Elisa Carmichael 
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Ocular Echoism: The Autonomy of Ellis Gallagher
July 14th 09, 9:24
Ellis Gallagher is set to open his very first solo show next Thursday, July 23rd. The exciting exhibition, entitled Ocular Echoism: The Autonomy of Ellis Gallagher, is presented by the De L’Autonomy Mission and will take place at The Gallery at Collective Hardware in New York City.
Says the press release:
“In his highly anticipated debut solo exhibition, Ellis Gallagher continues his creative quest in de-objectifying the common street icon and manifests it into the surreal. His sidewalk chalk drawings of the city’s overlooked objects – mailboxes, garbage cans, street signs, bicycles etc. – have become a trademark in street art culture worldwide. OCULAR ECHOISM: THE AUTONOMY OF ELLIS GALLAGHER is collectively the artist’s most ambitious body of work to date and includes limited edition screenprints, original photography, skate decks, fire tags and an indoor New York City street scene installation, garbage included.”
Ellis’ installations look fantastic in person so make sure to head to 169 Bowery (Between Broome Street and Delancey Street) next Thursday if you can.
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Zevs Arrested in Hong Kong
July 14th 09, 1:01
Zevs is set to open his first solo show at Art Statements Gallery in Hong Kong on July 16th, however it is uncertain whether or not he will be able to attend. Reports have emerged that the Parisian graffiti artist has been arrested after bombing the Armani store with his signature liquidated Chanel motif.
While it will be unfortunate if Zevs misses the opening, the gallery has certainly seized the PR opportunity, featuring an image similar to the one above on their home page.
The incident that raised the publicity is well-documented – check out this fun video of the naughty artist at work.
Thanks to Freshness for the pic and Senses Lost for the video.
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Celeritas Exhibition Coverage
July 12th 09, 13:30
Celeritas opens today at SURU on Melrose Avenue. The show, hosted by John Hensley and Joe Hahn, features work inspired by motorcycle racing culture. Artists include Barry McGee, Joe Hahn, Mike Shinoda, Mark Dean Veca, Audrey Kawasaki, Stash, Futura, James Jean, Jim Lee, Alex Pardee, Jeff McMillan, Troy Lee, Jesse James, Usugrow, Nathan Cabrera, Dr. Romanelli and Estevan Oriol.
Check out this awesome hand painted Barry McGee Suzuki Hayabusa motorcycle, which will be up for auction. All proceeds go to Riders for Health non-profit organization.
SURU is located at 7662 Melrose Avenue. Show runs through August 16th.
Images via Known Gallery and SURU.
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Os Gemeos NYC Mural Progress
July 12th 09, 12:41
We’ve been actively following the progress of Os Gemeos’ NYC mural ever since the news dropped. Here are some more great pictures; according to Mike from Getting Up For Getting Down, the twins have about five more days to go.
Thanks to Mike for the images.
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Kokeshi Show | Japanese American National Museum
July 11th 09, 12:59
The Kokeshi Show at the Japanese American National Museum opens today, July 11. The exhibition features kokeshi dolls designed by over 100 internationally recognized artists.
For those interested in the history of kokeshi:
“Kokeshi originated in the north of Japan in a region called Tohoku, and often were the toys of the children of farmers or souvenirs for visitors to nearby hot springs. Handmade out of wood, they traditionally were characterized by a slim trunk for a body and a larger round head. It is believed Japanese woodworkers made kokeshi as a source of extra income. Faces were often a few simple lines of paint while the bodies were decorated with colorful floral patterns. Like daruma, kokeshi dolls had no arms and legs. As a Japanese folk toy, kokeshi are believed by some to be charms that can help ward off dangers, especially fire. The wood of the mizuki tree is often used for kokeshi and mizuki literally translates as “water tree.”
In the post-World War II era, a new style of kokeshi emerged alongside the traditional: thesosaku (creative). Kokeshi with different shaped heads and bodies, an assortment of colors and even the introduction of hair were designed as part of the sosaku movement. In the sosaku tradition, the only limits were governed by the imagination of each kokeshi designer.”
The show runs through October 4.
Image of Amy Sol’s kokeshi via Arrested Motion.
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Banksy in Africa
July 11th 09, 12:41
Although believed to have been painted at the start of the year, images of Banksy’s street pieces in Africa are only now beginning to circulate. These great pieces are thought to be in Mali.
