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Tom Gauld’s penmanship has been intruiging me for years. I’m a devoted fan of his detailed work, the clear lines he draws, the intricate texture in his shadows and objects, his witty and dry British humour since the day I stumbled upon it.
The intro to this book where the first pages turn from white into grey into black is simply genius. And at first sight this even is a black and white book but when you look a little harder, you’ll quickly understand that Herbert Baglione is an artist of colour shades, where blue, orange, brown and gold meet night and day.
We recently got in touch with Fernanda Cohen and would like to introduce you to some of this NYC-based artist's illustrative works. The themes approached in some of her personal works (see more details) are things we can all relate to and are presented to us with a great combination of illustration and text.
Mark Todd and Esther Pearl Watson are an artist couple that makes zines. Thanks to BlueQ, some of those are now finally distributed in shops worldwide, and we can’t thank them enough for it.
Recently four of our favorite geezers (TLP, Pez, Flying Fortress, and Eine) went to Brooklyn to show Ad Hoc Art and the rest of the NYC crowd what's up on this side of the ocean. All four of them rocked the show but here I want to focus specifically on one geezer who we all know and love, Chaz aka The London Police aka TLP aka Big Geezer.
Berlin-based urban artist Emess is undertaking a very personal exploratory expedition. His voyage is an odyssey through the street cosmos, through materialisation, expressions and contents. Emess investigates the possibilities of creation and the impact of public spaces. Within this project, he is always looking for a new challenge and ways to transform things.
Our friend Stephen Smith/Neasden Control Centre has been invited out to new lands to create and present new works. He has been receiving a big helping hand from Principle Skinner of the NNE and Modart crews. The two have been busting their butts and the new NCC works will soon be revealed as part of the the Now Jump! exhibition at the Nam June Paik Art Center in South Korea. If you happen to be around there it opens on October 8.
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Nice/Nice is a new exhibition space in Hannover, Germany opening on October 11th 2008. They'll be showing young and upcoming artists that connect to the urban art scene and their monthly events will feature live performances, art installations, dj sessions and cold drinks!
Having saved his pennies through selling his artwork, working at his local graffiti shop, and all the while also selling old muscle cars he fixed from the ground up, Charlie Isoe moved from Australia to Berlin a few years ago and has since been on the warpath in the German capital conquering both its streets and its galleries.
These systems aren't digital they are the newest creations by Tim Biskup. The paintings are part of sculptures, the sculptures are frames for the paintings, neither exists properly on its own. If you will be in or near Paris this weekend make sure to check out the Addict Galerie to experience the systems for yourself.
This book by Shepard Fairey aka Obey Giant makes a great object, and is a catalogue of the works he presented at his art show with Jonathan LeVine in New York, June 2007. Re-using images extracted from e.g. pop culture and old propaganda posters, Fairey creates his own art with symplified forms and restricted colour use.
Phil Jackson, known for documenting the infamous Skatopia where kids skate in the middle of nowhere and live like in an anarchistic white trash hippie commune, will be showing his photographs in Heilbronn, Germany from Saturday on...
Stay tuned for Sofarida's second videozine, coming out on October 11th with a launch party and exhibition at Galerie Issue in Paris!
Having grown up not far from the newly infamous Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill I can imagine that without all the hype this little petshop might have well gone fairly unnoticed amongst the everyday freaks and weirdness in the neighborhood. But we all know that Sir Banksy (ha, when will that happen??) plays his media well and the hype is building, case point right here. The fact is this is a show unlike any he's done before and it deserves respect. He's gone from exploiting animals to creating work discussing the exploitation of animals and from massive warehouses to this unassuming storefront, and the only elephants in the room are the pricetags (I assume).
Continue reading ""New Yorkers don’t care about art, they care about pets"" »
Joey Potts has brought it together for his first official solo show at 32nd And Urban Gallery in Chicago, opening this October 18 @7pm. "Quest for the Cyclops Pyramid" is a series of 22 new acrylic-on-wood paintings. These paintings all focus on the struggles of a quest to find an intangible force. I know that when I'm on a quest for something a little Potts always helps me. Check out more.
