Every once in a while, I get to be like Unurth and introduce people to a cool street artist that nobody has ever heard of. Recently I’ve been enjoying Mr. Di Maggio‘s wheatpastes that he has put up in Milan.
Total Rewall
If any graffiti writers actually get involved with Total Rewall, it will be emmensely interesting, but that is a big if and by no means guaranteed.
The press release:
TOTALREWALL is bringing photography into the world of graffiti, by giving artists and creative types alike, for one week only, a rare chance to work their magic on otherwise forbidden territory.
The thirty-two TOTALREWALL photographers will be posting up giant photographs on the walls of the famous Leake Street Tunnel in South London. Each image represents the individual photographer’s concept of walls and surfaces capital that are out-of-bounds to street artists, graffiti writers and creative types of every calibre.
An open invitation is extended to everyone who feels they would like to contribute to the
project by stenciling, spraying or drawing on the in a way that adds to or the changes the original image. Notwithstanding that, visitors are also welcome.Our event will start on the 4th of December 2009 at 7 pm and end on the 10th of December.
For further information and directions please visit www.totalrewall.com.
Very Nearly Almost issue 10
VNA strikes that great balance between fan zine and magazine, and with this issue they have upped their game. 200 issues are available with a screenprinted D*face design on the cover. 100 of those are available at the launch party at stolenspace on December 3rd, along with stickers, markers and a tote bag.
Bodega’s wall vinyl artworks
Bodega looks cool. I might have to get one of the McGee or Rostarr pieces for my room. Prices are pretty good, but the fact that the pieces can’t be reapplied is a bit annoying.
The press release:
We are proud to announce the launch of Bodega™ Wall Vinyl.
Bodega™ is a curated collection of large scale, eco-friendly, temporary indoor art. The concept is to make the art of emerging and established artists alike, affordable and available to the public. Each piece is delivered as a complete package for the consumer and includes a ready-to-apply art piece and tools for installation. Obsessed with process, Bodega creates high quality, layered die-cut vinyl art editions; representing some of the most captivating artists of our generation.
We use eco-friendly inks and vinyl to create layered die-cut, gallery quality vinyl that can be applied to any flat surface. The vinyl is low-tack and can be removed without damaging the wall; however, the art work cannot be reapplied to a surface after removal. Bodega’s intrinsic characteristic is to retain the divide between the original art and our editions, encouraging consumers to continue exploring their living environment by embracing new art in everyday life. Our packaging is made from 70-100% post-consumer recycled paper. Our vinyl, with an indoor life expectancy of at least 5 years, is low-impact on the environment through strategic engineering design to maximize energy efficiency and eliminate harmful emissions through recycling and reuse.
Bodega™ is available online at Arkitip.com and worldwide at select accounts including Colette Paris (www.colette.fr)
Bodega™ will also be available at the Scope Art Fair “Covet Garden” during Art Basel Miami Dec 2-6, 2009. (www.scope-art.com)
Artists in Bodega™ include:
Barry Mcgee, Clare Rojas, Cleon Peterson, Cody Hudson, Darcel, Delta, Harsh Patel, Hisham Bharoocha, Kevin Lyons, Kenzo Minami, Maya Hayuk, Michael Leon, Mike Giant, Rostarr, Steven Harrington, Surface to Air, Wood Wood, and more.
Bodega™ will release a new artist periodically every month and Arkitip.com will release new offerings in conjunction with Bodega™.
Nick Walker in Japan
Nick Walker has been spending some time painting in Japan. Here’s one of his pieces:
Lazarides ‘Grifters’ preview pics
The folks in town for the Lazarides’ Grifters show sure are busy. Ian Cox has been taking some great photos of their progress:
Yes, this post is a bit Choe heavy, but his pieces look really great even if you only see a segment of them, someone like Mode2, you really need to see the finished product. If your curious what else has been going on though, Ian’s flickr stream has more pics.
UPDATE: Even more David Choe:
Parisian Art Calendar (November – January)
If you will be in Paris between November 26th and January 23rd, here are a few shows for you to go see.
– “Art Mosh” (from November 26th), a big eclectic group show that includes case, Faith47 (image above via Campbarbossa), Pam Glew, Herakut and Alexandros Vasmoulakis (plus non-street-related artists such as Yoskay Yamamoto and Tessar Lo, both of whom are worth checking out if you don’t know their work already).
Doors Studios | 9-9 Bis Rue De Lesdiguieres | 75004 Paris
– “EmanEssence” (December 3rd – January 14th), a solo by Koralie.
