Events
Exhibition: Pae White ‘Too Much Night, Again’
LA based artist, Pae White has opened a show at the South London Gallery, entitled Too Much Night, Again. Inspired by insomnia and ‘the consequent reflection on the transience of our existence’ Pae has used masses of yarn to create connecting graphics, which you can only decipher once you are inside the exhibition.
Pae White To Much Night, Again: 13 March - 12 May 2013 at South London Gallery
Gallery: Roa Solo Show & Book Launch
Anyone walking the streets of East London will have seen the amazing work of Roa. His giant hand-painted animals stalk the walls of many a building, stopping every passer-by in their tracks. His next solo show, ‘Hypnagogia’ will be held at the Stolen Space Gallery this April. Featuring installation work & originals on found objects as well as the launch of his first book ‘Roa: ‘An Introduction To Animal Representation’.
Details:
StolenSpace Gallery
Address: Dray Walk, The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
Tel: +44 207 247 2684
Viewings: April 20th – May 6th, 2012
Private view: April 19th 18:00 – 21:00
…And just to give you an idea of what to expect, here is the superb promo clip from the Roa show at White Walls, SF.
ROA - White Walls from Colin M Day on Vimeo.
Word Up!!! Wow Now this w/e…
“If you’re in London this weekend and still looking for something to do its worth a visit to The Old Shoreditch Underground. The former station located off Brick Lane will be from Friday - Sunday for group show ‘Wow Now’. Referencing roots of the subway graffiti culture of old and set against the backdrop of the East London’s train station a group of young artists have transformed the part outdoor space into an alternate debut exhibition.”
Vans Girls ‘Off The Rail’ Tour
To celebrate the launch of the Girls Fall 2010 collection hitting stores, Vans will be touring the country to spread the word of their latest collection! Select retailers have been chosen for this event in the likes of London, Liverpool, leeds and Manchester. The Vans ‘Off the Rail Tour’ have called upon a London stylist to be on hand in each city along with make-up demos, (fake) tattoo artists and lots of cupcakes and drinks to keep you fed and watered…..oh and did I mention the Vans goodie bags? For the London leg of the tour, the stylist will be hitting the streets to select a few lucky people to style an outfit in store with a chance to win an exclusive Vans shopping spree, so make sure you’re at Carnaby Street on the June 25th!
Check after the jump for tour dates:
Event: “Persistance of Painting” NYC
Metal as canvas is the theme of Sloan Fine Art - using heavy industry to present “Persistence of Painting” which is the work of Brooklyn-dwellers Jeremy Wagner and Rachel Budde. According to Animal, “Wagner creates urban scenery on rusty steel “canvases.” Budde weaves social and gender commentary and metal-leaf details into her paintings.”May 19 – Jun 12, Sloan Fine Art, NYC.(Sasha)
A Pop-Up-Bar-as-Art-Installation Project
Yes, you read the title right, a bit of mouthful we know but this is one project the CLFmag team are very excited about! So the question is What do you get if you cross some Pirates, the CIA & The Mothership Group? Erm….spies running after men with eye patches and wooden legs, on some kind of flying vessel maybe? Not quite, but you do get the bar group behind the likes of The Book Club and The Queen Of Hoxton joining forces with the Central Illustration Agency and Pirates to create Clerkenwells first ever pop-up bar come art installation project.The team for this ambitious project are CIA’s fresh talent, Pirates, a collective of artists & art directors who use a mixture of spraypaint, set-design, paper, film and photography. Inspiration for the project comes straight from the venue’s history, the site was an old factory building specializing in silver lithography. So this idea is all about type, be it modern and bright or traditional and sophisticated. Pirates have full creative control (now we like the sound of that) so expect big, bright and beautiful things!
Pop-Up Pirates launches on Wednesday 19th May, click HERE for more event info and check out their Twitter page for daily updates while your at it.
Os Gemeos @Museu Colecção Berardo
OK so this is Os Gemeos saying something… erm… “Lisbon”, “blah, blah, blah…” and “thanks”. Ok, so I can’t understand much of what they say - but gimme a break -I mean I only lived in Brazil for a YEAR and still can’t dicipher shit )):( But who cares. It’s Os Gemeos. They could be talking about their bowel movements and I’d still think it sounded like Angels weeping. If you happen to be in Lisbon (?) in the next week - or stranded there by the ash cloud perhaps - head over to Museu Colecção Berardo - the twin’s exhibition starts May 17th.Beijos!
