Exit Through The Gift Shop is playing at the Berlin Film Festival today, and Banksy had a little video message for people before the screening. Banksy Prints reports that Banksy said “I guess my ambition was to make a film that would do for graffiti art what ‘The Karate Kid’ did for martial arts — …
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Sickboy‘s been in Bristol lately for the Bristol version of his Logopop show (Guillotine has some photos). Of course, he’s also painted a few pieces outside as well. These two pieces are a bit different from his usual street work, but I like them. Via UK Street Art Photos from Sickboy’s blog
This is a while away, but I thought I’d mention that Dan Witz has a book coming out later this year. In Plain View – 30 years of Artworks Illegal and Otherwise is the first and long overdue monograph on the work of Dan Witz. New York artist Dan Witz has been doing street art …
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My friend Mundano has just sent me some pics of work by fellow Brazilian street artist MAGRELA. She’s got a pretty interesting style, and I like how nice her work looks on a large scale:
The London Police are headed to Kentucky. Next month they’ve got a solo show at The BLDG, a gallery that makes some of my favorite screen prints. The London Police “The London Police Ride Again” Opening Reception: Friday March 19, 2010 8-11 PM Exhibition Dates: March 19, 2010 – April 30, 2010 The BLDG Gallery …
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Later this month, Eelus will have his first London solo show. You may like the content of Eelus’ paintings, you may not (personally, I’m split, some I like, some I don’t), but you can’t argue with his technique. His stencils are always some of the best cut and best sprayed in street art. Here’s a …
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UK graffiti legend Xenz has a solo show coming up in Sydney next month: For the first time in the Sydney CBD, the Bicker Gallery will be presenting Wonderlust, a ‘pop up’ art show by prominent UK artist Xenz, from 11-27 March, 2010. Wonderlust, the first of such ‘pop up’ exhibitions to be featured in …
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Ronzo is back with a new version of Crunchy, the credit crunch monster. The latest version was put up as a celebration that the UK government has declared the recession officially over. Via UK Street Art
On February 11th-13th, Sotheby’s Christie’s and Phillips de Pury will all have auctions in London which include a fair amount of street art. Here’s a selection of most of that work. Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Day Auction. February 11th, from 2pm. Lot 230: Untitled by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Estimated £70-90,000 RJ’s thoughts – Meh. It’s an okay …
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This looks like a really cool film. New Brow: The Rise of Underground Art is a documentary about the new brow/low brow/pop surrealism/graffiti art/street art/enjoyed-by-Juxtapoz art movements. The film made the rounds at film festivals in the states, and now next month is the UK premiere, thanks to London Miles Gallery. The press release: London …
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