Streets: World Roundup (Aug 4 – Aug 24)

August 24, 2014, 10:52 pm

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With the return of our Streets: World Roundup feature, we first want to bring your attention to a new mural from Blu in Sardinia, Italy. The wall he painted once again showed his skills with large-scale imagery while working around architectural features of his surface. Also, the upside down toy soldiers are consistent with the Italian street artist's penchant for politically charged public works. Other worthy walls come from Ernest Zacharevic - US, Satone - Germany, Seth - Puerto Rico, Bordalo II - Portugal (source), Ella & Pitr - France (source), Deih - Spain (source), Herakut - Turkey (source), Pener Velvet and Zoer - Poland (source), Shepard Fairey - US (source), L7m - Brazil (source), Hyuro - Azores, Sicksystems - Germany (source), Violant - Portugal (source), and Bicicleta Sem Freio - Puerto Rico (source). Photos via the artists or festivals unless source otherwise indicated. [caption id="attachment_258901" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Ernest Zacharevic - Atlanta, Photography by Joshua Gwyn[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_258898" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Satone - Bielfeld, Photography by Parsprofoto[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_258899" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Seth - San Juan, Puerto Rico[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259056" align="aligncenter" width="1050"] Bordallo II in Lisbon. Via Stick2Target.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259059" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Ella & Pitr in Saint-Etienne, France. Via StreetArtNews.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259061" align="aligncenter" width="1500"] Deih - "Keep It Rotating" in Valencia, Spain. Via StreetArtNews.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259062" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Herakut in Istanbul, Turkey. Via Savage Habit.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259064" align="aligncenter" width="3028"] Pener, Velvet, and Zoer - "Vertical Farming" in Turek, Poland. Via Graffuturism.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259065" align="aligncenter" width="580"] Shepard Fairey in Philadelphia. Via MTN-World.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259067" align="aligncenter" width="960"] L7m in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Via Street Art Utopia.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259069" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hyuro in Ponta Delgada, Azores for the Walk&Talk Festlival.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259073" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Sicksystems in Mannheim, Germany. Via Savage Habit.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259075" align="aligncenter" width="1050"] Violant in Lisbon, Portugal. Via Stick2Target.[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_259076" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Bicicleta Sem Freio in Puerto Rico. Photo by Charlotte Dutoit via Upper Playground.[/caption]

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Streets: Os Gemeos (Vancouver) – Part II

August 25, 2014, 9:00 am

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Although it has only been several days since we first reported on the start of a massive new 3D mural that Os Gemeos are working on for the Vancouver Biennale, twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo have already made huge progress on this project. Painting six large silos located on Granville Island, the Brazilian artists are working their way very fast through their biggest public work to date. Aside for their playful and endless imagination, they are famous for their speed while not sacrificing detail work. Being able to work as one, completing each other's parts, and having decades of experience in handling spray paint, it looks like the duo will definitely finish their project as planned. The new progress shots show specific details, patterns and signature elements that their work has been known for.

In order to successfully round up this massive and costly project, the non-profit charitable organization behind this, is running an Indiegogo crowd funding campaign which you can still participate in.

Photos credit: roaming-the-planet Discuss Os Gemeos here.

Streets: Titi Freak (Sao Paulo)

August 26, 2014, 9:06 pm

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After sharing with you a new mural that Titi Freak painted in Rio de Janeiro for Seido Restaurant a couple of months ago, we now have for you some of his public art for you. Featuring something that appears frequently in his work, Koi fish, the Brazilian artist once again draws from his his Japanese heritage to gift this street in Sao Paulo with his imagery. Take a look at some more detail shots below... Discuss Titi Freak here.

Streets: DALeast (New York)

August 27, 2014, 4:00 am

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Out on the Lower East Side of New York, a new mural has taken form after some hard work by Chinese artist DALeast (interviewed). Featuring a beautiful image of a bird in flight (similar to a piece he painted in Hawaii last year), the wall painted with the South Africa-based artist's signature kinetic style is the initial volley leading up to his solo opening on September 4th at Jonathan LeVine Gallery (557C West 23rd St. location). It looks as though the new body of work titled The Laten Photon will predominantly feature wildlife-inspired imagery like his exhibition with the same gallery back in 2012. Photo credit: Joe Russo for Arrested Motion. Discuss DALeast here.

