NORWAY///THE SHOCK OF THE NU…

September 10th, 2007

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D*Face takes center stage flanked by Wordtomother, Eine, and monsieur Blek Le Rat’s “David”…

Best known for its fjords and fisheries, one doesn’t usually hear too much about the burgeoning street art scene in Norway, but that’s exactly where some of the genre’s foremost practitioners have converged this month to participate in the annual NUART festival. Kicking off last Thursday, September 6th (through November 4th), at the ROGALAND KUNSTMUSEUM in Stavanger, the international exhibition attracts an impressive array of artists and revelers to gawk at the fresh pieces created streetside and on the white walls of the city’s most hallowed institution. This year’s lineup includes Arofish (UK), Blek le Rat (FR), D*Face (UK), Nick Walker (UK), M-City (Poland), Logan Hicks (USA), Dolk (N), Sixten (SWE), Rene Gagnon (USA), Charles Krafft (USA), Herakut (DE), Eine (UK), Kngee (JP), Wordtomother (UK), Pøbel (N), Mir (N), The Dotmasters (C6), Karolina Sobecka (USA), Slinkachu (UK), and Tristan Manco (UK). HAVE A LOOK:IN THE GALLERY:
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Logan Hicks adds his finishing touches…

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Logan’s stencil madness…

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Wouldn’t a giant inkjet printout be easier?…

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Hundreds of hand-cut stencils are used to create each of Hick’s images…

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Wordtomother’s subtle bling…

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D*Face’s eye in the sky…

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Pobel’s ode to modern barbarism…

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Charlie Krafft’s delftware of destruction isn’t exactly street art, but it’s insane…

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Eine’s giant crossword puzzle in-progress…

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A four-year-old’s dream come true…

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D*Face decreases the peace…

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Event sponsor Montana didn’t scrimp on the paint…

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Rene Gagnon puts it all to good use…

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Slinkachu’s little people in a world of hurt…

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STREETSIDE:
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Dolk on the loose in Norway…

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THE VIEW:
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Who would want to deface this??…

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