IABO CLOSING PARTY

EVOL@PICTURE ON WALLS

THE UNDERBELLY PROJECT IN PARIS!

Brooklyn Street Art (BSA) reports the new iniziative of Unberbelly Project's guys: a new underground gallery with C215, Alicè, Futura and many others Street Artists!

Ten artists, three organizers, two photographers and one writer, converging here from five countries for one goal; to paint walls unencumbered, if quietly, for half a day.

ALL ARTICLE HERE.

WOOSTER COLLECTIVE - TASCHEN - STREET ART CALENDARS OUT NOW!

This month TASCHEN is releasing three 2012 Street Art calendars curated by The Wooster Collective.

(1) A 52 Week Diary Calendar
(2) A 12 Month Wall Calendar
(3) A 365 Day Daily Tear Calendar

Some of the artists included in the calendars are: Roadsworth, JR, Dan Witz, Laura Keeble, Faile, Alexandre Orion, Paolo Buggiani, Nele Azevedo, Slinkachu, //kneeon, Jorge Rodriquez-Gerada, Skewville, Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Vhils, Sr.X, Hyuro, Kenny Random, The London Police, Escif, Roa, Thundercut, Phlegm, XOOOOX, Faith47, K-Guy Gabriel Specter, Michael Aaron Williams, JJ Veronis, Slow, Edina Tokodi, Buff Diss, Paul Notzold, Gaia, Invader, Other, James Kalinda, TrustoCorp, Elbow-Toe, Masquerade, Mentelgasse, Ji Lee, Dan Bergeron, C215, Chor Boogie, and more.

2012 Street Art Diary Calendar.
Plastic Protective Cover, Spiral bound
52 pages, yearly planner and notes pages
Artists Include: Skewville, Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Vhils, Roadsworth, Sr.X, Hyuro, Kenny Random, The London Police, Escif, Roa, Faile, Dan Witz, Jace, JR, Thundercut, Paolo Buggiani and more.

2012 Street Art Wall Calendar.
Approximately 12" by 12"
Artists include: Roadsworth, JR, Dan Witz, Laura Keeble, Faile, Orion, Paolo Buggiani, Nele Azevedo, Slinkachu, //kneeon, Jorge Rodriquez-Gerada.

2012 Street Art Calendar (Daily Tear).
Plastic Holder
5" by 4.5"
313 pages (Sat/Sun are combined)
Artists Include: Skewville, Mark Jenkins, Swoon, Vhils, Roadsworth, Sr.X, Hyuro, Kenny Random, The London Police, Escif, Roa, Faile, Dan Witz, Jace, JR, Thundercut, Paolo Buggiani, Phlegm, XOOOOX, Faith47, K-Guy Gabriel Specter, Michael Aaron Williams, JJ Veronis, Slow, Edina Tokodi, Buff Diss, Paul Notzold, Gaia, Invader, Other, James Kalinda, TrustoCorp, Elbow-Toe, Masquerade, Mentelgasse, Ji Lee, Dan Bergeron, C215, Chor Boogie, and more.

ARTIST OF THE DAY - FARHAN SIKI

Farhan Siki is an urban artist whose acquaintance with art doesn’t come primarily from formal art education; his background includes history and language. 

Farhan’s art projects in public spaces – often startling in that the artist works on them all by himself in months – leave almost no distance between artistic autonomy and the public space. This is indeed a new phenomenon in Indonesian art.

Since 1998, almost all Indonesian public-space art has involved Farhan Siki in initiatives, ideas and implementation. The visions of the public artists behind those projects are parallel with the critical perspectives of city planners that take note of the diminishing relationship between citizens and the city as an entity.

BANKSY IN LONDON

Taking the phrase “Shop till you drop” to whole new level or height.  

A new unconfirmed stencil resembling the work of street artist Banksy. (Photo via JUXTAPOZ).

ACROSS REWRITING - V EDIZIONE

ACROSS REWRITING
V EDIZIONE

Una mostra collettiva "ridotta"
dedicata al mondo graffiti writing e street art.

Martedì 6 dicembre 2011 ore 19.00
In mostra fino al 7 gennaio 2012
Orario: lunedì/sabato, ore 18.00/01.00

Per la quinta volta consecutiva inaugura all’Amantes di Torino “Across Rewriting”, collettiva ricognitoria dedicata al mondo graffiti writing e street art. 

La rassegna tiene un piede in Piemonte ma non si dimentica di esplorare le regioni limitrofe.

