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Stylewars: The Musical

So umm… Apparently Steve Powers, Todd James and Barry McGee are reuniting for MOCA’s upcoming Art in the Streets show. Then this thing popped up online. Steve Powers’ says on his blog, “Im in LA, working with Todd and Barry building the first solar powered rumor mill,” and Todd James says on his blog, “Style Wars the cult classic documentary By Tony Silver and Henry Chalfant has been reimagined by Todd James and Steve Powers as Style Wars the musical!!   To be seen at “Street” at LA Moca’s “Art in the Streets” April 2011.”

No idea how real, if at all, this is, or what it might have to do with what they are actually planning if this isn’t happening. But just thought I’d mention it because it’s sort of funny.

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Leon Reid IV at Pandemic Gallery in Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Pandemic Gallery is hosting a solo show of Leon Reid IV‘s artwork next month. Leon Reid IV is probably better known as Darius from the duo Darius and Downey. In true Brooklyn fashion, the event is sponsored by PBR, but Reid is no hipster street artist cashing in on a fad. Over the past decade, his sculptures have pushed street art forward, and with his move into public art, Reid is a great example of street art gaining legitimacy among traditional art institutions (for better or worse).

A Decade of Public Art opens on April 16th and runs through May 8th. Here’s a video teaser:

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LA II: On the Streets of NYC’s Lower East Side and at the Dorian Grey Gallery

In late winter a number of Keith Haring-like images began to surface on the streets of the Lower East Side. I should have immediately recognized them as the work of Angel Ortiz (Little Angel aka LA ll), the main inspiration behind much of Keith Haring’s art. But I didn’t. Whereas Keith Haring is regarded as one of the key artists of the 20th century, LA ll is just now on his way to attaining the respect and recognition he deserves. Deemed as Keith Haring’s “silent partner,” LA ll collaborated with and traveled alongside him for about 10 years, profoundly impacting Haring’s style and sensibility. A solo exhibition of LA ll’s recent paintings is at the Dorian Grey Gallery at 437 E. 9th Street through April 17. It’s worth a visit.

photo by Tara Murray
photo by Lois Stavsky

Photos by Lois Stavsky and Tara Murray

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Ludo’s first solo show

Ludo is finally having his first solo show, La Belle Vie. It opens next month in Zurich at Starkart Exhibitions. Should be an interesting one. I think Ludo’s stuff works great outdoors, but I wouldn’t immediately put the same things indoors myself. I could imagine him just printing these posters and mounting them on old wood, but that’s difficult to pull off well. Ludo doesn’t simply do that though. From what I’ve seen and the below preview, seems like he actually makes some really nice drawings on paper. I’m curious to see what La Belle Vie will all look like.

Photos courtesy of Ludo

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The Phantom Street Artist t-shirt giveaway

Last year we mentioned a print available by The Phantom Street Artist, an artist probably best known for his art on the cover of Rage Against The Machine’s album The Battle of Los Angeles. Now, a variation on that image has been put on a t-shirt through Morelworks. I’m a big fan of artists doing t-shirts (wearing my Barry McGee shirt right now), so this news was really exciting to me. The Phantom’s Art Saves Lives t-shirt is available online for $25, but Morelworks also have one shirt to give away to a lucky Vandalog reader.

HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY: Just comment on this post (make sure to include your email address so you can be reached if you win), tweet a link to this post on Twitter or share a link to this post on Facebook. Do one of those things before midnight on Friday (eastern daylight time aka the time in NYC), and you will be entered in the random draw to win an Art Saves Lives shirt (in the size of your choice).

And of course, even if you don’t win, you can buy the shirt online.

Photos courtesy of Morelworks

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Robbo thinks he is being clever

Another Robbo show, this time at Signal Gallery. Opening April 8, the gallery walls will be graced again with Robbo and friends’ cheeky works making fun of some of his more famous contemporaries. Maybe this time he will do something more original since people still seem interested in what he has to contribute to “art.”

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Resplendent Semblance Part 1: Crushing Chicago

I was fortunate enough to be able to spend two weeks prior to the opening of Resplendent Semblance getting up in Chicago with the incredible support of the folks over at Pawn Works. Literally every night was spent in preparation and posting work. Being able to get up on Cabrini Green, the Robert Taylor Homes, and the projects by midway was a dream come true and made the trip that much more worth while. We’ve developed a google map of all of the legal and street locations which can be viewed here. This post doesn’t have them all but you get the idea, the rest after the jump.

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Vandalog is Tumblin’

So even though Vandalog is an online blog, we are always trying to expand into different media. We have our Twitters (RJ, Tom, Elisa and myself, Facebook page, Flickr, Babelgum videos and now we have Tumblr. It is a bit daunting, but we like to post so many different bits everywhere that it just makes sense. The Tumblr page will primarily be run by myself and will be a mix of Vandalog posts, reposts from other people’s blogs, rants, raves and just generally more informal writing for those of you who appreciate my sarcastic style. So if you have a Tumblr follow us at: Vandalog.tumblr.com

And if you are that keen to follow my personal page (which I doubt unless you want to hear talk from a 22 year old female) you can find me here. Convince RJ to make one too. His personal life is far more interesting than you all know.

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Conor Harrington in Lisbon

Making a stop in Lisbon, Conor Harrington, put up a beautiful piece the other day that Stick2Target captured. I really think his outdoor work is so much more impressive than his indoor pieces, especially in-person.

And as RJ stated on Twitter last week, I am interning at Lazarides, so I will try to avoid writing about LAZ artists and upcoming shows, but this piece is pretty awesome and I couldn’t resist. Was, is and always will be a Harrington fan.

Photos by Stick2Target

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Weekend link-o-rama

Veng in NYC

Well, I’m just gonna brag for a second. Haverford College just got way cooler. M1 from Dead Prez is doing a residency here. Gonna go see him perform tonight in our tiny music venue. And yes, I am aware of the apparent hypocrisy of being a white male at a private educational institution and getting excited to see M1 perform. Anyway. Back to the art.

Photo by Luna Park