Streets: Brendan Monroe x Souther Salazar @ FFTT (Portland)

August 29, 2014, 9:27 am

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Last week, Brendan Monroe (interviewed) and Souther Salazar were able to complete their joint mural in Portland for Forest For The Trees (FFTT). The artists were invited to join the not-for-profit the public mural project, which also featured eighteen other local and international artists. Over the course of several days, Salazar painted clusters of his whimsical imagery against Monroe's Tron-like structured background that hints at trees. Resulting in a striking collaborative wall, their hard work can be seen at 4703 N Albina Avenue. Discuss Brendan Monroe here. Discuss Souther Salazar here.

Streets: Faith47 –“The Preciousness of the Hunt” (Los Angeles)

August 29, 2014, 4:38 pm

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Earlier this week, South African artist Faith47 made an appearance in Los Angeles where she painted a large-scale mural entitled The Preciousness of the Hunt. Arranged by the Do Art Foundation, the ethereal new piece in the South Park community of downtown LA on the Flower Street Lofts residential building (12th & South Flower Street) features swans, beautiful creatures that appear often in her work. Faith47's imagery is a welcome addition to the revitalized area and speaks to the positive future for the area, especially with more artist murals planned already. Photo credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss Faith47 here.

Overtime: Aug 25 – Aug 31

August 31, 2014, 4:30 am

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More stories from the week that ended Aug 31 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Images up for New Image Painting exhibition at Shane Campbell Gallery.
• RIP: Marilena Bonomo, who passed away at the age of 86.
• RIP: 23-year old MoMA intern Cindy Yeh dies after falling off roof during rooftop party.
• RIP: 29-year old artist and gallery manager Alicia Louise Cipicchio is killed by a bus at Burning Man.
• James Meyer admits to illegally selling stolen Jasper Johns works.
• REVOK, REYES and STEEL suing Roberto Cavalli for stealing their artwork for its clothing and accessories.
• Dan Park sentenced to six months in prison for works court says depicted Roma and black people in a racist way.
• Danish art project meant to combat discrimination has been deemed racist in Sweden and removed from festival.
• Mary Engelbreit receives criticism for her illustration in response to Ferguson shooting.
• Four activists accused of repainting Soviet star on Stalinist skyscraper in Ukrainian colors faces up to seven years in prison.
• Simon Sunderland, aka Fista or Bloodaxe, sentenced to 18 months for graffiti and vandalism.
• Demolition commences at 5Pointz.
• Shepard Fairey thinks that it has gotten too expensive for artists to live and work in New York.
• Zaha Hadid sues The New York Review of Books and critic Martin Filler over statements in book review. He acknowledges mistake. New York Review of Books issues retraction over the article.
• U.S. Copyright Office declares in updated rules that rights to a photo taken by a primate can not be claimed.
• Protesters rally at Fesch Museum demanding removal of Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ work.
• Aspen Art Museum remove tortoises from exhibition in Cai Guo-Qiang piece due to temperatures.
• Three paintings by unnamed 15th century artist stolen from Milan’s Sforza Castle.
• Stolen Picasso reportedly worth $1mil. actually a fake.
• Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise.
• Petition to save a Mark Dion installation in Lancaster on the grounds of The Storey Creative Industries Centre.
• The Before I Die art project becomes an outlet for Ferguson residents seeking positive change after Brown tragedy.
• Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke return flags taken from Brooklyn Bridge to American embassy in Berlin.
• The Olympic Freeway Murals: Celebrating 30 Years event coincides with project to restore LA murals from 1984.
• Fernard Léger murals at UN General Assembly Hall get a restoration.
• The world's first Arctic arts festival to open for one year in northern Norway.
• Admission to Corcoran Gallery of Art now free.
• Abu Dhabi building high security tunnel that will link Guggenheim, Louvre and National Zayed Museum on Saadiyat Island.
• Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art prepares to expand.
• The Iraqi National Museum inaugurates two renovated halls adorned with life-size stone statues following war and looting.
• MOCAD's People's Biennial pairs recognized artists with overlooked ones.
• David Lynch's “David Lynch: The Unified Field” opens at the Pennsylvania Academy on Sept. 13.
• The New York Times looks at the state of the current art market.
• Classic cars being preferred over art by investors?
• Sotheby's boosting their auction guarantees.
• €160 million Essl Collection will be liquidated.
• Action Comics #1 comic book graded a CGC 9.0 sells for $3.2mil. on eBay.
• Banksy street piece Mobile Lovers sold to benefit Broad Plain youth club. It sold for £400,000.
• Collection of Edward Weston photographs printed posthumously by his son will be auctioned by Sotheby’s.
• A Q&A with Jack Shainman.
• Claire Messud profiles Marlene Dumas.
• Trevor Christensen photographs his subject while he is nude.
• HBO to air Banksy documentary.
• PBS documentary looks at the life of Dorothea Lange.
• 10 Things to Learn About Photography and Life from Dorothea Lange - quotes from the artist and photographer.
• A look at the Body by Body show at Chateau Shatto.
• Ryan McGinley shoots a short film for Monique Péan.
• Financial Times catches up with Jean Pigozzi.
• G. James Daichendt-curated SKATE & CREATE exhibition opens at Flower Pepper Gallery.
• Michael Sailstorfer buries gold at Outer Harbour Beach in Folkestone as part of participatory public art project.
• Shinique Smith answers some questions.
• Profile of collectors Harry "Hunk" and Mary Margaret Anderson.
• Miranda July's Somebody in-person messaging app.
• Kathy Grayson's list of five punk girl power painters.
• Dustin Yellin reimagines the Vogue logo.
• Jonathan Jones chooses the top 10 codpieces in art.
• LA Times reviews M+B's Soft Target group show.
• Word Above the Street uses water tanks to showcase art in NY.
• A Q&A with Lucy Mitchell-Innes.
• Asger Carlsen releases limited edition prints.
• Jeff Koons art bangle available from Whitney store.
• Tech start-up guys appearing to ruin Burning Man for everyone.
• All about Hello Kitty. The character's place in the art world.
• Painting elephant gets a gallery show.

