December 30, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

Total Ghaos by my friends at Reactor. it's such a shame more people didn't make it to the game/party/performance/art piece. it was an unique experience, still unsure if it was complete madness or semi-pretentious genius, probably neither...

Also the Ellie Harrison show in a London tube station was really cool as the whole audience went to a bar around the corner from the show and drank the night away. I met some friends I hadn't seen for seven years there too.

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Too many favourites too mention.

Off the top of my slightly fuzzy head I'd go for Yuck, Ashi, Koa, Superduex, Fons, Kei Sawada, serge seidlitz, yok, chimp, richt, rolito and sune ehlers

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Dennis Tyfus and Ian (I like Drawing)

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

Paul Granjon and Bedwyr Williams from the Welsh pavilion at this years Venice Biennale. Granjons robots were amusing and sad and lewd.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

I'm not sure but I wasn't a fan of the charity wristband trend that infected everyone so much.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

I really love the look of Good Wood Gang by Friends With You - but haven't managed to pick one up yet. They look great though and I'm happy enough just to know that they exist.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

The Fall - Fall Heads Roll
also Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
but that came out years ago but I only got it this year - it's excellent.

Favorite Website of 2005:

http://www.dumbplaylists.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
http://drawn.ca/

What do you most want for Christmas?

No presents please.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Doodling or thinking of doodling. Also I will mainly be worrying about the forthcoming year and how I'm possibly going to fill another 12 months up without doing any real work.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Traveling (but not by plane) and meeting foreign people and eating foreign things. Also - the Football World Cup all over Germany, the Pictoplasma Conference in Berlin and the farewell of Mr Blair. How much longer for Mr Bush?

Posted by marc at 10:40 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 29, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

doodle4google

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Blu

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Turf one

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

This awesome view of williamsburg

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

Fruttolo3D sunglasses hand made by my friend oboe (in the pic)

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

Maybe it's a bit older but keeps on rockin'

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

"Yours to keep" Teddybears Stockholm

Favorite Website of 2005:

http://www.twothings.net/

What do you most want for Christmas?

An US visa to work in NY for a couple of years : )

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year?

With my brother in new york city.... /

What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Dunno i hate the New Years Eve but i think i'm gonna get drunk somewere in LES...

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Travelling, Painting,Snowboarding,meetin' peolpe, enjoy life...

You can see Stefano's work here.

Posted by marc at 9:35 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 28, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

Wordless in Zurich...so many cool artists and the best organization team ever...

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\Favorite Artist of 2005:

Jeremy Fish...he's a big geezer and his art is always fresh and funny...he's book "I'm with the stupid" is pure dope...

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

I think must be Pixel Pancho (MIDA) from the KNZ (www.knz-clan.com)in Turin, Italy...he is really young and he is really good with spray-can, brushes, markers and he works day and night on his project...nice one

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

I bought my first piece of art in California in LA and this little istallation-sculpture is so evil and well done that i needed to spend some money on it... i don't remember the name of the artist but he is a joung guy super cool and talented that was, for the first time, officially in a show... It's going to arrive in my studio the next week and i can't wait to put it up in my collection...

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

The shoes Path "Grasshopper"...so confortable that sometimes i wear them also when i sleep or when i swim...

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

Defenitly the Sam Flores toy...that guy is a genius!

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

The last cd of The Dandy Warhol (Odditorium)...amazing psicadelic rock and roll...yeah, yeah...

Favorite Website of 2005:

For sure wooster collective...big up to marc and sara...

What do you most want for Christmas?

A lot of canvas and markers...maybe same good bottles of wine and a new table for my studio... (i'm painting now on a tennis-table one and it sucks...)

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I think that i will work on the hundreds of contact i took in the last two month and i will try to organize a serious shedule for next year... I also wanna ski and enjoy the italian food in massive way... For sure i will try to start the new yearcompletly drunk in bed with a gorgeous lady ...

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

A lot of experiences around the world and a lot of rock and roll!!

Posted by marc at 6:45 PM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

white sox winning the world series

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

eddie martinez

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Jim Drain and Ara Peterson

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

DADA exhibition at the pompidou.

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

bare feet

Favorite Toy of 2005:

a bicycle

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

iron & wine - woman king ep

Favorite Website of 2005:

http://www.american-pictures.com/

Posted by marc at 6:38 PM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

Kent Greenbaum’s twice a year release of a new batch of robots

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Favorite artist 2005:

Yuriika. Wreckords

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Favorite new artist of 2005:

Mark Bercier (I discovered his work last February in New Orleans)

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Favorite new piece of art 2005:

Wall/Paint modification on Mercer St near Canal ( can anyone tell me how they did this?)

