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Fame Fest ’10: Os Gemeos

Vhils, Swoon, and Ben Wolf have already all left their mark in Grottaglie for this years Fame Festival. Looks like next up on the list are Os Gemeos as they they took in the sights of the Italian town as well as left some sights of their own. Not sure if this stop in their hectic travel schedule was before or after their efforts in Lisbon… More pics after the jump…

Streets / Video: Aakash Nihalani – “Stop, Pop & Roll”

Looks like Aakash Nihalani decided to take matters into his own hands to make sure motorists are able to see stop signs clearly in Brooklyn. Here is a video of a recent urban intervention he performed utilizing some of his classic geometric cutouts. The footage shows in detail how he goes about creating the piece as well as takes you on a walk by some street pieces by other famous artists in the area. Also, some images after the jump…

Teaser: Skewville – “Shift Work Disorder” @ Factory Fresh

This Saturday, June 5th, the twins (not the ones from Brazil) bring their “next levelism” to the Factory Fresh Gallery in New York. Skewville, the street art duo and also twin brothers known for their hanging wooden shoes, unveil a new body of work which will include old and some new darker imagery. A little video after the jump…

Streets: Conor Harrington in Palestine

Since we brought you pics of Conor Harrington (interviewed) doing this thing in Israel, it would only be natural for him to also pay a visit to Palestine (hinted as his next step in his blog). Sounds as though he particularly enjoyed overlaying his pieces and interacting with the underlying Arabic graffiti that is prevalent in the area. We can only hope that he will have time to get up on the walls of Los Angeles since the “Eurotrash” show opens soon… Take a closer […]

Benefit: Nick Walker – The Helium Foundation Charity Auction

We recently brought you news of a new Nick Walker stencil on the streets of Bristol and here is a piece with related imagery that will be available at auction soon. The unique canvas piece above is entitled “Addiction”, created and donated by Nick for an auction benefiting the Parachute Regiment Charity to be held by The Helium Foundation at London’s Guildhall on June 3rd. Nick donated the piece to help raise some funds for the families of soldiers who loose their lives, and for […]

Teasers: Skullphone – “Digital Media” @ Subliminal Projects

LA based street artist Skullphone is coming back to home to show at Subliminal Projects on June 5th. Known well for jacking and flipping billboards in the streets we look forward to Skullphone doing some street runs in anticipation for this event. Maybe we’ll see something similar to our favorite “Skully” projects in which the street artist hacked into an electronic billboard and reprogrammed it to display his infamous skull and cell phone image. Check out more after the jump.

Overtime: May 23 – 29

Robert Williams to premiere his new movie Mr Bitchin’ at LACMA in June. Ashley Wood getting ready for Beijing.  Armsrock and Stella Im Hultberg getting ready for London. Interview with James Jarvis. A weekend with Salvador Dali. Something new from Kate Mccgwire. Christie’s to pay $8.57 million in damages for waiting too long to return Richard Prince art that failed to sell. The Whitney museum is expanding with plans for a new building downtown. And, Eli Broad getting closer to deciding HIS museum location. Rare […]

R.I.P. Deitch Projects

Yesterday, May 29, 2010, marked the final day of Shepard Fairey’s May Day exhibition and the final day of existence for Deitch Projects. Although the cutting-edge New York gallery will be surely be missed, we are very excited for the future of its founder, gallery staff, and roster of artists.  We are looking forward to what Jeffrey Deitch has in store as he leads MOCA Los Angeles to its next stage. Equaling as exciting is how the torch will be passed on to his ambitious […]

Streets: Nick Walker in Bristol

Most butterflies can only be expected to live for a week or two, but this little winged creature from Nick Walker only lasted for 7 hours before it was tagged over. Such is the nature of street art, but it must be pretty frustrating to see your hard work tagged over with something of little value. The mural is in Bristol, and went up earlier this week. Nick told us he went back yesterday to go over it again. We reckon version number 2 looks […]

Video: “Outside the Box” @ Hammer Museum

Last weekend, the Hammer Museum at UCLA opened up a show entitled “Outside the Box” focusing on limited edition prints. The exhibition displays the recently acquired Edition Jacob Samuel archive of prints put out by the publisher which includes work by notables like Ed Ruscha, Anish Kapoor, Chirstopher Wool, Marina ABramovic, John Baldessari, and Barry McGee among many others. Take a look at this video where Samuel is interviewed about his process which includes footage of a pretty sweet McGee etching (who also happens to […]