VNA issue 10! x D*Face

D*Face main feature and cover. Interview with graffiti legend Shok-1, a property of the artist, illustrator Jess Douglas, some large pieces of photographs about the Festival of Fame, JR from Paris and ARTotale Festival, plus a piece on Thierry Noir and its paintings in the Berlin Wall in the 80s and also have the shoe customiser Nash Money. Much more...!

vna magazine launch next week (Thursday the 3rd of December) at StolenSpace gallery as part of the Stolen Space Christmas group show. PLUS… We will be releasing the very limited edition version of Issue 10 featuring a screeprinted cover by D*Face and all sorts of other goodness.

verynearlyalmost.com

EINE & ZEUS: Crimes and Punishments at Ink_d Gallery

EINE & ZEUS

CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS

27 NOVEMBER 2009 — 24 DECEMBER 2009

Thursday, 26 November 2009
From 6.30pm – 8.30pm

For our next show at Ink_d Gallery we bring together two urban art heavyweights; Eine & Zeus. Both are prolific street artists and innovators in typography and both have pushed the boundaries in a way that has redefined how we see graffiti as an art form.

Eine is best known for his alphabets and letters on shutters and Zeus for his three dimensional images and sculptures based around his writing style. They come together at Ink_d for ‘Crimes and Punishments’ where their collaboration has produced a heavy hitting alphabet in Pen & Ink.



The show will feature beautifully framed original work on paper combining illustrations of crimes and punishments with Eine’s inimitable fonts and drawings of Eine’s hands by Zeus.
There will also be our usual affordable screen printed show poster and an exclusive low edition print release available during the show.

Ink_d Gallery and Studio
96 North Rd, Brighton, BN1 1YE

Hi It´s me and I´m the best >> Mandy

Berlin and styles, graffiti, art, skill and desire, just MANDY!

Mandy Magazine: 56/500. 56 pages bright limited edition 500s. Numbered by hand. Mandy gives us a poster and a guessing game. And she shows us what he has done with BUBR, UT, Loof, bang, LIMPH and many others. Without Talk Dirty but with dirty hands.

Berlin has more to offer than styles. No, it's not about the freaks on the streets, trying to outdo themselves with their own designed T-shirts constantly, 'No, it comes to art. On the street. On the walls. In your staircase. And elsewhere. MANDY sees more than fine lines, regular fill ins, and studied letters customer.

Mandy sees art. Or just a painter, the more able to think more, more. Mandy "Hi it's me and I'm the Best" is the innovative graffiti magazine, Artist Magazine. It goes straight into the matter and discussed the finest GraffArt in Berlin and beyond.
Ok, we love our T-shirt enthusiasts and soon we love Mandy, because it's just that good.

Print magazine on 56 glossy pages, graffiti art in word and image representations, a intressantes layout and great photos enliven the reading experience. Handy in the 21 x 26.5 cm portrait on robust paper included a poster.

Published by Colortrip

Available at Elbtunnel.com

MIST & FLYING FORTRESS @ Delkographik Studio

MIST x FLYING FORTRESS

Du samedi 28 novembre 2009 au mercredi 6 janvier 2010.
Vernissage : samedi 28 novembre à 18 h.
Séance de dédicace : samedi 28 novembre entre 18 h et 19 h 30 uniquement.

La renommée de ces deux figures emblématiques du graffiti européen n’est plus à présenter, peut-on tout de même rappeler qu’ils restent des incontournables de la scène, qu’ils exposent partout dans le monde, qu’ils font l’objet de nombreuses publications et qu’ils continuent de susciter l’attrait auprès de marques importantes comme Adidas, Fenchurch, Hessenmob ou Stüssy. Ils se hissent notamment en haut du classement grâce à leurs remarquables séries de art toys et en collaborant à de nombreuses autres collections. Ces deux artistes qui explorent les limites de leur pratique en multipliant les supports d’expression, nous font ici l’honneur de présenter un aperçu de leurs dernières créations. Ils seront également présents le temps d’un week-end pour une séance de dédicaces. Christophe Martin - LVL Studio

After: Nate & Jojo + Guests. Le chantier, 18 Carrefour Jouault, 35000 Rennes.

Mist
Flying Fortress

Delkographik Studio

28, place des lices
35000 Rennes, France.

DAVE THE CHIMP and EKTA Show at The Don Gallery in Milan

DAVE THE CHIMP and EKTA Show

New show of dinamic duo from UK and Sweden, opening party from 6pm, Thursday 26th November.

The Don Gallery, Via Cola Montano 15, Milan.

Ben Frost "Lost in the Supermarket" at Boutwell Draper Gallery

Ben Frost
Lost in the Supermarket

Opening Thursday 26 November 6-8 pm
Exhibition Dates 26 November - 19 December 2009

We are all Lost in the Supermarket and we don't even know it.

