POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Brendan Monroe x Glenn Barr

February 14, 2014, 9:01 pm

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Aside from lots of amazing murals and a huge list of side events, workshops, shows, parties, etc, POW! WOW! Hawaii is an opportunity for some unusual collaborations between participating artists. One of these is this intriguing mural created by Glenn Barr and Brendan Monroe. Since neither of the two artists usually work in such large scale, or in the public space, this opportunity was both a big challenge and a great experience. For this image, the artists decided to try and juxtapose their styles - since Barr went with his more abstract imagery, Monroe decided to go with his figurative work. The result is a piece showing a character looking like it is getting sucked into vintage futuristic TVs, with both styles literally blending into one coherent image wrapped around a corner of a building in the Kaka'ako area of Honolulu. Aside from creating this mural, both artists released limited edition prints with 1xRun as part of their special POW! WOW! 2104 Featured Artists Series. Discuss POW! WOW! here. Discuss Brendan Monroe here. Discuss Glenn Barr here.

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POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: James Jean

February 15, 2014, 8:57 pm

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James Jean was one of the secret surprises of this year's POW! WOW! Hawaii festival in Honolulu. The American artist was invited to the event as a guest first, but once he arrived to the island, he decided to try out his skills in creating a large scale mural for the first time in his career. It was very interesting seeing the way he transferred his signature illustrative style onto a big wall, using only red paint and a brush, but the result was impressive. Jean successfully included all the detailed line work, shading, and other signature elements of his work, even with the greater scale seen in this creation, while battling the unforgiving Hawaiian sun. Working on it long hours over the period of 4-5 days from the early morning till late in the night, the mural quickly became one of the favorites among visitors and participants. It is going to be interesting to see if this piece will inspire more public art from him, which would definitely be a great thing for art lovers and especially his fans. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss James Jean here.

