@149st Graffiti News and Events

John CRASH ONE Matos: Remnant Memories

2012-02-07T16:56:00.000-08:00

Remnant Memories

A series of paintings on metal cutouts, celebrating my
subway origins, as well as watercolors and serigraphs.

Friiday, February 24, 2012

6:00pm until 9:00pm

Toy Tokyo/TT Underground

91 second avenue, Ground Floor, New York, NY

International Women

2012-02-03T06:23:00.000-08:00

International Women

Warrington Museum

Curated by Frankie Shea and Tina Ziegler

Opening reception: March 29th 2012. 6pm

On display until 7 July 2012

Following the success of ‘Gossip Well Told’ group exhibition that launched the first Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival, Frankie Shea & Tina Ziegler return to Warrington Museum in March with an exhibition called ‘International Woman’. In conjunction with Moniker Projects, 'International Woman' brings together a stellar roster of more than 15 artists from 10 countries, being the first exhibition in the UK that highlights the cross-over of the Pop Surrealism and Urban fine art movements under one roof.

Working in underground art movements these women have forged names for themselves by pushing the boundaries of contemporary art, experimenting with new mediums, ideas and visual concepts. Individually they have enhanced the overall direction of these underground movements, and as a collective they have changed the way women are viewed in urban culture today.

Exhibiting artists:

Catalina Estrada, Cheryl Dunn, Elizabeth Mcgrath, Faith 47, Hera, Kukula, Mel Kadel, Miss Van, Pam Glew, Sarah Joncas,
Stella Im Hultberg, Swoon, Tara Mcpherson and Xue Wang.

For more information please visit

www.shea-ziegler.com

JAMES TOP PRESENTS: MLK THE DREAM CONTINUES

2012-01-09T15:16:00.000-08:00

KING "THE DREAM CONTINUES"

OPENS MON. JAN.16, 2012

@THE AZUCARERA NYC GALLERY

LASK ONE: NEW BOOK

2011-12-16T11:48:00.000-08:00

Graffiti 2011 Artist Talk Series Presents: LASK ONE speaking on his new book.

Saturday, December 17th at 2:00pm

Azucara NYC Gallery

414 West 145th Street

New York City

BROOKLYN VS. SOUTH BEACH NO COMPETITION

2011-12-09T13:26:00.000-08:00

Steve Powers, Todd James and many more...

www.firstandfifteenth.net

HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

2011-12-09T06:51:00.000-08:00

Downtown contemporary art gallery Klughaus Gallery is proud to announce its grand opening and inaugural exhibition titled, “Home for the Holidays,” on December 9, 2011. This group show will feature a diverse mix of mediums including paintings, photographs, sculptures and mixed media pieces. The exhibition will include a talented roster of emerging and established artists including Faust, Fuzz One, Greg Lamarche, Kimou ‘Grotesk’ Meyer, Jasper Patch, Katsu, Mr. Kiji, Michael Alan, Moody, Seb Gorey, Tom Gould, Topske, Veefer, and Vor138.

The opening reception on Friday, December 9, 2011 will be from 6:00pm-10:00pm. All are welcomed to attend the reception and may RSVP by emailing rsvp@klughaus.net. *Sponsored by Pabst.

The exhibition will be on display from:
December 9, 2011 - December 31, 2011

For more information, please contact:
646-801-6024
info@klughaus.net

BLACK BOOK CONTEST Graffiti 2011

2011-12-08T09:27:00.000-08:00

JAMES TOP Productions Presents:

Graffiti 2011

BLACK BOOK CONTEST

Saturday December 10, 2011

Azucarera NYC Gallery

415 West 145th

New York City

COPE 2: RISE TO THE OCCASION

2011-11-07T08:47:00.001-08:00

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COPE 2: RISE TO THE OCCASION

Curated by Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo

Organized by Soraya Maelyng Marquez

DATE: December 1 through December 4, 2011

LOCATION: 167 NW 25^th Street, The Wynwood Arts District, Miami, Florida 33127

TIME: Opening Reception, Thursday, December 1, 7pm – 10pm

Gallery Hours: December 2 - 4, 2011, 11am – 7pm

MIAMI, FL (December 2011) - Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo is pleased to present Rise To The Occasion, a solo exhibition of new original mixed media paintings and giclée prints by New York City based artist Cope 2.

Cope 2's first solo exhibition in The Wynwood Arts District of Miami, presents a collection of new works exploring the convergence of his signature, bubble letter and distinctive lettering style. He utilizes aerosol, enamel and acrylic paints creating an original collection of compositions infused with collages, messages, stylized tags and symbolic imagery.

