At least 25,000 people per month read this page, so it's the place to be if you're having a graffiti-related show or a show with graffiti artists in it.
Your Show: Send ready-to-post plain text in email to info@graffiti.org and if it isn't obvious, explain why it's a graffiti-related event. Send the flyer later when it is done.
Think globally: Remember to include the name of your city, state, and country.
Strategy: Increase attendance and limit local competition by making early announcements. Last-minute posts might not be published.
Artists: Shows succeed when people show up!
Just send us the location and the dates as soon as you schedule a show. Anyone can send in an event tip.
Undated: Recurring events, calls for participation, new publications and products move to the Ongoing events page after a few weeks.
Updated: About once a week or so.
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Houston TX: Painting workshops - deadline December 13
CKC StART
CKC StART Street & Urban Arts is a Houston-based organization
collaborating with Aerosol Warfare Gallery whose mission is to promote
street, urban and alternative forms of art as a positive and creative
force in communities. Carolyn Casey AKA CarolynKC, founder and director,
has embraced city art scenes for over 15 years and now works with local
artists to raise awareness and appreciation of street and urban art.
CKC StART Street & Urban Arts offers a variety of services including,
but not limited to: creative layout and urban design services, digital
art, décor, urban entertainment, advertising and promotional materials
for events. As a community company to Aerosol Warfare Gallery, CKC
StART provides expertise in meeting the high demand for creative events
and planning in the field of street and urban art. CKC StART also
provides community outreach and education through a street and urban art
resource center and artistic development programs for all ages
led by successful local urban artists.
These workshops are geared for developing or beginner artists who are
interested in learning more about street and urban arts, culture and
techniques.
Instructor: GONZO247 and Guest Artists
Workshops are held at:
Aerosol Warfare Gallery & Boutique
2110 Jefferson @ Hutchins, Suite 113
Houston TX 77003
Where: The Park of Melbourne
2405 S. Harbor City Blvd.
Melbourne, Fl 32901 USA
For registration please call Julie Cain at 321.749.0861 or 321.726.8075
Art @ Large is an innovative way to educate art students and the public to the creativity of aerosol art. We host this contest to promote a positive outlook on aerosol art.
For any questions please call or email
Matthew Leach
2405 S. Harbor City Blvd.
Melbourne, Fl 32901
ph# 321.726.8075
NOVEMBER 29, 2008, opens 8-10pm
Luggage Store, 1007 Market Street
Sale to benefit The Bobby Hutton Foundation, organized by Sham
Saenz with work by: Emory Douglas, Swoon, Monica Canilao, Barry McGee, The
Date Farmers, Rigo 23, Shaun Odell, Trevor Paglin, Matt Gonzalez, Ricardo
Richey, Eve Ekman, Hilary Pecis and more.
New York: November 28, 2008
Dasic
APW Gallery - Graffiti Exposition
195 Crystie Street, Suite 20
New York, NY USA (between Rivington & Stanton)
Friday, November, 28th
Time: 6-8 P.M.
Dasic is a self-taught graffiti artist from Santiago de Chile. A
dedicated patron of the art, his spray has taken him all over South
America, and his graf dots the map in cities such as Santiago,
Valparíso, Rancagua, Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Colonia de l Sacramento,
Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo, and more. Throughout his
career, he has collaborated with many other grafiteros and experimented
with a variety of painting techniques, giving him an eclectic and unique
style.
He, along with a handful of other renowned graffiti artists from
around the globe, have been invited to exhibit a piece in the upcoming
APW Graffiti Expo, so please join me to support the promotion of
independent street art and the talented artists behind it!
Featuring Live Music from
Shitkickers + Stout City Rockers + Greg Camp of Smashmouth + Eagle Buckett
Live Muralists
Denz One + Amend + RH + Rawket + ARMOgedon 2057 + AUKS
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2008
Voodoo Lounge
14 S.
2nd Street, San Jose, CA
8pm | $12 before 10pm/$15 after| 21+
MOSTRA DI ARTE URBANA CONTEMPORANEA
22 e 23 novembre 2008 - Carugate
DOVE: presso Centro socio culturale ATRION in via San Francesco d'Assisi a Carugate (MI)
INAUGURAZIONE MOSTRA: SABATO 22 NOVEMBRE 2008 - ORE 18.00
ORARI mostra:
sabato 22 novembre dalle ore 18 alle 22
domenica 23 novembre: dalle ore 9 alle ore 18,30
LIVE PAINTING: dalle ore 14 del 22 novembre in via Clemente Alberti (ang. via Toti) presso ex officina Monguzzi
COME ARRIVARE:
TANGENZIALE EST MILANO USCITA CARUGATE oppure Autostrada Milano-Venezia uscita Agrate Brianza
MEZZI PUBBLICI:
MM2 Cologno Nord + Bus 833 OPPURE MM2 Villa Fiorita + Bus 832
ORARI BUS
We have gathered street art frorm more than 60 street artists from around
the world, and will have an exhibition and then an auction of these
street artworks.
Artists: Dolk, Pøbel, Rene Gagnon, Terp, Mogul, 108, Zef, El Celso, Akay,
Orticanoodles, Elyasaf Kowner, Ignorancia, Dr. D, Bandit, Bonk, Nomad,
Klone, Funk 25, Difusor, Jef Aerosol, Dan23, Ripo, F-codes, Mr. Mucho,
Vihls, Ocosio, El Cartel, Ikkeno, Chris Stain, Know Hope, Snub, Ame 27,
Beth Granter, Arofish, John Grider, Is This You?, Luke Da Duke, The
lover, Rugman, Santy, Tek 13, Kinsey, Fremantle, Zevs, Kama, Goro,
Specio, Dave Warnke, Mon53, Zonenkinder, Senso, Strøk, John Fekner,
Royce Bannon, Sztuka Fabryka, Lunar, Veng (RWK), 3+1=4, Gaetanosk, The
5683, M-City, SixTen and Tagger Andersen
The auction will be on Sunday November 16th, and we
will accommodate both internet and phone bidding, so this auction is
available for everyone. All proceeds from the auction goes towards
arranging a concert called street art, which is an international
fundraising concert supporting the International Network of Street
Papers. For more information about bidding on the internet/over the
phone people can contact:
Il Trifoglio Nero is pleased to announce a new exhibition of work by the
Parisian artist, L’Atlas, his first in Italy.