Overtime: Feb 10 – Feb 16

February 16, 2014, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Feb 16 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Students petition to have Tony Matelli's Sleepwalker sculpture removed from Wellesley College campus.
• RIP: Terry Adkins, who died of heart failure at age 60.
• RIP: Leonard Knight, who died at the age of 82, possibly from diabetes.
• RIP: Nancy Holt, who died at the age of 75.
• RIP: Maggie Estep, who died of a heart attack at age 50.
• RIP: Hudson, who died at the age of 63. Tributes from art world figures.
• Jason White taken into custody by FBI special agents and faces federal cyberstalking charges.
• Kiev Biennale postponed as violent protests continue to hit capital due to political unrest.
• Phlegm install (6 weeks of work) to be destroyed because he doesn’t believe in commercialisation of art.
• Proposed Islamic art museum divides Venice as right-wing politicians say they plan to protest museum.
• Michelangelo revealed to have started his career by being a master forger.
• Nuclear analysis proves painting believed to be by Léger in Peggy Guggenheim Collection is a fake.
• JonOne accuses his dealer of selling fakes of his work as case goes to court.
• French museum employee sits on 200-year old Napolean chair and breaks it.
• Dozens more art works, including by Renoir & Picasso, emerge at the home of Cornelius Gurlitt. Jewish advocates called for the publication of newly found works. Germany debates a draft law to aid the return of Nazi-looted art. The country's officials begin discussing plans for new independent center as part of efforts to strengthen its handling of restitution of Nazi-looted art.
• Mamoru Samuragochi's hearing disability and musical genius turns out to be elaborate hoax.
• Mayor of London to investigate rising rents as artists are being pushed out due to unaffordability.
• Opening of Broad Museum delayed from 2014 until sometime in 2015.
• Judge temporarily bars removal of Picasso tapestry from Four Seasons hotel in NYC.
• George Clooney backs return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece while promoting Monuments Men. He calls for Mona Lisa to be returned to Italy from France.
• Dumb Starbucks art project opens in Los Feliz. Pics from inside. It's revealed to be backdrop for Comedy Central show Nathan For You. Marc Horowitz reported to have falsely taken credit for the project. It gets shut down by health officials.
• Two paintings by Edward Hopper get hung in the Oval Office.
• LA Weekly wants George Lucas to bring his musem to Los Angeles.
• Janet Echelman seeking Kickstarter funds for a aerial sculpture public art project.
• Portrait of Hilary Mantel by Nick Lord, will be first painting of living author displayed at British Library.
• What’s next for the Dia Art Foundation after the departure of Philippe Vergne.
• Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart sculpture is unveiled at Crystal Bridges Museum.
• Helen Pashgian gets a exhibition at LACMA.
• Frick lending significant group of paintings, sculptures and objects to show at the Mauritshuis in The Hague.
• The market for Arte Povera about to explode with upcoming sales. Christie's sale does well.
• Artprice says that China is the world's top buyer of art as worldwide sales hit new record of $12bil.
• Sotheby's London offers previously unpublished letters and drawings by Lucian Freud.
• The most costly works of art that has been made or will be made.
• Story behind the installation of Jeff Koons' Hanging Heart at Sotheby's.
• Fred Guardineer's Action Comics #15 original Superman cover art up for auction at Heritage Auctions.
• Those behind SellYouLater.com answers some questions.
• Paris Photo Los Angeles fair provides a preview of their exhibitor list.
• Google and the Saatchi Gallery join forces on Motion Photography Prize to award artists that make gifs.
• Leo Fitzpatrick discusses art and his and Nate Lowman's Home Alone 2 gallery.
• New photographic series by Tim Barber called Relations.
• Damien Hirst reveals how he uses his children's ideas for his own artwork.
• New Republic takes a look at Matthew Barney's River of Fundament.
• Andrew M. Goldstein interviews Stefania Bortolami.
• List of art world power couples.
• Nail art as a new art form.
• Carnage Issue 6 released.
• Chuck Close's raw portrait photographs of stars without their make-up on.
• What it's like experiencing Shia LeBeouf's performance art piece. His quest in finding a gallery in LA to host the show. Jerry O’Connell sets up his own art performance directly next door to LeBeouf.
• David Beckham to create artwork in the "street art style".
• Indianapolis International Airport rejects commissioned artwork by Tre Reising because of "belieber" use.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Augustine Kofie x Defer

February 16, 2014, 8:00 pm

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Augustine Kofie (featured) was one of the first artists to finish his mural for POW! WOW! Hawaii this year. With his artistic background having a strong connection with graffiti and painting walls, the American artist showed a lot of skills and work discipline finishing up one of the largest walls at the festival in a such short time. The result was one of his signature abstract works that includes a lot of geometrical elements, straight and perfect circular lines, as well as plays with shading, color transparency, and morphing between elements & objects. Using a wide palette of mostly warm, pastel colors, this abstract mural fits perfectly in its tropical surrounding. Towards the end of painting this huge wall, the mural took an unplanned turn with Defer adding his caligraphaphic elements, infusing more expressive elements to the wall in contrast to Kofie's signature imagery. In addition to this mural (and couple of other that Defer created for the event), both artists released a limited edition prints through 1xRun's  POW! WOW! 2104 Featured Artists Series. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Augustine Kofie here.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Seth Globepainter

February 17, 2014, 8:22 am

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World traveler, Seth Globepainter, recently finished up this large mural for POW! WOW! Hawaii. The Paris-based artist arrived to the island straight after the opening of his show in Paris (covered), and with taking part in the Exploring The New Contemporary Movement group show (covered), the mural was the second and main part of his participation in this year's event. Inspired by the tropical paradise and island life, he created one of his familiar images of a little girl standing on a rock with her head being lost in a colorful vortex. This time, the image was flipped upside down, so the blue water matched up with the Hawaiian blue skys and the vortex is closer to the ground, matching the colorful lifestyle of the Hawaii. Along with this, Seth included some other familiar island elements such as birds & floral jewelry that he spotted on the streets of Honolulu, as well as the the floral "hula shirts" popular here. After this, the artist will travel to turbulent Ukraine where he will be creating more public space works with local graffiti and street artists, as he's been doing over the years. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Seth Globepainter here.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Dabs Myla x Misery

