Ibie and Royal, partners in crime who have been hitting the streets of Barcelona for years now, have circumvented the system in a way we fully appreciate and have launched their own online portal for moving their prints and fine artwork directly to those who appreciate it most. Red-Eye Fine Arts and Print Shop is their initiative to put the control of selling their work back into their own hands, and soon will have a number of other artists added to the roster. Check their website and support these artists directly. www.red-eye.es

settle down settle down... street art is not just a trendy fix... its an expression of ones environment and experiences... its not about fame and fashion... its about communication... these photos are taken by Tim Hetherington look under the war graffiti section and weep for this beautiful sad world.....

This piece was done a few months ago but just came to our attention. Big, technically well executed, sight-specific, and illegal; four things we love when seeing work on the streets.

A group show of some very talented females' work will be opening this Thursday, July 6th at Carmichael Gallery in Los Angeles. Entitled 'A Mirror Distorted' this show will see four artists with very different backgrounds showing their newest works discussing topics from old sophistication to young lies. Our good friend Andrea Michaelsson from the Btoy duo will be showing alongside Candice Tripp, Cherri Woods, and Pam Glew.

El Mac's work is subtle and soft yet mindblowing at the same time. Taking strong influence from classic art history figures and his own unique take on a renaissance/baroque style he's made serious waves with his spraypainted murals across the world, especially with his collaborations with Retna. This Thursday, August 6th El Mac will open his solo show at Fifty24SF entitled 'Faces of Life.' He sent over some images of his recent work and it's not to be missed. He and Retna also just released a new book, Alianza, with Upper Playground. We'll be posting a review of it soon.

Originally from Athens The Krah has been putting in work into his adopted streets of London and cities across the world since 1997. This Friday, August 7th he'll be opening his first Berlin solo show at ATM Gallery entitled 'Vandal Tendencies.' His newest works blend graffiti, urban drawing, stencil patterns and his very own characters. If you find yourself in Berlin be sure to check it out.

A great old school video from Paris by Sean Martin and Sara Tajariol. Of course you'll see some very familiar faces. Via No New Enemies.

Nomad just finished an enormous wall in Berlin as part of Modart and Rebel Media's Wallbreakers Festival. The production was organized in collaboration with Riot Arts and we give props to Just for the photos you're enjoying here. If you're in the neighborhood the building is located at Richard-Sorge-Str. in Friedrichshain.

Just just posted a whole bunch of new photos of the process behind Nomad's most recent mural. Some are posted here, the rest can (and should be) seen at just.ekosystem.org/NOMAD.html

Factory Fresh will be opening up a new show this Friday, August 14th curated by our friend Jim Avignon with a number of artists we're very familiar with and others not as much. 'Brooklyn Bailout Burlesque' will feature artwork from Jon Burgerman, Jim Avignon, Roman de Milk & Wodka, Ema, Asuka Ohsawa, Daniel Dueck, and Christine Young. There will also be a night of musical performances the following Friday, August 21st from 8-11pm, including entertainment at the hands of Jon himself as Anxieteam (with Jon Burgerman) and Neoangin as well as My Favorite Things, Larry Bang Bang, and Kim Boekbinder of Vermillion Lies.

The good people at Arty Farty Gallery in Cologne will be opening up their latest show, 'More Human Than Human' this Friday, August 15th with El Bocho. El Bocho has been working in the streets of Berlin since 1997 with his unique style of illustrative works. He likes to this of himself and his work as "observed observers." Come out and support.

Modart celebrates in L.A. tomorrow, at Thinkspace Gallery.


featuring new works from Mr. Jago, Nomad and many others

Plus a group show featuring:
Bo130, Brooke Reidt, Chris Bourke, Christopher Lambert, Dave The Chimp, El Gato Chimney, Ephameron, Faith 47, Galo, Guillaume Desmarets, Invisible Heroes (Admir Jahic and Comenius Roethlisberger), Jon Burgerman, KuKula, Landry and Limbo, Logan Hicks, Microbo, Morcky, Nomad, Ruediger "ruedione" Glatz, SheOne, Stefan Strumbel, Stephen Smith (aka Neasden Control Centre), Tim Biskup, Vincent Skoglund, Will Barras, Lyle Owerko.

And make sure to check the feature on flavourpill.com and some exhibition views - more to come tomorrow...