For the first time in three years, Ben Frost unleashes his visual delight that is mental torture, on Sydney. Recently returned from his second solo show in New York following exhibitions in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Singapore, Beijing and San Francisco, Lost in the Supermarket embodies a solidification of the culturally confrontational and wildly irrepressible identity he has garnered over the last decade.

Now represented for the first time in Australia by a commercial gallery, Frost finds himself resting, even just for a moment, amongst a stable of distinctive and well established artists. This latest move signifying a leap of recognition in this country, from low-brow art rock star to vital sub-cultural art figure.


Ben Frost carries a lusty allegiance amongst his fans, with the enviable ability to tweak the vibe wire and entice the people, silent Pied Piper style, into his world of kaleidoscopic neo pop violence. His recent appearance on the Australian version of US reality series The Apprentice, saw him draw a larger crowd to see his work than any of the other exhibiting artists on the show. Well of course he did, he's Ben Frost.

In an ironic twist tied carefully between concept and reality, Frost has refined this ability to hypnotize his audience into a world of ferociously poignant assault. A background in performance art would explain this, with his existence within the visual art world becoming one all-encompassing, and frighteningly clever, performance piece that we find ourselves within.


Lost in the Supermarket, a reference to The Clash song, remarks on the over stimulation, confusion and daily hypnosis we are trapped by, as we struggle to stand still on a buzzing psychedelic landscape of brands, identities and social demands.

This is an exhibition of works that both comforts and confronts, as you slide through the hyper reality of Ben Frost's world and come out the other side dusting off the sensory debris of your over crowded daily life. Ben Frost has exhibited extensively throughout Europe, the United States and Australia.

His work is held in numerous Australian and international private and public collections. He is the co-founder of the online art portal stupidkrap.com, and was a guest speaker at the 2008 Semi-Permanent and AG IDEAS conferences in Australia.

Boutwell Draper Gallery

Julio Falagán vs. Cless vs. Rubén B - "Rocky" La exposición

ROCKY.

LA EXPOSICIÓN.

El trío de artistas formado por Julio Falagán, Cless y Rubén B vuelven a juntarse dos años después de realizar la serie de zines Rocky. Esta vez han montado una exposición siguiendo la misma filosofía de los zines, un intercambio continuo de obras a tres manos donde a modo de collage queda plasmada la personalidad de todos.

Lienzos, tablas y serigrafías en papel que se acompañan con una edición especial en libro de la serie de zines que dio origen a esta curiosa colaboración.

rockyrama.wordpress.com

THE EXPO, WHEN & WHERE

26 NOV 2009 / 26 JAN 2010

Galería Fast Cool
Costanilla de los Desamparados, 6.
28014, Madrid. Spain.

Alex Fakso "Underground" Exhibition at Extrabold

Alex Fakso "Underground"

OPENING this friday 27 november 2009, staring at 19h00

Exhibition: 28.11.2009 – 24.12.2009
Opening hours - Mo-Sa 10h00-18h00

EXTRABOLD
24, avenue de la Liberté
Luxembourg – Gare

Exhibition "Es lebe der Sprühling" at Vicious Gallery

`Es lebe der Sprühling`

This exhibition and book release will be dealing with a phenomenon that started about 30 years ago in our hometown Hamburg.

Then all of a sudden an uncountable amount of cryptic signs appeared apparently everwhere.

Since then there has been a continuos outcome of more and more of these messages.

From saturday on we will be trying to bring light into the darkness without unveling too much about this one of a kind phenomenon.

Vicious Gallery

Kleine Freiheit 46

22767 Hamburg

WWW.VICIOUSGALLERY.COM

Walrus TV / David Choe Interview from “Dithers”

Walrus TV Artist Feature: David Choe Interview from “Dithers”

David Choe is a favorite at Upper Playground as we’ve witnessed his progression as an artist over the years, through his recurrent involvement with the company. In this interview from the “Dithers” DVD, you get a glimpse of the man behind the art, and the cleverness you witness as he speaks becomes amplified when viewed in the context of his masterful paintings. Much more than an artist, David Choe has a personality to match his talent. Watch the interview from "Dithers," available for the first time to the public for free, on Walrus TV.

David Choe was born in 1976, raised in Los Angeles and is of Korean descent. He is one of the most diverse and prolific artists working today. Choe’s art, photos, and writing have been featured in Giant Robot, and Vice Magazine among numerous other publications. His extensive client list includes Marvel Comics, Levi’s, IBM, and Nike. Choe’s three self-published, comic / journal / novellas: Bruised Fruit, Cursiv & Slow Jams have received awards and are sold out editions. David Choe’s works have been exhibited in galleries internationally. He is also one of the youngest artists ever to have a solo show at MOCA. A trailer of the new documentary “Dirty Hands: The Art and Life of David Choe,” is available on view at dirtyhandsmovie.com.

