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Videos: Conor Harrington – “Black Herds of The Rain” by Andrew Telling

Posted by juggernut3, February 13, 2012

Last summer, you may have caught our coverage of Conor Harrington’s (interviewed) visit back to his homeland of Ireland and the murals he created (here, here, & here). Since that time, we’ve been eagerly awaiting the video that was to be created by Andrew Telling documenting this trip. Finally completed and titled Black Herds of the Rain, this awesome short film gives us a rare glimpse into the talented artist’s creativity and approach in the the streets. We also find out that the journey and subsequent […]

Streets: World Roundup (Feb 6 – Feb 12)

Posted by sleepboy, February 12, 2012

This week’s featured wall for our street art roundup from around the world is a sweet collaborative piece between Austrian artist Nychos and the German-based old school legend Flying Fortress. This mother bear mural was created when Mr. Fortress stopped by Vienna for a visit and if you are interested, you can see more footage in a video here. Other work worth your time to take a look at include Cranio (Brazil), Nick Walker x SheOne (Paris), Nychos x Flying Fortress (Austria), REVOK (Detroit), Hyuro […]

David Choe x Barbara Walters

Posted by sleepboy, February 12, 2012

After going on the Howard Stern show where he perhaps became the first 35 year old man to be adopted, David Choe (now the Prince of All Media) headed over for his next interview with Barbara Walters. Besides talking about and hinting that he was now worth over the speculated $200 million from Facebook riches, Walters also made good on the promise to learn “graffiti” from Choe and received her own tag – BABS-1. Discuss David Choe here.

Overtime: Feb 6 – Feb 12

Posted by Khoi, February 12, 2012

Frank Miller consigns two of his original Batman works to Heritage Auctions’ Feb 22-24 auction. Peter Norton to sell more of his collection in Christie’s March auction. Do you think porn should be considered art? Oldest works of art ever made may have just been discovered in a cave. America’s 50 top philanthropists include 12 arts donors, like the Broads. Article: The Art of Recession-Dodging by Sarah Thornton. Modern and Impressionist sales demonstrate current volatility of art market. The Turkish art market is booming. […]

Teaser: RETNA & ZES – “Excavated Revelations” @ Known Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, February 11, 2012

A little late notice, but tonight in Los Angeles, MSK brothers RETNA (featured) and ZES will be opening a show together at the Known Gallery. Introduced in their youth by their mutual friend AYER, ZES and RETNA led parallel lives through an upbringing in graffiti. Translating this shared history into bodies of work, the new pieces are collectively entitled Excavated Revelations. To give you an idea of what to expect, check out photos taken by AM correspondent Patrick Kawahara of some engraved & hand-finished works on found […]

Rewind: Feb 6 – Feb 12

Posted by sleepboy, February 11, 2012

As with our weekly Overtime and Streets World Roundup articles, this new feature (video-oriented) is intended to summarize notable stories that we didn’t get an opportunity to highlight. Leading off our inaugural Rewind is this trailer of the new Andy X movie, billed as “a cinematic seance on the life and death of Andy Warhol online” with release scheduled for February 22nd. Other notable videos include – Ron English’s The Detroit Project, where he and his family leave New York, travel to Detroit, and visit […]

Art Focus: Boa Mistura

Posted by sleepboy, February 11, 2012

Boa Mistura or “Good Mixture” is made up of five Spanish artists, Arkoh, Derko, Pahg, Purone and Rdick, who have developed their work in different fields including graffiti and mural painting, to graphic design and illustration. Collectively, they meld their talents together for various endeavors like this recent Participative Urban Art project in Vila Brâsilandia, one of the favelas in São Paulo. The intervention, with its 3D illusionary effect, focuses on “vecos” and “vielas” – winding streets that form as connections for the internal life […]

Streets: Nick Walker (Paris)

Posted by sleepboy, February 11, 2012

After a successful showing during Art Basel Week Miami, it looks like Nick Walker (interviewed) has been working on some new imagery featuring his resurrected vandal. These new pieces in Paris feature his signature character working his magic on multiple walls including a collaborative mural with SheOne as part of the part of the ParisFreeWalls project curated by MSA. More photos via Streetartnews after the jump…

Preview: Os Gemeos – “Miss You” @ PRISM

Posted by sleepboy, February 10, 2012

One of the most anticipated shows early in the art season is Os Gemeos’ Miss You opening on February 25th, this Saturday night at PRISM in Los Angeles. Twin street savants, Gustavo and Otavio, will be presenting new paintings, sculptures and installation in the architectural showspace on Sunset, transforming the gallery with their fantastical imagery. The previous preview images we shared with you have been removed due to circumstances beyond our control, but we have replaced them with some instagram teaser shots from the artists – […]

“When Lucent Found Herakut” @ Palace Theater

Posted by sleepboy, February 9, 2012

On February 17th and 18th, The Palace in Downtown LA will be hosting When Lucent Found Herakut, an collaborative performance between Lucent Dossier and the German street art duo. The avant-garde circus combines live original music and vocals with circus arts, dance, aerial arts, fire performance and more to create immersive and interactive spectacles for their audiences. In this production, they will be bringing Herakut’s imagery and strange creatures to life with the two street muralists scheduled to be joining the troupe on stage. For […]