Many new Banksy stencils have appeared in London over the week end, as featured on his website (www.banksy.co.uk).
It’s always a great pleasure to see them in the flesh.
Here is a nod to Keith Haring.
and an escape door from Hell…
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Tristan Manco – Street Sketchbook Journeys Book Launch at POW
To celebrate the launch of Tristan Manco‘s new book Street Sketchbook: Journeys, an exhibition is being hosted at Pictures on Walls in London with sketches and artworks from all the 30 participating artists in the book:
Daniel Acosta (MEXICO) Daniel Berman (MEXICO) Uriel Marin (MEXICO) Rene Almanza (MEXICO) Bastardilla (COLOMBIA) Stinkfish (COLOMBIA) Thais Beltrame (BRAZIL) Blast (MEXICO) Losdelaefe (MEXICO) Lastrecaleveras (MEXICO) Charquipunk (CHILE) Dhear (MEXICO) News (MEXICO) Dran (FRANCE) Interesni Kaski – Aec & Waone (UKRAINE) Neuzz (MEXICO) Otecki (POLAND) Ripo (USA) Roa (BELGIUM) Run (ITALY) Sam3 (SPAIN) Saner (MEXICO) Sego (MEXICO) Smithe (MEXICO) Tinho (BRAZIL) T*Freak (BRAZIL) Basco Vazko (CHILE) Vhils (PORTUGAL)
Second in the series, the book explores artists’ creativity and process by featuring in-depth interviews illustrated with sketchbooks and behind the scenes photographs.
A few artists were also present with Tristan Manco to sign books during the evening.
Tristan Manco
Saner (MEXICO)
Saner (MEXICO), Dhear (MEXICO) and friend in front of a ROA piece
Photos by Butterfly
Street Sketchbook: Journeys
1 October – 15 October
Pictures on Walls
Wild Fantasies – A decade of Don’t Panic Posters
Starting in London in 2000, Don’t Panic packs became increasingly popular not only for their arts and culture information, but also for their highly collectable Posters.
Distributed in many cities hot spots, it provided a launch pad for emerging and established artists like Andrew Rae, Banksy, Pentagram, Lucy McLauchlan, Eine, Elliot Thoburn, Paul Insect, David Shrigley, Jon Burgerman, Stanley Donwood and many more.
Curated by Leon Martyn, ‘Wild Fantasies’ features an exhibition of 50 of the most important Posters distributed through the Don’t Panic packs.
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Eine, D*Face and Zevs at Faces exhibition
A new concept gallery combining art with an hair salon, Electric Blue Gallery has gathered UK and French artists, to each make over an entire street in their inimitable style, creating an unprecedented outdoor gallery only visible at night.
The exhibition/outdoor concept, Faces, extends the gallery space beyond its traditional white walls and out onto the blank canvas of eleven surrounding streets, creating an affluent new London East End destination by day, and a free, international gallery of world-class contemporary art by night. With over a year in planning, by completion it will be one of the biggest permanent public installations in the world.
During the “Faces” opening on Thursday 16 September, Zevs’ crew performed live by spraying LV clean graffiti.
Faile – UK Book Launch at The Outsiders
Last night saw the UK launch of Faile’s eagerly awaited book ‘Faile: Prints & Originals 1999-2009′ at Lazarides “Outsiders” shop in Soho, London.
A limited number of hand-finished copies were available as well as a number of signed copies.
The ground floor of The Outsiders is currently highlighting a selection of Faile prints and originals.
Downstairs in The Dungeon are showcased a selection of Lazarides in-house prints produced over the past year.
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