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A definitive history of 25 years of Bristol Graffiti featuring works by:
Banksy, 3D, Nick Walker, Inkie, Mr Jago, Xens, Will Barras and Sickboy amongst others
I am a doctoral student working on my dissertation and writing
about tagging/writing from taggers' perspectives. If you are over 18
years old and are interested in being interviewed in person, by phone or
via e-mail please contact me. This process is all confidential. Your
name and or moniker will not be used at any time. You can contact me at
lisa.brunelle@my.pacifica.edu
Le 18 février 2008, la maison Artcurial | Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan était
fière de lancer sur le marché français la toute première vente entièrement
dédiée à l’art urbain (art graffiti et post-graffiti).
Soixante dix tableaux et objets s’offraient donc aux nombreux amateurs
collectionneurs, mobilisés par la campagne médiatique provoquée par cet
événement. Affichant un résultat de 461 000 €, la vente enregistrait
plusieurs records : 29 700 € pour Futura 2000, 43 400 € pour John Crash
Matos, ou 18 600 € pour Blek le Rat…
Des résultats probants qui marquent la consécration d’une création
jusqu’alors restée dans l’ombre et qui illustre l’engouement réel que cet
art suscite. Forte de ce succès, notre maison française prépare dès à
présent une nouvelle session prévue le 28 octobre 2008 et qui verra les
œuvres exposées pendant la FIAC.
Sont déjà annoncées plusieurs collections européennes importantes avec des
œuvres de Futura 2000, John Crash Matos, Daze, Toxic, Rammelzee, Dondi
White…
Poursuivant sur son impulsion du 18 février 2008, Artcurial | Briest -
Poulain - F. Tajan consacrera également un chapitre aux œuvres historiques
de Jonone. La scène pochoiriste sera quand à elle représentée à travers les
travaux de Nick Walker, Blek le Rat, Jef Aérosol, Miss Tic…
Enfin, la jeune création française ne sera pas en reste dans ce paysage
urbain aux accents internationaux. En effet, ses représentants les plus en
vue sur la scène des expositions parisiennes seront de la partie. Nasty,
Snake,Yaze, Alexöne, Babou, Misterchat, Vuille, L’Atlas, Space Invader…
investiront les murs de l’Hôtel Dassault pour la seconde fois cette année.
Gageons que le graffiti remportera un nouveau succès pour le plus grand
plaisir des inconditionnels du Street Art.
Infos vente
Vente : 1492
Lieu : Hôtel Dassault
Date : 28 octobre 2008
Exposition
du 25 au 27 octobre, de 11h à 19h
Hôtel Dassault
7 rond-point des Champs Elysées
75008 Paris www.artcurial.com
Lyon, France: October 23 - November 23, 2008
INAUGURATION
Gallery REZINE le jeudi 23 Octobre 2008 à partir de 18h jusqu'au 23 novembre 2008
ouvert du mercredi au samedi 14h à 20h
VERNISSAGE de l’exposition
LIGHT GRAFF EVOLUTION
En paralléle au mois de la photographie et à la fête des lumières à Lyon.
Exposition sous forme de tirages photographiques contrecollées sur dibond
avec pelliculage de protection réalisés avec le laboratoire Picto Lyon
Projection video / et toiles Grand format / Projection ...
Suite a la sortie de son premier livre LIGHTGRAFF en 2007,
avec le photo-journaliste Guillaume.J Plisson aux éditions Graff it productions.
Le premier ouvrage consacré à la technique du light painting ...
Dessiner, peindre, calligraphier avec des sources de lumière retranscrit par
le système photographique en pose longue. Evolution à la peinture lumineuse.
OVER $20,000 in Cash and Prizes for this years Battles!
MC Battle + DJ Battle + B-Boy Battle + Graffiti Expo
Beatbox Battle + Production Battle + Music Video Awards
SCRIBBLE JAM MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS!
How does your Music Video Stack up?
First year ever, SJ introduces its very own Music Video Awards. We
will choose the Top Music Videos that are submitted at the Main Event in
Cincinnati to play on the JUMBO Screen and the crowd will decide who has
got it!
SCRIBBLE JAM 2008 PRICE DROP!
Only $20 For the Main Event
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: $20 EACH DAY
The Scribble Jam Cypher Tent
Hosted by Deuce Leader and Crash
The Main MC Battle has become the most touted and most influential MC
Battle in the World. So this year we are going to let everyone have the
chance to shine!
This Arena will run throughout the Main Event
Days at Annies (October 24-25) with chances to prove that you have what
it takes to enter into the Main MC Battle!
Albuquerque NM: October 21, 2008
HipHop 4 Barack
Oakland CA: October 18
Living Word Graffiti Battle
2nd Annual Estria's Invitational Living Word Graffiti Battle
OCTOBER 18
11am-4pm
Winner announced at 5pm
deFremery Park
1651 Adeline Street
West Oakland, CA
FREE event, bring the whole family
The Living Word Project, Samurai Graphix, & Hard Knock Radio Presents the 2nd Annual Estria's Invitational Living Word Graffiti Battle
A part of the 10-day Living Word Festival Curated by Marc Bamuthi Joseph
16 of California's most talented and revered Graffiti Artists in live painting battle. Artists are determined and selected by Estria, a Bay Area Graffiti Legend.
