Nuart ’15 / Streets: First Look

September 3, 2015, 8:29 am

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AM has arrived in Stavanger on Norway's western coast to experience firsthand the city's annual celebration of street art that is the Nuart Festival. Despite the jet-lag, we hit the streets to get a first look at some of the murals that have already been completed and others that are still in process. It didn't take long to find some amazing street pieces. Close by the hotel (and actually on the hotel), we located two by Norway's own Martin Whatson, each combining detailed black and white stenciling with explosive multicolor tags and marks. Then, on the way toward the center of town, we came across Sandra Chevrier working on a mural composed of a pair of piecing eyes over top of a collaged comic book art background. Also in production, was a piece by Ella & Pitr, which consisted of plunger-wielding character spanning across two sides of a house. And downtown, we were greeted by poignantly painted portraits of a boy and a girl by Ernest Zacharevic, as well as one of Isaac Cordal's miniature sculptures. And that's just scratching the surface of all the 2015 Nuart Festival has to offer. Check back, as well have plenty more soon.

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Recap / Streets: UpNorth Festival (Norway)

September 4, 2015, 12:00 am

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After highlighting a mural from Deih for the UpNorth Festival in the small village of Sulitjelma in Northern Norway, we now have a recap of the entire event for you. The festival was curated and organized by anonymous Norwegian artist Stein together with Trond Solstad and also featured the work of Borondo (seen above), Sabek, M-City, DotDotDot, StayOne and Stein. Photo credit: Henrik Haven.

Nuart ’15 / Streets: Harmen de Hoop –“Permanent Education”

September 4, 2015, 10:35 am

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In what was without a doubt one of the most unique works of "street art" AM has ever experienced, Norwegian conceptual public artist Harmen de Hoop contributed to the Nuart Festival a performance piece, entitled Permanent Education. The performance held on the streets of Stavanger consisted of a site specific lecture by Jan Uboe, professor of statistics and mathematics with the Norwegian School of Economics, on the theory behind stock option pricing. The complex topic was chosen because of its relevance to the recent global financial crisis. During his lecture, Professor Uboe used a building as his impromptu chalkboard on which he presented the mathematical explanation of how banks lost so much money so fast. When finished, the equations and graphs created during the talk were left behind as a mural. With the piece, de Hoop is commenting specifically on the lack of public knowledge on the financial crisis and on how banks operate, and generally on the dearth of interest in 'knowledge' or 'complexity' in the public domain. Discuss this year's Nuart Festival here.

Nuart ’15 / Streets: Sandra Chevrier @ The Aftenblad Wall

September 4, 2015, 11:05 pm

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As part of the 2015 Nuart Festival, Canadian painter Sandra Chevrier (interviewed) created the inaugural mural for The Aftenblad Wall in Stavanger, Norway. Festival 2015. The wall is a partnership between Nuart and the Stavanger Aftenblad newspaper, and will provide selected Norwegian and international artists with a prominent public space on which to display their art. For the first rendition of the wall—and Chevrier's first ever outdoor mural—Chevrier created a work entitled "La Cage Pres du Ciel (The Cage Close to the Sky)," which consists of a powerful pair of a woman's eyes piercing their way through a colorful collaged background of classic comic book art. About the work, Chevrier told Nuart "my collaged or all hand-painted portraits are quite literally torn between the fantastical heroics and iconography of comic books and the harsher underlying tragedy of oppressed female identity and the exposed superficial illusion therein." Chevrier's mural will be on dislplay for three months. Discuss Sandra Chevrier here.

Nuart ’15 / Streets: Ella & Pitr – “Lilith & Olaf”

September 5, 2015, 1:54 am

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One of the highlights of this year's Nuart Festival is surely the completion of the world's largest outdoor mural in Klepp, just outside of Stavanger. Created by French artists Ella & Pitr along with a crew of some 30 volunteers, the 21,000 square meter mural was completed before the festival officially started. Painted on a rooftop of the Block Berge Bygg building, this project was the first in a three-year relationship between the festival and the company. It was slated to take two weeks to complete, but given the artists' planning and enthusiasm, as well as the exceptionally warm weather, it was finished in only four days. Titled Lilith and Olaf, the image depicts a woman curled up with a small figure falling from her fingers. The figure is King Olaf I of Norway, who ruled the country from 995-1000AD, and various sources cite his birthplace as an islet in Frøylandsvatnet, a lake near the mural site. The work quickly became a local sensation, and we were told that it's visible from planes flying into and out of Sola airport. The mural was official opened by the Mayor of Klepp, Ane Mari Braut Nese, on Friday 4 September, and thanks to the organizers of this unique project, we had the privilege to view this incredible work from a helicopter and bring you some exclusive shots of it. Photo credit: @SashaBogojev

