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October 2, 2013

Banksy + 5: October 2nd

Banksy on 25th Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. Photo by Luna Park. Click to view large.

So I know that late last night I said that I didn’t expect we would be covering all of Banksy’s new NYC work on this blog (also, did you somehow miss that he’s doing a bunch of work in NYC in October for his Better Out Than In project?). I said that we’d probably just be sending out links on Facebook or that I’d be tweeting about it. But then Jonathan Lynn from Anewspace in Dublin tweeted an idea at me: “you should do a column called ‘this is the new banksy & here is 5 more artists who painted today'”.

Banksy + 5 is a slight twist on Jonathan’s idea. Every time a new Banksy work for Better Out Than In is discovered, I’m going to post a photo of that work, as well as 5 photos of street art by other artists. The photos will be photos are sent to me or were uploaded to Flickr the day before the latest Banksy piece. So, for example, today’s Banksy + 5 includes the latest Banksy (the “New York Accent” stencil shown above) and 5 photos that were uploaded to Flickr on October 1st.

For today’s +5 we have NiceOne, Kid Acne, El Mac, Loretto and a collaborative piece by Shuby, Rowdy and Sweet Toof next to a piece by Eine:

Shuby, Rowdy and Sweet Toof next to Eine. Photo by Delete.

Want to digitally side-bust Banksy and get some attention by being featured in a Banksy + 5 post? Get up, take some photos, and send them my way (rj a-t vandalog dot com).

Photos by Luna Park, Christmas Junkie, Kyla Borg, bernardoh, Sarflondondunc and Delete

February 16, 2013August 13, 2016

Weekend link-o-rama

Kid Acne at Village Underground in London

Sorry for the late link-o-rama. Caroline came to visit on Thursday, so I’ve been trying to stay offline.

I love these simply-sprayed but clever one-liners by MTO.
Alexandros Vasmoulakis has a show open now at LeBasse Projects in LA, and it looks really really nice.
The brilliant and massively under-appreciated Peter Kennard has a solo show this month at UpperPlayground’s Mexico City Gallery Fifty24MX.
San Franciscans are lucky that two Brits, Sickboy and Word To Mother, have solo shows going on there now. Sickboy is at Shooting Gallery and Word To Mother is at the affiliated White Walls Gallery.
Apparently Zilda and Ro have been collaborating for some time, but I think this is the first I’ve heard of it and the result is fantastic.
It’s already sold out, but I really like this recent Nychos print from 1xRun.
Half of La Pandilla just painted a mural in LA.
Australian street artist CDH is thinking about the preservation of street art in a responsible manner and trying to get the effort going in Australia. Definitely an interesting, and controversial, read.

Photo by HowAboutNo!

February 9, 2013

Weekend link-o-rama

"Órbita" by David de la Mano and Pablo S. Herrero. Click to view the full piece. — “Órbita” by David de la Mano and Pablo S. Herrero. Click to view the full piece.

Slow week, but that doesn’t mean nothing good happened. Here’s some of it…

Love this drawing by Pixote.
It seems that Hrag Vartanian was not a big fan of Les Ballets De Faile, Faile’s project with the New York City Ballet. Personally, I really liked to the project. Yes, Hrag is right in pointing out that people were expecting more (like Faile having involvement with set design and costumes), but what Faile did do was, I think, a major success. Nine artists out of ten would have seriously messed up this sort of collaboration by not striking the right balance between completely ignoring the setting and embracing it too much. Ignore the setting, and the work could just have been shown anywhere and would have looked out of place. Go too far in trying to bend the work to the situation, and the artists’ essence is lost and the whole thing comes off as a cheesy joke. Faile struck just the right balance. There was a lot of classic Faile, mixed in with some new ballet-inspired imagery, but the ballet-inspired imagery didn’t look out of place at all. Faile’s work has always had a mix of grit and classical beauty, that ballet with their spin fit perfectly into that. I’ve got to disagree with Hrag on another point and say that I thought the work looked like it fit in just as well as anything else in the theater, particularly the massive “Tower of Faile” piece.
Thoughts on Crummy Gummy? I’m not sure what I think. Another Mr. Brainwash-inspired derivative artist who never needs to be mentioned again, or actually kinda funny?
Zoer has a new print out.
Kid Acne made some scarves that are now for sale with his “art fag” character on them.
The British Zeus had a solo show open this week at London’s Graffik Gallery. It’s open through the 21st.
Ever wanted to design a t-shirt using D*face’s logo? Now you can, and you can win $500 and a print for your efforts.
Great new piece by Seacreative.
It’s exciting to see strong murals going up in South Delhi, India.

Photo courtesy of David de la Mano and Pablo S. Herrero

December 16, 2012

Finals are approaching link-o-rama

This weekend I’ve been without solid internet access, and Caroline and I have both been knee-deep in exams and final essays for the last week, so here’s a belated link-o-rama…

The New York Times has a story on Living Walls, centering on the removal of Hyuro’s mural a few months ago and now the removal of Roti’s mural. I hope that this does not dissuade artists or the amazing people behind Living Walls from doing more of the amazing work that they have become known for over the last three and a half years.
Beau Stanton has a new print at 1xRUN. Just a few hours left on it though.
And then there’s this Kid Acne print that’s perfect for Christmas.
Jeff Soto now has his work on t-shirts. Very cool, and at an affordable price.
Henry Chalfant has a new ebook out in the Apple iBook store with high-res photos of subway cars. I haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, but it sounds great. The NYTimes has a bit of a preview and the story behind the photos (in case you don’t already kn0w).
Don’t Fret is always good for a smile or two.
Remember that Aakash Nihalani piece from last week? Well here’s something similar from Elfo from a couple of years ago.
On a similar note with that great video of Just that Caroline posted this week, it’s worth remembering KATSU’s instructable from 2007.
Ripo can paint quite a mural, but sometimes simple is best.
LNY is back from his trip to Korea, but he left some beautiful work there.
It’s certainly interesting to see Shamsia Hassani from Afghanistan and El Mac collaborate.

