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* Syracuse NY: December 22, 2006

Wrapping the Winter Solstice:

Syracuse Hip Hop

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  • MANNOTONE
  • MAMMaL
  • BIG K
  • AFAR
  • SYNTAX
  • PARADOX
  • ILlUSIVE
  • DE LA GARZA
  • Realz
  • Spear Hand
  • Worm
  • Ses
  • Elm
  • Cahbasm
  • devowski
  • Sosa100
  • Tsar
  • Mega
  • H2k
  • chem
  • now
  • End
  • jherk
  • kid 40

SPARK
1005 E. Fayette St.
Syracuse, NY 13210
FRIDAY DECEMBER 22nd

around 7:00
5 to get in with beer included


* San Francisco CA: December 21, 2006

Alter:State

collaborative art transformation

reception :
Thursday December 21st
7-10pm at crucible steel gallery
2050 bryant st (between 18th and 19th
San Francisco, CA

  • Ezra Li Eismont
  • Scatha G. Allison
  • Nome Edonna
  • Ricardo Richie
  • Sirron Norris
  • Crayone
  • Sundance
  • Picasso
  • Tip
  • Nate Erlin
  • Joe Ader
  • Mark Wagner
  • Seren Dune
  • Ajene Moss
  • Kelly Porter
  • Constanza Blondet
  • Susannah Israel
Photos of the installation
Video of its creation


* Event photos

Outsides - Germany

Os Gemeos, Mare 139, many others.


* Cambridge MA: December 17, 2006

Rekloos Rocks your Toy Box (kid robot style show)

(5pm - 9pm) all ages
(9pm-1am) 21+ * Dec 17th - $10 door
* @ Red Line, 59 JFK St Cambridge MA
*50% of all toy sales going to the Charles River Skate Park. (each toy will be sold in silent auction style) *The Door will be split with the Charles River Skate park.

  • DJ VENOM
  • Roy Barboza
  • Jfuse
  • DJ Chance

*(SUPER GUEST)
*Sket (kidrobot)
*Castro (LA toy maker)
*Mise
*Kem5
*React
*Problak
*Biz20
*MerkThose
*Han
*NST
*Marka27
*Raodee
*PFP
*Lame


* Denver CO: December 16, 2006

Sweat Shoppe

Magnet Mafia
at
Andenken Gallery
2110 Market St
Denver, CO

The show features a giant magnet which will be drawn on by any graff artist at the show.


* Tucson AZ: December 16, 2006

Wintafresh


* Chicago IL: December 14, 2006

Denz

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* Montpellier France: December 14 - 17, 2006

39 Steps

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* London UK: December 12 - 25, 2006

Cablestreet presents

"The Bad Note"

Cablestreet proudly present their annual group show upstairs at the Dragon Bar.

Featuring such esteemed artists as Showchicken, Luca Bratsi, Hicks, Twiy, Guy Mckinley, Elph, Sumit Sarkar, Terratag, Whip Dxl, Dave the Chimp, Pure, Jawa, Ebzke, Inkie, Replete, Tizer, Alex Martinez, Jinpow, Zadok, InkFetish, Richt, Defacto, Muju, Duster, Xenz, Astek, Jae, and Will Barras.

Opening night party Tuesday 12th December

The Dragon Bar,
5 Leonard Street
LONDON
EC2A 4AQ
ENGLAND 

Nearest Station
Old Street Tube

Opens 12th December 8:00.
Open daily 12:00 till 6:00.


* New York: December 11, 12, 2006

Whole Train

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This is not just another drama because the graffiti is real. Fresh out of Munich and Poland, with KRS-One.

Whole Train
KRS One and Special Guests
Mon Dec 11
8pm doors
8:30 film
show 10 pm

SOB's
204 Varick St
at W. Houston

www.sobs.com 212.243.4940

TUE., DEC. 12, 7:30 pm: "WHOLETRAIN" at THE IMAGINASIAN Movie Theater, 239 East 59th Street, NY, NY 10022, 212.371.6682, Subway Directions: F - to Lexington Avenue/ 63 Street, 4,5,6, N, R, W - to 59th St. / Lex., Bus Directions: M57 - E. 57 St / Lexington Avenue, M31 - 57 St. / 2 Avenue, Q32 - 60 St. / 2 Avenue, X63 - 57 St. / Park Avenue