Streets: Shepard Fairey (New York)

September 1, 2014, 5:00 pm

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Last week, Shepard Fairey (featured) visited New York City to show a little love for his fans in the Big Apple. Mr. Obey and his posse worked on a massive six story mural on Bowery just off of Broome as he took advantage of the Manhattan skyline with the help of the L.I.S.A. project. Entitled We Own The Future, this fresh creation took over three days to finish and we stopped by to document the process from beginning to end. Discuss Shepard Fairey here. Photo credit: Joe Russo for Arrested Motion

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Streets: Kamea Hadar x Defer (San Francisco)

September 1, 2014, 10:30 pm

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If you remember, we had the recently chance to share some photos with you of Kamea Hadar and Defer prepping for their recently concluded showing at 1AM Gallery in San Francisco. While in the Bay Area, the two Hawaii-based artists and friends took the opportunity to get up around the city with a couple murals. Mirroring their work for the gallery as well as their collaboration for POW! WOW! Hawaii earlier this year (covered), the walls were painted with the distinctive combination of Hadar's figurative work and Defer's calligraphic embellishments. Hadar says: "These two murals contrast with our mural in Honolulu from the last POW! WOW! where Defer and Norm went first and painted in the whole background and I layed my portrait over them afterwards. In this case his lines become an element in the foreground and its really fun how the two of us have been going back and forth. In some cases he lays out the “bones” of the piece and I paint the flesh over it, in other cases I paint in the figure and he dresses them with a headdress or other decorative element afterwards. Ancient Hawaiians put a large importance on the bones, or “iwi” of a human being, which contrasts greatly with the West’s perception of life in flesh and this balance of opposing perceptions is something that Defer and I are constantly examining in Paradise Lost."

Streets: Aryz, Escif, Kenor for WE AArt (Part I)

September 2, 2014, 11:15 pm

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Here is a first look at the WE AArt festival going down in Aalborg, Denmark, a public arts event featuring the work of some artists you may be be familiar with. Along with a look at the completed pieces from Aryz (seen above), Escif, and Kenor, we will have photos from the others involved soon - Alexis Diaz, Liqen, Interesni Kazki, Jaz, Fintan Magee, and Don John. This is just the start for the project in one of the larger Danish cities as the plan is to keep up the initiative for three years... Photo credit: Henrik Haven.