Confirmed Painters (to date):
Estria
Bounce (defending champion)
Done TDK
Apex BA
Pose2/Maxx Moses
Slide TMC
Max Ehrman/Eon75
Pryde
Aero
Buder ICP/TMF
Also Featuring:
Free outdoor performance by Mos Def, Los Rakas, and DJ Leidis
Bamboo Architecture
Scraper Bike exhibition
Lecture demonstration Against Eco-Apartheid, including Ella Baker Center's Van Jones
Skateboard Demonstration presented by Hood Games at the Grand Opening of West Oakland's first Skate Park
About the Living Word Festival
The Living Word Festival is an annual community gathering of artists, educators, presenters and performers focusing on literary performance and literacy education. Founded by Youth Speaks and the Living Word Project, under the direction of Marc Bamuthi Joseph, the Living Word Festival is committed to exploring new modes of literary performance, and to engaging and supporting artists who are breaking the boundaries of hip-hop theater and spoken word theater.
About Samurai Graphix
Samurai Graphix is a custom screen print shop in San Leandro, CA run by Estria. Estria began spray painting in Hawai'i in 1984 and has since painted hundreds of murals. As an influential leader of San Francisco's "Golden Age" of graffiti (1980´s), he pioneered painting techniques of characters and scenes. He is one of the originators of the stencil tip, used by graffiti writers to create thin airbrush-like lines. Estria co-founded Visual Element, the EastSide Arts Alliance´s free mural workshop that develops youth into the voice of the people.estria
This is the third Installment of DECIMALS REBUILT, which is traveling
across Canada. MEDIAH has been working and reworking an animation named
'HINITAAR BIN HINITAAR' the official short film of DECIMALS REBUILT
which will be projected onto a 30 foot wall for all to view at the
Gallery.
Washington DC: October 18 - December 6, 2008
REGIME CHANGE STARTS AT HOME - Group Exhibition
Shepard Fairey, Al Farrow, Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky)
Opening October 18th
Irvine Contemporary - Washington DC
1412 14th St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
For more info please visit www.irvinecontemporary.com
YOUNITY PRESENTS: HEART & SOUL, AN ART EXHIBITION & BOOK LAUNCH
Second Annual Exhibit Features 60 Avant-Garde Urban Contemporary
Female Artists
Queens, NY (September 2008)— We are excited to announce the
second annual YOUNITY art exhibition entitled Heart & Soul opening
on October 17th, 2008 at Alphabeta in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. As a
celebratory theme between 60 international women artists and what they
identify as "heart and soul," the exhibit promises an urban landscape
installation piece that unifies and pushes the boundaries of graffiti,
photography, urban contemporary art and fine art. In addition, YOUNITY
will release Heart and Soul, a book featuring works from all 60 artists
including: Lady Pink, Martha Cooper and Swoon. With so very few art
books that explicitly showcase women's urban contemporary art, Heart and
Soul will debut as much needed authentic niche material for the
ever-expanding art industry. Artists Alice Mizrachi and TOOFLY, founders
of YOUNITY, look to unify and empower established and young artists
through expressive art.
The exhibition will showcase original artwork by current YOUNITY
members as part of an indoor/outdoor site specific installation that
pays homage to the urban landscape. Members include world-renowned
artists: MAD C (Germany), Aiko Nakagawa (Japan), Faith47 (South Africa),
Krista Franklin (Chicago), and Diana McClure (NYC), to name a few. Only
60 out of 300 female urban artists were selected to participate in this
special exhibit. Works will range from hand-styles and graphics to
collage and abstract riffs---all expressing ideas on female identity,
the urban habitat, life and love.
The exhibit will also launch the Heart and Soul book, comprised of 60
artworks formatted for a 5x8 inch postcard-style flipbook. It is the
first publication in the YOUNITY collector's book series that will
showcase the work of current YOUNITY members. The Heart and Soul book
will retail for $19.50 and will be sold at targeted, limited locations.
Premiere copies will be available at the YOUNITY Heart & Soul event.
Overall, only 120 books in this special series will be available.
YOUNITY is the first ever international women's urban contemporary
art collective that brings female artists into a global networking
system as a means to create art exhibitions, installations, books and a
much needed archive of women's urban contemporary art. With the success
of their premiere exhibit, The C R O S S O V E R, YOUNITY has become a
sought after collective devoted to women with an inherent need to
perfect their craft through self-expression, surpass male dominance and
pass the torch on to younger female artists. For this project, only 60
out of 300 female urban artists were selected to participate with styles
that range from hand-styles, graphics and collage to abstract riffs on
the female identity, the urban habitat, life and love.
YOUNITY is in need of continued support to foster its self-publishing endeavors and independent growth.
Any and all donations to the collective can be directed to:
contribute@theyounity.com via PayPal.
YOUNITY's Heart & Soul Exhibition and Book Launch
October 17,2008
Grenade Art is proud to present REVOK, one of the most prolific and important
internationally renowned street artists of our time. His debut UK show, ‘Crime in
the City’, will take place at the Grenade Gallery on Wednesday the 15th October
2008.
‘Crime in the City’ will be on show from the 16.10.08 – 20.11.08. There will be a
total of 21 pieces comprising of mixed media canvases and one off handmade
screen prints. Prices will range from £250 - £4,000.
Opening reception, October 11th, 2008 from 7-11 pm. The show runs
through November 1st premiering a solo exhibition of 60 plus works.
Recently retired from tattooing to focus on his fine art career,
Giant also promotes his clothing line REBEL8, which he began here in San
Francisco with partner Joshy D in 2003. Giant claims that although
"it's been great to focus on drawings more than tattoos, admittedly [he]
still enjoys working in skin on occasion." Like his art, the line
highlights his trademark skulls, icons, and tattooed girls.