Galerie LJ | 12 rue Commines | 75003 Paris
– “Btoy” (December 10th – January 23rd), an eponymously titled solo by Btoy (Ilia Mayer, above, and Andrea Michaelsson, below).
This show is organized with the assistance of Samantha Longhi from Stencil History X so check her blog for updates.
Galerie Itinerrance | 7bis, rue René Goscinny | 75013 Paris
The Thousands summary
Last Wednesday was the opening of The Thousands, the art exhibition I curated. The photos are on flickr and the blog posts are online, and yet, I haven’t mentioned the show much on Vandalog since the opening. It’s been busy, so now I’m making up for that.
The folks at Babelgum have been super-supportive, with three videos about the show. The first is a behind the scenes look at the show, a bit of the set up, as well as a chat with me about the exhibition. The next two are tours of the exhibition.
And there are hundreds of photos on flickr in The Thousands’ group pool of all the pieces in the show.
Just hours before opening, the books arrived. The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In was sold at the show, and now you can buy it on Drago’s website. And forget about hours, minutes before we opened the doors, Hera finished signing her prints for the special edition of the book with a lithograph of one of Hera’s sketches (you can get those at CampBarbossa £100).
Of course, the opening was packed. Thanks to BrewDog, there was a steady supply of their Punk IPA beer until 15 minutes before closing time. And Gold Peg was also there selling some ice cream at the Mad Beef Ice Cream Parlour. I was worried about who would show up on Wednesday, but not only did we have artists like Know Hope, Hera and the Burning Candy crew, but there were people I didn’t recognize! That felt pretty cool.
I think The Thousands looked amazing, but I’m not the only one. Here are some reviews I found:
- The Future Tense were there taking some great pictures and chilling with Hera. They say “most people agreed it was a welcome opportunity to attend a show solely to celebrate the medium rather than to buy or be sold to”
- Arrested Motion sent s.butterfly over to have a look. They say “RJ Rushmore’s debut exhibition highlights some of the strongest representatives of the street art scene.”
- It was great to finally meet Sean from Organ Magazine. He says “The Thousands is a triumph.”
- Ryan Millar says “It was all delicious.”
- Art of The State has some cool photos including both sides of Roa’s piece.
- The 405 says “The goal of The Thousands was to attempt to show the art world and the public that there are great works of art within the sphere of “street art” and that street artists deserve a place in art history at least equal to that of The Young British Artists or the great pop artists; And hells yes, that was indeed achieved.”
- Of Burning Candy’s mural, Hookedblog says “get down and check it out.”
Which brings me to the murals. The murals looked amazing. As planned, Burning Candy showed up to paint this (daytime shot here):
Unexpectedly though, I found out that there were 3 small walls on the building that I could have painted, so I invited Inketish, Pure Evil and Know Hope to come by. Here are those results:
And here are some interviews and articles that were done in the lead up to the show:
- I had a nice chat recently with Mymetropole
- Curated, Open Magazine, dailyDuJour, Juxtapoz, Brooklyn Street Art and The 405 all have email interviews with me.
- And The 405 also interviewed Rowdy, Nick Walker and Armsrock.
So that’s The Thouands in a nutshell. It was an amazing experience and I hope to do it again.
Thanks 1000x over to all the people who helped put the show together, especially my mom who doesn’t even like street art that much.
Logan Hicks’ wall for Espeis Outside
Next week I’ll be seeing Logan Hicks at Primary Flight in Miami, but for now there is his wall at Espeis Outside in New York City thanks to Brooklyn Street Art. Looks good.
And they even have a time lapse video:
More photos at Brooklyn Street Art
Preview: Murals in Miami
This year the art fairs in Miami are going to be complimented with two massive mural projects.
First, the classic: Primary Flight came out with their promo video yesterday. PF have been doing a mural project in Miami for a few years, and their line up is a grab bag of awesomeness with artists like Ron English, The London Police, Logan Hicks and Revok. Here’s the video:
Primary Flight 2009 Teaser from Primary Flight on Vimeo.
And then there is a the guy in town: The Wynwood Walls is a project by Jeffrey Deitch. The line up isn’t as expansive, but the names are all international superstars like Swoon, Barry McGee, Futura, and Os Gemeos.
There’s even a lot of overlap between the projects with artists like Shepard Fairey and Aiko painting for both groups.
Naturally, I’ll be there filming for Babelgum and taking photos for Vandalog.