(Sahsa)
Actually… I can understand a bit but I just can’t hear loud enough on Papa Bear’s crappy laptop so there goes. Honestly!
Ralph Lauren Art Stars
Love, love, LOVE this! 51 of Europe’s smartest contemporary artists (I like how that sounds!) have been selected to participate in a ground breaking art venture entitled ART STARS, all in the name of raising money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. Chosen artists are adapting a blank denim 3D star-shaped canvas to fit an ‘Americana’ theme. The finished ‘Stars’ will then do a European tour before returning to the UK for a group exhibition and large scale charity auction - proceeds going to said charity. The whole shabang has been organised by the usually dull Ralph Lauren brand so kudos to them! Hang-Up artist Alex Daw was among those commissioned along with Herakut, Matt Small, James Jessop, Alex Daw, Delta, Jaybo and Kate Moross and many more. The display is on until May 21st, so whatcha waiting for?? Get yourself on down there!Good luck to everyone involved in the event and hope there is much funds raised! For more info head over to Hang Up Pictures.
(Above, James Jessop with his star in Selfridges and below, work by Case, Herakut and Katrin Fridriks)
(Sasha)
“And A Miserable Day To You Too”
Too cute! If you’re lucky enough to find yourself in Gay Paris anytime between now and 29th of May, you may want to find your way to Colette who - not only are still listening to tech/prog house… really? - but are hosting an exhibtion by NY artist Darcel, entitled “And a Miserable Day To You Too”.
Most of Darcels work in autobiographical, as in stuff that happens to him although I’ve yet to confirm he is actually a digital potato looking thing.
And I do defy anyone not to say “awww” when they press play on his promo vid below… too kawaii for words!
More info here, or check out Darcel’s ‘mazing blog here
(Sasha)
Blek Le Rat @ White Walls Gallery
Here’s another treat for the people of San Fransisco, again courtesy of White Walls Gallery (and Shooting Gallery). This time the godfather of stencil art, Blek Le Rat is shipping a load of new work from France over to SF for a two man show with Above starting on May 1st ‘10. Check out this short video shot by Blek and his wife, Sybille Prou to give us an idea of what to expect!
Blek le Rat at White Walls | May 1, 2010 from White Walls Gallery on Vimeo.
Volcom Seed
Volcom have collaborated with London College of Fashion as part of VOLCOM SEED: a new initiative to support the grassroots in fashion and give upcoming designers the opportunity to showcase their work. So back in October ‘09 a selection of students were given either a pair of jeans or a jacket to do what they do best and create unique garments that embody Volcom’s ‘vision’ of their womens wear market. All entries will be narrowed down to a final 20 pieces which will be showcased at The Vinyl Factory (Soho) this Thursday the 18th March along with a sneak peak at the upcoming AW10 collection!
Event: The Berlin Reunion
Ok, this happened in October, but I’ll be damned if I’m not posting these incredible images from the ‘Berlin Reunion’. And you never know, as it’s the first time I’ve seen them, there’s a smidgen of a chance you haven’t either. But Nossa! These images just blow me completely away! Why can’t we have giant puppets in the streets everyday? (Although it kind of makes me snigger to think somewhere, in that crowd, there’s a little kid who will have been traumatized for life by this.)
Here’s the rundown according to the awesome Boston ( Btw, I would highly recommend clicking that link to see the collection in its entirety.)
“…1.5 million people filled the streets of Berlin, Germany to watch a several-day performance by France’s Royal de Luxe street theatre company titled “The Berlin Reunion”. Part of the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Reunion show featured two massive marionettes, the Big Giant, a deep-sea diver, and his niece, the Little Giantess. The storyline of the performance has the two separated by a wall, thrown up by “land and sea monsters”. The Big Giant has just returned from a long and difficult - but successful - expedition to destroy the wall, and now the two are walking the streets of Berlin, seeking each other after many years apart.”