There is no denying Giant’s high skill level in creating the seamless
images crafted by his Sharpie. Focusing now on his drawings, Giant has
been able to add written comments and anecdotes to his illustrations
welcoming viewers into his mind. His signature style harks back to old
school print techniques that required defined line work and a steady
hand, which Giant perfected through his studies of Architecture and
Graphic Design. A stint in Amsterdam also influenced and added to
Giant’s collection of works where he kicked back on his rented
houseboat. Ultimately, it is Giant’s respect for a traditional
technique; versus creating computer-generated images, and his attention
to detail that warrant him a master at his craft.
Romon Kimin Yang aka Rostarr, was born in South Korea but has lived in NY since 1989. He has been a key figure in the city's underground art scene and has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, Asia and Europe.
His free-formed work comes across as a universe of abstract and geometrical shapes from which symbolic and iconographic elements emerge in elegant and incisive gestural strokes. His work is defined by an expression he calls 'Graphysics', meaning the fusion of graphic art and design and the physical laws governing the movement of energy. His work extends into the mediums of painting, digital media, sculpture, textile and public art projects with the Barnstormers collective.
Yang graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1993. In 2000, he was featured as one of I.D. magazine's "I.D. 40 under 30". In 2004, he was recognized as an honoree at the A.I.C.P. show held yearly at the New York Museum of Modern Art and his work has been reviewed by Art Forum, Modern Painters, The New York Times and Artnet.com among other prominent publications.
BLVD is proud to present "Fanatic" a group show that explores the
enthusiasm expressed in "Fan" art. The artists participating in this
show were given the task of creating art that is in tribute to
something that they are truly a fan of. It did not matter whether it
was related to entertainment, though much of it is, or cultural
pursuits but had to be straight from the heart. BLVD Gallery is
fanatic about the vibrant talent here in Seattle so most of the
artists involved are from the area and are showing with us for the
first time. Intermixed with them are some veteranos like Pars and Ego,
as well as a surprise installation from longtime gallery fixtures Zeta
Mek.
Pars
Ego
OneSevenNine
Julio Guerrero
Aloha Terrorists
Drewad
Weirdo
Jefferey Taylor
Zeta Mek
Miguel "Wero" Cuevas
Ben Adams
BLVD Gallery
2316 2nd Ave
Seattle Wa 98121
t. 1-206.448.8767 www.blvdart.com
Weil am Rhein, Germany: October 10 - ?, 2008
Stefan Winterle | Carhartt Gallery @ Myspace
Vernissage von Stefan Winterle am Freitag 10 Oktober 2008, ab 18h. Wir freuen uns auf euch!
Exhibition Opening of Stefan Winterle this Friday 10th of October at 6pm. We are looking forward to see you!
On Saturday 11th October, between 11am and 1pm, José Parlá will be signing
copies of the beautiful book which has been published by Elms Lesters to
mark the occasion of this exhibition.
The book is hard bound in a limited edition of 1000 copies, and has been
designed by José Parlá and Iain Cadby.
It contains 83 full colour images across 140 pages.
Structured into sections which explore different areas of José's
methodology and practice, it covers his research/ documentary photography
from his travels, previously unpublished works, and concludes with a
catalogue of works from this imminent show - Adaptation / Translation.
With an introduction by Paul Jones of the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, a
foreword by Art Patron, Saeb Eigner and an in-depth critical analysis by
curator and avant-garde theorist Michael Betancourt, this book is
undoubtedly the most comprehensive study and overview of Parlá's work to
date.
The book includes a giant gatefold and oversized illustrations incorporated
in a special feature at the back.
The highest print production technologies and materials have been used to
ensure exceptional colour reproduction of the works, including exquisite
paper stocks and special inks.
Price £90
Unsigned copies of this book, and our other publications, will be available
to buy online after the exhibition has opened.
Inauguração dia 9 de Outubro das 18hrs ás 22hrs
Live Paint com os artistas: Onesto e Speto
Encerramento dia 9 de Novembro
Local:
Galeria Bernardo Marques
R. D. Pedro V, 81 - Lisboa - Portugal http://www.bernardomarques.com
Horário de Terça a Sáb. das 11hrs ás 19hrs
Stockton CA: October 6 - November 7, 2008
Fashion and Graffiti Exhibition
October 6 - November 7, 2008; Reception October 18, 2008
Calling All Graffiti Artists and Art Lovers
Seeking Artists: Reynolds Gallery, Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton
CA. "FASHION AND GRAFFITI." Oct/Nov 2008. Seeking cutting-edge
graffiti art. Open all who can hand-deliver. Deadline: Sept 12. Send
images (3 max.) to bschumacher1@pacific.edu .
Event: On October 6, University of the Pacific’s Reynolds Art
Gallery will proudly present “Caps and Couture: Fashion and the Urban
Landscape,” a fashion/graffiti exhibition celebrating cutting-edge
clothing and urban culture. The exhibition will run through November
7th in the gallery, and on October 18th, we are holding a full-scale
outdoor runway show on Pacific’s campus, complete with light trucks and
a professional dj.
Aside from the fashion, artists will perform live graffiti during the
show that will create the structure of a mock city, the backdrop for the
everyday runway. Graffiti art will also be exhibited alongside
avant-garde concept clothing in the gallery.The purpose of the
exhibition is to examine the relationship between citizens, popular art,
and the urban environment. We anticipate a huge crowd: the show will be
held during Pacific’s Parents and Families Weekend and our Department of
Student Life is positioning it as a major part of the festivities.