For further information check: www.wholetrain.com or www.myspace.com/wholetrain


* New York: December 9, 2006

KR.ONE

Sat. Dec. 9th 7:00 PM...Original KR.ONE Art opening in Queens, New York City


* San Francisco CA: December 9, 2006

at Cellspace
  • the event is a celebration of living art
  • live silkscreening
  • live painting
  • live clay sculpture
  • fashion and anti-fashion
  • live collaborative mural installation with members of AS, GM5, TWS, and the Gestalt collective
  • a closing reception for the mural installation on December 21st.

www.remadeinamerica.org/alterstate


* Brindisi Italy: December 9 - 30, 2006

AleAndrew Show. Made in Brundisium

Dal 9 al 30 Dicembre a Brindisi Via Provinciale per Lecce, 14

"AleAndrew Show. Made in Brundisium" is the first exposition-event, organized from the AleAndrew team, that it means to carry out an historical and evolution distance of phenomenon of the Graffiti and Urban Art, leaving from one photographic exposure of graffiti and personages who have made the history of this movement in the territory from 1983 till now, passing from the job on canvas of the Writers from Puglia, Italians and international. Same name: Mr. WanyUes, Giose, Phen, Hunto, Shadow, Zenok, Ale! , Casrok (Belgium), Logan (Spain), Wert (Germany). We will cross the phenomenon of the custom with "Pimp my Skull" that is skulls not only personalizes you from the greater exponents of the movement and, landing to vinil toys the object of cult by now much more all over the world. An event enriched from the outlandish personages and letters that will be designs to you on the external walls of the location during the inauguration that will keep 9 December from hour 10,00, than change in burlaps, toys and gadget, inside, becoming object of art and cult. Between the partner of the event: Groove, Cantieri Ura, Prevenzione and Sicurezza, Valle Fiorita, Montana Cans, Shocking Latex Paint, Superfly, Atom Plastic and many more.

Nel 1983 due ragazzi si trasferirono dalle periferie di Parigi a Brindisi portando con loro le fondamenta della cultura hip hop. Si generò da subito un forte fermento che incuriosì i giovani e li avvicinò a questa nuovo movimento artistico che influenzò e continua ad influenzare tutt’oggi le nuove generazioni. Il precoce input e l’ampia adesione di ragazzi talentuosi fece di Brindisi, negli anni, uno dei centri più attivi e prestigiosi di questa cultura, nello scenario italiano ed internazionale. Ora alcuni di loro lavorano nel campo dell’arte, della grafica pubblicitaria e del design in Italia e nel mondo. Quel seme piantato 23 anni fa e ormai un albero robusto pronto a fiorire.

AleAndrew Show. Made in Brundisium è la prima mostra-evento, organizzata dal team AleAndrew (costituito da Andrea Sergio in arte Wanyues e Alessandra Sardano), che si propone di effettuare un percorso storico ed evoluzionistico del fenomeno del Graffitismo e Urban Art, esordendo con un’esposizione fotografica di graffiti e personaggi che hanno fatto la storia di questo movimento nel territorio dal 1983 fino ad oggi, transitando attraverso in lavoro su tela dei Writers pugliesi, italiani e internazionali fra i quali: Mr. WanyUes, Giose, Phen, Hunto, Shadow, Zenok, Ale!, Casrok (Belgio), Logan (Spagna), Wert (Germania). Attraversando il fenomeno della customizzazione con “Pimp my Skull” ossia teschi personalizzati dai maggiori esponenti della corrente artistica in questione ma non solo, approdando al vinil toys oggetto di culto ormai tanto rinomato in tutto il mondo. Un evento arricchito dalla performance sui muri esterni della location durante l’happening che si terrà il 9 dicembre dalle ore 10.00, per poi continuare con l’innagurazione della mostra alle 21:00 le tele, toys e gadget che divengono oggetto d’arte di culto e feticismo.

Happening dalle ore 10.00 del 9 Dicembre (Live performance sui muri esterni della location). Inaugurazione esposizione dalle ore 21.00 del 9 Dicembre. Festa di chiusura dalle ore 19.00 del 30 Dicembre.

Tra i partner dell’evento: Groove, Cantieri Ura, Prevenzione & Sicurezza, Valle Fiorita, Montana Cans, Shocking Latex Paint, Superfly, Atom Plastic and many more.

Per maggiori info: http://www.aleandrew.com


* Milano Italy: December 8 - 12, 2006

Collegare

"Collegare" is a group of ten young international artists who dedicated their work to the topic of “Connection”.

Artist information and some artwork at the link above.


