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DEPOT present: NEW YORK GRAFFITI artist EWOK 5mh first appearance in tokyo, japan

DEPOT | 2-43-6 Kamimeguro Meguro-Ku Tokyo {Kokashita}

OPENING RECEPTION: FEB 8th, 2005 | 5pm-8pm
EVENT DATE: FEB 8th, 2005 - FEB 27th, 2005

Ewok started doing Graffiti in 1990 and moved to Brooklyn New York in 1996. He had made his appearance in many art shows such clash of the titans, the magnificent 7, the break in, ewok and totem2, 20 inch dunny (dummy?) show, and had become an important figure to those NY representing Graffiti Artists such as COPE2, FUTURA, TIKED, MISTE, BATES, GHOST, ESPO, MYC LASE, CES, DAZ, TATS CREW, etc.

He's current designing for his own label GIMME and a few other labels. He also does record design for record companies such as DEF JUX RECORDS, RAWKUS RECORDS and FAT BEATS RECORDS. He also provides his designs to Skateboard Companies such as 5 BOROUGH NYC. He also participated in designing figures and video games by KID ROBOT and TOY2R. His collaboration with DKNY is planning to be released this spring. Featured in various Graffiti art books such as the art of getting over, broken windows, enamilized, autograph, cope 2, true legend, NYC graffiti; the New York Hottest Artist.

EWOK's very first Japanese independent show is brought you by DEPOT. You can now truly experience the real NY's second generation Graffiti Artist right here in Japan.

Curated by Jesse J Sharer

Influenced heavily by the 3 Hip Hop elements: MCing, DJing and Graffiti in the 80's. The former NY native skateboarder Jesse J Sharer had opened a Gallery in the name of KOI (King of Investment) in Brooklyn. He had produced exhibitions with legendary graffiti artists such as COPE 2, KEL 5MH, JAES.& RATH. He's moving his base to Japan, as his mission now is to show the Japanese the REAL NY.

EWOK 5MH X AcQUIRED NY's Tokyo Debute Limited Edition T-shirts is going to be on sale at the event.

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