For over 30 years, Cope 2 has risen to become the world’s most consistent, visibly committed, instantly recognizable and respected aerosol artists living.

The compositions in Rise To The Occasion are microcosms of Cope 2’s coming of age experience and overcoming obstacles as an aerosol artist. The exhibition relates the personal paradigms shifts of the complex and colorfully vivrant world of Cope 2.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Cope 2 made his presence in the New York City aerosol writing scene in 1978, spraypainting his moniker on subway trains. He developed his style in the subways and streets of the Bronx creating countless artistic productions from the 1980’s through 2000s achieving international recognition for his distinctive style.

Today, you can catch Cope 2 in the studio painting, bringing his raw energy into abstract masterpieces, intertwined with his trademark bubble letters and signatures on canvases. Cope 2 crosses the boundaries between street culture and the fine art world.

ABOUT THE CURATOR

Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo was born of Puerto Rican parentage in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan in 1978 and raised in the High Bridge Section of The Bronx. Ruíz Lorenzo is a writer, artist and curator. His work has exhibited at the International Center of Photography (New York), The California Museum of Photography (Riverside), Photographic Resource Center (Boston) and Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art. He has curated at Hunter College of the City University of New York, bOb Gallery in NYC and has a series of exhibitions at Reem Kayden Gallery, Bard College.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER

Soraya Maelyng Marquez was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico by way of Dominican Republic. As native New Yorker she has been participating in the graffiti culture since 2001 as Indie184. She is also a designer and entrepreneur who founded female street wear brand Kweenz Destroy. She has also curated and organized numerous group exhibitions throughout New York City and Los Angeles. Currently, her artwork is on display in El Museo's Bienal: The (S) Files 2011 at El Museo Del Barrio in New York City.

CONTACT

For additional information or appointments, please contact Fernando Ruíz Lorenzo viainfo@cope2art.com.

WEB

www.Cope2Art.com

GRAFFITI 2011 BACK TO OUR ROOTS

2011-11-04T09:07:00.000-07:00

"Back to our Roots"

A group Art Exhibition

Who: James Top Productions in association with The Azucarera NYC Gallery

Where: The Azucarera NYC Gallery 414 W.145 St. (Basement Level)

When: November 19,2011 To January 31, 2012

Why: Graffiti art (on NYC subway Maps), Soul Food & Alcohol & Non Alcohol Drinks. Sugar Hill Harlem, NYC October 21, 2011

Graffiti art was born, discovered, and celebrated by NYC youth uptown thus creating an art form, that is now world wide. In the early days the train map was primarily used to capture the genius of these new urban artist.

Many of the artists in this exhibition have given tremendous contributions to the evolution of this art. Now they will be going back to the same creative roots that was the inspiration of they expression not on the trains but on they're first canvass the "Subway" map.

See some of NYC most legendary names in the final major show of the 2011-year, leave you in a state of shock one map at a time.

"If you have never attended a graffiti art exhibition before this is the one you can't miss". Said Curator & Host James Top.

* Let it also be noted that famed street Photographer Jamel Shabazz Will be making a special photographic presentation

Artist: Doms, See TF, KR 1, Duro, Poes, Spar, Med, King Bee, CJ Statch, Casp, Danelle, Mastrion, Jean, Stem ynn, Archer, BG183, Jesus Saves, Vase, Duke 9, Haloz, Bilrock, Atom, Chief 69, Snake1, Slone, Blaq 88,Scratch, Phetus 88,Fatal, Elan, Alive 5 Edwin Cadiz, Goal, Sir Nutso, Klass, Err Orr, Part1, KC, Ban2 & Henry Chalfant.

The Azucarera NYC Gallery, Sugar Hill's most exclusive gallery is Located at 414 W.145 St. Btw St. Nicholas & Convent Avenues. (Basement level) will host this exhibition from November 19,2011 to January 31, 2012. For more info contact: www.azucareranyc.com

**VIP Media Only Opening, Friday November 18, 2011 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm

RSVP is required for admittance into this event Please email: graffitinyctv@gmail.com

Event sponsors: Pie Printing, Jacob Restaurant, Tonnie's minies, Tuff City Styles, Crescent Graffiti Paper, Rockstar 69,NY State of Mind, & Graffiti NYC TV

Media & Sponsorship inquirers:graffitinyctv@gmail.com

*** Please RSVP For Saturday Nov.19Th Opening From 1:00pm to 6:00pm

Directions: A, B, C, D & 1 Trains to the 145 St. Station.

www.azucareranyc.com

Lady Pink - Evolution

2011-10-28T08:56:00.000-07:00

Woodward Gallery, New York City

November 5 - December 30, 2011
Artist reception Saturday, Nov. 5, 2011 6-8pm

www.woodwardgallery.net

Support KickStart MARE 139 Exhibit

2011-10-19T06:52:00.000-07:00

ARRACK MODERN ART

Presents

Carlos MARE139 Rodriguez

STRUCTURAL INTERVENTIONS

Help Kickstart this amazing exhibition by donating your support and receiving art in return. I can’t do this with out the help of our creative community and our supporters so help spread the Kickstarter url- http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/johnwendelbo/mare139-graffiti-sculpture-the-carrack or donate to the cause.

