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Nose Job group show at Eric Firestone Gallery

Shepard Fairey

A group show with a unique and possibly interesting twist is opening today at Eric Firestone Gallery in East Hampton, New York. Curated by Carlo McCormick, Nose Job featured a variety of artists working on old airplane parts, primarily nose cones. The line up includes street artists like Swoon and Shepard Fairey, graffiti artists like Futura and Mare139 and more mainstream artists like Richard Price and Raymond Pettibon. Here’s the full line up… Aiko, Dan Colen, Peter Dayton, Viejas Del Mercado, Jane Dickson, Shepard Fairey, Futura, How & Nosm, Juan James, Ryan McGinness, Tara McPherson, Raymond Pettibon, Richard Prince, Lee Quinones, Carlos (MARE 139) Rodriguez, Retna, Saner, Kenny Scharf, Shelter Serra, Swoon, JJ Veronis and Aaron Young.

Nose Job opens today and runs through August 21st. Here’s a little preview of what to expect…

How and Nosm
Retna

Photos courtesy of Eric Firestone Gallery

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Os Gêmeos in São Paulo

Os Gêmeos’s bombs, pieces and characters seem to be just about everywhere in their native city. Here are a few of their characters:

Photos by Lois Stavsky

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Kenny Scharf hits Philadelphia

Kenny Scharf recently painted this mural in Philadelphia. While the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program came out of an effort to eradicate graffiti, they’ve since changed their tune. Besides Kenny Scharf, of course Steve Powers aka the former graffiti writer ESPO from Philadelphia worked with the MAP on his Love Letter project. The press release for this mural even touts Scharf’s graffiti roots, something Scharf himself has tried to distance himself from. Additionally, MuraLAB is a project within MAP that’s trying to do some things beyond standard murals. It’s exciting for me to see a wider range artists working with the MAP besides a small set of traditional mural painters.

This mural was also organized with Goldman Properties, aka Tony Goldman aka the man behind Wynwood Walls aka the man behind the mural at Bowery and Houston in NYC aka the man largely responsible for redevelopment in those areas. According to this article (which I’m pretty sure falsely says that Goldman has worked with Retna in Miami, as if Goldman is taking credit for Primary Flight which he is not involved with), more murals are on their way on his properties in Philadelphia, although it’s not clear which artists he will bring. Shepard Fairey seems like a sure thing, but other than that, it’s difficult to say.

Anyway, here’s the finished mural…

Photos courtesy of the Mural Arts Program

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São Paulo’s Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (MuBE) Presents GRAFFITI FINE ART

In the upscale São Paulo district of Jardim Europa, perhaps the only São Paulo neighborhood whose walls are graffiti-free, the Museu Brasileiro da Escultura (MuBE) is presenting GRAFFITI FINE ART, an exhibit featuring the work of 20 street artists.  Thanks to a tip from MUNDANO, we stopped by a few hours before the exhibit officially opened last night and liked what we saw.  Curated by Binho Ribeiro, it continues through July 24th at Av. Europa, 218 in SP. 

Vito, photo by Lois Stavsky
Nadu, photo by Lois Stavsky
Opni, photo by Sara Mozeson
Binho, photo by Lois Stavsky

 And we discovered the following mural outside MuBE. I later found out that it was created for the 1st International Biennial of Graffiti Fine Art that was held at MuBE in 2010. I took this shot from street level: 

Faith47, Can2 and Ment1, photo by Lois Stavsky
 

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Urbancakelady exhibition at RTIST Gallery Prahran (Melbourne)

This New Zealand born street artist recently appeared out of nowhere on the streets of Melbourne. I became an instant fan, as did many other Melbourne street art lovers.

Her pieces feature an iconic red hooded lady with striped stockings and a hidden face, giving them an air of beauty and mystery.  Spend some time to check out some of her street work, just amazing!!

This is urbancakelady‘s first solo show and it has definitely been worth the wait. RTIST Gallery (Prahran) and urbancakelady have done a great job.. Check out the photos.