* Santa Clara CA: December 8, 2006

Pacific Art Collective's

COLLABO™

FRIDAY DECEMBER 8, 2006

AVALON NIGHTCLUB
777 Lawrence Expressway, SANTA CLARA, CA
(Corner of Homestead Road & Lawrence Expressway)
8:00pm - 2:00am Live Art + Performances
(21+)

$15 All Night

   AVALON NIGHTCLUB
777 Lawrence Expressway
SANTA CLARA, CA
(Corner of Homestead Road & Lawrence Expressway)

Pacific Art Collective presents COLLABO™ Who's down?

LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES BY
FISHBONE LA
PHENOMENAUTS SF
TRIKK BABY East Palo Alto
FTB San Jose

TURNTABLISTS
OAKLAND FADERS Oakland

PAINTERS | EXHIBITS
RICKY WATTS SF
JP87 SF
PACO San Jose
CHRISTOPHER FUSICK San Jose
DAVID LARIMORE San Jose
TYLER CRIPE San Jose
JOHNNY SIU SF
DUSER SF
CHRIS GRANILLO Oakland
FRANCISCO GRACIANO San Jose
REESA JACOBS San Jose
DOWNTIMER Vallejo
DANIEL FLERES Walnut Creek
MATT LINARES Oakland
DOC! San Jose
MICHAEL FOLEY Milpitas
SHEENA San Jose
TBA (This lineup is just getting started!)

HOSTED BY
PAC CREW Bay Area


* New York: December 8, 2006

frank cole jr

"URBAN LANDSCAPES"

Fri Dec 8th 8 To 11 Pm

66 Kenmare St.
Btwn Mott/Mulberry

Series Of Oil On Canvas
The Urban Landscape
With Focus On Graffiti


* Miami FL: December 8, 2006

Auction

On December 8th, 2006 Scion will auction off all the artwork from Installation 3 at The Savoy Hotel. The show will be on display starting at 12pm EST. The auction will begin at 3pm EST. Buyers can purchase artwork from the show on-site, online, or via telephone. All money raised in the auction will go to ArtCenter & Legal Art in Miami.

Artwork from the following artists will be auctioned off: Tracy 168, Ara Peterson, Blaine Fontana, Books IIII, Crash, Daim, Darvin Vida, Dalek, Mr. Cartoon, Coro, David Choe, Devil Robots, Dez Einswell, FriendsWithYou, losefatu Sua, Jeremy Fish, Joshua Mays, Keen One, Kenton Parker, Kofie, Mad, Matthew Rodriguez, Mike Giant, Misaki Kawai, MumbleBoy, PaperRad, RammellZee, Dr. Revolt, Ron English, Rostarr, Ricky Powell, Sage Vaughn, Seak, Sever, Stay High 149, Tindei Michi and WeAreSupervision. Most of the artists will be present.

Photos from the show


* Philadelphia PA: December 15, 2006

Space 1026 Annual Art Auction

FRIDAY December 15th
6:30pm doors
9:00pm auction

Space 1026 will be holding its annual art auction on FRIDAY December 15th concurrently with the opening of the "Flipbook Festival" - a touring show of flipbooks from around the world. The doors will open at 6:30pm at which time participants can bid on work laid out around the gallery in a silent auction and get a sneak peak at the work which will be sold in the more competitive vocal auction, which begins at 9:00pm.

This year the auction is being coordinated by the awesome local curator/artist Damian Weinkrantz.

Todd Kimmel is back this year as auctioneer.

The auction, which helps insure that the collectively run gallery/studio space will exist another year, will feature donated artwork from members and a wide range of friends. Past donations have come from art-stars such as: Barry McGee, Shepard Fairey, Steve "ESPO" Powers, Paper Rad, Brian Chippendale, Clare Rojas, Judith Schaector, and many others. You will also find many locals donating goods and services such as free video rentals, massages, websites, recording studio time, and much more.

To make a donation to the auction please email Damian Weinkrantz or send to:

Space 1026
ATTN: Damian Weinkrantz
1026 Arch St. 2nd floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

Contact: Damian Weinkrantz
simplesemantics@yahoo.com

Please include two copies of a sheet with:

Name, contact info, title of work, suggested opening bid, and bio of yourself (so we can brag about you).

SPACE 1026
1026 Arch Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia
215.574.7630

Space 1026 is a group run gallery and artist collective in the heart of Chinatown, in downtown Philadelphia. They show both emerging and established artists from Philadelphia and across the globe, and strive to create an open minded gallery space that allows artists to create and install their art without restrictions.

