Checking out the Os Gemeos x Futura mural at PS. 11 Going Up
This morning I found out from a tweet of MarcDSchiller that Os Gemeos and Futura2000 have a painting going up. After spending some quality time enjoying the great weather at Madison Square Park I decided to walk a couple blocks to check out the progress. The painting is going up on the side of a school at 320 West 21st street and looks to be titled the “giant project” according... Read More
First impressions of Beyond the Street, the 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art
Before I jump into my reaction to Beyond the Street: With the 100 Most Important Players in Urban Art I think it’s important to explain what I think is good street art and why I’ll stop and photograph something outside. While I’m familiar with a lot of the “names” out there I do try to stay a bit ignorant of who’s doing what. I don’t... Read More
At the risk of sounding like a tool I still think visiting deitch displaying shepard fairey is worth it
Over the weekend I checked out the latest stuff at Deitch by Shepard Fairey. He’s probably the one artist that I’ve really had to seperate the personality from the work. The fact that he lied about the AP stuff which in turn gave his original legal counsel no option but to step away from the case left a really bad taste in my mouth. I could go on about what an idiot... Read More
Beyond the Street: The 100 Most Important Figures in Urban Art book launch & signing (London + NYC)
To celebrate the European release of Beyond the Street: The 100 Most Important Figures in Urban Art, there’s a book launch and signing at Phillips de Pury on Friday May 7th from 6 to 9 pm, hosted by Simon de Pury. Although the launch has an RSVP to get an indication of numbers attending, the event is open to everyone, so please feel free to forward the invitation to others... Read More
Exit Through The Gift Shop – A Banksy Film
For those smart enough to have checked out the PSFK NY Conference Friday, they were treated with an early screening of Exit Through The Gift Shop – A Banksy Film. Here’s a couple quick notes about what I saw and why fans of street art should view it. First off it’s a film, not a documentary so all aspects of truth have to be viewed with those expectations in mind.... Read More