I circa novanta partecipanti sono per la maggior parte conosciuti al grande pubblico e rappresentano uno spaccato del fermento creativo che anima quotidianamente i nostri quartieri. Giovani al primo approccio con la tela di piccolo formato, affiancati ad artisti riconosciuti a livello internazionale, insieme per comporre un mosaico unico di tasselli trenta per trenta centimetri, ospitato nella galleria del circolo culturale Amantes, dal 6 dicembre 2011 al 7 gennaio 2012.

Torino, Milano, Roma, Ferrara, Bologna, Venezia, Reggio Emilia, Napoli, Brescia, Parma, Como, Bergamo, sono alcune delle città di provenienza degli artisti ospitati in questa quinta edizione, molti di loro saranno presenti all’inaugurazione, occasione speciale per conoscere da vicino i creatori di diverse opere che possiamo ammirare quotidianamente in strada.

SWOON@BLACK RAT PROJECTS

Black Rat Projects is excited to invite you to join us for the opening of 'Murmuration', an installation by New York artist Swoon on the first of December at BRP gallery from 6 to 8.30pm.

ART BASEL MIAMI - GRAFFUTURISM IN SITU MURAL INSTALLATION

FROM GRAFFUTURISM WEBSITE

We have finally finalized our lineup of artists for our mural installation project at Art Basel Miami this year. 

The installation titled “In Situ” will take place in the Wynwood Art District at the Kohn Compound during Art Basel Miami. 

The artists will include, Eric Haze, Mare 139, West One, Poesia, Aaron De la Cruz, Kema, Jurne, Sueme, Remi Rough, Greg Lamarche, She One, Rae Martini, LX One, Matt W. Moore, and Augustine Kofie.

This project has been in the works for awhile now and we were lucky enough to secure the walls thanks to the Kohn Compound. Also a special thanks to MTN Colors for being our paint sponsor for this event. The project Titled “In Situ” is a reference to the Mural installations that in the definition of the term will be made and created for the site specific to this event. Permanent Murals that will be placed in a unique and contrary to traditional compositions. 

As graffiti enters its place among the art world as legitimate art form, we have put together this lineup with the intention of showcasing some of our cultures important figures. With most, if not all the artists having an extensive background in traditional graffiti we have tried to bring many aspects of our current culture. From Legends Like Mare 139 & Eric Haze to emerging stars like Sueme and Jurne. We have picked a wide spectrum of talent. International additions like Remi Rough and She One will also contribute, reminding us of how far our culture has reached. We offer a different vision, modernist at times to street art and traditional graffiti. The great part of the Art Basel event that spreads into the streets of the Wynwood arts district, is that all angles are represented from traditional graffiti, to street artists. We now add our version this year with In Situ. We hope you stop by and say hello. The graffiti Avante Garde as some have called it is here and we hope you enjoy what we will be bringing to the table this year.

Also watch out for special guests that will be added to our lineup.

HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD

HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD is a Short-Form Docuseries exploring the power of Public Art and innovation to uplift and revitalize urban communities. 

The Pilot Season revolves around the Arts District of Wynwood Miami, featuring an array of internationally acclaimed and locally respected Street Artists, Graffiti Writers and Muralists. 

In 2009, Urban Visionary and Placemaker Tony Goldman partnered with Jeffrey Deitch (Deitch Projects Soho and now director of MoCa Los Angeles) to create the Wynwood Walls. 

What began with a series of parking lots, loading docks, and drab rundown factory buildings, became a curation of high caliber murals from Futura, Shepard Fairey, OS Gemeos, Kenny Scharf and others. 

The Walls opened for Art Basel 2009, and now two years later the collection has expanded to include over thirty artists from around the world, becoming a “Town Center” in a district that has grown into one of the largest concentrations of commissioned murals in the World.

This year Artists, many of whom have not shown work in the United States before, were selected by Tony Goldman, Goldman Projects Arts Manager Meghan Coleman and Art Consultant Medvin Sobio of the Visual Arts Collective Viejas Del Mercado. 33third Los Angeles, Mid City Arts, and Montana Cans worked together to provide paint for the project’s ambitious expansion.

HERE COMES THE NEIGHBORHOOD explores a unique juncture in history as a new community emerges and evolves. A progressive urban revitalization campaign is examined in the first person, using this year’s new Artists and their commissions as a lens to explore a neighborhood in transition. The Series is framed by colorful overview and concluding episodes, providing the scope of past, present and future. Each episode is accented by images from legendary Documentary Photographer Martha Cooper, who has been capturing The Walls since they began in 2009. Her Photographs will also appear in a Special Edition Art Book “The Wynwood Walls and Doors” set to be released at Art Basel 2011.

