November 26, 2011
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November 25, 2011
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October 24, 2011
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October 19, 2011
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October 15, 2011
Follow the leaders from Isaac Cordal on Vimeo.
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October 11, 2011
Three days. from CHAIR on Vimeo.
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October 10, 2011
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September 27, 2011
some where near Mexico City from wendell mc shine on Vimeo.
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September 24, 2011
"In July-August 2011, five street artists were invited to NHH Norwegian School of Economics to give their comments on capitalism directly on the schools huge white walls. The project was a collaboration with the Nuart Festival, and what Escif, M-City, EINE, DOLK and Hyuro came up with can be seen from this video. For more information, visit CAPITALISM.NO
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September 18, 2011
Vhils - Deconstruction from Arrested Motion on Vimeo.
"Arrested Motion filmmaker Carlos Gonzalez follows Portuguese-born artist Vhils as he completes his latest work on the streets of Venice, California. This particular piece was done in conjunction with the "European Bailout Show" at the Post No Bills showspace and located just on the side of the gallery."
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September 12, 2011
3 KINGS from Agents Of Change on Vimeo.
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August 30, 2011
DRABxBUZZ from Drab Art on Vimeo.
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August 29, 2011
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Prefab77 'Soul on Fire' from Rich Kenworthy on Vimeo.
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August 23, 2011
This music video above for Família Gangsters was directed by Mauro Moreira and Andre Leon. It documents a day in the life of typical autonomous Brazilian trashman. The project is based on an artist, called Mundano, who paints the "cars" of these trashman.
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August 22, 2011
.jazim-(oak street revival) from Jude Appleby on Vimeo.
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July 30, 2011
Lupe timelapse from two twelve on Vimeo.
Geisha from two twelve on Vimeo.
Love from two twelve on Vimeo.
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July 25, 2011
MEGGS x LISTER x KID-ZOOM from itdrewitself on Vimeo.
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July 24, 2011
Fishing Smiles Project from Hip Hop Creative on Vimeo.
"A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth. The smile can also be found around the eyes. Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, joy, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known as a grimace. Smiling is something that is understood by everyone despite culture, race, or religion; it is internationally known. Cross-cultural studies have shown that smiling is a means of communicating emotions throughout the world. But there are large differences between different cultures. A smile can also be spontaneous or artificial."
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Three days. from CHAIR on Vimeo.
Beautifully shot in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia by Vova Chernishev, what we love about this video is that its not about the finished piece, but rather about the mood and atmosphere that exists when you paint on the street.
Music by Loess - Greensland.
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Buff Monster Does Hollywood from Carlos Gonzalez on Vimeo.
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July 22, 2011
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July 20, 2011
Dotmasters "On The Hop" from Martin Hawkes on Vimeo.
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July 14, 2011
Here's the new trailer:
And here's the first episode:
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July 11, 2011
"QRadio" it is an audio-visual-interactive pasteup project currently on the streets of Berlin. There are 5 tapes in Berlin now but more to come.
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June 24, 2011
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May 20, 2011
David explains the piece…
Scion Installation 7 Interview: David Choe from Scion ART on Vimeo.
Next stop for the Scion video tour: Minneapolis
Scion Installation 7: Video / Minneapolis, MN from Scion ART on Vimeo.
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Last Summer, while in Berlin, BOXI spoke to us about a new project he was working on - an extremely intricate six six layer hand cut stencil of a curtain made on 8mm MDF and illuminated by 12v Dimmable SMD LED's.
This month, the curtain was finally completed and is now hanging in Wuppertal at Reinking Projects "Streetart TM" show.
You can see photos of the install here.
Just did an amazing job documenting the whole show, here is an excerpt of what I put up.
http://just.ekosystem.org/BLOG/?p=2271
All the best
b*
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May 18, 2011
Paper of Joy from Multipraktik on Vimeo.
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SUPAKITCH et KORALIE from Filmaciones de la Ciudad on Vimeo.
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May 11, 2011
More by SUSO33 here.
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May 10, 2011
Yesterday our friends over at BoingBoing posted "Home is a Fire", a new music video for the band, Death Cab For Cutie.
