Roll up! Roll up! We had a fantastic response to our competition for a copy of the new Street Art DVD by Tate Media.
Congratulations to: Martin Malloy, Alex Hillhouse, Marek Chojnacki, Kevin McQuaid, Harry Harmer, Rob Wass, Natalie Barsky, Bimal Tailor, Lindesay Mace, Stuart Hart
Your DVDs will be in the post early next week
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.
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
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
Street Art Films: Nicholas Hansen: Rash
Street Art Films: Stunnedfilm: Kroonjuwelen
Rough was at the Tate Modern on Friday to do a talk alongside Blek Le Rat on ‘The history of graffiti and street art’
We’ve got an interview for you lot coming up very soon and as a preview to the talents of this legend of the UK graf scene, we’ve got his intro video from Friday’s talk. This is a 3 minute wonder of so many amazing pieces that it’s hard to keep an eye on all them – you’re definitely going to be rewinding back to check them out again. One of my personal favourites is the “Weetabix” man. Enjoy
To coincide with the Tate Modern talk this Friday we have an interview with one of the pioneers of the stencil scene, Blek Le Rat. It’s an honour to have such a great name involved with the site, and as you read through his answers it’s evident that Blek has a real passion for what he does. We hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did.
Read the rest after the jump
Faile will be releasing a print to commemorate their work at Tate Modern this Monday, June 31 at 4pm GMT. The print will feature a 25 colour relief print on 300 gram Somerset Satin paper and will be an edition of 315. This print will be issued on a first come first served basis from the Faile site.
However, if you’re not after a souvenier from the exhibition at Tate Modern, the collective will also be releasing a few more prints via a lottery system which will open at 4pm (GMT) on June 31 and close at 9pm on July 2. The rules for the lottery system are - one print per person, though you can register for as many as you are interested in.
The lottery will be run through the Fair Q site. You will also be able to access the lottery via the Faile site, here.
The Tate Modern is preparing itself for 6 big events in July and August on a variety of subjects relating to the street/urban art scene.
ALL of these events are FREE – so this is the perfect excuse to fill up your diaries for the two months!
Check out the events after the jump…