The more support we receive the more expansive the effort will become to advance the exhibition in the gallery and public space. This will be a groundbreaking effort for my sculptural graffiti works and I hope you all can be a part of it. My collaboration with John Wendelbo will push into new boundaries and we want you all to own a part of it by becoming advocates for the show.

What are we doing?

a LIVE 28 foot long, 8 foot tall graffiti and stencil mural outside the Carrack on Parrish Street Saturday Nov 19th: you, your kids, somebody gets to bring home a part of the wall, and it’s all during Durham ART WALK.

What’s the deal?

The wall mural has been subdivided into a bunch of panels of different sizes, some 1’x1’ and up to 4’x8’. We are pre-selling only blank panels ahead of time to pay for the show (we have a seriously wild installation for you that week end indoors at the Carrack): you can purchase a panel, you have no idea what will be on it besides the excellent Art of any and all MARE139 / WENDELBO collaborations. What you do know is that it’s going to be awesome, raw, genuine and authentic. Of course panel sales stop before the beginning of the performance, wouldn’t be fair otherwise! We also DO NEED to pre-sell $1000 within the next two weeks to make sure all goes smoothly.

Hi Arts NYC pledges to match $2,500 towards the show if we meet that goal!

To get more info, view a video of a 3D sculpture we will be using as the basis for one of our lay-ups, or to buy a panel now and visit our kickstarter page here! (simply follow the ‘back this project’ button once you’re there).

See you on Saturday November 19th downtown Durham at 111 west Parrish Street!

DIRTY PILOT PRESENTS: FREEDOM

2011-09-08T13:47:00.000-07:00

Drawings & Paintings from the Freedom Tunnel 1980-1996

September 12 -October 12, 2011

www.dirtypilot.com

Then and Now: New works by Ghost RIS

2011-09-08T09:19:00.000-07:00

SOLO EXHIBITION

Opening Reception:

September 8th; 6pm-10pm

Exhibit Run:

September 8th - 18th, 2011

(Closed Monday)

UPCOMING EXHIBITION

It’s safe to say GHOST’s legendary status in the lore of NYC subway graffiti’s past was not achieved with some self-consciously plotted career path to art world success. In fact, GHOST was more concerned with the transgression than the aesthetics of letters at the time- and transgress he did. He hated the preciousness of some writers, and attributes his loose, un-planned, flowing style --that persists to this day-- to needing to get up and get away. When he later took to drawing, he elaborated on his own aesthetic and dark humor by creating crazily inventive and irreverent possibilities for his letters and characters. Soon after, he merged these ink apparitions with his street-borne skills as a colorist, and has continued to enjoy a level of facility and mastery of these forms for some time now—and without the level of risk of the old days.

But there is something of the old intensity--a visual measure of the lengths he was and is willing to go- that marks this recent abstract work. Something has broken through and broken free. The mastery and confidence is there, even the taunting, graphic lines of the old character/letter mutation, but something has happened in this push though into complete abstraction. Kaleidoscopic forms that both forge and break their ties to graffiti undulate in front of a moody, murky atmosphere that conjures the dark smudge of old New York or an unconscious at home in dank spaces of the cities’ underground. The urban, otherworldly space he has created, fore grounded by the glimmering, twisting forms viscerally pushing to the front, signal a startling originality and immediacy characteristic of GHOST’s infamous work of old—embarking on completely new territory.

Written by Barrie Cline

www.theshowroomnyc.com/TT_Underground/Home.html

AURORA GALLERY TO HOST NEW HECTOR “NICER” NAZARIO SERIES: “LIKE A CHILD AT PLAY”

2011-09-08T08:54:00.000-07:00

Exhibition offers new works by famed NYC graffiti artist opens September 15, 2011

Inspired by tragedy, love and New York City.