The director is Shepard Fairey, in collaboration with the band's bassist, Nicholas Harmer.
Shepard writes about the video:
"I have been a fan of Death Cab for years so I was excited to hear from bassist Nick Harmer about his idea to collaborate on a video piece for their song Home Is A Fire.
I love the democracy of music and I'm always excited to bundle visual art with great music. Nick sent me the lyrics to Home Is A Fire and they evoked the duality of "home" both as a place you inhabit, and also as a place that inhabits or traps you. One's relationship with home might be complicated, but ultimately it can be a two-way dialogue, of which we can at least affect one-way.
The city can be an impersonal place, imposing, simultaneously anonymous and claustrophobic. However, there are opportunities for us to affect the city(and life) experience rather than accepting things as passive voyeurs. We all have fears and insecurities about ourselves and our circumstances, but if we have the courage to take risks and participate we can adapt and embrace the flux, rather than fear it. This video is about illustrating these ideas and the multiple dimensions of the city experience by taking the viewer on a journey to encounter the Home Is A Fire lyrics as street art. Street art appeals because it makes the landscape a little less dreary for the viewer, and it is a bureaucracy free creative outlet for the participants. I would say that a street art call to action is "if you don't like your home... reshape it".
The power of street art is in its intrigue and authenticity , so it was crucial to actually put all the lyrics and images up on the streets. We wanted the viewer to experience the urban environment in a very real and intimate way that celebrates that one persons wart is another's beauty mark. Some of the art was put up prior to the video shoot in places that seemed appropriate to the lyrical themes, while other pieces were put up during the shoot. We filmed the preparation of materials as well to demonstrate the energy and process involved in becoming pro-active. Some of the street art was cleansed within a day.
Street art, like everything, is ephemeral but I hope that in watching this video and listening to the song, people see a little magic and potential in the unappreciated details of the landscape of their lives, no matter how fleeting they may be. "
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May 9, 2011
Stencil painting by Eime from Eime on Vimeo.
More from EIME here.
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April 27, 2011
BR1 | billboard in roma from BR1 on Vimeo.
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April 14, 2011
BYMALODJA 2011 from Okerland on Vimeo.
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April 10, 2011
MadGods vs Failure // One Night Stand from Mad Gods on Vimeo.
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April 6, 2011
44flavours x KLUB7 - Step by Step from editude pictures on Vimeo.
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How & Nosm from Julie Congo on Vimeo.
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April 1, 2011
Phlegm from Andy Skillen on Vimeo.
More from Phlegm here.
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March 10, 2011
If you ever wondered why someone "does street art", watch this video:
"I was walking around Brooklyn and saw the streets flooded with faces made out of chalk. Following their trail, I ran into a man sitting on a crate, rapidly making them as he scooted backwards. His name is Felix Morelo".... Keith Haskel
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March 8, 2011
Project Green, Lipton Ice Green Tea's urban arts initiative, is beginning to take shape. Showcasing the talents of some of the country's most renowned urban artists, Project Green aims to spread a bit of green positivity in Australia's urban spaces.
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March 7, 2011
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WK - Black Palace (Mexico) from adolphus on Vimeo.
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February 23, 2011
Vhils takes it to a whole new level, this time using explosives to create his images.
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KID ZOOM - This City Will Eat Me Alive from kidzoom on Vimeo.
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February 14, 2011
"2011:The Pre-Occupied Horsemen", SeaPuppy from Christian de Souza Jensen on Vimeo.
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February 13, 2011
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February 9, 2011
Street Art and Reality on Hanbury Street, London. from Shafiur Rahman on Vimeo.
From Shafiur Rahman:
"Joe Deane, Joseph Loughborough and Ben Slow paint on Hanbury Street, Brick Lane. Ben and Joe paint a piece called "Ma o Shishu" or mother and child from a photograph I found in a book about photography and its power to change in South Asia. Their piece changed the street. Everyone who passed - young and old, local or tourist - responded very warmly to it. As did the restaurant owner who owns the wall. But there was another hidden story just behind the painting...of destitution and homelessness in London. 21st century London.