Streets: Os Gemeos (Vancouver) – Final

September 5, 2014, 9:59 am

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After roughly three weeks of intense work, Os Gemeos recently finished their new mural for the Vancouver Biennale (Part I, Part II). The six large silos they painted on Granville Island continues their ongoing series of large murals titled Giants, and is now officially their biggest one to date. Covering the entire 70-foot (21 metre) tall structure, this incredible piece of work is their contribution to Biennale's strong connection with sculpture. For this non-profit public art project, Octavio and Gustavo Pandolfo have donated a month of their time, right after opening their recent solo show at Galpão Fortes Vilaça in Sao Paolo (covered). The twins spent the final days adding numerous details to their characters - pockets, stiches, buttons, shoes, fabric patterns, all by using lots of bright colors and by painting more and more signature yellow faces. Using the architecture of the silos, the giants are all kneeling with four of them facing one way, and the other two facing the other way, giving the finished work a full 360 degree identity. Fans of the Brazilian artists can still show their support by donating money through the Indiegogo campaign, with the goal being to cover the expenses of this enormous project. In return, they can receive anything from a simple "thank you," a copy of official limited edition lithograph approved by Os Gemeos, or even a chance to claim the "ownership" of one of the Vancouver giants. Photos credit: @craige13 / roaming-the-planet
Discuss Os Gemeos here.

Studio Visits: Casey Gray –‘Of Land & Sea’ @ Circuit 12 Contemporary

September 5, 2014, 1:43 pm

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We've been enthusiastically watching the work of Casey Gray over a number of years, since we first came across his work back in 2009 during Basel Week in Miami. To say his work has progressed since his early stencil compositions is an understatement. Using aerosol paint as his one and only medium, Gray has shifted from the multicoloured stencil explosions we first saw from him through to a level of maturity we've not seen elsewhere from a stencil artist. Recent beach portraits and landscapes along with his 'curiosity cabinet' themed work have seen a wonderful level of detail and texture conveyed in a medium that is usually associated with blocks of colour and simplistic imagery. However, Gray adds a level of detail to his paintings usually associated with fine brushwork and blending solely with an aerosol can. He's stayed true to his roots, but has made leaps and bounds aesthetically, especially with his latest work that blends abstraction of still life objects with dizzying op-art visuals. AM caught up with Casey at his Dogpatch studio in San Francisco recently where we had the privilege of a tour of his cavernous space. He was at the time working towards a new solo exhibition at Circuit 12 Contemporary in Dallas, which opens this weekend on Saturday September 6th. Take a look around his studio with us, and better yet if you find yourself in Texas between now and October 5th check out the Of Land & Sea for yourself.

Streets: Faith47 –“The Preciousness of the Hunt” (Los Angeles)

August 29, 2014, 4:38 pm

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Earlier this week, South African artist Faith47 made an appearance in Los Angeles where she painted a large-scale mural entitled The Preciousness of the Hunt. Arranged by the Do Art Foundation, the ethereal new piece in the South Park community of downtown LA on the Flower Street Lofts residential building (12th & South Flower Street) features swans, beautiful creatures that appear often in her work. Faith47's imagery is a welcome addition to the revitalized area and speaks to the positive future for the area, especially with more artist murals planned already. Photo credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss Faith47 here.

