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London: VNA 16 Launch Party

September 10, 2011 butterfly

Thursday 8th September saw the launch of the eagerly awaited issue 16 of Very Nearly Almost magazine. The new issue features Invader, Chu, Dead Sea Mob, Kid Zoom, Will Barras, as well as street photos from different cities. I was happy to contribute and discover interviews from the different artists.

This time, a special VNA 16 limited edition with a screenprinted cover has been signed by Invader. The pack also contains a series of VNA/Invader stickers, within a shiny silver screenprinted enveloppe. No wonder a growing crowd started to queue from the early afternoon at Pictures on Walls to get one of the 80 from the special edition made available for the launch party.

Here are some pics from the release party:

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Street Summer on UK TV

August 15, 2011 butterfly 1 Comment

The UK Broadcast Channel 4 has partnered with many streets artists including Banksy for a Street Summer galore.

This week-end featured the world premiere of the Oscar nominated movie Exit Through the Gift Shop, as well as a serie of documentaries.

One not to miss, Graffiti Wars examines the creative tensions and conflicts within street art and graffiti. It’s the story of the ongoing Banksy vs. Robbo battle that started out in Camden Regent Canal.

If you are based in the UK, you can watch the replay HERE.

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Opening: Boxi – Time of the Signs

August 4, 2011 butterfly 1 Comment

See my coverage on Juxtapoz

Last October, Berlin based artist Boxi painted a large wall in London with his hyperrealistic style combining multi-layered stencils.

The Lazarides Rathbone Gallery is currently featuring some of his paintings for a solo exhibition titled Time of the Signs.

See all the pics from the opening HERE.

Boxi
Time of the Signs
Lazarides Rathbone
29th July – 1st September 2011

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London: Barry McGee – “New Work” @ Modern Art

July 4, 2011 butterfly

Barry McGee has opened his new solo show simply entitled “New Work” at the Modern Art Gallery, six years since his last showing in London. The show features print work, sculptures, symmetric paintings and 2-D artwork presented as a 3-D forms. The series will be on show until the 13th of August.

Further pics from the opening HERE

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Toulouse (FR): Da Mental Vaporz Opening

May 30, 2011 butterfly 2 Comments

French graffiti artist Dran has returned to his hometown of Toulouse to hold an exhibition with his DMV crew, Da Mental Vaporz. There were many occasions to celebrate. All nine crew members gathered for the first time in ten years: Dran, Bom.K, Sowat, Brusk, Lime, Kan, Iso, Blo and Jaw joined in from Berlin, Toulouse, Paris and Lyon. For the last show of the popular GHP gallery, the entire street was blocked to welcome over 2500 persons to the opening.

The exhibition features in-situ installations, a selection of solo and group canvases, sketches as well as exclusive prints.

A giant pencil has scribbled all over the outside walls and pierces the roof, while an octopus arm coming out of the gutter sprayed DMV in the gallery window. A car from a 70 years old resident also got a DMV makeover much to his delight.

The central piece of the show is an installation showing a train with nine carriages by each of the artists.

Combining their individual and distinctive style, featured group paintings are nothing but spectacular:

Having a closer look, we can see some politically engaged pieces, like “The Virus” by Dran, an official presidential portrait underneath an embroided curtain with N.S. initials.