Overtime: Aug 31 – Sept 6

September 6, 2015, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 6 (click on bolded words for more information):

• RIP: Noah Davis, who died at the age of 32 from complications of a rare cancer. NY Times also writes about his death. Papillion remembers him. Polaroid image above by Quam Odunsi.
• RIP: Nelson Shanks, who died at the age of 77.
• RIP: The Pizz, who died at the age of 57 after killing himself.
• Jacob Antonio Weiss is the fourth suspect sought in the stabbing of man who tried to stop graffitiing.
• Yves Bouvier vows to seek revenge on Dmitry Rybolovlev.
• Minnesota State Fair censors Nick Rindo's portrait of Bill Cosby made of rapeseed.
• Shepard Fairey's case in Detroit to proceed to trial.
• Tanya Habjouqa has her books “detained” by Israeli authorities at Tel Aviv airport.
• Britain has a art collection, most of which it does not display, worth £3.5bil.
• How North Korea uses portraits of its leaders to inspire and intimidate, but they may be losing their power.
• Karl Waldmann alleged to be a made-up artist.
• NY Times thinks that the market for emerging art is cooling down.
• Second edition of Singapore Art Fair has been cancelled.
• The Broad museum's online reservation system crashes on the first day it's up.
• Palmyra's Temple of Bel still standing despite attempt by IS militants to blow it up.
• USC’S MFA program begins the year with only one student.
• 3D image-taking cameras given out across Mid-East in bid to preserve ancient sites from destruction by IS.
• Cooper Union enters agreement with Save Cooper Union and AG of NY, paving return to tuition-free policy.
• Black Chronicles II exhibition opens at Harvard University.
• Pérez Art Museum Miami names Franklin Sirmans as new director.
• Jean-Marc Bustamante appointed director of the École Nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris.
• Casa Vicens, designed by Antoni Gaudí, being renovated so it can be converted into a museum-house.
• The British Museum signs €2mil. deal to send a series of high-profile exhibitions to Spain.
• Jean Nouvel’s MoMA tower residence plans revealed.
• Savannah College of Art and Design will open new fashion museum on its Atlanta campus.
• Miami zoning officials approve plans for Bruce Berkowitz to build private museum on Biscayne Boulevard.
• Jeff Koons’s Pluto and Proserpina to be displayed in Piazza della Signoria next to Michelangelo’s David.
• New York State to create Edward Hopper Citation of Merit award to be presented every two years.
• Alfred Taubman collection to be sold by Sotheby's. Sotheby's has a slideshow of some highlights.
• Christie's The Artist’s Muse sale to feature $100mil. Modigliani painting. Eileen Kinsella wonders if the estimate is accurate. Seller is revealed to be Laura Mattioli Rossi.
• Sotheby's to open an office in Mumbai, India.
• Phillips makes two big hires ahead of fall sales. It also teams up with eBay for live auctions.
• Blum & Poe launches online store.
• PULSE Miami Beach announces its list of 2015 exhibitors.
• The Art Newspaper profiles Benedikt Taschen.
• Brad Hajzak gives a tour of his collection.
• Apollo Magazine's 40 Under 40 lists for the USA and Europe.
• The rise of the celebrity curator.
• Artspace writes about how and why comedy is increasingly embraced by today's artists.
• Alastair Barford hired by Illustrated London News to paint portrait of Queen Elizabeth II as his first commission.
• Scott Indrisek interviews Dana Schutz.
• Phaidon shares the story about one of Theaster Gates' first shows.
• Interview with Brie Ruais.
• Paul Weiner has tips for using Instagram to build an art career.
• Artsy profiles Cleon Peterson.
• Interview with Daniel Buren.
• Scott Indrisek interviews Norm Laich.
• Camille Henrot makes a series of drawings inspired by Nicki Minaj.
• Casey Kaplan gallery now represents Hugh Scott-Douglas in New York.
• Tyler Sayles interviews Alex Da Corte.
• Zócalo Public Square writes about Sister Corita Kent.
• John Baldessari among the 11 recipients of the 2014 National Medal of Arts.
• OC Weekly writes about Mike Miller on occasion of his show at Dax Gallery.
• New Ellsworth Kelly monograph coming. How watching birds played a role in his art.
• Shepard Fairey to create mural and billboard for Mana Contemporary.
• Did you know about these James Turrell works in Europe?
• Artsy visits the home and studio of Robert Rush.
• Artspace's list of artists to watch this September.
• Christie's details six contemporary Cuban artists you need to know about.
• Lego “Master Sculptor” Veronica Watson designs Yoko Ono figurine.
• Artnet's list of 14 Young Power Players Set to Become the New Art World Aristocracy.
• Ben Davis' list of must-read art essays.
• Tate Shop releases Michael Craig-Martin letterpress print.
• On Daido book gets a reprint.
• Stephanie Pfriender Stylander's Kate Moss photographs available on her website.
• TOTO opens toilet museum in Japan.
• Joel Strong photographs the Mad Decent Block Party tour.
• Ovation to air Art Breakers, a reality show featuring two art advisors.
• Artnet provides a look at where the cast of Gallery Girls is now.
• Artnet's list of The 8 Best Auction Scenes in Hollywood Films.
• Adam Stoneman compares Rich Kids of Instagram to the oil paintings of European elites.
• Satirical look at Jeffrey Deitch's return to MOCA.

