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December 10, 2011December 10, 2011

Weekend link-o-rama

6441566365_603af8b4dc_z — Sorry in Philadelphia

Just a heads up in case you don’t like murals, unless I get really into procrastination through blogging (which isn’t unlikely), the blog will probably continue to be pretty Miami-centric for the next week or so as I’m bogged down in finals. Now that you’ve got fair warning for that, here’s what I’ve missed covering over the last two weeks in art:

Rowdy and Run both have updated websites.
Arrested Motion’s show in Hong Kong looks great (you can guess who has the best photos).
Some people destroyed a legal and commissioned piece by Olek in Poland, but rather than charge them with vandalism or something like that and give them a fine, Olek requested that the men crochet some scarves for the homeless. Good move.
Gotta love this abstract piece in Hollywood that’s been made out of colored tape.
Here’s a video interview with Zevs without a mask and saying his name (it’s Aguirre Schwarz). It’s in French though, so if anyone wants to offer up a translation of the interesting bits…
Always a busy man, Lister has show on in Melbourne, Australia.
The car company Fiat settled a potential lawsuit with NYC’s TATS Crew after the company used one of TATS Crew’s murals in an advertisement. If you’re interested in the issue of copyright concerning public art, here’s one place to start.

Photo by Caroline Caldwell

December 7, 2011December 6, 2011

Hyuro solo show this week in Zurich

Valencia’s Hyuro has a solo show, Casual Anomalies, opening this Thursday at the Starkart gallery in Zurich, Switzerland. In an email, Hyuro laid out 8 rules that she imposed upon herself for this project (sort of):

Take a step out from my old way of working.

Avoid previous ideas before start working.

Believe in the process rather than in final results.

Contemplate new elements into my language.

Dont be close just to the drawings format….be open to knew shapes.

Work more from the unconnscious side rather than the rational one.

Be less narrative and more poetic.

Dont take it like a dogma…its just a text for this flyer!

And here’s an animation that Hyuro has made for Causal Anomalies:

Image by Hyuro

December 4, 2011

Weekend link-o-rama: Miami edition

6433781109_ac86075630_z — Know Hope for Primary Flight and Living Walls in Miami

In case you’d like to be in Miami right now for Art Basel Miami and the associated craziness of the season, but you’re stuck at home like me, here’s a small segment of what we’re missing (focusing on indoor events because a lot of the murals are still in progress):

Hi-Fructose has an overview of Art Basel Miami, the main fair, and Arrested Motion has a two part overview.
Juxtapoz has SCOPE covered.
Roa has a few walls new in Miami, but this seems to be the most interesting so far.
Wynwood Walls have their own pop-up show.
Last but certainly not least is The Underbelly Show, which hosted a Secret Wars battle.

Photo by Ian Cox

November 29, 2011November 29, 2011

Preview of The Underbelly Show (and NEW LOCATION)

Ron English-The Eternal Infancy of Art — The Eternal Infancy of Art by Ron English for The Underbelly Miami

On Monday, The Underbelly Project announced two big things: 1. They did a Paris version of The Underbelly Project, which we’ll have more about soon, but The Huffington Post has info on for now; and 2. They’ve changed the location of The Underbelly Show opening this week in Miami to 78 NW 25th Street in Wynwood. That, and an exclusive preview of that show, will be the focus of today’s Underbelly post.

The Underbelly Show may be the new kid on the block during Miami Art Basel, but it has arrived as a force to be reckoned with. It will featuring brand new work from over 30 artists who participated in the New York and Paris Underbelly Projects, as well as a host of other installations and events. This is not just another gallery show during a busy week. It’s an experience. Starting with the RSVP-only opening party on Tuesday, Thursday will see a Secret Wars battle, Friday the space opens to the general public and includes the launch of a limited edition version of The Underbelly Project’s book We Own the Night, which won’t be on sale in stores until next year. And that’s just the stuff I can tell you about. I can’t even guess at what else the Underbelly crew have got planned, but this is definitely the one must-see thing in Miami this week.

While setting up the show at the original location on Collins Avenue this week, the team realized the amount of art and their vision was too big for that space, so they moved to a warehouse in Wynwood at 78 NW 25th Street.

