BUA “The Beat of Urban Art” Book Signing

Justin BUA, the artist who created one of the best-selling college dorm posters, “The DJ,”—and who is widely recognized as one of Hip-Hop’s most compelling visual artists of all time—has produced an unprecedented visual journey into the urban landscape of the past 30 years in his book THE BEAT OF URBAN ART, which he will be signing at Moe’s Book Store in Berkeley on July 14th at 7:30PM. Moe’s is located at 2467 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94707 and special guest DJ CJ Flash will be spinning.

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