Streets: JR @ The Louvre (Part I)

May 23, 2016, 7:45 am

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Over the last week, ] JR (interviewed) has been working on his latest high profile project - painting the iconic pyramid at the Louvre. The plan is to paste for the French "photograffeur" to paste a photo over the glass structure mimicking the building behind, leading to it "disappearing" from sight. He further explains - "I will never forget this day. Today I'm going to make the Louvre Pyramid disappear. It's quite crazy being Parisian, passing the pyramid so often, then today realising I can make changes to it and stick things on top of it to create my work. I will never forget this. I want to make the Louvre Pyramid disappear because I want people to see themselves alone, just their head and the Louvre. I find it funny seeing people taking selfies all day in front of the pyramid but always with their back to the Louvre. It says a lot about our society where people turn their back on things and focus on themselves. Today, that's going to change... at least here at the Louvre." Photo credit: Humans Of Paris, @1993Paris, @davidg16er, and the artist. Discuss JR here.

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Streets: Seth Globepainter (China)

May 24, 2016, 8:42 am

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Back in March and April, Julien Malland aka Seth Globepainter spent another couple of weeks traveling and painting around the Fengjing and Shanghai area in China. After two trips in 2014 and 2015 (covered here and here), the Paris-based artist returned to create more work influenced by the local tradition, culture, social and economic situation, as well as the setting he was working in. Whether by choosing the color palette, working within a certain format or by creating an image that extends the found situation, the produced works show the playfulness of his style and the ability to adapt to different setting. Just like during his previous trips, he used this opportunity to create collab works with some of the local talent - this time he painted a large mural with Hua Tunan.  Discuss Seth Globepainter here.

Streets: Pastel (Manila)

May 24, 2016, 4:55 pm

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Francisco Diaz aka Pastel recently spent some time in Manila, Philippines, participating in the 2nd edition of the Art BGC Mural Festival, creating one of his largest floral murals to date. Titled Calamansi and Sampaguita, the piece is based on ancient local traditions, depicting the plants that have a local symbolism. Calamansi is a plant used during funerals as way of purify the body, while the national flower, Sampaguita, represents humility and reverence, and it's the flower that young kids sell on the streets just to survive. Enlarging his illustrative style to such massive scale and placing the main image in the middle of a large black negative space, the Argentinean artist achieved a great effect with this work. Juxtaposing the simple plant composition in warm earth tones, against the concrete buildings and the grayness of the urban environment, Pastel speaks about the change of values within a society. The Philippines has been invaded by many different countries since 1565, so it is constantly trying to preserve its native traditions - the Calamansi and Sampaguita are symbols of such efforts.  

Introducing: Google’s Data Center Mural Project

May 26, 2016, 8:29 am

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With numerous street art/mural festivals being organized around the world, with the idea of bringing the finest street art to city centers and beautifying the urban area, Google recently took a slightly different approach to the concept with their Data Center Mural Project. The idea of this massive program is to beautify their large data centers around the globe and connect them with the people that drive and walk past them. Whether it’s sharing photos, searching the web, or translating languages, billions of requests are sent to these places every day, and people that work there are making sure these requests are fulfilled within the shortest possible time. Though these buildings typically aren’t much to look at, they literally provide humanity the lifestyle we're used to - they are actual physical locations where all the internet data is coming from and to. Google invited a group of local artists to create large size murals that will show a bit of the magic from the inside of these hubs on their outside. So far two out of four planned locations are finished - Jenny Odell's intricate Google Maps inspired mural painted on Oklahoma's data center in Mayes County, as well as Oli-B's abstract interpretation of ‘the cloud’ on Belgium-based data center facility in Saint-Ghislain. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaZdt2isEKM

Streets: JR @ The Louvre (Part II)

