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  • The Grime Style of Tattooing

    Grime is one of the most dynamic tattooers in the world. He forged his own style out of his love of fine art, traditional tattooing, and skateboard graphics.

  • Mike Rubendall’s Japanese-Style Tattoos

    Mike Rubendall shows us what it takes to become one of the world’s best tattooers.

  • Bold Tattooing with Dan Santoro

    We head to Smith Street Tattoo Parlor in Brooklyn to get to know Dan Santoro, a tattooer known for his bold traditional American style tattoos.

  • The Master of All Tattoos: Chris Garver

    A master of all tattoo styles, Chris Garver’s career has mirrored tattoo’s evolution from fringe to mainstream. Chris has maintained the soul of an artist and respect of his peers.

  • TATTOO AGE (Series Trailer)

    TATTOO AGE is the story of modern tattooing told through the lives of eight different tattooers. We travel from New York to San Francisco, from Texas to Virginia, to meet with the artists that exemplify the styles classic tattooing.

  • Beautiful Outliers: SLIDESHOW with Yuki James

    Yuki James talks about his captivating portraits that show people outside of the standard beauty norms. See more of his work on Instagram @yukijames

  • Standing Strong at Standing Rock: SLIDESHOW with Josué Rivas

    Josué Rivas talks Standing Strong, his series of powerful photos from Standing Rock in 2016, and how he hopes his images can create a positive impact for future generations of indigenous people. See more of his work on Instagram @josue_foto

  • Life Uncensored: SLIDESHOW with Sandy Kim

    Sandy Kim talks XXX, her provocative series that started as a personal photo diary & confronts the nature of censorship. Ironically, we still had to blur portions of this video for broadcast. See more of her work on Instagram @SandyCandyKim

  • Taking Back What’s Ours: SLIDESHOW with Ashley Armitage

    Ashley Armitage talks Taking Back What’s Ours, her photo series that aims to reestablish how women are depicted in art. See more of her work on Instagram @Ladyist

  • The Legacy of the Killing Fields: SLIDESHOW with Pete Pin

    Pete Pin talks Migrations of Memory, his photo series that examines the lingering trauma of the Cambodian Genocide in the 1970’s – an event which killed nearly a third of the country, and continues to affect survivors and their families who live in the United States today. See more of his work on Instagram @petepin

  • PERFORMANCES: Syd Shaw Raps about Being True to Yourself

    “I can’t help but feel strongly about the adversities we face as minorities. When poverty, mass incarceration, exacerbated mental health issues, and everything else is telling you that you can’t, know that you can. Don’t dim your light, abandon or water down your art in order to survive. 

    When people hear this piece I hope it inspires them to stay true to themselves. You’re a diamond and the pressures you face will only make you better.” – Syd Shaw 

    PERFORMANCES: VICELAND’s favorite vocalists tackle issues that matter to them.

  • Power in Fleeting Moments: SLIDESHOW with Andre D. Wagner

    Andre D. Wagner talks about photographing powerful, fleeting moments while walking the streets of NYC. See more of his work on Instagram @photodre

  • PERFORMANCES: OSHUN Sings ”Not My President“

    “We look to our FAMILY, to our sisters and brothers, to OUR community when we consider Liberation. We refuse to give our power and our gifts to an ongoing narrative of unrighteous politics. Let’s use our magic to build our own nations, and tell our own stories.” – OSHUN

    PERFORMANCES: VICELAND’s favorite vocalists tackle issues that matter to them.

  • PERFORMANCES: Madison McFerrin Sings About Police Brutality

    “Can You See? is about the police brutality that happens in America that we seem to ignore and not change systematically, and what it feels like to be a person of color in this country knowing that these things happen on a daily basis.” – Madison McFerrin 

    PERFORMANCES: VICELAND’s favorite vocalists tackle issues that matter to them.

  • Legendary Filmmaker Spike Lee (Extended Cut)

    We talk to Spike Lee about creating “She’s Gotta Have It” for TV, the moment where his art and justice intersected, Michael Jordan’s competitiveness, and the evolution of black portrayals in media and art.

  • Da Vinci’s Jesus

    There’s rich, then there’s drop 450 million on a da Vinci painting rich.