New Banksy Street Piece
- Banksy’s comment on the UK phone tapping scandal.
- Anders Breivik, mastermind of worst terrorist attack in Norwegian history, self-proclaims he was “once one of the most influential graffiti artists in Norway” (under name MORG).
- Shepard Fairey’s HOPE image turned around on Obama in a political cartoon.
- More Kidult tagging, this time of a Kenzo store in Paris (video).
- KAWS ad disruption piece stolen from Marc Ecko art gallery.
- New street work by Gaia, Isaac Cordal, El Mac, Fintan Magee, Insa, and Elbow-Toe.
- Revok, Rime, & Roid preview video for their Known Gallery show.
- JR interviewed on video by Al Jazeera.
- Known Gallery is selling RETNA’s Fuel print. Also prints to be available from Stinkfish, James Jean, Audrey Kawasaki, and Ekundayo.
- Alexander McQueen show at the Met 8th most-attended exhibition there and may be the most popular if length of exhibition is taken into account (only open three months).
- A tour of Andy Warhol’s New York. And, escalating demand through the years for soup cans.
- Michael Jackson’s children donate ten works of art by him to LA Children’s Hospital.
- Vogue profiles Larry Gagosian’s girlfriend Shala Monroque.
- The Getty acquires 69 Herb Ritts photographs.
- Robert Crumb cancels his own show in Australia.
- Ai Weiwei’s first interview since his release by Chinese authorities.
- Circular design for Apple’s new Cupertino campus.
- A Boy and his Dodongo from Allison Sommers. Also a podcast.
- Master toy customizer Doktor A’s own toy collection.
- Nathan Spoor celebrates his full moon.