Please join us or submit your work for this exciting event!
University of the Pacific
Reynolds Gallery
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
For more information or questions, please contact Bett Schumacher at bschumacher1@pacific.edu or at
(209) 946-3096.
Amsterdam Holland: October 5 - November 9, 2008
Exhibition: Urban Pin Up
From the October 5th until November 9th work of
Asia and Yereth Jansen will be exposed at 'Skek:
'Skek
Zeedijk 4 - 8
1012 AX Amsterdam
Opening
Sunday 5th of October, 16:00
During the exhibition several photos will be exposed, together with art objects created by Asia, which represent the style and theme of the project also brought forward in the photos. The exposed photos will be available for sale after the exhibition.
The project is inspired on early pin up styles seen in the 50s and 60s, most notably represented by Bettie Page, mixed with an underground style from the world of graffiti. The images strive to bring the two worlds in harmony with one another.
The power of the images lies in joining the two different styles into one; letting the two worlds meet harmoniously. This is represented in the clothing, make-up style, attributes and environment.
The suit has been created especially for the photo-shoot. The fan, umbrella and the gloves have been painted by Asia with Montana paint. The different attributes represent the female artist where two worlds meet.
The photos were taken in a squat in Amsterdam Noord; a place that has been the home to many graffiti artists and a fitting environment to our theme.
On October the 4th 2008, the members of the art collective Xstreets will
put Amsterdam in a creative daylight. Amsterdam will be surprised when
the streets are filled with unique works of art created by artists
worldwide.
From 15:30, the international road show UmbrellART will take place,
we'll walk through the centre of Amsterdam with forty hand designed
umbrellas made by artists such as American graffiti king Zimad, street
philosopher Laser 3.14, clothing designer Merel Boers, Italian artist
Mr. Wany, Italian doll maker Maoma, cartoonist WZL and stencil artist
IVES.one. Walk with us on this trip and bring the art back to the street
where it is accessible by everyone. The road show begins at 15:30 on the
Nieuwmarkt and ends at 18:00 in the CHIELLERIE on the Raamgracht 58.
At 18:30, the first edition of "X Marks The Spot" will be spectacularly
opened by a inspiring fashion show by ILL_Design from Basel,
Swizterland. The work shown in the gallery by the members of Xstreets
Collective is not only original but also very contemporary. The gallery
show has a unique sponsorship. European umbrella distributor Impliva
will, with the support of a (professional) jury choose the artist with
the most beautiful umbrella and award it with a one-of-a-kind production
of his or her design.
The day ends with an official after party at the OT301 on the Overtoom.
From 21:00 until 03:00 you can get your groove on with the musical
support of Die Schallplattenpolizei, Dj 4Way, Dj Koldun (Funky Junkie),
DRT MC, MC and MC SistaLin Pyro. Be tantalized by a special performance
by the break dancers of Soulwarriors which will show off there old skool
dance techniques.
The works of Xstreets Collective can be seen till the 9th of October, in
the CHIELLERIE. Developments on the show can be seen here: umbrellart.blogspot.com xstreets.blogspot.com
New York: October 4, 2008
HIP HOP CULTURE CENTER IN HARLEM ANNOUNCES
"THE IMPACT OF WOMEN IN HIP HOP"
The Hip Hop Culture Center announces The Impact of Women in Hip Hop, an exclusive event honoring women who have leaped across barriers and blazed a trail in the hip hop industry.
Saturday, October 4th
The Hip Hop Culture Center
Magic Johnson Theater
2ND Floor of the
2309 Frederick Douglass Blvd
Harlem NY NY USA
(212) 234-7171
Introducing this year's honorees:
Cindy Campbell: The talented 1st Lady of Hip Hop Cindy Campbell is the catalyst for the humble beginnings of Hip Hop. Cindy had a vision to organize a back to school party. Little did she know that her party, DJ’d by her now famous brother, the legendary founder of Hip Hop, Kool Herc was to become known as The Beginning of Hip Hop.
Sha Rock: Sha-rock, the 1st Pioneer Luminary Emcee, originally from the group known as The Funky Four Plus 1 has created a legacy for generations of females to look up to. Her trailblazing work as a Hip Hop artist deserves its rightful place in history.
Gamilah-Lamumba Shabazz: The fourth of Malcolm X's daughters, Gamilah has continued her father's legacy of empowerment and education through her work with urban youth and her use of Hip Hop as a platform for her message of unity and change.
Sheri Sher of Mercedes Ladies: Sheri Sher is a founding member of The Mercedes Ladies, the first all-female MC and DJ crew in the history of hip hop. Sheri has also worked in the psychiatry and criminal justice fields, and she frequently speaks to young women about self-empowerment. She lives in Harlem U.S.A. and has recently published a Mercedes Ladies, the novel.
Dream Hampton: A Hip-Hop journalist who in 1990 became the first woman on staff at The Source magazine, she has penned essays on misogyny, police brutality and global issues. As a contributing writer at Vibe, she wrote career defining articles. Her essays and articles have appeared in a dozen anthologies.
Tamekia Flowers: Founder and president of Hip Hop 4 health, a non profit organization dedicated to use hip hop to promote health awareness. Hip Hop 4 health partners with health industry professionals to educate tweens (8-12) and teens (13-17) on health issues through interactive workshops, health fairs, concerts and empowerment seminars.
Amanda Diva: An accomplished poet, journalist, radio & television personality, scholar (she has a Master's degree in African-American Studies), singer, and lyricist, Amanda Diva is definitely the best kept secret in female emcees.