Long Island City, NY —Opening September 15th, the Aurora Gallery is proud to host an all-new series from renowned New York City graffiti artist and muralist Hector “Nicer” Nazario. The series, entitled “Like a Child at Play,” began taking shape after the tragic death of Nicer’s only child by a stray bullet in the Bronx in July 2010. Each piece in “Like a Child at Play” features painted works interpreting Nicer’s childhood memories of growing up in New York.

www.theauroragallery.com

3 KINGS LEE Quinones, FUTURA, FAB 5 FREDDY

2011-09-08T08:04:00.000-07:00

3 KINGS

September 17th - October 8th, 2011

Opening Reception:

Saturday, September 17th, 2011 / 8-11pm

Valet Parking Provided

FEATURING FRED BRATHWAITE AKA FAB 5 FREDDY, LEE QUINONES AND LEONARD MCGURR AKA FUTURA 2000 WITH GUEST CURATOR PATTI ASTOR

Subliminal Projects is proud to present its opening fall show 3 Kings, on view September 17 through October 8, 2011. In classic NYC Subway Graffiti lore, a "King" is one who has achieved the most recognition for not only excellence in style but for the mark they have made on the culture. For over thirty years these "3 Kings" have been at the top of the game. Their history-making rise to international prominence from the subway tunnels of New York City was recently chronicled in MOCA's "Art In The Streets" exhibition. At Subliminal Projects they will be presenting their contemporary work created exclusively for this exhibition along with classic pieces. Please join us at a reception for the artists on Saturday, September 17, from 8-11p.m.

Fab 5 Freddy is well known as Hip Hop's ambassador to the world. His early work with Blondie on the hit "Rapture," his creation of the seminal film "Wild Style" (directed by Charlie Ahearn) and his groundbreaking shows at the FUN Gallery brought graffiti art, rap music and break-dancing to the big stage. He would go on to co-produce and host "Yo, MTV Raps!", the first show to regularly feature this culture on TV. Starting with his famous "Campbell's Soup Can" subway car homage to Andy Warhol, Fred has been at the vanguard-- and his new work is no exception.

Lee Quinones is generally recognized as the greatest graffiti artist of all time. His ten whole car train with the Fabulous Five is a feat that has never been matched. Lee was also the creator of the graffiti writers' creed, "If art is a crime, let God forgive me." From his first show at the FUN Gallery in 1982 "Rust-O-LEEum", he has never looked back, expanding his painting in extremely sophisticated ways while often including a touching look at the past.

Futura 2000 had his first one man show at the FUN Gallery in 1981 and with his unique, ethereal style became one of the FUN's most successful artists. He was instrumental in bringing graffiti art to Europe and beyond with rock group The Clash, painting back drops on tour and designing album art. Futura was also one of the first artists to work with manufacturers of transformer figures and clothing designs. His otherworldly new work is always eagerly awaited.

In 1981, Patti Astor was famous as "The Queen of The Downtown Screen". Having worked with such directors as Amos Poe, Jim Jarmusch and Eric Mitchell, she was starring in her 12th beyond low budget "No Wave Cinema" film, UNDERGROUND USA, (the punk rock Sunset Boulevard), enjoying a six month run as the midnight movie at the St. Mark's Cinema. Fab 5 Freddy (Fred Brathwaite) had come downtown to check it out and so the "King of Uptown" met the "Queen of Downtown".

Unbelievably at that time no one in the downtown Mudd Club scene had ever heard of graffiti art, break-dancing or rap. However, that was soon to change. With partner Bill Stelling, Patti opened FUN Gallery, the first art gallery in NYC's East Village. From 1981-1985 this gritty tenement storefront was the epicenter of the early 80's cultural explosion in art, music and dance. With Fab 5 Freddy leading the way, downtown punk rock met uptown hip-hop. English rockers The Clash and the Sex Pistols partied with Futura 2000 and the Rock Steady Crew, Keith Haring and Kenny Scharf traded tags with DONDI and LEE and Jean Michel Basquiat spun platters with Afrika Bambaata, everyone rocking to the box at the FUN, while renowned collectors, art historians and museum directors joined in the party.

Though the FUN Gallery's duration was brief, the barriers had come down and the art world would never be the same.

Join these longtime friends and veterans of the most important cultural explosion of the last thirty years at our fall exhibition 3 Kings.

SUBLIMINAL PROJECTS GALLERY
1331 W Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90026
E: info@subliminalprojects.com
P. 213.213.0078
F. 213.213.0077

GOSSIP WELL TOLD....

2011-09-08T07:19:00.000-07:00

GOSSIP WELL TOLD....THE GOSSIP SPREADS

After the successful opening of GOSSIP WELL TOLD in London this past July, the exhibition has been invited to take over a section of the Warrington Museum and Art Gallery as part of the first Warrington Contemporary Art Festival this September. The Warrington Museum and Art Gallery’s first ever contemporary arts festival this month celebrates emerging and acclaimed artists and performers from September 24 to October 29, 2011.