The gallery is publishing a comprehensive catalogue of the artist's work to
date to accompany the exhibition. It includes full illustrations and a text
by Parisian curator, Anne-Lou Vicente.
Il Trifoglio Nero is also publishing a limited edition, signed and numbered
(of 100) screen print of his performance at the Centre Pompidou in May 2008.
It is printed on Arches 88 paper (76 x 57 cm) and will be available to buy
online or by contacting the gallery, at the price of €240.
Available from Saturday, 15th November 2008.
Galleria Il Trifoglio Nero
Piazza Matteotti 80r
16123 Genova
tel: +39 010 8592255 www.iltrifoglionero.com
Presso la Galleria Il Trifoglio Nero questo sabato la performance “ L’ATLAS D’UN MONDE L’AUTRE” : una bussola gigante in Piazza Matteotti
opera dell’artista parigino L’ATLAS”
Sabato 15 novembre 2008 alle ore 15 in Piazza Matteotti si terrà la performance “LATLAS D’UN MONDE L’AUTRE” dell’artista parigino “L’ATLAS”. L’evento è proposto dalla Galleria “IL Trifoglio Nero”, Piazza Matteotti 80r
http://www.iltrifoglionero.com e segna l’inaugurazione della mostra dello stesso artista presso la galleria che sarà aperta da sabato fino al 13 dicembre 2008.
L’ATLAS è un artista parigino che parte dall’arte di strada e, dopo 10 anni trascorsi a realizzare graffiti su “tutti i supporti che la città poteva offrirgli” ha intrapreso percorsi per nuovi tipi di materiali conservando l’interesse per la città, le sue strade, le mappe mentali necessarie per abitarla.
A Genova realizzerà, seconda performance di questo tipo dopo una per il Centre Pompidou nel maggio scorso, una sorta di bussola gigante “disegnata” con i materiali che l’artista utilizza su quasi tutta Piazza Matteotti.
La costruzione dell'opera si farà collettivamente. Infatti la gigantesca forma è formata da 500 singoli pezzi che le persone che vogliono partecipare possono prendere e posizionare, sotto la direzione dell’artista. Alla fine i diversi componenti dell'opera saranno distribuiti.
Chicago (Oak Park) IL: November - December 5, 2008
Chucho: Day of the Dead
Jesus "Chucho" Rodriguez's interpretation of El Dia de los Muertos/Day of the Dead, which has been a longtime Mexican celebration in honor of those that have passed.
We are open Monday - Saturday 11am to 9pm and Sunday 11am to 6pm. Call (708) 848-0901 for more information!
Montana Shop + Gallery Chicago | 417 West Harrison | Oak Park | IL | 60304
Los Angeles (West Hollywood) CA: now - November 30, 2008
Pour Me Some Smoke
Charming Baker, Case (Ma'Claim - Germany), Guy Denning, Ian Strawn, TRXTR
(West Hollywood, CA) Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art presents one of their most important exhibits to date: Pour Me Some Smoke, a group exhibition featuring the works of Charming Baker (UK), Case (Germany), Guy Denning (UK), Ian Strawn (USA), and TRXTR (UK). Artwork on display will include oil on canvas, linen, paper and wood, hand-touched and layered digital collage, and acrylic on birch panel. Artists featured in this show represent some of the strongest voices in contemporary figurative artwork and have surpassed the delineations of lowbrow or urban into a new fine art movement.
Also showing in the rear gallery
Damon Ginandes and Pedro Matos
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood CA, 90038
Oakland CA: November - December, 2008
Refa1
JOYCE GORDON GALLERY
406 14th St.
Oakland CA 94612
510-465-8928
Los Angeles (Culver City) CA: now - November 29, 2008
Big Geezers
Artists participating in the Big Geezers show include MORCKY TROUBLES (Italy), MISS RIEL (Iceland), GALO (Italy), WAYNE HORSE (Germany), PEZ (Spain), MINIVILA (Croatia), FLYING FORTRESS (Germany), and THE LONDON POLICE (U.K).
Morcky’s roots are in graffiti although he has experience with photography, animation and video. These days he keeps an eye on the interaction of his paintings and drawings with their surroundings including walls and elements in the streets. Morcky also enjoys playing with perspective. Galo painted nearly every surface imaginable: fat bellies and flat ones, old walls and young electricity boxes, toilets and fences, ceilings and floors, canvas, wood, bikes and cars…sometimes he gets carried away. Obsessed with drawing, Horse loves to create situations, rather than whole stories, in a wide range of media. He leaves space for a story to evolve out of small apparently unconnected fragments, creating a different experience based on the individual’s own perspective. Pez took his signature smiling fish character to the streets to spread good vibrations and its success has spawned a host of smiling sibling characters. Minivila, a truly international artist who was raised in Croatia and is now based in Amsterdam, marries fashion, illustration, painting and music. Munich based artist Flying Förtress started to do classic graffiti in the early 90’s. After a hiatus where he focused on graphic design he hit the streets again with his infamous Teddy Troops. The London Police is a collective best known for their iconic “LADS” characters. The group travels extensively allowing the LADS to infiltrate cities around the world.
Scion Installation L.A. Gallery
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
Culver City, CA 90232
Dedicated to fostering independent artistic expression, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery is a space that allows artists to explore their creative visions. The new Scion Installation Gallery hosts art shows and art-related events for cutting-edge artists from across the globe. Due to success and growth, the Scion Installation L.A. Gallery recently moved from its Washington Boulevard location to Helms and National near the Hayden Tract area. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM and by appointment -310.815.8840. For more information, visit www.scion.com/space.
