Cityscape Opening party at DRAY WALK GALLERY
The Old Truman Brewery, off 91 Brick Lane
on Thursday, November 5th
from 6pm - 9:30pm
FREE ENTRY

Music by Morgan Zarate.

Complimentary drinks and nik naks

http://www.lavacollective.com/001_cityscape_details.html






Afterparty at Princess Alice pub
Loefah, Mala, Pokes, Skipple, Crises + special guests.
40-42 Commercial Street, E1 6LP
on Thursday, November 5th
from 10pm - 3am

157 free tickets to be given away at the Opening Exhibition of Cityscape.
if not £5 at the door.

But here is for my friends, RSVP here rsvp@lavacollective.com to get on the list for the afterparty!!

http://www.lavacollective.com/001_cityscape_afterparty.html

Arkitip - Shepard Fairey - Issue No. 0051

Shepard Fairey
Issue No. 0051




Featuring:
Shepard Fairey

Issue photography by:
Geoff Hargadon
Delphine Ettinger

http://arkitip.com/magazines/0051-shepard-fairey.php

Shepard Fairey is arguably the most famous artist of the Arkitip alumni group, and could quite possibly be the artist most remembered of his generation. We celebrate Shepard's methods not only because they are beautiful and effective but also because he took on the mainstream art establishment and after 20 long years, he seems to be winning.

His recent rise to popularity punctuated by his support of the Obama Presidential campaign has made Shepard Fairey a household name. His iconic portrait of Barack Obama has come to symbolize the historic campaign of the first African American to be elected President and now that image graces the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian. He's an artist who stands by what he believes in and has done more to communicate his causes to the masses than most of his contemporaries, which is admirable on any level. His campaigns have done more to shape the public consciousness than any other artist because you don't have go to a gallery to see his work, its ubiquity is well established.

This issue will be truly historic, as we celebrate 20 Years of Shepard's seminal 'Obey' campaign. Because Shepard has not been a guest of Arkitip magazine since issue edition No. 0003, this reunion collaboration has been long overdue and is a guaranteed to be another groundbreaking Arkitip classic.


Essay by:
Pedro Alonzo (excerpt)

New interview by:
Simon Steinhardt (excerpt)

Designed by:
Cleon Peterson of Studio Number One

7.5 x 10 In. (19.5 x 25.4 cm)
96 pages + stencil cover
Four color offset printed, perfect bound


http://arkitip.com/magazines/0051-shepard-fairey.php

RIP ViZO

LOST FOR WORDS

A few pics from thurs private view at Stolen space, my cam died mid flow or there would be alot more shots of this guys sick work (and alot of pics of dudes in Van's and chinos! was fucking crawling with em) was a good show though with just enough work to view, good sounds from acyde but not enough beers! dry by 9:30. If you are near Truman Brewary then I reccomend a visit before it goes.

Mr Chicken Shop

Creative Review have run an interview with Morris Casanova (the guy who designs all the chicken shop signs in London and the UK)

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/meet-mr-chicken/



Siaron Hughes has published a book called Chicken: Low art, high calorie. Out Now.

http://markbattypublisher.com/books/chicken-low-art-high-calorie/

Obey in Boston 2009

3 weeks of intense Bombin session in Boston feb 2009. See more photos here. http://www.ashestodust.com/ashes57/news/30-Obey_Boston/index.html

Bowery Print

Bowery, 2008 - Ashes57
Limited to 25
2 Colour Screenprint on Somerset Satin White Paper 56 x 72
56cm x 72 cm - 22 x 28 inches

www.jealousgallery.com/artist.asp?artistID=95&workID=153


JEALOUS GALLERY
27, Park Road
Crouch End
N8 8TE
London

A Tribute To..

SER:FDC

AKA Croydon's King of Styles.

There was a time in my youth where I'd buy an all-zones travelcard just to ride the trains and check the tracksides pretty much every weekend. SER ran a graffiti shop in an arcade center in Croydon which is now shut down, along with Clapham's Graphotism store.

I always looked out for a bunch of writers.. Ser was definately up there, every piece was different, he never recycled the same handstyles/fills.. Zonk, Cosa, Fume, Neas, Dem, Memo were all up there too...

But there was one writer I'd always wish I saw everytime I went out, and towards the early 2000's it became rarer to find his new shit, that was Zomby:DDS/FBZ/DTB.. AKA Afro AKA Rate AKA London's King of Characters




You can buy some Zomby prints for your favourite graff lover this christmas at http://www.paintandbeatz.com

Including this one, still unsold, for a staggering £690.00



He also did a limited run of tees for Rare Kind, which are now sadly out of stock. He used to sell these at the stall he used to run with Teach at Portobello Market called 'Street Dreams' where Asbo & I used to go back in our teens to buy the big tins of chrome Molotov burners for £2. The good old days!



Listen to THIS:

Heartless Crew : Raw Mission FM : September 1998



Look at THIS:

More classic London graff flix here: http://www.graffiti.org/dj/

ATTACK OF ASHES THE 57FT. WOMAN

Limited Edition.


ATTACK OF ASHES THE 57FT. WOMAN.
November 2008
Ashes57
Limited to 57

GRAB ONE NOW

$15 / £10 (Shipping + VAT included)
Worldwide shipping

Use Paypal to pay or email me at delphine@ashes57.com .
http://www.ashestodust.com/ashes57/news/24-Exhibition/poster.html

GoldieLocks - Smash & Grab

Video produced and directed by Danny Sangra.

D*Face aPOPcalypse

I don't know if you had the chance to go to this show in London. It was on for only few days at the black rat gallery. I thought you guys might like this.

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VANDAL SQUAD

INSIDE THE NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT POLICE DEPARTMENT, 1984–2004

by Joseph Rivera
A Miss Rosen Edition
powerHouse Books

In the book Vandal Squad, Joseph Rivera, born and raised in the Bronx describes his time serving the Vandal Squad from 1984 up until 2004. Originally employed to reassure the public safety in the subway from all kind of assaults and crimes...

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Lady Pink Interview

words: ASHES57


A Lady Pink mural could be defined by its distinctive style and saturated colors but as she would be the first to tell you "It has to be BIG".
Born in Ecuador and raised in New York City, Lady Pink was one of the first women doing graffiti in the early eighties. Featured in the legendary 1982 landmark film Wild Style.
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AMSTERDAM

On research trip to Amsterdam & Antwerp last week, just a few randon snaps, the zoots from the cafes are fuckin strong thats all I am sayin.

peace out

Tally Ho..underwater we go...

Faces in Places

My new favourite hobby is finding faces in things. I dont really take that many photos so I found a group on flickr to satisfy my needs. Like a good piece of graffiti, these little guys make me smile when I see them out and about.

Sound Wave, Sculpture by Jean Shin

Photo: Hiroko Masuike / The New York Times

DOTMASTERS

The Treatment Rooms

Somewhere in Acton.