NYSAT2 struck the streets of New York yesterday morning, whitewashing over 100 illegal street level billboard advertisements and adorning them with work from various artists. Despite intense NPA harassment and a major police crackdown that resulted in a few arrests, it seems that every artist had the chance to at least get their work …
Just caught this new piece by Fauxreel in Toronto that Simon Cole of Show and Tell Gallery just posted on his Juxtapoz Blog. That’s a lot of links for one sentence, all well worth checking out.
If you missed the Shepard Fairey retrospective Supply and Demand while it was in Boston recently, you can still catch it at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh starting October 18th (17th if you want to pay $35 to get into the opening party). Almost makes me wish I wasn’t on a gap year right now …
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Campbarbossa says: Metropolis: Peter Michael & Holly Thoburn 22 October – 19 November 2009 Opening Reception: Thursday 22 October 6-8pm Campbarbossa in association with the Sesame Gallery is pleased to announce Metropolis, an exhibition exploring London in the Facebook era – a time of virtual relationships and neglected physical environments – portrayed through the work …
So this is actually a couple of weeks old but worth mentioning. Drago (who just so happen to be the amazing publishers behind my upcoming book The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In) have relaunched their website. Drago has published a quite good collection of books. I’ve only got Nick Walker’s, Dalek’s and Logan Hicks’, but …
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Here’s a new artist (or new to me at least). New York Ghost is one of a few artist/activists in New York with a habit of taking over public advertising spaces like bus stop advertisements. These are some of his works: Sure, these two pieces would look better if they were printed on one large …
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This is sort of like Muto 2.0, but now David Ellis is involved as well. Watch and be amazed by Blu and Ellis’ artwork. It was made inside an abandoned monastery just outside of Grottaglie, Italy during preparations for FAME Festival. COMBO a collaborative animation by Blu and David Ellis (2 times loop) from blu …
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Well this is now two new Banksy pieces on the street in one week (see: Ikea Punk) (and three in about a month) and the 3rd 4th (UPDATE: Thanks to Mick for sending this image of the piece at the Barely Legal show from 2006) iteration of his “No Ball Games” image. First there was …
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Given that they are next door neighbors only separated by a couple pieces of sheet rock gallery wall, its nice to see Eastern Disctrict and Ad Hoc collaborating! Especially with the likes of the ever playful Aakash. Here is the newsletter they just sent out to everyone on their mailing list: Eastern District and Ad …
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JR and Sam3 have been working hard in the studio in Grottaglie! JR’s print is based on his piece “Self Portrait in a Woman’s Eye, Kenya” from the Circle Culture show back in June. Sam3’s print is called “Subconscio”. Even though these artists are stylistically very different, the introspective quality of the imagery is quite …
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