The Impact of Women in Hip Hop will celebrate the successes and contributions of women in Hip-Hop through art exhibitions, film screenings, special performances and key note speeches. Additionally, this event will be used as a platform to educate and empower the community. There will be a voter's registration drive, free HIV screenings, and countless resources on site to promote heath and wellness.
Many events and performances, 11am - after midnight.
Los Angeles / New York: October 4 & 11, 2008
Marka27: Killa Instinct
Marka27's next dope vinyl figure, Killa Instinct, produced by Bic
Plastics will be throwing down on both coasts with two release
parties next month. Suru will drop Killa Instinct first in LA on
Saturday, October 4th followed a week later by myplasticheartnyc in
NYC on October 11th.
Marka and Bic Plastics have raised the bar with Killa Instinct.
Transformed by toxic spray paint fumes, this mutated graff writer is
ready for action with tools of the trade – a bad-ass removable gas
mask, spray can, marker, bolt cutters, finger rings, and more.
Graff is part of Killa Instinct's being. So much so that he's got a
spray can erupting out of his back. Don't you dare call him a hunch
back though. The spray can which fuels his exploits directly through
his gas mask also doubles as a secret stash with a removable top –
for markers, an old school King or whatever else you want.
This original colorway of Killa Instinct stands roughly 8" tall, is
limited to 300 pieces and will retail for $95. Check out great pics
of the finished figure and packaging after the jump. We're pumped for
this release, are you ?
SURU
7662 Melrose
Los Angeles, CA
323.655.0770
myplasticheartnyc
210 Forsyth St.
New York, New York 10002
646.290.686
Barcelona Spain: October 3 - November 1, 2008
ATTICUS GALLERY & HUNT & GATHER presenta
Royal Flush
un group show de cuatro artistas internationales el dia 3 de Octobre!
Este viernes en Barcelona!!
exhibition de 4 artistas: Mike Hyp, Morten Andersen, Aro, The Keld
Calle Lledo 10, 08001: barcelona, Spain
Cerca Jaume 1 metro
Grilled will run at the Percolator Gallery for one exclusive week commencing with an Opening Reception on 25th September. The gallery will come alive with 1988 originators art, the music, the images and the stance that are stronger than ever. This exhibition will celebrate the work of these artists from Expo '88 with their new style in 2008. Grilled will feature the works of 'old school' break-dancing brothers, Bill and James Moulton (who are the publishers of HYPE magazine - a globally distributed, colour lifestyle magazine based on Hip Hop subculture). In addition, Grilled will collectively present master pieces by Jason Heidke, Shannon Lawless, 'Mickey' Newman and Ron Hillier (MC CLINIC).
These artists are from Eagleby, the Southside district of Beenleigh, which has now become part of Logan City Council area. Growing up in this working-class suburb with countless blocks of public housing, they are only too aware of the injustices that the poorer people of Australia must face. This experience has influenced their conscious approach to both their Art and their politically-focused Music. They are the artists who have subverted public art spaces and originated the Highway murals colouring the sound-walls across south east Queensland. Everyone knows their work - from the Children's faces at Tugun, the Koalas at Daisy Hill to the funky Metro Jazz Musicians at the Juliette Street exit of the M1.
Bristol UK: October 2 - 31, 2008
Broader than Broadmead.
Showcasing a mix of Bristol, UK and international graffiti and street
artists, you'll be able to buy one-off canvasses and limited edition
prints from the likes of Mr Jago, Inkie, Dora, China Mike and Zase and
there are many more established artists and emerging new talents also
exhibiting.
The preview night is on 2nd October between 7-10pm at 140-142
Gloucester Road. Drinks will be provided by the usual pissed off
minions.
Getting the Picture: The Photography of Jon Naar 1958-2008
"Getting the Picture: The Photography of Jon Naar 1958-2008", opens September 18 at
Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. It is an updated version of his highly acclaimed
retrospective exhibition that attracted a record-breaking 15,000 visitors to the Jan Cunen
Museum in Oss, the Netherlands in 2005-2006.
The exhibition, displaying 65 of Jon Naar's photographs in black and white and in color, includes
many of his works that have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, the International
Center for Photography, the Centre Pompidou, and many other museums and galleries
worldwide.
Covering an extensive range of subjects, Jon Naar's photographs are organized in five main
groups: Early Work in black and white, including Jon Naar's celebrated Shadows of Children on
Swings, Strasbourg Children, and Broken Window; Artists and their Environment, with
signature portraits of Andy Warhol, Josef Albers, Henry Moore, Marino Marini, Joseph Beuys,
and many others; New York Graffiti, highlighting his iconic series documenting the first graffiti
phenomenon in 1973 and featured most comprehensively in his masterful book The Birth of
Graffiti published by Prestel; Architecture and Design, with his award-winning photography for
Knoll International, IBM, the Festival of India, and other corporate and publishing clients,
including The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Fortune, domus, Elle, Interiors, Twen, and
Schoener Wohnen; and Work in Progress, Jon Naar's recent digital photography from portraiture
to the art of urban identity and fine art.
Jon Naar's Getting the Picture Exhibition in the Rider University Art Gallery located in the Bart
Luedecke Center 3rd Floor, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, is curated by
its director Professor Harry I. Naar.
For further information contact: jonnnaar@comcast.net or Harry I.
Naar 609-895-5588
New York: October 2, 2008
Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers, by Sacha Jenkins and David Villorente (Prestel Publishing)
October 2nd 2008
7:00pm - 8:30pm
The Strand
828 Broadway
(at 12th street)
New York , NY
10003-4805
Phone: 212.473.1452
Directions:
Take the N R Q W 4 5 6 or L train to Union Square.