Carhartt x Vestax HANDY TRAX USB Turntable

For the Fall/Winter Collection 2009 Carhartt is cooperating exclusively with japanese company Vestax to bring a limited edition of the Handy Trax USB turntable into the shops - a portable record player for all-round use.

A tough plastic casing and the capability to operate at angles of up to 90 degrees make the Handy Trax player fit for universal use. On top of this, a stereo line-out makes hooking it up to your hi-fi system at home easy and a mini line-in jack also allows you to connect external devices such as MP3 players. If you prefer to listen to your music digitally but own a large analogue collection, you can easily transform your vinyl into binary code via the newly integrated USB port.

The Player will be available from mid December.

END OF THE LINE PRESENTS "Shades of things to come" An Exhibition featuring an eclectic line-up of european aerosol artists

END OF THE LINE PRESENTS 'SHADES OF THINGS TO COME'
TUESDAY 25TH - SUNDAY 29TH OF NOVEMBER 2009
AN EXHIBITION FEATURING AN ECLECTIC LINE-UP OF EUROPEAN AEROSOL ARTISTS
ARYZ / BISER / BOM.K / DOES /NYCHOS / PROBS / RABODIGA / TIZER

End of the Line presents ‘Shades of Things to Come’, an exploration into the contemporary world of freehand graffiti. We have selected incredible artists from across Europe who really push the boundaries of freehand aerosol art. Each artist has a unique, individual style and represents a different discipline of dirty handstyles and technical dexterity.

Aryz: Incredible character artist with an uncanny ability to go big from Barcelona, Spain. Biser: Mixed media artist & toy sculptor from deepest, darkest Black Forest, Germany. Bom.K: Intricate & extraordinary artist with brutal but beautiful subject matter, Paris, France. Does: Ultimate letter styler with incredible freehand dexterity hailing from Sittard, Holland. Nychos: Unique styled aerosol cartoonist from Vienna, Austria. Probs: Master of Many styles and third dimensional technician, London, UK. Rabodiga: Talented young female artist who holds her own with a delicate and refined style, Zaragoza, Spain. Tizer: “London’s elder statesmen of graf”, bringing the local flavour, London, UK.

The Maverik Showroom on Redchurch Street in Shoreditch will play host to this not-to-be-missed event. The entire gallery will be completely transformed with full-scale artwork, canvases, installations, sculpture, productions in mixed-media and artists in residence painting live over the course of the exhibition.

The show opens it’s doors at 18.00 on Tuesday 24th of November. Refreshments to be kindly provided by Havana Club and Tiger Beer.

Late night opening Thursday 26th November 2009
Nearest Tubes: Old Street & Liverpool Street Station
Buses: 8 / 26 / 243 / 388

GALLERY OPENING HOURS :
WEDNESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER - FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 12PM - 8PM
SATURDAY 28TH NOVEMBER - SUNDAY 29TH NOVEMBER 12PM - 5PM

PREVIEW 24TH NOVEMBER 2009 - DOORS OPEN 6PM.
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED BY HAVANA CLUB & TIGER BEER
RSVP@THEENDOFTHELINE.NET

FOR INFORMATION ON THE SHOW PLEASE CONTACT:
YOUWILLFINDUS@THEENDOFTHELINE.NET / WWW.SHADESOFTHINGSTOCOME.CO.UK

MAVERIK SHOWROOM
68-72 REDCHURCH STREET
SHOREDITCH, E2 7DP
WWW.MAVERIKSHOWROOM.COM

DirtyPilot Presents QUIK & GHOST

DirtyPilot is stoked to grace our cyber walls with two of the graffiti worlds most celebrated artists Quik and Ghost.

Check out this long awaited show consisting over 35 totally dope works on paper, canvas, drawings and paintings.

Show Runs through Jan 2


NYC subway era legend, Ghost developed his unique formal technique through his involvement with the NYC Graffiti movement where he became recognized for his original style and vibrant color combinations, along with his sense of satire

‘Quik' Lin Felton started tagging during the 1970's in Hollis (Queens, NY), twere he grew up. He's one of the few New York graffiti artists who made it to the art galleries and museums in the 1980's. His work has developed far beyond the original tagging and although he preserved the spirit of the graffiti, he expanded at the same time their conceptual limits by introducing both social and personal topics into his paintings.

33third Los Angeles / Mid-City Arts / The 1st Annual Montana Exhibition

33third Los Angeles / Mid-City Arts & Montana Present:
The 1st Annual Montana Exhibition

Sunday November 22, 2009 12-6pm

A FREE Live Painting Exhibition By Some Of The Worlds Top Street Artsits: Apex (SF), Jase (SF), King 157 (SJ), Neon (SF), Revok (LA), Rime (LA), Saber (LA), Sever (ATL), Vulcan (SF)

All Montana Products Will Be On-Sale / This Event Is Free & Open To The Public.