In a rare statement, the usually silent Workhorse told Vandalog:

The scope of the Underbelly Miami show grew larger than we had expected. Originally our idea for the location in South Beach was to showcase selected works in a high traffic area so as many people could see it as possible. As the works started to come in, we realized that we were going to run out of wall space. One of the Swoon pieces is 21 feet wide by 13 feet tall. The L’atlas piece is nearly 12 feet tall. We have over 70 pieces of work and most all of them are 4×6 feet and larger. The work is massive. So we began to look for additional space and realized it was best to move the show to Wynwood so that we could feature the works without being crowded and crammed onto the walls.

Skewville-Undergound Brooklyn — Undergound Brooklyn by Skewville for The Underbelly Miami

Photos courtesy of The Underbelly Project

November 28, 2011November 26, 2011

Swoon at Black Rat Projects

Swoon’s latest solo show, a rare occurrence for her, is opening this week in London at Black Rat Projects. Murmuration is her first solo show in London. It opens on December 1st. Do not miss this. While in London working on Murmuration, Swoon has put up at least one piece on the street, documented in this interview with Time Out.

Photo by Mike Snelle

November 27, 2011November 25, 2011

Something special from Interesni Kazki

Interesni Kazki, aka the Ukrainian duo of Waone and Aec, opened their first solo show in the US last week at Mid-City Arts in LA. The show, titled Nothing Special, consists of canvases that each artist painted separately. Here’s a portion of the show, and you can see the rest on Interesni Kazki’s blog:

2luxury — Part of "Luxury,Crusade,Riot" triptych by Aec

3luxury — Part of "Luxury,Crusade,Riot" triptych by Aec

Photos courtesy of Interesni Kazki

November 27, 2011May 10, 2013

Weekend link-o-rama

6376109541_12beb927e8_z — A wall in Munich

Sorry this is coming a day late, but Thanksgiving and related activities took priority. Here’s what I missed posting about this week:

Roa and Resto collaborated on this wall in the Netherlands.
Peter Bengtsen has written some thoughts on a controversial Boris Hoppek product.
Invader has a solo show opening at Lazarides’ The Outsiders next week. It will include Invader-shaped waffles.
Dabs and Myla have designed a toy.
James Marshall aka Dalek recently had a show at Womb Gallery in Oklahoma City. Arrested Motion has photos and there’s a behind-the-scenes video as well.
On December 9th, Mighty Tanaka in Brooklyn has a group show opening with Robots Will Kill and other artists that they crew have selected.

Photo by Luna Park

November 26, 2011November 29, 2011

Secret Wars at Underbelly Miami

UPDATE – LOCATION CHANGE: The Underbelly Show has moved to 78 NW 25th Street in Wynwood, Miami to accommodate the large scale of the artwork in this show. The address on this flyer is WRONG.

The Secret Wars painting battle series will be making its way to Miami for this year’s Basel insanity. Secret Wars is a team paint battle where two teams are given 90 minutes to simultaneously paint two walls live in front of a crowd of cheering and partying spectators. Secret Wars Miami is going to take place on December 1st at The Underbelly Show with Chaz (of The London Police), Wayne Horse and Mr. K on one team and Tristan Eaton, Buff Monster and Kano on the other.

November 23, 2011November 24, 2011

Arrested Motion curates… East West Connect

Vandalog’s friends at Arrested Motion have curated their first show, due to open this week in Hong Kong. East West Connect consists of an impressive group of13 artists who are either of Asian heritage or whose art has been influenced by the Far East: Luke Chueh, Faile, Shepard Fairey, Evah Fan, Stella Im Hultberg, Tat Ito, Akino Kondoh, Travis Louie, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Brendon Monroe, Edwin Ushiro, Nick Walker and Yoskay Yamamoto.

East West Connect will be at Above Second from November 25th through January 12th, with an opening on November 25th.

November 23, 2011November 23, 2011

OverUnder, Labrona and ND’A Move Indoors to Williamsburg’s Pandemic Gallery

For the past few months I’ve been marveling at ND’A’s and OverUnder’s pieces that have been surfacing regularly in Bushwick and Williamsburg. I’m less familiar with Labrona’s work, though I loved what I saw of his in Carmichael Gallery’s “Re-Creation 2” at the Ogilvy Chocolate Factory last year. Williamsburg’s Pandemic Gallery is currently featuring the work of all three artists. The exhibit, PAPERBOYS, continues through Sunday, December 11^th and is definitely worth checking out if you are anywhere in the NYC vicinity. Here are a few of our favorite images:

op3 — ND'A and OverUnder, photo by Lois Stavsky

Photos by Lois Stavsky, Damien Kelly and Tara Murray