For more information on the artists and history of the Wynwood Walls visit www.thewynwoodwalls.com

BLU IN BUENOS AIRES

New mural by Blu in Buenos Aires. It features hundreds of figures with their eyes covered by one endless blindfold in the colours of the Argentine national flag. The flock of people seem to be obediently following their leader, a dark figure, who stands above them wearing a presidential sash and a suit and tie.

PHOTO AND TEXT via BUENOS AIRES STREET ART.

JOSHUA LINER GALLERY@PULSE MIAMI!

Joshua Liner Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in the 7th annual Miami edition of the PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, to be held December 1–4, 2011, at The Ice Palace film studios. 

This beautiful indoor/outdoor, multi-use venue will host individual gallery booths plus the fair’s noted series of special installations, screenings, and large-scale artworks, including the IMPULSE section of gallery presentations and PULSE Projects. 

As one of more than 80 international exhibitors, Joshua Liner Gallery will present works by gallery artists Tony Curanaj, David Ellis, Kris Kuksi, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Stephen Powers, and Pema Rinzin. 

Additionally, the gallery has been chosen to present large-scale video projections in digital 3-D by PULSE Prize–winning artist David Ellis within the PULSE Projects program.

RON ENGLISH@COREY HELDFORD GALLERY

Considered one of the most prolific artists of our generation, English is the father of POPaganda, a term he coined to define his signature mash-up of high and low cultural touchstones, from superhero mythology to totems of art history, creating a visual language of evolution. Recognized for his stunning technique and inventive use of color, English’s artistic presence continues to evolve from illegal street murals to movie screens, where he is crowned “the Greatest Living Artist” in Morgan Spurlock’s 2011 film “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.”

For his first solo exhibition with Corey Helford Gallery, English captures intimate moments in suburban life dosed with a cocktail of subversive visuals, consumer culture, and POPaganda politics. In this series the artist explores the inability of the 21st century oversaturated American soul to distinguish between political realities and pop culture illusions, constructing doll-house depictions of comic-contrived reality to compete against global belief systems. In short: Suburban Surrealism.

Many of English’s archetypal characters serve as denizens of Supurbia, including MC Supersized, the corpulent fast-food spokesman, Hulk Baby, the oversized Enfant Terrible, Combats, the child soldiers, sexualized cowgirls, alien rabbits, proletariat turtles, sad sacks and sinister Grins. Outside, grazing the lawns of Supurbia, are herds of Camo Deer, with coats of camouflage that change with the seasons, protecting them from the hunter’s scope while preserving them like a romantic memory from the last days of baby boomer youth.

Amy Duran

MISS VAN@INOPERAbLE GALLERY

November 24, 2011.

The infamous Miss Van will finally be coming to Vienna at INOPERABLE GALLERY. 

She will be exhibiting some of her latest works, including paintings, drawings and more. Miss Van will also present her new book “Twinkles” and be available for signing.

Opening Nov. 24th

Exhibition Nov 25th – Jan 21st.

LONDON POLICE - WHO CARES WINS@OPERA GALLERY

Photos via ARRESTED MOTION

The London Police are getting set to bring their impeccable linework and imaginative cityscapes to New York on Thursday, November 17th to grace the walls of the Opera Gallery in the heart of Soho. 

They are currently working on the new body of work entitled Who Cares Win as we speak and it looks like the paintings are filled with the iconic LADS characters that we have come to love as well as some local references to the Big Apple.

JR - Encrages@Galerie Perrotin

JR bombs Galerie Perrotin with a new solo show. The solo exhibition will start on november 19th and will take all the Perrotin's flagship space in Paris.

Arrested Motion had visited JR studio in New York before the show.

BIEN URBAIN - PHOTOGALLERY

BIEN URBAIN is a Festival near Besancon, France. 

Nine artists painted, in september 2011, the city's walls. Here the photostream!.

CIRCLECULTURE BERLIN

 

 

A charitable exhibition of limited art editions by Terry Richardson, XOOOOX, Raymond Pettibon, Jaybo Monk, Larry Clark, Katrin Fridriks, Harmony Korine, Jonathan Yeo, Stefan Strumbel, David Shrigley, Aaron Rose and Ed Templeton. 

A project in collaboration with Charityat.com
Opening thursday november 17th, 7pm at Circleculture Berlin.

BANKSY - EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP

Vi segnaliamo che mercoledì 16 novembre nella Cattedrale della Fabbrica del Vapore di Milano si terrà WE ARE ALL FAKES! – Arte della sovversione o sovversione dell’arte?, una giornata organizzata da Feltrinelli e Pfa Film  in collaborazione con la società di produzione artistica MADEINART, interamente dedicata alla Street Art e ad uno dei suoi protagonisti più bizzarri e anticonformisti: l’artista inglese Banksy.