Overtime: Aug 25 – Aug 31

August 31, 2014, 4:30 am

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More stories from the week that ended Aug 31 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Images up for New Image Painting exhibition at Shane Campbell Gallery.
• RIP: Marilena Bonomo, who passed away at the age of 86.
• RIP: 23-year old MoMA intern Cindy Yeh dies after falling off roof during rooftop party.
• RIP: 29-year old artist and gallery manager Alicia Louise Cipicchio is killed by a bus at Burning Man.
• James Meyer admits to illegally selling stolen Jasper Johns works.
• REVOK, REYES and STEEL suing Roberto Cavalli for stealing their artwork for its clothing and accessories.
• Dan Park sentenced 6 months in prison for works court says depicted Roma and black people in a racist way.
• Danish art project meant to combat discrimination has been deemed racist in Sweden, removed from festival.
• Mary Engelbreit receives criticism for her illustration in response to Ferguson shooting.
• 4 activists accused of repainting Soviet star on Stalinist skyscraper in Ukrainian colors face prison (7 years).
• Simon Sunderland, aka Fista or Bloodaxe, sentenced to 18 months for graffiti and vandalism.
• Demolition commences at 5Pointz.
• Shepard Fairey thinks that it has gotten too expensive for artists to live and work in New York.
• Zaha Hadid sues The New York Review of Books and critic Martin Filler over statements in book review. He acknowledges mistake. New York Review of Books issues retraction over the article.
• U.S. Copyright Office declares in updated rules that rights to a photo taken by a primate can not be claimed.
• Protesters rally at Fesch Museum demanding removal of Andres Serrano’s Piss Christ work.
• Aspen Art Museum remove tortoises from exhibition in Cai Guo-Qiang piece due to temperatures.
• Three paintings by unnamed 15th century artist stolen from Milan’s Sforza Castle.
• Stolen Picasso reportedly worth $1mil. actually a fake.
• Why eBay Is an Art Forger’s Paradise.
• Petition to save a Mark Dion installation in Lancaster on the grounds of The Storey Creative Industries Centre.
• The Before I Die art project an outlet for Ferguson residents seeking positive change after Brown tragedy.
• Mischa Leinkauf and Matthias Wermke return flags taken from Brooklyn Bridge to American embassy in Berlin.
• The Olympic Freeway Murals: Celebrating 30 Years coincides with restoration of LA murals from 1984.
• Fernard Léger murals at UN General Assembly Hall get a restoration.
• The world's first Arctic arts festival to open for one year in northern Norway.
• Admission to Corcoran Gallery of Art now free.
• Abu Dhabi high security tunnel linking Guggenheim, Louvre and National Zayed Museum on Saadiyat Island.
• Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art prepares to expand.
• The Iraqi National Museum inaugurates 2 renovated halls with life-size stone statues following war & looting.
• MOCAD's People's Biennial pairs recognized artists with overlooked ones.
• David Lynch's “David Lynch: The Unified Field” opens at the Pennsylvania Academy on Sept. 13.
• The New York Times looks at the state of the current art market.
• Classic cars being preferred over art by investors?
• Sotheby's boosting their auction guarantees.
• €160 million Essl Collection will be liquidated.
• Action Comics #1 comic book graded a CGC 9.0 sells for $3.2mil. on eBay.
• Banksy street piece Mobile Lovers sold to benefit Broad Plain youth club. It sold for £400,000.
• Collection of Edward Weston photographs printed posthumously by his son will be auctioned by Sotheby’s.
• A Q&A with Jack Shainman.
• Claire Messud profiles Marlene Dumas.
• Trevor Christensen photographs his subject while he is nude.
• HBO to air Banksy documentary.
• PBS documentary looks at the life of Dorothea Lange.
• 10 Things to Learn About Photography and Life from Dorothea Lange - quotes artist and photographer.
• A look at the Body by Body show at Chateau Shatto.
• Ryan McGinley shoots a short film for Monique Péan.
• Financial Times catches up with Jean Pigozzi.
• G. James Daichendt-curated SKATE & CREATE exhibition opens at Flower Pepper Gallery.
• Michael Sailstorfer buries gold at Outer Harbour Beach in Folkestone as part of participatory public art project.
• Shinique Smith answers some questions.
• Profile of collectors Harry "Hunk" and Mary Margaret Anderson.
• Miranda July's Somebody in-person messaging app.
• Kathy Grayson's list of five punk girl power painters.
• Dustin Yellin reimagines the Vogue logo.
• Jonathan Jones chooses the top 10 codpieces in art.
• LA Times reviews M+B's Soft Target group show.
• Word Above the Street uses water tanks to showcase art in NY.
• A Q&A with Lucy Mitchell-Innes.
• Asger Carlsen releases limited edition prints.
• Jeff Koons art bangle available from Whitney store.
• Tech start-up guys appearing to ruin Burning Man for everyone.
• All about Hello Kitty. The character's place in the art world.
• Painting elephant gets a gallery show.