May 26, 2016, 4:21 pm

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After a first look at a new intervention at the Louvre from JR (interviewed) earlier this week, here are photos of the completed project. Pasting over the iconic pyramid in his signature technique was a time-consuming undertaking, but the impressive result is a testament to the French street artist's artistic vision. Along with this "disappearance" trick, the TED winning artist will also be taking over the museum with conferences, masterclass, screenings, concerts, workshops on May 28th starting at 3pm. He further explains the project – “I will never forget this day. Today I’m going to make the Louvre Pyramid disappear. It’s quite crazy being Parisian, passing the pyramid so often, then today realising I can make changes to it and stick things on top of it to create my work. I will never forget this. I want to make the Louvre Pyramid disappear because I want people to see themselves alone, just their head and the Louvre. I find it funny seeing people taking selfies all day in front of the pyramid but always with their back to the Louvre. It says a lot about our society where people turn their back on things and focus on themselves. Today, that’s going to change… at least here at the Louvre.” Discuss JR here.

Upcoming: Coney Art Walls 2016

May 27, 2016, 4:29 pm

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Following on last year's inaugural event (covered), Coney Art Walls has returned with new artist for 2016. Opening starting today (with murals slated to be done June 18th), the public display of art will feature murals from Nina Chanel Abney, John Ahearn, Aiko, Crash, Timothy Curtis, D*Face, Daze, Jessica Diamond, Tristan Eaton, Tatyana Fazlizadeh, Gaia,  Haze, Icy & Sot, London Police, Mister Cartoon, Nychos, Pose, Stephen Powers, Marie Roberts, Tats Cru, and Sam Vernon. One of the first artist's to leave their mark this year was Eric Haze (featured) with a tribute to the Beastie Boys' MCA. Photo credit: @streetartnyc & the artist. Discuss Eric Haze here.

