Unit 44 in Newcastle opened last week for their first show, a two-man show with collaborations between the UK’s Remi/Rough and Australia’s Stormie Mills. Unfortunately I haven’t made it over to Newcastle myself, but word is that Selected Moments is a big hit. Looks pretty cool. Here’s a portion of the show:

And their mural outside of Unit44:

Photos courtesy of Unit 44

Opening tonight is Selected Moments at Unit 44 in Newcastle. The show features the individual and collaborative works by Remi/Rough and Stormie Mills. I am really sad I cannot be at the show because these artists combined aesthetics are incredible when put together and is going to be one hell of an exhibit. So head over tonight and check it out. In the meanwhile, check out these photos sent to Vandalog of the pair working behind the scenes as well as one of their finished pieces.

All photos by David Bilbrough

Here is a video following the artists who participated in the group show Unintended Calculations recently in Vancouver, BC. Featured are Augustine Kofie, Jerry Inscoe, Remi/Rough and Scott Sueme.

Dreweatts is holding their next Urban Contemporary sale on Wednesday, April 6. Whilst I continue to struggle to understand why works by artists such as Lucien Freud, Russell Young and Damien Hirst are included in a sale with the aforementioned title, there are certainly a few lots that are both worth taking a look at and actually fit the sale’s theme. These include eight Banksy prints and one of his Family Target canvases from 2003 (est. 30-50k GBP),  a cool Martha Cooper photograph of Shy 147 precariously balanced between two train cars as he paints (est. 1200-1800 GBP), a haunting Guy Denning canvas (est. 3-5k GBP), a Jonathan Yeo Leaf Study (est. 4-6k GBP) and a really beautiful Adam Neate Self Portrait on cardboard (est. 8-12k GBP). The Neate is probably the highlight of the auction, at least in my opinion. It’s my birthday on Friday if a Vandalog reader out there is feeling generous. I’ll take you out for a drink next time you’re in LA to show my gratitude.

One of the more interesting aspects of this sale, however, is the final group of works, which will be auctioned in aid of Haven House Children’s Hospice. The twenty-five lots that comprise this section were curated by 15 year old, London-based Liam Patel. I don’t normally reprint press releases, but the text below sums up Liam’s endeavors fairly well so I recommend reading it. Stand-out works include those by Mantis, Herakut (pictured above), Remi/Rough and Matt Small.

Liam Patel has been collecting Urban Art since he was 12; now at the ripe old age of 15 he has brought together an extraordinary group of 25 cutting-edge lots to be sold at Dreweatts’ Urban Contemporary sale on Wednesday 6^th April, to raise money for the Haven House Children’s Hospice.

Unable to do physical charity work for his Duke of Edinburgh Award because he had a broken arm and shoulder, Liam decided to ask some of his favourite artists to donate their work to raise £10,000 for the Children’s Hospice, which offers vital support to children with life-limiting conditions and their parents. Liam then approached Dreweatts to host the sale in their central London branch at 24 Maddox Street W1 and they were only too happy to help by offering the venue, and any extra expertise.

‘I came up with the idea to curate an Urban Art charity auction as the Haven House Children’s Hospice needs to raise around £2m each year to provide fantastic support for children and their families.  Even though I won’t be able to raise that amount, every little helps.’ Each piece comes with a certificate of authenticity from the artist and estimates range from £100 to £1,200.  The group to be sold for the charity includes works by the likes of Matt Small, Schoony, Handiedan, Mantis, Nick Gentry, Herakut and Arkiv Vilmansa all of whom were delighted to be able to help by donating the proceeds of their pictures.

- Elisa

Image via Dreweatts‘ Urban Contemporary catalogue.

At the end of May, Hoults Yard, Newcastle will see the invasion of England’s Remi/Rough and Australia’s own Stormie Mills. The indoor show may not open for months, but I’m sure you will get to see some of their outdoor work sooner. Talented artists individually, they also surprisingly work well as a team despite their contrasting styles as evident by their wall in Miami and placement of their pieces in The Underbelly Project. This is definitely a show to get excited about.

This crazy wall at Moda Hotel in Vancouver is a collaboration between Scott Sueme, Joker, Remi/Rough and Augustine Kofie for the Unintended Calculation show, which opened last week.

Photo by S.Vegas/Aaron R T Smedley

Vancouver artist Indigo has put together a show, Unintended Calculations, of artists who started in traditional graffiti and have moved towards abstract paintings. The show takes place next month in Vancouver with a gallery show as well as some murals at the Moda Hotel. While the show includes well-known artists Remi/Rough and Kofie, I’m most interested to see what Scott Sueme does. I don’t know much about Sueme, but I’ve heard that he is really pushing things forward in Vancouver with his graffiti, and I liked his recent wall at Primary Flight.

Unintended Calculations opens the first week of March. Check the show’s website for more info.

Here’s one of Remi’s paintings for the show:

Photos courtesy of Remi

Steve More and Remi/Rough have a show opening next week at Blackall Studios in London. A is intended as a sort of checkpoint for what Remi and More call the urban abstract movement (them plus people like Kofie, Jose Parla and Retna). I’m not sure about that, but hey, I like the pictures so I’m not going to complain about a bit of over-hyping. Vandalog readers will probably be familiar with Remi’s abstract graffiti-style canvases, but this is one of the first time I’ve seen a substantial number of artworks by More. Arrested Motion recently did studio visits with both More and Remi, so you can check those out here and here. Here’s some of what you will see in A, and Londoners can go to Blackall Studios next week to see everything (I have a feeling that Steve More’s work really needs to be seen in person to pop):

Steve More

Remi/Rough

Steve More

Remi/Rough

Steve More

Photos courtesy of Remi/Rough

Remi/Roughe and Stormie Mills. Photo courtesy of Remi

Here’s a hodge-podge of photos of some of my favorite murals from Miami this year… Probably more to come in future posts as well. Most of these were part of Primary Flight.

Kid Acne, The London Police, Will Barras and Ema. Photo by S.Vegas

How and Nosm (click to see a a large size of this wall). Photo by tatscruinc

Invader. Photo by Hargo

Shepard Fairey and Overunder. Photo by Hargo

Jeff Soto and Maxx242. Photo by S.Vegas

Amaze by Barry McGee. Photo by S.Vegas

Cash For Your Warhol. Photo by Hargo

Dabs and Myla. Photo courtesy of Thinkspace

Photos by S.Vegas, Hargo, tatscruinc and courtesy of Thinkspace and Remi

While RJ lounges in the sun, I am freezing my tush off in London. Well, actually, not even in London to be honest; I’m in the midlands, which is why I missed all of the openings this week unfortunately. But I will be back tonight and will let RJ tell you guys all about Miami next week, which I am sure you are all looking forward to.

Anyways… here are some of my favorite works I saw this week. I couldn’t help but sneak in Miami ones; the work is beautiful.

Kenny Scharf's NYC mural via Gamma Blog

Ethos in Miami by Luna Park

Slicer and Resh via Oeildetat Flickr

Remi/Rough and Stormie Mills collaboration for Primary Flight in Miami