Overtime: Sept 1 – Sept 7

September 7, 2014, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 7 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Totally Thames launches Florentijn Hofman’s first-ever UK commission, HippopoThames.
• RIP: Thawan Duchanee, who died at the age of 74 due to hepatitis.
• RIP: Lida Moser, who died at the age of 93.
• Three charged in the murder of Bilal Berreni, aka Zoo Project, in Detroit.
• Robert Rauschenberg’s Collection assists in solving decades-old murder case.
• Thoma Vuille, aka M. Chat, on trial for graffiti, but has much support.
• Public art has been losing battles in the courtrooms.
• Frank Gehry's design for Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center rejected.
• Opening arguments for Detroit's bankruptcy trial underway as the issue of selling artwork is discussed.
• The price of rent for studio space in Berlin is rising.
• Police raid the home of Aaron and Sam Taylor-Johnson due to someone spotting a disarmed machine gun.
• Bert Kreuk sues Danh Vo for $1.2mil. after not receiving a work.
• Vernon Steward sues the American Museum of the Moving Image because he tripped over a baby and fell.
• Scrovegni Chapel's frescoe's by Giotto damaged by lightning.
• São Paulo Biennial curators and artists join in demanding return of Israeli sponsorship money.
• Two problems in the art world that stick out to Jerry Saltz from perusing Art Forum magazine.
• Students still choosing Cooper Union despite of (or because of) new tuition cost.
• Engraving discovered at cave in Gibraltar could be most compelling evidence yet for Neanderthal art.
• Archaeologists say for certain that Stonehenge was once a complete circle after dry weather shows revelation.
• Jen and Paul's One Stop Shopping Souvenir City offers tours and art souvenirs in NY.
• Some familiar work by artists you'll notice on the clothes during New York Fashion Week.
• 150 street artists made work on the walls, rooftops, and water tanks in Djerba.
• Ben Davis writes about Emma Sulkowicz's performance art piece Mattress Performance.
• Officials have found a Monet landscape painting in a suitcase Cornelius Gurlitt took to a hospital.
• Hitler's childhood home in Branau, Austria to become Holocaust museum.
• Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow has Russia’s first uncensored library of contemporary art.
• MoMA PS1 to restore and renovate James Turrell's Meeting.
• First Pop-Up Pompidou to open in Malaga next spring.
• Louvre museum to undergo decades-long refurbishing initiative.
• Kunsthalle Zurich names Daniel Baumann as director to replace the departing Beatrix Ruf.
• Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center to double its physical size after award of $646k in funding.
• Tech industry money still not after buying artwork in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.
• Art+Auction's list of 50 Women Artists Worth Watching.
• Hans Peter Haselsteiner majority owner of new company that will purchase Essl collection for €115 mil.
• Andy Warhol's Triple Elvis and Four Marlons paintings to go on sale at Christie's in Nov.
• Sotheby's to have a pop-up show of William Eggleston's work in Palo Alto.
• Christie's launches the Watch Shop.
• Portuguese judge rules that Portuguese government may sell cache of 85 works by Joan Miró.
• Art Moscow may or may not happen.
• Artnet finds the most extravagant places to stay on Airbnb for Art Basel in Miami Beach.
• Sam McKinniss writes about Jamian Juliano-Villani.
• Profile of Darja Bajagic.
• Garage Magazine issue to come with virtual Jeff Koons piece accessible by app.
• Q&A with Joel Mesler.
• Pari Eshan interviews Jackie Saccoccio.
• Justine Kurland answers 20 questions.
• Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York goes one a eleven country tour.
• Kadar Brock answers some questions and announces future shows.
• The Hundreds interviews Scott Caan.
• Culture Type's list of The Season’s 16 Most-Anticipated Art Exhibitions.
• Rosalyn Deutsche takes a look at the September 11 Memorial Museum.
• Seth Carmichael talks about IDEA and the artists they are working with.
• Nicholas Bowers in Artillery Magazine.
• Jeff Koons and Paloma Picasso talk about habits.
• Profile of Michelle Joan Papillion.
• Artspace takes a look at Ólafur Elíasson's career.
• List of nominated artists announced for the 2014 Vincent Award.
• Marc Newson joining Apple as part of Jonathan Ive’s team
• Warp releases Aphex Twin's Syro design artwork by The Designers Republic.
• New Parker Ito screen print released.
• Sculptured vase now available from Case Studyo designed by Steve Harrington.
• Angelina Jolie’s wedding dress was covered in her children’s artwork and illustrations.

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Rewind: Aug 25 – Sept 7

September 7, 2014, 9:01 pm

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For our latest Rewind feature, we draw your attention to a video interview with the Brooklyn-based Zaria Forman. Watch footage from her studio as she works as well as talk about balance between showing the beauty of the ocean balanced with the negative effects of climate change, the influence of her mother, and other subjects. Other notable videos include:

• Vogue Taiwan puts together a film featuring Gary Baseman's exhibition at MOCA Taipei.
• Hippopothames by Florentijn Hofman.
• Exhibition walk-through of Gagosian Gallery's CLEAR exhibition.
• Mona Kuhn shoots in Joshua Tree.
• Jake Wood-Evans in his studio.
• SNIK talks about their work.
• Edward Winkleman on the Rise of the Arts Fairs.
• Roze bombing in St. Petersburg, Russia.
• Derek Paul Boyle Echo Park drags.
• A look at Kehinde Wiley's PBS An Economy of Grace.
• Jeff Soto painting for the Converse Wall to Wall project.
• David Choe's NSFW new Mangchi Hammer EP.
• Meet Me In The City street art animation from Jo Peel.