Overtime: May 23 – May 29

May 29, 2016, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended May 29 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Terence Koh returns. Koh talks to Artforum. New York Times interviews him. Artinfo writes about the show at Andrew Edlin Gallery. Artsy also covers his return. The Creators Project attends the parade.
• RIP: Steve Wolfe, who passed away at the age of 66.
• Darja Bajagić work censored from Omul Negru exhibition.
• Artsy writes about the culturally suffocating ways that the government treats art exhibitions in Vietnam.
• Thomas Duncan Gallery will close in June.
• Clifton Benevento gallery closes.
• Two boys attack and destroy Shelly Xue glass sculpture while adults film the incident.
• Doug Chrismas' involvement with Ace Gallery comes to an end as he is terminated by Sam Leslie.
• Morris Zukerman indicted on tax-related charges, including avoidance of paying sales tax on artwork.
• Isa Genzken struggled with alcoholism and other issues after her divorce with Gerhard Richter.
• Sampson Wong and Jason Lam's installation on Hong Kong skyscraper cancelled after it became politicized.
• Anderson Cooper reports on the Knoedler scandal for 60 Minutes.
• Smithsonian Museum holds emergency meeting to halt Parisian auction of Native American Artifacts.
• Paddle8 lays off a lot of its staff, while many leave on their own.
• Christie's fined $4,750 for selling a piece of elephant ivory without the correct documentation.
• Lu Hengzhong, a member of Ai Weiwei's studio, questioned by police during evacuation of Idomeni camp.
• Guccifer pleads guilty to hacking Bushes and releasing photos, including George W Bush's painting images.
• Board of trustees at De Appel resigns in part due to developments surrounding dismissal of director Benedett.
• SFMoMA continues to sell Caitlin Williams Freeman-designed cakes even though she is no longer there.
• Too few NYers are visiting the National September 11 Memorial Museum.
• £10mil. fund created to save a version of Armada portrait of Queen Elizabeth I.
• Brazil's interim President Michel Temer will reinstate Culture Ministry after an outcry from country's top artists.
• Vincent Gallo sues Facebook for allowing a fake Vincent Gallo to still exist and catfish people he knows.
• Settlement reached between Qatari royal family and Gagosian/Leon Black over Picasso bust suit.
• Julian Schnabel talks more about leaving Gagosian Gallery for Pace Gallery.
• Drugs within the context of the art world.
• Petition to stop the closure of UC San Diego's University Art Gallery.
• What to do and not to do during artist studio visits.
• Artsy's video about the role of galleries.
• Do you need an art history degree to be a curator?
• Google to launch Magenta, a project that will create art using artificial intelligence.
• What the art scene is like in Medellín, Colombia.
• James Richards will represent Wales at the Venice Biennale 2017.
• Michael Govan and Peter Zumthor present model of new LACMA wing during Venice Architecture Biennale.
• The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum acquires O'Keeffe's The Barns, Lake George painting.
• Renaissance Society receives largest gift total in its history: $1.5mil. from three pledges.
• Courtauld Institute of Art receives $13mil. from the UK’s Heritage Lottery Fund for major renovations.
• Bronx Museum of the Arts gets $25mil. facelift, but no expansion.
• Artinfo explores Jeff Koons show at Newport Street Gallery.
• Artspace details the Guggenheim's Lavazza partnership deal.
• Louvre and Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo sign antiquities cooperation deal.
• Artnet provides a brief history of the Berlin Biennale.
• Craig Robins donates 100 works to Pérez Art Museum Miami.
• Elton John offering his Warhol Basquiat collaborative painting for sale at Sotheby's.
• Christie’s opening exhibition space in Beijing.
• A preview of Art Basel 2016.
• Sneak peek of photo basel 2016.
• Art Basel's parent company, MCH, could be acquiring Art Brussels.
• The inaugural ARCO Lisboa opens in Portugal.
• Artspace speaks with Paola Capata about Granpalazzo.
• Frédéric de Goldschmidt's favorite works from Granpalazzo. Mauro De Iorio makes his choices from the fair. Cecilia Canziani also makes some picks.
• Zaha Hadid's only NYC residential penthouse on the market for $50mil.
• The market for Xu Lei's works.
• Artinfo examines Gego's market.
• Marianne Boesky doubling the size of her gallery in Chelsea.
• Gavin Brown talks about the future of art galleries and the opening of his new space.
• Simon de Pury talks with Charlie Rose.
• Peter Brant has "assumed full control" over art magazines that were part of a merger last year.
• Aaron Moulton on Seeing Is Forgetting podcast.
• Art+Auction interviews Sindika Dokolo.
• Artnet interviews Julia Stoschek and discusses her pop-up show.
• Artnet profiles and speaks with Edward Zeng.
• Larry's List interviews Peter Ibsen.
• Jeffrey Deitch's throwback pics.
• Porch Gallery's exhibition Fierce Generosity is a memorial exhibition dedicated to Carolyn GlasoeBailey.
• Preview of Yayoi Kusama's show at Victoria Miro Gallery.
• Ed Atkins receives the honor of having the inaugural show at Gavin Brown's Enterprise's new space.
• Andes Hruby recalls being photographed by Robert Mapplethorpe and her relationship with him.
• Scott Indrisek writes about Jordan Wolfson's show at David Zwirner Gallery.
• Mariko Mori installs a ring installation in Rio de Jinero.
• The Telegraph profiles Alex Katz.
• Altman Siegel gallery now reps Alex Olson.
• What Andrea Rosen Wants You to Know About Félix González-Torres.
• Artnet interviews Zachary Armstrong.
• Xaviera Simmons Kickstarter fundraiser for performance at The Kitchen.
• Artuner interviews Andy Holden.
• Fader interviews Rajni Perera.
• Artifex Press to publish Lee Ufan catalogue raisonné.
• Land Art to see in Utah, including classic works by Nancy Holt and Robert Smithson.
• Artinfo has video of 5 must-see sculpture shows in Chelsea, NY.
• Claire Danes is the new host of Art21’s TV series, Art in the Twenty-First Century.
• LA Weekly spends a day in LA with Sasha Grey.
• Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol's relationship.
• A look at Elton John's art collection.
• Shia LaBeouf's #TAKEMEANYWHERE hitchhiking art project.
• Beyoncé visits William N. Copley retrospective at the Menil Collection.
• Paris Jackson gets a tattoo of dad Michael Jackson's Dangerous cover art, created by Mark Ryden.
• Johnie’s Coffee Shop Restaurant gets a Bernie Sanders art show.
• Eyeglasses on floor of SFMoMA assumed to be art.