The International Flipbook Festival 2006

The opening reception will coicide with the Space 1026 Annual Art Auction:

Friday December 15, 6:30PM to 11PM.
The show runs until December 29.

The International Flipbook Festival is a celebration of hand-powered cinema. This exhibition presents over one hundred flipbooks made by contemporary artists throughout Europe and North America.

Devised four years ago by artist Andrew Jeffrey Wright as a film festival without the film, each of the flipbooks have been submitted into one of four categories: Live Action, Animation, Experimental, and Documentary.

The International Flipbook Festival will be touring to Space 1026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Little Cakes Gallery in New York City; Western Front Gallery in Vancouver, Canada and has already made a stop at Reg Vardy Gallery in Sunderland, UK.

contact Andrew Jeffrey Wright: ajwspace1026@yahoo.com


* Los Angeles CA: December 14, 2006

OHEAD PARTY

Release party for ostrich head

3387 motor st
8pm at the Palmer Room

ostrichhead.com
myspace.com/ostrichhead


* Porto Portugal: December 9, 2006

Graffiti Edition

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Edição Limitada Eastpak "Graffiti Edition" no El Corte Inglés

A EASTPAK vai apresentar no EL CORTE INGLÉS uma colecção limitada de 150 malas exclusivas customizadas pelos artistas RAM, MAR, VHILS e HBSR.

Esta colecção especial vai ser apresentada pelos próprios artistas, que farão uma exibição de graffiti ao vivo e customização de algumas malas.

El Corte Inglés Gaia Porto: 09 de Dezembro (15-20h)


* Miami FL: December 7 - 10, 2006

New Image Art


* Santiago Chile: December 7, 2006

Fiesta: Influencias Urbanas


* Lyon France: December 7 - 30, 2006

Le Jeudi 7 Décembre, venez assister au vernissage de RockYourWorld à la Galerie N2O, au 2, rue Romarin dans le premier à Lyon.

RockYourWorld est l’alliance de Marianne, peintre et illustratrice et de Nesta, graffeur depuis une quinzaine d’années.

Ensembles, ils expérimentent leur identité sur de multiples supports : Mur, toiles ou créations numériques sont autant d’espaces que le duo s’autorise à coloniser.

Fervents défenseurs d’un graphisme très vectoriel, mixant leurs styles, RockYourWorld nous propose un univers au bon goût de glace pistache sous un arc-en-ciel autrichien 

Galerie N2O
2, rue Romarin 69001 LYON
Contact : thomascanto@yahoo.fr
Ouvert du mercredi au samedi
De 13h à 19h30 (sauf soirs de vernissage)

Vernissage de l'exposition le Jeudi 7 Décembre 2006
Exposition jusqu'au 30 Décembre 2006


* Miami FL: December 6, 2006

SPOONFED PRESENTS

JOSE PARLA CITYSCAPES

Spoonfed is proud to present Miami native, New York based artist Jose Parla for his Miami solo debut and book launch (pre-opening) December 6th, 2006 and reception Dec, 8th at Mitchell Rubenstein's Park Avenue Loft located in the middle of South Beach and the Art Deco District one block from the Bass Museum of Art:

Mitchell Rubenstein's
2228 Park Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
tel: 305.637.3750.

CITYSCAPES marks Parla's first Miami solo exhibition. Jose Parla's paintings are immediately powerful with a swaying rhythm and an unruly soulfulness that embraces rather than overwhelms; at once balanced and complex, both mysterious and deeply lyrical, abstract and intensely literal. His images occupy vast spaces filled with windswept clouds, commercial poster fragments, and remembered architecture while stylized calligraphic writings introduce grace and tension as a distinctly human gesture.

The compositions are often mounted or executed directly on wood panel, and the solidity of this foundation gives warmth and mass to the paintings, upholding the illusion of the spaces they describe. Jose works on a large scale using materials and methods of architectural construction: cement, wood and vinyl; as well as traditional art incorporating paper, paint, powdered dye, wax, and ink.

Parla's expert, passionate brushwork and subtly shifting palettes resolve themselves into walls, tags, skies and sidewalks, as seen through the veils of time and memory. When discussing the work he often uses terms like synthetic and segmented, referring to the world's cities as virtual palimpsests, upon which are recorded in literal, figurative and ongoing layering process of the personal histories of countless anonymous passersby.