Beijos! (Sasha)
Yoko D’Holbachie Exhibition @ London Miles Gallery
London Miles Gallery is soon to be holding an exhibition with Japanese Pop Surrealist painter, Yoko D’Holbachie. The show is called ‘Living in Your Dreams’ and features Yoko’s largest body of solo work to exhibited. This new collection aims to interrupt the meaning of dreams, and the spirits that journey through our subconscious. At first glance the viewer is faced with colourful and strangely cute creatures wondering in a neon desert, yet hidden under her externally pleasantly painted lands lays something dark and mysterious. Well I’ll definately be in attendance…looking forward to this one!
Info Via theriotclub
Virus Syndicate @ The King Pop-Up Store
Another week another party for the peeps at King Apparel! This time it was Virus Syndicate who performed live (also in attendance were Plastician, El B and J Da Flex). The store got absolutely packed out again and Virus were absolutley amazing live, the best I’ve seen in a long time! And whats more, they are genuinly nice guys (erm hope i’m not ruining any street cred here). Anyway, if you havent had a chance make sure you take a look at the Virus Syndicate Myspace page and check after the jump for more photos….
More pics after the jump….
Obey Sample Sale!!
Woop Woop! Its that time again…infact its one of my favourite times of the summer….the OBEY SAMPLE SALE!!! Its in the same place as usuall and i seriosly recommend getting down there quick as items can go so quickly!
Event: YSL @ CCBB (Rio De Janeiro)
So, in a move to reassure my partner in crime here at CLFmag that I am not about to turn the site into the 86,364 Michael Jackson Memorial site - I`m posting about YSL. That is to say, whilst I am in the process of turning the site into said memorial - I’ll also be writing about arbitrary happenings now and again. Can’t say fairer than that. Anyhoo, this is to let y`all know about the Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition being shown at Centro Banco Do Brasil, called Viagens Extraodinarias. Now, the obvious asumption would be that this showcase would be an airing quintissential YSL sophistication a la ‘Le Smoking’ or other types of chic androgony which typified Yves style - something akin to the image Ive published here of his farewell parade 2002 - I believe that to be Catherine Duevenerure [sic] he’s clasping mitts with. Anyhoo, the exhibition itself proved nada do tipo - nothing like it! This was an altogether garish,over-the-top, ultra extravagant phantasmagorical take on the most haughty of couture I`ve witnessed first, second and third hand - in a collection of 50 garments, spanning 4 decades and drawing inspiration from 4 continents, Yves demonstrates a eerily precise understanding of style fit for the the last in line to Ming Dynasty, a wife/daughter of a Russian Tsar, an African Queen… (I’m really trying to get you vibing with me cos there aren’t any avaibale images of the exhibition!!)Anyway, as works of art, they certainly succeed in whisking you off to an alternate sphere of existance, but thats couture for you. I mean seriously, who actually wears couture? Like it is more dressing up than dressing but I suppose that’s the idea, but the world of couture seems so far removed from us mere mortals.
But in some cases thats what great art is all about. However, a little closer to home I’m gonna use this post to as an excuse to show the greatest wedding outfit ever in the history of the wedding outfit - Bianca Jagger wearing YSL to her wedding to Mick. My God - like that is the outfit I would definately be basing my look on, (complete with near-booby splillage!) if the big day were to come my way… what a picture, the seventies, white YSL Le Smoking and a hot Latina mama - tres sexy!Beijos! (Sasha)
YSL@CCBB,
Finishes 19th July
Rua Primeiro De Marco, 66
Rio De Janeiro
Event: Raizes Do Movimento (Rio De Janeiro)
So, in contention for my personal best day-out in Rio ever, I would like to give praise and thanks to Raizes De Movimento – a social awareness faction based in Rio’s Most Dangerous Favela TM* ; Complexo Do Alemao. Amongst many other socially conscious projects, Raizes were responsible for the gathering up of a whole host of national and international graff artist for a day long jam in the favela last weekend! Beleeeeze! Absolutely amazing to witness, seriously. Im gonna report more on the function Of Raizes Do Movimento, who basically operate in a similar tenet to Afroreggae; encouraging and motivating young ‘uns through artists expression. That is as soon as I can translate the email they sent me! But whilst Im doing this please enjoy the photographic evidence of some of the marvellous happenings and there’s more to come so stay posted!
