Russel Maurice and Daniel Sparkes "Keista Medis" Book launch

BOOK LAUNCH

KEISTA MEDIS ANIMACIJOS IMONS
(STRANGE TREE ANIMATION COMPANY)

A book of artworks from a little Known Lithuanian cartoon company 1978-1981

Keista Medis is a new book by Russel Maurice and Daniel Sparkes.

2nd September 6:30pm - 8:30pm

ARTWORDS Bookshop
20-22 Broadway Market
London E8 4QJ United Kingdom

War Of Words

War Of Words

Promotional video for exclusive limited publication release. Only 325 copies.

Official release date September 11, 2010.

LTD Tee "Saint Mary" T-Shirt & Signed Print by Adam Jackson

Saint Mary T-Shirt & Signed Print
Available for presale, 8/30 - 9/5!

Whether you're religious or not, you'll want to get your hands on this Saint Mary t-shirt by Adam Jackson! As an added bonus, this awesome t-shirt also comes with a print signed by the artist himself!



This box set is available for presale at LTD Tee from August 30th until September 5th. MSRP is $26.99 and our shirts come in both men’s and women’s sizes. DonutChocula readers can also use discount code "donutchocula" to save 20% off their entire order!


The Adam Jackson Saint Mary includes:

• High quality, screen printed t-shirt
• Signed 8” x 10” art print
• Certificate of authenticity
• Artist bio on the neck label
• LTD Tee Sticker pack
• Custom LTD Tee Box

Adam Isaac Jackson spent most of his life growing up in Japan where he was surrounded by endless manga shops and books stores that filled his young mind will wild dreams. His love for fashion, comic books, rock posters, and cartoons, created a compulsive need to draw anything around him that sparked his imagination. Adam graduated from the Art Institute of Seattle in 2005, he has since been working in the apparel and fashion industry primarily as a graphic artist.

LTD Tee

Dabs Myla "Tokyo Deluxe" at Thinkspace Gallery

Dabs Myla
"Tokyo Deluxe"
Project Room

September 3rd - September 24th
Opening Reception: Fri, September 3rd 7-10PM

with all artists in attendance

Thinkspace is pleased to present Tokyo Deluxe, an exhibition of new works and an installation from Australian artistic duo Dabs Myla in what will be their first major solo exhibition following numerous group show appearances with our gallery.


Dabs Myla's new body of work is based on the overwhelming experiences the two artists had while visiting one of the most hectic cities in the world, Toyko. While creating a show about Tokyo is a bit like shooting a fish in a barrel due to all the visual stimuli found there, the couple took on the task and soaked up as much pop culture as their minds could take. Between taking photographs of the architecture and sketching up ideas wherever they went, Dabs Myla feel they have created a collection of paintings that reflects the stamp left on their brains from their trip to Tokyo. Our project room will be a virtual visual overload this September as the pair fill it with a wide array of new works layered on top of a full room mural and additional installation elements including die-cut figures, buildings, clouds, and more. 'Tokyo Deluxe' promises an immersive experience.


Dabs is a prolific illustrator and graffiti artist who spent his teenage years growing up in Melbourne in the Early '90s. The graffiti scene influenced him greatly in his style and technique. These days Dabs' characters come to life in more contextualized environments than ever before, whether they are painted on walls in the streets, or on canvases for a gallery setting.

Myla was also raised in Melbourne where she was obsessed with detailed painting and drawing from an early age. Throughout her life Myla has continued to develop her artistic ways, and now concentrates on detailed cities and landscapes. Three years ago, along with Dabs, they combined forces to solely collaborate on their works together.




The duo's work has shown the world over including such high profile shows as last November's 'Golden Age' show in downtown Los Angeles as well as the recent Green Day 21st Century Breakdown show that took place in the UK at Stolen Space and was curated by fellow artist Logan Hicks.

Dabs Myla currently live in Hollywood, Los Angeles, spending everyday working on artworks, painting walls and being influenced by the wonders of their new city.


Take a 'Sneak Peek' at the works for "Tokyo Deluxe" coming together here.

Thinkspace Gallery

6009 Washington Blvd,

Culver City, CA 90232.