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Favorite new trend:

That most Americans are finally seeing the Bush administration for what is really is.

Favorite new toy:

my Sawzall

Favorite new cd or song:

The Occasion cd

Favorite website:

Wooster

What do you want most for Christmas:

more time

How will you be spending the holidays this year:

Chilling with friends and family; making and distributing art

What will you be doing New Years Eve:

Laying low, stickering if it is warm enough

What are you looking forward to most in 2006:

The dada show at the National Museum of Art, The Paul Klee exhibit at the Phillips Collection

Posted by marc at 6:32 PM in Best of 2005 |


December 26, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

Finders Keepers 06 Milan 25th march 2005

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Chaz

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Lolo

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

A Jordi Labanda's wallpainting in a Barcelona bar

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

Flying Fortress' bear

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Muchachito & Bombo Infierno "Vamos que nos vamos"

Favorite Website of 2005:

Wooster Collective

What do you most want for Christmas?

My girlfriend to find the work of his life

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year?

Eating, sleeping & chilling out with my family in Sicily

What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Having party with my friends in Milan

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Paint, paint & paint!

You can find out more about TVboy here.

Posted by marc at 9:01 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

IDN DesignEdge 2005. I was invited by LMAC family to paint alongside YOK and not to mention meeting great artists like Delta, Faile and Rostarr among others.

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Dalek.

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

RICHT of WHAT Crew (UK).

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

The Conflict of Doubts by Zero (ARTVSTS).

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

My trusty MUJI bagpack.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

Need For Speed: Most Wanted.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Any songs by Bob Marley.

Favorite Website of 2005:

Indonesia’s street art site: ww.tembokbomber.com

What do you most want for Christmas?

A trip to New York.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Just a quiet quality time with the missus.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

An upcoming Gerbil exhibition and friends in Bangkok!

You can learn mor about Killer Gerbil here.

Posted by marc at 8:28 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

when i saw larry david with his laundry in hollywood and he got pissed off at me because he thought i was taking a picture of him...but i was just taking a picture of my friends car... it wa like a scene from curb your enthusiasm.. too funny

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Thesis for his never stopping eye popping love for what he does

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

7teen from detroit

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

i cant recall... huh? strange

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

people walking instead of driving

Favorite Toy of 2005:

i am still not down with that toy thing

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

hell yeah....dead prez.......

Favorite Website of 2005:

wooster still holding it down...everyday i take a look

What do you most want for Christmas?

an apartment... i have been sleeping on couches since october...yeah a home

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

i would like to go winter camping...out in a forest along the st lawrence river in northern quebec

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

south america... me and a friend are going to peru in feb. to paint murals for a couple of weeks with these peruvian artists Entes and Pesimo.....

You can learn more about Other on his website

Posted by marc at 8:13 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

Favourite Fiends Show at the Outside Institute, as it was one of the only things I got to go to, there were loads of things going on in 2005 though, wished I could’ve got to more.

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Ashley Wood/ELK sort of torn between em, Ashley Wood is a great artist, extremely prolific and I can’t get enough of his artwork, it is fast and dynamic, but Elk is still painting some of the best pieces I have seen on trains or otherwise. Both.

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Armsrock, great punkrock looking drawings and amazing murals too, wished I could see more stuff by em really.

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

Any of the later pieces by Elizabeth Murray exhibited at the MOMA NY, her work was great the way it was on canvas, but stretched round these weird shapes, it was really like graffiti too, on the more cartoony side, very happy looking. Although I did see the Os Gemeos wall at Coney Island, that was pretty special too.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

The Handpumping fence sprayer, with emulsion in for fill-ins

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

New Wacom tablet from Apple Store NY.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Regina Spektor, Soviet Kitsch

Favorite Website of 2005:

www.drawn.ca it’s great for art reference.

What do you most want for Christmas?

A lazy day watching tv and eating food.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Christmas with family, my little sister just had a baby, so hanging out with my niece. As well as talking war strategy with my father in law, whilst watching all the cheery war movies they put on tv. Also preparing for a show that starts early January. New Year, no plans yet, a bar with some mates and Helen hopefully.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

A bit of travel hopefully and getting into painting a bit more.
Learning how to draw letters again and doing some new shows, hopefully one in the Dragon Bar organised by Probly.
That’s aboot it really.

Posted by marc at 7:59 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 25, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005

there were so many,i traveled alot and meet so many awesome people ..static free in pittsburg and a different honest at le gallery in toronto

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

um other, evoke, berzerker, maki, thesis, i cant pick one its to hard..

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

ive been catching alot of really nice work on trains by 27..

