At at recent group show in Italy, street artist Elfo decided to try something a bit different. Plenty of artists (particularly anonymous street artists) avoid their own gallery openings. And the ones who don’t will probably tell you that the openings aren’t that fun. They are stressful and tiring. All that talking to everybody who …
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BLAM! with Nanook and Sappho on Howard St in Downtown Baltimore. I would now like to take the time to introduce some photos of Nanook’s recent street work. Its been a pleasure getting up with the wonderful person in New York and Baltimore as of late and I thought that it was about time to …
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Adidas has done a two-part video interview with the legendary Martha Cooper. Part one is great because she talks all about her love of stickers (including how to take them off the street safely). Part two is more about some Adidas shoes that Lee gave her. Part 1: Part 2:
Note from RJ: The following post by Alison Young was originally published on her blog, Images to Live By. We at Vandalog would like to thank Alison for kindly allowing us to republish it here, along with part I of the review (posted yesterday). Since the previous post, about expectations of what Exit Through the …
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Note from RJ: The following post by Alison Young was originally published on her blog, Images to Live By. We at Vandalog would like to thank Alison for kindly allowing us to republish it here, along with part II of the review (coming tomorrow). I’m in New York City right now, and last night I …
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In case you hadn’t already heard, one of this years most spectacular urban art events is already under way this month in Berlin. The event entitled Art Monument will see four famous street artists repaint a 46 meters high tower called Bierpinsel which stands tall in the center of Berlin. It promises to be one …
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Subliminal Projects‘ upcoming group show, SUBject/subJECT, is an all-female artist show and will benefit LA Downtown Women’s Shelter. Out of the 13 artists involved in this show, Swoon is definitely the best-known, but I’m also very much looking forward to seeing what Monica Canilao will be showing. Press release: Subliminal Projects is pleased to present …
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Most of the time, despite all the politics and whatnot, people in the street art world seem to get along. But there have been two incidences in London recently that have shocked me a bit. First is what is currently happened to Jon Hammer (aka Elate). Jon believes that for a past few months he …
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Way back in December, I had the privilege to meet and interview Martha Cooper while she was photographing the artists at Primary Flight. Here’s the video from that day: Martha Cooper’s photos from that video can be found in the books Subway Art and Street Play. Subway Art is a must-have for anyone interested in …
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The next show at New Image Art is Desaturated, a solo show from Retna. The show opens March 20th. It looks like the artworks are similar to this photo (maybe NSFW). Some people love Retna, some don’t, but what really can’t be argued is his influence on the LA graffiti scene. Retna was born in …
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