that has a wonderful French savoir-faire.

The pack will retail for €200.00. A launch event will take place at ALIFE at Colette this Thursday, October 9th.

Detailed images of the Alife x Clark x Non Sans Raison pack follow after the jump.

Today we can give you a further look inside the new issue of Shoes Master, which is once again packed with exciting new releases. Here we can give you first looks at the upcoming New Balance x Hectic collaboration, Mastermind Japan x Visvim FBT Shaman Mid Black Colorway, Undefeated x Reebok Pump Fury (three colorways, really colorful – above left) and more.

Flauge will be releasing vol. 10 of Shoes Master very soon.

More images following after the jump.