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Twitter Feed for Faile Show

For those who haven’t heard already, Faile has a show opening this week in London called Lost In Glimmering Shadows. I’ll be at the preview tomorrow night, and if all goes well, I’ll be twittering the show, possibly including some photos, on Vandalog’s twitter.

From what I’ve seen so far, this promises to be one of the year’s top shows, with lots of new imagery. Some of those new images are currently pasted on the street of Shoreditch, so be sure to have a look.

This is my first time using twitter, so we’ll see how it goes. For those who aren’t geeky like I am, twitter is a “microblogging” platform that is designed for posts up to 140 characters in length. It is great for something like the opening of a show, because you can read my mini updates as they happen, and I can send updates easily from my phone.

So check the twitter feed tomorrow evening for live coverage of the opening of Lost in Glimmering Shadows.

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Knitta Please: Urban Knitting

deputydog has got a great post up about the group “Knitta Please” and “urban knitting.” Knitta Please and knitters like them put their knitting work on the street: On trees, street signs, light posts, Skewville-eque shoes, and whatever else they can get their knits (yes that’s a word) on.

Check out the video below, and read the post on deputydog for photos and more on “urban knitting.”

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Election Day

Thanks to Mr. Brainwash for making an presidential election image that satirizes the entire process instead of just urging people to vote for Obama. This is one of the best election images I’ve seen so far (hard to beat this one though). I’m just glad America will finally be through with 2 years of talking about elections so that we can finally focus on actual issues (or at least pretend to until the next election cycle).

McCain vs. Obama by Mr. Brainwash. Photo by spcoon
McCain vs. Obama by Mr. Brainwash. Photo by spcoon

via Wooster Collective

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9 Prints Under £90

I’ve been bargain hunting. With the economy in the toilet, those £1800 Faile prints are probably out of most people’s budgets. I’ve found 9 great prints that are available for £90 or less.

1. Bomb by M-City
Signed Edition of 150
70 x 50 cm
£90 from Hand Made Posters

M-City have just recently released this amazing print. Anybody who has seen their work at Cans or elsewhere knows how great it is. I think this print is a chance to get something really special.

Image from handmadeposters.com
Image from handmadeposters.com

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Mike Marcus’ Isolitude

Photo by RJ
Photo by RJ

Over the past year or so, Mike Marcus has been pasting up countless copies of one image. His gas mask wearing mannequin can be found across London. Sometimes, she is hidden and just a few inches tall, other times, she is larger-than-life and in your face.

This Thursday marks the opening of Isolitude at Jealous Gallery, Marcus’ joint installation with sound artist Amie Slavin, which centers on his photograph. I spoke with Marcus recently about photography, street art, and Isolitude.

Marcus was born in London, and moved he to Tel Aviv as an adult. He’s worked in photography for over a decade making both the fine art and commercial work.

Though he still does some work in film, he is done with advertising. “If you work in the advertising world, it’s just f***ing s***ty,” Marcus said.

Originally, Marcus kept his fine art photography and his street work separate, but recently they have been merging closer together. Isolitude is the first show where Marcus is exhibiting his work for the street in a gallery setting. The installation will be full of larger-than-life cutouts of his gasmask mannequin. Continue reading “Mike Marcus’ Isolitude”

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Robots Will Kill

This summer, I took at trip to Brooklyn. Most of the trip was for visiting universities, so the best part was the break I took to check out Ad Hoc Art and wander around that part of Brooklyn to look at street art. I saw work from Swoon, Broken Crow, Gaia, Chris Stain, and many others, but the highlight was finding something new. That something was Robots Will Kill. RWK is a group of artists from New York, most commonly consisting of Veng, Col, and Chris, but also including ECB.

ECB, Veng, and Chris from Robots Will Kill. Photo from veng_rwk
ECB, Veng, and Chris from Robots Will Kill. Photo from veng_rwk

Their work was something completely different from what I was used to seeing. Continue reading “Robots Will Kill”

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Very Nearly Almost Issue 7

Last night was the launch of street art magazine Very Nearly Almost’s 7th issue, and it very, nearly, almost went off without a hitch. By the time I arrived, there was a power outage in Shoreditch and I had to purchase my copy of VNA in a room lit by a single disposable lighter. Nevertheless, I did get a copy, and I’m glad to say it was £3.50 very well spent.

For those not already aware, Very Nearly Almost is a magazine that has been around since 2006. It mostly consists of photos of London street art, but also includes interviews with artists and other bits and bobs.
The highlights of VNA are the interviews with C215 and Cept, followed by a few pages of photos for each of them. I’ve been a fan of Cept’s work for a while, but I wasn’t aware of how long he’s been involved in the graffiti scene (since 1986).

The selection of photos is well done as well. I’m not usually one for stickers, but VNA includes about 20 photos of stickers that are of real quality. The same goes for the “tags” section. Walking around London, I mostly ignore tags, but VNA has found a couple of great ones (such as a KGS fire extinguisher tag). A few of their Cans2 photos are too dark to really see the pieces properly, but that’s more a fault of Leake Street’s poor lighting than their photography.

VNA has one of the most diverse collections of street art and graffiti photos that I’ve seen in a while, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading (twice already).

Make sure to pick up a copy of VNA issue 7 at verynearlyalmost.com

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Dan Witz’s Kilroys

Dan Witz, probably best known for his Birds of Manhattan and Birds 2000 projects, has got some great new pieces up on his website. Thanks to Beautiful Crime for the heads up.

Witz’s new project, Kilroy Variations, is a series of painted stickers which started in 2006 as a nod to the “Kilroy was here” image, but has now taken on a life of its own as faces and hands peaking through grates. Some of these must be pretty freaky to come across if you’re not aware what they are. Imagine seeing one just out of the corner of your eye while walking to Tesco.

Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2008. Mixed media on condo wall. Photo from danwitzart.com
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2008. Mixed media on condo wall. Photo from danwitzart.com
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2008. Mixed media on condo wall. Photo from danwitzstreetart.com
Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2008. Mixed media on condo wall. Photo from danwitzstreetart.com