I love a book that’s been made for the love of books, and this is clearly one of them. Even the fly-leafs are carefully stained with colour try-outs, as if the artist herself customized each copy of the publication.
Street artist Dust is visiting Pretty Portal for the second time until October 17, bringing a dozen of friends along with him.
We just recently got word from Kelly de Meyer about a fantastic new show opening on October 17th, 2008 at Alphabeta in Brooklyn. 60 international women artists were invited to convey their interpretations of the theme "Heart and Soul" in a exhibition that will include the likes of Martha Cooper, Swoon, Lady Pink, Faith 47, Aiko, Kelly de Meyer, Diva, and many more.
“Sideways” is a coffee table book that came out in March, curated by 11 of the hippest international independent trend magazines of today: +81, Baby, Blend, Dazed&Confused, Drome, Indie, Neo2, No Magazine, Style 100, Tokion and Wad, showing art based around the theme of environment...
Islands Fold, independent publisher and artist residency in Canada, is curating an exhibition in Copenhagen right now. With contributions by the residents up to date and a truckload of supporters, this group show is one not to miss.
The Berliner Liste Art Fair will open at the end of the month and Merry Karnowsky Gallery Los Angeles/Berlin will be in attendance showing some of our favorites including Kill Pixie and Camille Rose Garcia. If you're going to be in town make sure to stop by their stand and say hi.
For nearly two years now PROCESS has been organizing a massive group show, called the Train Car Project, which features 60 arists from around the world. Each artist was supplied with a train car illustration in the medium of their choice; either as a 3-color screenprint or a digital vector file. Once recieved, the artists had complete creative control to do what they wanted with the train. The show just opened at the Papa B Gallery in Brooklyn
Jochen Gerner, in one sentence, is this awesome comic and children’s book artist known for his stories inhabited by many tiny frames with detailed characters and objects in a single page. His art is unlike any other you’ve seen, and therefore perfectly suited as the fourth volume in this “Dans La Marge” series that Parisian nomad gallery Arts Factory started publishing a while ago.
Get ready for a new gallery in New York. Invisible-Exports is an art space dedicated to superior conceptual work and is located in the Lower East Side. It's inaugural group show is running until November 2!
Jonathan Levine Gallery brings two very different but equally recognized and respected old school talents from both sides of the pond to exhibit in two separate but parallel solo shows this Saturday, October 18. Doze Green's N.O.O.N. and Blek Le Rat's Paris-New York, New York-Paris will treat the New York crowd to new works. Read on for more info about each show.
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You didn't do what Blu did. While we might have spent our summers painting, partying, enjoying the warm weather, and travelling I doubt many of us were able to approach the level that our friend here takes it. His work is contstantly developing, growing, mutating, and pushing things to a new level. The update of his website from this summer proves it. He has also released MUTO, his unreal wall animation, in high quality for download on his website.
Anonymous Gallery opened with a bang last month with a gallery show combined by installations in the East River by El Tono & Momo. They're following up with a show that's sure to be just as sick: Greg LAMARCHE (aka SP.One), Anthony LISTER, Maya HAYUK, and Monica CANILAO will be creating installations in shipping containers located in NYC. The opening in the gallery will be next Thursday October 23, but the outdoor part is only open until this Sunday Oct 19, so get moving!
After being featured in the last show "CANTO NEGRO Y BRUJERIAS" at Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Berlin, three new giclee prints alongside some new postcards by Miss Van are now available in a limited edition. Check them all out at Princesasmarket.com.
This Saturday, October 25, at 7pm Corey Helford Gallery opens its doors to their first solo show of Lola's fantastical paintings telling the story of a young boy’s journey into the unknown, The Wondermental. Through a loose narrative this young self-taught painter will be exploring themes of innocence, self-discovery and independence.
