UK Street Art

Laurence King publishing are set to release a brand new book called Stickerbomb. It’s set to be the first collectable, fully-peelable sticker book to feature illustration, graffiti and graphics by artists from around the world and is made possible by Studio Rarekwai

We’ll have a full review of the book as soon as our copy arrives…so keep checking back.

In the meantime, Redbull are throwing a launch party this Friday at their HQ and we’ve got 2 tickets to give away to you lot.

There will be a live installtion by Rough and System, alongside music from Infinite Livez (Big Dada) and drinks courtesy of Red Bull. To be in with a chance of winning one of these tickets, do the usual…emails with your name to competitions@ukstreetart.co.uk with the subject line “Stickerbomb Launch”

We’ll be drawing the winners on Friday morning so there’s time to get your names on the list for Friday’s party. Get typing!

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Due to the high number of entries this competition received, the guys over at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms have kindly provided us with a few more pairs of tickets to this Thursday’s event than was originally planned.

In no particular order the winners of our WK Interact/Anthony Lister competition are Philip Gabriel, Paul Coombs, Cyril Delapraz, Spencer Hickman, Greg Beer, Jonathan Cave, Selena McKenzie, Tessa Bryson and Alexander O’Neill. Well done to them, they each win a pair of tickets to the private view. Sorry to all the people that entered and weren’t selected this time, keep your eyes peeled for more competitions in the pipeline.

The 2 copies of the book are to be awarded to Selena McKenzie and Philip Gabriel, congratulations to them. Get jumping for a selection of images of the book which can be picked up from Elms Lesters from Friday morning onwards.

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So, if you read the previous post about the new release DVD on Street Art, you might be asking, how do I get a copy of this DVD? Well for you lucky people, we’ve got 10 copies to give away thanks to the guys at Tate Media.

All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning a copy is to email us your name and address and send it to competitions@ukstreetart.co.uk with “Tate DVD” in the subject line.

We will be announcing the winners next Wednesday, 27th August.

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To coincide with the recent exhibition, talks and screenings at the Tate Modern, they’ve released a DVD to celebrate the scene we all know and love.

Street Art - Painting the City is a documentary about the scene and is more of an educational tool than a full blown documentary. The film covers Paris, London and Madrid where the focus is on current big names who like to flit about their respective cities making their mark(s).

Blek le Rat, Nano 4814, Nuria, Sweet Toof, Eine, Nonose, Pure Evil, D*Face and Nunca all make an appearance.

I was impressed with the quality of production, and namely the soundtrack, which featured some choice cuts from The Emperor Machine. The docu is a little short, but the story follows the artists in their respective cities and we can hear them talk about the varying approaches to street art across the globe.

You also get a chance to meet (on screen) some of the artists who took part in the first ever Street Art exhibition at the Tate Modern, and they explore the rapidly expanding commercial market, explaining how it’s turning street artists into big earners at the auction houses. Unfortunately this section is rather short, so I do hope they make a return or follow up DVD of sorts to explore this matter further.

Overall, they Tate has posed the question: “What does this growth mean for the formerly underground and anti-establishment scene.

Even though, as previously mentioned, it’s sort, it’s still an interesting watch, and certainly worth the £9.99 price tag. Go grab yourself a copy now

Title: ‘Street Art - Painting the City: London Paris Madrid’
Duration: 22 minutes
Date: 2008
Category: Visual Art
ISBN: 978 1 85437 832 3
Price: £9.99 RRP
Published by Tate Media
© Tate 2008

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BIG news, The Cans Festival is reopening this weekend in time for the Bank Holiday. Not much information right now….but all we know is that it’s going to be big…completely cleaned from the last time and brand new work….OH YES

We will back at the weekend, if not before, with photos and coverage…keep coming back to check for updates

www.thecansfestival.com

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As promised, check out our interview with Aussie export Anthony Lister after the jump.

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We went down to the Corked exhibition by Urban Angel this past Thursday and it was a feast for the eyes. A really nice space in the middle of a rather swanky Mayfair. It was funny to see this sort of set up right under the eyes of all those snooty, Ferrari-driving suits. There’s a selection of images from the show after the jump and as usual, they’re provided by Ian of Wallkandy.net

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Sheffield graffiti artist Rocket01 has released five one-off canvases through Edge Art. View the full selection here.

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The original of this little beauty was sold long before Black Rat Press even opened the doors of last week’s Big Issue Charity event. So, ever a man of the people, Pure Evil has released 100 prints of the piece for you lot, the riff-raff, the people, how nice.

Priced at £250, grab them now from the Pure Evil site here.

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Ahead of his much anticipated show opening at Elms Lesters Painting Rooms this Friday, we had the pleasure of catching up with the frighteningly talented WK Interact for a quick-fire round of questions. Read his thoughts after the jump.

Also, don’t forget we’ve got a stack of tickets to this Thursday’s private view of WK’s show alongside Anthony Lister for you people. Simply send an email to competitions@ukstreetart.co.uk with WK/Lister in the subject line for your chance of winning a pair. We’ll also be awarding a couple of people with a copy of the perfectly crafted WK/Lister show book so get emailing, we’ll announce the winners on Tuesday evening.

Keep a look-out for our interview with Anthony Lister later this week too.

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Todd James aka REAS will be presenting an exhibition of new work entitled “Blood & Treasure” at the Laz Gallery on Greek Street on the 29th August.

James is an internationally recognised artist who was a co-creator of the seminal Street Market exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York, which was selected for the Venice Biennale in 2001. James’ work has also been shown at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, the Tate Museum in Liverpool, the Parco gallery in Tokyo, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco

Laz go onto explain that:

Protest images marked out in cartoon outrage, filled with recycled advertising cast-offs and corrupted child scrawls, these large-scale works of gouache and graphite smash the distance between death and jokes and between the viewer and what he or she probably goes around trying not to know about the present state of things.

Head down to the gallery on the 29th to get an insight into an artist who takes his work seriously but through cartoons!

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A whole two days of Street Art related screenings at the Tate Modern this weekend. All free, but limited capacity, so a first come first served basis. If you’re in the area be sure to head down as this is a great filler for those of you saving your money for the Bank Holiday weekend!

Saturday 16 August

Street Art Films: Andreas Johnsen and Nis Boye Møller Rasmussen : Inside Outside

Street Art Films: Pablo Aravena : Next: A Primer On Urban Painting

Street Art Films: Jon Reiss: Bomb It

Sunday 17 August

Street Art Films: Marc-Aurèle Vecchione: Writers

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Cancer Sell held on 31st July was a huge success in raising money for charities through the sale of street art. The event did however, have some left overs, which can now be snapped up in the Cancer Sell shop.

There’s currently some pieces left by Banksy, Bam, Fink, Judith Supine and a whole host of other artists, so get clicking and do some good - snap up some fine work for your wall and help the charities even further

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Amilas have a dropped a new print and it’s a real beauty. “The Mall” is put together by two artists, Peter Kennard and Cat Picton Phillips and is a remarkable piece of work.

The Mall is a complex meeting of two mediums, photo etching and silkscreen. The paper must be wet for etching and dry for silkscreen this means that the images are always being printed off register making it very difficult to match both mediums. Around fifty prints were spoilt during this process. The background is hand screed before being etched and silkscreened, then each print has been finished with gold leaf.

The print is a signed edition of 28 and is hand finished on 410gsm Somerset satin paper. Better get in there quick then!

Snap it up here

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The Avant Guardians / Ikonoklast 2008.
Rough, Chu and Part 2.

Click on the image for a larger view, it’s unbelievably good. More pics after the jump

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