It is time for me to get a reasonable number of hours of sleep. Until I have to get up in the morning. Here’s what we didn’t get to write about on Vandalog this week: These two prints from Tristan Eaton and Everlast come from 1xRun and benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, so you’ve got …
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I’d always wondered about Jonathan LeVine, the self-described owner, proprietor, and head honcho of one of my favorite galleries anywhere. Curious about the roots of his passion, vision and success, I recently read Caleb Neelon’s 2011 book, Delusional: The Story of the Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Providing an intimate glimpse into not only the gallery, but …
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Back in 2007, Dover.D‘s stencils of gas-masked characters in a range of poses began to surface in Tel Aviv. While most of the street art back then was confined to South Tel Aviv’s industrial district, Dover.D’s’s work often landed in the center of town. Within the next two years, he became identified with a range of urban …
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Back in May, a new book came out about Banksy that I anticipated would be a bit cheesy but perhaps good for someone who had only heard about Banksy through the occasional newspaper article. But I read the book anyway because A. I was a bit curious how to fill a 300-page book just about …
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Just a question: Anyone wish an air-conditioned home want to trade places with me until things cool down? Anyway, here’s some linkage to what’s been going on with art this week: Some innocent teenagers outside of Philadelphia were recently cited for drawing on the ground with chalk because the cops think it might discourage real …
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We’ve got 5 issues of Very Nearly Almost magazine’s latest issue to send off to Vandalog readers. I’ve been a fan of VNA since around the time I started Vandalog, and it’s a magazine that I always recommend as an alternative to Hi-Fructose and Juxtapoz. For issue 19, they’ve got a great cover article on …
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This is an essay I wrote a couple of years ago for a book that was to be a collection of essays by a number of different people in the street art world, but the final product has not yet materialized, so I’m posting the piece here instead. I don’t want to see the plan …
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There’s something about these RAWHIDE rollers by Ankles and Smile that I really like. Obviously they’re influenced by ReadMoreBooks, Steve Powers and maybe AvoidPi, but that’s alright by me. These guys are doing some rollers that are a step above what you’re likely to see day-to-day. And they are (or at least Ankles is) based …
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Oakland has some of the most exciting and slightly underground graffiti and street art going on the USA right now, and GATS (which stands for Graffiti Against The System) is one of the most exciting guys in that already exciting city. iamOTHER is making some videos about what’s going on in Oakland, with a particular …
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It’s a great pleasure to introduce my good friend (he DJ’d at my wedding), author and vinyl obsessive Mr Tim O’Brien. He and I share a love of a funky tune and the graffiti you find on record covers but Tim has done more research into the field than anyone I know. His physical collection of …
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