Augustine Kofie - Rediscovered 7 copies of Character Studies Zine

More info here.

A Thousand Bucks for Henning Weskamp solo show at Vicious Gallery

A Thousand Bucks for Henning Weskamp

Die Vicious Gallery ist immer auf der Suche nach jungen Talenten. Mit Henning Weskamp kommt jetzt allerdings ein Künstler zu seiner ersten Einzelausstellung der die 30 schon deutlich überschritten hat.

Henning Weskamp ist ein Viertel der Hamburger Grafikschmiede Typeholics und das Leben hat ihn, im Gegensatz zu den meisten zwanzigjährigen Debütanten, voll im Griff. Seine durchaus künstlerische Arbeit als Grafik-Designer, vor allem aber die Beiträge zu den Vicious Gruppenausstellungen ‘Hands on Jan Delay’ (2007) und ‘Serigraph 2010’, bewegten uns nun zu einem recht ungewöhnlichen Schritt. A Thousand Bucks for Henning Weskamp.

Mit diesem Vorschuss befreien wir den Künstler aus dem Korsett enger Kundenvorgaben, Deadlines und der monatlichen Fixkostenbewältigung und bieten ihm die Möglichkeit seinem Schaffen freien Lauf zu lassen. Im Grunde genommen bestechen wir Henning Weskamp damit unserem langjährigen Werben endlich nachzugeben – mit Erfolg.

Er wird es uns mit Zeichnungen, Siebdrucken und Malereien zurück zahlen, die seinen Blick auf die Welt, die Menschen in ihr und das eigene Leben dokumentieren. Seien wir also mal wieder gespannt, gespannt auf Henning Weskamp!

Vicious Gallery
Kleine Freiheit 46
22767 Hamburg, Germany

aMBUSH Gallery and 580 George presents The Places in Between

THE PLACES IN-BETWEEN
Exhibition from 1-30 September
Opening night event Thursday 2 September, 6-9pm

HSBC Centre Lobby, 580 George St Sydney

aMBUSH Gallery and 580 George presents The Places In-Between – a pop up art exhibition and installations by some of the Australia’s best emerging artists. Presenting artists are APE SEVEN, BEASTMAN, BEN FROST, BENNETT, BRIDGE STEHLI, DREWFUNK, EARS, JUMBO, MAX BERRY, MEGGS, MINI GRAFF, NUMSKULL, PHIBS, ROACH, SAM SMITH, SHANNON CREES & YOK.

Installations by BEASTMAN, JUMBO, MAX BERRY, NUMSKULL & PHIBS.

Artwork showing at HSBC Centre Tower Lobby. Installations showing at 580 George Food Court and Lower Ground Level.

Visit www.theplacesinbetween.com.au

aMBUSH Gallery
4A James Street Waterloo
Sydney NSW 2017

Invader in Futurama!

pool gallery presents: Michael Leon, Vexhall Curated by Arkitip

pool gallery presents:

VEXHALL MICHAEL LEON
CURATED BY ARKITIP

Vernissage 2 September 19-22 h
Exhibition 3 September - 1 October, 2010

pool gallery is proud to present american artist and designer Michael Leon‘s first solo show in Germany. The title for the exhibition "Vexhall" originates with the term vexillology (lat. vexillum flag and suffix -logy "study of").

Since his childhood Leon has been fascinated by flags. The United Nations, Olympics, World's Fair and other idealized visions of world community has always inspired his artwork and design. Vexhall is composed of pieces that draw literally from flag design, mixed with Leon‘s own design sensibility and personal history. By going back and forth between reverence and irreverence for vexilology, Leon has created flags for real and imagined countries, events, friends, emotions, ex-girlfriends, and everything in between. Some using the strict guidelines of flag design, next to others that may have been scribbled on a napkin or inspired by a dream. In doing so, this Vexhall (Hall of Flags) is Leon‘s own personal and nostalgic United Nations.

Michael Leon was raised amidst the skateboard culture of the late 80‘s and early 90‘s. His work lives in a unique place between the worlds of art and art direction, embodying the freedom of thought and Do-It-Yourself tenacity of a skateboarder - a combination that has produced impressive work in many forums and mediums including painting, prints, photography, and video.