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

another hard one to narrow down.. im going to go with this crazy massive daser mural...he worked on it for weeks..

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

i got my computer fixed

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

the new p-love record..

Favorite Website of 2005:

wooster

What do you most want for Christmas?

to enjoy the company of good friends

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

im going to paint trains..and party with friends..

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

me and other are working on a book together..

Posted by marc at 6:45 PM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

ok, is this wierd? it was my own opening, i can't lie, it was the moment when japanther opened up the moving truck that they were hidden in, and burst into song. i ran over to jeffrey and apologized for going against what we agreed upon about not having japanther play in the street and then i ran over and crowd surfed like i was 15 only it was the skyline of grand street going by above my head and i had just finished the biggest single thing i had ever made and everyone i loved was all around me and was in tears.

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

dave ellis is pretty much the best thing ever, and growing.

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

armsrock, kid is so young and full of magic.

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

last year on new year's my little brother jerry and i dragged the christmas tree out into the yard, redecorated it with garlands of fire crackers and lit it, it turned into a bonfire so big i thought it was going to light the nearby trees on fire, but it didn't, just burned so pretty, i think that was art. good job jerry. oh, no wait! i am forgetting the city of names in berlin, akim and zasd bringing together the best graf writers from all over europe and creating a city of their own, for real, and living in it for half the summer. it was one of the most amazing things i have ever seen. those kids are so real.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

trend: young activists getting arrested for alleged acts of arson and property damage, being charged as terrorists, and tried for life sentences (for property damage, because when tied to ideology it's now terrorism?) oh no wait, i got it backwards, that's my least favorite trend of 2005. favorite? maybe people organizing lending a hands in support for this year's disasters.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

the mini subway train from the city of names, you could really ride in it.

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(photo courtesy santiago mostyn)

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

m.i.a. with my buddy diplo from florida, and on her own in arular.

Favorite Website of 2005:

http://justseeds.com/

What do you most want for Christmas?

a barge. take it down the mississippi. yeehaw.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

make something?

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

oh my my, 2005 has been the most amazing year of my life. i'm thinking i need to start learning a bit about the world outside of art and new york city, i most look forward to this

Posted by marc at 6:19 PM in Best of 2005 |


December 23, 2005



Favorite Event of 2005: visual rock strs at outside institute

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Favorite Artist of 2005:gamebombing

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 :sosaku miyasaki

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005 pointtless oneliner by influenza _ backjumps2 berlin

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005: belt series by yummy industries
Favorite Toy of 2005:bimbo - boris hoppek

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005: line painting compotition by everithing
Favorite Website of 2005: freaklub.com
What do you most want for Christmas? to draw
How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve? to climb the trees
What are you most looking forward to in 2006? more street art

Posted by marc at 8:03 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

My trip to Pittsburgh and NYC, and of course the shows Static Free and Keep a Breast

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Maya Hayuk

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Cameron Clayton

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

The funiest to do was this colaboration with Tristan Eaton ( Brooklyn, NY )

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

Faile's Bunny Boy Statue

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Favorite Gig? Get to see Bread and Roses at Arrow Gallery ( Thanks Laurie )

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Favorite Website of 2005:

Wooster Collective again

What do you most want for Christmas?

To have more time to spend with my girlfriend and friends.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year?

Ill join my family for cristmas in São Paulos cowntryside, in the city of Bananal. ( picture )

What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Drinking probably

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Travel / paint / breath / love

Posted by marc at 7:56 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 22, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

It was kind of favourite / least favourite event combined... on the 6th of July London got to host the Olympics and we all went 'wow something good finally happens'... and then the next day London got bombed and the whole atmosphere switched totally... it was bizarre that so much could happen in 24 hours...and the same day I went to Barcelona which was amazing...

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OLYMPICS: old ladies in france are left with a lot of stock...
BOMBINGS: and my street is closed off and this is the view from my window at midnight after the bombs came.

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

chanoir

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or adam neate

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can't decide...being their friends and painting with both of them this year has been an inspiration for me.

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

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SPIT.. I know everybody else has probably known him for years, but I went to barcelona and saw his stuff for the first time this year and then totally randomly met him too... he is awesome.. I stole this image of his from
ekosystem.org thanks !

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

The Holocaust Memorial between Potsdamer Platz towards the Brandenburg gate. The best piece of art definitely..

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

The Pictoplasma CHARACTERS IN MOTION DVD pretty much rocks my world especially the OGGO animation by Saiman Chow I projected it onto a wall about 40 feet wide at a party last night and people were loving it.

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

I have been playing with Video mixing software a lot this year... Symtonic, Arkaos and Motion Dive Tokyo all RULE..