February 17, 2014, 10:00 am

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Australian graffiti couple, Dabs Myla, teamed up with their New Zealand friend, Misery, for a big mural collaboration at POW! WOW! Hawaii this year. With all the artists usually painting cheerful characters and cartoonish designs, this joint effort resulted in an explosion of cuteness in Kaka'ako, an industrial neighbourhood of Honolulu. With Dabs Myla's spray painted clean, super flat and almost vectored looking elements, and Misery's more brush painted vintage, rough, and slightly "used up" looking creations, the combination of their styles is an awesome match up put together in a pattern like composition. Being in a tropical paradise definitely inspired the artists with the imagery they painted, so the wall featured many familiar island symbols - hula girls, tropical fruit, cocktails, ukuleles, sea life, etc. Along with this mural, LA-based art couple also took part in both group shows organized by the event, as well as released their new limited edition print with 1xRun's  POW! WOW! 2104 Featured Artists Series. Discuss POW WOW here.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Inti

February 18, 2014, 11:51 am

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After long days of working under hot Hawaiian sun, another participating artist the of POW! WOW! Hawaii festival, Inti, recently finished his mural. Known for his focus on the rich South American history, tradition, and symbols in his public art, the artist decided to use this "smaller wall" (by his standards), for something a bit different. Instead of painting only his characters that he is most known for, the Chilean-born and Paris-based artist created a still life image using a lot of different elements. Along with books, fruits, a sand clock, and more, he also included a portrait of his recently deceased family dog. Using his signature color palette that consist mostly of shades of purple, orange and yellow, and with his masterful use of spray can as a medium, this mural is another confirmation of his talent and strong distinctive style. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss INTI here.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Dave Kinsey

February 19, 2014, 10:05 am

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Dave Kinsey (featured) was one of the names we were looking forward to seeing in this year's edition of the massive POW! WOW! Hawaii festival. Even though he arrived a few days later than planned and the tropical weather wasn't on his side, he managed to finish this huge mural after two long days of painting. Being especially intrigued by the shrine like shape of the wall, his piece is inspired by the constant battle between civilization and nature of Hawaii. The majestic tree in the middle of the image is rising from the ground, surrounded with striped orange & red lava flows on the volcanic islands, both symbolizing the wild nature of the area. The red circle in the background, symbolizes Japan and the influence that tourism and focused development has had on this tropical paradise. The abstract elements included just add the energy and tension to this mural with nicely contrasting colors. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Dave Kinsey here.

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POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Cyrcle

February 19, 2014, 10:04 pm

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Dynamic art duo Cyrcle. (featured) was one of the last ones to finish their mural for POW! WOW! Hawaii festival due to their busy schedule. They had just barely enough time to pull this massive masterpiece off, but with their well-coordinated team work, they made it happen over two nights & days of painting. In their signature style, they created a hand painted image that looks like it's an oversized vectored image. Painstakingly spraying every single dot, they created an impressive mural in front of Fresh Cafe in the Kaka'ako area of Honolulu. Showing hedonistic Greek figures bright orange and grey, with hyperrealistic sections showing draping fabrics, this fantastic mural is a typical example of the current work that the LA-based artists are producing. Aside from creating this large public piece, Cyrcle. also released a limited edition prints through 1xRun’s POW! WOW! 2104 Featured Artists Series specially for this event. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Cyrcle here.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Vhils

February 20, 2014, 12:14 pm

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Alexandre Farto aka Vhils was one of the most anticipated names for this year's POW! WOW! Hawaii festival. Both visitors and participating artists were looking forward to seeing the Portuguese artist in action, which kept being postponed due to unforeseen circumstances. Eventually, the machines started roaring and tearing down chunks of the the wall. The scene was looking and sounding very different than at any other mural, as it all looked more like a chaotic construction site than where an art piece is getting created. Using his unusual practice, Vhils engraved a portrait of Kalākaua, the last reigning king of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Take a look at more photos below… Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Vhils here.

