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Preview: Bonhams Urban Art Auction

Posted by sleepboy, March 29, 2012

Tonight in London, the Bonhams Urban Art Auction will be getting underway. With the pieces that are made available for bidding and the results of great interest to collectors out there, all eyes will be on the lots up for sale including many familiar names and some new ones. Of note is the renewed confidence or at least renewed hopes in the Banksy market with no less than 17 works offered up including the first time for Leopard and Barcode (est. £60,000-80,000). See all the […]

Shepard Fairey Pursues Film Adaptation For “1984”

Posted by sleepboy, March 23, 2012

Remember this cover (also released as a print) from Shepard Fairey (featured) that was commissioned for new Penguin Book editions of George Orwell’s dystopian classic 1984 several years back? Word has now leaked that Mr. Obey will take a similar route as his friend and fellow street artist across the pond, Banksy, and get into film. Fairey will be teaming up with Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment to attempt to bring Orwell’s seminal literary work, which certainly shares many of the themes seen in the LA-based […]

Videos: The Simpsons – “Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart”

Posted by sleepboy, March 15, 2012

If you missed the Exit Through The Kwik-E-Mart on The Simpsons that aired earlier this month, you can now watch the entire episode on Hulu. Episode 15 of the 23rd season features Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal as they give Bart some tongue-in-cheek career advice on being a street artist.

Collections: Jeffrey Deitch

Posted by sleepboy, March 1, 2012

As collectors, it is always interesting to get a look at some “OPP” or “Other People’s Paintings,” especially when you know it will be awesome. You may remember a video tour of Jeffrey Deitch’s house in Los Angeles that we pointed out to our readers all the way back in 2010 when he had just moved in after taking on the directorship of MOCA. Well, here a closer look at his treasure trove of paintings and sculptures courtesy of Kathy Grayson when she visited his […]

Benefits: “Art on the Move” Auction @ White Walls

Posted by sleepboy, February 18, 2012

Opening tonight at the White Walls Gallery tonight in San Francisco will be a charity show benefiting the Oceanic Awareness Collaboration. The Art on the Move auction features originals and limited editions from a long list of artists including Brian Viveros, Shepard Fairey, Peter Gronquist, Jacub Gagnon, Luke Chueh, Charlie Immer, Pedro Matos, and more. The bidding will take place from 6PM to 10:30PM at the gallery, but you can place off-site bids by calling (415) 684-2188, (415) 931-1500 or (949) 326-3290. Bidding will begin […]

Teaser: Shepard Fairey on The Simpsons

Posted by sleepboy, February 16, 2012

After his artwork appeared on popular animated television shows like Family Guy and South Park, Shepard Fairey (featured) will make the jump to iconic series The Simpsons on March 4th. This time around, he will be featured as an actual character in Episode 15 of the 23rd season, Exit Though The Kwik-E-Mart a riff on the name of the documentary from Banksy, who also famously directed the opening sequence for the show back in 2010. Ron English (who also had a turn on the show previously), Kenny Scharf, […]

Book Signing: 3D Art Book Signing @ Chateau Marmont

Posted by carlosgonzalez, February 16, 2012

Late last month, four members of the arts community came together at the Chateau Marmont for a special book signing event featuring 3D Art Book. Tristan Eaton, Shepard Fairey, James Jean, and Gary Baseman were in attendance to sign the book for both fans of the book and of their work. Curated by Eaton, the publication also includes work by other artists such as Mark Ryden, Stephen Bliss and Ron English. In addition to the signing, several art pieces were on display all done in 3D […]

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 […]

Streets: Shepard Fairey (Dallas)

Posted by sleepboy, February 7, 2012

Last week, Shepard Fairey (featured) brought the OBEY show to Dallas for a series of street murals at the request of the Dallas Contemporary. In conjunction with the project, the institution which is modeled after European kunsthalles or art centers also hosted PHENOMENON, a party with Shep providing the music as DJ Diabetic. To round out the event, a artist discussion, pop-up shop, and book signing were included as part of the festivities. Take a look at more photos by via Obey Clothing & dickdavid after […]

Streets: World Roundup (Jan 30 – Feb 5)

Posted by sleepboy, February 5, 2012

Headlining our summary of street art this week is this fantastic new mural on the back of some abandoned substation just outside Sheffield from Phlegm of which you can see more detailed pics here. Other notable pieces this week include Know Hope (Israel), Escif (Spain), Zilda (Italy), C215 (Italy), Ludo (France), Shepard Fairey (Texas), Stinkfish (Columbia), Nod Young (China), ROID, and Mesa. See all the photos after the jump…