Oh, yeah. I might as well tell you that ever single favela has a reputation for being ‘Rio’s Most Dangerous Favela TM’; a tag which does little to remove the stigma of favela living, (although neither does posting the image of a shoot-out but whatever – aaaawesome canvas painting!). You see, apparently I live in Rio’s Most dangerous favela, (Vidigal) but then so is Rochina, and City Of God. So I’m referencing some British Corporal in Iraq who when commenting on the Green Mile being the ‘Most Dangerous Road In The World’ said; “The most dangerous road in the world is the one the bus runs you over on.”
Touche, Corporal!
Loads more pics apres le jump…
Beijos! (Sasha)
Exhibition: Brutal@Coletivo (Sao Paulo)
So, in one of the most eclectic gallery gatherings I’ve witnessed in a loooong time, the Brutal@Coletivo Galerie auction in Sao Paulo last week managed to gather up a whole host of diverse art-forms and human-forms in the name of char-i-dee and alcohol induced goodwill. A whole host of high profile artists - including illustators from Dark Horse Comics, donated pieces in the hopes of raising vast sums of money for a cause which I’ve yet to identity because all the articles relating to the event are in Portuguese, and you know - eu nao falo ele. But as MTV Brasil were in attendance so I’m pressuming it was quite the deal.
Anyway some of the artists involved included Laerte - who seems to be everywhere I look in Sao Paulo at the minute which believe me, is a very good thing - Daniel Galera, Xico Sá, Marcelo Rubens Paiva, Mário Bortolotto, Daniel Pellizzari and many more. Apres le jump I’ve posted a series of images to give y`ll an idea of the diversity of artwork which was available to purchase so go check it! And if you’re feeking particularly charitable have a meander down there and see if there’s anything left up for grabs, otherwise my bank details follow. Nahahaha!
Beijos! (Sasha)
Brutal@Coletivo Galeria
Rua dos Pinheiros, 493
Pinheiros
Entry Free
Exhibition: Caligrafia@Choque (Sao Paulo)
Choque Cultural gallery is pulling together a phenomenal amount of graff artists for what they’re calling their “one of our most exciting shows to date!” . That’s quite the statment but when you look at the international line-up you know its a claim to be taken seriously… amongst others there’s CHIVITZ (São Paulo), CLAUDIO GIL (Rio de Janeiro), CRAIG “KR” COSTELLO (New York), FEFE TALAVERA (Madrid), EINE (London), DICE (Osaka), DIMITRY OSKES (Russia), DIONR (Porto Alegre), LUCA BARCELLONA (Milan), IVAN (Hungry), LOOMIT (Germany) & many more…
The event itself finishes on the 27th of June so I’ve somehow got to get back down there before the final curtain falls on this one! Just one more thing however, the show also features the verrry lovely WHIP whose interview I’ll be posting in the next week, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to give y`all a little `Whip-tease`? Nahahahaha. Check out the image below - that’s him! Pretty impressive and you should see the guys yo-yoing skills - I guarentee its gonna be a good ‘un!
Beijos! (Sasha)
Caligrafi@Choque Cultural
Rua Joao Moura, 997,
Sao Paulo
Ends 27th June
Entry Free
Exhibition: Vertigem@CCBB (Rio De Janeiro) Part II
As promised here is the second installment of the Os Gemeos post relating to their Vertigem exhibition at the CCBB here in Rio which officially ends today! If there’s anyone out there still wondering whether to make the trip downtown, I ask you, look at the picture below - do we look like we’re not having the time of our lives? That’s what Os Gemeos induced happiness looks like, folks. Seriously, its all the fun of the fair and then some with incredible interactive installations, like the Os Gememos customised studio you see above, the hall of mirrors and the mind-bending Os Gemeos ‘head’ as well as their more traditional canvas work.
However, as this is an art review of sorts I now have to attempt to wax lyrical on the works of Os Gemeos. In case you didn’t know, Os Gemeos - meaning ‘twins’ in Portuguese - are twin brothers Otávio and Gustavo Pandolfo. They are two of the original and most respected innovators in the street art scene from Sao Paulo. Their work is largely illustration based although they do experiment with caligraphy. Their work is very accessible yet abstract which is really what sets them apart - just how they manage to relay human emotions they way they do with characters who don’t might not instantly resemble people, in utterly surreal contexts, using an exquisite comprehension of colours and textures is beyond description and something beyond beautiful. Their work within the Brazilian street art scene has pretty much set the bar, so if Brazilian graffiti is the best in the world (it is the best in the world ;- )), then they are the best in the world.