Streets: Os Gemeos (San Francisco)

February 22, 2014, 7:38 pm

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Thanks to The Lugagge Store Gallery in San Francisco, the other day we finally got a chance to check out up close and snap some exclusive shots of the Os Gemeos mural painted on top of their building at 1007 Market Street back in Sept 2013. This magnificent piece was commissioned by gallery and funded by the Graue Family Fund for Public Art, and was painted over a previous mural the Sao Paulo-based artists painted on the same spot back in 2003 - celebrating 10 years since their first North American solo show. This particular image is a tribute to NEKST, who was hardest hitting, raw graffiti writers out there, and JADE, known as "the master of hand styles," who both passed away the year before the mural was created. Climbing up to the roof of the building up the rusty, wobbly ladder, felt like a trip trough a graffiti hall of fame itself. Tags and throwups by the twins, as well as their friends and crew mates from VLOK and THR crews, such as ISE, REMY or TWIST, can be found on pretty much every surface around. Written with sharpies, fat pens, and sprayed, familiar tags and aliases can be seen on the walls, floor, metal covers, and every reachable surface. The mural itself is overlooking the bustling Market Street, showing a typical Os Gemeos yellow character, coming out of the wall, holding a can of spray paint. With their signature colors, and perfect use of stencils on order to create colorful patterns, the image has so many little details that can only be noticed when seen from up close - a hat with a JADE throwup, the spray can in a shape of balaclava wearing character with a NEKST belt buckle, and details on the bag to name a few. Their impeccable use of shading and their unique use of spray paint to create light that can be seen on this piece, making it a perfect example of why these Brazilian twins have such status both in the fine art and graffiti art world. Os Gemeos recently released their first ever print edition through 99Prints, and are having two big solo shows scheduled at Galeria Fortes Vilaça in São Paulo in June 2014, and at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York in 2015. Discuss Os Gemeos here.