Bilbao Spain: November - December 30, 2008
Exposicion: Brain vs Heart - Okuda
New York: November - December 21, 2008
KEITH HARING
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
DIRECTIONS: Deitch Studios can be reached by taking either:
the E or V Train to the 23rd Street/Ely
the G train to LIC/Court Square or
the 7 train to 45 Road/Court House Square
Walk down 44th drive to the water's edge.
Deitch Studios is located on the left hand side.
We are open Thurs. - Sunday, 2-8pm.
4-40 44TH DRIVE (ON THE EAST RIVER)
LONG ISLAND CITY, NY, 11101
+1 212 343 7300 www.deitch.com
New York: November 14 - 20, 2008
Wild Style directed by Charlie Ahearn
Film Screening: 25th Anniversary of the Film’s Theatrical Release
Friday November 14 - Thursday, November 20, 2008
Every Night at 10PM
Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St, New York, Box Office: (212)-727-8110
Special appearances by Director Charlie Ahearn and surprise guests
Friday and Saturday, November 14-15, Book Signing Starts at 9PM.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of the landmark Hip Hop film, Wild Style, Film Forum will host a week of screenings of a fresh 35mm print of the film from November 14–20, 2008. The film’s director, producer, and writer Charlie Ahearn will make special appearances on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15 at 9pm with surprise guests, where he will be signing copies of the acclaimed book, Wild Style The Sampler, released by powerHouse Books in conjunction with the film’s silver anniversary.
Hong Kong: November 14 - December 10, 2008
Attention Spam
5 UK-Based Urban Artists Exhibition
Cyclops, David Bray, D*Face, Word to Mother, Vesna Parchet
A collaboration between Schoeni Art Gallery Hong Kong and UKadapta London.
Fifth Annual Dia De Los Muertos Celebration Exhibit
Over 100 ceramic skulls designed by
Gregg Stone and customized by dozens
of painters, graphic designers, graffiti artists, sculptors and tattoo
artists will be for sale and on display for the rest of the month of
November.
There will be many limited edition products celebrating the past five
years of this annual show, including prints, tees, stickers, and an
anniversary catalog.
Featured artist
Edgar Hoill
will be creating a special Day of the Dead photographic
installation that will run in conjunction with this exhibit as well.
Crewest
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
ph | 213-627-8272
Vancouver BC Canada: November 6, 2008
FORCED IMPRESSION
Thursday, November 6, 2008
7:PM - late
@ SUBEEZ 891 Homer Street (at Smithe)
Downtown Vancouver, BC
All new paintings by Milan Basic. New ideas, new messages, new party.
A hint of the old and a splattering of the new!
ALL ages are welcome.
The restaurant will be open for business as usual, come for dinner.
Art, music, people, drinks, fun.
New York: November 6 - December 6, 2008
Over / Under
Josh Goldstein and Eric Orr
opening reception - Thursday, November 6th, 2008 6pm - 9pm
Acclaimed Bronx graffiti writer Eric Orr is best known for being one of the originators of icon graffiti in the early 1980's. His icon, Robot Head, was so named by Keith Haring, with whom he collaborated on a variety of projects.
Lately, Orr has focused on using MTA subway maps and authentic subway car signs acquired directly from the transit system as texture behind his iconic pictograms. He mounts these signs on canvas and mason boards, adding items often found in the stations, from metro cards to trash to the ever present advertising signs.
Brooklyn artist Josh Goldstein captures New York City bodega and Coney Island signage, Chinese take-out menus, and other urban flotsam; he then blows the images apart and reconstructs them in his sculptural photo collages mounted on salvaged plywood. Inspired by the grit and decay of New York City, his work pays homage to the churning engine of the city.
At the opening reception, art collectors will be able to create their own works of art using Goldstein's blocks and his "U pick, I stick" method.
This exhibition is the artist's first solo show in more than 2 years
in his native San Francisco Bay Area. It will fill the gallery complex
with a large number of paintings on wood panels, mixed media works, ink
drawings on paper, new installations and a hand-painted sign
installation.
531 Gallery
531 Georgia St
Vallejo, CA 94590 USA
Ph: 415-571-5067
Hours: 7 days a week, by appointment
MAKE YOUR MARK
89 rue des Martyrs
75018 Paris
FRANCE
+ 33 (0) 6 28 66 32 36
New book
CHILDREN OF THE CAN
By Felix Braun
Published by Tangent Books
A definitive history of 25 years of Bristol Graffiti featuring works by:
Banksy, 3D, Nick Walker, Inkie, Mr Jago, Xens, Will Barras and Sickboy amongst others
I am a doctoral student working on my dissertation and writing
about tagging/writing from taggers' perspectives. If you are over 18
years old and are interested in being interviewed in person, by phone or
via e-mail please contact me. This process is all confidential. Your
name and or moniker will not be used at any time. You can contact me at
lisa.brunelle@my.pacifica.edu
San Jose CA: October 31, 2008
Pacific Art Collective presents
Rivals 7th Annual Halloween Party & Rock Show!
WHAT:Pacific Art Collective presents RIVALS' 7th Annual HALLOWEEN PARTY & ROCK SHOW
WHEN: Friday, Rocktober 31, 2008
WHERE: Voodoo Lounge, 14 S. 2nd Street, San Jose
TIME: Doors open @ 8pm
AGE: 21+
PRICE: $15 w/ Costume | $18 w/out Costume
Live Performances Featuring
KUNG FU VAMPIRE (Long awaited CD release)
RIVALS
JONNY MANAK & The Depressives
SHADOW BEAT RITUAL & The Shadow Dolls
Live Mural Battles Featuring
EXCEL (SJ) | PANCHO (SJ) | KING157 (SJ) | FORCE129 (SJ)
vs
SUBWAY SUDS (Australia) | EZRA (LA) | ELSE (LA) | BEN ONE (LA)
vs
TYLER CRIPE (SJ) | MIKE KJOLHAUG (SJ) | EVAN (SJ)
Dee Jays
ORION
JIGGS
AUDIO DRU
MC/Host
RIVALS + PAC CRU
Costume Contests + Prizes + Drink Specials + Art Raffles!!