Streets: Slinkachu (Dubai)

June 1, 2016, 9:36 pm

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Recently in the UAE, miniature street sculptor Slinkachu created 10 new works Dubai Walls. These installations were hidden in plain site by the British street artist who will also be contributing some photography for a huge open-air wall in City Walk. Take a look at a selection of these pieces, each tailored especially with the local people and culture in mind. Discuss Slinkachu here.

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Streets: Aaron Li-Hill (Kiev)

June 3, 2016, 10:02 pm

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Painted with the support of Sky Art Foundation and Mural Social Club, this latest mural from Aaron Li-Hill (interviewed) is entitled The Impact Of Discovery. Featuring some of the American artist's signature motion-inspired imagery, the piece put up on the side of the Cultural Center of Ukraine’s largest science and technical school (Kiev Polytechnical Institute) celebrates two major discoveries within the last two centuries. He further explains - "Painted on this multi-surfaced building is an explosion created from the Boson Higgs experiments, where two Hydrogen protons collide together at the speed of light. These experiments shed light on the nature of our universe and the particles which tie it together. Overlaid on top is a manipulated image mixed from my own process and a photograph by Etienne-Jules Marey made at the turn of the 20 century. Marey, a scientist and a contemporary of Eadweard Muybridge, was the first person to put multiple images into one plate making the first multiple exposed images. Marey along with Muybridge, were the godfathers of film and sowed the seeds that have given birth to the powerful cinematic industry—exporting Western culture globally—that we see today. The image of the man running, mirrored, becomes a symbol of hydrogen protons hurtled toward each other and of the impact that these discoveries have on the world around us and the world within us. This piece also has a subterranean meaning that is influenced by the current situation in Ukraine. These conflicts breed discoveries that, through struggle, enable culture, identity and community to be forged." Photo credit: BY Maksim and the artist. Discuss Aaron Li-Hill here.