Overtime: Feb 17 – Feb 23

February 23, 2014, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Feb 23 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Alex Israel's sky billboard featuring detail of L.A. Dance Project Logo for Ace Hotel & LA Dance Project.
• RIP: Corcoran Gallery of Art.  A timeline of the museum's trouble history.
• Robert Vineberg, who allegedly sold heroin to Phillip Seymour Hoffman, also did heroin with Basquiat.
• Kiev History Museum’s collections have been ransacked and looted in Ukrainsky Dom.
• Morocco's anti-Israel lobby objects to Tel Aviv-based artist Keren Cytter’s inclusion in biennial.
• Keith Haring Foundation sued for allegedly not fully evaluating works it labeled "counterfeit" and "fake".
• Paul Branca work valued at $13k thrown out by cleaning lady because she thought it was trash.
• Maximo Caminero allegedly destroys Ai Wewei vase as a protest for artists that don't get shown in museums. Ai Weiwei responds. More from Caminero.
• Ivan Hewett and Dea Birkett debates on whether children should be banned from museums.
• The use of buying and selling art to smuggle and launder money out of China.
• 60 Minutes does a feature on Wolfgang Beltracchi, who may be the successful art forger ever.
• Artists threaten to boycott Biennale of Sydney due to its main sponsor.
• When street art gets covered with graffiti.
• How to remove a Banksy street piece from the walls.
• Denver Museum of Nature and Science returning 30 artifacts in their collection to the Kenyan government.
• University of Oklahoma trying to keep Pissarro painting woman says was stolen by Nazis.
• National Corvette Museum to display cars that were damaged by sinkhole.
• President Obama apologizes for remark about art history majors. Marco Rubio responds to Obama's apology.
• How artists are finding new uses for analogue products like expired film and obsolete paper.
• The exhibitor list for NADA New York 2014 in May.
• FIAC to host a Los Angeles edition of its art fair in 2015.
• Marianne Boesky opening a gallery in Lower East Side to show emerging artists.
• Getty curators pick the best and worst artist depictions and art movies ever made.
• The third volume of How to Pronounce Artists' Names.
• Marmottan Monet museum in Paris to showcase Impressionist masterpieces from private collections.
• Privately owned paintings on loan to public collections could be at risk if Scotland becomes independent.
• Norman Rockwell Museum nearly doubles collection of art with new gift from Famous Artists School.
• Paris's Picasso museum to reopen in June five years after a two-year renovation.
• The Hammer Museum announces the artists participating in Made in L.A. 2014.
• Cornelius Gurlitt has set up a website to provide his side of the story. Six claimants are in talks with him, seeking return of artworks stolen from their families by the Nazis.
• NY Times writes about the role of money and investment in acquiring and collecting art.
• Buying art at the lower-priced fine art auction houses in New York.
• Jade Jagger auctioned a painting given to her by Andy Warhol for £362,500.
• Action Comics no. 15 original cover art feat. Superman by Fred Guardineer sells for $286,800 at Heritage.
• Kenny Schachter, on the London auction day sales from last week.
• Banksy's Kissing Coppers street piece sells for $575k. Two other works fail to sell. Seller lowering prices.
• A visual chart of how Mark Grotjahn's butterfly paintings are faring at auction. And a look at Jacob Kassay's 48"x36" silver paintings.
• Five of the six highest-selling lots at Sotheby's were predominantly red in color.
• A look at flow chart art.
• A beginner's guide to looking at contemporary art.
• Jon Rafman's work appears in the new Robocop movie.
• Dan Graham teams up with Günther Vogt to design Met Museum rooftop exhibit.
• Preview of Chuck Close's Nudes show.
• Roberta Smith writes about Hudson's life and work.
• Hans Ulrich Obrist talks with Edi Rama and Anri Sala.
• Paige Powell talks about Basquiat and her photos and exhibition.
• LA Times reviews Oscar Murillo's show at The Mistake Room.
• Crocs releases limited edition Jackson Pollock Studio Clogs.
• Harry Styles revealed to be buyer of £2.8mil. Basquiat.
• Shia LeBeouf spends time hugging fans after his art performance comes to an end. James Franco on Mr. LeBeouf's recent exploits.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Reka

February 24, 2014, 12:17 pm

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One of the pieces we enjoyed for this year's POW! WOW! Hawaii festival by many participants and visitors, was the one created by Reka. The Melbourne-born and Berlin-based artist tackled the architectural challenges with great ease and speed, proving his long experience and enviable skills working with the spray paint medium, and was among the first ones to finish his work. Using more tropical colors in order to match the surrounding, and island friendly imagery such as flowers, tree roots, tribal faces, with lots of signature clean lines, he created a very unique three-dimensional mural. Covering almost every surface of the building with spray paint, he quickly turned the structures into one of the landmarks of the area giving great joy to the the building owners. Like most of the other participants, Reka also released a limited edition print through 1xRun’s POW! WOW! 2104 Featured Artists Series, introducing the more dark and rugged style that is seen in his fine art. Discuss POW WOW here.