October 30th sees the opening night of Prescription Art's first
exhibition - 'Outside In' - featuring 20 of the hottest street artists
from across the globe including: Zeus (FR), L'Atlas (FR), Dain, Broken Crow,
Bortusk Leer, FKDL, Case, Damon Ginandes, Deuce Seven (USA), Freek van
Haagen (NL) and EGO LEONARD (NL). Showcasing the breadth of talent &
styles hitting walls worldwide, each artist has a strong & distinctive
voice – whilst avoiding clichéd stencils and subject matter.
In many cases this is the first time the artists have exhibited in
the UK, despite having huge popularity in their own countries. On the
other hand Zeus has been a big name on the UK graffiti scene since the
1980s. Overall this is the freshest line-up of talent assembled for any
show this year, and will feature some genre-defining pieces. And a 3
meter lego man, Ego Leonard.
www.egoleonard.com
The exhibition runs until 6th November (11-6), and takes place at the
Truman Brewery, Brick Lane (entrance from Ely's Yard) London, UK.
La bombe peinture est l'objet qui symbolise le mieux l'art urbain. 400 artistes du monde entier ont accepté de travailler sur ce support, créant une collection unique de 400 bombes aérosol, en Écho aux 400 ml, contenance standard européenne.
A l'origine de ce projet : Gautier Jourdain, passionné d'art contemporain, inspiré par Jean Faucheur, artiste urbain de renom et fondateur du M.U.R (Modulable, Urbain et Réactif).
Le livre "400ml", un ouvrage de plus de 400 pages qui documente cette volumineuse collection et accompagne l'exposition, sera présenté À cette occasion (400 ml, éditions Kitchen93 - 2008).
Vernissage le mardi 28 octobre À partir de 18h
Exposition du mardi 28 octobre
au mercredi 5 novembre 2008
(fermée le dimanche 2 novembre)
de 14h À 19h
Entrée libre
Le 18 février 2008, la maison Artcurial | Briest - Poulain - F. Tajan était
fière de lancer sur le marché français la toute première vente entièrement
dédiée à l’art urbain (art graffiti et post-graffiti).
Soixante dix tableaux et objets s’offraient donc aux nombreux amateurs
collectionneurs, mobilisés par la campagne médiatique provoquée par cet
événement. Affichant un résultat de 461 000 €, la vente enregistrait
plusieurs records : 29 700 € pour Futura 2000, 43 400 € pour John Crash
Matos, ou 18 600 € pour Blek le Rat…
Des résultats probants qui marquent la consécration d’une création
jusqu’alors restée dans l’ombre et qui illustre l’engouement réel que cet
art suscite. Forte de ce succès, notre maison française prépare dès à
présent une nouvelle session prévue le 28 octobre 2008 et qui verra les
œuvres exposées pendant la FIAC.
Sont déjà annoncées plusieurs collections européennes importantes avec des
œuvres de Futura 2000, John Crash Matos, Daze, Toxic, Rammelzee, Dondi
White…
Poursuivant sur son impulsion du 18 février 2008, Artcurial | Briest -
Poulain - F. Tajan consacrera également un chapitre aux œuvres historiques
de Jonone. La scène pochoiriste sera quand à elle représentée à travers les
travaux de Nick Walker, Blek le Rat, Jef Aérosol, Miss Tic…
Enfin, la jeune création française ne sera pas en reste dans ce paysage
urbain aux accents internationaux. En effet, ses représentants les plus en
vue sur la scène des expositions parisiennes seront de la partie. Nasty,
Snake,Yaze, Alexöne, Babou, Misterchat, Vuille, L’Atlas, Space Invader…
investiront les murs de l’Hôtel Dassault pour la seconde fois cette année.
Gageons que le graffiti remportera un nouveau succès pour le plus grand
plaisir des inconditionnels du Street Art.
Infos vente
Vente : 1492
Lieu : Hôtel Dassault
Date : 28 octobre 2008
Exposition
du 25 au 27 octobre, de 11h à 19h
Hôtel Dassault
7 rond-point des Champs Elysées
75008 Paris www.artcurial.com
New York: October 24 - November 2, 2008
Hors du Temps
Dino and Reso
New York: October 24 - November 23, 2008
"Concrete Rollerz"
Logik One
solo exhibition
Project Room
Opening Reception: Friday, October 24th, 2008
From his history on the street to his more recent comic book illustration, design work, and murals, Logik One has done it all. Over the years he has found a way to incorporate all of these elements into his paintings, creating a very singular and individual artistic language unto himself. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Logik currently resides in New York City and has exhibited at numerous locations throughout NYC and beyond.
Gallery REZINE le jeudi 23 Octobre 2008 à partir de 18h jusqu'au 23 novembre 2008
ouvert du mercredi au samedi 14h à 20h
VERNISSAGE de l’exposition
LIGHT GRAFF EVOLUTION
En paralléle au mois de la photographie et à la fête des lumières à Lyon.
Exposition sous forme de tirages photographiques contrecollées sur dibond
avec pelliculage de protection réalisés avec le laboratoire Picto Lyon
Projection video / et toiles Grand format / Projection ...
Suite a la sortie de son premier livre LIGHTGRAFF en 2007,
avec le photo-journaliste Guillaume.J Plisson aux éditions Graff it productions.
Le premier ouvrage consacré à la technique du light painting ...
