Exhibition: WALLSCAPES – Prints in Street Art
On the occasion of La Louvière métropole culturelle 2012 in Belgium, the “Centre De La Gravure Et De L’image Imprimée” will have the exhibtion “WALLSCAPES – Prints in Street Art”. Starting with the Vernissage on May 25th at 18h, the show will run from May 26th to September 2nd.
There will be artworks by streetartists from all over Europe, such as Obey aka Shepard Fairey, C215, Invader, Denis Meyers, Doctor H, Evol, Muga, Obêtre, Sten & Lex, Swoon, Jef Aerosol and Ludo.
Quote website: “Wallscapes – Prints in Street Art illustrates the amazing wealth of this bold artform, that has manifested itself during the last thirty years through many various techniques.”
Shepard Fairey to guest star on The Simpsons
Today Obey announced that Shepard Fairey will be making a guest appearance on The Simpsons show on March 4th.
From his website:
The Simpsons has been one of my favorite shows since the early 90′s. When I was running my screen printing studio in Providence R.I. my crew and I lead a Spartan existence consisting of long hours and a seven day work week. Our only recreational indulgence ritual was to stop work early Sunday evenings to eat dinner together while watching the Simpsons. I’ve always loved the Simpsons blend of humor and social commentary, so it is a huge honor for me to appear as a guest character on the March 4th episode. The story line is great, and they were kind enough to indulge a couple of my dialogue suggestions designed to make the social commentary more pointed(even though I had to make fun of myself to do so). I can’t wait to see it!- Shepard
Blek le Rat, The 30 Year Anniversary Retrospective
This retrospective features the artist’s private family photos, point and shoot images of his graffiti artwork from around the world, and full-color reproductions of his gallery pieces. The book is separated into two distinct sections: “Street Art” and “Fine Art,” both of which are augmented by the writing of celebrated scholars, critics, experts in relevant fields, fellow artists, journalists, collectors and gallerists. Lavishly illustrated with more than 200 images, “Blek le Rat,” the 30 year anniversary retrospective offers the first full history of this seminal artist’s tradition and legacy, featuring:
- Street art images from around the world
- Full-color reproductions of Blek le Rat’s fine art
- Never before seen images from the Prou family’s private archives
- 30+ essays from celebrated artists, scholars, critics and gallerists
from around the world.
Contributors include:
- Jonathan LeVine, Jonathan LeVine Gallery
- Jeffrey T. Iverson, Time Magazine
- Carol Kino, culture critic, journalist, and regular contributer to the New York Times
- Russell Howze, author of “Stencil Nation: Graffiti, Community, and Art”
- Carlo McCormick, culture critic, curator and senior editor of Paper Magazine
- Waldemar Januszczak, Britain’s most distinguished art critic, writer for Sunday Times
- Jean-David Malat, Opera Gallery
- Justin Giarla, White Walls Gallery
- Anthony Lister, painter and installation artist
- Shepard Fairey, street artist
FAILE mural at Houston x Bowery
The Goldman wall has been changed over in over in the last two years after the famous Keith Haring piece had been removed. Artists like Os Gemeos, Kenny Scharf, Shepard Fairey, Barry Mc Gee-& Josh Lazcono and JR worked on this wall. Now its the artist collective Faile showing their project on the historical wall.
Here are some pics of the deveolpment of the wall at Houston Street x Bowery Street in NYC.
Summer Groupshow at Stolenspace
London based Stolenspace Gallery announced a groupshow with a big list of great artists, starting on 8th of july and a new print by D*Face.
Arth Daniels, Chloe Early, D*Face, David Bray, Eelus, EINE, Falk Jensen, Hellovon, Jake Wood Evans, James Mylne, Jaybo,Josie Morway, Meryl Donoghue, Miss Van, Mysterious Al, Oliver Vernon, Pete Fowler, Ronzo, Rose Sanderson, Roxanne, Jackson, Rico, Ripo, San, Shepard Fairey, Sylvia Ji, Toshikazu Nozaka, Usugrow, Will Barras Word To Mother
Art in the Streets Exhibition in Los Angeles
Museum of Contamporary Art, “Art in the Streets” Exhibition
17. April 2011 – 08. August 2011
250 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012-3007, USA
The aim of this exhibition is to examine the history of street art and graffiti and to show how an underground form of expression that began in the 1970s became what it is today…a major art movement! Art in the Streets will show installations by 50 artists including some of the legends of the movement like Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Os Gemeos and JR.
Os Gemeos, Untitled, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 2009, photo by Ignacio Aronovich/LOST ART
LEE, Lion’s Den, Lower East Side, New York City, 1980, photo by Martha Cooper
Mister Cartoon, 1963 International Ice Cream Truck, 2010, Urethane enamel candy painted freehand on truck by Mister Ctoons, photo by Estevan Oriol
Wild Style mural by Zephyr, Revolt, Sharp, 1983; front: Doze, Frosty Freeze, Ken Swift; second row: Patti Astor, Fred Brathwaite, Lady Pink; back: Lil Crazy Legs, Revolt and Sharp, directed by Charlie Ahearn, photo by Martha Cooper
Shepard Fairey and Martha Cooper Colab
source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amolho4/4558498435/
Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary Art Auction
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.
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