Studio Visits: Laser 3.14

February 25, 2014, 4:00 am

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The work of Amsterdam's street art man of mystery, Laser 3.14 is slowly becoming one of the recognizable elements of the Dutch capital. Along with canals, bikes, red lights and coffeeshops, his statements sprayed all over the city are something a lot of people remember from their trips. Recently, we had a chance to visit Laser 3.14 at his studio in the Jordaan area, see and hear about what he is working on, and talk about how this phenomena started. By many accounts, Laser 3.14 t is not a usual street artist - he never draws images and he almost never uses color, yet most people living in Amsterdam know and appreciate his work. Finding his quotes scattered through the city is becoming a little game that locals like to play as they are cycling around their hometown. Often addressing political, social and personal subjects that people can relate to, his works are a reminder of the creative and liberal energy that Amsterdam is known for. The lines he writes are his own, and he never uses the quotes of others. With his distinctive signature written above his slogans, these look like urban Bible verses written on protective wooden panels, tarp covers, signs and other temporary surfaces. Laser 3.14 started his creative expression by writing poetry which is still his biggest love. Heavily influenced by the lyrics of The Doors, Velvet Underground, and later Joy Division, he started writing down his thoughts and observations about 15 years ago. Later on, he started creating drawings and illustrations to which he would incorporate his poems or their parts. After some time, he started liking the written part of his work better than the graphic, and since he did graffiti as a youngster, he thought to try writing those lines in the street. Initially this was just something he would try and see how it felt, but just a few years later he became an icon in his hometown, with a couple of art shows, print releases, books, etc. Always staying true to his nonconformist ideals, he ignored and bent the "rules" of the graffiti and street art world. The signature he created was partially a tag he used to use, along with "3.14" which was borrowed from Public Image Ltd song, but written in a handwriting style instead of classic tag form. Instead of vandalizing walls and leaving permanent marks, he always writes on temporary surfaces. This way his work has a life of its own, sometimes disappearing shortly after being done, then re-appearing somewhere else, often in a different form. He has no certain schedule or plans on how often he goes out to write, but it's an essential part of his life, and it just needs to happen on regular basis. Currently he is working on a big solo show that is opening at Famous Gallery in Amsterdam on the 8th March, simultaneously with a photographer and artist, Miles Aldridge. For this show, he is preparing a big collection of works on wood & found objects, as well as trying out some new ideas with fluoro paint and neon. Also, he will be showing a couple of new steel shield pieces that are created from steel plates that are precisely cut to show his handwriting, giving the work more depth, but also a more strong and permanent feel. Along with working for this show, he is releasing some limited edition prints through his website, as well as working on the next book of poetry, and hoping to take his universal work overseas.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Tristan Eaton

February 25, 2014, 9:00 am

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Tristan Eaton's Escape The Night mural for POW! WOW! Hawaii was one of the biggest ones at this year's edition of the festival. Getting a flat, clear, three story high and wide wall was perfect for the Los Angeles-based artist to show his skills and signature style. Creating another collage like mural, completely executed with spray paint, didn't only show Eaton's talent for visual art, but also his incredible skills and control of spray paint as medium. The entire image was made up of various images that included clean, corporate looking characters and text, abstract patterns and elements, as well as realistic parts and sections. As if he wanted to sample each technique and style, he patched together these different images, literally creating a monster of a mural. After roughly sketching the image the first day, it took Eaton four days to complete this complex image, and the result is seriously impressive to say the least. With the cleanliness and sharpness of printed out vectored images, this hand painted mural is a perfect example of what a strong medium spray paint can be, and how far the graffiti culture has evolved. Along with painting this wall for the festival, Tristan Eaton also released a limited edition print through 1xRun’s POW! WOW! 2104 Featured Artists Series. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Tristan Eaton here.

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Streets: Interesni Kazki (India)

February 27, 2014, 4:00 am

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As much as they are known for their colorful, fairy tale like, surrealistic murals, paintings and illustrations, Ukrainian art duo Interesni Kazki (interviewed) are also known for their love for traveling, especially to remote, more spiritual regions of the world. Taking inspiration from local traditions, beliefs and different lifestyles, AEC and Waone recently spent time traveling through India again. During their travels, they stayed in the Kerala aka Keralam region, a state in the south-west region of India on the Malabar coast, where they created a couple of individual murals. With their imagery including traditional elements and therefore fitting the exotic surrounding, and their painting style matching the worn out, traditional buildings, these pieces look as if they always have been a part of the buildings. Here are some images of their murals. Visit of Saturn (by AEC) was inspired by the hilly Kerala area, the feel of the sky and planets being closer to earth, the simple, quiet lifestyle of the locals, as well as men's love for facial hair in India. Journey through Sade Sati (by Waone), shows the 7½ years long period of Saturn, which according to Vedic Astrology and beliefs, is a period of many challenges. Holy Slipper (by AEC), is inspired by the mysterious culture of Kerala, especially by Teyyam cult rituals that are specific for the area. And finally, Eternal vs Temporal (by Waone) focused on the value of eternal (knowledge, wisdom) against temporary things (wealth, possession). After this trip, the duo is heading back to their homeland where they're going to focus on their upcoming print release with The Outsiders as well as the upcoming solo show with Studiocromie in Italy, that might have to be postponed due to the situation in their home town of Kiev and the rest of Ukraine. Discuss Interesni Kazki here.