Joseph painted with amazing speed and created two striking pieces one of which lasted only a few weeks before someone decided to make it their private property.
This video is part of a larger project on Brick Lane seen through art and artists.
Filmed March 2010. Music by Moka Only
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February 8, 2011
Crystals of the Colossus from Shida ZRF on Vimeo.
Shida
CRYSTALS OF THE COLOSSUS
17 – 26 FEBRUARY 2011
UNTIL NEVER
2ND FLR 3-5 HOSIER LANE MELBOURNE 3000 AUSTRALIA
OPEN 12 – 6PM Wednesday to Saturday
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February 7, 2011
Michigan Central Station - Rediscovering space from [PÅ::NU] on Vimeo.
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January 26, 2011
Replica from Jeff Howard on Vimeo.
A collaboration between Jeff Howard and Alex Vessels for the Big Screens class at ITP. Presented at the IAC building's 120 foot video wall on Friday December 3rd, 2010.
Replica is a performance using live image processing to explore how the awareness of time affects the perception of self-image. Patterns unfold creating a dialogue between the performer and her representation, bringing the contrast of control and authenticity into question.
The project was performed by Claire Westby with the song “Lost in the World” by Kanye West.
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January 10, 2011
The wrinkles of the city - Shanghai 2010
Uploaded by JR. - Watch original web videos.
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January 2, 2011
El Mac Singapore from Viet Nam The World Tour on Vimeo.
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December 22, 2010
Barry McGee - TRANSFER SP Brasil from Antonio de Paula Ternura on Vimeo.
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December 14, 2010
From Alexandros Vasmoulakis and Manolis Anastasakos:
"During 2010, Greece came under the supervision of IMF and EU. The fear of poverty and financial recession has built up a feeling of social unrest. Memories of the Greek riots of 2008, according to the media, have created the expectation in Greece and abroad, of a new, more violent riot. Influenced by this atmosphere, we created in a deserted ceramics factory in Athens a series of actions during May 2010. At the time we wanted to give form to feelings intuitively provoked by the signs of unrest we received from all around us. We used the objects that were plentifully scattered in the ruins of the factory: red powder, ceramics, wood and ropes. We installed sculptural structures and we recorded, on video, short collision-scenes. Red powder represented the outcome of every human violent act. The deserted industrial setting was used as a metaphor for the financially devastated country. The multiple-screens structure of the video is a reminder of the surveillance cameras used by the police. The sound was recorded live during each of the actions. We doubt the efficiency of violent rioting and search for a new way. Essentially we have found nothing yet, however, we enjoy searching".
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November 30, 2010
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Shida from Shida ZRF on Vimeo.
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November 16, 2010
Roa's Big Bird on Hanbury Street, Brick Lane, London from Shafiur Rahman on Vimeo.
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November 12, 2010
People Watching Plus from Rune Madsen on Vimeo.
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November 8, 2010
The Shadow Machine from Jason Eppink on Vimeo.
"The Shadow Machine is a hand-made analog projection system that reanimates two blacksmiths from the late 1800’s, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge and compiled on plate #374 of his Animal Locomotion series.
The Shadow Machine was conceived of and created for the The Underbelly Project, an extraordinary, unauthorized exhibition of more than one hundred international street artists in an abandoned subway station in New York City. The Shadow Machine’s projected, ghostly figures hammer away in complete darkness at the far end of the platform, ever-toiling spirits working on a never-finished station that was abandoned generations ago.
Inside the Machine, six frames hand-painted on clear plexiglass operate as gobos when lit from behind by narrow beam LEDs. A light sequence, controlled by an Arduino board with custom software using a 9V battery, casts each successive shadow in a loop."... Jason Eppink
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October 28, 2010
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October 22, 2010
The other day Jaimie D’ Cruz, the producer of Banksy's documentary Exit Through The Gift Shop, and Chris King, the film's editor, sat down with David Poland of Movie City News for an extended interview that covers a wide range of topics.
For the first time ever, Jamie and David provide a lot of behind-the-scenes information and anecdotes about the the film and Banksy's process in making it. If you've seen the film and have questions about how it was made, this rare interview is a must watch.
