You have to check out the latest post on Hookedblog about London’s mysterious rainbow graffiti bike. On the one hand, yes it’s kind of mindless vandalism that even resulted in a car or two getting sprayed. On the other, this seems like a fun way to brighten up the neighborhood.
Photo by invisiblemadevisible
Two bits of news from David Choe today.
1. Giant Robot has just released two limited edition skate decks with Choe’s artwork on them. Personally, I absolutely love the black one.
Each deck is a limited edition of just 50 and is for sale at Giant Robot’s online store for $150 (so don’t try skating on these). You can get the red deck here and the black deck here.
2. WalrusTV has posted a deleted scene from the documentary Dirty Hands: The Art and Crimes of David Choe. Check it out here:
Yesterday, I posted about a box set of screenprints by Burning Candy. The prints are being used to fund the making of Dots, a documentary being made about the crew. Most of the film hasn’t actually been filmed yet, but the first 20 minutes are so are done. The first segment of the film explains the history of the crew and follows one artist on a journey to bring their art to the next level.
We’ve organized a few screenings of this first part of Dots for next week. These will be the first time that any of the film has been shown publicly. In addition to screening the film, we’ll also be displaying (and selling) the print set and original paintings from the entire crew.
If you want to be at this first look at Dots and the Burning Candy screeprints box set, just sent an email to rsvp@dotsfilm.com. The guests for each night (Tuesday and Thursday) are going to be randomly selected and notified by email by Saturday May 1st and we’ll let you know exact details of when and where.
Recently, I’ve been working with Burning Candy (Cept, Cyclops, Dscreet, Gold Peg, LL Brainwashed, Mighty Mo, Rowdy, Sweet Toof and Tek33) on a project that’s really got me excited. For me, Burning Candy are some of the most interesting and talented street artists living in the UK right now. In the UK, there isn’t a street artist who gets up harder, a graffiti writer who hits better spots or a crew that pushes the boundaries of their art further than the members of BC. So about this project…
A man called The Barron is directing a film about the rest of Burning Candy called Dots. This isn’t your ordinary graff film though. Since The Barron is a friend of the crew, he’s got more access than the standard documentary filmmaker would ever get. So far, he’s filmed and edited the first 20 minutes or so of the film. The next 70 minutes? It’s on its way, but Burning Candy needs the help of their fans to make it happen. To fund the making of the Dots, BC have made a box set of prints. All nine members of the crew have contributed an image to this print release. Since I’m working with BC on this print release, I’m obviously biased, but I don’t think there’s a bad image in the bunch.
So here’s the press release with all that vital info:
To help raise funds and make Dots a reality, Burning Candy has put together a limited edition set of 9 screenprints, one print from each member of the crew. The set will come in a hand-screenprinted bespoke box. The prints are 2-colors and A5 sized and the edition size is just 150. These prints aren’t only artwork; anyone who buys a set of prints will also own the rights to 0.05% of the films revenues for the next 10 years. 100% of the profits from these prints will go to funding the making of Dots.
The prints will be released online imminently for just £500. In the mean time, you can email sales(at)dotsfilm.com for more information.
And for those curious about my personal involvement in the film and print release, I’m helping out friends and artists that I believe in, but I’m also getting paid for my work.
Last week, Now’s The Time opened at Black Rat Projects. It’s a group show with some of street art’s biggest names (Banksy, Swoon, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey…). Here’s a video from the opening:
Now’s The Time @ Black Rat Press from Hotoneten on Vimeo.
Shepard Fairey’ mural at Bowery and Houston in NYC has been a frequent target of attacks and modifications since before it was even finished. The latest addition comes in the form of a Target label. I think that there was a video I saw somewhere in which a member of the public actually confused the mural with the latest Target ad. Hyperallergic notes that the target image in the mural is probably actually a reference to Jasper Johns.
Photo by an anonymous activist
My Addiction Gallery isn’t the only new space opening this week. The Italian street artist Galo is opening a gallery in Torino, Italy. Galo Art Gallery will start out with a solo show from Galo, but then each month will bring a new artist to Torino. Sounds like it will be a real labor of love.
The post a few days ago about Banksy’s new pieces in San Francisco was only half the story. Looks like there are now a total of 6 new supposed works by Banksy in the city. Here are the rest:
And from another angle, you can see that the above rat has written this:
Photos by Warholian (Warholian.com)
I’m sure I’ve said before how much I like it when people bring good street art to cities that don’t normally get to see much street art. Well My Addiction Gallery is a new gallery in Tucson, Arizona and they are going to specialize in urban art. I’ve been emailing with the owner of My Addiction Gallery for a while now, so it’s exciting to see the gallery develop from a vague idea into an actual physical space and an event. My Addiction Gallery’s first show, God Save The Streets: US vs. UK, opens on Saturday.
My Addiction Gallery’s inaugural exhibition, “God Save the Streets,” offers several examples of street and urban contemporary art from England and the United States, two countries that have played key roles in the development of this style. Prints and originals by artists of both nations pose some intriguing questions about the ways in which people from different countries communicate the importance of their individual cultures. This exhibition aims to familiarize viewers with the diverse artistic and contextual styles of British and American culture as well as how they critique one another through the use of relevant social and political content. The exploration of these topics aptly calls attention to the relationship between American and British street and urban contemporary art, both visually and culturally, and the signifiers of cultural identity found in these works are certainly not to be missed.
My Addiction Gallery
439 N Sixth Ave Suite 159
Tucson AZ 85705
520-665-9750
At the start of Roa‘s visit to London, I posted about some pieces he’d painted on top of The Foundry. Did you think that was all he’s painted though? Of course not. Roa is one of the most prolific street artists I know. Here are a few of the other spots he was able to paint during his recent visit to the UK.
And sometime soon I’ll have a video to post of Roa painting at The Foundry.
Photos by HowAboutNo!