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

vashti bunyan : just another diamond day (album)

Favorite Website of 2005:

woostercollective definitely

What do you most want for Christmas?

a non stick frying pan and to move to Antwerp and get a muscle car.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I'm going back to Wales for Christmas to see my family, and then I'm going to be doing PURE EVIL visuals for a RETOX party in London on New Years day from 6am..

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

beautiful women.

What were the saddest things that happened in 2005?....

Richard Pryor and Hunter S Thompson dying this year... they were both amazing....

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R.I.P.

Posted by marc at 7:07 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

Summerjam in Cologne!

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Bros

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Blu

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

Kenor and Kode From Barcelona

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

The Fish writer, soon for sell on restaurants deliciousss!

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Dale mas Gasolinaaaaaaaaaaaa Daddy Yanky, Singed by Galo. Skin up!

Favorite Website of 2005:

www.eseaene.com Incredible ilustrations from madrid.

What do you most want for Christmas?

I wish the best for everybody, that finish Christmas, and no more oil boats crashed on the sea.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

The life is a Holidays! Enjoy it! ,on New Years Eve i will go to the big reggae party on the city with Mutxa-Ganja crew and friends.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

To Go to the moon to paint on a Nasa Station an SpaceFish

Posted by marc at 6:58 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 21, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

my trips in india and nicaragua/guatemala
simply unforgettable.

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>Favorite Artist of 2005:

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my 2005 favourite artist is not an artist
he's an italian peace activist called Turi Vaccaro.
On Wednesday 10 August 2005 he entered the air force base Woensdrecht in Hoogerheide (Netherlands) climbing over the fence and entering an hangar where he disarmed two F-16 airplanes , using an hammer he destroyed the instrument panels in the aircraft. His action has made it impossible to use these planes for fighting tasks (the estimated costs for restoring the planes is about 750,000 euro's). He disarmed the F16s to protest against the illegal storage of nuclear weapons at the nearby Volkel airbase and as a commemoration of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60 years ago. The F-16s at Woensdrecht were being prepared for their war fighting tasks, including carrying and dropping the nuclear weapons based at Volkel airbase. There are currently 20 nuclear weapons at Volkel, each with a power 14 times the Hiroshima bomb.

Now he's in jail and he has also been ordered to pay 750,000 euro damages to the Ministry of Defence
Maybe he's not an artist but this is the best vandalize act i've ever seen.

more on Turi Vaccaro here.

Favorite New Artist of 2005:

JR from paris. Great photos.

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

i've seen the work with light by tono and nano in madrid
tono made his logo in the wall using a simple mirror reflecting the public light
and nano put his light-box in the street stealing energy from public lights .
great public art projects.
i think they should be paid.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

this little toy can turn off every kind of television in america, europe and asia:
just press the button.

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

indian steam boat
made by recycled cans
you just put a little candle inside and the boat starts sailing with a real steam engine.

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Favourite CD or Song of 2005:

http://www.ubu.com
big sound archive
you can download recordings of poetry, music, audio and video projects from many artist of last century . (sharing power !) .
i like the music by "people like us"
but at the moment the archive is out of service …

Favourite Website of 2005:

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http://www.theyrule.net/
it's an old site but always useful. there's an interactive map to discover every connection between the bigger USA corporation. a simple way to understand who really rule the world. and here's a similar little map for italy.

What do you most want for Christmas?

Nothing special.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

working on my videos.

Posted by marc at 7:05 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 20, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

The Dalek show up here in toronto was a great experience, it was fantastic to see his work in person, and get the chance to meet one of my heroes...

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Thesis has blown my mind again this year, he always seems to... oh, and Zak Smith!

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Melinda Josie, a local talent here in Toronto...I've only seen a few pieces, but I'm blown away...she's gary taxalie's assistant...and lady friend of one of the Team Macho guys...and one of my friends...

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

Julie Moon's headspace installation at le. gallery, pretty fantastic...

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

hmmm.... being able to share transit passes up here in Toronto, I've saved so much money!

Favorite Toy of 2005:

I've kinda stopped buying toys lately, I'm not really sure... maybe the Marcl Dzama toys, but I can't remember if that was last year or this year...

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

The Murs and Slug "felt" albums, Murs is my favourite MC, nice to get some new stuff...

Favorite Website of 2005:


www.dopefiend.ca

What do you most want for Christmas?

Same as last year, a cheese basket...I've got my eye on a real nice one... nice selection, a little bit of sausage and nuts...except I just found out that I'm lactose intollerant, so a cheese basket and those pills that will let me eat it without imploding...

