Blank walls being transformed into art. That’s what POW! WOW! is all about.
And finally, POW! WOW! has landed in our backyard! From June 22nd to June 28th, 2015, amazing artists from around the world are gathering in the city of Long Beach, California to add life to some empty urban surfaces. Participating artists include Madsteez, Aaron De La Cruz, James Jean, Hueman, Tristan Eaton, Jeff Soto, Fafi, and Nychos.
In conjunction with POW! WOW!s SoCal debut, Knockaround has produced a special run of Limited Edition sunglasses, the POW! WOW! Long Beach Fort Knocks. Featuring a glossy black aerosol splatter pattern over a matte aqua frame, each pair comes with a hand-sewn pouch and hand-numbered edition card.
Also included in the set: 10 POW! WOW! Long Beach trading cards that depict the blank walls before the artists have worked their magic. Visit after July 1st, 2015 to see how these blank walls have been transformed into large-scale works of art.
The POW! WOW! Long Beach Fort Knocks are SOLD OUT on Knockaround.com, but they are still available for purchase at the .
- Edition of 800 (300 pairs available on Knockaround.com, 500 pairs available in the and at select retailers in the city of Long Beach)
- Matte aqua frames with glossy black aerosol splatter pattern
- Green Moonshine lenses, UV400 protection
- POW! WOW! Long Beach logo laser-etched on lens
- Hand-sewn black pouch with teal stitching
- Hand-numbered edition card
- Set of 10 “blank wall” trading cards