33third Los Angeles
Mid-City Arts
5111 W. Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles Ca. 90019
(310) 694-3460
midcityarts@gmail.com

midcity-arts.com
www.33third.com

TOUMA Exhibition at mixi-bang!

It's that time of year again! TOUMA is back for his annual show at mixi-bang! this Saturday, November 21st starting at 6 PM. This year's show exclusive is the Baby Knuckle Bear, limited to 50 pieces. There will also be MaoCat, Kazu Mouse, Danke Schoen, Harapeko and Bokoboko Bokora customs.

mixi-bang!
36 W. Colorado Blvd. #5
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.507.8095

Buff Monster x DesignerCon at The Pasadena Convention Center

One Day Only: Saturday, November 21, 2009 from 10am to 5pm
Pasadena Convention Center

This Saturday, Los Angeles artist Buff Monster will release his exclusive collaboration with DesignerCon. For the show, Buff Monster created a 100% hand-painted 3" Buff Monster GID vinyl figure with a high-gloss polyurethane topcoat. Featuring custom packaging silkscreened by Buff Monster and a 3-color signed and numbered silkscreen print, the collaboration is an edition of 10 (+1 A/P) and will retail for $200 each.



DesignerCon is pleased to announce its 2009 exhibition will return to the Pasadena Convention Center on Saturday, November 21, 2009. Since 2006, DesignerCon (formerly known as Vinyl Toy Network) has been the premiere destination for art and culture enthusiasts.

Los Angeles artist Buff Monster will be joining the show for the first time this year, and collaborated with DesignerCon to create a limited-edition capsule collection of custom figures and silkscreen prints. “I am looking forward to debuting my new limited-edition custom toys created exclusively for Designercon. The show is a great way to connect with fans, collectors and friends all in one day.” Buff Monster

Highlights for DesignerCon 2009 include:

• Over twenty artists will be in attendance including Tim Biskup, Buff Monster, Amanda Visell, Greg “Craola” Simkins, Robert Goodin and many others.

• The exhibition brings together over 50 brands in one room such as Super 7, Baby Tattoo, JapanLA, Munky King, Beautiful Decay, Mr .Toast and ToDieFor Clothing, including TDF’s new collaboration with Greg “Craola” Simkins.

• AdFunture will present the Yoka show with over 200 works of art on display.

• Dr. Sketchys will be presenting a unique live modeling event.

• Get Flipped photobooth will capture live 3D photos in dynamic 3D environments created by DesignerCon artists.


DesignerCon 2009 is open to the public with a $5 admission fee for adults and free admission for children 13 and under. Entry after 3pm is free. More info on DesignerCon’s website at www.designercon.com.

DesignerCon 2009
Pasadena Convention Center
300 East Green Street
Pasadena, CA 91101
www.designercon.com
www.twitter.com/DesignerCon

HEAD!

Enough looking back... it's time to take a mind-expanding leap into the future!

Well established but distinctly avant-garde these Artists share a vision of the modern world that is abstract, colourful, esoteric, cartoonish, surreal and challenging. Each shares an ability to reflect the joy and celebrate the strange, to capture who we are and where we’re going and to keep moving forward.

The Heads are: Pete Fowler, Pinky, Mudwig, Matt Sewell, Russell Maurice, Neasden Control Centre, Milk, Paris and Eco.

Once again this will be pushing the boundaries of what's possible in a gallery space.
Don't miss!!

Prescription Art / Opening night is 21st November - we open at 7pm.

pinkyvision.com
monsterism.net
russellmaurice.com
kuildoosh.com
dasmudwig.com
neasdencontrolcentre.com
mattsewell.co.uk
www.myspace.com/321milk

"GO GET YOUR SHINEBOX" Featuring Over 100 Artists Trying to Survive in This Economy at Brooklynite Gallery

"GO GET YOUR SHINEBOX"
Featuring Over 100 Artists
Trying to Survive in This Economy

November 21 - December 19
OPENING RECEPTION: NOV. 21, 7-10 PM (NY)

What does it mean for an artist to “survive” in a tough economic climate? Can business ever be “bad” for a diligently working artist? Making an honest living ---in a group show like NO OTHER, these artists, some legendary and some suitably hungry, will dissolve the line between utility and luxury for an exhibition entitled, "GO GET YOUR SHINEBOX".

If you’ve spent time in a "third world country", you’ve had a chance to see kids carrying ingeniously designed work boxes, set up for shinning shoes. We find that the variety and exuberance of these objects perfectly captures our world climate.

With the global economic downturn and the hardship it has caused blue-collar workers throughout, we find it fitting to explore the world’s simplest way to make a living— SHINNING SHOES. We are planning an exhibition around just that-- SHOESHINE BOXES.