Though still quite young, the conceptual passions that would become the foundation of Parla's voice as an artist have been on his mind since he was a child. Born in Miami into a family of Cuban exiles, Parla moved to Puerto Rico at an early age before returning to Miami when he was nine. He currently lives and works in New York, and only recently traveled to Cuba for the first time. His life, like his work, is therefore at once extremely particular and generally reflective of the wanderings of today's urban populations. Moving was never a simple question of packing his bags. Instead, he augmented his aesthetic observations with an analytical, almost sociological perspective on the cities in which he lingered and through which he walked and continues to walk.

Parla was awarded the Francis McCommon Scholarship to the Savannah College of Art and Design, Georgia in 1989. At New World School of the Arts he studied Advanced Painting with Mel Alexemberg. He has exhibited locally and internationally from Miami, Los Angeles, New York to Paris and Tokyo. His work is featured in the collections of Agnes B., Tom Ford, Katy Barker, and has been published in various publications such as Tokion, Booth Clibborn's 718 Brooklyn Style, Juxtapoz, BLK/MRKT's One (Die Gestalten) and The Atlanta Journal Constitution. Parla was selected by Manon Slome to exhibit his work with Mimmo Rotella at the Chelsea Art Museum in New York in 2004. Jose was recently invited to exhibit his work and lecture on painting and printmaking classes at Whitworth College and MAC Museum in Spokane, Washington.

CITYSCAPES is an exhibition you won't want to miss for Art Basel 2006.

For additional information please visit JOSE PARLA CITYSCAPES or contact us via info@spnfd.com

CITYSCAPES BOOK AVAILABLE DECEMBER 6, 2006


* Barcelona Spain: December 3, 2006

Freelifesession Underground


* Weil am Rhein, Germany: December 2, 2006

Carhartt Gallery Opening


* Santa Rosa CA: December 1 - 10, 2006

Not My Government

Not My Government, aka Ryan J. Saari, has been producing and distributing seditious images since 1996. I started printing and handing out stickers calling attention to police repression. I've given away thousands of hand cut stickers at every major march and rally in Northern California since.

Over the years I've expanded subjects to include the whole gamut of anti-authoritarian causes with images on formats ranging from vinyl stickers to fine art silk screens to buttons, t-shirts and several fanzines. I'm happy to announce the first show of my fine art screen prints.

The show opens on Friday December 1st. Please join me for a reception from 7-11pm at

Free Mind Media, 546 Pacific Ave, Santa Rosa, CA.

Previews of the prints are posted http://www.flickr.com/photos/46563751@N00/sets/72157594362825631/

http://freemindmedia.org

http://notmygovernment.com


* Call for participation: Deadline December 8, 2006

CALL TO MURAL ARTISTS

International Mural Festival and Symposium

Deadline for first stage applications: Friday, December 8, 2006

Graffiti Art Programming Inc. is proud of the success of the inaugural International Mural Festival and Symposium, held in the summer of 2006, and we want to do it again in 2007!

Mural artists are invited to enter a two-stage mural art competition. Artists will be selected by a jury to reproduce their own designs, at 1000 square feet, at various prominent downtown locations. Artists who are chosen to participate will be paid $8,000 to create their mural. Travel and accommodations for out-of-town artists will be paid for. This year's Festival, will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, in July 2007.

We hope to raise significant interest in public art and its effect in the city. It's also an opportunity to make a range of art styles accessible to everyone, without the barriers of operating hours and admission fees. The Festival will also have a Symposium component, to further the discussion about art in the public realm and the mural industry.

Please visit www.muralfest.com to download the Project Brief.

Pass on this information to anyone who might be interested!

For more information, contact:
Erin Nuttall
Mural Festival Coordinator
Graffiti Art Programming Inc
+1-204.667.9960
graffart_events@shawbiz.ca


* Montreuil France: November 25, 2006 - December 10, 2006

Shuck

Vernissage "exposition shuck" sam 25 nov à partir de 17h 00


* Guernsey UK: November 24, 2006 - January 12, 2007

My Paint Tin Weighs a Ton

An exhibition of work by some of the worlds most respected street artists
The Greenhouse
Guernsey Information Centre (GIC)
North Esplanade
St Peter Port
Guernsey
Channel Islands
GY1 2LQ
United Kingdom
Nov 24 - Jan 12

Readerswives Collective present Wall paintings by Mysterious Al and Matt Sewell with additional work added throughout the duration of the exhibition from a private collection featuring works by Banksy, Mr Jago, Phil Frost, Mysterious Al, D*Face, Clare Rojas, Blade, Bast, Mudwig, Shepard Fairey, Dave Kinsey, Faile, Miss Van, Futura, Dave Ellis, Doze Green, Jeff Soto, Ryan Smith, Daniel Chang and Swifty. Expect some special guests and work by local artists too.

