Know Hope is currently half-way through a two-part solo show at Gordon Gallery in Tel Aviv. Here, I’ve got photos of Things That Stand Between, the first part of this show which opened at the end of February. The second part, Things Left Standing Behind, opens today (Thursday) at 7:30pm. As I understand it, this second part of the show will involve a complete reinstallation of different work in the gallery.
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Vhils (aka Alexandre Farto) is here in Australia. Sadly (for me anyway) he’s up north in Sydney, so I won’t get to see him or his new show, “Dissolve” presented by Skalitzers Art opening tomorrow on the 21st of March. I DID however manage to get a really great interview with him (via email) over on invurt. Definitely worth a read. For me, Vhils brings a different angle to street art. His chiseled walls and sculptured realistic characters bring a depth and feel to street art that I really appreciate. I also love different techniques, tools and textures so Vhils ticks all of the boxes for me.
The show opens today (March 21st) and runs through to the 6th of March at 140 George St, The Rocks, West Circular Quay, Sydney. Facebook event page here.
I’m a huge fan of Vhils’ work so it makes it even harder not being able to see the show. Some of the preview photos look very exciting. Check them out below.
All photos courtesy of Skalitzers Art
Remember the retrospective of the fantastic Barry McGee last year in California? Exciting news: That show is headed to the ICA Boston next month. The show, simply titled Barry McGee, runs April 6th-September 2nd. Last year’s Os Gemeos show at the ICA was great, but it was small if you don’t include their outdoor work. This McGee show won’t be small, and it covers his work from the early 90’s through to today. Not much else to say yet except that you should see this one if it’s at all possible.
Photo by PunkToad
The Free Art and Technology (F.A.T.) Lab, founded by Evan Roth and James Powderly in 2007, have a retrospective opening April 1st at Eyebeam in NYC. F.A.T. Gold, curated by Lindsay Howard, will include highlights of F.A.T. Lab’s work so far as well as new work and a whole boatload of events throughout the first week of the show’s run. This amazing group of artists (including some of my favorites: Jayson Musson, Evan Roth, and KATSU) are at the forefront of technology, art and pop culture, and particularly the intersection of all three.
F.A.T. Gold runs April 1st through the 20th. There will be an opening on the 1st from 7-9pm. For a list of all the F.A.T. Gold events, check the press release (PDF WARNING).
I am extremely saddened that I won’t be able to make the opening of this show or many of the events. So, please make me extremely jealous and check this out if at all possible.
Last month, one of my new favorites, Pastel, recently had his first solo show Dasein at Hollywood in Cambodia Gallery in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Pastel aims to create a commentary on a the current existence of man and space, to reflect on how these two have been separated and one can no longer see the reflection of the creator and the space that was built to be lived in.
Pastel:
As a result, the lack in what it means to inhabit, live in, to dwell does not refer to the lack of dwellings. The main absence is due to a need to find the essence of inhabiting, to learn how to inhabit, to live in.
Photos courtesy of Pastel
Earlier this month, Lush had a one-night solo show at Backwoods Gallery outside of Melbourne. He sent over these photos and a video, where it becomes progressively more clear why the show only lasted one night…
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Opening this evening at 8pm in Con Artist’s space at 119 Ludlow Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side is SLAP: Adhesives and Egos, a DIY Sticker Exhibition, featuring dozens of hand-made stickers. I love the way street art and graffiti meet here in this seamless mix of styles and sensibilities.
The exhibit continues through April 3rd and a limited edition zine will accompany the exhibit and will be for sale at the gallery.
Photos by Lois Stavsky
For the last week or so until today, we’ve been in the process changing Vandalog’s web hosts. No need to get into the technical details, but now the site should run more smoothly and with less downtime. Unfortunately it means that we haven’t been able to write anything new on the site since that process began (everything that’s gone online was pre-scheduled). So this is a mega-link-o-rama combining the usual weekend link-o-rama content with stuff that I could have written about last week even if I’d had the time.
Photo by Luna Park
For Olek, the past year has seen endless legal battles in London, which led to a brief incarceration and house arrest. During this time, it must have seemed as if a long road was ahead of her. The majority of the work on display at her recently opened show at Jonathan Levine Gallery was made during this time in London, when the end was indeed far. However, don’t let the image of Olek crocheting away in a cell paint a disparate image of the installations that the artist created during this time in her life. The spectacle that one has come to expect from energetic and vibrant artist has only intensified. The speakers have been turned up to 11, if you will.
The entrance to Olek’s work hinted at the pageantry that would unfold in her exhibition upstairs. Harkening to her court trail, the artist has used her recent text-based body of work to draw upon these experiences. An anonymous figure, perhaps representing the everywoman, carries a flag with the empowering phrase “nobody can hurt me without my permission.” The ominous tone set in the entryway distinctly contrasted the whimsical tone set by her performers in the gallery space. Continue reading “Olek: Becoming One’s Art for “The End Is Far””
I’m excited to see that London’s A.CE is having a solo show at Maxwell Colette in Chicago this month. A.CE has been putting up posters in London since before I began looking at street art, and I’ve always enjoyed his work. There’s no denying that there are some similarities to Bast, but I compare him to Bast rather any number of other artists along those lines in part because we all know Bast is talented and I think A.CE is too.
Planet of the A.CE opens March 16th and runs through April 20th.
Photos courtesy of A.CE