Since Leon‘s first solo exhibition in 2002, his artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world.

Pool Gallery
Tucholskystrasse 38
10117 Berlin Germany

BUFF MONSTER “Beyond The Pink” at Corey Helford Gallery

Corey Helford Gallery Presents

BUFF MONSTER

“Beyond The Pink”

Solo Exhibition

Opening Reception Saturday, September 4, 2010 from 7‑10pm
On View September 4 – September 22, 2010

September shines once again with the return of Los Angeles street artist Buff Monster to present “Beyond The Pink”, his fourth solo exhibition at Corey Helford Gallery.

For “Beyond The Pink”, Buff Monster creates a new series of acrylic-on-panel works that radiate with his signature pink neons, Superflat style, and disarmingly subversive characters. The artist’s futuristic playgrounds bounce with creative expression as multi-hued argyle pyramids intermix with melting facades and floating faces.


Presenting his works in a larger and more detailed context than before, Buff Monster revisits his classic ice cream and maraschino cherry imagery with an eyeful of fresh inspiration. Returning from his recent travels to open the “Art From The New World” museum exhibition in Bristol, England, the artist adopts a more experimental approach, blending his iconic graphics with new landscapes, as well as introducing portraits for the first time.


“This new body of work is influenced by the history of Western art that I saw throughout Europe. My time at the Louvre viewing Renaissance paintings was truly inspiring. The National Gallery in London had some amazing pieces as well. And then visiting the Tate Modern was a bit of a shock after seeing nothing but classical paintings, but the pop stars like Lichtenstein and Warhol still get my pulse racing,” Buff Monster adds.


Upstairs in the loft, a vibrant series of flattened metal spray cans customized by Buff Monster will be on display. Open to the public, the reception for “Beyond The Pink” will take place on Saturday, September 4 from 7 to 10pm, and the show will be on view until September 22, 2010.

Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232

International POSTER BOY: THE WAR OF ART Book Celebration at Carmichael Gallery

POSTER BOY: THE WAR OF ART - BOOK RELEASE AND SIGNING The International Poster Boy Celebration

Reception: Saturday, August 28, 2010, 6-8pm

Art Fans and First Amendment advocates unite! Carmichael Gallery is proud to present the Los Angeles launch of POSTER BOY: THE WAR OF ART, the debut monograph from the notorious New York City-based Poster Boy.

The 96 pages of this attractively designed, compact book from Mark Batty Publisher showcase some of the most eye-catching and controversial subway mash-ups created by Poster Boy to date, including his infamous attack 2009 on the Museum of Modern Art’s advertising campaign. Many of the featured works have never been seen before and include a number of collaborations with Aakash Nihalani and a selection of witty homages to fellow artists, including Keith Haring, Damian Hirst, Invader, Princess Hijab, Decapitator, MOMO and Booker.



ABOUT THE BOOK

Dubbed by the New York Times as an “anti-consumerist Zorro with a razor blade, a sense of humor and a talent for collage,” Poster Boy deftly rearranges the text and images of subway posters, reclaiming walls from the ad industry one slice of vinyl at a time. This artful and clever repurposing of advertising has been hailed by the Guardian UK as “witty, web-savvy and economical… the only materials it requires are chutzpah, imagination and a 50-cent blade,” and, though the work exists only in New York City, Poster Boy has garnered a worldwide following.


“Poster Boy: The War of Art” is the first book to feature Poster Boy’s renegade mashups—corporate copy slashed and re-pasted as sharp, playful puns and turns of phrase rich with innuendo and political punch. Under the edge of Poster Boy’s blade, beautiful models turn ghastly and iconic spokespeople become mouthpieces for guerrilla slogans. Poster Boy proves no ad is safe from art’s incisive interventions.


Join the Poster Boy Collective at four different parties in four different cities on the same night to get your copy of THE WAR OF ART, view a series of videos featuring Poster Boy’s work to date and celebrate the launch of K.A.R.A.T.E, a legal defense fund created to support artists in times of need.