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How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

For Christmas, going back to the folks place to chop some wood and relax a bit. For New years, I think my girlfriend and I are going to stay in and watch movies, I usually prefer to hibernate for new years, the holidays are my time to rest...

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

If all goes well, I'll be living in NYC with my girlfriend in september, I'm super excited, and super worried about the $$$...

Posted by marc at 6:22 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

SWINDLE event on the boat in NYC, and I saw Billy Idol twice. Oh yeah, I went to Mardi Gras in 05.

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Richard Colman. WOW! Look for his book in 06.

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Rocky Griste impressed me. He is from FL somewhere.

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

Once again, Stuff Richard Colman did.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

I finally bought a digital camera. That doesn’t count does it?

Favorite Toy of 2005:

Medicom put out these Sex Pistols toys I picked up.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

that would be a toss up between the EVENS, and THE BOMB (the guy from Naked Raygun)

Favorite Website of 2005:

I am sorry to say that it is EBAY.

What do you most want for Christmas?

To win the lottery, a new house, and another lab, but not a puppy.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

It would be nice to be a sleep before new years eve. So I can get well rested for a hectic 2006. I know that sounds lame, but I promise to eat myself silly first.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

The release of: FREIGHT TRAIN GRAFFITI.

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Posted by marc at 6:13 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 19, 2005

Favorite Artist of 2005:

OS GEMEOS (still on top)

Favorite New Artist of 205 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

BLU

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

It's perhaps not from 2005 but i discovered it this year, i love Banksy painting with that cat playing with a wool ball and at the opposite of it a small girl whogonna plug it farer in the borrough !

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

My fresh new book of course ;-)))

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

a stick with shit (best ever)

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Dabi toure - "Iris"

Favorite Website of 2005:

Guess it :-)) !!!

What do you most want for Christmas?

to be sober enough to get on the evening

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Swimming with turtles in Mayotte Island

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

More free time !!!

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You can see more work by Jace on his website here.

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Favorite Event of 2005:

the opening of my studio in Venice wich I share with other 7 artists

Favorite Artist of 2005:

WK interact.... OS GEMEOS.... SWOON...no pics needed

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

david choe...I like what he write...

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005


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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

WK INTERACT EXTERIOR-INTERIOR ACT2

Favorite Toy of 2005:

I don't like so much toy stuff

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

"Sprout and the Bean" from "The Milk-Eyed Mender" by Joanna Newsom.....it makes me dream...

Favorite Website of 2005:

like the past year it still to be Wooster but in competition with nhl.com...the highlight section is great!!! come on Chicago!!!

What do you most want for Christmas?

snowing all day long

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I'll have a big dinner with friends and then to a party somewhere in Venice....it's going to be crazy!!!

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

I don't know...live day by day

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December 18, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

My trip to Taiwan.I spent two incredible weeks over there for an exhibition and the launching of the first book about graffiti written in Chinese by Nina Liao and Jin Meng.

Favorite Artist of 2005:

JR, King ADZ,Jin Meng,Logan Hicks, Reach from Taiwan, Stormie, Maya Deren, Nicolas Ganz.

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

The French photograph JR

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

I don't like toys anymore

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Slipknot ,50 Cent, The Massacre

Favorite Website of 2005:

www.100proof.tv and I don't want to lie so wooster and wooster again.

What do you most want for Christmas?

Travel a lot for the next year.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I will be to Leipzig Germany, and for New years eve I probably be with my wife's family watching TV and drinking a lot.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Sorry, I can't say it now it is a secret between me and some other people.

You can learn more about Blek Le Rat here.

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December 17, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

Might sound a bit me me me but my Origin of the Species show at the 17 Gallery in London was the one – I’d been working on the show & concept for over two years and the opening night was brilliant –crazy turn out with mad feed back!

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Xenz has been doing some great work. He is the The Mist Master.

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

The Mac- man’s got skills-love the negative imagery he paints.

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

A piece done for me by Logan Hicks. We did a painting swap this year and I asked him to do me my family portrait.
I think it’s magnifico!

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

It’s still my dish washer.

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

Mark Bodes Cheech wizzard figure-the Lizard with the hat you can put stuff in is also pretty cool

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Song most played in the house this year has been Gangsters by The Specials- we have a right good knees up with the kids to that – only exercise I get. CD wise it has to be Daddy G’s( Dj kicks) album – good ’n’ heavy tunes on there.

Favorite Website of 2005:

Wooster& Being Hunted I check on the regular

What do you most want for Christmas?

An invisibility cloak of course - sorry no picture

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

In a haze of whisky & brussel sprout fumes and then hopefully down to Cornwall for New Years Eve

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What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Having the time to paint in a studio that still costs bugger all to rent . I’ ve recently done a collaboration with Kangol so I’m looking forward to that coming out in the Spring.