Streets: Hendrik “ECB” Beikirch (India)

February 27, 2014, 5:00 pm

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Hendrik "ECB" Beikirch recently visited India where he created another portrait style mural that he is known for. In order to commemorate the 66th anniversary of the death of Mahatma Gandhi, the German artist created a huge portrait of the civil rights icon with the help of Indian artist Anpu Varkey. The wall is located on one of the busiest streets of New Delhi, and reaches a hight of 160 feet, which makes it reportedly the tallest mural in India. It took four long days of work for the artist to finish this piece before it was revealed on January 30th. Photo credit: Enrico Fabian. Discuss ECB here.

POW! WOW! ’14 / Streets: Andrew Schoultz & Hannah Stouffer

February 28, 2014, 10:36 pm

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Another collaboration that grabbed our attention during this year's POW! WOW! Hawaii was a long joint mural from Andrew Schoultz and Hannah Stouffer. The waves and kinetic imagery from Schoultz provided a nice contrast to the softer forest renderings and volcanic eruptions of Stouffer, providing an interesting continous landscape for the people who pass by in the industrial district of Kaka'ako. Take a look at some closer shots as well as in-progress pics below... Photos credit: saL. Discuss POW WOW here. Discuss Andrew Schoultz here.

Overtime: Feb 24 – March 2

March 2, 2014, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended March 2 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Justin Adian & Tristano Di Robilant exhibition opens March 11 at The National Exemplar.
• Galleries at 77 Geary St. in San Francisco forced to close due to tech boom's rising rents.
• Photography associations join together to submit a friend of the court brief to support Patrick Cariou.
• Wright Museum in Detroit is threatened by city’s fiscal woes.
• Protest organized at Guggenheim NY to raise awareness over working conditions on Saadiyat Island.
• Transfield's sponsorship of Sydney Biennale prompts five artist to withdraw from show in support of asylum seekers.
• How museums are dealing with Art of the Past and Subhash Kapoor over likely looted items purchased from the gallery.
• Jewel heist at Paris’s Drouot auction house as robbers use tear gas to steal briefcase full of jewels.
• 11 stolen paintings found in Miami that belong to the collection of Cuba’s Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes.
• Statues of Lenin being toppled and destroyed across in Ukraine during recent protests worrying heritage experts.
• A team of men attempt to illegally remove Banksy street piece from wall in New Orleans.
• How to protect yourself against art theft.
• CNN writes about art sales being used to launder money out of China.
• The case to save the Picasso curtain at the Four Seasons restaurant in NYC. The story of the piece.
• Other Criteria to close Bond Street location as rents rise in the area.
• Right to use Fabergé name by museum still in dispute even after court ruling.
• How Simon Denny hacked a TED conference to present an art exhibition.
• Kevin Klowden warns that California could lose its status as entertainment industry leader.
• Authorities to seize $4mil. Roman statue in Queens that they say was stolen.
• New Paul Klee piece discovered on the verso of an existing work.
• Gauguin may not have had syphilis, according to analysis of his teeth.
• What Picasso's and Mondrian's studios reveal about their work.
• Gallerists like Larry Gagosian and David Zwirner getting into the restaurant game.
• Ann S. Moore opens a gallery in Chelsea called The Curator Gallery.
• The Final Member documentary follows museum curator searching for a human penis.
• How culture is being used to rebuild a city in Colombia once a battle zone in the drug war.
• Maximo Caminero receiving a fundraiser by artists that support his cause (but not act).
• Artforum's Dawn Chan spends some time in Los Angeles.
• Philippe Vergne to start his director position at MOCA on March 10.
• Boris Johnson has started discussions with Guggenheim Foundation about setting up a gallery in London.
