A prolific sticker bomber with an exceptional handstyle, SURE was already a legend in his short lifetime. Since his tragic death this past December, tributes to SURE continue to grace New York City’s landscape. The following two by Over Under and Baser are among over a dozen I spotted this afternoon in Chelsea.
Earlier this week, How and Nosm painted this roll-gate in NYC. If you want to check it out in person, the gates are at 14th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenue and the shop closes around 10:30pm.
Photo courtesy of Edible Genius and M.A.N.Y.
Not always my favorite artists, but Various and Gould recently hit up India with some really cool posters. Check it out.
Photos by Various and Gould
I feel I’ve gone rather Skewville crazy recently since Ad landed in London about 3 weeks ago. But personally I believe this is justified, as amongst the increasing flood of street art, the twins are still producing work that is not only unique but is constantly evolving, adapting and pushing boundaries.
Before his show at High Roller Society, Butterfly caught up with Ad, sat him down in front of some rather hot gallery lights and grilled him about his art. The video she has produced is great and well worth watching!
SKEWVILLE – SLOW YOUR ROLL from Butterfly on Vimeo.
At the end of May, Hoults Yard, Newcastle will see the invasion of England’s Remi/Rough and Australia’s own Stormie Mills. The indoor show may not open for months, but I’m sure you will get to see some of their outdoor work sooner. Talented artists individually, they also surprisingly work well as a team despite their contrasting styles as evident by their wall in Miami and placement of their pieces in The Underbelly Project. This is definitely a show to get excited about.
If you’re the Jeffrey Deitch or museum-hating type, the next few weeks are not going to be your favorite weeks, at least not when it comes to Vandalog posts. I’m gonna be talking a lot about this topic. I could hardly be more excited for MOCA‘s upcoming Art In The Streets show, and some substantive information about the show is finally starting to come out:
So yeah. Sounds good. Can’t wait for the opening. If this show succeeds, it could be the American equivalent of Banksy Versus The Bristol Museum in terms of impact.
Here’s some more preview images:
Photos courtesy of MOCA
White Walls Gallery and 941 Geary, sister galleries in San Fransisco, have two interesting shows opening in April.
Starting on Friday, 941 Geary will open an “indoor mural” installation, aka lots of artists painting the walls inside the gallery. Eine, Roa, Chor Boogie, APEX, Casey Gray, D Young V, Skinner, Hush and Blek le Rat have contributed or will contribute to the project as it continues to evolve over the course of a few weeks. So that could either be really cool or a complete mess. We’ll see. Here’s to hoping it works well.
Over at White Walls, Roa is installing a solo show. That show opens on April 9th. Roa’s recent installations in London got glowing reviews almost across the board, so this large solo installation will be one not to miss.
Photo by Roa
These pieces from Paper Twins are pretty cool for going semi-3D even as wheatpastes (even if the 3D part of the pieces will probably wash away quicker than the main posters).
Photos by Paper Twins
SheOne is the latest artist to paint at Unit 44 in Newcastle. Earlier this year, Roa painted a wall nearby. Very cool mural. I’m a big fan of SheOne’s camo/abstract/graffiti hybrid.
Photo by David Bilbrough for Breaks of 10 / Unit 44
Next Saturday (April 9th), I’ll be hosting an event at my school, Haverford College, which I hope you will be able to attend. I’ll be moderating Street Discussions, a panel with Gaia, Jordan Seiler, Marc Schiller and Sara Schiller. We’ll be looking at what roles and responsibilities there are on the street for both artists and advertisers. Gaia is a street artist and blogger for Vandalog. Jordan is the artist/activist behind PublicAdCampaign. Marc and Sara started Wooster Collective and their book Trespass was published last year. The event is open to the public, and, contingent on me getting organized, there might be a video uploaded afterward for anyone who can’t make it.
For those in Philadelphia, Haverford College is really easy to get to via SEPTA.
Random side-note: This is one reason why I love Haverford College. Two groups on campus (The Collection Fund and the Humanities Center’s Student Arts Fund) have come together to sponsor this event. They are fantastic.