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Streets: Saber x Vans the Omega (Istanbul)

September 9, 2014, 9:35 am

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After sharing photos with you from Turkey just at the end of last month from the Pera Museum, we bring you back to Istanbul for another event that you may be interested in. The Meeting of Allstars aims to get together world famous graffiti artists and local writers to paint together and celebrate the art of urban calligraphy. One of the standout walls will surely be this collaboration between the Los Angeles-based SABER (interviewed) and Australia's Vans the Omega. Head over to the event's website for more info. Photo via The Seventh Letter. Discuss Saber here.

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September 10, 2014, 9:30 pm

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The Swedish city of Boras recently hosted a street art event between the 4th and 7th of September. Inviting some recognizable names from the street art world, the organizers of the No Limit Boras Festival were aiming to turn the city's public space into an outdoor exhibition. Following the worldwide trend of inviting street artists to beautify dull urban facades, this event in a way opposes the strict "zero tolerance" policy that's in effect all around the country. We recently received these photos of the finished murals by Kobra from Brazil (seen above), Etam Cru from Poland, ECB from Germany, Peeta from Italy, The London Police from The Netherlands, Natalia Rak from Poland, Carolina Falkholt from Denmark, Simple from Sweden, as well as Spaniard Isaac Cordial's miniature figure installations throughout the city.

Recap / Streets: Heerlen Murals Project 2014

September 11, 2014, 11:11 am

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The Dutch city of Heerlen in the southernmost province of Limburg recently rounded up their 2nd edition of Heerlen Murals Project. The idea of this ongoing project is to bring life and fresh energy to the streets and the daily life of the city. Heerlen experienced a strong hit to the economy since the closing of a coal mine back in the 60's, and through programmes such as this one, it is slowly getting a new, positive and recognizable image. By bringing world class street art onto its facades and streets, the organizers are not only changing the visual identity of the city, but its general identity. This year's edition included new murals by international artists such a LA's art collective Cyrcle. (seen above), large scale portrait master from Germany, Hendrik Beikirch ECB, Argentinian muralist Inti, Case Maclaim with his photorealistic work, Brazilian graffiti artist, Finok, German typography legend, Stohead, and few others. Along with organizing and creating new murals through the city, this year's event included a large gallery show Hypergraffiti: A visual language of an obsession, held at Mural Museum in Heerlen. Photo credit: artists / Heerlen Murals Project / Sanne Gijsbers.

Recap / Streets: Forest For The Trees 2014

September 11, 2014, 8:16 pm

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After bringing you photos last month of the impressive collaborative mural from Brendan Monroe (interviewed) and Souther Salazar, we now have a recap  for the rest of the Forest For The Trees (FFTT) event. Most of the artists for this year have already left their mark in Portland for the nonprofit public mural project including Mary Iverson (seen above). Take a look at the rest of the walls below as well as some videos... http://vimeo.com/104577657 http://vimeo.com/105330820 [caption id="attachment_260406" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Blakely Dadson; photo credit Blakely Dadson.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260405" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] J.Shea; photo credit Brendan Monroe.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260407" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Rather Severe; photo credit Empire Green.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260404" align="aligncenter" width="1010"] Ryuichi Ogino; photo credit Hellion Gallery.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260403" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] The Lost Cause; photo credit Empire Green.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260398" align="aligncenter" width="1010"] Spencer Keeton Cunningham: photo credit Hellion Gallery.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260399" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Blaine Fontana; photo credit Blaine Fontana.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260400" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Nosego; photo credit Brendan Monroe.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260401" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Paige Wright; photo credit Hellion Gallery.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260402" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Mateu Velasco; photo credit Brendan Monroe.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260397" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Spencer Keeton Cunningham: photo credit Empire Green.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260396" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Jeremy Nichols; photo credit Kris Regentin.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260395" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Curiot; photo credit Empire Green.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260394" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Nosego; photo credit Anthony Taylor.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260393" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Zach Yarrington; photo credit Kris Regentin.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_260392" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Faith47; photo credit Faith47.[/caption]