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MARK OF THE BEAST

In a world of super duper whores, the kids just want a little more

About Me


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Capitalist Globalization is no longer an evil threat, but a dark reality in the 21st century.
Multinational companies condition the consuming masses with lies, deception and manipulation in the forms of advertising tricks and fetishized logos.
These mega-corporations have infiltrated the world's governments, created legislation in their favor, and become global superpowers.
Today, this misappropriation of authority has dealt us states of international conflict, a plundering of nature and its resources, imbalances in the global economy, and a tangled web of disinformation.
MARK OF THE BEAST is a traveling art exhibit that serves as a conscious happening in each city it reaches, aimed directly at the issues of consumerism and alternative globalization.
Curated by Los Angeles-based artist Brandy Flower, the show exposes, in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, current issues of corporate manipulation in our society. The exhibit features more than 200 altered, yet recognizable logos of companies ranging from McDonald’s to Chevron, Gap to Mastercard, with each logo “spoof” depicting the corporation’s fundamental ills.
MARK OF THE BEAST launched in April 2005 to a crowd of more than 500 guests at the Transport Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles. As part of the one-night event, guests were encouraged to bring items of clothing to be silkscreened on-site for FREE, arming them with their own protest statements of the brazen, altered logos found in the exhibit.
On that night, without entering the gallery or viewing any of the art, the Los Angeles Police Department shut down the debut of MARK OF THE BEAST based on a single phone complaint that the work was offensive and aggressive.
This clear violation of First Amendment rights has been downplayed and virtually overlooked by all media sources.
MARK OF THE BEAST made its way to Mammoth Lakes in January 2006 and will return to Los Angeles this Fall. The 64-page catalog documenting the show's work and events is available on the website.
www.ofthebeast.com

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WHAT WOULD JESUS BUY?, IDIOCRACY

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Do you have a little 64-page MARK OF THE BEAST book with 200 spoofs? Look for the second pressing in Fall 2007 with almost 400!

My Blog

THERE IS A POLIEMAN INSIDE ALL OUR HEADS, HE MUST BE DESTROYED

"YOU ARE AT THE COOLEST PLACE ON EARTH RIGHT NOW!"- PRINCE, COACHELLA 2008YES, IT DID RAIN PURPLE OUT IN THE DESERT LAST WEEKEND, AND WE SAW IT! AZUL*213 ACCOMPANIED THE HIT+RUN CREW OUT TO COACHELLA ...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Sat, 03 May 2008 04:06:00 PST

LA VS WAR

THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN.ITS CURRENTLY HAPPENING IN THE MINDS OF THE STRONG-WILLED WHO BELIEVE THAT CHANGE WILL COME....AND ITS HAPPENING IN THE STREETS. MAYBE YOU’VE SEEN THE "LA VS WAR" POSTER...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:57:00 PST

WORKING FOR A NUCLEAR FREE CITY

HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT AND SUPPORTED HIT+RUN IN FEBRUARY... WE DID OVER 10 EVENTS ALL OVER LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS AND SHOW NO SIGNS OF SLOWING! NO EVENTS ARE PLANNED FOR L.A. THIS MON...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:41:00 PST

EN TRANCE

TONIGHT, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD WE HAVE TWO EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES SO COME OUT AND GET INVOLVED. THE FUN STARTS AT THE SANTA MONICA MUSEUM OF ART IN BERGAMOT STATION FOR "IN THE BAG" AN E...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:41:00 PST

THE CITY MADE ME DO IT

(( TONIGHT ))PLEASE JOIN US ON THE SUNSET STRIP TONIGHT FOR "THE DAY LAUGHTER DIED", A NIGHT OF STAND-UP AT THE WORLD FAMOUS COMEDY STORE (8433 SUNSET BLVD. LA 90069). CATCH THE DEBUT OF H+R CREW KEVI...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:55:00 PST

YOU CAN’T TAKE SIDES WHEN THE WORLD IS ROUND

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT ON SATURDAY NIGHT FOR "REPEAT OFFENDER"!!! IT WAS THE BIGGEST HIT+RUN PARTY TO DATE, JAMMED PACKED WITH SOME OF THE BEST DJS AND ART IN LOS ANGELES RIGHT NOW. JIRO HAD ...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:54:00 PST

ZEITGEIST

KONICHIWA!!HIT+RUN BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2005 AND 93 PARTIES (!!!) LATER WE HAVE PRINTED OVER 10,000 ONE-OF-A-KIND SHIRTS FOR PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE GLOBE. SINCE LAST MONTH'S UPDATE WE'VE HELD TEN EVENTS I...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Sun, 14 Oct 2007 05:45:00 PST

PEACE THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!!!

In the shadows of our sixth anniversary of 9/11 and this pivotal point in world history, we're inviting like-minded thinkers of Los Angeles together for a night of questions, answers, truth, t-shirts,...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:14:00 PST

YOU’RE NEXT!!!

ALOHA AMIGOS!HIT+RUN will be at The Magic Convention in Las Vegas next week for three days of live screenprinting with the hottest brands in streetwear. Each day, H+R will be collaborating with labels...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:40:00 PST

HIT N RUN CREW AINT NUTTIN TOO FUK WITT!!!

I WENT TO BALTOWN AND ALL I GOT WAS CRABS...HAHA JUST KIDDING, I DON'T EAT SHELLFISH. HIT+RUN GOT DOWN WITH 'GOOD' MAGAZINE LAST WEEKEND IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND FOR THE TWO-DAY "VIRGIN FESTIVAL". LOTS ...
Posted by MARK OF THE BEAST on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 12:45:00 PST