Nuart ’15 / Openings: Nuart Exhibition @ Tou Scene

September 7, 2015, 1:27 am

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After short speeches by festival organizers and benefactors, as well as the town's mayor, the 2015 Nuart exhibition officially opened Saturday night at Tou Scene in Stavanger, Norway. The various tunnels of the sprawling arts complex of Tou Scene, a former brewery, provided the perfect venue for Nuart's roster of artists to show off their creativity, style and imagination beyond what they are able to do on the streets. Together, the artists transformed the space with installations, murals, and photo and video projection to create an overall immersive art experience. Check out all our images from the impressive event below.

Streets: Invader (Paris) – Summer 2015

September 7, 2015, 11:12 am

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After an update in July, on top of that now a recap what Invader has been up in his home city of Paris during the summer months. Taking advantage of the warmer months, with the "streets are empty, the inhabitants have left and the nights are mild," the French artist got up over 30 new pieces in the capital city. Tackling a wide range of imagery, the distinctive tiled works took the form of Smurfs, Bugs Bunny, smiley-faced Napoleon, and of course video game inspirations including variations of his signature Space Invaders characters. Photos via the artist. Discuss Invader here.

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Streets: Aaron Li Hill –“Rise and Fall” (Berlin)

September 8, 2015, 7:00 pm

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Recently in Berlin, Aaron Li-Hill (interviewed) finished up a sweet mural for the One Wall Project organized by Urban Nation. Entitled Rise and Fall, the new piece takes inspiration from the greek goddess of victory as well as the film Wings of Desire, both sourced from the background of the capital city. Navigating 24 windows on the facade of the building measuring five stories high, the wall painted ended up being Li-Hill's largest one to date. The American artist further explains these fallen angels - "Based on two source points, a famous statue in Berlin based on the greek goddess of Victory (Siegessäule/ The Victory Column) and the film Wings of Desire by Wim Winders, where an angel becomes human to experience the world. As well as speaking to the spirit of renewal and reinvention, this piece at its core is based on the fragile and unsustainable concept of constant progress and the fallacy of victory. All empires are bound to fall but something new is always born from it." Discuss Aaron Li-Hill here.

Recap: Forest For The Trees (Portland) – Part I

September 11, 2015, 9:00 am

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With most of the Forest For The Trees murals finished, now's the time to do the first part of our recap of this year's event (also see 2013, 2014). The name of the mural festival comes from the phrase "they can’t see the forest for the trees" which signifies the inability to understand the greater picture when you’re too focused solely on what’s in front of you. Organizers Gage Hamilton and Matt Wagner of Hellion Gallery hope that the art will draw Portland's residents away from their daily routine. Enjoy some photos of the completed murals below as well as the piece from Blaine Fontana seen above. [caption id="attachment_283763" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Troy Lovegates[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283762" align="aligncenter" width="703"] Rustam Qbic[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283761" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Olivia Knapp[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283760" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Ola Volo & Zach Yarrington[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283759" align="aligncenter" width="1010"] Nigamushi[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283758" align="aligncenter" width="1010"] Low Bros[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283757" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Joram Roukes[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283756" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Jaque Fragua & Spencer Keeton Cunningham[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283755" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Jade[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283754" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Celeste Byers & Aaron Glasson[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283753" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] BMD[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283748" align="aligncenter" width="1010"] Alex M. Peterson[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283751" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Blaine Fontana & David Rice[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283750" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Blaine Fontana & David Rice[/caption]   [caption id="attachment_283749" align="aligncenter" width="1008"] Blaine Fontana & David Rice[/caption]