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October 9, 2010
WK from RE:FORM SCHOOL on Vimeo.
If you are in New York, be sure to stop by RE:FORM SCHOOL this weekend. It's a fantastic project.
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September 30, 2010
WHEN TRU$T IS THE NEW MONEY
New walls and works by Broken Crow
XYandZ Gallery 3258 minnehaha ave S mpls
Opening reception Friday October 1st, 2010 7p
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September 21, 2010
Sara and I recently sat down with writer Carlo McCormick, artist WK Interact, founder of Creative Time Anne Pasternak, and photographer Martha Cooper to talk about TRESPASS: A History Of Uncommissioned Public Art which hits stores worldwide this October.
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September 15, 2010
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August 31, 2010
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August 28, 2010
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August 18, 2010
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The Grain Terminal from Charles le Brigand on Vimeo.
"On the far side of Red Hook Park’s soccer and baseball fields, locked-up behind a fence made of enormous concrete blocks, lays the last vestige of Red Hook's industrial grandeur: The New York Port Authority Grain Terminal.
This massive 429-foot long and 12-story high beige-colored fortress was built in 1922 for the purpose of washing, drying and storing grain from the Great Lakes, before the grain was loaded onto freight ships and delivered to breweries, distilleries and flour mills. Ultimately, the terminal was built to invigorate New York State’s Canal System and compete with railroad-owned stationary elevators.
Nevertheless, NYC’s uncompetitive labor costs and storage disputes forced the Port Authority to cease operations in 1965, after 40 years of under-use. Since then, the grain elevator has sat vacant and majestic on Gowanus Bay's waterfront, alongside the Erie Basin, dominating Red Hook's urban landscape.
City officials and engineers refer to the Grain Terminal as the Magnificent Mistake. However, Red Hook’s inhabitants affectionately term it one of two distinct names: “The Lady Finger,” due to its unique structure which consists of a series of 54 joined concrete semi-circular silos; or simply, the "Elevator.”
NYCitizen, my urban exploration accomplice, and I decided to pay the Lady a visit. That Sunday, the park was packed with baseball and futbol players, picnickers and street vendors. I asked a carnitas taco vendor if he knew how to get closer to the Grain Terminal. His first reaction was to tell me that the building was under government surveillance and that the coast guard was watching it as it was located right in front of an oil refinery on the other side of the Erie Canal. However, while heating up a stack of tortillas, he also told me that the easiest way to climb the concrete barricade was to scale a tree near the baseball field’s bleachers, and jump over the fence. Right...
A more realistic and less hazardous way seemed to be through the bus depot alongside the Grain Terminal. As we approached the main entrance, the security guy stopped us and asked for the reason of our visit. I said that we would like to take some pictures of the Elevator. He retorted that it was a private property but that we were welcome to do so…from the sidewalk.
As we walked along the concrete blocks desperately looking for an access point, we realized that the enormous barrier had suddenly transformed into a 3-foot high hurdle. The last and only obstacle left was a duo of State Park officers sitting on a bench, watching a baseball game in the shade. After waiting for them to leave for a couple of minutes, I realized that these two were here to stay. I decided to approach them and ask candidly if we could jump over the hurdle to snap a couple of images. Despite an obvious negative first response, my insistence won them over and the female officer told us grudgingly that they don’t want any problems. We could do so at own risks, but that they never had this conversation with us. As we dashed to the closed-off section of the Grain Terminal, the two officers decided to begin patrolling around the park.
At this point, we were only halfway there, as we still needed to get inside the actual Terminal. After running between cargo containers, we decided to stop in the transformer house and study our options. From there, the terminal looked completely hermetic. Concrete chunks blocked the doors, and windows were obstructed by metal bars and barbed wire. Graffiti on an oxidized beam gave us the gist of the challenge ahead: “How do we get in?”
Approaching one of the windows, I noticed more graffiti on the ground floor and thought, “If there’s graffiti, there must be a way to get in there.” After wandering around the building for a while and a round of seemingly impossible physical contortions, we were finally inside the Grain Terminal.
