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El Mac, Pablo Delgado, Interesni Kazki and more in VNA 17

RJ — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:29 +0000

I was finally been able to set aside some time this past weekend to ready Very Nearly Almost‘s issue #17. As usual, VNA have confirmed why they are my favorite magazine covering street art. For their latest issue, which is admittedly not that new so sorry for the delay, VNA interview some of the most interesting figures in street art, including El Mac and Interesni Kazki. Juxtapoz also recently had an interview with IK, but I get bored with Juxtapoz’s interview and found VNA’s interview interesting, so that’s saying something. As long as you ignore the interview with Goldie, VNA has once again shown their commitment to producing a magazine which is equally timely and timeless. They speak with some of the best-known names in street art today, but the magazine will be almost just as readable in a year or more.

The interviews with El Mac and Pablo Delgado were particular highlights for me. El Mac is well-spoken and just seems like a smart guy, which is always nice to learn. And Delgado is a figure who seemed to pop up out of nowhere in London and get bloggers and photographers all wondering “Who the hell is this guy putting up awesome tiny pieces all over Shoreditch?” practically overnight.

There’s also an interview with Malarky which should act as good documentation of his work on Brick Lane given that a lot of it won’t be around for much longer.

For the most part, I read other art magazines because I have to if I want Vandalog to be any good, but I read Very Nearly Almost because I enjoy it.

You can pick up a copy of VNA #17 online.

Photos courtesy of Very Nearly Almost

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Jaz speaks about his art

RJ — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:08:32 +0000

In this video of Jaz working in Mexico last December, Jaz shares some insights into his thoughts on graffiti, his art and why he works outdoors.

JAZ EN MÉXICO from Filmaciones de la Ciudad on Vimeo.

Photo courtesy of Brooklynite Gallery

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Belated link-o-rama

RJ — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:29:46 +0000

El Decertor

Thanks to spending the weekend in NYC for Skewville’s show at Factory Fresh (on now and great), I am late with this week’s link-o-rama. Nonetheless, here it is:

When David Choe painted Facebook’s offices back in 2005, he was given two options: He could either take a couple thousand dollars as payment, or stock in the company. He chose the stock. Assuming that Choe has held onto that stock, the New York Times estimates that Choe may be worth $200 millions pretty soon. So of course, Choe ended up on the front page of the NYTimes and is being written about all over the web, but he is also a talented artist. Here’s some of what he painted in Facebook’s offices (he just painted their new offices as well) and here’s what Choe and a few friends got up to in Denver recently.
Eloquent Vandals, a film about the Nuart festival, is now streaming online.
Ron English has two great new sculptures that are well-worth checking out: Fat Tony (the tiger) which will be for sale as a toy and Hulk Obama, which looks like a customization by Ron that may or may not ever be for sale.
Another great wall by Phlegm in Sheffield.
Dabs and Myla have a touching Christmas tradition (now let’s get a fun discussion going in the comments about the ethics/humility of making a video about that tradition).
This collaboration between Reka, Ghostpatrol and TwoOne turned out really nicely.

Photo by El Decertor

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New from Know Hope

RJ — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:03:48 +0000

Know Hope sent over some images of his recent work indoors and outdoors. The indoor piece, Substitute, is for an upcoming group show at White Wallsin San Fransisco. That show opens February 11th.

Collaboration between Know Hope and Seth. Photo by Seth

Photos courtesy of Know Hope

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Aiko, Ron English, Faile, Logan Hicks, Judith Supine, London Police & more @ Opera Gallery’s “Making Faces”

loisstavsky — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:21:00 +0000

We like the way NYC’s Opera Gallery integrated some of the more established street artists with the likes of Chagall, Picasso and Matisse in their current exhibit featuring a remarkably diverse range of portraits. The exhibit continues through February 19 at 115 Spring Street. Here are a few faces we captured when we stopped by this past week:

Aiko

Ron English

Faile

Logan Hicks

Judith Supine

The London Police

Photos by Lois Stavsky & Tara Murray

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Remi/Rough hits David Shillinglaw’s studio

Shower — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:00:59 +0000

Too often I see an artist releasing a new mass produced screenprint, pulled by a large print house, and with little or no input from the artist themselves. As a result, I rather enjoy seeing the process an artist goes through to produce a piece of work, be it print or original. It is almost refreshing.

Recently Remi/Rough team up with David Shillinglaw in David’s north London studio to paint this lovely colab canvas. And whilst doing so, posed for a few nice photos of them at work…

Check out more shots and the finished piece after the jump…

Photos by Joanna Dudderidge and Remi/Rough.

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Leon Reid IV’s latest Kickstarter campaign

RJ — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:30:07 +0000

Leon Reid IV and Julia Marchesi have teamed up for Reid’s latest project: The Hundred Story House. It’s a sculpture designed to house free books at a park in Brooklyn’s Cobble Hill Park. The idea is that the sculpture will function as free library on an honor-system. People can take books or leave them, and the sculpture could be a place where people know they can find great books to read for free. But Leon and Julia need $13,000 to make their vision happen, so they have gone to Kickstarter in the hope of raising that money. Here’s their pitch:

So far, they’ve raised about 13% of their goal, and they have 28 days to go. To support The Hundred Story House or learn more, check out the Kickstarter page.

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From the Streets of Bogota, Colombia: A Cast of Characters, Part ll, Toxicómano & more

loisstavsky — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:30:21 +0000

Here are a few more images captured last week in Bogota and shared with me:

Photos by Luz Coy; artists — with the exception of Toxicómano — to be identified.

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The walls of Mikolaj Rejs

RJ — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:14:28 +0000

Sometimes I randomly come across really great artists on flickr, and few things are more fun than that. Most recently, I’ve been exploring Mikolaj Rejs‘ flickr page. Here are some of my favorites from Mikolaj.

Photos by Mikolaj Rejs

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LNY, Gaia and ND’A up in Philly

RJ — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:32:49 +0000

ND'A. Photo by ND'A

Three of the finest up-and-coming street artists around just came through Philadelphia. Streets Dept. has some great shots of two spots by Gaia, so I’m going to focus on ND’A and LNY‘s work.

LNY. Photo by LNY

ND'A. Photo by ND'A

LNY. Photo by LNY

There are detailed shots of LNY’s wheatpastes and some spraypainted works by LNY after the jump…

LNY. Photo by LNY

LNY. Photo by RJ Rushmore

Any here’s a bonus piece from ND’A not in Philadelphia just because I like it…

ND'A. Photo by ND'A

Photo by ND’A,

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