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London Street Photography

A photographer takes a picture through the railings at Admiralty Arch, 1953. Photo by Bob Collins.

Firstly I will admit that this post is not necessarily street art based, but it is photography art and the photos are from the street, so perhaps we could, or should call it street art.

Anyway, last weekend I headed to the Museum of London to check out their London Street Photography exhibition which is open until September 4th. The temporary, but free, exhibition showcases over 200 candid photos of everyday life on the streets of London dating back to 1860. Think black and white images of horse drawn carriages, groups of street urchins peering into camera lenses, and Teddy Boys with their immaculate hair and stylish threads.

Recruiting Sergeants at Westminster, c.1877. By John Thomson.

Personally I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and spent over two hours immersed in the photos, staring into the faces of unexpected victims of early point and shoot photographers whilst imagining what it would have been like to actually be living in London during the Victorian age or throughout the Blitz. So if you have a spare afternoon, head along and check out the work of the 59 photographers, their own relationship to the street and ultimately how photography has developed over time. It really is very interesting.

More information can be found on the Museum of London website.

Photos (c) Estate of Bob Collins and Museum of London. Taken from Museum of London.

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Spotlight on Mighty Mo at Tony’s Gallery

Photo by S.Butterfly

Burning Candy have a show, A Fist Full of Paint, on right now at Tony’s Gallery in London. There’s work by Rowdy, LL Brainwashed, Sweet Toof, Dscreet and Mighty Mo. For the most part, it’s the sort of show you’d expect from Burning Candy. I’m a fan of the crew, so I enjoyed it. But most of the work wasn’t going to convert any new fans. The possible exception to that are the pieces by Mighty Mo. He has continued to develop his style of making realistic models of his outdoor work. These pieces were what everyone at the show was talking about, and they were as fun as ever. In fact, I think Mighty Mo is getting even better.

Photo by S.Butterfly

While Steph can go on about Morley all day long, Mighty Mo an artist who is actually finding an interesting way to transition from the street to the gallery. Like pieces by Invader, many of Mo’s sculptures depict actual street pieces, so the work acts as a sort of nostalgia trigger and documentation/preservation of outdoor pieces. At the same time, there’s a high level of craftsmanship.

Photo by S.Butterfly

And Mighty Mo can paint well on more traditional canvas as well. Check out this collaboration with Rowdy. It’s a knock-out… (yep, had to say it)

Mighty Mo and Rowdy. Photo by Alex Ellison

S.Butterfly has more photos from the show on her flickr, and if you’re curious about all the paint splatter on the walls of the gallery, watch this video.

Photos by S.Butterfly and Alex Ellison

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Crystal Eyes – A Kickstarter project from Doodles

Doodles aka Nick Mann and two collaborators (Lawrence Martinez and Alex Fermanis) are hoping to travel the USA this summer to collect crystals, which will be incorporated into an art installation in Atlanta (more on that soon). To fund the project, they are using Kickstarter. Here’s their Kickstarter page. I’ll let Alex explain a bit about the Crystal Eyes project:

The trio is now trying to raise the $3,200 they need to realize Crystal Eyes. The gifts that you can get for funding this project are pretty cool if you’re a fan of Doodles’ artwork. For just $25, there’s this screenprint. If I were gainfully employed and my walls weren’t covered in prints and sketches already, I’d definitely be get one of those prints. You can get involved yourself here.

Sketch by Doodles

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Morley Moves his Work Indoors

So all summer I am researching the topic of how artists translate their work indoors. I am looking at everything from their change of materials, styles and finished works. Since I first heard about Morley, I wondered how he would adapt his wheatpastes when a gallery finally decides to capitalize on his popularity and put him in a show. But the artist beat them to it and showed off some of his original pieces that he just finished incorporating his wheatpastes into a diorama type environment. Here are some of my favorites from Morley’s blog:

Made from "Missed Connections" on Craigslist

 

All photos via Morley