Photo by OX

December 1, 2012

Weekend link-o-rama

8220967081_21002f4178_c — Anthony Lister in London

It’s almost December, and this December I’m going to be taking a bit of a holiday. For most of the month, Caroline Caldwell is going to be doing most of the writing for Vandalog, while I focus on another project. But, of course, the more important thing about it being almost December is that it means Basel Miami craziness is about to be upon us. Some artists are already in Miami (specifically Wynwood) and painting their murals. Not to piss all over that parade, but I’d like to quote Workhorse of The Underbelly Project. He once said to me, “It’s sorta sad that an entire district of 7-story-tall murals is becoming blasé, but it is.”

Essam Attia, allegedly the artist behind the NYPD drone ad disruptions of earlier this year (interviewed here) was arrested recently and charged with over 50 charges. I guess the NYPD didn’t take too kindly to a friendly critique. Well, you know… Hopefully Attia gets off without too much trouble.
Bilos is a bit of a Greek Horfe, so take that for what you will.
It’s always good news when Kid Acne puts a zine for sale.
DALeast has a show opening at Jonathan Levine on Saturday evening.
Why would you carve “S.O.S.” into the ground at a size of 5 km x 1.7 km? Not without good reason.
Concerned New Yorkers have been distributing some fake parking tickets asking people just what they think of the NYPD.

Photo by Alex Ellison

October 25, 2012October 24, 2012

Kid Acne show opens tonight in Vienna

Sorry for the short notice, on this, but Kid Acne has a solo show opening tonight at Inoperable Gallery in Vienna, Austria. Damn Straight features his Stabby Women characters that we’ve come to know and love, and runs through November 24th.

Photos courtesy of Inoperable Gallery

July 1, 2012July 1, 2012

Weekend link-o-rama

It’s time to read about the news I missed this week, if you missed it too.

Jorge Rodriguez Gerada’s latest show looks absolutely fabulous.
Faith47 gets it right again.
My friends at Station16 released prints last month with LNY and Enzo & Nio.
Graffuturism provides an introduction to Zoer CSX.
A Kid Acne solo show just opened in LA.
Sad news but expected for the world graffiti community: 5Pointz, a graffiti Mecca in New York City, is going to be demolished around September 2013.
Wondering what Revok has been up to since moving to Detroit? Here’s your answer: Some good stuff.
New mural from the DMV guys.
Lewy BTM hit the side of the Brooklyn Bridge, something that happened in 1988 with Sane and Smith and then again in 2000 with Year and Sace, but certainly isn’t an everyday occurrence. Lewy’s work has already been buffed.

Photo by Rai Cruz

May 27, 2012May 28, 2012

Weekend link-o-rama

Lots of news to share this week and I’m late with this post, so let’s get on with it…

This year’s FAME Festival lineup is online.
Nina Pandolfo has a show coming up this week at Lazarides’ Rathbone Place location. Despite Nina’s talent, it’s unfortunately difficult to shake the knowledge that she is married to Otavio Pandolfo of Os Gemeos and make comparisons to Os Gemeos’ work.
Some great new prints and t-shirts from Horfe.
Stick2Target has photos of some great new walls by Vhils.
Let’s all go make parks.
Thinkspace Gallery currently has a charity show running to benefit Born Free USA.
Street Art Is Dead used to be a blog that mostly complained about the bullshit involved in street art. Now there’s a newish blog with that name that indiscriminately posts photos of street art despite quality.
James Marshall aka Dalek has brought his Space Monkey character back in his work after years of interesting artistic development.
Animal New York’s analysis of JR’s latest mural in New York seems pretty spot on… “Let’s agree that it is not an vicious affront to the eyes, but it’s not ‘absolutely genius’ either.”
Banksy updated his website. A couple of really nice new pieces, both indoors and outdoors.
Carmichael Gallery have a show that just opened with Yue Minjun, Mark Jenkins and Aakash Nihalani.
The Duke Spirit used Kid Acne’s Stabby Women film series footage and used a version reedited by Dscreet (who also directed Stabby Women initially) for their latest music.

Photo by Don’t Fret

March 11, 2012March 7, 2012

What not to do with Kid Acne’s coloring book

I can’t draw. When I was in 4th grade, my teacher told my parents that I was drawing naked people in class and that the behavior had to be corrected. What she meant was that I was drawing stick figures. They didn’t have clothing, but they didn’t have genitals either. For her, those stick figures were enough to say I was drawing naked people. For me, her worries were enough to bury any interest I had in drawing for nearly a decade.

That’s why, when Kid Acne offered to send me a copy of his recently reprinted coloring book Colour Me Bad Vol. 1, I wasn’t quite sure what to do. The book is 36 pages of classic Kid Acne drawings ready for customization. I didn’t want to say no, but I also did not want the book to end up with every page looking like this. So now, I’ve flipped through the book a few times and it’s going to sit on my shelf, indefinitely devoid of color. But there are still another 499 copies of Colour Me Bad Vol. 1 out there in the world. Don’t let them go to waste. Pick up a copy of Colour Me Bad Vol. 1 online now for £6 plus shipping, and make sure to draw a little something in it or at least color in a character or two. Trust my 3rd grade self: It’ll be fun.

Photo courtesy of Kid Acne

February 13, 2012February 12, 2012

Kid Acne in Beijing

Kid Acne and Ema were recently in Beijing for Kid Acne’s Cloak and Dagger show at Other Gallery. This video shows a bit of what went down:

And here are some images of the show:

Photos courtesy of Kid Acne