Check out www.myspace.com/readerswivescollective or
www.myspace.com/thegreenhousespace for locations and times.

Cheap flights to Guernsey from the UK are available from: www.flybe.com and www.aurigny.com or you can take the ferry www.condorferries.co.uk


* Culver City CA: November 18 - December 16, 2006

JEFF SOTO "COLD ICE AGE"

OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, November 18th, 6-10pm

We are proud to welcome esteemed artist Jeff Soto back to L.A. for his second solo at BLK/MRKT, marking our fifth year anniversary exhibition.

Featuring a new series of paintings on canvas, panel and paper, Cold Ice Age continues Soto's intrepid exploration of his private imaginary world but with a twist - the amplified conscience of a new parent; the show's title refers to his intensifying apprehension about the future of the world on behalf of the next generation.

  contact@blkmrktgallery.com

BLK/MRKT 6009 WASHINGTON BLVD. CULVER CITY, CA  90232  310 837 1989


* New York: November 16 - December 16, 2006

Lunar: BEASTZ AND BUGZ

Invisible NYC is proud to host a solo-exhibit by Croatian artist, Lunar. His art is fueled by his own graffiti as well as the graffiti of others, such as CMP and Mode2. Lunar's graffiti work has been immortalized in publications such as Nicholas Ganz's "Street Art: Graffiti From Five Continents".

Lunar is responsible for co-founding Croatia's first graffiti crew, YCP, in 1992. He has since been commissioned by numerous city councilors across Croatia to add his unique, illustrative style of graffiti on community walls through out his country; and is one of the head creative forces who turned blank and barren walls specifically throughout his home of Zagreb, Croatia into renewed and vibrant, works of public art. One cannot go even a few blocks in Zagreb without coming across Lunar's art either on a small scale, as in his 2-dimansional dogs placed in the grass of neighborhood parks, or his large wall murals on the sides buildings. Lunar has also created work for major advertising companies such as Coca-Cola, Nissan, and Sony Playstation. His work tends to be optimistic and technically flawless in execution.

For his first exhibit in the U.S., Lunar will recreate on large canvases his inquisitive and odd-shaped animal and bug inspired creatures that have become his signature icon throughout the streets of Zagreb. The "beastz" are rendered in an organic red, black and white. By direct contrast, the "bugz" are solely in black and white. The deliberate use of a limited color palette coupled with a lively, electrifying background allows the characters to boldly address the viewer and present their individual personalities. This simplicity provides for an uplifting and dynamic exhibit of happy "beastz and bugz" frolicking on and redefining what are usually blank, white gallery walls. However, while the subject matter is light-hearted and almost child-like, the subtle details and unyielding execution, using only three colors (or non-colors), are testament to the larger social context of what's acceptable public art vs. graffiti (what some believe to be vandalism) in both Croatia and around the world.

The exhibit will run from November 16th - December 16th, Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 8:00 PM. The opening reception will be on Thursday, November 16th from 7:00-9:00 PM.

Invisible NYC
aka http://www.troydenningtattoo.com/
148 Orchard Street NYC 10002
lower east side
212.228.1358

Opening reception: Thursday, Nov. 16th, 7 - 9 p.m.  Sergio Vega will deejay the reception. It's a party and an exhibit not to be missed! 


* Brussels Belgium: November 11 - December 11, 2006

EXHIBITION: Teenage Kicks

Rue de la madeleine 19 - 1000 Brussels
www.montanashop.be

And

POCH & ROCK

Presents

Wasted Talent

Work of art redrawing 6 years of common production of two atypical characters of the Parisian graffiti scene, POCH and ROCK.

An artistic collaboration arisen from a desire to practise different painting combining graffiti and varied influences (Illustrations of the fifties, logos and characters of advertisement of the sixties, propaganda posters, comics American vintage, prints rock n' roll) breaking the codes of the hip hop traditional imag

Stemming from both universes of punk-rock and hip-hop, constantly changing technique and medium (spraypaint, stencils, acrylic, posters, illustration, graphics) and appropriating different aesthetics, they develop a self-confident and original style.

Rich in symbols and references, their productions allow a reading sometimes sensible, sometimes playful.