Art Focus: Troy Coulterman

September 11, 2015, 1:01 pm

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The colorful sculptures of Troy Coulterman recently caught our eye, mostly humans entwined with abstract and geometric forms that drip or extrude from each figure. He currently has a show at Arch Enemy Arts, a series of works collectively entitled Full Disclosure and on view in Philadelphia through September 27th. He further states - "I chose these basic shapes because they are loaded with symbolism and have various meanings throughout different cultures. A triangle can represent future, truth or intellect, a circle can represent present, perfection or emotion and a square can represent past, destiny or beauty. Depending on who the viewer is these shapes can hold different meanings and that’s what drew them to me." Via Hi-Fructose. Discuss Coulterman here.

Streets: Anthony Lister (Los Angeles)

September 12, 2015, 10:15 pm

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Hitting the streets of Los Angeles once again, Anthony Lister (filmed) spent time getting up all over town the last couple weeks leading up to his current show at New Image Art. Showing his versatility with the roller and spraycans, working day and night, the Australian vandal left one of his signature ballerinas at Superchief Gallery as well as his take on police brutality (seen above). Photo credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss Anthony Lister here.

Overtime: Sept 8 – Sept 14

September 13, 2015, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 14 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Images and info for Jamian Juliano-Villani's Nudge the Judge at Tanya Leighton up on gallery's website.
• RIP: Dahlia Yehia, 25, who was beaten to death after traveling to Nepal to assist in earthquake relief efforts.
• RIP: John Perreault, who died at the age of 78 from complications resulting from gastrointestinal surgery.
• Someone spray-painting "NO MORE CHINESE" graffiti around multiple locations in San Francisco.
• Anish Kapoor refuses to remove anti-semitic graffiti from his Versailles sculpture after it is vandalized again. Fabien Bouglé accuses the artist of inciting racial hatred. His work is vandalized a third time.
• Atena Farghadani could see her prison sentence extended after shaking her lawyer's hand.
• Detroit Institute of Arts to lose paintings on loan from A. Alfred Taubman after they will be pulled for auction.
• Forged Dada artwork proliferating in Germany.
• City of Los Angeles cleaned up 32.4mil. sq. ft. of graffiti in 2014.
• Petition demands that Sinebrychoff Art Museum put end to its “Coca-Cola Bottle 100 years” exhibition.
• 9 Andy Warhol prints stolen from office in LA and replaced with fakes.
• Adam Solow threatening to sue US government after Goncalo Mabunda’s War Throne piece confiscated.
• Clara Zevi questions Massimiliano Gioni's knowledge of women.
• The future of some of Isaumu Noguchi's works in doubt.
• Kenneth Rogoff thinks that Chinese art buyers will buy less art and that will highly impact the art market.
• NY Times writes about Banksy and the problem with sarcastic art.
• Baroness Elsa/Else Hildegarde Plötz may have been the real artist behind Duchamp's Fountain.
• Scientists discover another massive Neolithic monument just one mile away from Stonehenge.
• NPR discusses the art scene in Saudi Arabia.
• Tokyo's art scene goes high tech.
• Musée d'Art Moderne's upcoming CO- WORKERS show includes Darja Bajagić, Ryan Trecartin, and more.
• Ben Davis reviews “Picasso Sculpture" show at MoMA.
• Israeli artists, academics, activists launching exhibition space in Jerusalem to celebrate Iranian culture.
• Maze made of 125k sunflowers on Museumplein on occasion of Van Gogh museum entrance hall opening.
• Roy Lichtenstein's destroyed mural at Leo Castelli Gallery comes back to life as Greene Street Mural.
• LA Times interviews Eli Broad as the Broad is about to open. Christopher Knight discusses the Broad's plans for lending out works from its collection. Knight also looks at 5 important works of Pop Art in the Broad's collection.