Dessiner, peindre, calligraphier avec des sources de lumière retranscrit par
le système photographique en pose longue. Evolution à la peinture lumineuse.
OVER $20,000 in Cash and Prizes for this years Battles!
MC Battle + DJ Battle + B-Boy Battle + Graffiti Expo
Beatbox Battle + Production Battle + Music Video Awards
SCRIBBLE JAM MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS!
How does your Music Video Stack up?
First year ever, SJ introduces its very own Music Video Awards. We
will choose the Top Music Videos that are submitted at the Main Event in
Cincinnati to play on the JUMBO Screen and the crowd will decide who has
got it!
SCRIBBLE JAM 2008 PRICE DROP!
Only $20 For the Main Event
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: $20 EACH DAY
The Scribble Jam Cypher Tent
Hosted by Deuce Leader and Crash
The Main MC Battle has become the most touted and most influential MC
Battle in the World. So this year we are going to let everyone have the
chance to shine!
This Arena will run throughout the Main Event
Days at Annies (October 24-25) with chances to prove that you have what
it takes to enter into the Main MC Battle!
Washington DC: October 18 - December 6, 2008
REGIME CHANGE STARTS AT HOME - Group Exhibition
Shepard Fairey, Al Farrow, Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky)
Opening October 18th
Irvine Contemporary - Washington DC
1412 14th St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
For more info please visit www.irvinecontemporary.com
YOUNITY PRESENTS: HEART & SOUL, AN ART EXHIBITION & BOOK LAUNCH
Second Annual Exhibit Features 60 Avant-Garde Urban Contemporary
Female Artists
Queens, NY (September 2008)— We are excited to announce the
second annual YOUNITY art exhibition entitled Heart & Soul opening
on October 17th, 2008 at Alphabeta in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. As a
celebratory theme between 60 international women artists and what they
identify as "heart and soul," the exhibit promises an urban landscape
installation piece that unifies and pushes the boundaries of graffiti,
photography, urban contemporary art and fine art.
The exhibition will showcase original artwork by current YOUNITY
members as part of an indoor/outdoor site specific installation that
pays homage to the urban landscape. Members include world-renowned
artists: MAD C (Germany), Aiko Nakagawa (Japan), Faith47 (South Africa),
Krista Franklin (Chicago), and Diana McClure (NYC), to name a few. Only
60 out of 300 female urban artists were selected to participate in this
special exhibit. Works will range from hand-styles and graphics to
collage and abstract riffs---all expressing ideas on female identity,
the urban habitat, life and love.
The exhibit will also launch the Heart and Soul book, comprised of 60
artworks formatted for a 5x8 inch postcard-style flipbook. It is the
first publication in the YOUNITY collector's book series that will
showcase the work of current YOUNITY members. The Heart and Soul book
will retail for $19.50 and will be sold at targeted, limited locations.
Premiere copies will be available at the YOUNITY Heart & Soul event.
Overall, only 120 books in this special series will be available.
YOUNITY is the first ever international women's urban contemporary
art collective that brings female artists into a global networking
system as a means to create art exhibitions, installations, books and a
much needed archive of women's urban contemporary art. With the success
of their premiere exhibit, The C R O S S O V E R, YOUNITY has become a
sought after collective devoted to women with an inherent need to
perfect their craft through self-expression, surpass male dominance and
pass the torch on to younger female artists. For this project, only 60
out of 300 female urban artists were selected to participate with styles
that range from hand-styles, graphics and collage to abstract riffs on
the female identity, the urban habitat, life and love.
YOUNITY is in need of continued support to foster its self-publishing endeavors and independent growth.
Any and all donations to the collective can be directed to:
contribute@theyounity.com via PayPal.
ALPHABETA
70 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11222
Grenade Art is proud to present REVOK, one of the most prolific and important
internationally renowned street artists of our time. His debut UK show, ‘Crime in
the City’, will take place at the Grenade Gallery on Wednesday the 15th October
2008.
‘Crime in the City’ will be on show from the 16.10.08 – 20.11.08. There will be a
total of 21 pieces comprising of mixed media canvases and one off handmade
screen prints. Prices will range from £250 - £4,000.
Grenade Gallery
212 Kensington Park Road
London W11 1NR
Gallery Opening Hours: 11am – 7pm Tuesday to Sunday
Nearest Tube: Two mins from Ladbroke Grove. Ten mins from Notting Hill Gate.
San Francisco CA: October 11 - November 1, 2008
Mike Giant
Opening reception, October 11th, 2008 from 7-11 pm. The show runs
through November 1st premiering a solo exhibition of 60 plus works.
Recently retired from tattooing to focus on his fine art career,
Giant also promotes his clothing line REBEL8, which he began here in San
Francisco with partner Joshy D in 2003. Giant claims that although
"it's been great to focus on drawings more than tattoos, admittedly [he]
still enjoys working in skin on occasion." Like his art, the line
highlights his trademark skulls, icons, and tattooed girls.
There is no denying Giant’s high skill level in creating the seamless
images crafted by his Sharpie. Focusing now on his drawings, Giant has
been able to add written comments and anecdotes to his illustrations
welcoming viewers into his mind. His signature style harks back to old
school print techniques that required defined line work and a steady
hand, which Giant perfected through his studies of Architecture and
Graphic Design. A stint in Amsterdam also influenced and added to
Giant’s collection of works where he kicked back on his rented
houseboat. Ultimately, it is Giant’s respect for a traditional
technique; versus creating computer-generated images, and his attention
to detail that warrant him a master at his craft.
Romon Kimin Yang aka Rostarr, was born in South Korea but has lived in NY since 1989. He has been a key figure in the city's underground art scene and has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, Asia and Europe.
His free-formed work comes across as a universe of abstract and geometrical shapes from which symbolic and iconographic elements emerge in elegant and incisive gestural strokes. His work is defined by an expression he calls 'Graphysics', meaning the fusion of graphic art and design and the physical laws governing the movement of energy. His work extends into the mediums of painting, digital media, sculpture, textile and public art projects with the Barnstormers collective.
