Juxtapoz – February 2011 (Vol. 18, No. 2)

This issue hits that early-2010s Juxtapoz groove where street art, design, and toy culture were all bleeding together into something loud and collectible. It opens with the usual intro, a collectibles spread, and a run of profiles before dropping into Showstoppers — the section that really sets the tone — then circles out with reviews, insider notes, Pop Life, and a final perspective piece. It’s the era when Juxtapoz was constantly balancing gallery polish with street-level grit, and this one captures that blend perfectly.

The features give the issue its punch. Juxtapoz in Detroit takes a full dive into the city’s art scene right at a moment when Detroit was shifting from collapse to creative renaissance. ESCIF brings that stripped-down, politically charged mural energy; Thais Beltrame counters with soft melancholy and figurative dreaminess. Michael Leon offers clean, graphic, skate-adjacent design work, while Frank Kozik brings his unmistakable pop-agitator chaos — posters, toys, attitude, and colour-bombed rebellion. Altogether it’s a snapshot of Juxtapoz in peak form: eclectic, bold, and locked into the cultural currents shaping the underground in 2011.