However a "SHOESHINE BOX" should not be taken in the most literal sense of the words. These objects, our inspiration, have all been created out of necessity- a need to earn money, or further, to survive. We push “the need to survive” beyond its literal context, commissioning our favorite established and emerging artists to design their own, "SURVIVAL BOXES".

A shoeshine box is a medium, a framework, the boundaries of which have not been pushed ...till now.

Brooklynite Gallery






U N I F I E D A R T I S T S

MISS BUGS / JEF AEROSOL / SWEET TOOF / PURE EVIL / BEN EINE / DAIN / INKIE / BEN FROST / STEN / LEX / JACE / LUKE INSECT / VARIOUS & GOULD / KUUK / CEPT / WILL BARRAS / 5003 / DDOCK / PHIL ASHCROFT / JOE BLACK / THUNDERCUT / K-GUY / ANTHONY LISTER / AIKO / GAIA / JON BURGERMAN / DAVID WALKER / RYCA / SKEWVILLE / PENNY / BILLI KID / SADDO / PAPER MONSTER / DANIEL LUMBINI / 3TTMAN / OZMO / PERU ANA ANA PERU / REMED / FEFE TALAVERA / EVOL / SPECTER / OLIVER WINCONEK / ZBIOK / MYMO / LUDO / ELICSER / KNOW HOPE / BROKEN CROW / AUGUSTUS THOMPSON / GAETANE MICHAUX / COLLIN VAN DER SLUJIS / KOSBE / SPQR / M8 / HUSH / DEREK SHUMATE / ZOOT / FUMAKAKA / JORGE GALVAO / MEDO / JAW / EL MATO / AJAMU WALKER / PRESTO / RODRIGO LEVEL / EMA / NONOSE / MIKE FALES / IVICA CAPAN / PLIMSOUL / JO PEEL / THE KRAH / RAFAEL SILKS / BLO / DESTROY & REBUILD / KAN / LIME / OSIK / ANU SCHWARTZ / JACE RIVERA / SOWAT / ROSTONE / TIKA / RICHARD DIX / JOAQUIM STEVENSON-RODRIGUEZ / CELSO / CAKE / AME72 / BRUSK / GEOMETRIC BANG / DARKCOULD / MARVIN CRUSHLER / LEAST WANTED / MANO DE PAPEL / TEN13ONE / KLONE / KNOX / FKDL / ROBOTS WILL KILL / RAE

CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PIECES HERE: SHINEBOXES

SECRET WARS SCOTLAND / Qualifier Night

Secret Wars is getting even bigger! Four Artists are to be chosen to represent Scotland in a Secret Wars Euro League taking place in 2010 along with two Wild Card entries from big local artists to form a talented team of six! Artists will be battling on their home turf and will also get to experience the inky madness of Secret Wars away games, battling live against big name artists throughout Europe. So get set for a night of good vibrating beats and watch the Ink Spill!

secretwarsscotland.blogspot.com

Gallery 1988 and Mondo Present: Badass Cinema

Mondo Tees and G1988 LA are putting on a one-night event, TONIGHT ONLY with cult movie t-shirts and exclusive, rare and already sold out posters from Texas based Mondo's history! Several artists will be in attendance, including Skinner doing custom-painted art prints, Kevin Tong creating customized hand-drawn movie prints and Harry Diaz live screenprinting custom movie merchandise! AND we'll also have exclusive releases of the Gremlins and Alien posters seen below!

TONIGHT ONLY - Nov. 20th from 7-10 PM.

Gallery1988 Los Angeles
7020 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90038
(323) 937-7088 / gallery1988@aol.com

Art, Advertising, Activism & Alchemy - An Evening of Artists Talks at Wonderland

Art, Advertising, Activism & Alchemy
An evening of artists talks

Featuring: Jordan Seiler, Gabriel “Specter” Reese, Jason Eppink, Posterchild...

The power of public art. The problem of ubiquitous, aggressive, and even illegal advertising. The renaissance of urban activism. The alchemical conversion of public spaces when these concerns meet. These four artists, with different but overlapping practices, represent the transformative intersection of art, advertising & activism. Speaking together for the first time ever:

Jordan Seiler, of the provocative Public Ad Campaign: replacer of advertising with beautiful art and organizer of the staggeringly ambitious New York Street Art Takeovers.

Gabriel “Specter” Reese: the pioneering Artist, emerging from a traditional graffiti background to become the creator of remarkably innovative street works that deal with socially marginalized people and places.

Jason Eppink: the Urban Alchemist transforming video ads into video art with a simple filter and trashed chairs into treasured seating by clever relocation.

Posterchild: the incredibly prolific creator of hundreds of conceptual and sensitive street works, including sculptural, kinetic, robotic and interactive installations, guerrilla gardens, stencils, and of course posters.

Come see these distinguished and award winning persons give individual talks about their practices, followed by a panel Q&A with all four artists. Also on display: 20 screens featuring past street works of all artists and the unveiling of new mural works by Posterchild and I Am. Drinks are available all evening.

