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Opening: Finok – “Despacho” @ Smith Galeria

Posted by SAL, December 12, 2013

As mentioned previously in our preview, young Brazilian artist Finok, member of the infamous Vlok crew, recently opened an exhibition in his hometown of Sao Paulo. Hosted by Smith Galleria, Despacho is not only his first big solo show in Brazil, but also his most coherent and complex show to date. Finok spent a big part of the year working on the pieces for the mostly sold-out show, and as evidenced by the positive response from local and worldwide art lovers, all the time and effort put […]

Basel Week Miami ’13: Art Miami & CONTEXT

Posted by sleepboy, December 12, 2013

As we continue our survey of Art Basel Week in Miami, we turn our eyes to Art Miami and its sister fair CONTEXT. The combined exhibition space of the two events featured over 190 galleries and covered over 200,000 square feet. Strolling through the booths, we found artist new and old that drew our attention. As with last year, there was the controversial display of un-authenticated work purported to be from Banksy presumably from his recent art residency in New York. Enjoy more of our photos below… Discuss Art […]

Basel Week Miami ’13 / Streets: “Women on the Walls” (Wynwood) – Part II

Posted by sleepboy, December 12, 2013

Following up on some of the walls in-progress that we showed you last week for the Women on the Walls in Miami for Art Basel Week, we now have photos of some of the completed murals and work. The surrounding area and the Wynwood Walls compound were beautified by visiting artists including Aiko, Miss Van, Fafi, Maya Hayuk, Lady Pink, Faith47, Kashink, Lakwena, Sheryo and Olek (seen above). We’ll be bringing you a closer look at more public works that went up this year but for now, peruse more of the photos for this particular project below… […]

Openings: HuskMitNavn x Michael Swaney – “The Hanging” @ Ruttkowski;68

Posted by SAL, December 11, 2013

Danish street artist, HuskMitNavn, reacently teamed up with Spain-based Canadian artist Michael Swaney for their first collaborative show, The Hanging, that opened at Ruttkowski;68 gallery in Cologne, Germany on the 6th of December. For this occasion, the artists didn’t just share the gallery space, as it’s usually the case with joint shows, but also gallery walls, displaying next to each other, and even some works on canvas and paper creating exclusive, collaboration pieces.The title of the show refers both to the everyday act of hanging art […]

Interviews: Poesia / Graffuturism – “L’Avenir” Group Exhibition

Posted by sven, December 11, 2013

If you follow the Graffuturism blog you’re probably aware of its writer and curator – Poesia. He is one of the pioneers of abstract graffiti and a member of the Transcend collective who helped popularise this particular form of graffiti, pushing new styles into the public eye as the movement continues to gather momentum and break boundaries. This weekend on 14th December, White Walls Gallery in SF plays host to L’Avenir, a group exhibition that acts as an international survey of the Graffuturism movement and features Augustine […]

Contests / Releases: Nick Walker – TMA Hong Kong / “Basking in the Glory”

Posted by juggernut3, December 11, 2013

Fans of Nick Walker (interviewed) can always count on two things – intricate stencil work and the iconic The Morning After (TMA) series where his signature “Vandal” runs amuck “beautifying” some of the most prominent cities around the globe. Some may remember East West Connect, the exhibition where Mr. Walker first unveiled (here) this site specific painting of the streets of Hong Kong, entitled Basking in the Glory. After two years, Nick finally makes good with his promise to release this as a 15 color silkscreen. Created in […]

Basel Week Miami ’13: Pulse

Posted by AM Editor, December 10, 2013

One of the long-time satellite fairs we always check out during Art Basel Week in Miami is Pulse. As in previous years, the fair was held at The Ice Palace, just south of Wynwood, and consisted of a wide range of domestic and international galleries, including New Image Art, Martha Otero, Yancey Richardson and Mixed Greens. Visitors were greeted outside by installations by Tim Biskup (seen directly below and Brandon Vickerd, and when inside, they were treated to a dizzying array of intriguing contemporary works by young as […]

Previews: Mark Whalen – “I’ll Meet You In The Middle” @ Future Perfect

Posted by sleepboy, December 10, 2013

Starting tomorrow, December 11th, through the 15th, Mark Whalen (featured) will be showing some new works in Singapore at Future Perfect. Presented by Black Art Projects, I’ll Meet You In The Middle features new surreal works from the artist formerly known as Kill Pixie. Perhaps taking cues from String Theory and ideas of dimensional space, the LA-based artist’s imagery explores his special view of the universe and our future human race and/or alien race. Take a look some installation shots below and stop by if […]

Basel Week Miami ’13: Miami Project

Posted by AM Editor, December 10, 2013

The Miami Project successfully launched its second rendition during Basel week with a well-curated selection of U.S. galleries, including such notable names as Yossi Milo, Joshua Liner, Mark Moore, Richard Heller and David B. Smith. Located in the Wynwood Arts District, the young art fair focused on primary representation of emerging and mid-career artists, which was a nice counterpoint to its much larger neighbor, Art Miami. Overall, Miami Project was well-attended, and both galleries and collectors seemed very enthusiastic about the showing. Below is a […]

Publications: Viral Art by RJ Rushmore

Posted by sven, December 9, 2013

Viral Art is the latest venture from Vandalog editor RJ Rushmore. Taking the form of a free e-book, the publication analyses how graffiti and street art has been communicated from the early days of trading photos, zines and physical books to the social media explosion of recent times. As it was written by someone who has immersed himself in the internet world of graffiti and street art throughout his young years, the book should make for an interesting read. RJ is also experimenting with viral media […]