The ground floor, which seems to be the warehouse floor, looked like an old Greek temple, with immense concrete columns, long passages and adornments created by street writers. Loading railways were still fixed on the ground. Three dilapidated metal staircases were located on the Erie Canal side of the building. We climbed the middle one to access the following floor which happened to be the top-floor. A grain terminal is simply a large, empty box, where huge concrete silos separate the ground floor from the top-floor.
The penthouse was a huge open space; a massive loft filled with old machinery, boasting an unbeatable panoramic view of the surroundings. A bunch of no-smoking signs were still hanging here and there. I've read recently that grain elevators are actually explosion-proof, due to the highly flammable nature of the grain. As we investigated the top level, we zigzagged between large holes in the floor with just the right diameter to swallow a human body. These holes were actually located right on the top of the silos, and hence allowed the grain to fall from the top to the bottom, just like the sand in an hour-glass.
At both extremities of the top-floor, staircases led to the Elevator’s tower used to lift the grain. We decided to start with the south tower, which seemed bigger from the park. The tower is a complex metallic structure filled with all sorts of geared traction machinery and empty lockers. The oppressing silence was only broken by pigeons, apparently disturbed by our visit, and by the wind filtering in through the black metal walls.
At the end the climb, a hatch on the ceiling revealed an incredible 360-degree view of New York City. After the Williamsburg Savings Bank's clock tower in downtown Brooklyn, it is probably the highest point in the borough. From the rooftop of the south elevator tower (about 68 meters high) Brooklyn looked like a miniature replica of itself.
The Terminal gave a full frontal view of Lady Liberty, the busy NY Harbor, Jersey City and the Verrazano Bridge. The old Kentile Floor sign, hung above the elevated Prospect Expressway where cars and trucks look like Hot Wheels toys. On the foreground, the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges guided our eyes to the Empire State and the Chrysler buildings in mid-town and the Citi Bank tower in Long Island City.
Seagulls, helicopters and planes from JKF Airport soared over our heads as we sat on the roof, absorbed by the sunset and the silence that exists only in the city’s cacophony.
We left the “Lady Finger” as the light begun to disappear. On our way back to the car, a black Ford which looked just like an under-cover vehicle stopped in front of us...though it was just a lost driver asking for his way to Ikea. Funny enough, the Swedish furniture retailer was constructed two years ago at the mercy of two other Red Hook industrial history symbols, the Revere Sugar Refinery and the Todd Shipyard, which were torn down to give rise to the global giant.
As of today, The Port Authority is trying to sell 159 acres of land in the Gowanus Bay area, including the 43-acre site of the Grain Elevator. As the barren Terminal faded into the distance, I could not help but hope that the Grain Elevator would not end-up being recycled into a Hilton Hotel like in Akron, Ohio, or into luxurious condominium complexes like the plan the city has for the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg."...
See full photo narrative here.
Words, images and video by Carlito Brigante
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August 17, 2010
"We are very excited to debut PaperGirl-NY to New York City! PaperGirl-Albany was a good practice run for the amazing event that will take place at the Dumbo Art Center from August 24-25 and at The Armory from August 27-29. The show will also be in Albany at the Marketplace Gallery from September 3-6 as a part of a show that will also include Chris Stain, Billy Mode, and Scout in addition to other artists. PaperGirl-NY (PaperGirl-Albany combined with the newly formed PaperGirl-NYC) 2010 will include at least 90 artists from 11 countries. The art will be exhibited for 8 days in 3 galleries and will be distributed in the 2 cities of Albany and New York."
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August 13, 2010
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August 4, 2010
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July 15, 2010
If you're an artist working with video, be sure to check out YuTube's latest collaboration with the Guggenheim Museum: YouTube Play: A Biennial of Creative Video
YouTube is looking for "amazing animation, motion graphics, narrative, non-narrative, or documentary work, music videos and entirely new art form"s to showcase at the Guggenheim in New York City, and throughout the Guggenheim network of museums in Bilbao, Venice and Berlin.
The deadline to submit videos to YouTube Play is rapidly approaching: July 31, 2010. Click here for more info.
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July 7, 2010
Freedom Tunnel from Charles le Brigand on Vimeo.
