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Videos: An Evening with Ron English @ MoMA

Posted on January 8, 2012 by sleepboy

Ron English (featured) fans out there – tomorrow night (January 9th) if you head over to the MoMA in New York, you can spend an evening with the self-described “popoganda” specialist. The itinerary for the night includes Pedro Carvajal’s 2005 documentary feature Popaganda: The … Continue reading →

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Video: Charles Schulz Draws Charlie Brown

Posted on September 5, 2011 by sleepboy

In the over 30 year history of the Peanuts comic strip, the iconic characters have been inspiration for generations of artists, with some recent renditions of Charlie Brown featured here on AM (see Banksy and Tim O’Brien).  Now comes an … Continue reading →

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Videos: Banksy’s “The Antics Roadshow”

Posted on August 14, 2011 by sleepboy

For our readers who aren’t located in the UK, you probably haven’t seen Banksy’s one hour TV special, The Antics Roadshow, which aired on Channel 4 over the weekend. Titled as a pun on the Antiques Roadshow, a long-running British … Continue reading →

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Releases: Daniel Danger – “Cowboys & Aliens” Poster

Posted on July 29, 2011 by sleepboy

For the film poster collectors out there, Mondo will be releasing their Cowboys & Aliens series today at a random time. One of the artists tapped to design one of them for the possibly soon to be cult classic is none … Continue reading →

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Releases: David Choe – “Dirty Hands” DVD & Live Streaming

Posted on July 13, 2011 by sleepboy

Provocative street artist David Choe (featured) is finally releasing the long awaited DVD for his documentary Dirty Hands through Upper Playground. The movie, put together by Harry Kim, originally premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival to multiple sold-out screenings … Continue reading →

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“Outside In” Screening @ Egyptian Theatre

Posted on May 26, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

On Tuesday night, Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre unveiled the documentary, Outside In: The Story of Art in the Streets, created in the Levi’s Film Workshop and directed by the talented Alex Stapleton. Shown in front of a packed theater, the film takes … Continue reading →

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Banksy x Simpsons (Part II) and Oscar Update (Part III)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by sleepboy

After taking a brilliant turn as the director of the Simpsons’ opening sequence, Banksy returns as a reference in the last episode (22×14) as a timely tag backstage as America’s favorite animated family makes an appearance at the Oscars. Speaking … Continue reading →

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Video: Ai Weiwei – “Never Sorry” Documentary

Posted on January 8, 2011 by sleepboy

Right on the heels of the behind-the-scenes Sunflower Seeds video, a trailer for Ai Weiwei’s Never Sorry documentary has surfaced. This first full length feature on the Chinese artist and activist sheds light on some of his philosophies & principles … Continue reading →

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Videos: JR – “Women Are Heroes”

Posted on December 19, 2010 by sleepboy

It looks like JR has uploaded more tantalizing extracts from his Women Are Heroes movie that debuted at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Part of the street photographer’s 28 Millimètres project, this film chronicles his efforts to bring attention … Continue reading →

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Preview: Basel Week Miami ’10: Robert Williams @ Tony Shafrazi Gallery

Posted on November 29, 2010 by sleepboy

We’ve been ratcheting up our coverage of Art Basel Week in recent weeks as the granddaddy of all art fairs opens this week, but how could the festivities in Miami Beach be complete without an appearance by the godfather of … Continue reading →

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