Signature of the book by the artists, only on the occasion of the opening.

Exhibition and presentation of the book « TEENAGE KICKS »

From 11 of November until 11 of December 2006
Vernissage (opening) Friday 10 of November 2006 7pm


* Los Angeles: November 4 - Dec 3, 2006

Top Of The Dome II

Third annual Dia De Los Muertos Celebration exhibit.

Opening reception: Saturday November 4, 5 pm to 9 pm

100 ceramic skulls (sculpted by Gregg Stone) and hand painted by many of today's finest artists.

Aside from the skull exhibit, a portion of the gallery will be converted into a Day of the Dead Ofrenda (Altar) by Master artist Ofelia Esparza. The theme of Mrs. Esparza's altar will pay homage to fallen graffiti artists from the Los Angeles area.

Participating artists: Crol, Asylm, Dave Kawano, Man One, Erick Rodriguez, Liz McGrath, Siloette, Delae, Scribe, Gregg Stone, Sophia Pottish, Emi, Germs, Vyal, Evelina Sausina, Lesley Reppeteaux, Nathan Cartwright, OG Abel, John Gill, Jason Brunson, Aaron Jasinski, Unit, Joel "Rage-One" Garcia, Damon Robinson, Debbie De La Cruz, Claudia Galvan, Paulina Astete Granados, Patrick Martinez, Surge, Sherm, Make One, Werc, Ofelia Esparza, and many others.

As part of this exhibition, Vyal One, will be painting LIVE some of his trademark skulls and skeletons on canvas during the Downtown Artwalk on Nov.9th from 5-9pm

Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA
90013

(213) 627-8272 ph
(213) 559-0525 fx

info@crewest.com
www.crewest.com

Gallery Hours:
Tu/We/Th: Noon - 7pm
Fr/Sa :Noon - 8pm
Su: Noon - 6pm
Mo: Closed
or by appointment.


* Los Angeles CA: November 3 - December 3, 2006

The City of LA Cultural Affairs Department

Movement Hip Hop in LA

KGB Gallery
1640 N. Spring Street
Los Angeles CA 90012
RSVP for opening Reception (Nov. 3) by Oct 27- 213 202-5568

visit: http://www.culturela.org for more details on this event

As part of this event
Arts and Literacy.org is organizing
Youth and Popular Culture Jam
December 2, 2006
12:00pm -4:00pm
An event that celebrates youth involvement
in Urban art and Hip Hop
with live performances vendors and workshops
For more information on this event
or if you would like to be a part of this
contact: John Zender: 323 353-9501


* New York: October 19 - Dec 3, 2006

Hard Rockz 'N' Cotton Candy

a solo exhibit of abstract graffiti by Aaron Lazansky Oliva aka Spaze Crafte One, opens Thursday, October 19, from 7-11 at

KingSize
21 Essex Street

Lois Stavsky (curator)


* Ingolstadt Germany: October 18 - December 20, 2006

Ausstellung im Diagonal

Days are passing by, it's getting dark earlier and green becomes brown. Fall has arrived and matching the autumn mood, the Ingolstadter Jazz Tage are pounding on the door. Enough reason for Daniel Lange, artist and co-founder of xhoch4 design studio, to dedicate himself to this theme. Starting October 18th, 2006, he shows his new work - which is dealing with the giants of jazz, like Armstrong, Coltrane or Parker - at the Diagonal Ingolstadt. The pure portraits are convincing mostly because of the mixed media technique of acrylic and spray paint; raw but detailed, anyway. Answering the question, why he works on this subject: ìAlthough i'm listening to a lot of electronic music, jazz is the music which touches the heart and pushes me forward while working. This is the sound of our studio...

The exhibition is from the 10th Oct to the 20th Dec at the Diagonal, Kreuzstrasse. Open at the usual times of the bar. More info at www.malun.org, www.xhoch4.de and www.diagonal-bar.de


* Los Angeles CA: December 2, 2006

The City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and the Arts and Literacy After School Program Present

A Youth and Popular Culture Jam

A free event for youth
It's part of The Movement Art Exhibition Hip Hop in L.A.

Saturday December 2nd 2006
12:00 pm to 4:00 pm

KGB Gallery, 1640 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Performing Live:

Guilty by Choice, Deleted, Highlife Kingz, Creators Of the Lost Arts Crew, MC Esher, MC Silence, Prolifik, Shorty Loka, Funny Bones, Rockbots, Soul 2 Soul, Whiz Kidz, LA Breakers, Playboy Eddie and more.