And that’s all you need to know!
Bizarrely enough, the brothers don’t have their own site to reference their work, but the fantatsic
lost.art.br (who will feature in a forthcoming interview here in CLF) have an outstanding Os Gemeos archive - the best on the www, so get over there and be educated -it might well change your life just like it did mine!
Beijos (Sasha)
Vertigem by Os Gemeos ends today
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil,
Rua Primeiro de Março,
66 - Centro Rio de Janeiro
Entry is free.
Gig: Squat Festival (Rio De Janeiro)
“I can’t live my, ah, I can’t live my
I CAN’T LIVE MY LIFE THIS WAAAAAY!”
So unless you’ve been diagnosed with terminal soul-death, there is no way you cannnot be uplifted by This Way, geddit? So as you can imagine I was bouncing off the fucking walls last weekend when DJ BABU of DILATED PEOPLES, people (!) guest starred at the Squat Festival in Lapa here in Rio! Now, I`ve never been that great at forming opinion; the concept of constructive critisicm just eludes me ‘cos I find pretty much everything amazing howeverrrr, this gig truly was amaaaaazing. It also featured Brazilian DJ Sany Pitbull who along with the crowd were pretty awesome so thank you everyone and the ticket touts particularly for giving me such a memorable and decidely cheap night out.
Being in Lapa also afforded me my first glimpse of the phenomenal JR art exhibition which features the faces of women who’ve all had male relatives murdered by the Brazilian police , plastered over the magnificent Lapa Arches. I’ll be posting a much more in-depth review of that exhibition very soon. Heart-breaking stuff. And that weren’t enough, I returned home just in time to witness just about the most incredible sunrise ever from my very own terrace in Vidigal favela.
Now, I was torn between posting This Way or Worst Comes To Worst, two of my all time favourite tracks, but This Way wins out for being THE anthem my girl Nooshin `Moz Def` Shabani and my 2007 tour of Latin America, so this ones for you baby girl!
Loads more fun & pics apres le jump!
Beijos! (Sasha)
Vertigem exhibition by Os Gemeos (Rio De Janeiro)
Alrighty, it seems everyone is weighing in with reviews for the Vertigem exhibition by Os Gemeos so it’s about time we hopped aboard plus the fact I’ve been would make sense to do so. & It’s also a great way to mark the occasion of sighting my second O.G. street piece here in Sao Paulo! Yah!! Suffice to say we’ll be updating this post with a more traditional review entry but for now just enjoy the images. Plus it’s Os Gemeos who I’m actually in love with was genuinely gutted when I discovered they were married and living in Berlin. (What’s Portuguese for loser ?) So I’m happy to make this like a five-part-post or even just use abritary links to my life experinces as a reason to stick their stuff up on here like;
“So, today I woke up and thought I was seeing double. You know, double in the same manner as twins are double? Twins like the world famous garff twins Os Gemeos, who create pictors like theeeeese…” etc.
Details follow.
Beijos (SS)
Meryl Donoghue - Once Upon A Lie…
The latest exhibition at StolenSpace is Meryl Donoghues’ (premier/solo) ‘Once Upon A Lie..’
I wandered into StolenSpace on Sunday and was instantly drawn to Donoghues dark images of strange hybrids of people and animals. The images are born from pencil drawings and then digitally created to add an almost-believable photographic quality. Transferred from page to screen, the images are constructed from photography and then manipulated.
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Review - Era Uma Vez Exhibition (Sao Paulo)
Ok, so now that I’m officially reporting the Sao Paulo scene to all y’all I suppose I ought to be eloquent and constructive when critiquing works of comtemporary art. So this partcular exhibiton - Era Uma Vez (Once Upon A Time) is an artistic interpretation of a forray into the dark forests of folklore and fairytale via the Borthers Grimm, Hans “I’ve many a tale to tell” Christian Anderson and the like.
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Cruel Britannia - A UK Art Invasion!
The Philadelphia art scene is about to be invaded by a whole host of the UK’s best graff artists! Cruel Britannia will be showing at the T&P Gallery from 1st May ‘09.
Artists include: Pure Evil, Eine, Sweet Toof, Ame72, K-Guy, Dale Grimshaw, Rugman, Kev Munday, Matt Jordan, Simon Cauty, Dead Sheep, Ben Slow and more.
