The gritty walls of Tel Aviv are among my favorite anywhere. I’m so glad that some of Tel Aviv’s most talented artists will be featured in an exhibit opening this Friday, August 26, at the Helena Rubinstein Pavilion for Contemporary Art at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. Participating artists include: AME72, Adi Sened, Broken …
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Check out this video with Chris Parkinson on the young street art and mural scene in East Timor… These Walls Can Talk from Chris Phillips on Vimeo. Photo by Chris Parkinson
Brooklyn Street Art and Thinkspace Art Gallery have put together a huge group show called Street Art Saved My Life: 39 New York Stories. It opens next Friday, August 12th at C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice, CA (not Thinkspace). The 40+ artists (39 names, but some are duos) come from around the world, but mainly New …
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There’s was an interesting story on NPR’s All Things Considered a couple of days ago about how advertisers in Egypt are using references to the revolution to sell product, but, at the same time, political street art and graffiti are becoming more popular as well. Check out the article here. Photo by Maggie Osama
Since I’m back in London for the summer, the Vandalog street art tours are back on. Over two years ago, I began showing art fans all of the best street art in and around Shoreditch. Of course, there was a break this past few months while I’ve been away at university, but now the Steph …
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A cautionary tale for artists: it is definitely possible to get too conceptual with your street art. This video is from Faceheads, a Russian art collective. The Best Street Artist of All Time from FaceHeads on Vimeo. And yes, this is a joke.
Often I find myself asking why certain artists have not been included in a book, but when it comes to Abstract Graffiti by Cedar Lewisohn, the spotlight is not on who should have been showcased but who has been and what they offer. This insightful, thought provoking, and perhaps most importantly, interesting book, focuses on …
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There are 148 lots in artnet’s latest graffiti and street art themed auction. The sale began on Tuesday and ends on the 28th. So far, over 100 of those lots have no bid. The work isn’t bad. There’s a nice Richard Hambleton, iconic pieces by Haze, a classic photo by Henry Chalfant and a lot …
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Generally when a new street art/graffiti book surfaces, I buy it, skim it and put it into my “to read” pile. Not the case with Maximiliano Ruiz’s NUEVO MUNDO: Latin American Street Art (Gestalten, 2011). A survey of Latin American street art has been long overdue, and I find myself savoring it — reading and …
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3rdEye(SOL)ation, Bushwick’s newest urban art space, is the perfect setting to exhibit street art. The somewhat gritty neighborhood, the inviting site itself, along with the vibes of the folks who hang out there, make it the ideal fit. When I stopped by earlier, most of the artwork for tonight’s opening was already installed. Here’s a preview: Photos by …
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