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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 18h

To those that are upset over the usage…

Basquiat crowned the people, not the powerful.
The symbol still belongs to that truth. 👑

#NoKings #Basquiat #ArtAsResistance

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 1d

Broadcast teams should one inning with natural sound only, every game.

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 2d

No Kings Los Angeles...

What I witnessed yesterday were citizens exercising the most fundamental of rights, freedom of speech and peaceful assembly, to voice their grievances with the legislative and executive branches of government.

#NoKings #WeThePeople #FightThePower

youtu.be/nt_6ReqgxmY

No Kings Los Angeles

YouTube video by Jonathan X

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 4d

Here is some 70s NYC meat for your bread, let's make a sandwich! :-)

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 4d

This is the beauty of art and photography. The moment I saw this image, my sense of smell triggered a bakery odor, outstanding!

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 4d

Batteries charged, disc formatted, passport ready, 28mm lens cleaned. The camera is my weapon of choice.

#FightThePower #WeaponOfChoice #NoKings #WeLoveAmerica
#Freedom #WeThePeople #Resistance #TruthInFocus #RetroactiveReborn

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 4d

American Road Tales.

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 5d

A random moment in time, LA Stories.

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 6d

A random moment in time, LA Stories.

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 9d

First-person political memory from 1986–2025, analog film, 8mm to iPhone. From Reagan to MAGA one artist’s 40-year journey through America’s De-evolution. “Resistance Is Not Futile.”

#ArtForChange #VideoArt #StreetPhotography #Film #Music #PunkBlack

youtu.be/VjDm3PRNZaI

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 16d

It has been decades since I’ve collaborated in the studio working on a personal art project, but yesterday was the day. Had a blast collaborating with @_t_dang_ and @niko_songz on “Retroactive Reborn”

#Love #Life #Art #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Music #TBHC #Digital

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 16d

It has been decades since I’ve collaborated in the studio working on a personal art project, but yesterday was the day. Had a blast collaborating with @_t_dang_ and @niko_songz on “Retroactive Reborn”

#Love #Life #Art #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Music #TBHC #Digital

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 21d

Living in the Past, 80s 35mm New York City

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography #NYC

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 23d

Living in the Past, 80s 35mm New York City

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography #NYC

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 24d

LA Stories, Paradise Cove

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 26d

Living in the Past, 80s 35mm New York City

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography #NYC

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 27d

Living in the Past, 80s 35mm New York City

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography #NYC

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · 29d

Living in the Past, 80s 35mm New York City

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography #NYC

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 20

LA Stories, boulevard of broken dreams

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 19

Looks like the Orange Messiah is about to brand these OG Antifa as a terrorist organization.

#MAGA #Trump #GOP #Antifa

Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 18

You better “Think Good Thoughts” or the orange messiah will wish you away.

Check your voter registration.

#TwilightZone #ThinkGoodThoughts #OrangeMessiah #MAGA #Trump #JKL #JimmyKimmellive

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 16

My two favorite Robert Redford films.

#RobertRedford

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 15

LA Stories, writers gonna write.

#Love #Life #Work #Art #Craft #Creative #Punk #PunkBlack #AfroPunk #Goth #Funk #Abstract #Perspective #Philosophy #Collective #Video #VideoArt #GlitchArt #Film #Photography #Music #TBHC #Analog #Digital #35mm #Slides #StreetPhotography

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 15

For the first time, I agree with Trump.

#MAGA #Trump

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Jonathan X @jxdirector.bsky.social · Sep 14

My youngest went to a screening of “The Man Who Fell to Earth” with a Q&A w Candy Clark. Told her to be on the lookout for one of my favorite scenes, the multiple TV screens, it was a homage to my first video artist love, Nam June Paik.

#DavidBowie #NamJunePaik #VideoArt

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