Yang graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City in 1993. In 2000, he was featured as one of I.D. magazine's "I.D. 40 under 30". In 2004, he was recognized as an honoree at the A.I.C.P. show held yearly at the New York Museum of Modern Art and his work has been reviewed by Art Forum, Modern Painters, The New York Times and Artnet.com among other prominent publications.
BLVD is proud to present "Fanatic" a group show that explores the
enthusiasm expressed in "Fan" art. The artists participating in this
show were given the task of creating art that is in tribute to
something that they are truly a fan of. It did not matter whether it
was related to entertainment, though much of it is, or cultural
pursuits but had to be straight from the heart. BLVD Gallery is
fanatic about the vibrant talent here in Seattle so most of the
artists involved are from the area and are showing with us for the
first time. Intermixed with them are some veteranos like Pars and Ego,
as well as a surprise installation from longtime gallery fixtures Zeta
Mek.
Pars
Ego
OneSevenNine
Julio Guerrero
Aloha Terrorists
Drewad
Weirdo
Jefferey Taylor
Zeta Mek
Miguel "Wero" Cuevas
Ben Adams
BLVD Gallery
2316 2nd Ave
Seattle Wa 98121
t. 1-206.448.8767 www.blvdart.com
Weil am Rhein, Germany: October 10 - ?, 2008
Stefan Winterle | Carhartt Gallery @ Myspace
Vernissage von Stefan Winterle am Freitag 10 Oktober 2008, ab 18h. Wir freuen uns auf euch!
Exhibition Opening of Stefan Winterle this Friday 10th of October at 6pm. We are looking forward to see you!
The book is hard bound in a limited edition of 1000 copies, and has been
designed by José Parlá and Iain Cadby.
It contains 83 full colour images across 140 pages.
Structured into sections which explore different areas of José's
methodology and practice, it covers his research/ documentary photography
from his travels, previously unpublished works, and concludes with a
catalogue of works from this imminent show - Adaptation / Translation.
With an introduction by Paul Jones of the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms, a
foreword by Art Patron, Saeb Eigner and an in-depth critical analysis by
curator and avant-garde theorist Michael Betancourt, this book is
undoubtedly the most comprehensive study and overview of Parlá's work to
date.
The book includes a giant gatefold and oversized illustrations incorporated
in a special feature at the back.
The highest print production technologies and materials have been used to
ensure exceptional colour reproduction of the works, including exquisite
paper stocks and special inks.
Price £90
Unsigned copies of this book, and our other publications, will be available
to buy online after the exhibition has opened.
Inauguração dia 9 de Outubro das 18hrs ás 22hrs
Live Paint com os artistas: Onesto e Speto
Encerramento dia 9 de Novembro
Local:
Galeria Bernardo Marques
R. D. Pedro V, 81 - Lisboa - Portugal http://www.bernardomarques.com
Horário de Terça a Sáb. das 11hrs ás 19hrs
Stockton CA: October 6 - November 7, 2008
Fashion and Graffiti Exhibition
October 6 - November 7, 2008; Reception October 18, 2008
Calling All Graffiti Artists and Art Lovers
Seeking Artists: Reynolds Gallery, Univ. of the Pacific, Stockton
CA. "FASHION AND GRAFFITI." Oct/Nov 2008. Seeking cutting-edge
graffiti art. Open all who can hand-deliver. Deadline: Sept 12. Send
images (3 max.) to bschumacher1@pacific.edu .
Event: On October 6, University of the Pacific’s Reynolds Art
Gallery will proudly present “Caps and Couture: Fashion and the Urban
Landscape,” a fashion/graffiti exhibition celebrating cutting-edge
clothing and urban culture. The exhibition will run through November
7th in the gallery, and on October 18th, we are holding a full-scale
outdoor runway show on Pacific’s campus, complete with light trucks and
a professional dj.
Aside from the fashion, artists will perform live graffiti during the
show that will create the structure of a mock city, the backdrop for the
everyday runway. Graffiti art will also be exhibited alongside
avant-garde concept clothing in the gallery.The purpose of the
exhibition is to examine the relationship between citizens, popular art,
and the urban environment. We anticipate a huge crowd: the show will be
held during Pacific’s Parents and Families Weekend and our Department of
Student Life is positioning it as a major part of the festivities.
Please join us or submit your work for this exciting event!
University of the Pacific
Reynolds Gallery
3601 Pacific Ave.
Stockton, CA 95211
For more information or questions, please contact Bett Schumacher at bschumacher1@pacific.edu or at
(209) 946-3096.
Amsterdam Holland: October 5 - November 9, 2008
Exhibition: Urban Pin Up
From the October 5th until November 9th work of
Asia and Yereth Jansen will be exposed at 'Skek:
Skek
Zeedijk 4 - 8
1012 AX Amsterdam
Opening
Sunday 5th of October, 16:00
During the exhibition several photos will be exposed, together with art objects created by Asia, which represent the style and theme of the project also brought forward in the photos. The exposed photos will be available for sale after the exhibition.
The project is inspired on early pin up styles seen in the 50s and 60s, most notably represented by Bettie Page, mixed with an underground style from the world of graffiti. The images strive to bring the two worlds in harmony with one another.
The power of the images lies in joining the two different styles into one; letting the two worlds meet harmoniously. This is represented in the clothing, make-up style, attributes and environment.
The suit has been created especially for the photo-shoot. The fan, umbrella and the gloves have been painted by Asia with Montana paint. The different attributes represent the female artist where two worlds meet.
The photos were taken in a squat in Amsterdam Noord; a place that has been the home to many graffiti artists and a fitting environment to our theme.
