To commemorate the 75th anniversary of Alfred Barr’s diagram on Cubism and Abstract Art, Daniel Feral revised the layout to illustrate the history and many influences of street art and graffiti. This diagram was produced as part of PANTHEON‘s exhibition: an accumulation of 33 artists brought together to interpret and visually represent the journey of […]
JR, an ambitious photographer and recent recipient of the 2011 TED Award, has recently released a video short based on his exhibition work completed while in Shanghai called ‘Wrinkles of the City’ that is worth a look. via:
Fresh off the opening of his new documentary ‘Exit Through the Gift Shop’ UK graffiti artist Banksy made his way to San Francisco’s Mission District and Chinatown. Erin Archuleta spotted the new work on Valencia between 19th & 20th (above). And caughtyouhoney documented this piece in San Francisco’s Chinatown district (below).
Dig this stop-motion animation by Blu. Fantastic!
Banksy the UK-based graffiti artist sits down (face to face)? with LA-based graffiti artist Shepard Fairey and shares a few words on his art, his anonymity and much more. We’ve included an excerpt from the interview published by Swindle Magazine.
How long are you going to remain anonymous, working through the medium itself and through your agent as a voice for you?
B: I have no interest in ever coming out. I figure there are enough self-opinionated assholes trying to get their ugly little faces in front of you as it is. You ask a lot of kids today what they want to be when they grow up, and they say, “I want to be famous.” You ask them for what reason and they don’t know or care. I think Andy Warhol got it wrong: in the future, so many people are going to become famous that one day everybody will end up being anonymous for 15 minutes….
Go here to read the full interview.
Artist: Ji Lee
Photo above by Rebecca Fuller
Jordan Seiler’s “New York Street Advertising Takeover” hit the streets over the weekend when over 120 illegal billboards throughout the city were white washed by dozens of volunteers. Later in the day over 80 artists transformed the blank canvasses with original artwork.
NYSAT was organized as a reaction to the hundreds of billboards that are not registered with the city, and therefore are illegal. While illegal, these violations are not being prosecuted by the City of New York, allowing the billboard companies to garner huge profits by cluttering our outdoor space with intrusive and ugly ads.
Tristan Eaton (12th and 3rd Av.)
Jennifer Jacobs
Photo from here (Kenmare St. and Elisabeth)
Photo from here (Avenue A and 11th)
During the 1970s and 80s, photographers Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant captured the burgeoning New York City graffiti movement.
After twenty five years and more than a half a million copies later, Chronicle Books is happy to offer their book Subway Art in a large-scale, deluxe format.
In tune with their motto “Celebrate Originality”, Adidas Originals will launch the first Urban Art Guide for the iPhone on March 20th showcasing some of the finest street art around. The selected works will be frequently updated by Adidas’ editorial staff. The Urban Art Guide can be purchased free of charge via the iTunes App Store starting on March 20th.
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