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This interesting project takes a look at the significance of the boombox in our culture.
They are calling for essays about what the boombox era means to you. They are looking for a memory, a story, a one liner. Just about whatever you got.

Swedish Artist Marc Stromberg started his Tarelugnt project about a year ago with the aim to bring each issue out using a new medium. The first was a sort of standard paper spread, the second was an expansive pink poster and for the third … he tattooed an entire issue onto his leg.

click to see the link for the "making of" this issue.

Originally from the UK Boxi has been living in Germany for the past 10 years and has been honing his exacto skills ever-since. He has an unbelievable eye for detail and a grasp of grey unlike most. Carmichael Gallery will be presenting his first US solo show, 'Grey Area,' this Thursday, April 9th in their continual efforts to enlighten LA’s art crowd with a wide range of artists (mostly dragged off the streets) who the Los Angelers probably have never heard of before. Judging from what we saw of Boxi in Miami this past December this show will have some unbelievable stencil pieces and more.

On the 30th of april, the temporary VOID gallery presents the group show “Let’s get Lost™” in leipzig. André Nossek aka slave/Via Grafik and Benjamin Schmidt will show new works from there body of work including painting, sculptur and graphic. We heartily invite you to the opening on the 30th of april at 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Void Gallery
BORNAISCHE STRASSE 05 HH
04277 LEIPZIG

Their mama's raised them in England and they raised the Lads in Amsterdam. The London Police turn 10 this year and are going to celebrate with a show opening tomorrow, Thursday April 9th, at Stolen Space Gallery in London. 10 Years on the Circle Line will see 12 new canvases combining the original lads with linear architectural drawings. There will also be the release of a new screenprint for all to get their hands on.

April Fool's isn't just one day this year. Gallery Nosco has organized a show up in South Kensington until April 30th with Pure Evil, Dran, Benjamin Wright, Eine, Bom.k, Tom Hine, Beatrice Brown, Sten and Lex, Matthew Curry, Holly Thoburn, and Vault49, C215, and more. It looks like a good sized group show with a couple of our favorites involved. The opening was last week but it's up for a little while still.

We were excited to receive the third issue of Frédéric Magazine, and no wonder. This brand new 220 page baby features some of the best illustrative artists in the world, this time reaching out far beyond the French borders the collective operates from...

ABC Trust (Action for Brazil's Children) got their hands on 12 Gibson guitars each to be visually treated by the likes of D*Face, Titi Freak, Inkie, Pure Evil, Will Barras, Speto, Calma, and more. The guitars will be exhibited at the printspace gallery from April 23rd to May 12th with a private auction of the guitars happening on April 29th, hosted by none other than ABC's co-founder Jimmy Page.

When Kenor paints it's pure mathematics, energy + emotion = painting. It's actually more like a formula for beautiful chaos. For years he's brought his own style of color, lines, shapes, abstraction, and life to the streets of Barcelona. This Thursday, April 16th he'll be opening his newest solo show, titled ArtKENORtures (pronounced sort of like Architectures I think). There will be a lottery for some of the work at the opening along with live painting and the man himself on the turntables.

New holiday video from Above. Watch out for stencils, eggs, children, and money hungry wolves.

Logan Hicks recently sent out a long and insightful newsletter. He gave us news of his upcoming show in NYC on May 1st (in collaboration with Broken Crow), his feelings about the art world, his first book being released, that he's looking for an intern (in the NYC area only), wants models for photographs, and is always looking to sneak around in abandoned places. It's a lot to ingest and a lot to look forward to so first things first we'll focus on his new book titled "New Arrivals and Departures." Make sure to check on his website for more info or to contact him about any of the other topics.

Since March 18th the East End's fine art screen printing gallery Nelly Duff has been hard at work with Eine and a whole collective of 'mad artisan' printers to produce a record breaking screen print with the most spot colors ever attempted. The print will be of Eine's store shutter font alphabet. There will be a prerelease next Wednesday, April 22nd on nellyduff.com and a show in central London illustrating the entire process on May 7th.

Art Whino teams up with Crystal City Business improvement District to host One Night In Our Inked Souls event. It will feature customized sneakers and fine art by local, national, and international leaders in pop surrealism and urban contemporary art.