NOMAD Interview on NoNewEnemies.net
Mr.Jago Interview on Sourharvest.com

the sweetest and wisest artist in my life when all else fails cashril+ is there...
take a look at his latest comic launch at word of art

here is the link to the cashril+ website

see the pics of the launch and the link to the comic illustrations
and his animation

taken from faith47's blog

Monster Children Gallery in Sydney will be opening a very anticipated show next Thursday, August 20th. Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson have created 'The Mirror Stage' which will feature new works from both of these prolific and fantastic artists. Even if the show is too far away for most of us to make it there be sure to get to know more about these two great artists and the gallery as well if you're not already familiar with them.

Among a slew of other work Swanski has been designed a ton of skateboards in the past 10 years now and his latest exhibition, 'Wooden Canvas,' is a retrospective of that work. While the show is only up for another two days at the Veteran Shop & Gallery in Warsaw there are plenty of images to enjoy right from the comfort of your computer here.

You might recognize Jim Stoten's work from the numerous editorials he's worked with including The Guardian, Spin, Faesthetic, Arkitip, and plenty more. This Friday August 21st he will be opening his newest solo show, 'Studies of Another Place' or S.O.A.P. for short at Gallery Seven in London. The gallery stresses that their artists push themselves in creating unique pieces for the shows there, in Jim's case he began an exploration of collage in his work and the results look great.

East Eric's work is experimental, conceptual, and often gives an aggressive push to the line of acceptability and controversy. Among other things he straddles the border between art and vandalism, such as his monochromed redecoration of the train cabin above. His work is more than simply the final results however as he often builds his own tools to carry out his plots such as paint bombs (landmine looking objects stuffed with paint and firecrackers), enormous markers, an arsenal of fire extinguishers, bikes and other objects used as printing presses and more. He makes all of his tools himself and has recently released a series of high quality photographic prints of some of his outdoor experiments. Contact him on his website to support.

After opening the Modart show at Thinkspace Gallery in LA Nomad hit Vegas, and hit it BIG. With the assistance of none-other-than Ashton Kutcher and what appears to be a crash test dummy he painted this massive piece across the rooftop of Planet Hollywood. Lucky him. Check out more at www.nonewenemies.net.

'DIY OR DIE' are actually the last words written by Brian Oakley in J. Namdev Hardisty's book 'DIY Album Art - Paper Bags and Office Supplies' published by Mark Batty Publishing.

Read the full review and see lots more pictures of the book on Jo Waterhouse's Blog

This year Nuart in Stavanger, Norway will be bringing a slew of Brooklyn artists (or artists who have left their mark in Brooklyn) out to Norway to create site-specific works for the festival. It will take place from September 10th through October 9th and will see the likes of Swoon, David Choe, Ben Wolf, Judith Supine, Brad Downey, Leon Reid, Graffiti Research Lab, Logan Hicks, Chris Stain, Skewville, and more. Here's a video taken from Nuart 07 which will give you a better idea of the kinds of things that could be in store for 09. Keep checking back for more information about the events.

Guillaume Desmarets alongside his work and install

Modart celebrated the coming release of our first book at Thinkspace Gallery. Gallery in LA. Nomad and big G (Guillaume Desmerets) were on hand with very different installations, Mr. Jago launched a load of new work and some friendly celebrities came out to support the cause. The show featured 28 artists and was something of a mini museum. Many many thanks to the very cool Thinkspace crew, who were professional and a riot to pass time with.

Thanks to sourharvest.com for the pics!

All available Artworks can be seen here!

A 19 year old was recently sentenced to eight years in prison in Texas... for graffiti. WHAT THE FUCK

This Friday, August 28th London will get to catch the opening of another heavy hitting exhibition at the Elms Lester Painting Rooms. Dalek has more recently evolved his ubiquitous space monkey characters into a more abstract exploration of shape and color. This will be teamed up with Delta's architectural/graffiti-inspired works.

For those in the Windy City, here's one you can't miss: opening this Saturday at the Believe Inn, a solo show by Belgian illustrator Ephameron who creates a site-specific mural installation as the Post Family, a local graphic design collective, oversees the Gift Shop. Read more after the jump.

Brooklyn's in the house and Skewville's got a new website: www.skewville.org. Does a nice job telling the story behind these twins' artwork, so if you don't know now you know.

I had the good fortune of meeting El Mac this summer in Barcelona and that fortune continued when his and Retna's new book 'Alianza' (Alliance) arrived at the doorstep. Both Individually and as a duo Retna and El Mac have gained a lot of notoriety and respect over the years and this book serves as a great visual report of just what these two are capable of. Let's crack it open and see what's inside.

The New Mini Modart is available now!
For all who can't get the printed version, you can download it for free on the artwallbreakers.com website...check this one!

England's Shok-1 is celebrating his 25th year of making artwork with some new prints made himself. Check them out here.