"Under Manhattan’s Upper West side, runs the “Freedom” Tunnel. Built in the 30’s by Robert Moses, the passage boasts legendary graffiti murals and piles of debris remaining of the past homeless city era. After using it for only a couple of years, Amtrak discontinued the line and left a massive cavern which later became a shelter for street people. Progressively, the tunnel turned into a veritable underground metropolis where thousands of homeless were living in organized communities underneath the city’s skin.
The tunnel also became a prime spot for graffiti artists. Chris Pape, aka Freedom, was one of the pioneers and his work inspired the name of the tunnel. “Freedom” painted immense murals utilizing the unique lighting provided by the ventilation ducts, turning the tunnel into an extraordinary underground art gallery. Some of his most notable paintings survived for decades and are still conspicuous today (“Venus de Milo”, the “Coca-Cola Mural”, Dali’s “Melting Clock”,a self-portrait featuring a male torso with a spray-can head, etc.).
In 1991, Amtrak decided to reopen the tunnel. The shanty towns were cleared out by the police and homeless were evicted. Although deserted, the tunnel is now an active train line and a stunning experience for urban explorers.
It is a bizarre blend of dark and light, silence and rumble, solitude and multitude. As you penetrate the tunnel and walk along the tracks, the sunbeams perforating the ceiling and highlighting the railway gives the place a post-nuclear feel. Voices from children playing above in Riverside Park sound like lost souls and trains whistling and roaring through the ruins of the shanty towns send chills down your spine.
This is one of the most uncommon and fascinating journeys I’ve ever taken."
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July 1, 2010
More from Christian here.
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ProjectRoom London from Agents Of Change on Vimeo.
Following on from the success of the ProjectRoom series in Berlin, Remi/Rough and Jaybo brought ProjectRoom to London with the help of the UK's abstract graffiti pioneer; Juice 126.
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June 30, 2010
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June 29, 2010
3 sketcbooks from ema jons on Vimeo.
"three small sketchbooks of lines and thoughts putted down in moments of waiting like the turn in the public office or the coffee machine at breakfast, small life time lost captured in pages. distractions from keeping my brain quiet standing for the next action, my metropolitan bombing when i know that in 5 minutes i will take the train. "... Ema
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June 28, 2010
Sombras e projeção na escola from Fábio Riff on Vimeo.
By "Goma Oficina" "Studio Curva" and "Maracatu Baque Cidade", at the "Escola da Cidade" college
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June 22, 2010
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June 20, 2010
Refait from Pied La Biche on Vimeo.
"Refait" is a remake of the football WorldCup match between France and Germany (Seville, Spain, 1982). Shot by Pied La Biche in Villeurbanne (France), every aspect of the fifteen last minutes of the match was carefully reconstructed : players, positions, gestures, intensity, drama etc. It consists in shifting the traditional game area into the urban environment. Each sequence takes place in one or several locations and then the city temporarily becomes the lab for unsual experiments. The soundtrack is made up of the original commentaries mixed with interviews of the audience recorded during the shooting."
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June 16, 2010
OCUPADO from rodrigo pizza on Vimeo.
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June 9, 2010
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May 19, 2010
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May 18, 2010
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"This short movie is made in the neighborhood i grow up. The old buildings will be destroyed to make place for new buildings. That means, all the good memories will be destroyed. Thats the reason to make a film."... Cem
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Pop Hit - Electric Puha from Department of Development on Vimeo.
From Paul -
"years ago we found some old 16mm reals on a flee market in AMST. stuffed in a blank wrapper, so we did not know where it came from. when played from a 16mm projector we discovered fascinating 70's skateboard stuff. we digitalised the reels and started vj-ing with it during our dj/vj events. also re-edited it on one of our tracks of 'our' Electric Puha Sound System. (mid 2000's).
(oh and maybe by chance you know which crew actually filmed this in the 70's?)"
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Activity is a guarantee of Success from milk_and_cookies on Vimeo.
More from Zukclub here.
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UP THERE from The Ritual Project on Vimeo.
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May 15, 2010
M.CHAT Lisbonne 2010 from louise Traon on Vimeo.
