Making a stop in Lisbon, Conor Harrington, put up a beautiful piece the other day that Stick2Target captured. I really think his outdoor work is so much more impressive than his indoor pieces, especially in-person.
And as RJ stated on Twitter last week, I am interning at Lazarides, so I will try to avoid writing about LAZ artists and upcoming shows, but this piece is pretty awesome and I couldn’t resist. Was, is and always will be a Harrington fan.
Photos by Stick2Target
Here are some pictures sent to us by JR for his latest project in Tunisia. In his true fashion, the photographer/street artist took pictures of residents around the country. Calling the project “Artocracy,” the outdoor works consist of one of the first organized street art exhibits in an Arab country. Posting the works in symbolic areas correlated with the revolution, JR received a lot of backlash from people in the area, but has managed to capture some beautiful portraits with six Tunisian photographers- Sophia Barakat, Rania Dourai, Wissal Dargueche, Aziz Tnani, Hichem Driss amd Hela Ammar.
Photos courtesy of InsideOut Project
Miss Van just released a new giclee print entitled “Bunny Lover.” In typical Miss Van fashion, the print is of a half-naked masked girl making a pouty face. Who doesn’t like boobs?
Size : 21 x 29 cm framed (11.4 x 8.3 inches)
Signed and numbered. Comes with a certificate.
Price: 180 Euros
For purchase at the artist’s online store, Princess Market
Photos via Miss Van
Yesterday RJ and I got sent this video of a a mural being put up in Sydney sponsored by Lipton Iced Tea. Despite tagging over some work already put there, the mural isn’t half bad. Apparently this is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the brand to create urban art projects in Australia while showcasing their partnered artists talents.
It’s no secret that art and advertising have been hand in hand ever since graffiti style became popular in the early 1980’s. But where is the line drawn between advertising art and art for advertising? And as such, can the work stand on its own as an entity to be appreciated or is it less appealing because it has brand association?
The video led us to further question other examples of this practice in the past and how audiences reacted to the works. I can think of several just near my flat alone- Tron Legacy painted ad on Great Eastern Street and the large scale Converse painted ad that went over the Eine piece on the Village Underground. Last week Vandalog posted about the annual Supreme paste ups depicting a celebrity photographed by everyone’s favorite “alleged” model molester, Terry Richardson. This year it was Lady Gaga who graced the streets of cities and my Tumblr dashboard as the photograph went viral. An annual event though, these flyers usually get bombed on their own by artists. In their own right, these photographs are artworks and can stand next to any Rankin or Chapelle portrait. But does the added connotation of being associated with Supreme lessen its artistic value? And what about artists like Faile and Poster Boy and Aakash Nihalani who amended the Lou Reed Supreme ads? Are those also further removed from the brand because the artist chose to alter the ads of their own volition?
I just wanted to put this idea out there and would love to hear what you guys think.
Photo by Steven P. Harrington for Brooklyn Street Art
Even though this behind the scene video with Slinkachu was made a little while ago, I thought it might be a nice little compliment to his current show, Concrete Ocean, currently on at Andipa. Opening was a few weeks ago, here also are some pictures that Patrick Nguyen covered for Arrested Motion.
Just found this even though it was uploaded about a month ago. My favorite street art couple, Supakitch and Koralie, have a mini documentary about their new project with POSCA (some marker brand). I hardly hear about these two, so it is nice to see them resurface. Although, their cuteness overload as a couple makes me want to hurl.
SUPAKITCH x KORALIE x POSCA from elr°y on Vimeo.
Good to see Paul Insect getting up in London on his recent trip to London in February. And with Sweet Toof, even better. Here’s a video of the work that RJ posted a link to a picture in February. If anyone knows where this is, let me know. I cannot figure it out, but that’s because I am still shit with figuring my way around London.
Video via Paul Insect
Yesterday, David Choe posted photos of a newly finished painting (as RJ pointed out last night on Twitter, this isn’t a new painting but just one that hasn’t been seen online before) that Mark Zuckerberg (that dude who invented Facebook and is worth more money than God) commissioned Choe and artist George Thompson to make. Mark has been a fan of Choe for awhile; Facebook even hired him to paint directly on their walls (which is referenced in The Social Network apparently).
Best line from Upper Playground‘s post: “Real Digital G’s know what’s up. Paintings are the new Bentleys.”
Photo via David Choe
Labrona is participating in an upcoming show, Good Folks, at Show and Tell Gallery in Toronto opening on March 4. Other artists include Swoon, Other and Troy Dougas. It’s a good line-up and am looking forward to pictures from the opening.
Here are some preview shots of Labrona’s work in the show.
Photos by Labrona
Finally, some new Mark Jenkins works to drool over. I’m a big fan of my DC homeboy, so it is about time to see a new crop of Jenkins, even if it is in a show setting. Taking place at VOLTANY in Brooklyn from March 3- 5, the fair hosts a slew of galleries and artists, not just more street art in a gallery setting. Thank god. The Jenkins pieces will be at the Carmichael Gallery booth, so go say hi to our good friends Seth and Elisa. And don’t forget to point and laugh at them as their freeze their asses off in the Northeast winter, since they are California transplants and don’t know what cold means.
Photo via Carmichael Gallery