Walk two blocks South to 12th street.
Albuquerque, New Mexico
North 4th Art Center
4904 4th St. NW (4th St. & Griegos)
Gallery Display Oct. 1 - 26th
Oct. 3 Gallery Opening (6pm - 9pm)
Live Tattooing
Live Body Art Demo
***FREE ADMISSION***
Oct. 4-5 Live Wall Painting thru out the city of Albuquerque
Featured Artists:
Kym * LA
Qwest * Toronto Canada
Unek * NM
Pose2fx * San Deigo
Banx * NM
Big Chief * O.C. Cali
Dytch66 * LA
Zerk * O.C. Cali
Vyal * LA
Plus invited Guests from:
NM, Co, Tx, Cali, and Az
Disponibili foto in alta definizione di graffiti, dipinti e sculture.
Joys … a piece of Me è il nuovo progetto espositivo Joys per Allegra Ravizza Art Project che inaugurerà nello spazio di via Gorani, 8 il 24 settembre alle 18:00.
Famoso per il suo lettering tridimensionale, Joys presenterà in mostra lavori inediti, tra cui un progetto site specific, sculture, nuovi loop ed evoluzione 3d della ricerca bidimensionale murale dell’artista, che nelle sue opere fonde brillanti cromatismi con geometrie e architetture impossibili à la Escher, unendole all’irriverente potenza espressiva del writing.
Da anni l’artista infatti ha esteso il suo linguaggio anche alla scultura, utilizzando materiali diversi ma mantenendo sempre uno stile inconfondibile, quello stesso stile che da oltre 15 anni lo rende inconfondibile sui muri di tutto il mondo, da Sarajevo a New York City, a Venezia e Milano.
1992. Come molti writer comincia scrivendo il suo nome su un muro. Come molti focalizza la sua ricerca sul lettering, ma in breve tempo Joys dà vita al suo lavoro, che dopo esser nato sul muro prende vita e si arricchisce di spessore e matericità. La sua ricerca va oltre le due dimensioni e acquista nel tempo una plasticità che si appropria del territorio e della fruizione di un pubblico involontario e inconsapevole.
In bilico tra undeground e istituzionale, la ricerca di Joys è stata riconosciuta dagli addetti ai lavori del sistema dell’arte come inedita e personalissima, grazie anche al suo maniacale studio del lettering: forme che nel tempo si stratificano e si arricchiscono di livelli e linee con cui Joys ha costruito labirinti impossibili dove nulla è lasciato al caso e le forme ubbidiscono sempre a precise regole logiche e geometriche.
Anche con Joys… piece of me, l’artista prosegue nella direzione della geometria e del cromatismo in una mostra di cui il pubblico simbolicamente possiederà una parte, visto che gli inviti della mostra– che in inglese significa proprio un pezzo di me – sono realmente una parte di Joys e della sua operazione artistica, visto che componendoli si ricrea a grandezza naturale il prototipo del graffito realizzato in galleria, che avvolgerà lo spettatore in un labirinto di lettere, linee e colori.
Realizzato in poche ore sulle pareti della galleria di Allegra Ravizza, il graffito non solo si potrà ammirare ultimato, ma anche durante i lavori di realizzazione, grazie al dvd che testimonierà l’azione di live painting dell’artista e che sarà disponibile in galleria il giorno dell’inaugurazione.
Shop 14, Truman Brewery
(by entrance to Sunday Upmarkets)
Hanbury Street
(corner Wilkes Street)
Spitalfields
London, E1 6QL
An exhibition of new paintings and drawings in oils, spray paint and
charcoal on childhood, memory and self-sabotage.
Sonia Blair rose to notoriety in the UK and international graffiti art scene for both her spraycan artwork and her management skills with the establishment of her company Signal Project in 2002. Through Signal Sonia masterminded the production of over 100 coordinated graffiti murals and events, from large-scale multi-artist collaborations, to exhibitions and numerous community projects. Including the creation of the Kilburn Tube Mural, the largest permanent graffiti mural in Britain. Located beneath the arches on Kilburn High Road this particular mural remains unblemished four years on and was recently rated 10 out of 10 by Time Out magazine in an issue devoted to London’s murals; “A splendid attention to detail, with many subtle references to local themes… The best we’ve seen”.
Having spent the last 7 years organising and/or painting graffiti murals
and events throughout London through her company Signal
(www.signalproject.com), this will be
Sonia's first solo London show.
La ARTE DUE Gallery di Matteo Chigorno, con il Patrocinio del Comune di Milano, propone dal 24 settembre al 31 ottobre 2008 la mostra Vuote a Rendere. Cans Customizing Art, un’ampia collettiva che vedrà coinvolti più di quaranta artisti provenienti dalla street art.
Vuote a Rendere sarà affiancata da una serie di iniziative collaterali, a cominciare dallaserata inaugurale di mercoledì 24 settembre, a cui saranno presenti tutti gli artisti partecipanti all’esposizione, insieme ad alcuni special guests che si esibiranno in diretta.
Nel week-end successivo all’inaugurazione – venerdì 26, sabato 27 e domenica 28 settembre – verrà organizzata presso il Centro Sportivo Triestina (Via Alessandro Fleming, 12 – Milano), una tre giorni di grande writing internazionale, con oltre 90 artisti di fama mondiale, ospiti e musica.
Inoltre, a conclusione di questa prima mostra della rassegna, venerdì 31 ottobre si terrà il finissage.
