BANKSY AD BREAKS FOR CH4

Banksy's recent The Antics Roadshow doc had these ad breaks..first one is quite clever.

(____)CAPITALISM?

____ Capitalism?

What happens if you mash an elitist academic institution like the Norwegian School of Economics with the anti-authoritative counter-cultural street art movement?

There is only one way to find out…

Featuring works and talks from Eine, Escif, M-City, Dolk, Hyuro, Evan Roth & Tristan Manco.

The event will culminate on Sept 6th with a full day of seminars and panel debates on the topic Street Art v's Capitalism.

The Project

The project offers a unique opportunity to bring the work of often subversive and anti authoritarian political artists into the “lion’s den” of the economic and political elite. It is a rare chance to generate cultural debate on themes often overlooked by more mainstream institutions. For Street Art, location is everything; context and content are ultimately the most measurable difference between what is written on a bathroom wall and what is placed on the street. This project offers one of the most ideal locations to engage with themes that explore the nature between art and economics, NGO’s and business, humanities and science, idealism and the cold harsh realities of some free market economic theories.“_____ Capitalism?” is set to be the world’s first site-specific Street Art exhibition whose themes are already firmly contextualized by the actual walls the work is to be produced on. The work featured in “______ capitalism?” will be emblematic of a topical shift in contemporary art practice away from the glare of the “White Cube” and consensus based public art, to a more direct interventionist strategy of placing normally unmediated and unsanctioned works in urban environments.

From Ad busting critiques to political and polemical murals, “______capitalism?” aims to present for the wider public, the opportunity to engage with an institution that sits at the heart of most of our futures. Street Art is also ideally placed to question the hegemony of consensus based public art and the cooption of our public spaces, often “public” only in name, for corporate profit.

SABER. PLAIN AND SIMPLE

SABER Plain and Simple from MTN COLORS USA on Vimeo.

Yeah, we're a month late with this maybe, but hey, it's not a race right ?
Pertinent words on art and health care from Saber.

Saberone

GRAFFITI WARS

Graffiti Wars from StreetArtNews on Vimeo.

Streetartnews does it again and uploads last nights soon to be classic "Graffiti Wars", hot on the heels of Banksy produced The Antics Roadshow, this is a little different. Billed as "Graffiti Wars examines street art and graffiti, and the creative tensions and conflicts within this artistic arena"...more commonly known as... "Robbo V's Banksy".

Enjoy

Thanks to SAN

THE LONDON POLICE IN OSLO

The London Police OSLO 2011 from T&J Art Walk on Vimeo.

HUGH LEEMAN / JR, INSIDE OUT PROJECT

Hugh Leeman x The Inside Out Project from Sean Desmond on Vimeo.

NEW FROM KIDULT

KIDULT X KENZO from eric on Vimeo.

BANKSY. THE ANTICS ROADSHOW

from Children of Men

Here's the full length vid of the Banksy produced special. The Antics Roadshow.

Cheers to Streetartnews.net

MÖBIUS STOP MOTION

MÖBIUS from ENESS on Vimeo.

MÖBIUS
Federation Square
A collaborative stop motion sculpture.

Twenty-one large triangles animated by Melbourne, throughout Federation Square.
MÖBIUS is a sculpture that can be configured into many cyclical patterns and behave
as though it is eating itself, whilst sinking into the ground.

The result is an optical illusion and a time-lapse of people interacting with the
sculpture and moving through Melbourne's landmark location throughout the day.
MÖBIUS was animated over two weeks Friday, Saturday & Sunday
between the 6th and 20th of May 2011.

more here

THE ART OF BEING ERNEST

The Art of Being Earnest from I Am Los Angeles on Vimeo.

It was "the best of both worlds" for young Ernesto. A child of Mexican heritage, Ernesto grew up in El Centro, CA, which is a small town near the Mexico-US border. El Centro, with its proximity to Mexico and the immigrant culture, helped Ernesto develop an appreciation for the challenges faced by his fellow Mexicans. In El Centro, Ernesto felt safe and had the wealth of resources one has in America, but he also had access to his own rich cultural heritage by being so close to Mexico.

