After Shepard Fairey and Os Gemeos, it was the turn of Barry McGee to paint the Houston Street Mural and the outcome is raw and somewhat unexpected, yet with a very strong message lying underneath it.
“In an amazing twist, life imitated art in New York Sunday night when Barry McGee and crew descended on the Houston Street wall. Beginning at midnight, McGee, together with longtime collaborator Josh Lazcano (Amaze), began a massive spray-painting spree, bombarding the surface with hundreds of simple red tags. Working through the cover of night, the team created the ultimate graffiti writer’s roll call and a strangely beautiful, if not challenging piece of commissioned abstract art.
By 4am (with some added contributions from Chino) Twist and Amaze had completely filled in the wall with the names and crews of graffiti writers past and present.”
The scene was very busy the entire night, you can read up on the entire story over atTheArtCollectors.
NYC-based street artist Poster Boy is releasing a new book entitled “The War of Art”, with a release party and book signing at Carmichael Gallery in Los Angeles. This 96 page book features some controversial subway art from top artists such as Damien Hirst and Invader. Proceeds from this book will go towards K.A.R.A.T.E. which is a legal defence fund for street artists.
Carmichael Gallery
5795 Washington Blvd
Culver City, CA 90232
Hennessy features a new campaign called “Artistry Series” featuring respected hip-hop musicians The Roots and Q-Tip. Traveling through American cities like Chicago, Detroit, Miami, and New York; the series will feature events with music, artists, and of course Hennessy. Further information regarding this campaign is available onHennessy’s Facebook page.
Barry McGee and Cinelli have teamed to release this saddle, perfect for your trips down Williamsburg, or downtown Portland, or hipster enclave of choice. Based on the Unicanitor saddle, this edition features a bearded McGee illustration to let everybody know just how you roll.
MSK graffiti artist Rime was recently commission by Dolby Digital to do work on video for their company. Rime heads to a rundown area in Los Angeles and does what he does best. Watch the video to see how he does it, looks like a tedious process.
G-Shock and Juice Taipei have opened the G-Shock Art Gallery, a space exhibiting Andy Mueller’s photography in Taiwan’s largest city. Mueller’s G-Shock inspired photography will be on display at the gallery from August 13th to 27th, 2010.
Tiki Oasis 10 is playing host to Keep A Breast, an art show to help raise awareness and support for breast cancer survivors. Volunteers have had their breasts cast in plaster, and various top artists such as Mark Mothersbaugh, Bosko, Tiki King, and Tim Biskup have decorated the casts. The Keep A Breast Gallery will be open 11 AM – 4 PM on Friday – Sunday, August 20-22 – Free and open to the public Crowne Plaza Hotel San Diego, California.
Keep a Breast Art Show at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lahaina Room
2270 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108
1-619-297-1101
German designer Matthias Zschaler has completed the CUBE Digital Watch concept, it’s a flat, digital face designed to look like a 3D cube. It’s still a concept at this stage, and has gone through full copyrights, the design would come in a variety of vibrant colours.
Thinkspace Gallery presents a special group exhibition entitled “Love Conquers All”. 20% of proceeds from the show will go towards Equality California. The show is mainly based on the theme of anti-hate and peacefulness, featuring the works of Bob Dob, Tiffany Liu, Delphia, and many more. The exhibit runs from August 7th to August 28th.
Thinkspace Gallery
6009 Washington Blvd.
Culver City, CA
Spotted in Warsaw, Poland is stencilled graffiti of Kidrobot’s Munny toys. This Munny mural was made during the Template Jam Festival by Oslone. The black and white gives the mural reminds of the darker times in Europe, which is alluded to with the small picture of soldiers and ambulance.
We posted about the giant Gundam statue in Shizuoka City here. Now we found a cool time-lapse video of the statue that has been officially unveiled last week. The thing even shoots out gases to look like it’s about to take off and kick some butt! It’s pretty much safe to say that almost every asian boy had a Gundam figure as a child, this is just a childhood becoming reality. Finally, Gundam can protect Japan against Godzilla.
Our good friend, and past Green Label Art artist, Claw Money has just done a capsule collection with Vans. Check out this video for a little insight on the collaboration.
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