Showcasing a mix of Bristol, UK and international graffiti and street
artists, you'll be able to buy one-off canvasses and limited edition
prints from the likes of Mr Jago, Inkie, Dora, China Mike and Zase and
there are many more established artists and emerging new talents also
exhibiting.
The preview night is on 2nd October between 7-10pm at 140-142
Gloucester Road. Drinks will be provided by the usual pissed off
minions.
Getting the Picture: The Photography of Jon Naar 1958-2008
"Getting the Picture: The Photography of Jon Naar 1958-2008", opens September 18 at
Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ. It is an updated version of his highly acclaimed
retrospective exhibition that attracted a record-breaking 15,000 visitors to the Jan Cunen
Museum in Oss, the Netherlands in 2005-2006.
The exhibition, displaying 65 of Jon Naar's photographs in black and white and in color, includes
many of his works that have been shown at the Metropolitan Museum, MoMA, the International
Center for Photography, the Centre Pompidou, and many other museums and galleries
worldwide.
Covering an extensive range of subjects, Jon Naar's photographs are organized in five main
groups: Early Work in black and white, including Jon Naar's celebrated Shadows of Children on
Swings, Strasbourg Children, and Broken Window; Artists and their Environment, with
signature portraits of Andy Warhol, Josef Albers, Henry Moore, Marino Marini, Joseph Beuys,
and many others; New York Graffiti, highlighting his iconic series documenting the first graffiti
phenomenon in 1973 and featured most comprehensively in his masterful book The Birth of
Graffiti published by Prestel; Architecture and Design, with his award-winning photography for
Knoll International, IBM, the Festival of India, and other corporate and publishing clients,
including The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, Fortune, domus, Elle, Interiors, Twen, and
Schoener Wohnen; and Work in Progress, Jon Naar's recent digital photography from portraiture
to the art of urban identity and fine art.
Jon Naar's Getting the Picture Exhibition in the Rider University Art Gallery located in the Bart
Luedecke Center 3rd Floor, 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648, is curated by
its director Professor Harry I. Naar.
For further information contact: jonnnaar@comcast.net or Harry I.
Naar 609-895-5588
New book
Piecebook: The Secret Drawings of Graffiti Writers, by Sacha Jenkins and David Villorente (Prestel Publishing)
The Strand
828 Broadway
(at 12th street)
New York , NY
10003-4805
Phone: 212.473.1452
Directions:
Take the N R Q W 4 5 6 or L train to Union Square.
Walk two blocks South to 12th street.
Albuquerque NM: October 1 - 26, 2008
Bomb The Canvas 3
Albuquerque, New Mexico
North 4th Art Center
4904 4th St. NW (4th St. & Griegos)
Gallery Display Oct. 1 - 26th
Oct. 3 Gallery Opening (6pm - 9pm)
Live Tattooing
Live Body Art Demo
***FREE ADMISSION***
Oct. 4-5 Live Wall Painting thru out the city of Albuquerque
Featured Artists:
Kym * LA
Qwest * Toronto Canada
Unek * NM
Pose2fx * San Deigo
Banx * NM
Big Chief * O.C. Cali
Dytch66 * LA
Zerk * O.C. Cali
Vyal * LA
Plus invited Guests from:
NM, Co, Tx, Cali, and Az
Disponibili foto in alta definizione di graffiti, dipinti e sculture.
Joys … a piece of Me è il nuovo progetto espositivo Joys per Allegra Ravizza Art Project che inaugurerà nello spazio di via Gorani, 8 il 24 settembre alle 18:00.
Famoso per il suo lettering tridimensionale, Joys presenterà in mostra lavori inediti, tra cui un progetto site specific, sculture, nuovi loop ed evoluzione 3d della ricerca bidimensionale murale dell’artista, che nelle sue opere fonde brillanti cromatismi con geometrie e architetture impossibili à la Escher, unendole all’irriverente potenza espressiva del writing.
Da anni l’artista infatti ha esteso il suo linguaggio anche alla scultura, utilizzando materiali diversi ma mantenendo sempre uno stile inconfondibile, quello stesso stile che da oltre 15 anni lo rende inconfondibile sui muri di tutto il mondo, da Sarajevo a New York City, a Venezia e Milano.
1992. Come molti writer comincia scrivendo il suo nome su un muro. Come molti focalizza la sua ricerca sul lettering, ma in breve tempo Joys dà vita al suo lavoro, che dopo esser nato sul muro prende vita e si arricchisce di spessore e matericità. La sua ricerca va oltre le due dimensioni e acquista nel tempo una plasticità che si appropria del territorio e della fruizione di un pubblico involontario e inconsapevole.
In bilico tra undeground e istituzionale, la ricerca di Joys è stata riconosciuta dagli addetti ai lavori del sistema dell’arte come inedita e personalissima, grazie anche al suo maniacale studio del lettering: forme che nel tempo si stratificano e si arricchiscono di livelli e linee con cui Joys ha costruito labirinti impossibili dove nulla è lasciato al caso e le forme ubbidiscono sempre a precise regole logiche e geometriche.
Anche con Joys… piece of me, l’artista prosegue nella direzione della geometria e del cromatismo in una mostra di cui il pubblico simbolicamente possiederà una parte, visto che gli inviti della mostra– che in inglese significa proprio un pezzo di me – sono realmente una parte di Joys e della sua operazione artistica, visto che componendoli si ricrea a grandezza naturale il prototipo del graffito realizzato in galleria, che avvolgerà lo spettatore in un labirinto di lettere, linee e colori.
Realizzato in poche ore sulle pareti della galleria di Allegra Ravizza, il graffito non solo si potrà ammirare ultimato, ma anche durante i lavori di realizzazione, grazie al dvd che testimonierà l’azione di live painting dell’artista e che sarà disponibile in galleria il giorno dell’inaugurazione.
