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Posted by Khoi, July 21, 2013

More stories from the week ended July 21: Christian Marclay puts images from Maurizio Cattelan’s Toiletpaper mag on windows of Palais de Tokyo. Henri Matisse’s (previously banned) candid views from 1941 on his work & depression set to be published. Finnish museum refuses request from Iraq to return artifacts donated to president by delegation from Iraq. Looted art from Cypriot churches is returned by Germany after they were seized sixteen years ago. China shuts down $88million museum after discovering that it has had scores of […]

Streets: Remi Rough & Nawer (Poland)

Posted by sven, July 21, 2013

We recently came across the Traffic Design Festival currently underway in Gdynia, Poland – in particular the wall that kicked off the street art event jammed out over a few days by Krakow based Nawer and Remi Rough, from London. The huge mural collaboration between the pair works well, with the architectural emphasis of the dividing lines created by Nawer sitting comfortably alongside Rough’s bold slabs of colour. The resultant piece is a strong showing of geometrically biased post / abstract graffiti. We have some pics courtesy of […]

Videos: Paul Insect & Sweet Toof – ‘Clowning Around’

Posted by sven, July 20, 2013

Two notable London graffiti / street artists, Paul Insect & Sweet Toof have a long history of working collaboratively and jamming out walls together. Their latest collaboration is entitled Clowning Around. Check out the cool stop motion animated video they made of the piece coming together below… Discuss Paul Insect here. Discuss Sweet Toof here.

Showing: Petro ‘Hey You’ @ Bradbury & Blanchard

Posted by sven, July 20, 2013

UK based graffiti artist Petro has been contributing to the depletion of the ozone layer for 25 years or so, and his instantly recognisable style is now on view in Sheffield gallery Bradbury & Blanchard. Hey You showcases Petro’s signature handstyle, lettering and drip-infused symbology and it’s good to see exhibitions like this being brought to the North of England by B&B – the gallery owners and curators are artists themselves, so watch out for more exiting shows in the future. In conjunction with the exhibition, […]

FriendsWithYou Installation For Hyundai

Posted by sleepboy, July 19, 2013

Last time FriendsWithYou gifted Asia with an installation, it was in Hong Kong (2012) with an inflatable bouncing creation featuring some of their signature happy-go-lucky characters. This time around, Happy Gift was a 25-feet wide piece, commissioned by the Hyundai, which was publicly exhibited during the month of May at the Hyundai Department Gardens in Seoul. As you can see, it was a big hit for all who were able to interact with the duo’s work. Discuss FriendsWithYou here.

Showing: Isaac Cordal – “The New Slavery” @ Temple of Gout (France)

Posted by sleepboy, July 19, 2013

It’s been over a year since we brought you photos from an Isaac Cordal exhibition (Barcelona). So, we are happy to share some shots of the Spanish street artist’s latest solo at the Temple of Gout in Nantes, France entitled The New Slavery. The show features a series of sculptures (what he refers to as Cement Eclipses), installed in the fantastic indoor setting, as well as a display of photography and videos related to his outdoor interventions. Cordal’s work has always had heavy political undertones and the […]

Upcoming: Push – “Adaptation” @ Known Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 19, 2013

On Friday night (July 19th, 8-11pm), Known Gallery will be opening a three day only show from PUSH entitled Adaptation. Returning to the site of his solo exhibition from 2012 (covered), PUSH has been on site creating works and murals featuring his colors and patterns, drawn inside from the streets. The show is presented by Simple Mobile. Discuss PUSH here.

Brett Amory – “Twenty-Four in New York” @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 18, 2013

Last month, AM attended the opening of Brett Amory’s (featured) new solo show entitled Twenty-Four in New York. For his second showing at Jonathan LeVine Gallery (alongside POSE & REVOK), the SF-based artist continued his series of works documenting various locations in selected cities, all in one hour increments. Rounding out the paintings, were the display of found objects at the spots he featured as well as a site-specific installation which incorporated a magazine stand with structural components. Take a look at more photos below… Discuss Brett Amory here.

Upcoming: “Summer Reading” @ The Hole

Posted by sleepboy, July 18, 2013

Opening tonight at The Hole in New York is a new group show entitled Summer Reading. For this exhibition, the showspace was converted into a giant art book reading room where attendees will be invited to take a seat and peruse whatever may interest them. Of course, there will be art as well from a diverse list of artists on the theme at hand including Airan Kang, Alexander Rodriguez, Andre Saraiva, Andrew Kuo, Brad Phillips, Brian Belott, Brian Dettmer, Clare Rojas, David Shrigley, Devin Troy Strother, […]

Streets: Pøbel (Denmark)

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2013

To round up our coverage of the Public Art event over in Horsens, Denmark (co-curated by our contributing photographer Henrik Haven), we bring you photos of the work of Pøbel. If you remember, he himself also organized a street art festival (Komafest) last year in Norway. For his part (also see what Brad Downey, Sam3, and Escif did), Pøbel painted a couple murals as well as played with the idea of “mute” pieces which made a lot of noise but in photos disseminated online would make no noise. Photo credit: Henrik Haven.