Brooklyn boys BAST and JUDITH SUPINE brought their respective brands of unique street art stylings to the old country when their joint show, “Booby Trap” opened at Fogtown’s vaunted LEONARD STREET GALLERY last week. For those in need of some quick catch-up, Bast’s colorful world is one overrun with cartoon characters gone wrong and lewd women gone right while Judith Supine’s vision of twisted human figures is permanently tainted with a trademark radioactive yellow glow. Prone to frequent unauthorized public art “installations,” the boys’ work loses none of its streetwise spontaneity when migrating to the white walls of galleries, a fact clearly evidenced by the rate at which rabid British fans snapped up the duo’s work on opening nite. HAVE A LOOK: Read the rest of this entry »

Damn, OBAMA just got one of his most important youth culture endorsements when SHEPARD FAIREY released his new propaganda poster in support of B.O.’s 2008 presidential bid today. Times are-a changin…

Skwak lets out nary a squeek…

Parisian wildcard painter SKWAK pushed the fun factor through the roof when his appropriately named “Born to be a Maniac” opened at Paris’ ADDICT GALERIE the other nite. For those not familiar with the Technicolor stylings of the young Frenchman, Skwak renders meticulously detailed, anatomically correct cartoon character landscapes that look like Aboriginal paintings filtered through the lens of Raw Magazine. Love em or hate em, they’re guaranteed to bring a smile, a bonified rarity in the art world these days. HAVE A LOOK: Read the rest of this entry »

Our girl Wendy McColm gets live with the hands and her homegirl…

Man, we knew when we watched this this KAWS x NECK FACE x FAILE van being painted in Brooklyn a few years ago that it was only a matter of time before it wound up on eBay. And now, here it is…

Well, we all knew it was going to happen eventually (even if by sheer force of collective will), and now it has: a real monster has finally invaded Tokyo. Check out the following video for proof:

What you just saw was one of the greatest publicity stunts of all time executed with new waterscreen technology in Tokyo Bay this week for the upcoming film, “The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.” Must. See. Film. Mission accomplished…

Via TokyoTimes….

Nasty Neck finds love & beer in Oz… 

NASTY NECK FACE unleashed hell in Melbourne last nite when the always-welcoming DON’T COME GALLERY hosted his aptly titled “Hell on Earth” show. Down under hipsters turned out in droves to get a closer look at the Mexican gremlin and his attendant cast of demonic characters, death masks and crime scene photos. Oh yeah, and his equally horrific toenails. HAVE A LOOK: Read the rest of this entry »

San Francisco’s BARRY McGEE returned to the BALTIC CENTER in Gateshead, England, for this week’s opening of his first solo show at the progressive UK institution, “They Don’t Make This Anymore.” Featuring new site-specific constructions and some reconfigurations of pieces from his recent large-scale installations, Barry has created a new, massive aesthetic environment on the building’s second floor that includes paintings, animatronic sculpture, an upended truck, drawings (both his and his father’s), bottles, and a collection of sketchbooks. We get the feeling this show represents one of the last looks at this particular thematic chapter of Barry’s career before he brings in a new mode of thought in the coming years. If you’ve got frequent flyer miles, start cashing em in and get out there. HAVE A LOOK: Read the rest of this entry »