Via Unurth.
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Frerk and Marc C. Woehr Interview
July 9th 09, 10:40
SLAMXHYPE recently caught up with German street artists Frerk and Marc C. Woehr. We first came across the pair at Art Basel Miami, where they were painting a mural alongside Shepard Fairey during the street art event Primary Flight. Learn a bit more about this awesome duo before their first LA show, which opens at Carmichael Gallery tonight.
SlamxHype: Can you tell us a bit about where you are from?
Frerk: I´m from Stuttgart – the city of cars, you know, Benz, Porsche etc.
Marc C. Woehr: I come from a small German town, Neckarsulm, which was just totally dead, you know? I spent a lot of time with my buddies just hanging out on the street. When hip hop made it from the US over to us I got inspired. I started to skate and draw graffiti.
SlamxHype: What did you want to be when you were a child?
Frerk: Truck driver.
Marc C. Woehr: It has always been my greatest dream to be an artist who can actually make a living from his art.
Marc C Woehr "Dark Nights" Mixed on Wood
SlamxHype: How did you get your first breakthrough?
Marc C. Woehr: I had my first breakthrough in 1996 in Heilbronn. It was the largest (back then) underground parking lot to have been painted with spray cans in Baden Württemberg.
Frerk: Then Marc and I were invited to create a painting for the Creative Boat Party during Art Basel last year. The next big step was drawing at Primary Flight/Art Basel Miami with Obey, Blek Le Rat, etc.
SlamxHype: Where do you find inspiration and influence on a daily basis?
Frerk: News. Looking at people and daily life. Walking through the streets. Intensely thinking. For me it’s important to absorb everything – mostly the small and quiet things in life.
Frerk and Marc C. Woehr Collaboration Mixed on Wood
Marc C. Woehr: My little family, my friends and my surroundings give me the strength and the ideas I need. My wife is my greatest critic and my little boy is my biggest fan.
Slamxhype: Anyone you desire to work with/for?
Marc C. Woehr: A big wall together with Shepard and Frerk.
SlamxHype: What is the best gallery in Stuttgart?
Frerk: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. With Andy Warhol, Otto Dix, Picasso and many more.
SlamxHype: What is your favorite place to visit?
Marc C. Woehr: A little clearing approx. 5 min. from our house. You can see the whole city from up there.
Marc C. Woehr "Stand Alone" Mixed on Wood
SlamxHype: What artists are changing the way we think at the moment?
Frerk: For me it’s Banksy. Yann Arthus-Bertrand. I really like the socio-critical stuff.
Marc C. Woehr: Difficult question – I think we won’t really know who really moved and shook us until time goes by.
SlamxHype: Where do you see the art scene in 10 years time?
Frerk: Hard to say. 10 years ago I was 18. If somebody had told me that ten years later I would be having an exhibition in the US, I would probably have had a fit of laughter. So it‘s such a long time and anything could happen.
Frerk "ID.09F.1939w" Mixed on Wood
SlamxHype: What’s green, fluffy and lives in your second drawer?
Frerk: Myself. And it is my daily business to break out.
Marc C. Woehr: Handcuffs.
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Lucy McLauchlan at Fame Festival
July 8th 09, 15:17
We previously brought you news of Conor Harrington’s work at FAME Fest, the all-star street art festival taking place in Italy this summer. Lucy McLauchlan was there at the same time as Conor and painted this beautiful tower alongside his.
More very exciting artists are about to land in Grottaglie – we’d like to tell you who is up next but it’s more fun to keep it a surprise! Stay tuned.
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Zevs | Hong Kong
July 7th 09, 13:35
Zevs is set to open his very first Hong Kong solo exhibition on July 16th at Art Statements Gallery in Central. The elusive Parisian street artist is currently at work with local craftsmen to produce a series of new works that combine his trademark reappropriation of LV and Chanel logos with traditional Chinese techniques.
The exhibition will run from July 16th through September 30th.
Art Statements Gallery
G/F, 5 Mee Lun Street | Map
Central, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 2122 9657Thanks to La MJC and Freshness for the tip.