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May 11, 2010
TOTTI-WOLF by sten and lex from STEN on Vimeo.
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April 28, 2010
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April 27, 2010
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The Mystery of Flying Kicks - Skewville from Closer Productions on Vimeo.
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April 26, 2010
EYE HEART STL!!! from Peat Wollaeger on Vimeo.
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April 21, 2010
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April 17, 2010
On the homepage of YouTube, graffiti and hip hop legend Fab Five Freddy introduces a selection of videos, talks about graffiti, hip hop, and Banksy's film Exit Through The Gift Shop.
Fred sent us this terrific annotation of his favorite videos currently on Youtube:
I was a part of a very cool underground public access TV show in 1979 called Glenn Obrien's TV Party that aired weekly back then. I was a regular guest and one of the show's cameramen. Typically, it was a groovy talk show format but this was a theme show. Bad musically, but a lotta fun. Check Jean Michel Basquiat standing there with a guitar smiling. And he wrote Mock Penis Envy on the wall visible behind Blondie's Chris Stein, also with a guitar and shades on.
This is a mash up video of scenes from my film Wild Style. Some clever guys in Amsterdam did this and I love it.
Here's the my scene from Downtown 81, a film done in that year that stared Jean-Michele Basquiat and is a very good look at that time on the downtown scene in New York City. Lee Quinones, the legendary graff artist, is in the scene with me painting as Jean walks up. Then we go inside and have a 'lil fun.
2 Pac was a friend of mine and here he's free styling during an interview I did with him for YO! in '95.
Wu Tang Clans TV debut on YO! MTV Raps before the world would embrace there raw and clever version of hip hop music.
An encounter I had with George Bush senior a couple of years ago. The fact that he discussed our brief chat with Larry King was impressive.
Here's a scene from the first film/documentary to showcase New York Subway graffiti. "Stations Of The Elevated" released or finished in 1981. Back then I'm sure this film was not seen by to many. I don't recall it ever airing on TV. But these days thanks to digital tech and sites like this, we can see what it was like when nearly
every New York City subway car was touched by graffiti. I love this film!
"One Love" for Nas, off of his first album. Most of my favorite video's had a narrative storyline. This lyrical masterpiece from Nas was like a great script and I shot this entire video in the Queens Bridge housing project where he grew up.
"Talking All That Jazz" is a clip I directed for Stetsasonic which is the first video to deal with the soon to be large issue of sampling. Also, because I grew up in a jaz loving house hold and drummer Max Roach was my godfather, I knew I'd be able to do a good job with this one.
Kool G Rap & Polo, "Road To The Riches", one of the first video's to illustrate the rise & fall of New York City drug dealer.
of 1988.
BLONDIE'S video for the song Rapture was like my coming out party in 1981 and introduced me to a world that really wouldn't know me well until several years later in 1988 when YO! MTV Raps would air weekly coast to coast and in many countries around the world. Click here to view.
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April 13, 2010
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April 11, 2010
... and no, we're not talking about the Banksy film.
If you're a loyal Wooster reader, then you know how much we love Ryan Dooley's low fi style. For us, Ryan's comments in the video personify what makes street art so much a counterculture community. This is a nice complement to the wonderful animated videos he makes.
Rockbois Documentary from ryan Dooley on Vimeo.
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April 6, 2010
Mezzoforte et Mr Qui KLAPSHOP.COM
Uploaded by KLAPTV. - Discover more animation and arts videos.
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April 5, 2010
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April 2, 2010
From Pablo:
"Got back to Montreal from Chile 5 days before the megaearthquake. I spent a few months there this winter writing a fiction script and a shooting demo for a new documentary project about Chilean Street Art called Chile Estyle. Chile's scene is so vibrant and ripe right now its really incredible how much painting on the street goes on down there and the amazing artists working on the street. Learning about all the political painting brigades before in late 60's and the whole history makes me feel like Chile has a unique muralism/street art tradition in the world. With the demo we are trying to create awareness for the project and the artists and to help to finance the feature length version. Chile is NEXT! Keep your eyes peeled for when we launch www.chileestyle.com any day now.
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March 29, 2010
Dinosaur ♥ Robot from Dinosaur Robot on Vimeo.