Art Bastard is putting on a show with artist from all over the world. Despite its name, Threesome actually has many artists on the list including Alex Diamond and live painting by HotCheeseCrew.

Nils Müller Published his first Photobook "Blütezeit".
It's all about the act of illegal graffiti actions. The Writers, the Steel and especially the atmosphere of the yards...you feel like beeing there by yourself. A glimpse in a writer's memories.

ATM Gallery in Berlin will be hosting Dave the Chimp's newest solo show (and his first in his new hometown) titled 'Prints for the Power Generation'. It will open on April 24th and stay up through May 23rd, so I think we have a good idea of what to look forward to for the next month.

We just received an article from Fernanda Cohen about the new 99% Conference in New York City inspired by the TED Conference. It was a meeting and conference of 'big-time do-ers' including Scott Thomas, part of Obama's campaign design team, Ji Lee, creative director at Google, Threadless founders, Jake Nickell and Jeff Kalmikoff, and many more speakers. Although it might not seem directly linked to much of the artwork we show here the ideas are important and we think you'll enjoy reading this.

We're pleased to let you know about Logan Hicks and Broken Crow's new 3-day-only show popping up in Brooklyn. The show, titled Brokenhorse, will open on May 1st and only stay open until May 3rd. The location will be a former savings and loan bank. Art taking over failed financial institutions, sounds so fitting. This will actually be Logan's first proper show in NYC since he moved there two years ago and we just wish we could be there ourselves to see it, it's sure to be sick.

Our good friends Bo130 and Microbo have been busy these days working on not one but two shows opening this week. On Thursday, April 23rd they open their own show Cut'n'Paste and Dirty Fingers at Avantgarden Gallery in Milan. And from April 22-27th they will exhibit new ceramic works in the Urban Potteries show as part of the Fuori Salone Milano. Other artists in that show include Jeremy Fish, Pixelpancho, TV Boy, and others. For years this duo's work has continued to grow and expand in so many ways and these shows will be a great chance to see their newest developments and experiments.

Camilla d'Errico is an illustrator, comic book artist, fine artist, toy maker, clothing designer, and more. Whatever the hell you want to call her as you see her work you quickly realize you can't pigeonhole her into one thing. She has a very manga style with lots of delicate linework and a nice sense of color. She has been making noise in the comic book scene for some years now as well as showing in various galleries across the US. Check out more at: www.camilladerrico.com

Woolwill presents 2 new shirtdesigns, exclusively drawn by the Kingdrips collective.
The guys put a lot of sweat and quite some ass into it, and the result is more than well worth to be checked out by you! Look forward to april 25th, when we will celebrate the release at Wohlwillstraße 48 from 8 pm in Hamburg. Beer and music will be offered as always, and if the weather is nice, we will also have a little BBQ. So don’t miss,
Kingdrips + woolwill are looking forward to seeing you!
kingdrips.com
woolwill.com

Sam Flores has been busy working on a major solo show opening this Saturday, May 2nd at Shepard Fairey's gallery, Subliminal Projects. The show, titled 'Ego, Addiciton, and Other Bedtime Stories,' will focus on the ultimate contrast of dark and light in many forms. In his own words, "There is a constant war being waged in the fight for balance,” says Flores, “to determine which side of us, good or bad, will win out in any given moment.” Ripo is also working on a full interview with Flores in order to learn more about him as an artist, this current body of work, a bit of thought on 'commerce as art and art as commerce,' and of course travel. Check back soon for the full Sam Flores Interview.

With the housing crisis going on, the economic meltdown, and the fear that is in the air it seems to some people that we're all going to be living in cardboard boxes pretty soon. These tough times inspired "Boxed In," a collaborative show between Factory Fresh in Brooklyn and Plaztik Mag. This group show will see numerous graffiti legends, designers, and other artists create site-specific versions of their dream cardboard homes. These just might prove to be the next big thing in the housing boom with works by Keo, Wane.One, JAES, Damon Johnson, Kim Piotrowski, Blue Baby Designs, and of course Skewville and plenty more.

The folksy German expression "nach Strich und Faden" means to do something thoroughly, with great artistry
and precision, or according to the rules of an art or craft. In contemporary language the term has gained
connotations of trickery, deceit and travesty: we have learned to distrust authenticity.