Ahead of Ad Hoc’s group show’s opening on September 12 they have released a collaborative print from The London Police, Flying Fortress and Pez. Each print is hand spraypainted by the artists, signed and is from a run of just 19. Priced at $300 pick one up by ringing Ad Hoc direct on 718-366-2466.
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
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
Good to see Croydon getting some street art love.
Keeping up their current momentum, Stolen Space have invited Parisian badman Alex One for a show opening on August 21. Check out a selection of images from the show and a brief background of the talented man after the jump.
As well as a selection of originals for sale, there will be one print release (hand pulled by the artist himself) plus signed copies of his book Came A Yeux (Drugs For The Eyes) available.
We’re absolutely delighted that one of London’s greatest ever writers, Cazbee, ‘The Sure Shot Rocker’, has been coaxed out of retirement for his second piece in 20 years. Alongside Kilo he produced the piece above at the weekend - welcome back.
To see the almost finished piece and other works from the great man visit his flickr here.