“Art does change the world, but only for those who have the imagination to realize it.”
– Poster Boy


Signed books and limited edition prints by Poster Boy will be available for purchase on the evening. A portion of book and art sales will be contributed to K.A.R.A.T.E.

If you can’t attend the LA launch but live in New York, Miami or London, you can meet Poster Boy and pick up your copy of THE WAR OF ART at 17 Frost Gallery, AE District Gallery or Pure Evil Gallery, respectively.

This one night only event is not to be missed!


Poster Boy is an anonymous New York City-based street art collective whose only utensil is a razor. Poster Boy is known for collaged works created by cutting out sections of the self-adhesive advertisement posters in the platforms of New York City subway stations and pasting them back in different positions. Garish corporate communications become bold, satiric, socio-political statements at the hand of Poster Boy.

Please RSVP to rsvp at carmichaelgallery dot com

Carmichael Gallery
5795 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232

The Seventh Letter "Will Rise" Artshow at Yves Laroche Art Gallery

WILL RISE

THE SEVENTH LETTER

NORM | REVOK | PUSH | RETNA | REYES | POSE

From September 1st to 15th 2010
Vernissage : Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 6pm to 9pm

On Wednesday Sept 1st 2010, Yves Laroche Galerie d’art will be presenting The Seventh Letter Crew’s first Canadian group exhibition entitled Will Rise, held in conjunction with Norm AWR & Basta!

Eponymously named after the 7th letter in the alphabet, these ‘Gods of Graffiti’ represent one of the world’s most inspired, racially diverse and prolific graffiti crew ever assembled. Yves Laroche Galerie d’art will be showing new and exclusive works by six of the most influent members of the collective: REVOK, PUSH, NORM, POSE, REYES, and RETNA.


Los Angeles based, The Seventh Letter is an institution born from street culture and taking form as iconic graffiti-based visuals and street references. Moreso, The Seventh Letter is a movement comprised of an army of artists with roots in graffiti and beyond; including fine art, tattooing, graphic design, sculpture and music. Demonstrating a consistent pride in their craft and foresight for future generations of young and upcoming artists, Yves Laroche Galerie d’art is proud to commemorate this visual representation of unique individuals.


‘What you are invited to experience here is some of the world’s finest and most reputable graffiti inspired art’, says Louis Coupal, the shows’ co-curator and founder of creative agency Basta!. After attending a Seventh letter exhibition in 2005, Coupal developed a strong interest in the collective’s mandate. This spark is what has led the world renown collective to ignite their first Montreal-based group exhibition.

All are invited to the opening, scheduled for Wednesday, September 1sth 2010 from 6-9 pm at Yves Laroche Galerie d’art. Music provided by DJ Sagewondah (French Connection) & special guests. Artists will be present.

Approximately 20 years ago, Eklips, the collective’s founder started the AWR (Art Work Rebels/Angels Will Rise) and MSK (Mad Society Kings) crews. Seventh Letter became a viable business branch that was born out of necessity to introduce these ‘family crews’ to the corporate world and further legitimize diverse urban arts. With more than 100 members operating under the Seventh Letter banner, the collective’s tentacles have spread across the globe. In September, Montreal will join the esteemed list of Barcelona, New York, Seoul, Miami, Milano and other select T7L destinations.

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WILL RISE: Official afterparty
Wednesday, September 1st 2010, 9pm-3am
At VELVET - speakeasy , 426 St-Gabriel, Old-Montreal.
With special guests Blond | ish
10$

Yves Laroche Art Gallery
6355 St-Laurent
Montréal Québec
H2S 3C3

Stabby Women A Fanzine by Kid Acne

Kid Acne "STABBY WOMEN"

52 Page Fanzine & Postcard Set, edition of 250

Stabby Women is a project of serendipity, which has crossed borders and continents. Originally set free to invade São Paulo, this band of female warriors has grown in power and strength to occupy the nooks and crannies of cities worldwide.

Armies of over five hundred Stabby Women now patrol our streets amongst the hustle and bustle of New York, Paris, Barcelona, Munich and London - a cast of heroines that peer from the bottom of doorways, subtly patrolling their domain. This fanzine is a document of that, so this nomadic tribe is not forgotten, like so many of their foremothers.