La mostra sarà accompagnata da un catalogo con saggi di Lorenzo Bonini e Francesca Guerisoli, e con un ricco apparato iconografico e di interviste effettuate agli artisti appositamente per l’occasione.
Sao Paulo, Brazil: through October 11, 2008
International exhibition
In Transit Ideas for Balanced Circulation and Survival
September 13th – October 11th 2008
Tu. - fri. | 1 – 9pm | sat. | 9am – 4pm
At: MAC Americana Contemporary Art Museum of Americana - São Paulo - Brazil
Alexandre Órion (São Paulo)
Alice Grou (Campinas)
Binho Martins (Americana)
Denise Valarini (Americana)
Diogo Bueno (Campinas)
Gustavo Torrezan (Piracicaba)
Isabel Caccia (Córdoba – Argentina)
Isadora Gutmann (Campinas)
Nicolás Robbio (Argentina/São Paulo)
Norma Vieira (Campinas)
Sarah Valle (Campinas)
V-DOC (Campinas)
Bruxelles, Belgium: September 20 - November 1, 2008
Two Sides to Every Boxcar: An Exhibition and Discussion with buZ blurr
Babylon Falling
1017 Bush Street (@ Jones)
San Francisco, CA 94109 http://babylonfalling.com/
415-345-1017
buZ is driving up
from his outpost in Arkansas (Surrealville, Principality of buZ) and
heading to San Francisco for an exhibition of his artwork as well as an
informal discussion.
The exhibition will be
composed of a selection of photographs, cut stencils, collage work, and
buZ’s famous artistamp portraits. buZ will lead a talk and
Q&A about his introduction to and experiences with freight train
boxcar art, the development of his style, his contribution to the mail
art movement, the place of both boxcar art and mail art in the larger
culture, and what he’s up to nowadays.
In addition to very small
runs of homemade books we will also be selling a very limited (edition
of 24) t-shirt designed by buZ blurr exclusively for Babylon Falling.
The opening reception will take place on Saturday, September 20th 2008
from 6-9pm. There will be drinks and music as always. The event is
wheelchair accessible. The exhibition will run through October 19th.
A cult figure among contemporary freight train
graffiti artists, Russell Butler aka Colossus of Roads aka buZ blurr
considers himself, “a Life/Artist, documenting a non-art life with
various media, primarily photography."
Working as a brakeman for the
railroad, for thirty years buZ obsessively dispatched his distinctive
moniker on the freight trains passing through the yards, quickly
becoming one of the most prolific and well respected boxcar artists of
all time.
Since discovering the mail art network in 1972 buZ has
been a regular, active participant and has become famous for his
meticulous artistamp portraits which document the various personalities
he has encountered over the years at mail art conventions, hobo
gatherings, and at his home in Gurdon Arkansas, where the most diligent
of fans make the pilgrimage to pay their respects.
Though retired from
the railroad buZ told Logan Hicks in 2004 that he is, “Still doing
the boxcar icon dispatch, as well as spraying through stencils, and even
gluing big collage composites onto the railcars; plus doing more
correspondence and mail art, since I have retired. Currently enjoying
embellishing large ink-jet phantasy collages with watercolors,
paintstiks, charcoal, and Crayolas."
Over 100 pieces will go on display at White Walls in a timely new show called “Duality in Humanity." The show marks a bit of a departure for the artist, whose unique form of reverse propaganda emerged from the spirit of the punk movement. With this show, Shepard takes a step back from the ‘calls to action’ against mindless consumerism and war evidenced in previous shows like 1984ia, E Pluribus Venom and Imperfect Union. “The difference between this show and the previous ones is that now Obama is in the mix," Shepard said. His recent work reflects his own personal shift towards a new optimism, a direct result of his involvement with, and inspiration by, the powerful political ideals of Barack Obama.
The title of the show, “Duality of Humanity," is inspired by the peace-sign wearing US soldier in Vietnam, ‘Joker,’ in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. A central piece is a child with a gun in his hand and a flower in his hat. That theme of soldiers and weapons bearing peace signs, or peace signs comprised of military effects, runs through many pieces in the show. Environmental themes also appear in some pieces, illustrating the tenuous balance between our dangerously uncontrolled consumption of non-renewable resources, and our well-intentioned eco-concerns. Suffering and hope are seamlessly merged in a visual mash-up that defies expectations and easy answers.
“Duality of Humanity" includes larger mixed media pieces on paper that has been covered with carefully collaged Ephemera, self-printed patterns and found clippings from printed media. The backgrounds provide a seductive painterly texture and visual subtext, often allowing apropos words and images to bleed through the iconic images printed over them. The multiple layers create a sense of depth, but also bring in temporal elements through preserved newsclippings, historic images and vintage printing effects. It is the images in the foreground, however, that give the work its power. They are crisp and provocative, communicating in a way that is direct and clear.
Petaluma, CA: Tuesdays until Christmas, 2008
Wordplay 101/ Art 2 empire
Back to school workshop
Live workshops on Graffiti, Rhyming, and how to turn your arts and ideas in to a career.
Special guests speakers and Bukue One. Ages 11 and up.
No material costs.
4:30-6:30p
Phoenix Theatre
201 Washington St
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 762-3566
Two hip hop innovators present a unique visual and audio exhibition celebrating the history and positivity of the UK hip hop movement.
Foundation Rocks combines Lost and Found (Shucks One), a series of portraits, illustrations and sculpture, with Spats ‘85 (DJ Fingers), a rocking soundscape and images that make up a tribute to the founding artists of UK hip hop.