Milan, Italy: September 24 - October 31, 2008
VUOTE A RENDERE
La ARTE DUE Gallery di Matteo Chigorno, con il Patrocinio del Comune di Milano, propone dal 24 settembre al 31 ottobre 2008 la mostra Vuote a Rendere. Cans Customizing Art, un’ampia collettiva che vedrà coinvolti più di quaranta artisti provenienti dalla street art.
Vuote a Rendere sarà affiancata da una serie di iniziative collaterali, a cominciare dallaserata inaugurale di mercoledì 24 settembre, a cui saranno presenti tutti gli artisti partecipanti all’esposizione, insieme ad alcuni special guests che si esibiranno in diretta.
Nel week-end successivo all’inaugurazione – venerdì 26, sabato 27 e domenica 28 settembre – verrà organizzata presso il Centro Sportivo Triestina (Via Alessandro Fleming, 12 – Milano), una tre giorni di grande writing internazionale, con oltre 90 artisti di fama mondiale, ospiti e musica.
Inoltre, a conclusione di questa prima mostra della rassegna, venerdì 31 ottobre si terrà il finissage.
La mostra sarà accompagnata da un catalogo con saggi di Lorenzo Bonini e Francesca Guerisoli, e con un ricco apparato iconografico e di interviste effettuate agli artisti appositamente per l’occasione.
Sao Paulo, Brazil: through October 11, 2008
International exhibition
In Transit Ideas for Balanced Circulation and Survival
September 13th – October 11th 2008
Tu. - fri. | 1 – 9pm | sat. | 9am – 4pm
At: MAC Americana Contemporary Art Museum of Americana - São Paulo - Brazil
Alexandre Órion (São Paulo)
Alice Grou (Campinas)
Binho Martins (Americana)
Denise Valarini (Americana)
Diogo Bueno (Campinas)
Gustavo Torrezan (Piracicaba)
Isabel Caccia (Córdoba – Argentina)
Isadora Gutmann (Campinas)
Nicolás Robbio (Argentina/São Paulo)
Norma Vieira (Campinas)
Sarah Valle (Campinas)
V-DOC (Campinas)
Bruxelles, Belgium: September 20 - November 1, 2008
Live workshops on Graffiti, Rhyming, and how to turn your arts and ideas in to a career.
Special guests speakers and Bukue One. Ages 11 and up.
No material costs.
4:30-6:30p
Phoenix Theatre
201 Washington St
Petaluma, CA 94952
(707) 762-3566
NATURE INTERSECTS WITH THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
AT DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
Urban Nature
DENVER- Always an urban oasis, Denver Botanic Gardens is embracing the city in new ways this year. The Gardens' 2008 signature exhibition, "Urban Nature," explores the intersection of the urban environment and the natural world through art and horticultural practices, outlining strategies that all city dwellers can employ to evoke the natural world as green space diminishes amid concrete and steel.
A sense of contrast, yet balance, with the natural gardens will be realized through paintings by more than 10 local, national and internationally-known street-style painters and mural artists.
Among these prominent international personalities are artists Lady Pink, Mac, and Siloette - all of whom have contributed to the ever-evolving history of street-style art. New York City-area community activist, Lady Pink, has transitioned from painting subway trains in the '70s and '80s to creating grand-scale murals throughout New York City. Phoenix-based Mac draws inspiration from the surrounding Mexican and Chicano culture of the American Southwest, and cites artists Caravaggio, Mucha, and Vermeer as influential. Siloette, who currently resides in Los Angeles, is recognized mainly for her feminine subject matter, unique flowing style and organic ingredients; which can easily be compared to a modern interpretation of art nouveau. Frequently, dominant black outlines reference her previous work in stained glass.
Other local and regional talent includes artists Amanda Marie, Elisabeth Bunker, Delton Demarest, Dread, Sophie Fernandez, Javier Flores, Stevon Lucero, Jolt, Mission, Adam Moorhead, Todd Robinson, Ian Rumley, and Wiser.
These street murals will be created on temporary panels situated within the natural beauty of the Gardens' York Street site, forging visual relationships that both surprise and resonate. The panels, produced by James Hardie Building Products are made of environmentally friendly materials including wood pulp, cement, sand and water. These materials, which are low in toxicity and have been recycled up to four times, reflect the importance of sustainability to the Gardens' core values.
Balcony displays, container gardening, and the concept of the urban homestead and other unique horticultural practices for city dwellers will be highlighted, as well. These educational programs include discussions with author Rick Darke, who will give a talk titled "In Your Face: Ethics and Urban Ecology" on Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m. Darke will articulate his belief that all people should see and celebrate the dynamics of cultural and biological diversity, and find beauty in unlikely things and utility in common ground.
"'Urban Nature' seeks to demonstrate how, in a contemporary world that embraces industrialization and technology, the human connection with the earth requires more nurturing than ever," said Lisa Eldred, Director of Exhibitions and Programs. "Not only will the city be brought into the Gardens, the Gardens will venture out into the urban environment with programs and stimulating installations."
"Urban Nature" will include a Community Gardens feature that demonstrates the concepts of community gardening. This component will be complemented by original sculptures from Bill, Judy and Robert Schempp of "Mind to Metal." These metalworks will contain weather-resistant photographs by the Gardens' official photographer, Scott Dressel-Martin.
Pertinent issues facing city life will be addressed through a comprehensive program schedule, including a discussion on the healing power and deliciousness of wild plants, classes on raising chickens in the city, and hands-on instruction in creating gardens for balconies or terraces. Also, spoken word presentations will be delivered at a Poetry Slam! and Open Mic Night at Denver Botanic Gardens on Monday, May 12, from 7 - 9 p.m., co-presented by the University of Denver's Writing Program.
Guided tours of the "Urban Nature" exhibit will be offered every Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m.
Denver Botanic Gardens is located at 1005 York Street in Denver, Colorado. Denver Botanic Gardens thanks the citizens who support the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District.
The presenting sponsor of "Urban Nature" is Wells Fargo.
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