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March 26, 2010
The Fallen from THE REAL STINK on Vimeo.
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March 22, 2010
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March 18, 2010
To celebrate Wooster Special Edition of the 35th Anniversary Edition of the Faith of Graffiti we sat down with legendary photographer Jon Naar and artist Snake I to better understand the impact of the book when it was released in 1974.
This first video explains the difference of the new edition from the old edition, the reason for choosing the "Red Bird - Stay High 149" as the cover and Wooster print and how Jon took over 3000 photos in 10 days.
Redbird In The Bronx
Limited Edition Print of 300
8 1/2" by 11"
Archival paper
Signed and Numbered by Jon Naar - 2010
Faith of Graffiti
Words by Norman Mailer. Photos by Jon Naar
128 pages
Paperback
$75 USD
Shipping US: $12 USD
Shipping EUR $25 USD
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March 16, 2010
Original music by Cuneta.
More from Escif here.
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March 11, 2010
"Stick 'Em Up! is a documentary that takes an in depth look into the overshadowed world of wheat pasting in Houston, Texas. Directed by Alex Luster. You will not only get a candid view of the daily life of several street artists but we will also focus on the other perspectives & opinions from city officials, art critics and everyday citizens."
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March 10, 2010
Bienal Internacional De Arte De Rua from Jared Levy on Vimeo.
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Claudio Ethos - Casa Das Caldeiras from Jared Levy on Vimeo.
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March 9, 2010
Erosie & Graphic Surgery at Alley from Geert on Vimeo.
The video above was created for the exhibition Random Order in the Alley Gallery in Hasselt, Belgium.
Erosie can be found here.
Graphic Surgery can be found here.
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March 1, 2010
"Make the Difference" : MADSTEEZ from MADSTEEZ on Vimeo.
"I had just 6 days to complete this mural and although I thought it wasn't humanly possible, I somehow pulled it off!..........The piece spans 80ft x 30ft and is on the rooftop of the Ricardo Montalban Theater on Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles....It's one of my most proud pieces I have created...." MAKE THE D!FFERENCE"-madsteez
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February 18, 2010
HELP THY NEIGHBOR from ABOVE on Vimeo.
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February 17, 2010
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February 13, 2010
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February 10, 2010
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February 8, 2010
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February 3, 2010
From Mjar in London:
"Back in June 2005 a group of street / graffiti artists took over the walls of an abandoned East London bus depot/ crack den in Dalston. We were there and took a bunch of photographs.
Having just recently found the pictures again on a disk after a spring clean last week, we have put some of them together in this clip. This is out first upload to Youtube and we haven't worked out the best size, format to ensure it looks its best so watch the video in HD if you have a fast web connection. But is is good to be able to share them online, as we had believed they were forever lost via a stolen computer of ours.
Photos feature the works of some talented artists and friends including What Collective (Richt, Gumbo, Oath and 45RPM) , Dave The Chimp, PMH, Busk, Blam, Showchicken, mjar, Sri, Thought Police, Skire, Adam Neate, Jerm, Herse, Fybe, Probs, Pheks and Ink Fetish to name a few."
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February 1, 2010
In 2005, Urban Edge, held in Milan was the biggest urban art event in Europe. Over 55 artist from all over the world met in Milan and over five days collaborated on an amazing collection of work. The video below, which was recently completed, gives you a taste of what it was like.
Urban Edge Show 2005 from Diana Manfredi on Vimeo.
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January 28, 2010
Doze Green painting his recent mural project in Las Vegas, filmed and edited by Orlando Reyes.
New work by Doze Green is now on view until February 13th at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery in New York
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January 27, 2010
Witness the Fitness, RGB Gym from Department of Development on Vimeo.
Twenty sports enthusiasts practicing their regular cardio routines, in an infinitive (24/7) video loop.
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Bill and Jimmy (Ugly Money) from Department of Development on Vimeo.
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Scion Presents: 'THIS MUST BE THE PLACE' from Scion ART on Vimeo.
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January 20, 2010
Geisha from two twelve on Vimeo.
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January 16, 2010
More from Miss Bugs here.