Papergirl Portland from abraham ingle on Vimeo.

In 2009, Abraham Ingle brought Berlin's Papergirl Project to Portland. Over 200 pieces of original 2d art were displayed in a gallery, then rolled up, and distributed via bicycle to randomly selected people on the streets of Portland.

Artist (Shark): Gorellaume

On February 9th, when we arrived in Milan, we posted a note on the site letting people know that we'd all be meeting at the statue in the Piazza Duomo. We had no idea who - and how many - people would show up.

It turned out to be an amazing evening. Amongst the twenty-five or so people who joined us was Blu. He had traveled by train from his hometown in Bologna earlier that morning. It was the first time we had ever met Blu, and Sara and I were delighted that he had come all the way just to see us.

At the end of the night, Blu handed us a small wooden box. He told us that inside was one of his sketchbooks. He said that each week he did a new sketchbook and that he wanted us to have the one he had just completed. Sara and I were blown away by his thoughtfulness and ever since it's been one of our favorite gifts. Not just for the wonderful drawings inside but for the intimacy of the gift itself.

The other week Blu came over for dinner and we showed a few friends the sketchbook. It occurred to us that because it's a book in a box and not something to hang on a wall, very few people will actually get to see it. So this morning Sara and I did a short video "tour" of the book. We hope you like it as much as we do....

Tomorrow night at Subliminal Projects in Los Angeles, WK Interact will debut his latest solo show, How To Blow Yourself Up.

Coolhunting asked WK to explain the title. Here's his response:

CH: The title could be interpreted as how to gain fame, which people who blow themselves up in fact do accomplish. Was this double entendre made on purpose from the outset?


WK: That’s a bit off the concept, a consequential accomplishment on their part... Funny, the double entendre is also consequential. There is a great deal left open for interpretation but this was really about getting into the heads of various individuals who may not usually or stereotypically attach [themselves] to such acts but who are equally desirous of controlling destiny. Isn’t death our ultimate destiny, therefore calculating the time and place gives [us] that power of control over fate?

WK sent us further explanation, saying:

'How to Blow Yourself Up'.

We exist in a time at the culmination of doomful prophecies from various seers and civilizations. Whether or not these predictions will materialize is not relevant to the to the suggestion in the title, this concept is more of an empowering alternative to such a situation.

We are all wired with our own internal detonators, with switches, which activate on achieving a boiling point. The artificial devices provided in the pieces, encourage the individuals, who reach that point, to reflect on their state of affairs which have brought them to the point of pressing buttons.

The primary colours used [e.g. authoritative police blue and dynamite red] are relevant warning signals of alarm, like the beacon from a light house before you run aground on the rocks -to jolt reflections or a second thought of consideration before proceeding. Not only a personal reflection, but on civilization as a whole.

Are you ready for the end or to end it all?

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From our friend Harlan:

"I want to share this great event which happens this weekend in Berlin and coincides with the 20 year anniversary of the fall of the wall. Its a project from Dadara and part of the Art Wallbreakers festival, which Modart has been putting on all year. the checkpoint will be processing applications for passports and providing citizens with safe passage to the dream most suitable for them (as normal)"

Download your immigration forms here:

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epitaph from rowan pybus & faith47 on Vimeo.

From Faith47:

"epitaph is an exploration of lost spaces entered through sounds and images
to reveal the echoes of empty rooms, flakes of paint, swollen curves, fragile lines, stories hidden in the flat colors broken apart by wood and steel... "

"here's a piece i did recently in Angel, £ondon. The orange scribble has been there for some time but the needle was recently added. Thanks again for keeping it fresh"...
worldwarwon

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