A new book about the social influence of and on modern art will be released in April 2011!

Art & Agenda – Political Art and Activism – this book strives to dive deep into the relationship between art, activism, and politics. It shows how emotionally charged issues can be communicated in a powerful way, a way words could never achieve. The book demonstrates how contemporary art not only reflects on political, social and economical topics but also build up its own agenda along the way. Therefore influencing and shaping the political and social discourse. Works of all kind – current urban interventions, installations, performances, sculptures, and paintings – form more than 100 young and established artist are featured in Art & Agenda, making it more than a documentary but a work that shows how art plays with current topics and thereby changes and affect the way we perceive and think about them.

Source: www.rebelart.net

REMED in Miami. Wynwood neighbrhood. Florida.USA.
2010.
Spray and acrylic on wall. 16′x106′

Photo by LUNA PARK

As a major contributor to an increasingly progressive and elaborate street art and mural movement occurring in Europe over the past 5 years, Erica il Cane (translating to “Eric the Dog”) gained international recognition for his anthropomorphic building-sized animal murals throughout Italy and the continent. With fellow contemporaries Blu, Sam3, Escif, and San, Erica’s large-scale murals have been viewed as fine art done within the public’s view. We Were Living in the Woods will feature works on paper and on-site installations.

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San Francisco, CA
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Erica Il Cane’s “We Were Living in the Woods” will run from November 11th – December 19th, with an opening reception on Thursday, November 11th, from 7:30PM – 10:00PM.

Mode 2’s ‘Never Too Late’, the long sold-out, fastest selling hardback book published by Lazarides gallery is now available to purchase online from The Outsiders in an updated softback format with 16 extra new pages.

Newly available from SHOP at Lazarides this week is ‘Ice Cream Girl’, a hand-pulled 13 colour silkscreen print from Todd James aka REAS.

Todd James aka REAS  |  Ice Cream Girl
75cm x 52cm
13 Colour Hand-pulled Silkscreen Print
Signed and Numbered Edition of 50

Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine celebrates its 15th anniversary with “The Big Payback,” an online charity art auction and a special event in Los Angeles hosted by Upper Playground. All proceeds from the auction to be donated to the Power House Project to help purchase and renovate foreclosed and abandoned homes in the Detroit area.

“The Big Payback” auction features original artwork from over 100 national and internationally renowned contemporary artists including: Swoon, CR Stecyk III, Robert Williams, Todd Schorr, Estevan Oriol, Mister Cartoon, Shepard Fairey, Doze Green, Todd “Reas” James, Thomas Campbell, Tim Biskup, KR, Big Daddy Roth, WK Interact, Clayton Brothers, Andrew Schoultz, James Jean, Ron English, Craola, David Choe, Mike Giant, Paul Insect, Jeremy Fish, Alex Pardee, Saber, David Ellis, Boogie, D*Face, Cody Hudson, and Herbert Baglione.

Visit Juxtapoz.com/auction for daily features and information about the 15th Anniversary auction and event. Check out the features on Swoon and the Clayton Brothers up now.

At his first solo show: Bekannter Fremder” at Pretty Portal in Düsseldorf, german based artist (ma´claim) released a new silkscreenprint.  The stunning print shows a matador in the body of a minotaur killing himself. The handpulled screenprint comes on archival paper in a limited edition of 50.

case: Madatoro

Another new print in the Pretty Portal online Shop comes from streetartist Kushuk.

Kushuk: Guru

The artist whos is getting more and more attention in the last month produced a silkcreen print in an edition of 10. Each of the prints is printed in different color-paper combinations.  So get yourself a unique print