Introducing | Liz Zunon

A good friend and early supporter of TwentyTwelve Art, Liz Zunon is busy these days. An illustrator and painter by trade, she is gearing up for the release of her work featured in two children's books: My Hands Sing the Blues and La Salama. Born in Albany, NY but raised in West Africa's Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), her style is effortlessly elegant and honest, mixing mediums, materials, and influences in her work. While the methods vary, the result is always the same: eye catching, head turning work.

Hand Gunz High | By Any Means

Right on time and right on point, Hand Gunz High release their debut mixtape "By Any Means." Download it HERE

Introducing | Hand Gunz High

Albany NY capital region representers Hand Gunz High need you to know that #LyricsStillMatter. Comprised of Intell Hazefield, Kwamizzle, and Kane, HGH show an appreciation for the art of putting words together and these first two tracks capture that philosophy. Be on the lookout for the "By Any Means Necessary" mixtape dropping February 6th.

Mr.Rockefeller. Having Fun?

New York is synonymous with New York City and for good reason: the rest of the Empire State doesn't have much on the city. It's composed of straight farmland, orchards, and small cities whose souls left with the industrial revolution. But NYC isn't the capital and therefore falls somewhere other than the top of the state totem poll. Enter Albany, my place of residence and current home of TwentyTwelve Art. It's small and offers little in terms of a skyline, but we do have this masterpiece of concrete and marble: Empire Plaza. It's the architectural epitomey of empire. Not only did it displace 9,000 residents when it was built but it resembles a block where you'd expect to find Lord Vader and Newt Gingrich posted up. Word is it was also built to act as a fortress against rioting citizens during the Civil Rights Era--construction started in '65. I'm sure Rockefeller was disappointed to never see his edifice complex used in full force, but his legacy endures in the mindset of the people who occupy his offices. We're still here, still struggling, still soulful. Some things don't change.