• A review of the Istanbul Biennial.
• A look at the use of technological guides during the museum viewing experience.
• Sotheby's and Artsy teams up on a online sale.
• Sotheby's gave Taubman estate an approx. $500mil. guarantee according to SEC filings.
• Christie's names Sonya Roth managing director for its Southern California office.
• Katya Kazakina writes about the new staff at Phillips.
• Some of Mets’s collection of English furniture and decorative arts will be deaccessioned at Christie's.
• Kenny Schachter writes about the art market this past summer and what to expect coming up.
• Christie's lists 7 reasons to get excited about collecting photography.
• Exhibitor list for Art Basel Miami Beach released.
• Carole Server's picks her favorite works from the EXPO fair. Deborah Aaronson also takes a shot.
• Artspace provides their guide to the Chicago scene on occasion of EXPO.
• Chelsea appears to still be New York's top gallery district.
• Bloomberg Business profiles Michele Maccarone.
• Jeffrey Deitch to stage Marjorie Cameron Parsons Kimmel show at his former space on 76 Grand Street.
• Interview with Stefan Simchowitz on SFAQ.
• Wall Street Journal visits Phillip Lim's house and we get a glimpse of his art collection.
• The story of Luciano Benetton's collection of small works.
• Visit and interview with Frank Stella on occasion of his upcoming show at the Whitney.
• Jerry Saltz writes about Pablo Picasso's sculptural work.
• Alex Israel talks about Chris Burden.
• Christopher Rothko talks about Mark Rothko.
• Mitchell-Innes & Nash to present survey of Tom Wesselmann's works.
• M.H. Miller discusses Mike Kelley's Kandor works.
• Paddle8 lists Tauba Auerbach's 8 Most Inter-Disciplinary Moments.
• Autre interviews Brian Kokoska.
• Flash Art reviews Darja Bajagić's show at Bed Stuy Love Affair.
• CBS News interviews José Parlá.
• Soraya Doolbaz takes photographs of dressed-up penises.
• James Franco to speak at UCI about art and life.
• Holand Cotter discusses the upcoming art season.
• Hans Ulrich Obrist wins International Folkwang Prize for 2015.
• Banksy may be working as a parking lot attendant at Dismaland.
• André Saraiva opens Café Henrie, which will serve breakfast and coffee and have Peter Shire-designed cups.
• Tommy Hilfiger teams up with Jeffrey Deitch and Shepard Fairey on Rock Style show in London.
• T Magazine's photoshoot of artists, musicians, and cultural figures that defined New York in the 70s and 80s.
• Leonardo DiCaprio gets the VIP treatment at Hauser & Wirth.
• Artnet's 31 Women Share Their Secrets to Art World Success: Part Three.
• Collected images from Instagram of the art displayed at Burning Man.
• Artnet's list of ten high profile college art professors.
• John Slattery spotted buying art at the Affordable Art Fair.
• Mark Jenkins tape babies available from Freeway Editions.
• The Thing releases Michelle Grabner soccer ball.

NuArt ’15: Recap

September 13, 2015, 10:09 pm

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With this year's NuArt Festival wrapping up last week, we now have some more photos of outdoor works that we may have missed in our earlier coverage. Hitting the streets of Stavenger, the roster of artists left their recognizable marks over the Norwegian city like the piece seen above from Ernest Zacharevic that features stitch work to keep the locals warm in the upcoming winter. Photo credit: Ian Cox. Discuss this year’s NuArt Festival here.

Streets: D*Face –“Bad Lands” (Fort Smith)

September 14, 2015, 9:47 pm

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Over the weekend, D*Face (interviewed) completed a mural in Fort Smith, Arkansas, an effort that took five days. Painted for the Unexpected event curated by Just Kids, the piece entitled Badlands features a cowboy astride a horse rendered in the British artist's comic inspired style. He further states - "This is a bandit's life, it comes and goes and them the breaks." Photo credit: Rom Levy (via StreetArtNews). Discuss D*Face here.