Overtime: May 30 – June 5

June 5, 2016, 5:13 pm

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More stories from the week that ended June 5 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Sebastian Black discusses his new paintings in Bomb Magazine.
• RIP: Makiko Futaki, who passed away at the age of 58.
• RIP: Baroness Marion Lambert, who passed away at the age of 73 after being hit by a bus.
• Police in Spain arrest seven in relation to the theft of five Francis Bacon paintings from home in Madrid.
• ARTnews covers censorship issue regarding Darja Bajagić work. The artist replies to curator Aaron Moulton.
• Louvre and Musée d'Orsay close so that staff may move flood-threatened works from getting damaged.
• Five year-old child destroys Lego sculpture an hour after exhibition opens.
• Man damages and knocks clock off wall at National Watch & Clock Museum after fiddling with it.
• The New York City department of parks and recreation wants Aaron Bell to alter his work due to noose.
• Bernd Klüser honored with the Faega Lifetime Award by Art Basel, even though his gallery was rejected for fair.
• Harry Macklowe leaving wife Linda Macklowe as a huge art collection hangs in the balance.
• US Senate committee submits private museum findings and concerns to Internal Revenue Service.
• Kenny Schachter talks about corruption in the art market. The Times covers the talk as well.
• Controversy as Sotheby's shares some of its dealings with Yves Bouvier with Dmitry Rybolovlev.
• Is the pileup of $100mil.-plus homes around the globe a bad sign for the art market?
• Staff members Susan Cernek and Sarah Goulet leave Paddle8.
• Staffers from Christie's are beginning to leave the auction house as well.
• EVE has withdrawn an Native American Acoma ceremonial shield after protests.
• Jerry Saltz writes about Alex Israel and the art world eating its delicious young.
• How to survive a gallery dinner.
• Henri Neuendorf explains biennials.
• What it means to be promoted to the level of partner in a gallery.
• The role of portraiture in art today.
• Phaidon writes about the Land Art movement.
• Ukranian art buyer hands back Izaak Ouwater painting that was stolen from Westfries Museum.
• Catherine Wagley discusses the place of emerging and mid-career artists within LA's new gallery scene.
• Artists and their quest for affordable studio spaces in Manhattan.
• DIS discusses curating the Berlin Biennale.
• Artspace shows you the steps on how to ace your next museum director interview.
• National Gallery of Victoria announces major exhibition of masterworks from MoMA's collection in 2018.
• Taco Dibbits named the new director of the Rijksmuseum.
• Xavier Bray appointed the new director of the Wallace Collection.
• Yung Ma to join the Centre Pompidou as curator in the contemporary and prospective creation department.
• Carolina A. Miranda writes about the Underground Museum.
• What happened during JR's Lourve takeover.
• LACMA acquires and shows James Turrell's Light Reignfall.
• Alexander Forbes writes about investing in art today.
• Financial Times thinks that the art market finds a way to shine above the gloom.
• How would Brexit affect the art market in Britain?
• Matte white Himalaya Niloticus Crocodile Diamond Birkin sells for record $300k at Christie's.
• Christie's talks to Asia's most powerful art collectors.
• Chiswick Auctions offering Francis Bacon's painting gloves.
• Jarrett Gregory and Eric Shiner appointed as the curators of the 2017 Armory Show.
• Bhupen Khakhar's auction market on the rise leading up to his Tate Modern retrospective exhibition.
• Steve Martin's role in Lawren Harris' escalating auction results.
• Liza Minnelli secretly selling her Andy Warhol collection.
• Jordan Schnitzer talks about collecting prints.
• Anton Kern moving gallery space from Chelsea to Midtown in NY.
• Detroit Free Press covers Moran Bondaroff's Detroit exhibition space. Forbes interviews Al Moran about the residency.
• William Eggleston now represented by David Zwirner after being with Gagosian Gallery for five years.
• Jim Dine now represented by Richard Gray Gallery.
• Artspace interviews Derek Eller.
• Jori Finkel interviews Richard Polsky about his art authentication service.
• Artspace profiles 10 galleries you should know about in Berlin.
• Jamian Juliano-Villani interviewed by Samuel Jablon.
• Central Park getting a David Shrigley sculpture thanks for Public Art Fund.
• The story behind Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother photograph.
• Artspace talks with Paul McCarthy.
• Mira Dancy profiled in Vogue.
• Artnet interview with Amalia Ulman.
• Pyotr Pavlensky nominated for the Russian Security Services' (FSB) Prize for Literature and the Art.
• Kenny Schachter talks about his late friend Zaha Hadid.
• Fader profiles Derrick Adams.
• Scott Indrisek visits and profiles Carmen Herrera.
• First look at Rachel Whiteread's Governor's Island public art installation.
• Etel Adnan discovers widespread success at a more advanced age.
• NY Times writes about how Diane Arbus became the photographer people know her as today.
• Petra Cortright talks about her artwork and working with Stefan Simchowitz.
• Galen Pehrson's The Caged Pillows animation film, commissioned and produced by RUINS Magazine.
• Sobey Art Foundation and the National Gallery of Canada announce shortlist for the 2016 Sobey Art Award.
• Artspace's top ten worst ways to die in a Hieronymous Bosch painting.
• Artnet's 17 Tips for Aspiring Artists From the Year's Top Commencement Speeches.
• Artnet's list of the most fashionable men in the art world.
• Notable occasions when Julian Schnabel has worn pajamas.
• Side Street Projects unveils Charles Gaines Phantom Ball print edition.
• A look back at Jeffrey Deitch's Artstar reality show.
• Saved by the Bell pop-up diner opens in Chicago.
• MC Hammer in ad for 3M's hammerless art hanging product.