Having been presented with the honour of bringing this exhibition to a Museum setting, ‘Gossip Well Told’ has taken the opportunity to expand on its roster to include such artists as Berliner Jaybo, Australias Anthony Lister & London’s finest D*FACE.

GOSSIP WELL TOLD, Curated by Frankie Shea & Tina Ziegler
Exhibiting Artists: Alex Fakso, Anthony Lister, Ben Eine, Case, Cheryl Dunn, Dabs & Myla, D*FACE, Herakut, Faith47, How & Nosm, Jaybo, Kaws, Luke Chueh, Phil Frost, Swoon

Gossip Well Told exhibits new and original artworks and installations by internationally recognised artists from a movement spawned through word of mouth, a movement that brought colour to the streets of the world’s most exciting cities and spread like wildfire via the internet. This is a scene fuelled by the artists and lovers of the art itself. It has received little support from the conventional British art establishments and is only now beginning to receive the wider attention and credit it deserves in the UK with Warrington Museum making the first big step by inviting these artists to fill its white walls. An innovating, DIY mentality of not waiting to be invited is the philosophy that has built the scene and made it what it is today. GOSSIP WELL TOLD brings to Warrington the most progressive, talked-about work on the art wires right now and will offer a taste of what can be expected at this year’s 2011 edition of Moniker Art Fair.

Opening Reception: Friday, September 23rd. 19:00.
Exhibition on show: September 24th to October 29th 2011

Warrington Museum & Art Gallery
Cultural Quarter. Museum Street.
Warrington, WA1 1JB

www.monikerprojects.com/moniker_gossip_well_told.html

New York City Graffiti Hall of Fame

2011-08-12T03:51:00.000-07:00

REVOK, RISK, SEVER, WANE

2011-08-10T11:09:00.000-07:00

For more info visit: www.aaronbrothersevents.com

Dirty Pilot Presents '70s Legends

2011-07-28T07:57:00.000-07:00

Dirty Pilot Presents '70s Legends

www.dirtypilot.com

LASK ONE and ON 2 Present: ALL-CITY BLACK BOOK SHOW

2011-07-27T09:07:00.000-07:00

Event: ALL-CITY BLACK BOOK SHOW

Saturday, July 30 12:00 -6:00 pm
Where: 5POINTZ, Long Island City Queens Jackson Avenue and 45th Road

Greg Lamarche (SP ONE) James Marshall (DALEK)

2011-07-21T13:32:00.000-07:00

Greg Lamarche/James Marshall Show Toronto Friday July 22nd

http://showandtellgallery.com/

The Usual Suspects

2011-07-20T13:25:00.001-07:00

August 5th brings us 'The Usual Suspects". A graffiti show featuring an awesome line up of old school graffiti artists, most of whom are from Brooklyn, got their start in the 70's and early 80's, and most of whom are still doing it.

www.brooklyntattoo.com

THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI –book signing

2011-07-17T05:52:00.000-07:00

The HOLE presents:

THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI –book signing

Featuring : TAKI 183

July 21

7-10 pm

312 Bowery

New York, NY 10012

212-466-1100

http://theholenyc.com/

Forty years ago, an article in the July 21, 1971 issue of the New York Times titled: TAKI183 SPAWNS PENPALS - ignited the graffiti movement in New York.

On the 40th anniversary of this article, July 21, 2011, TAKI 183 will arrive – for a special event with Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon, the authors of THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI, to which TAKI 183 wrote the foreword.

Special guests from WRITERS' CORNER 188:

SNAKE 1 • SJK 171 • MIKE 171 • ROCKY 184

TAKI 183 signed prints will be for sale.

Only copies of HISTORY OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI will be signed.

World Piecebook launch

2011-07-17T05:43:00.000-07:00

Come celebrate the release of Sacha Jenkins SHR and David "Chino" Villorente's World Piecebook: Global Graffiti Drawings--the third book inside of their critically-acclaimed Piecebook series.

Copies of World Piecebook will be available for purchase, free limited edition World Piecebook t-shirt with the first 100 books, (plus Jenkins and Villorente will be proud to sign your copy). The night begins with a discussion on the history and importance of piece books featuring noted artists Doves FC, Kr.One and Mr. Kaves.

DJ Treats and the legendary and mighty Prince Paul will be on the wheels of steel playing the best possible music on the planet.