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Streets: RISK @ ArtCenter College of Design (Los Angeles)

September 16, 2015, 8:58 am

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Last week, Los Angeles graffiti legend RISK finished a mural (arranged by LeBasse Projects) at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena. The new piece featuring his "Beautifully Destroyed" aesthetic is part of the OUTSIDEIN, an indoor and outdoor exhibition that will focus graffiti-based mural painting that will eventually grow to include work from Olivia Bevilacqua, David Flores, Chase, Robbie Conal, Cryptik, Jeanne Detallante, Shepard Fairey, James Jean, Geoff McFetridge, Kenny Scharf, and Jeff Soto. For those interested, an opening reception is scheduled for October 8th (6-10pm) with the exhibition spanning both of ArtCenter's campuses with shuttle service between locations (Williamson Gallery on the Hillside Campus and five miles away at the South Campus, on the rooftop and on an exterior wall at 950 S. Raymond and inside the Hutto-Patterson Exhibition Hall at 870 South Raymond). Photo credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss RISK here.

Streets: Mark Dean Veca –“Pony Show” / SiTE:LAB

September 18, 2015, 8:00 am

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As one of the selected artists for the Rumsey St. Project, Mark Dean Veca (interviewed) was recently invited into Michigan to create a site-specific installation. Habitat for Humanity of Kent County has offered SiTE:LAB the use of nearly three acres of land in Grand Rapids’ Roosevelt Park neighborhood where they invited local and international artists in to create works in response to the vacant land and structures. For his part, MDV decided to build a shrine to the American Car, especially those that came out of Detroit in the 1960s. Entitled Pony Show, the installation at a former auto repair shop was painted in Carbon Black, Candy Apple Red, and Glorious Gold with imagery that included the Los Angeles-based artist's first car, the Ford Mustang. More info and photos here. Discuss Mark Dean Veca here.

Streets: Titi Freak / Art Rua (Rio de Janeiro)

September 18, 2015, 10:36 pm

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Last week, as part of the festivities surrounding the fifth annual ArtRua fair, held in the Centro Cultural Ação da Cidadania in Rio de Janeiro, local artists were invited in to paint some large panels for the fairgoers to enjoy. As one of the chosen artists, Titi Freak painted a man posed upside down with his usual style and technique and entitled it "A queda do ego" or "The fall of the ego." Take a look at more photos below... Discuss Titi Freak here.