Streets: Banksy (Bristol)

June 6, 2016, 5:38 am

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As per usual with the elusive British art superstar, a new piece by Banksy was discovered out of nowhere at Bridge Farm Primary School in Bristol this morning. The work was done as a thank you gift to the children that named one of the houses after him. A few weeks ago, the school ran a competition to change house names, and ended up deciding to name them after Bristol legends. After the children choose Brunel, Blackbeard, Cabot and Banksy, the school officials wrote to Banksy's team to let him know about it. Upon their return from half-term, the children, staff and parents were welcomed by a large piece put up by the infamous artist. The doodle-style image shows a kid rolling a burning tire, commenting on the environment the kids are growing up in these days. The work was accompanied by the hand-written letter by the artist that states - "Dear Bridge Farm School, thanks for your letter and naming a house after me. Please have a picture, and if you don't like it, feel free to add stuff. I'm sure the teachers won't mind. Remember, it's always easier to get forgiveness than permission. Much love, Banksy." Photo credit: JonKay01. Discuss Banksy here.

Back from half-term holiday only to find an original Banksy on the playground wall. Bridge Farm School in Bristol. pic.twitter.com/ZgMglDjMnZ

— Jon Kay (@jonkay01) June 6, 2016

Streets: Inti (Marseille)

June 6, 2016, 2:11 pm

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After a couple of quiet months, Inti recently painted a new large piece in Marseille. La Madre Secular (The Secular Mother) was painted at the crowded Marche aux Puces commercial center in collaboration with the Galerie Saint Laurent as a part of their Street Art show.

Staying true to his signature color palette and use of symbols and patterns, the Chilean artist produced another piece that is stepping away from his earlier, cartoon-like characters. Using spray paint to create textures, tones and shades, he painted a piece that symbolizes the place where Mediterranean Europe and Northern Africa coexist under the premise of mutual respect in their religious and cultural differences. This is visually represented by separating the image into two parts - a colorful, vibrant and detailed section above a more expressive part painted using brown, desert-like tones. Discuss Inti here.

Streets: Guido van Helten (Iceland)

June 6, 2016, 10:32 pm

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Australian director & editor Selina Miles and artist Guido van Helten recently revealed a 6-minute film about their journey to Akureyri in Iceland. Back in August of 2015, the two traveled to north coast of Iceland to produce this self initiated collaboration of documenting the process of painting a mural on a local ship. The Canberra-born van Helten is a contemporary artist known for his massive scale, site-specific, portraiture murals. Part visual artist, part anthropologist, his subjects are water colored and sepia toned, imitating long forgotten photographs he discovers in the area he is visiting. Like with his other works, this piece was a result of the artist getting to know the place, the people, their lives, and then creating something they can identify with. Battling harsh weather, the tides and a very limited time to work, van Helten was able to fulfill his long time dream to paint on a ship with this unique project. With this short film, Selina Miles captured Guido's work process, but also provided insight into the unique personality of one of Australia's most prolific artists. Although she  has a special skill in the documentation of street art and graffiti, she also makes music videos and works within the commercial field through agencies in New York and London. Photo credits: @selinamiles and @guidovanhelten. https://vimeo.com/168116005

Streets: Ron English –“Temper Pac” @ Art Gathering LA

June 7, 2016, 10:14 pm

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Last week, Art Gathering LA, a tattoo convention that also presented artworks from across the globe from over 400 of the world’s leading tattooists, was hosted by the historic Queen Mary in Long Beach. For the inaugural event, Ron English (featured) was invited in to paint a mural to mark the occasion. The New York-based artist chose to take one of his signature Temper Tot images and change it up by creating a mashup between the baby hulk and Tupac which he dubbed Temper Pac. Discuss Ron English here.

Streets: Andreas Englund // Urban Nation (Berlin)

June 8, 2016, 11:04 pm

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Painting over the course of five days for Urban Nation, Andreas Englund's latest creation is a clever take on Rodin's sculpture The Kiss. Pairing the iconic piece from the French sculptor with his own Voyeur sculpture, the two part mural (at Bülowstraße 93) executed with an expert three-dimensional perspective is a striking piece with commentary on modern society. Take a look at more in-progress photos below... Discuss Andrew England here.

