Posts Tagged ‘art’
Currently on display at London's Lazarides Gallery is a fantastic show of new work by Supertouch buddy Todd James (aka: REAS), the central theme of which is the continuation of his beautiful and funny "Somali Pirates" series. Read More
One of numerous variants of his forthcoming album, "Wolf," due out on April 1st, Tyler The Creator commissioned Supertouch buddy Mark Ryden to paint this woodland portrait of the Odd Future ringleader astride his BMX bike, surrounded by the artist's usual coterie of cuddly creatures. Strange & unexpected indeed. The full album is currently streaming in advance of the release, listen below:
Supertouch buddy JR's first solo museum exhibition opened on Saturday in Tokyo, Japan, at the Watari Museum of Contemporary Art. A massive-scale photographic pasting was installed on the outside facade, representing inhabitants from North East Japan, where the tsunami hit in March 2011 in an effort to pay tribute to the country's greatest national loss in decades. Read More
Soul brothers and longtime Supertouch buddies JR and Jose Parla just wrapped up a quick trip to Havana, Cuba where they collaborated on a new installment of JR's ongoing "Wrinkles of the City" project. For those who've been sleeping, French social activist street artist JR has been canvassing the world for the last decade covering city walls with giant-scale photographs of their most disenfranchised and marginalized inhabitants in an effort to shift the power dynamic in urban centers. Read More
Supertouch buddy MARK RYDEN will open an incredible show of hotly-anticipated new paintings on April 29th titled "The Gaye 90s Old Tyme Art Show," at the venerable PAUL KASMIN GALLERY. In the meantime, diehards can catch a glimpse of the formerly-bearded wonder as he executes the show's signature painting, "Incarnation (#100)" in the following time-lapse video:
You KNOW graffiti is beyond overground when the WALL STREET JOURNAL is actually REPORTING on battles:
A GAME OF TAG BREAKS OUT BETWEEN LONDON'S GRAFFITI ELITE
Slight Brings Robbo Out of Retirement; Cobbler Won't Let Rival Tread on Him
By Gabrielle Steinhauser | Wall Street Journal, March 3, 2010
LONDON—In the predawn hours of Christmas morning, a 40-year-old shoe repairman who goes by the name Robbo squeezed his 6-foot-8-inch frame into a wet suit, tossed some spray cans into a plastic bag, and crossed Regent's Canal on a red-and-blue air mattress. Read More
TIME OUT LONDON has just released a "collectors item" issue featuring a cover story BANKSY interview with matching poster to boot (order HERE). Have a read: Read More
Have a look at the Paris project in detail HERE...