You must let them know you are attending: RSVP@massappealmag.com

World Piecebook: http://clutch.mtv.com/2011/06/22/graffiti-world-piecebook-street-art/

Friday, July 22 · 7:00pm - 11:00pm

The Redbull Space

15 Watts St

New York, New York 10013

MR KAVES

2011-07-15T13:50:00.001-07:00

Mr. Kaves: “New York, New York: Big City of Dreams”

Hionas Gallery
89 Franklin Street, 212-274-9003
Tribeca / Downtown
July 15 - August 13, 2011
Opening: Thursday, July 14, 6 - 8 PM

2011-07-14T13:33:00.000-07:00

The 5th Annual Estria Invitational Graffiti Battle Partners With The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival

KR ONE EXHIBITION April 16,2011

2011-04-10T10:42:00.000-07:00

KR-One , Confessions of a paper toy

Forbidden arts

25-44 Francis Lewis BLVD

Whitestone New York

Also check out the KR zine at Dirty Pilot

All City Blackbook Show

2010-10-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

Lask1-On2 and NYCArtsCypher Present:
All City Blackbook Show
2 on 2 b-boy battle

It's going down on Saturday November 13th.
$500 prize !

Best Blackbook Contest
Winner receives giftbag from Scrapyard and more!

Doors open at 4-battle starts at 6 pm.
$10 at the door.

CRASH ONE EXHIBITION

2010-09-20T18:56:00.000-07:00

CRASH ONE
Works on Paper
1980-2010

Dorian Grey Gallery
497 East 9th Street
516-244-4126

Opening reception October 7th
6:00-9:00 PM

Iconography exhibition

2010-09-05T10:11:00.000-07:00

Featuring art by: Peat Wollaeger, Matt Siren, Ski and 2Esae UR New York, Chris and Veng of RWK and Royce Bannon

Opening September 10th at Mighty Tanaka Gallery 6-10
68 Jay St.
Suite 416
Brooklyn, NY. 11201
http://mightytanaka.com/
http://choiceroyce.tumblr.com/

Style Wars Restoration Fundraiser and Screening

2010-09-05T10:04:00.000-07:00

www.stylewars.com

Street Art and Graffiti Panel Discussion

2010-08-10T11:38:00.001-07:00

The last day to see Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand is Sunday, August 22. To celebrate the final weeks of the exhibition, the CAC is offering two new programs:

Monday, August 16 at 6pm
Contemporary Arts Center Cincinnati

Street Art Panel Discussion
Join us on Monday, August 16 as Raphaela Platow, the CAC’s Alice & Harris Weston Director and Chief Curator, moderates an engaging panel discussion on street art. Experts on both street art and graffiti will discuss the role of these art forms in today’s society. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer period and is open to the public. Admission is free courtesy of Macy’s Free Mondays.

Panelists:
Pedro Alonzo – Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand curator
Christian Strike – founder, Country Club and Iconclast Productions
Eric Felisbret – graffiti historian; co-founder, at149st.com; author, Graffiti New York

FaireyTrek SCVNGR
Obey the hunt! The CAC has launched an interactive game on the SCVNGR platform to help people explore Cincinnati through the Shepard Fairey murals around town. Smart phone users can find the game at the iPhone App Store or Android Market. Played on a mobile phone, players complete challenges related to the murals in order to earn points, rewards and a unique FaireyTrek badge. Separate Media Alert to follow.

For More Information: Visit http://contemporaryartscenter.org/ or contact us at 513.345.8400

Press Inquiries: LeAnne Anklan lanklan@contemporaryartscenter.org 513.345.8421

Graffiti NYC: ARTISTS OF THE THIRD RAIL BOOK SIGNINGS + SLIDE PRESENTATION

2010-07-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

Graffiti New York (Abrams): Eric DEAL Felisbret
STAY HIGH 149 (Gingko Press) STAY HIGH 149
Back In The Days (Power House Books) Jamel Shabazz

Bring your books. Authors and artists will be on hand to sign.

Tuesday August 3, 2010

Benrimon Contemporary, LLC
514 West 24th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10011
t: +1 212 924 2400

Battle of the Elements

2010-07-30T06:36:00.000-07:00

Graffiti NYC: Artists of the Third Rail

2010-07-21T05:44:00.000-07:00

www.bcontemporary.com
514 West 24th Street 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10011
t: 212.924.2400
f: 212.659.0054
e: info@bcontemporary.com

PEETA Exhibit @ DA BAKERY

2010-07-21T05:38:00.000-07:00

www.dabakerynyc.com/

ON 2 and LASK ONE: ALL CITY BLACK BOOK SHOW

2010-07-12T05:11:00.001-07:00

FOUR EVER

2010-06-28T14:12:00.000-07:00

AUGUST14 - SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Dream In Plastic Presents

"FOUR EVER"
Featuring the art of:
PURE TFP
WHISPER
BILROCK 161
KR.ONE

www.dreaminplastic.com

GRAFFOLUTION @ SOAPSTONE ART GALLERY

2010-06-23T06:20:00.000-07:00

THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010
6:30pm - 11:30pm
11 W 36th Street between 5th & 6th Ave 5th Floor
Currated by Frankie "the funk" Velez & Mike McManus. Featuring works from the bossiest of writers and some real all city destroyers.