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Eine | Scandal Print
July 6th 09, 12:16
If there is one artist who knows how to make a good print, it is Eine. Not only does the popular UK street artist have years of experience as the master printer at Pictures On Walls behind him, he recently broke the world record for hand-pulling the most colors (78, to be exact) in a silk-screen print.
Scandal, produced for his debut LA solo at Carmichael Gallery on July 9, is Eine’s latest offering and one of his strongest to date. Printed by famed LA print shop Modern Multiples, the terrific silk screen on archival paper is limited to an edition of 50.
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Vhils | Scratching The Surface Exhibition at Lazarides Rathbone
July 6th 09, 2:34
Vhils, aka Alexandre Farto, has just opened a spectacular show at Lazarides Gallery Rathhbone. The young Portuguese artist has taken his unique portraiture to another level with this new body of work, as evidenced by Ian from Wallkandy’s photos.
Here’s a little excerpt from the press release.
“By re-contextualising the urban setting, Vhils explores and questions the many dimensions of cities and their inhabitants in a series of playful works. Focusing on the people that inhabit the artist’s multicultural environment Vhils draws attention to the layers that underlie it. A set of portraits of unknown faces use unconventional techniques and materials; acid and bleach eat into surfaces to expose the layers beneath, the act of destruction becoming an act of creation, posters that exemplify a consumer society are subtly converted into objects poignantly celebrating humankind.”
Scratching the Surface will remain on display through August 1.
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“Ways of Seeing” at Black Rat Press
July 6th 09, 1:35
Cutting edge London gallery Black Rat Press recently opened Ways of Seeing, a three person group show featuring Swoon, Matt Small and Brian Adam Douglas. Arguably one of the gallery’s strongest lineups to date, the show did not disappoint with each artist delivering a solid and inspiring body of work . Our friend Ian from Wallkandy has shared some fantastic images with us.
Brian Adam Douglas
Matt Small
Swoon
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Word To Mother | Fifty24SF
July 2nd 09, 10:00
UK artist Word To Mother is set to open his first US solo, Young Mind, Old Soul, at San Francisco’s Fifty24SF Gallery this evening, July 2. The show will feature a selection of works on mixed media and found wood, as well as a limited edition print. This is an exciting opportunity to see the rising star’s work in person so if you are in SF tonight, make sure to stop by to check it out, plus meet WTM who has flown all the way over the Atlantic for the event.
The tone of WTM’s new body of work is slightly more subdued than what we saw at his sell-out show at Stolenspace back in March, emphasizing the meditative nature and themes of nostalgia and simplicity that prevail in the pieces.
In response to the show’s title, the artist responds, “For me, the idea of having a Young Mind and an Old Soul is about retaining the freedom of youth, the creative and unrestricted energy to continue to question things and to educate yourself, whilst living with a respect and understanding of the past.”
Images courtesy of Viktor Vauthier.
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Stolenspace Summer Group Show
July 2nd 09, 5:10
There’s a fantastic show opening at Stolenspace tonight, July 2. Over 20 artists herald in the London summer with works on canvas, wood and paper, three-dimensional pieces and exclusive new screen print releases. (Head over to Arrested Motion to read about what Word To Mother and Chloe Early will have on show.)
Artists featured in the show are:* PAUL ALEXANDER THORNTON
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* SYLVIA JI
* MIKE LEAVITT
* MR JAGO
* PETE FOWLER
* RONZO
* KRIS KUKSI
* KAI & SUNNY
* SHEPARD FAIREY
* KIRSTY WHITEN
* WILL BARRAS
* CHLOE EARLY
* BRAD DOWNEY
* CHARLES KRAFFT
* JAYBO
* D*FACE
* DAN WITZ
* DAVID BRAY
* WORD TO MOTHER
* MISS VAN
* DOZE GREEN
* JACOB KNILL
* MUDWIG
* MYSTERIOUS AL
* JOSHUA PETKER
* HELLOVON
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Swoon, Matt Small, Brian Adam Douglas | Black Rat Press
July 2nd 09, 4:37
Lucky you if you’re in London tonight! Black Rat Press has an amazing show opening featuring Swoon, Matt Small, and Brian Adam Douglas (whom you may know better as Elbowtoe). Running through July 23rd, the exhibition, entitled Ways of Seeing, is a great opportunity to view the work of three very different but very important contemporary figurative artists.
Matt Small
Swoon
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Brian Adam Douglas
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