Bates’ Sand Factory: A Personal Hall of Fame

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For more than ten years, Danish style-master BATES has spent thousands of hours secretly building up his own private hall of fame at a sand factory in Malmö, Sweden. In this edition of Ironlak Films Bates discusses his self-initiated project and shows off the collection of artwork.

Shot/Interview: Luke Shirlaw.
Cut: Selina Miles.

Check out Bates’ interview in the first issue of The Infamous here.

This Weekend: CreativeSite at the Gallery @5Pointz NYC

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New Jersey aerosol artist and friend of The Infamous CreativeSite is having a solo exhibition show in Long Island City, Queens, this weekend at The Gallery@5PointzNYC. He will be featuring a selection of artwork and apparel on Saturday, May 18, and Sunday, May 19, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The Gallery@5PointzNYC is located at 45-46 Davis St., Long Island City, NY, 11101. Check it out. If you can’t, check out Shawn Mack, aka “Site” at www.creativsite.net to see what he’s working on. The flyer is here; the photos are after the jump.
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The Infamous Kickstarter Campaign – Work We Have Already Done

This is a cross-post from our Kickstarter campaign: http://kck.st/ZKO4hW

We know that many, if not most, people visiting this Kickstarter page may not be familiar with The Infamous magazine. And we also know that the people who have seen the magazine can’t get enough of it. That’s why we’ve compiled a “greatest hits” sample presentation of pages that have already been in The Infamous. Check it out and decide if this is the kind of thing you want to continue! And don’t forget to share, share, share.
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MQ Cover Choice Contest

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We want you, the supporters of The Infamous, to be a part of The Infamous by choosing the MQ cover for Issue #7. The contest starts today, May 4th at 3pm est. and ends on Monday, May 6th at 5pm est.

Choice #1 = MQ– Japanese art and Choice #2 = MQ– Meanface. You can participate by liking the cover pictures we post on our Instagram page, Facebook page, and/or by leaving a comment with your choice on our Kickstarter page and by emailing us your cover choice, please put Cover Contest in subject line of email. (via info@theinfamousmag.com.) Once we tally up all the likes and choices from our Instagram, Facebook, Kickstarter page and emails we receive, we will announce the winning cover later that evening. Thank you for your participation and support. To help support us, please visit our kickstarter page and donate to receive some awesome rewards. And remember, subscribers and kickstarter donators will be the first to receive Issue #7 before it hits newsstands, stores and events!!! Please note Issue #7, like all our issues, will have two different covers by our main cover stories, 1 = MQ and 2 = Few and Far. 

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The Infamous Launches Kickstarter Campaign

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The Infamous has launched a Kickstarter campaign in a direct appeal to its readers and supporters. It’s already off to a great start. Thank you to those who have already donated, and those who are going to donate, and to all of the magazine’s supporters.

We know that if you are reading this you already have our back. What we need you to do now is to share the below Kickstarter video with your friends, family, and anybody else whose opinion you value. Put it on your Facebook, Twitter, send an email blast, send a text message, telegraph, carrier pigeon – we need your help to get the word out. Please. The readers and supporters are the only reason we have made it this far, but we still need your help. Watch the video and check out the Kickstarter page. You’ll see we have lots of quality rewards for donors.
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