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Favorite Event of 2005:

an exciting painting session at a "wagenburg" (it`s a conglomeration of wagons where especially young people - mostly punx - test alternative forms of living...`cause Punks can`t live in a tenement yard, you know?! ) near frankfurt near the train line. (picture punkerwagen)we have never had such a fast painiting session (unbelievable: we even did´nt smoke cigarettes/joints)...after donna nearly lost her right hand by the attack of an aggressive dog, the punx were sitting around a fireplace, drinking alcoholic stuff in the morning, laughed, backbited...but when we finished our work, they became quiet and asked us for another piece...this was wonderful.

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Favorite Artist(s) of 2005:

marc ryden, the master of the twilightzone, blu

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

there are quiet a lot new favourites (as you can see on our fotolog) but this one is unquestionable one of the best: matchew

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

there are also tooooo many to name but maybe this one on the left (the poster on the right has been added by us immediately after we saw this exciting, awesome poster made by ??)- it has been shot in berlin-fiedrichshain

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

la mancha: a fine bottle of wine from the plus-supermarket for incredible 1.29Euros ;-)

Favorite Toy of 2005:

a borrowed button "bench" press - handmade buttons are a personal and cheap christmas present and a quite cooler activity than knitting in the winter evening :)

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Michael Rose - "African Roots". if you love reggae and you don`t know it, go get it. it´s a must.

Favorite Website of 2005:

http://hnteuropa.free.fr/ - the photography-aspect is different in nature to
other "only"-graff-sites on the web and that´s why we love it!

What do you most want for Christmas?

a new radiant heater cause the old one is striking lights and this may be dangerous (someone told me..)and a tasty/good vegetarian meal.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

we´re very glad that we`ll visit Lisbon before christmas...if you are also
there - contact us and we can meet for a beer or something...(www.fotolog.net/zonenkinder )

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

being part (via some canvases) of the bright skateboard fair in frankfurt and for sure: our first solo-exhibition in february. we will keep you informed!

Posted by marc at 3:52 PM in Best of 2005 |


December 16, 2005

Not too long ago we asked some of our favorite artists to give us their "Best of 2005" picks. We've received some terrific responses. We started putting them up on the site earlier this week. The "Best of 2005" entries take a ton of time to format. We'd like to put up hundreds of them, but we can. Each day we'll get up as many as we can.

But one thought we had this morning, was to use the new comments feature, and ask all of you who your Best of 2005 are.

Which artists blew you away this year? What was your favorite new artist in 2005? What are you most looking for in 2006?....

Let us know your "Best of 2005" in the comments section below.

Posted by marc at 8:06 AM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

Blinde Design Skate Event (Fundraiser for Andy Kessler - who fell in their skate pool and shattered his pelvis). Many artists contributed decks and other works to the show, which were then auctioned off. Myself and a few friends (Infinity - Jet+Rubble - and Momo were invited to collaborate on a huge canvas for the event. It was great to work with those cats. They're all as cool as the other side of my pillow.

A close second would be the Cut and Paste, live design battle . That was awesome.

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Miranda July - "ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW".

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

I don't think I knew about Momo untill 2005. His work isbold, beautiful andcompletely sincere - and he's one of the coolest guys in this mad city.

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

New personal trend - buying shirts with sleeves! Woo-hooo!

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Favorite Toy of 2005:

My first cell phone.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Don't know when it came out, I only heard it this year (lame, I know), but "The Man Comes Around" by Johnny Cash is one bad jam.

Favorite Website of 2005:

The lovely Jet+Rubble... the work these two produce is so labor-intensive it makes me question their sanity. And they take a nice picture, too.

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What do you most want for Christmas?

A massive stack of dollars. Enough to buy 3 Hummers, which I would leave running all the time in case I wanted to drive down to the deli for a coke.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing?

Sitting around with my family, enjoying the warmth and weirdness.

for New Years Eve?

Avoiding the Bleecker street drunkards.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Spring!!

Check out Kelly's book. I NY here.

Posted by marc at 7:22 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 15, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

banksy's museum quakes

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

ABOVE
--following this artist around Europe through wooster has been amazing

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

weakhand,

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and graugelb for jumping for no reason

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

this piece by sandra

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005

the growing trend of 3-d street art

Favorite Toy of 2005:

my bike (RIP)

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

YOU'RE A WOMAN, I'M A MACHINE--Death from Above 1979

Favorite Website of 2005:

WoosterCollective hands down, and also gamma's hitchhikers flickr group (http://www.flickr.com/groups/hitchhikers/)


What do you most want for Christmas?