• J. Paul Getty Museum to display James Ensor's The Temptation of Saint Anthony in June.
• Artwork a better investment than Bitcoin?
• Bill proposes that artists receive 5% royalty of price of art that is resold at public auction for more than $5,000.
• Poly Culture Group Corporation planning an IPO that could raise up to $330 million for expansion efforts.
• Forbes' How China is Quietly Changing the Balance of Power in the Art World.
• Christie's chooses China to open its first gallery in Asia.
• Photo Shanghai launches in China.
• A look at Sotheby's financial figures from 2013. Daniel Loeb wants to be able to elect three Sotheby's board members.
• Paris Photo LA announces full list of participating exhibitors for 2014.
• Profile of David Roberts and his collecting style.
• Profile of Yams collective (or HowDoYouSayYaminAfrican?).
• Larry Gagosian talks at ladies’ luncheon at Guastavino’s in NYC.
• George W Bush to have art exhibition at George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.
• Eric Fischl joins Arezoo Moseni at a talk in NYC on March 12.
• An interview (translated to English from Japanese) with Yoshitomo Nara.
• Oscar Murillo's ascent to the top levels of the contemporary art scene.
• Sue Webster and Tim Noble buys former home of William Lyttle (Mole Man) and will preserve it.
• JR to direct a ballet for the stage. Set to premiere April 29.
• Allison "Hueman" Torneros tells the story behind some of her pieces.
• Nick Walker Vandal t-shirts available for purchase.
• Darren Aronofsky's Noah to also have art exhibition component. Images of work and more info.
• Gary Busey's open letter to James Franco about James Franco's NY Times essay about Shia LaBeouf.

Studio Visits / Previews: How & Nosm –“Way Things Are” @ Pace Prints

March 5, 2014, 11:38 am

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AM stopped by the How & Nosm studio in NYC around time when the artistic duo was finalizing their preparations with Pace Prints for their collaborative print project. A couple of months later, we are happy to announce the opening of Way Things Are, a long awaited show by these ground breaking graffiti & street artists, on March 7th at Pace Prints on 521 West 26th Street in NYC, with an opening reception held on Thursday March 6th. Brothers Raoul and Davide Perre worked on this show for around seven months at Watanabe Press in Brooklyn, creating one of the most unique body of works to date. Part of this show was already presented at the Art Basel Miami 2013 and IFPDA Print Fair in NYC, as a teaser for this big event. While by definition all the works are prints, this is the most misleading piece of the puzzle in this particular body of work. The idea was to create works that will represent the everyday life routine of an individual. This consists of different activities and situations that occur each day, but the essential core remains the same day after day. It takes strong determination and lots of energy to take charge of these things, and make a significant difference that will lead to a different pattern. Based on this scheme, the NY-based artists created monoprints on which they hand painted and created fully unique works. Varying in motif, message, and complexity, each of these prints show a possible new way of approaching the same, given structure. With so much layers of hand painting, stencil, patterns, mutated characters, countless amounts of symbols & details, and even different page orientatiosn, each of these pieces are actually 100% unique works. Staying true to the style and technique they developed while creating graffiti on the streets of Germany where they grew up and perfected in their NYC studio, these works are a perfect example of their creative and artistic strength. With their signature black, white and red color palette, which is both limiting and challenging in their process, these fresh works are an explosion of stencils, patterns and images used in their previous output, adding to the repetitive concept. Applied through their clean and precise technique, these new How & Nosm pieces blur the line between hand painted unique works and machine printed editions. Discuss How & Nosm here.