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Streets: Andrew Schoultz // artBGC (Manila)

June 10, 2016, 10:21 am

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Andrew Schoultz recently traveled (as did Pastel) to the Philippines to participate in the LeBasse Projects curated and produced artBGC. As you can see, the mural he painted over seven days was easily his largest to date and stands over 8 stories high. The event at Bonifacio Global City is a followup to the 2015 edition, and featured other artists like Bunnie Reiss, HotxTea and Dog and Pony who were joined by local artists Kris Abrigo, Trip63, KFK Collective and Archie Oclos. Photo credit: Shutterpanda & the artist. Discuss Andrew Schoultz here.

Overtime: June 6 – June 12

June 12, 2016, 12:02 pm

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More stories from the week that ended June 12 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Spike Art Magazine's photographs from Berlin Biennale. Artnet looks at the standout performances at the Berlin Biennale.
• RIP: Tunga, who passed away at the age of 64 due to cancer.
• RIP: John Margolies, who passed away at the age of 76 due to pneumonia.
• RIP: Frank Wagner, who passed away at the age of 58.
• Fahmi Reza charged with violating media laws by depicting Malaysian PM Najib Razak as a clown.
• Ugo Rondinone's Seven Magic Mountains vandalized. Las Vegas Review-Journal has images of the graffiti.
• Museum visitor trips and elbows Warhol Elvis painting at SFMOMA.
• Mikhail Mindlin questioned by Russia’s Federal Security Service in connection with corruption investigation.
• Grand Palais reopens, but Louvre was still closed after Paris flooding.
• Fire breaks out just outside of Lourve.
• Artnet's list of the top 6 accidents to have occurred in museums.
• Forger and dealer of Lee Ufan works indicted in Korea.
• Pyotr Pavlensky receives penalty of a fine, rather than jail time.
• Dennis Morris sues Richard Prince and Gagosian Gallery for the artist using 3 of his images in his work.
• Richard Prince leaves Gagosian Gallery.
• Russian art sales continue to perform poorly.
• Katya Kazakina thinks that Sotheby's is paying investors to bid on its artwork.
• John Oliver's Last Week Tonight episode rips off Debt Collective.
• Bronx Museum of the Arts has postpones Wild Noise show of Cuban art after shipment of works halted.
• The National Gallery of Denmark removing "negro" and "Hottentot" from titles and descriptions of artwork.
• After two years, Allison Rodman departs as MoMA PS1's director of communications.
• The ethical and economic questions raised by posthumous musical recording releases.
• Nevada Court rules that bus-turned-ship for Burning Man is not considered visual art.
• Christian Boros, AA Bronson, and others discuss the Berlin art scene.
• City of Los Angeles hires Alan Nakagawa to assist in reducing traffic deaths.
• ARTnews examines the world of charity art auctions.
• US Senate bill would help recover art stolen by Nazis.
• Artnet reviews Manifesta 11. ArtReview interviews Christian Jankowski.
• Garage Museum of Contemporary Art organizing first triennial dedicated to contemporary Russian art.
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• MoMA announces major Frank Lloyd Wright exhibition in 2017.
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• Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit receives $100k matching grant for Mike Kelley’s Mobile Homestead.
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• Tate hires Gregor Muir to be the new director of collection, international art.
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• Alex Rotter now chairman of postwar and contemporary art at Christie’s Americas.
• Judd Tully previews the Sotheby's Impressionist and Modern sale. Part II is also up.
• Sotheby's searches for a new home in New York again.
• Modigliani's Jeanne Hébuterne (au foulard) painting to sell for more than $40mil. at Sotheby's.
• Marcel Duchamp’s Nu sur nu (Nude on Nude) sold at Artcurial sets a record for a painting by the artist.
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• David Zwirner Gallery opening a location in Hong Kong.
• Almine Rech opening a location in New York.
• Lehmann Maupin Gallery plans to open a new gallery location in Chelsea.
• Hauser & Wirth to take over former Dia Art Foundation space on West 22nd Street.
• Dominique Lévy to expand and take over all three floors of 909 Madison Avenue after Perrotin moves out.
• Martos Gallery moving from Chelsea to Chinatown and hires Ebony L. Haynes as director.
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• Michael Slenske profiles John Rubeli.
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• Ewa Hess interviews Maurizio Cattelan. Artnet writes about his wheelchair-on-water performance at Manifesta.
• Mika Tajima's Meridian (Gold) unveiled at Hunters Point Park South in Long Island City.
• Trevor Paglen wins The Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation for 2016.
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Streets: Ludo (China)