L’appuntamento è stato ideato in occasione dell’uscita in Italia del dvd di Exit Through the Gift Shop (collana Feltrinelli Real Cinema) uno dei più provocatori film realizzati sul mondo dell’arte, diretto da Banksy.  

Per l’occasione sono state organizzate due proiezioni del film alla Fabbrica del Vapore alle ore 20.30 (su invito) e alle ore 22.30 (accesso libero fino ad esaurimento posti) dopo una breve presentazione del regista alle ore 20.

Dalle ore 20 sarà visibile inoltre a ingresso ridotto (4 € e non 6 €) la monumentale opera di Anish Kapoor Dirty Corner prodotta dal Comune di Milano e da MADEINART, curata da Gianni Mercurio e Demetrio Paparoni.

2501 - VEICOLO ADAMANTINO

2501, originally uploaded by Walls Of Milano.

The new show from 2501 at The Don Gallery, Milano.

Via Flickr:

2501 solo show "VEICOLO ADAMANTINO"

THE DON GALLERY,

Via Cola Montano 15

Milano-Ita

CULTURAL JAMMING AND GUERRILLA AT ROME

Walking through the streets of Rome surely You can not see thousands and thousands of posters ... often political poster.
This campaign born to express a dissent/ disapproval of a corrupt Italy political

A disappointment isn't of the right or left, but is devoid of color.
Does not take sides either for or against someone, but simply expresses a form of indignation toward all - right, left, center - and above all to every form of power, capable of destroying a nation and ridicule.

About a thousand posters have been affected in different areas of the city of Rome with these stickers: "Dislike - share this with a pic", "Shit This - Follow on Twitter", "404 Page Not Found -  the page hasn't benne digestet. Try again!".

Why all of this?  

Today, Facebook and Twitter are the most used social network in the world and inevitably sharing mechanisms, such as "like" and "tweets" have become our new forms of communication and expression, now in real life: D
So why not carry these forms of expression, in a symbolic way, in real life? Why not really make gestures of virtual materials, leading the way ... the web and the web in the street?

The city of Rome is not a random choice, given that less than a month ago was initially brought to its knees by a real urban warfare between police and angry, then a flood that has caused little damage, emphasizing the infinite problems and deficiencies of capital (the symbol of Italy in the world) is not worthy of being ... and therefore not comparable to other world cities.

SHOT MCN.

BR1 in BERLIN - DISSIDENT ART SHOW

OPENING: THURSDAY, 17 - NOV - 2011, 18:00 - 22:00 (6 PM -10 PM)

In Europe in 1848, rising food prices and high unemployment fueled widespread popular protests. Communist Europe in 1989, created frustration with corrupt and unresponsive political systems and provoked the fall of once powerful regimes. 2011, like 1848 and 1989, is spurring a similar chain of events, bringing people together and empowering us to grab our governments by the balls and demand what is rightfully ours – human rights.

By acknowledging the social and political unrest of this year, West Berlin Gallery cordially invites you as we debut Dissidents – A Group Show.

A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively challenges an established doctrine, policy, or institution. Seeking truth and raising awareness, the artists that we have chosen for this show strive for non-conformity and create work representative of both political and social opposition, making them pioneers of dissident activity. Consciously or not, they seek honesty, challenge boundaries, then create art as a way of driving this message in to the minds of on-lookers.

Join us from 18:00 – 22:00 on November 17th, as we contribute to the social strife of 2011 with works by ALIAS, SP 38, Prost, Emess, Rallito X, BR1, Linda’s Ex, Niark1, Jakob Tolstrup, and Giacomo Spazio.

THE UNDERBELLY PROJECT@ART BASEL MIAMI

6 November- After a full year underground, The Underbelly Project is resurfacing this December in Miami during Art Basel. 

Presented in its own pop up gallery from 1 December – 5 December, the show will feature original artwork from 35 of the 103 international artists that participated in the hidden subway project. 

This exhibition will highlight the essence of the abandoned New York City station known as the Underbelly.

Workhorse has stated: “The New York Underbelly was an important chapter for us, but the story hadn't been comprehensively told. The Underbelly Miami show gives us a chance to present the broad scope of documentation - Videos, photos, time-lapses and first hand accounts. The project is about more than just artwork. This show gives us a chance to show the people and the environment behind the artwork“

PAC has stated: “While the experience each artist had in their expedition underground can never be captured, it is my hope that this show will highlight some of the trials and tribulations associated with urban art taking place in the remote corners of our cities. Too often the practice of making art in unconventional venues remains shrouded in mystery and I hope this exhibition will shine a faint light on those artists who risk their safety to find alternative ways to create and be a part of the cities they live in.”

