Check out this time lapse video of a collaboration between Blu and OsGemeos for Crono festival in Lisboa.
New fauxreel in Toronto: Brick by Brick
This impressive new project by Toronto based artist Dan Bergeron aka fauxreel recently went up in the Toronto Brickworks.
The Don Valley Brickworks operated for nearly 100 years and provided bricks used to construct many well-known Toronto landmarks such as Casa Loma, Osgoode Hall, Massey Hall and the Ontario Legislature. In 1928 the factory was sold and the name changed to the Toronto Brick Company. This change in ownership also saw the factory reach peak production of 25 million bricks per year. The kilns have been closed since 1984 and the property is currently owned and being revitalized by Evergreen.
“With some initial leads thanks to filmmaker Catherine Annau, I was able to make contact with some of the former workers who were employed when the factory shut down in 1984.
I visited each subject at the their home and I shot portraits of these proud men and installed their images in the factory’s Kiln Building.
To create the brick pattern, I worked with my assistant, Joe Cornfield, to cut everything out on-site as the bricks were of different sizes and the mortar various widths and heights. An arduous task for sure, but a testament to the men who helped to build Toronto, brick by brick.”
Check out the video of the installation: Brick by Brick Video
First seen on the Show & Tell Gallery blog.
Dan’s upcoming projects include a group show at the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art this July and his first solo exhibition this September at Show & Tell Gallery.
My (public) Space
My (public) Space from Pilar Haile-Damato on Vimeo.
This short documentary on the work of PublicAdCampaign’s arousingly recalcitrant Jordan Seiler was shot and edited by Pilar Damato. Jordan’s unbending mission to directly confront advertisement’s encroachment on our public space, despite its daunting odds, is a powerful presence in the street art community.
RIME Around Europe
Montana Color Tv just put a really cool new video up following MSK’s RIME as he tours around Europe. Check it out!
Aakash Nihalani’s Stop, Pop and Roll
Cool new street piece from Aakash Nihalani. Check out his process of making it in the video below. (Also look out for another of his recent pieces, plus cameos by Banksy, Specter, C215 and more.)
Photos courtesy Jim Kiernan and © 2010 Aakash Nihalani.
– Elisa
Adek
Let it be known that Adek BTM crew is crushing New York right now. Jade, Soup, Haeler, MQ, Fuct, Gusto and Refry in the mix as well. West coast holding shit down. Photo props to Luna Park and Laser Burners
Banksy’s Pet Store creatures
One of my favorite things about watching Exit Through The Gift Shop in Banksy’s pop-up cinema off of Leake Street was being able to once again see some of the animatronics from his Village Pet Store show. Here’s the video that came out of that encounter (it’s from Babelgum, so you may not see the video embedded if you are using certain RSS readers):
Art lessons with David Choe
Upper Playground just put up some new extra footage from the documentary Dirty hands about David Choe on their Youtube Channel – The video gives an inside look in to the unique technique and practice David goes through in order to create one of his masterpieces. A very interesting watch!
A visit to Zambia
In March, Swoon, Matt Small, Mike Snelle and I spent about a week in Zambia, primarily working with the Shitima School. I’ve written about the experience before and Mike Snelle recently explained the trip to Arrested Motion in a much more eloquent fashion. Now, here’s a video about our time in Zambia:
UR New York Printing Session
A little insight into the mechanisms of their process. I’ve been in the studio personally, all I have to say is that I feel terrible for the next person who sublets their place and that these guys are the fucking shit. http://www.urnewyork.com/