Yesterday, I had a chance to chat with artist Damon Ginandes. He has a few works for sale at Presciption Art’s Outside In show, which opens tonight in Shoreditch at the Truman Brewery. I’ve made comments in the past questioning why Ginandes is associated with street art, but I really love his work. It’s got …
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Jealous Gallery presents… ISOLITUDE Mike Marcus and Amie Slavin (06/11/2008 to 16/11/2008) Newly opened in Crouch End, Jealous Gallery is hosting a two-week installation ‘Isolitude’ by artists Mike Marcus and Amie Slavin. Mike Marcus is a street artist and photographer who currently works in London and Tel Aviv, Amie Slavin is a sound artist currently …
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Update: Part Two is now online here. This is the first in a series of interviews with directors/curators/whatever-they-wish-to-be-called of art galleries. To start it all off, I’ve got Mike Snelle, the owner of The Black Rat Press. BRP is one of London’s premier galleries specializing in street art. In the past year, the gallery has …
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Banksy’s icon “One Nation Under CCTV” piece in Westminster is going to be removed. That’s what The Times says in this article has been decided by the local council. The Times has learnt that Westminster Council has demanded that a mural by the pseudonymous graffiti artist, a 7m (23 ft) criticism of Britain’s CCTV culture, …
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Thought I’d make a short list of links to some of this week’s street art exhibitions. 1. Shepard Fairey‘s latest exhibit, in DC, has opened, and the opening looks like it was great. Very jealous of whoever got to attend. Arrested Motion has the details. 2. Chris Stain has an online show at Dirty Pilot …
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If you have have ever walked passed a piece by C215, you know how powerful they are. His stencils engage the viewer and transform their surroundings. Banksy may make great political stencils, and Logan Hicks has amazing technical skills, but C215 makes some of the most beautiful and moving stencils currently on the street. Most …
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This article in The Sun caught my eye today. A BLANK wall built for teenage graffiti artists has been vandalised by an angry resident writing – ”I paid my tax and all I got was this lousy wall”. The £3,000 6ft high by 30ft long wall was installed so youths could practice their graffiti artwork …
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Tonight I’m finally turning on vandalog.com. Vandalog is (yet another) website about street art. It has a few components to it. I’ve been posting photos to flickr and streetartlocator.com, and while I don’t have WK’s camera, I walk around a lot, so I have a good deal of street pieces photographed. Though not through vandalog.com, …
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About Vandalog: Vandalog began in October 2008 as the place for people to keep up to date on what’s going on with street art. Today, we focus on coverage of street art, graffiti, and viral art that you won’t get anywhere else. Stories on Vandalog are analytical, opinionated, investigative, exclusive, under-reported, and sometimes a bit …