• 52 page custom fanzine
• Hand-pulled screen printed cover in pink flouro ink
• Traditional litho-print blood red on stone grey paper
• Limited run of 250 - individually numbered and embossed by the artist.


Includes:
• 600 word artist's summary
• Set of 8 full-colour postcards, gloss laminated

available online now here.

FreeGoldWatch & TheFlopBox are proud to present: “FOURTEEN”

FreeGoldWatch & TheFlopBox are proud to present: “FOURTEEN”

New work by Hannah Stouffer, Dustin Aksland, Robert Garcia III, Owen Takabayashi, Brandon Chuesy, Andrew McClintock, Eric Kneeland, Dylan Maddux, Shelby Ulibarri, Jesse Geller, Nathan Smith, Josh Blank, Pez, and Ken Davis.

“Fourteen” is a diverse selection of San Francisco artists working in photography, painting, illustration, sculpture, and mixed media.

Artist Reception: Friday August 27th, 2010 7 -11PM
Show Runs: August 27th - September 17 2010
Regular Hours: Monday - Friday 9 -5PM
Music by DJ Chango Julius

FreeGoldWatch
1767 Waller st.
(Between Stanyan & Shrader)
San Francisco, Ca

David Choe "The new book + Munko whale figure" signing at GR2

Book signing at GR2
David Choe

Friday, August 27, 2010, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Giant Robot is proud to host a reception and book signing with artist David Choe to celebrate the release of his 288-page, self-titled monograph published by Chronicle Books.

Raised on comic books, affected by street art, and inspired by crime, women, and music, Choe has developed a unique and restless style that is effortless yet meticulous and focused yet dirty. Since the artist contributed his first illustration to Giant Robot magazine in 1997, he has gone on to become an international fixture in the worlds of street art and indie comics, and has had hugely successful solo shows in high-end galleries in Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, and Los Angeles (not to mention all three Giant Robot locations).

In addition to signing his brand-new book, Choe will be autographing his newly released Munko figures, which are based on his whale paintings and made by Japan's Good Smile Company.

The signing will take place on August 27 from 6:00 - 8:00.

GR2
2062 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
gr2.net

Sixpack France AW10 "SYNESTHESIE" Collection Teaser Part 4

Sixpack France

Autumn-Winter 2010 Collection

"SYNESTHESIE"

Available on sixpack.fr

Video by ill-Studio

FIFTY24SF Gallery Presents “Over Normal” New Works by Stanley Donwood

FIFTY24SF Gallery Presents “Over Normal”
New Works by Stanley Donwood

Fifty24SF Gallery presents “Over Normal”- a solo exhibition by Stanley Donwood and his first ever showing in the United States.

When thinking of iconic imagery in music from the last 20 years, Stanley Donwood’s work with Radiohead invariably comes to mind - and for good reason. Where Radiohead’s music stretched the auditory horizons and painted musical sceneries of mans place in the modern world, Donwood’s imagery and packaging forced us to face the gravity of the music from the minute the album hit our hands; and by creating cryptic, academic and (at times) dystopian layouts, the albums themselves became as striking and relevant as the music they contained.

Although Stanley Donwood generally avoids the grandeur of media and would prefer to be undersold, to speak only in terms of his work with Radiohead would be a disservice. From his exhibitions of intricate etchings at Lazarides Gallery in London, to the vibrant works that made up his show at Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona, Donwood’s gallery work has consistently mixed personal and political emotions with modesty and humor.


For “Over Normal”, the catalyst for the large works featured in the show is in Los Angeles, where Stanley began to notice (with equal parts amazement and distress) that the advertisements bombarding him on the multilane highways were made of seven basic colors, immediately grabbing viewers’ attention in a primal way. More recently, Stanley noticed a parallel between the use of those colors and an influx of spam emails that promised everything from more fruitful sex lives, to cheap foreclosed properties at the expense of someone else’s misery. The word’s that were used in the emails were formatted in the same fundamental way as color in the advertisement’s had been used: to grab unconscious attention and tell a story without the viewer knowing it. Marrying the immediate words used in these emails with the attractive and distressing colors of the advertisements, Stanley has produced a line of seven vibrant, original pieces for this exhibition.