Wings that work


How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

my girlfriend and some tapefriends going out into the country to enjoy the night sky

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

new friends, new ideas, more tape---happy new year everybody

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Favorite Event of 2005:

Backjumps and JR`s photo exhibition, both in Berlin.

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Camille rose garcia

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Pøbel, Norwegian Stencil dude. "Hard work" is my favorite piece.

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

Banksy

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

Shampoo.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

Im not really into toys and dont know much about this subject, but Flying fortress have some cool shit.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Skyphone,Fabula.extremly chilled electronica for late nights.

Favorite Website of 2005:

wooster man!

What do you most want for Christmas?

Less fear when painting high risk spots.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Launch rockets with my ass.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

To finish my website and to meet new artists from all over the world. I also look forward to make more hand paintings and graf.

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Favorite Event of 2005:

"Bike Kill" It was a mixture of Tall bike jousting, wrecking a car, a Jet engine bike, and everthing in between. I cant believe how amazing and beautiful these bikes are. There like kinetic sculptures with my favorite people at the controls.

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Joseph Beuys. "To make people free is the aim of art, therefore art for me is the science of freedom."

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Erik Tideman a norwiedian artist currently working in london. He made a great performance piece using a small roof top as stage. It was called "The Shared Soul of the Doppelganger Ian Curtis." Apparently he was trying to bring Ian Curtis lead singer from the Joy Division back to life. using Half man Half beast scientists.

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

"City of Names" at the backjumps exhibition in Berlin. Akim and Zast organized it. But it seemed like hundreds of people contributed. There were so many great parts to this piece. One artist made sea shell buckminsterfuller domes.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

Virgin Galactic. A consumer space port being built in new mexico. I heard Steven Hawking bought his ticket already.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

angle grinder. The best toy ever.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Mr Andersonics new booty beats are pretty flavorful.

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Favorite Website of 2005:

I like www.EdZipco.com .. This dudes blog is mad funny.

What do you most want for Christmas?

My First Computer would be nice.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year?

In Guatemala with my girlfriend Julia and her family.

What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I hope we drive up to mexico city. Not really sure but I will still be in guatemala.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Making some new work in New York.

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Favorite Event of 2005:

Swoon opening at Deitch Projects I could not get in at the opening but saw later. Also the Van Gogh , Tim Hawkinson and Richard Tuttle retrospectives. (Also the get together at your place)

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Swoon

Judith Supine


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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

As I just got into street art this year, they are all new to me. But I love the work of Swoon, GoreB, Troy-Lovegates, And Judith Supine.

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

But the sure courage it took, to do this really put me back. It is Judith Supine installing a piece in Times Square.

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

Republicans having to eat some crow.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

My dremmel.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Buck Dharma by Wooden Wand and the Vanishing Voice

Favorite Website of 2005:

Wooster Collective

What do you most want for Christmas?

More energy to make more work.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I will be in Australia/Tasmania for 3 weeks. On New Years I will be spending it with friends and family on the beach.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Making larger, more intricate more interesting work.


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December 14, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

Tim Hawkinson's show at the Whitney.

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

BANKSY .... who else?

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Mai Yamashita + Naoto Kobayashi

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

Simon and Garfunkel "Live @ Central Park" DVD timecode for all the places where a liberal reading could indicate tension between Simon and Garfunkel, by Cory Arcangel.

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

MTA bag searches!

Favorite Toy of 2005:

The LED Scrolling Belt Buckle*

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Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Song: When the President Talks to God, by Bright Eyes.
Album: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Favorite Website of 2005:


http://del.icio.us

What do you most want for Christmas?

the Christie CP2000X.... 10,000 lumens of fun.

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How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

In Amsterdam with my family and girlfriend.

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Collars going back down.

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Favorite Event of 2005:

Ben Frost @ Blank Space.

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Mike Giant
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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Kill Pixie

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

This junkie family outside my work was sooo funny. If i had a camera, and snapped it, thatd be it.

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

No favourites, just compaints. TIGHT JEANS!=

Favorite Toy of 2005:

Gorillaz set.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Hallowed be thy name - Iron Maiden

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Favorite Website of 2005:

You guys. My daily source!!

What do you most want for Christmas?

Unlimited paint supply

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

Relaxing in the sunshine with family & friends.


What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

My exhibition.

You can learn more about Numskull here.

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Favorite Event of 2005:

WORLD CUP IN MELBOURNE (SKATE EVENT)

Favorite Artist of 2005:

Mike Aho. Please find movie attached.

