The Fiesta Resistance

Posted: December 14th, 2009 | Author: RJ | Filed under: Featured Posts, Gallery/Museum Shows | Tags: date farmers, pictures on walls, saner, smithe | No Comments »

Finally found some pictures from The Fiesta Resistance on now at Pictures on Walls. They’ve just released a bunch of stunning prints (Banksy, Date Farmers, Anthony Lister, Dran…), but I want to focus on just their show with The Date Farmers, Saner and Smithe.

All photos by Unusual Image, who has many more pics from the show on his flickr.

Mexico at POW

Posted: November 23rd, 2009 | Author: RJ | Filed under: Gallery/Museum Shows | Tags: date farmers, pictures on walls, saner, smithe | 2 Comments »

I am very excited to go to Miami in December, but I am also epically disappointed to be missing this show at the new Pictures on Walls. I don’t know Smithe but Date Farmers and Saner are great and it’s something completely different from most of the UK scene. Londoners had better go and take loads of pictures for me.

This may also be a sign of things to come for POW. Their new open-but-not-really-officially-open gallery-but-really-shop-but-really-just-an-office space on Commercial Street could become a meeting point and hang out spot for the London street art scene, like Ad Hoc Art was in NYC. It could become a gallery, a shop, a print studio, whatever! I’m hoping for something like a print shop and occasional gallery.

Artnet Urban Art Auction

Posted: July 13th, 2009 | Author: elisa | Filed under: Auctions, Guest Posts | Tags: artnet, banksy, barry mcgee, basquiat, date farmers, dondi, doze green, keith haring, margaret kilgallen, mr., nick walker | 1 Comment »

Artnet.com is having an online urban art auction, which began July 7^th and runs through July 23^rd. The catalogue contains works by many of the major names in the scene, from the 80s through today, such as Dondi, Crash, Haring, Basquiat, Barry McGee, Banksy, Nick Walker, Faile and Shepard Fairey. There are also some strange, albeit nice, inclusions such as Mr. and Jim Houser, as well as some weaker urban choices, but on the whole this auction is definitely worth checking out as there is a good range of pieces in it.

It is also quite well-presented and easy to use; you can either scroll the catalogue page by page or search by artist. The biographical information is nice to have and I like the inclusion of sales results for comparable work – this is particularly handy if you are considering placing a bid.

I have highlighted a few of my personal favorites. Clicking on the image will take you to the lot.