LAST DAY OF ONE HUNDRED B

2010-06-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

SATURDAY JUNE 26, 2010

Last Day of 1Hundredb
Start Time: 6:00 pm
Where: 100B Forsyth Street, New York City
D or B train to Grand Street

DMENTE GRAFFIK

2010-06-23T05:49:00.000-07:00

JULY 30, 2010
Country: Colombia

City: Barranquilla

Place of Event: Universidad Autonoma del Caribe

Time: 2:30 p.m. until...

Event: Hip Hop workshop / Video Launch

- slide show of the Original School of NYC Writin',

- live painting by invited guest Writers from several cities/countries

- live music / break dancing

- the launching of a new Yuri Ai rap video

- other invited guest artists

ALL-CITY BLACK BOOK SHOW : THE BLOCK PARTY EDITION

2010-06-10T11:49:00.000-07:00

Graffiti Subway and Street Legends, B-Boying, Mc-ing and DJ-ing
Music by Lord Finesse and Da FRESHSTYLEROCKERS!

Da Heavy Hitta's are coming out for this one!
Given by LASK 1 and ON2 -Best Original Black Book, One on One Black-Top Battle 20 min open cypher!

Da 4 Elements The right way!!!

Event: ALL-CITY BLACK BOOK SHOW ,THE BLOCK PARTY EDITION
Saturday, July 31 12:00 -7:00 pm
Where: 5POINTZ, Long Island City Queens Jackson Avenue and 45th Road

MIRAGE KDM (RIP) Exhibition

2010-05-28T05:00:00.001-07:00

Mirage art exhibition and KDM67 apparel launch. Featuring original art, drawings and sketches by the late Mirage KDM.
Thursday - June 3rd 2010
7:00pm - 11:00pm
At: Genuine Motorworks
195 N14th Street,
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211

2010-05-13T16:47:00.000-07:00

Join Mark Batty Publisher, Martha Cooper and OBEY for a legendary party celebrating a legend herself - and her new book: NAME TAGGING. There will be books to buy and be signed, lots of free Stella Artois BEER, MUSIC from DB of Breakbeat Science and some well-known faces in the world of URBAN ART. This is a PREVIEW PARTY of the book even before it's launched or in stores - so make sure you grab yourself one of the limited copies at the event and get it signed by Martha. We'll also have copies of her other MBP book, "Going Postal" on-hand. If you're a member of the PRESS and would like guaranteed entry, please email Adri Cowan at adri@markbattypublisher.com

ABOUT THE BOOK: In NAME TAGGING , graffiti photography legend Martha Cooper presents a dizzying array of “Hello My Name Is” stickers adorned with tags, the origin of graffiti and today’s street art cultures. Cooper’s introduction, artist interviews and photographs make clear how artists famed and anonymous take advantage of the accessibility and practicality of name tag stickers.

From CLAW MONEY and NECK FACE to TWIST, SURE, FAUST, COSBE and many, many more, Cooper’s camera has captured the artistry and audacity of these artists and their distinctive tags. NAME TAGGING recognizes the variety and innovation of tags, crediting the form’s history while demonstrating how old school methods breed some of today’s most exciting graffiti.

Lava 1 & 2's Extravaganza Graf Art Exhibit

2010-05-11T12:41:00.000-07:00

Lava 1 & 2's Extravaganza Graf Art Exhibit
For everybody who thought grafitti started in the early 80's, Lava AKA StraightMan is here to set the records straight, man. LAVA 1&2 (he claimed 2 so no one else could - don't even think about the URL, cause he got that too) started writing in 1970 when we wasn't taking care of business as Supreme Commander of all Captains of the Black Spades in the borough of Manhattan or creating the first Hip Hop Flyers with PHASE 2. The Black Spades went on to become Zulu Nation and Graf blew up in the 80's but a whole generation of pioneers stayed in the shadows. LAVA'a Extravaganza gives a who's who of 70's writers a chance to shine.

Special Guests: SONIC, REE, PRIZ, DOSE, INK76, CRANE, STAN, BAMA, CORNBREAD, NIC 707, CLYDE, KET, STAYHIGH149, SEN-ONE, TRACY168, MIKE171, SJK, RIFF170, FLINT707, BOM5, COCO144, JAMESTOP, SPAR, FDT56, & SELO456.