Foundation Rocks captures the original hip hop mantras of ‘peace, love, and unity; knowledge, wisdom and understanding’, presenting a challenge to the dominating themes of violence and vice which resonate throughout hip hop today. The project is the artists’ search to rediscover these foundation principles by retracing the history of UK hip hop music and the individuals making it. It is an attempt to cement the originators of UK hip hop as icons for British music fans, who are often more familiar with the originators in the US.
Lost and Found is a visual interpretation of interviews Shucks One conducted with hip hop pioneers of the 1980s, whose music influenced a whole generation of young men and women in the UK. The works address issues of history, identity and religion.
NATURE INTERSECTS WITH THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
AT DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
Urban Nature
DENVER- Always an urban oasis, Denver Botanic Gardens is embracing the city in new ways this year. The Gardens' 2008 signature exhibition, "Urban Nature," explores the intersection of the urban environment and the natural world through art and horticultural practices, outlining strategies that all city dwellers can employ to evoke the natural world as green space diminishes amid concrete and steel.
A sense of contrast, yet balance, with the natural gardens will be realized through paintings by more than 10 local, national and internationally-known street-style painters and mural artists.
Among these prominent international personalities are artists Lady Pink, Mac, and Siloette - all of whom have contributed to the ever-evolving history of street-style art. New York City-area community activist, Lady Pink, has transitioned from painting subway trains in the '70s and '80s to creating grand-scale murals throughout New York City. Phoenix-based Mac draws inspiration from the surrounding Mexican and Chicano culture of the American Southwest, and cites artists Caravaggio, Mucha, and Vermeer as influential. Siloette, who currently resides in Los Angeles, is recognized mainly for her feminine subject matter, unique flowing style and organic ingredients; which can easily be compared to a modern interpretation of art nouveau. Frequently, dominant black outlines reference her previous work in stained glass.
Other local and regional talent includes artists Amanda Marie, Elisabeth Bunker, Delton Demarest, Dread, Sophie Fernandez, Javier Flores, Stevon Lucero, Jolt, Mission, Adam Moorhead, Todd Robinson, Ian Rumley, and Wiser.
These street murals will be created on temporary panels situated within the natural beauty of the Gardens' York Street site, forging visual relationships that both surprise and resonate. The panels, produced by James Hardie Building Products are made of environmentally friendly materials including wood pulp, cement, sand and water. These materials, which are low in toxicity and have been recycled up to four times, reflect the importance of sustainability to the Gardens' core values.
Balcony displays, container gardening, and the concept of the urban homestead and other unique horticultural practices for city dwellers will be highlighted, as well. These educational programs include discussions with author Rick Darke, who will give a talk titled "In Your Face: Ethics and Urban Ecology" on Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. Darke will articulate his belief that all people should see and celebrate the dynamics of cultural and biological diversity, and find beauty in unlikely things and utility in common ground.
"'Urban Nature' seeks to demonstrate how, in a contemporary world that embraces industrialization and technology, the human connection with the earth requires more nurturing than ever," said Lisa Eldred, Director of Exhibitions and Programs. "Not only will the city be brought into the Gardens, the Gardens will venture out into the urban environment with programs and stimulating installations."
"Urban Nature" will include a Community Gardens feature that demonstrates the concepts of community gardening. This component will be complemented by original sculptures from Bill, Judy and Robert Schempp of "Mind to Metal." These metalworks will contain weather-resistant photographs by the Gardens' official photographer, Scott Dressel-Martin.
Pertinent issues facing city life will be addressed through a comprehensive program schedule, including a discussion on the healing power and deliciousness of wild plants, classes on raising chickens in the city, and hands-on instruction in creating gardens for balconies or terraces. Also, spoken word presentations will be delivered at a Poetry Slam! and Open Mic Night at Denver Botanic Gardens on Monday, May 12, from 7 - 9 p.m., co-presented by the University of Denver's Writing Program.
Guided tours of the "Urban Nature" exhibit will be offered every Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 1005 York Street in Denver, Colorado. Denver Botanic Gardens thanks the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
The presenting sponsor of "Urban Nature" is Wells Fargo.
Since its inception in the 1970s, hip hop has been arguably the most influential and popular musical form in America. Its popularity extends beyond the urban centers of its inception and pervades youth culture throughout the world. Images of hip hop stars are as pervasive as the music itself, and the National Portrait Gallery is featuring the work of artists who have explored this phenomenon. David Scheinbaum has been photographing hip hop artists since 2000, both in concert and offstage, including such celebrated groups as Public Enemy, Blackalicious, Phar Cyde, De La Soul and Jurassic-5. Kehinde Wiley, best known for his large, colorful paintings of anonymous young black men, has created portraits of hip hop artists such as LL Cool J and Ice T, each based on a famous European or American painting from the 17th through 19th centuries. Nikki Giovanni wrote a poem that will be transcribed onto walls in the exhibition, and also interpreted artistically by artist Shinique Smith. Two Washington, D.C./Baltimore-based graffiti artists - CON and AREK - created four portrait murals to be installed in a hallway that connects the galleries. Jefferson Pinder created three video self-portraits that will be included in the installation. Curators for the exhibition are Frank A. Goodyear III, assistant curator of photographs and Brandon B. Fortune curator of paintings; Jobyl A. Boone, a Smithsonian predoctoral fellow is the guest curator.
Press preview Feb. 5, 9:30 a.m.
A booklet that accompanies the exhibition will be available in the museum's bookstore.
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