June 13, 2016, 5:38 pm

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After a series of public interventions the last few years in China, Ludo returned once again to Far East to work on more pieces for his Ephemera project. This time, he is collaborating with non-profit organization called Tencent Foundation and its major media company Tencent QQ. This collection of work on the streets started back in October 2014 as part of the French artist's personal research and interest rundown and neglected areas of the country. After traveling around the the Asian county and getting it to know it better, the project reached a new level of focus by moving deeper into rural areas. Juxtaposing his hybrid, futuristic imagery against the setting of undeveloped villages, turns the spotlight back on these places full of history. With modern urbanization causing such places to end up deserted, the charity aspect of this project was born - helping the "left-behind children" to finish school and their studies (around 61 million such children was registered in 2015). Discuss Ludo here.

Streets: Kamea Hadar –“Hapa” (Hawaii)

June 13, 2016, 10:52 pm

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Recently in Honolulu, Kamea Hadar unveiled a mural honoring Barack Obama, a former resident of Hawaii, for his service as the 44th President of the United States. The locally-based painter and also co-lead director of POW! WOW! Hawaii, entitled the mural Hapa, a reference to both the POTUS and artist's mixed heritage. Seen in the background is some text from a speech that Obama gave in 2008 in Philadelphia where he spoke about his background and of racial equality. For those interested, the wall is located on the side of the Gary Galiher building facing out toward Ward Avenue in the Kaka’ako district. Hadar further explains - "I love to support and acknowledge those who are able to inspire people around the world, especially those from my hometown! The word ‘hapa’ in Hawaiian literally means ‘part’ or ‘partial’ and refers to people who are a mixed background. Being Hapa myself, I am proud to be able to create this piece to honor President Obama as someone who is ethnically diverse and supportive of racial equality. This piece marks a great moment in my life, not only because I am proud of how it came together but also because my daughter was born halfway through. I was up on a ladder on Friday the 13^th (of May) and my wife called me and said to that she’s coming to pick me up in five minutes. ‘THIS IS HAPPENING NOW!’ I scrambled to clean up the site and put my paints and brushes away. I left around 3pm and at 9:02pm I had a crying baby in my arms. I took a few days off and came back and finished the piece. Luckily I have an amazing wife and family who all chipped in to help me have the time to finish the mural. In a few years I'll bring my daughter Nova back here and explain to her what she helped to inspire. Hawaii is an amazing melting pot of different races and cultures, which creates people with open minds and broadened horizons. With ease of travel, the Internet (and social media) Hawaii has quickly transformed from a small island in the middle of the Pacific into an amazing hub with hybrids of culture.” Photo credit: Jonas Maon & Andrew Tran.

Streets: Mars-1 x Curiot (Nashville)

June 14, 2016, 8:48 pm

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Last week in Tennessee, Mars-1 (featured) & Curiot decided to work on a mural together for the Nashville Walls Project. Located at the new Nashville Sounds Baseball Park and sponsored by Gibson Custom Division, the new piece sees Curiot adapt his style to mesh nicely with Martinez's organic otherworldly imagery. They had met briefly before Nashville, but had never worked together but based on this result, they should definitely consider more collaborations in the future. The wall is near the "Right Field" entrance to First Tennessee Park on 5th Ave and can be seen from the street. Discuss Mars-1 here. Discuss Curiot here.