Friday, November 20th, 2009
At Wonderland: 3801, 23rd Avenue in Astoria, Queens.
7pm: Doors open, 8pm: Artists talks, 9:30pm: Panel Q&A

Free to Enter

HUF REEBOK 1OF31 PRE-RELEASE PARTY

HUF

Artiste Ouvrier "Pochoirs Normands" Solo Show at ATM Gallery

Artiste Ouvrier
Pochoirs Normands

20.11.09 - 21.12.09
Opening friday, 20th november 2009, 7pm

ATM Gallery Berlin
Brunnenstr.24
10119 Berlin-Mitte
www.atmberlin.de

"Piecebook Reloaded" Book signing + Art exhibit by KEO at Wealthy Hostage

Dirty Debs, in collaboration with Wealthy Hostage, is bringing you the opportunity to come and celebrate the much anticipated Sacha Jenkins' Piecebook Reloaded series and meet some of NYC's most note-worthy graffiti artists. What's even better-- we're doing it in BROOKLYN! Paying homage to NYC's original street kids, Piecebook Reloaded: Rare Graffiti Drawings 1985-2005 celebrates one of New York's grittiest art forms. Special guest appearances by Bobbito & the original BK Boy, Clark Kent! Piecebook artist, KEO, will be showcasing an exclusive peak at his latest work!


Where: Wealthy Hostage- 1924 Church Avenue (Ocean Ave) Brooklyn, NY
When: Friday November 20th 6pm-9pm
RSVP: events@dirtydebutantenyc.com

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BRING YOUR BLACKBOOKS AND YOUR FRESH KICKS! ITS PURELY NYC THIS NIGHT!

Extrabold's 2nd birthday party at the Melusina

Extrabold is celebrating its 2 anniversary at the Melusina this saturday
21.november, starting at 23h00!

Dj sets by: Kwistax, Color Crash, Flashy Rock, Christal & Crack, Akward & Edgy and Dirty Kid
Live show by: De Läb

Theme & Dresscode are: Old School. - Entrance 10 Euro at the door.
Lot's of goodies from your favourite brands... Christmas will come early this year!!!

PANKABESTIA Punk Beasts of the Swimming Cities of Serenissima at Anonymous Gallery

PANKABESTIA: PUNK BEASTS OF THE SWIMMING CITIES OF SERENISSIMA

NOVEMBER 20 - JANUARY 1
OPENING RECEPTION NOVEMBER 20 6-9PM

Anonymous Gallery @ Collective Hardware - 169 Bowery New York, NY 10002

As the 53rd Venice Biennale enters its last days and the world’s art community reflects, Anonymous Gallery, curator Spy Emerson and the artist Swoon provide a glimpse of what critic Jerry Saltz called “…The most moving moment I had at the Biennale…”

Pankabestia: Punk Beasts of the Swimming Cities of Serenissima, is a retrospective of artist Swoon’s "Swimming Cities of Serenissima", the artist’s recent invasion of the Venice Biennale.

Traveling from the Karst region of Slovenia to Venice, Italy, Swoon and more than 30 other artists braved the waters of the Adriatic Sea and navigated a fleet of three intricately hand crafted vessels. The exhibition, curated by Spy Emerson, opens on November 20, 2009 and will include large-scale wall drawings, original Swimming Cities boat installations, portions of the ships, found objects acquired from sea. The exhibition will also feature performers Gatto Morto, Tianna Kennedy and Adina Bier, beautiful photographic documentation from artist Tod Seelie, and original artwork from Swoon, Spy Emerson, Monica Canilao, plus many more.

Anonymous Gallery
169 Bowery, New York, NY 10002

UNDEFEATED X REEBOK PUMP | 20th Anniversary

UNDFTD | 134 N. LABREA | LOS ANGELES | CA | 90034

Vasava x 55DSL x Atom Plastic Señor Blanco Art Toy

Because no one ever outgrows toys, 55DSL welcomes the Vasava x 55DSL x Atom Plastic Señor Blanco Art Toy in honour of the street wear brand’s 15th anniversary.

The launch of Señor Blanco coincided with 55DSL’s blowout 15th anniversary bash at the Music Loves Fashion event during the Coachella Music Festival in April, in Palm Springs, California. Created specifically to celebrate this milestone occasion, only 1,555 Señor Blancos have been produced.


The Vasava x 55DSL x Atom Plastic Señor Blanco has been traveling this Summer meeting celebrities, photographers, journalists and 55ers around the globe and his galleries are now available here.


Since September we saw the unveiling of Vasava x 55DSL x Atom Plastic Señor Blanco toys in 55DSL stores in New York, London, Milan, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka and Bogotà. In addition, he is also available at KidRobot stores in Miami, San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York, as well as online at kidrobot.com, at Atom Plastic stores in Milan and Bassano del Grappa (Italy) and online at atomplastic.com, and on YOOX.com, where you can purchase the 55DSL by Calvin Kwok Capsule Collection as well.