Included in the show are street, graffiti and fine artists alike. 

The full line-up of artists include: Faile, Dabs & Myla, TrustoCorp, Aiko, Rone, Revok, Ron English, Jeff Soto, Mark Jenkins, Anthony Lister, Logan Hicks, Lucy McLauchlan, M-City, Kid Zoom, Haze, Saber, Meggs, Jim & Tina Darling, The London Police, Sheone, Skewville, Jeff Stark, Jordan Seiler, Jason Eppink and I AM, Dan Witz, Specter, Ripo, MoMo, Remi/Rough, Stormie Mills, Swoon, Know Hope, Skullphone, L’Atlas, Roa, Surge, Gaia, Michael De Feo, Joe Iurato, Love Me, Adam 5100, and Chris Stain.

Fashioned to simulate the rawness of the abandoned station four stories beneath the bustle of New York City, the exhibit will attempt to capture the experience of artists’ that were invited leave their creative mark four stories beneath the city streets. The show will feature video footage of artists at work, still documentation, as well as recorded sounds heard in the tunnel.

Exclusively at The Underbelly Show, the unreleased We Own the Night: The Art of The Underbelly Project book, will be available as a limited edition collectors boxed set before the public release in February. 
This boxed set will include a hard cover book along with 9 unreleased photos packaged in a hand crafted oak box engraved with the names of each artist that contributed to the project. Before the general viewing there will also be a book signing featuring many of the aforementioned artists.

The gallery is located at 2200 Collins Avenue South Beach in Miami.

If you would like more information on The Underbelly Show, artist interviews or want to RSVP to the press opening please contact Darla at contact@theunderbellyproject.com

OPIEMME@THE OTHERS FAIR - ZAK GALLERY

KAY-ONE TUTELATO DAL GIUDICE

RIPORTIAMO UNA NOTIZIA DAL CORRIERE DELLA SERA.

ATTENDIAMO COMMENTI

MILANO - Ci sono la pennellata di Rembrandt, il tocco di Picasso, il taglio di Fontana. E, adesso, pure lo sgocciolio e la tag del graffitaro: anch'egli artista che la legge sul diritto d'autore deve proteggere dall'altrui plagio, tutelando «tutti gli elementi caratterizzanti lo stile e il linguaggio pittorico» del writer ...

CONTINUA.

I SMOKE ART FAGS FOR BREAKFAST - ID IOM

So it was the time of year for us to strap on our snowboards and go find some big air. 

I'm only joking as that would undoubtedly end up in a tangled mess of broken limbs.

Instead we opted to pack our art fag, oversize cardboard glasses and some paint and then head to Battersea to find ourselves a little spot to paint in. 

Thankfully the weather was lovely so we cracked on and had pretty much all the painting done by the end of day one.

With day two having just as good weather it was pretty much plain sailing as all we had to do was install our sunglasses, cardboard hand and id-iom brand art fag (complete with glowing red LED tip) to finish up our first attempt at 3D graffiti. 

We even managed to fulfil the suggestion to have some ash under the cigarette when we found a sandbag to borrow some makeshift 'ash' from. A little grey paint later and 'hey presto!' you've got yourself some wind-proof ash (cheers for that suggestion Dan!) Once we were all done we then turned our attention to the serious business of having a drink and watching the Streets. 

All in all a pretty good weekend...

id-iom

BR1&ELFO - BERLIN

BASEZERO

There are places in the public space in which advertisement proliferate so quickly that informations are amassed, confused, till they are stratify.
The aim of our action is create an empty space in this confusion, digging into bills papers till to reach the base, or rather the temporary absence of information.

Ci sono luoghi nello spazio pubblico in cui la pubblicità prolifica cosi rapidamente che le informazioni si accumulano, si confondono, fino a stratificarsi.
Il fine della nostra azione è quello di creare un vuoto in questa confusione, scavando nella carta dei manifesti fino a raggiungere la base, ovvero l'assenza momentanea di informazione.

BR1&ELFO
Berlin

Skalitzer Strasse

October 2011

IDIPSYDIVERZ@Circolo Culturale Amantes

Another great show from Circolo Culturale Amantes, Turin. 

IDipsyDiverz, the new wannabe collective  from Street Art scene is featuring LASTVAGITO SHOW, an art serial event hosted in the gallery area.

Until 5th of november, Via Principe Amedeo 38.