Hosted by "STRAIGHTMAN"

Music by D.J. CHUCK CITY
Doors open at 7pm-18 and over
Maysles Cinema
www.mayslesinstitute.org
343 Malcolm X Blvd. (Lenox Ave.) between 127-128 st.
Harlem, NY

DR. REVOLT ON DIRTY PILOT

2010-03-24T18:10:00.001-07:00

An exhibition of old and new work by the EVIL DR. REVOLT
.. It's all dope!!

www.dirtypilot.com/show1-1.html

H3-HIP HOP HIEROGLYPHICS MARCH 27, 2010

2010-03-21T14:41:00.000-07:00

H3-HIP HOP HIEROGLYPHICS

When:
Saturday, March 27, 2010
6:30 PM - 2:00 AM EDT

Where:
MAYSLES INSTITUTE CINEMA
343 LENOX AVENUE
New York, NY 10027

Curated by SEN ONE (Brooklyn, NY) in conjunction with Universal Zulu Nation

Opening Reception & Exhibition
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
6:30pm-until

Hip Hop Hieroglyphics is the name that we use to describe the art movement widely known as “Graffiti”.

This concept comes from the idea that the artists of today are carrying on the tradition of our ancient relatives. From the caves of the Caribbean to Europe and Africa; humans have expressed themselves in the same way. By leaving their mark, or as these artists say: “GETTIN’ UP”.
With that in mind we want to engage the public and allow them to hear the uncensored reality of the beginnings of this worldwide movement. Hip Hop Hieroglyphics will be a chance to interact with pioneering scribes of Hip Hop Culture.
Event begins at 6:30 pm with a screening of the classic film “STYLE WARS” directed by the late Tony Silver followed by a panel discussion with Author/Photographer/Co-producer Henry Chalfant and Legendary Writers JAMES TOP and LAVA 1and2. This event will explore the early documentation and personal involvement in the formation of the worldwide art movement known as “graffiti”.
After the screening and panel discussion there will be an exhibition featuring artwork of JAMES TOP and LAVA 1and2 with music selection provided by legendary DJ’s –LORD YODA X (ZULU NATION/CRASH CREW), DJ EZ ROCK (ROB BASE & DJ EZ ROCK) and DJ UNCLE CESS (ZULU NATION).

Information about Maysles Institute: Cinema
The Maysles Cinema, a new non-profit theater in Harlem, is dedicated to the exhibition of documentary film and video. The cinema extends the Maysles Brothers’ principle that the lives of ordinary people not only deserve, but demand, our attention. We aim to foster a democratic viewing experience by selecting and presenting movies in collaboration with independent filmmakers, programmers, critics, local film clubs and organizations.

$10 suggested donation at the door.
This event is a fundraiser for The Afrika Bambaataa Multi Cultural Center.
For more information, please call the Maysles Institute: Cinema at 212-582-6050 or visit http://www.mayslesinstitute.org/cinema/calendar.html

For additional information about The Afrika Bambaataa Multi-Culture Center, please contact SEN ONE at peds89@hotmail.com.

BATTLE ON SHAOLIN APRIL 17.2010

2010-03-20T06:47:00.000-07:00

SATURDAY APRIL 17, 2010 Staten Island New York
Battle on shaolin b-boy event ON2 & THE FRESHSTYLEROCKERS

Hosted by CRAZY LEGS of the ROCK STEADY CREW

2010-03-03T17:49:00.000-08:00

SATURDAY MARCH 6TH
7:00 - 10:00 PM
100B Forsyth Street
New York City
D or Btrain to Grand Street

100B Presents
THE LOWER
EAST SIDE
An Exhibition curated by SPAR ONE

FEATURING LES ORIGINATORS
Come own a piece of the LES and get
your black books signed by the orignal
LOWER EAST SIDE writers SPAR,
SNIPER, BOMB1, ARCHER and
ERO+LA2 successful artists from the
early 80's. A never before exhibited BASQUIAT piece from ERO's private collection will be exhibited!

2010-03-03T17:38:00.001-08:00

2010-02-19T20:10:00.000-08:00

LOS ANGELES, CA- MARCH 6 -28, 2010 Revolutions

An exhibition featuring the work of New York City's TC5 crew.

Crewest
110 Winston St. Los Angeles, CA 90013
Cell | 818-235-4598
Gallery ph | 213-627-8272
www.crewest.com

2010-02-19T19:46:00.000-08:00

"MY HEART BEATS, BUT MY SOUL SPEAKS"

DURO CIA

SOLO EXHIBITION

APRIL 4TH 2010 AT

FOR-FUN GALLERY

FOR INFO CONTACT: for-fungallery@hushmail.com