I am definitely behind on writing about Banksy news. So here’s a bit of what’s been going on in the Banksy world: The distribution strategy for the US release of Exit Through The Gift Shop is pretty unique. The Wrap has more details, but basically, Banksy’s got a distribution company devoted entirely to his film, …
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Do you own some property in New York City? Do you like Shepard Fairey’s artwork (of course you do)? Shepard Fairey is looking for legal wall that he can paste on in April to help promote his May Day solo show at Deitch Projects. This is a pretty unique and awesome opportunity (and hey, if …
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I don’t know much about this JaffaCakesTLV show, but Know Hope is involved, so I’ll be checking it out. Here’s the press release: Very little of the groundbreaking art created in Israel in the last decade responded directly to [the political unrest], either because artists felt powerless to change a harsh reality, or because they …
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Futura Laboratories is releasing some very cool clothing this season. Here are a few bits: This jacket is a collaboration with Descente: And this belt is part of Futura’s honeycomb graphics series of products: Via Glltn and StreetLevel.com
Roa‘s got a solo show opening at Pure Evil Gallery next month. Should be quite something. Roa’s recent solo show in Paris was practically sold out in less than 48 hours and looked awesome. Oh, and I hear that Roa will be in town for the show, so that pretty much guarantees lots of new …
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Know Hope just got back to Tel Aviv after an intense lithography workshop at Edition Copenhagen. I’ll put up an image of the print he finished there as soon as I have one. He also put up some great street pieces during his stay, such as this one marking the entrance to the tunnel below …
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Escif has a solo show at Pictures on Walls coming up on April 16th. I’ve been looking forward to this for a while and as Escif has promised an installation composed of hundreds of little drawings (including the ones above and below), there will be something for everyone to take home! Hopefully, he’ll also paint …
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Kill Pixie/Mark Whalen is one of the most talented Australian artists connected with the street scene, so I’m always interested when he does something new. Brisbane isn’t exactly my favorite city in the world, but I wouldn’t mind making a quick trip there next week to check out Observatory at Edwina Corlette Gallery, which from the …
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Lots of amazing pieces have been hitting the streets of one of my favorite countries recently by some of my favorite artists. Check out these pics of work by Zezão (above), osgêmeos, Titi Freak and Emol. Can’t wait to see this finished! Loving Titi Freak’s evolving style – he’s pushing himself in a good direction. Emol’s …
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I’ve loved Nina Pandolfo‘s work ever since Seth and I showed it in our first show here in LA in 2006. Having her as the first artist to exhibit in the new Carmichael Gallery makes the experience of settling into Culver City even more special for me and the work she’s made for the show …
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