Ceux du fond... La vidéo by SOFARIDA

Sofarida

PETRO Show at FRIEND & CO. GALLERY

This Friday sees Legendary London graffiti writer PETRO descend on FRIEND & CO. GALLERY in Bristol. After over 25 years painting the streets worldwide PETRO is finally starting to show his work in galleries. This is his first full solo show. Expect repetitive patterns, letter forms, prints and much more. The opening preview starts at 7pm.

FRIEND & CO. GALLERY,
24 PARK ROW, BRISTOL BS1 5LJ

Eric HAZE "New Abstracts and Icons" Exhibition at Level 2 Gallery

ERIC HAZE ‘NEW ABSTRACTS AND ICONS’
NOVEMBER 19 - DECEMBER 10, 2009

OPENING RECEPTION:
Thursday, November 19, 8-10 p.m.

Eric Haze is proud to announce New Abstracts and Icons, a major solo exhibition in New York City of new paintings, drawings, and sculpture. It is the artist’s largest exhibition to date.

Deeply rooted in the graphic arts, Haze has established a vocabulary of personal symbolism with a repertoire representing departures of an abstract and minimalist nature. For New Abstracts and Icons Haze recontextualizes the aesthetic congruences of geometry, symmetry, and repetition through his iconographic lens. "This show represents a clear window into the process I have dedicated myself to over the last three years, with a deeper exploration of the minimalist and pop styles that have always informed my work,” says Haze.


New Abstracts and Icons will be the first event held at Level 2, a newly built-to-suit 2500-square foot gallery space on 812 Broadway and 11th Street. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be served at the opening reception with world class DJs A-Trak and Neil Armstrong providing the audio. Press and collectors are invited for a private viewing from 6-8 p.m., with a public opening from 8-10 p.m. Exhibition hours will be 12-6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 1-7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday.

HAZE in Las Vegas from Eric Haze on Vimeo.

Eric Haze - Born in New York City, the legendary Eric Haze has been making his impact felt in the worlds of art, product and graphic design for over 30 years. After spending the early ‘80s on the front lines of the downtown New York art scene exhibiting alongside Keith Haring and Jean-Michelle Basquiat, Haze opened his design studio in 1986, becoming one of the first visual artists to define the look and graphic language of Hip Hop during its golden years. Some of his most classic works include designs for Public Enemy, EPMD, LL Cool J, and the Beastie Boys. Haze founded his own eponymous clothing line in 1993, which remains recognized worldwide as one of the original brands that helped create the blueprint for streetwear and urban product as we know it today. At the forefront of the emergence of the modern world of contemporary artist and brand collaborations, Haze’s portfolio includes significant works with Nike, Casio, Medicom and Scion. Forthcoming releases in 2010 include a HazexStussy clothing collection and HazexPro-Keds model sneaker. Haze has re-established a strong presence in the fine art world with recent solo and group exhibitions in New York (Neo Graffiti, Agnès B, 2001), Los Angeles (Nov York, A-Life Gallery, 2008), Amsterdam (Calligraffiti, 2007), and Hong Kong (Full Circle, Museum of Contemporary Art / Hong Kong, 2008). Haze currently directs his brand, design, and fine art studios out of his Brooklyn headquarters.


Monday - Friday | 12-6 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday | 1-7 p.m.

Level 2
812 Broadway (at 11th Street)
New York, NY 10003

Scion’s Installation L.A. Gallery presents “Euphoria Left The Room"

SCION INSTALLATION L.A. GALLERY PRESENTS “EUPHORIA LEFT THE ROOM”: THE LINGERING SPIRIT OF THE 20th CENTURY’S VISIONARY IMAGINATION

Exhibition Features 8 International Artists Exploring The Remaining Fragments of Avant-Garde Thinking and Visual Experimentation

Opens November 21 Through December 12

Opening Nov. 21, Scion’s Installation L.A. Gallery presents “Euphoria Left The Room,” a group exhibition curated by Judith Schwarzbart –curator of the Copenhagen Quadrennial: U-TURN, that seeks to question what fragments of avant-garde thinking and visual experimentation are still at work incontemporary art practice.

Scion’s 4,500 square foot Installation Gallery in Culver City will host this exhibition,which addresses the fate of creative and visionary imagination, which through the 20th century was set free though a sense of experimentation demonstrated in Sci-Fi literature and film. Since modernism in an aesthetic sense has faded, “Euphoria Left The Room” explores whether those utopian ideas are really dead or whether a visionary spirit can still be found in contemporary art.



This exhibition contains work by artists and architects based in Copenhagen, Berlin, London, & Vienna: Ann Lislegaard, Ferdinand Ahm Krag, Jacob Dahl Jürgensen, Lisa Schmidt-Colinet, Alex Schmoeger, Florian Zeyfang, Maria Loboda, Tommy Støckel.

