Before the holidays we were able to catch up with LA street artist Septerhed for a photo shoot at the The Site Unscene studio in Downtown LA. We got a preview of some of his latest work that will hit the streets in 2012. Septerhed spoke to us about a possible solo exhibit at the…

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