Stanley has also produced a 12 page newspaper to accompany the show, this explains how he came about putting together a neuron firing sound installation in an artificial neural network which is also featured in the show and is entitled 'The Overnormaliser'.

“Over Normal” will run from September 2nd – October 27th with an opening reception occurring on September 2nd from 7:30PM – 10:00PM at FIFTY24SF Gallery

FIFTY24SF Gallery
218 Fillmore Street
San Francisco, CA 94117

Make Something!! Zine with Ari Marcopoulos

For the last day of the Make Something workshops, a group of some very lucky teens got to work closely with Ari Marcopoulos to create their very own Zine. The group along with the help of photographer Lele Saveri, had a chance to explore New York while taking photographs creating a memorable day for all involved.

Filmed and Edited: Devin San Martin

Sixpack France AW10 “SYNESTHESIE” Collection Coming Soon…

Sixpack France

Autumn-Winter 2010 Collection

"SYNESTHESIE"

Art Direction : ill-Studio

Soon available on sixpack.fr

Backjumps Volume 4.2 The Junior Issue

BACKJUMPS 4.2 "THE JUNIOR ISSUE"
Urban Communication and Aesthetics – Exhibition and Workshops for Kids and Still-Kids

Opening party Friday 27th August.

Show runs until 26th September, daily midday until 7pm

Martha Cooper (New York/USA), Delta (Amsterdam/NL), Jonone (New York/USA, Paris/F), Dave The Chimp (Berlin/D), ASH (Kopenhagen/DK), Skki (Paris/F), Mode2 (Berlin/D, London/GB), Pips Lab (Amsterdam/NL), Poet & Aski (Berlin/D) Adrian Nabi.

Backjumps – the magazine and exhibition project concerned with urban communication and aesthetics – continues its new format (Volume 4) in 2010: This time, the project space in Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien will host an exhibition especially designed for children. All works of art and installation pieces will be installed and presented according to a child ́s view.

For the second edition Volume 4.2, curator Adrian Nabi invited nine international artists, who work in the context of street art, to present their view of „childfriendly“ spaces and art experience. The exhibition takes as a starting point, that children often react very curious and enthusiastic when facing a work of art, but this is not reflected in the curatorial approaches and modes of presentation for contemporary art.

The artists will transport their experiences in exposure to urban space and the stimulus satiation of the streets into the exhibition space and translate these for children ́s eyes and senses. They will attempt to develope aesthetics forms, which adress children without being childish- and speak to adults as well. A central aspect are the workshops as an integral part of the exhibition: The space will be used for activities throughout the opening hours.

An exhibition by Backjumps in cooperation with Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien.

Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien

Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin

THE AFTERPARTY - BACKJUMPS VOL. 4.2*

28. August, 22.00 Uhr, HORST KRZBRG, Tempelhofer Ufer 1 Sven Weisemann – Live am Solopiano (Mojuba/Wandering), Session Victim (Retreat), Richard Zepezauer (NSYDE), M&M (Satisfaction), Till Von Sein (Keinemusik), Garten: Freestyle Sushi by Sachiko (sachikosushi)

Jay Howell "I Understand and I wish to continue" solo show at Together Gallery

JAY HOWELL

I Understand and I wish to continue

August 26th - September 26th
Opening Reception – August 26th, 2010
6pm until late

Together Gallery
2916 NE Alberta St Suite A
Portland, Or 97211

VNA #12 Special edition competition

1st prize is a Special edition VNA 12 and a Very limited ROA x VNA t-shirt plus stickers.

2nd prize is a Special edition VNA 12 and a VNA t-shirt plus stickers.

All we need from you is to leave a comment on this blog post leaving the name of an animal that Roa has NOT used in a street piece…

(Only one entry per person please. The winners will be decided using a random number generator to keep things fair. Competition finishes on Wednesday 1st September at 11.59pm)

Good luck.