Overtime: Sept 14 – Sept 20

September 20, 2015, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Sept 20 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Bloomberg provides a tour of the Broad museum. KPCC gives a behind the scenes tour. Christopher Knight reviews the inaugural show at the Broad. Holland Cotter of the NY Times also reviews the museum. LA Times reveals the opening festivities. Artnet writes about why The Broad one of the best museums in North America. How the Broad hires and trains its staff. Image above by Iwan Baan.
• RIP: Phoebe Fairweather, who died at 23 after jumping from the 16th floor of her family's apartment.
• RIP: Nereo López, who died at the age of 95.
• Vandals write anti-semitic graffiti on Munich's Haus der Kunst.
• Yves Bouvier to be questioned in Paris court over 60 missing Picassos stolen from the artist's stepdaughter. He is charged with theft.
• Judge rules that Banksy's removed Art Buff street piece is to be returned to Folkestone, where it originally was.
• Tate's World Goes Pop show highlights pop art by women ignored by sexist establishment in '60s & '70s.
• Activists contesting art sponsorship of museums by oil companies stage protests across London institutions.
• Perry & Donna Golkin sue Danese Corey after unknowingly buying stolen Jasper Johns painting.
• Joel Alexander countersues Honolulu Art Museum saying that his name has been unfairly tarnished.
• Angry neighborhood resident threatens Shin Gallery over its massage parlor installation.
• USC administration has Roski students’ blog shut down.
• Charlie Hebdo’s new drawing of drowned Syrian toddler sparks controversy and criticism.
• Santa Barbara County Arts Commission decides that Steve Olson work should be moved near restroom.
• Angelique Hartigan claims that landlord sold her paint-spattered studio carpets as original works.
• Alfred Taubman's widow locked out of the flat she shared with him by her step-children.
• German culture ministry tones down controversial cultural property bill after widespread protests ensued.
• Nazi-era restitution claim for Renoir landscape at Bristol Museum & Art Gallery rejected.
• Metropolitan Opera House trying new things after attendance levels have been struggling.
• ArtRio loses momentum and shrinks due to Brazil's recession and general pessimism.
• Archiv Franz West accuses Gagosian Gallery of using unauthorized versions of artist's work in its exhibition.
• Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor take to Instagram to call for protest walk for refugees. The Guardian and The Art Newspaper cover the walk.
• Hamptons Expo Group (ArtAspen, ArtHamptons, and Palm Springs Fine Art fairs), sells to Urban Expositions.
• Frank Gehry provides pro bono design for Children's Institute Inc. in Watts, CA.
• Citywide Mural Program in LA calls for $750k to be spent on restoration, preservation, & creation of art murals.
• Gucci and Ferragamo each donate funds to help Italian museums.
• Bloomberg Philanthropies gives out $30mil. in grants from AIM program to 262 arts organizations.
• Koch family donates $10.5mil. gift of land and money to the Wichita Center for the Arts.
• Time Out's list of the 26 best art museums in America.
• Salvador Salort-Pons named new director of Detroit Institute of Arts.
• ICA Miami appoints Ellen Salpeter as its new director.
• Hirshhorn adds Theaster Gates and three others to its Board of Trustees.
• Artinfo looks at the Frank Gehry show at LACMA.
• Sheffield hosts city-wide Going Public art exhibition project. Jake and Dinos Chapman install Cyber Iconic Man sculpture in Sheffield Cathedral.
• Milo Moiré to make an appearance at the NRW-Forum museum in Düsseldorf.
• Sotheby's to auction $60mil. estimated Cy Twombly painting owned by Audrey Irmas. It also gains $200mil. in credit to finance guarantees.
• Emily Ratajkowski highlights some works from Sotheby's Contemporary Curated sale. Carter Cleveland also chooses some works.
• RM Sotheby's to sell Janis Joplin's Porsche, painted on by Dave Richards.
• Christie's specialists discuss six artists included in its sales.
• 1stdibs raises between $50mil. and $60mil. in funding from Insight Venture Partners.
• Maya Angelou's art collection sells for ~$1.3mil at Swann Galleries auction.
• Michelle Grabner makes some artwork picks from the EXPO Chicago art fair. Forrest Nash also provides his choices. Andrew Goldstein makes some picks and discusses eight rising stars from the fair. Ben Davis chooses his 10 best booths at the fair. Scott Indrisek writes about the fair.
• Artnet previews works at the Frieze London art fair.
• Exhibitor list for the UNTITLED Miami Beach 2015 art fair released.
• Artinfo recommends some things happening during the New York Art Book Fair.
• Artnet covers the Art Berlin Contemporary art fair.
• Introducing Art:i:curate, a startup injecting crowdfunding methods to finance and invest in emerging artists.
• NY Times profiles and provides an update on Joshua Roth's agency.
• Artnet has a guide on how dealers can keep their artists happy.
• Forbes writes about wealth management for wealthy art collectors.
• Linda Yablonsky writes about the opening art season in New York.
• NY Times writes about today's Downtown Los Angeles gallery scene.
• Cait Munro talks about the best and worst things about gallery openings.
• WSJ provides an extensive look at the market for Damien Hirst works.
• Peter Halley interviews Wolfgang Tillmans.
• ArtReview interviews Yoshitomo Nara.
• How Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture was constructed.
• Interview Magazine interviews Servane Mary.
• Artspace interviews Trevor Paglen.
• Hyperallergic's interview with Jonas Wood.
• ExhibitionA interviews Ben Whine.
• Ryan Steadman interviews Robert Blumenthal about his artwork.
• Shortlist for Artes Mundi prize announced and includes Hito Steyerl, Neïl Beloufa, and Bedwyr Williams.
• Tauba Auerbach limited edition screen print on Duralar released by Song Cave.

Streets / Videos: Os Gemeos (Minsk)

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For the last several years, summer in Europe means a lot of street art festivals producing some amazing murals. This year, Brazilian twin brothers Os Gemeos are spending some time on the old continent, but taking a bit of a different route than majority. Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo recently visited Minsk in Belarus, taking part in the Vulica Brasil Festival that celebrates Belorus-Brasilian urban art. Like their recent NYC escapades (covered), the duo decided to paint a new figurative piece there. Similar to their silos painted in Vancouver last year (covered), this mural is covering the entire section of the a new Brazil embassy building in Minsk features one of their signature yellow giants. The crouched position and a roof as a hat adds to the illusion of its size, which is emphasized by the colorful outfit and the shirt entirely created out of smaller characters. Photo credit: Yulia Savich. Discuss Os Gemeos here. https://vimeo.com/139269652