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

PIST from sydney

Favorite Piece of Art of 2005:

ROOFTOPS WITH NECKFACE AND DES.KOC

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Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

New era capZZ

Favorite Toy of 2005:

MACDONALDS HAPPYMEAL TOYS

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

WHAT UP FATLIP by FATLIP

What do you most want for Christmas?

A brazilian model

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

I WILL BE DOING THE FRIDGE TO FRIDGE EVENT ON THE CENTRAL COAST NSW.ITS A YEARLY EVENT WITH THE KREW like tour de france but with fridges full off beer.Its starts at 10 in the morning.krew of about 30.riding ridiculous bikes and helmets house to house.Lots of clothes lines with goon bags hanging off them,shots of rum with ciggies, drink riding on pushies (push bikes). Till the last man/women standing! Who knows what will happen Yewww

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Paint trip to barcel
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Posted by marc at 7:39 AM in Best of 2005 |


December 13, 2005

Favorite Event of 2005:

Last Sunday waleska and I organized a big character jam with over 40 artists on one wall. it was just to get people together and have fun painting before it got too cold. You can see the wall here.

Favorite Artist of 2005

Tracos, originally from Brasil, he now lives in London. And adds Brasilian color and style to the grey streets of London. You can see more of his work here.

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Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year):

Maionese. He too is originally from Brasil. He now lives in London and works as a tattoo artist. You can see more of his paintings here.

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

B L U 's wall, it's jaw dropping

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

The Overground Scandinavian Graffiti book.

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Bearsuit, Stephen Malkmus, The mountain Goats, Soledad Brothers

Favorite Website of 2005:

http://www.whatwhat.co.uk/thebox/picturethis/harevstortoise.htm

What do you most want for Christmas?

I'm sure I should give some deep philosophical or political answer to that one, errr..for people to stop using cars and suffocating our planet with burning fuel?

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year?
We will be painting in Brasil.

for New Years Eve?

In Brasil everyone dresses in white and spends time celebrating with family

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

Waleska and I have got our first show together, which will be nice :)

You can learm more about Adam Neate here.

Posted by marc at 10:07 PM in Best of 2005 |


Favorite Event of 2005:

At the Whitney Museum great set up : Tim Hawkinson
A charming and smart girl ( Becky) introduced me to his work... fascinating

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Favorite Artist of 2005:

Tim Hawkinson

Favorite New Artist of 2005 (an artist who you did not know of last year)

my brother who's get his book publish amazing photographer:

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Favorite Piece of Art of 2005

me trying to make my own WK auto portrait similar of Bacon art work ( joking )
looking kind a good

Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

my book : ACT 2 WK INTERACT interior & exterior
(at list have to promote myself )

Favorite Toy of 2005:

don t like (toy ) only SEX TOY much better

Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

Cesaria Evora ( miss perfumado) perfect to start your day

Favorite Website of 2005:

so many will be difficult to choose ???????? woostercollective

What do you most want for Christmas?

enjoy a nice party cheer with good friend good time need it (freezing weather) in NYC

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

probably hunting gorgeous girl ..... so many good looking girl in NYC for New Year Eve

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

get a new and bigger studio and start news project

You can learn more about WK by checking out his website at www.wkinteract.com

Posted by marc at 9:50 PM in Best of 2005 |


Best of 2005 - As Chosen By Sam From FreindsWithYou

Favorite Event of 2005:


CLOUD CITY
FRIENDSWITHYOU
ART BASEL 2005




Favorite Artist of 2005:


FRIENDSWITHYOU// i also like dzama/ mr./ dehara/ devilrobots/ ara peterson and jim drain// paper rad/ mumbleboy.. and lots more..

Favorite Piece of Art:


Favorite New Product or Trend of 2005:

i usually buy comic books. i like the reggae tone alot.

Favorite Toy of 2005:

MUFFIN of THE BURGER BUNCH



Favorite CD or Song of 2005:

camp town lady

Favorite Website of 2005:

all web sites suck except the Wooster Collective ( to everyone)

What do you most want for Christmas?

nice times with friends and family. bite someone's skin.. maybe some masks or little magic gifts.. to see snow in miami.. fake teeth or magic eyeball.. to pet fluffy.

How will you be spending the Holiday's this year? / What will you be doing for New Years Eve?

aunt gailes kick ass italian dinner, everyone comes, and there is too much sausages to count. wanna go? then new years, all of miami

people friends, and arch villians of the universe ,will come to a secret spot on the beach, and eat drink and swim .. on our fun beach!

What are you most looking forward to in 2006?

tury will have a baby, and we will get to make another public playground. learning from my friends, listening to the inspirations and creating better and better ideas.

Posted by marc at 7:11 AM in Best of 2005 |