The opening reception takes place on Nov. 21, 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. at the Scion Installation L.A. Space, 3521 Helms Ave. (at National), Culver City, CA 90232. The reception is free with complimentary valet parking and an open bar. Many artists will be present and available for comment. The exhibit will run until Dec 12, 2009.



Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, Scion Installation L.A. is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The Scion Installation L.A. Space hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge contemporary artists from across the globe. 100% of all sales go directly to the artists. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM and by appointment - 310.815.8840.

Scion / www.scion.com

The Thousands

THE THOUSANDS

Exhibition and book launch (book published by DRAGO) with a brand new mural by Burning Candy and art work from Banksy, Swoon, Faile, Os Gemeos, Nick Walker Judith Supine, Herakut, Kaws, and many many more!!!

Michael “RJ” Rushmore is an eighteen-year-old young man living and working in London. He is the founder of Vandalog, a blog highly respected and widely known throughout the contemporary art world. While taking a gap year before heading to university, he has taken on the task of curating his first exhibition called “The Thousands.” To accompany the show RJ has written “The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In.”

The book features original work by some of the top names in street art including Banksy, Nick Walker, KAWS, Chris Stain, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Herakut, and WK Interact. Many of the works have come from private collections, but several pieces have been provided directly by the artists participating in the show. The faith that has been placed in RJ at his young age by artists and collectors is a tremendous testament to his natural inclination toward having an eye for art.


Despite his modest and level-headed opinions about his qualifications, the International art publishing house known as Drago has also placed their faith in RJ’s endeavor. “The Thousands” is an attempt to show the art world and the public that there are great works of art within the sphere of “street” and that these artists deserve a place in art history.

On November 18th, The Thousands, an exhibition of some of the world’s best street art, will open in London for just 5 days. The Thousands will feature original work by some of the top names in street art: Faile, Banksy, KAWS, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Herakut, Barry McGee and many more. Most of the work will come from private collections, but there will be a few brand new pieces direct from the artists.

The Thousands will be open from November 18th through the 22nd of November at Village Underground in London (54 Holywell Lane, London, EC2A 3PQ).

TUON #2 "Safari" Magazine

TUON is a French publication edited by two independent artists from the scene graph that presents a new angle of visual talent and players of international alternative scene. It was in Paris, early 2009 that Rudolph H. and Fabian T. out the number 1 Tuon limited edition of 100 copies around the same theme and a visual first chapter, comprised of illustrators, designers, photographers and activists around a graphics creation process and different interpretation.

In this issue we're going on safari with: Michael Barek, Guillaume Duffner, Finsta, Joe83, Martine2000, Renata Di Marco, Silvio Magaglio, Oncler, Kerel, Popay, Povre, Rumsteack, Supe & Diego, Tvrbo, Wire.



- 15 x 21 cm
numbered from 1 to 150.

Become a fan, JUMP 2 SAFARI!
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Walrus TV / Above Interview from “The Run Up”

Walrus TV Artist Feature: Above Interview from “The Run Up”

Eventually you're going to get there. It might take a day, it might take a lifetime, but through that persistence, and through that determination and drive, I think there's definitely a lot of beauty in that. And a lot of power. That's what I want to tap into.
-Above

Often found hanging from power lines or melding with urban architecture, Above's site specific stencils, paintings, and installations push past the traditional expectations of graffiti. The evolution of his name from text to a symbol inspired him to explore less conventional media, leading to his trademark wooden mobiles. Whether subtle or massive, his pieces retain an innate sense of beauty through their dialogue with the surrounding environment. Refusing to show his work in galleries, Above has instead "toured" through Europe and North and South America to get his work up. Watch the interview from "The Run Up," available for the first time to the public for free, on Walrus TV.

Above: "What do I know, anyways? One thing is for sure, I have too many questions and not enough answers! If you're looking for some solid answers, I suggest you find a math professor!!!"
Mission Statement from www.goabove.com

Fabrik Contemporary Art presents "POWER OF WOMEN" by Mel Ramos

"POWER OF WOMEN"
Fabrik Contemporary Art presents selected works by Mel Ramos.

November 18 - December 5, 2009

Known as one of the proponents of the ‘Pop Art’ movement in 1960’s, along with Warhol, Lichtenstein, Oldenburg, Wesselmann and Rosenquist, Mel Ramos is a figurative painter whose work illustrates pin up celebrity women that embody the elements of realist and abstract art. Combining these elements, his well-known series of nudes ironically comment on the picture of women projected by the mass media and consumer advertising. Ramos has fleshed out practically every popular erotic fantasy of women, from the cartoon super-heroine to the dominatrix and pin-up girl.


Fabrik is privileged to present a selection of limited edition Lithographs by the artist from November 18 to December 5, 2009.