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After the opening of their side by side solo shows at Jonathan Levine Doze Green and Blek le Rat sat down with photographer George Koroneos and shot this fantastic and in depth interview with both of them. They each discuss the ups and downs of theirs and other artists' careers, the new directions for their work, the establishment, and the anti-establishment. via Juxtapoz
“Mollusk #5”, a limited edition bilingual biannual anthology - what’s in a description - has turned out to be a quite unique catalogue of drawings, installations, paintings, sculptures and even ceramics.
No New Enemies is always on the move. This time helping set up the massively acclaimed BAF in Amsterdam. Who said the Balkans were bare? The Balkan region is no stranger to conflict and difficult times, and haven't we said before that from the ashes may rise creative phoenixes? Well the BAF exhibition in Amsterdam will give you the chance to judge for yourself. It'll be open from the 10-26th of October. Check out more info.
Half a year after the Art Bastard launch, they are taking it into the real world! For the first Art Bastard event in Hamburg on October 24th and 25th, the crew has teamed up with Hamburg- based Comité84 who have been organizing notorious parties in Hamburg for the past 5 years.
Boris Hoppek’s simple yet very recognizable characters have officially gone 3D. In “86 Negritos”, Hoppek works around the theme of illegal immigrants from Africa crossing over to Europe in boats and the poor conditions they try this in, often shipwrecking or drowning on their journey.
The Keep a Breast foundation has put together a show using a formula that (in theory) can't fail: Tits, art, celebrities, and it's all for a good cause. Over 50 casts were made from the bods of volunteers and a few top burlesque performers (do they mean porn stars??) and were painted by the likes of Mark Mothersbaugh, Kim Gordon, Iggy Pop,Mark Ecko, Andy Howell, and tons of others. They're all going on Ebay and with less than a week the prices are still very low.
Another classic that has already been reprinted for the fourth time, the collected works of Mike Giant, a colourblind tattoo artist, don’t cease to amaze us. Read on for the review...
“Urban Cookbook”, a delicious mix of art, music and cooking served straight up in a beautifully presented book written, directed and produced by King Adz. The book showcases the experiences that Adz has developed through his intrinsic interaction with an urban fraternity, which exists beyond the walls of commercial use or value. To develop this book, Adz took public transport, ate street food and met the artists who breathe life into all of this. The subsequent adventures, which he has translated into the international language of food, reflect his experiences and his belief in the concept of storytelling, through food, text, images and music.
Formula Werks' Fall/Winter Secret Stash is nearly over! Formula Werks teamed up with No New Enemies to bring the world a fresh new piece of apparel through the hands and eyes of WIll Barras. As it goes the sales of the Secret Stash shirts are only available until this Friday so get on it!
For the release of their latest finger lickin good snowboarding film, “Overseas”, the Pirates have been on a whoring publicity tour around Europe (and eventually the world…) to promote their mad antics and zealous creativity.
A golden oldie from the bookshelf, “Handmade” dates from 2006 but hasn’t lost its impact yet. Click "more information" to read our review!
The six letters spelling J-O-R-D-A-E are everywhere in Barcelona. It's undeniable. This summer together we made some big noise on the beach as you can see above. He's recently been hard at work traveling Europe, painting, and updating his website. I think it's time you check out the many sides of this relentless bomber and our good friend: www.jordae.com
If you're up for an interesting group exhibition about contemporary illustration, make sure to check this one out. In the cultural centre of Bornem, Belgium (in the triangle between Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent) a group of European artists is building a show that will open up tomorrow night, featuring the colourful and sensitive drawings of Will Barras, Gemma Correll, Ephameron, Havec, De Klup and Christophe Lambert... Read more!
Kelsey Brooke will be blowing away audiences yet again, this time at his first US solo show at the acclaimed New Image Art Gallery in LA this Saturday November 1. He's been working hard at over 20 new paintings, new sculptures and a surprise installation, which in Kelsey's own words, would get him arrested in most reasonable countries. Sounds like my kinda show.
The Big Geezers have been a worldwide force to be reckoned with and are now about to descend upon the city of angels like a bat out of hell. The cavernous Scion Gallery will be the host of the madness starting Saturday November 8. The European forces are coming together and will surely put on a show that no one should miss if they happen to find themselves in LAlaland.
