Went to a great opening last night for the Lost Art of Inglourious Basterds, a Benefit for Haitian Relief at The Upper Playground Art Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles. SA Studios and Upper Playground commissioned 13 artists to make…

Not to speculate on any particular individual’s religious beliefs, superstitions, mythologies or general dogmas – nor judge anyone on their internal mysticism – however The Loyal Subjects are combining the gooey, colorful, horrific, perverse yet somewhat upbeat world of…

The Loyal Subjects and Joe Ledbetter mashed their chocolate into his peanut butter and the subsequent result: Terror & Magnus Lava Edition. Only available at this year’s Designer Con show held in Pasadena,…

A sneak peak of the new vinyl figure by the inimitable Sam Flores, aptly titled “Dragon Boy”, was just announced. The 10″ limited edition figure will drop at Upper Playground sometime in September,…

This year marks Upper Playground’s 10th Anniversary. Indeed, something to be proud of.  They’re beating the drum by giving away a whole bunch of stuff I’d love to get my hands on—like this

Upper Playground has just released four new graphic tees (Screaming Walrus—shown above, Chained, Up Out and Serial Comedy) designed by Munk One. All rock inspired from the ‘80s. Ah the memories…long hair, moshing, headbanging, bad tattoos,…

Starting Monday, October 20th, Upper Playground is going to launch a daily Obama Print contest featuring limited edition, signed and numbered prints by Morning Breath, Alex Pardee, Munk One, Justin Bua, David Choe (shown above) and Sam Flores from…

David Choe’s Barack Obama posters are part of an ongoing series from Upper Playground of artist collaborations in support of Barack Obama’s presidential campaign. Upper Playground has endorsed Obama’s campaign by creating posters featuring artwork from…