From this experience, Ernesto formed his image on the world, and today his energy is spent bringing his perspective to new audiences. Ernesto relocated from El Centro to LA to expand his activities as an politically-orientated art activist. Los Angeles and its many people from all over the world have taught Ernesto even more about his Mexico. People come to the LA looking for a better life and they infuse the area with their varying cultures, some of which are rarely seen in El Centro and just across the border in Mexicali. Ernesto easily conveys his beliefs to you, stating simply that he is "in solidarity with any movement that stands for self determination."

Ernesto is now leaving Los Angeles for now, partially so that he can be closer to his cause. You might recognize his work from the pro-immigration marches and demonstrations in Arizona, which were organized in opposition to the strict immigration laws in that state. "Borders are the cause of a lot of issues on this continent," says Ernesto.

More portraits @ iamlosangeles.com

TELLAS

Beautiful new piece from Nuart 11 participant Tellas

PERSEVERANCE

PERSEVERANCE from WWW.REVOK1.COM on Vimeo.

Great vid, great track...

THE SEVENTH LETTER PRESENTS...
PERSEVERANCE at KNOWN GALLERY
August, 20th 2011 REVOK / RIME / ROID

WWW.REVOK1.COM

MOCA. ART FROM ART. THE EXHIBITIONIST

Fun little project...

A man and his suitcase take an extraordinary pixilated journey through MOCA's exhibition Art in the Streets at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, as works by BANKSY, RAMMELLZEE and KENNY SCHARF come alive all around him.

Directed by brothers Mark Osborne (MORE and KUNG FU PANDA) and Kent Osborne (ADVENTURE TIME, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS), this short film was created in an improvisational fashion during three very busy days at the museum.

More info here

DOTMASTERS

Dotmasters "On The Hop" from Martin Hawkes on Vimeo.

Thought we'd already posted this up but after trawling through the site couldn't seem to find it, so posting it again. Well worth a second look.

5 days and nights of painting compressed to 1 minute. Dotmasters painted hops on the side of a brewery in Stavanger, Norway for Reed Projects.

Music "Se Lest" Sigur Ros

Filmed and edited by Martin Hawkes, Saft Film

SHEPARD FAIREY MURAL IN OSLO

Shepard Fairey OSLO 2011 from T&J Art Walk on Vimeo.

Memorial mural designed by Shepard Fairey at Kirkeveien 59 in Oslo, to honour the victims of the tragedy of July 22.

Part of T&Jartwalk

THE TIME CATCHER

Time Catcher from Marin Mimica on Vimeo.


From Lonac in Zagreb Croatia

VHILS AND ERICAILCANE @ FAME 11

VHILS @ Fame Festival 2011 from fame festival on Vimeo.

Loving the style of this, looks like a lot of fun !

Erica il Cane @ FAME festival 2011 from fame festival on Vimeo.

Explain the stick shaking pleeeease

MARGARET KILGALLEN. SHORT DOC

For all our SF friends. Last chance to see the Margaret Kilgallen show. Closes Aug 5th.


Margaret Kilgallen is currently the subject of a retrospective, Summer/Selections, at Ratio 3 in San Francisco, and KQED, the San Francisco Bay Area's public television station, created this nice short documentary about Kilgallen, with an interview with book conservator and Kilgallen friend, Daniel Flanagan.

Margaret Kilgallen: Summer / Selections
Through August 5, 2011
Ratio 3
San Francisco, California

Via Juztapoz

NICK WALKER IN PARIS

Nick Walker in Paris from Butterfly on Vimeo.

Thanks to Butterfly

VIGILANTE VIGILANTE

"Vigilante Vigilante: The Battle for Expression" Official Trailer from max good on Vimeo.

A feature documentary about anti-graffiti vigilantes and the cultural significance of graffiti and street art. Premieres August 12th at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. Hopefully we can get this to Nuart too, looks like an interesting take on the theme.

A new breed of crime-fighter now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilante.
These dedicated blight warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art, stickers, tags, and posters.

Yet several of these vigilantes have become the very menace they set out to eliminate. In their relentless attempt to stamp out graffiti, they have turned to illegally and destructively painting other people’s property.

VIGILANTE VIGILANTE is the story of two filmmakers who set out to expose these mysterious characters and discover a battle of expression that stretches from the streets to academia.

check out the website here