Events include live painting demonstrations,

Community and urban art vendors:
Caiman fine Art, Crewest, Phat Caps, Flatblack Clothing, Maintain, Eagle Rock underground, History of Los Angeles Graffiti Art and many more.

Free urban arts workshops, raffles and prizes.


* Los Angeles CA: December 2, 2006

Peel Here 2006 - Make Your Mark XX

At the Ghetto Mansion
2225 Olive st.
LA, CA. 90007

Dec. 2nd 7-11pm
Art, stickers, music, taco truck, drinks etc...

Featured artists: Urban Medium, Persue, Man One, Justin Kees, Restitution Press, Conart, Seen, Robbie Conal and others with live art by: Mad One & DubStar3000


* Call for participation: Deadline November 30, 2006

World-wide Feminine Graffitti

The site next will be updated...

The requirements are:

To send 10 or more photographies. * 400 Píxeles of height - hi-res. * To send it at the end of November.

info: euskadigraff@online.fr


* New York: November 18, 2006

Graffiti Women Panel Discussion

Brooklyn Museum November 18, 2006 2PM

On Saturday, November 18 at 2 pm the Brooklyn Museum will host a Graffiti Women panel discussion that will provide a special opportunity to hear from the graffiti writers/artists themselves. Artists Lady Pink, Toofly and Lady k fever will be the panelists.

Graffiti Women: Street Art from Five Continents by Nicholas Ganz

Female writers have always been in the vanguard of the graffiti movement, though often shunted to the sidelines by their male counterparts. With the publication of GRAFFITI WOMEN: Street Art From Five Continents (November; $29.95; Abrams: ISBN 0-8109-5747-7) for the first time a lavishly illustrated in depth book places them front and center of this evolving art form..

Featuring 1,000 full-color illustrations from some of the world's most prominent graffiti and street artists, including Americans Lady Pink, Swoon, and Miss 17, Brazil's Nina, Japan's Sasu, and Mexico's Peste, this first-ever comprehensive book includes two eight-page fold-out collages, a fold-out poster jacket, and an authoritative text.

American graffiti artists/writers that are highlighted in the book include: Aiko (NY), Are2, Cade (NY), Che Jen (NY), Claw and Misssl7 (NY), Constance Brady (NY), Diva (NY), Dona (NY), Eroticaa67 (NY), Femme9 (Kansas), Fever (NY), Maya Hayuk (NY), Horsie (Pittsburgh), Jakee (NY), Jel (LA), Jen Props (NY), Jerk (LA), Lady Pink (NY), Luna (LA), Melina (NY), Muck, Queen Andrea (NY), RB827 (NY), Reminisce (San Francisco), Ropas (NY), Sherm (LA), Siloette (Phoenix), Solovei, Swoon (NY), Thundercut (NY), Toofly (NY), Tribe (LA), T.W. (San Francisco).

buy the book
photos


* San Francisco CA: November 18, 2006

Pacific Art Collective's COLLABO

Saturday, Nov 18th - 8pm-2am (ALL AGES)

Canvas Gallery, 1200 9th Ave, SF
PRICE: $15
INFO: http://www.pacificartcollective.com/collabo.htm

LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES
LUNAR HEIGHTS Oakland
MOCHIPET vs MOPHONO Daly City/SF
GOODWORD SF
DRUNKEN CAT PAWS SF

PAINTERS | EXHIBITS
SKRIBLZ NY
DAVID CHOONG LEE SF
JERSEY JOE NY
MARCUS MURRAY SF
WILL HAMERSKY SF
NATHAN WILSON SF
DUSER SF
JIMMY LOVE LITTLE SF
NOME SF
AKO SF
YOSHI 47 JAPAN
EEE SF
PHONETICONTROL SF
JP87 SF
RICKY WATTS SF
FREDY REYES SF
RAGS Oakland
PAC SESSION ART
MORE

MIX & MASH
DUSEROCK SF
DAVID CHOONG LEE SF
HOSTED BY
PAC CREW Bay Area


* Boston MA: November 18, 2006

A.L.A CREW

Boston Baha'i Center
595 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02118

Saturday 7:00 PM
November 18, 2006
Front Room Gallery

Featuring Visual Artist

Boston's "A.L.A. Crew"
African Latino Alliance

Witness graffiti murals painted in Boston and all over the U.S by the A.L.A Crew. Also original paintings and prints by A.L.A crew members, and photography by J.Brewer and Ernesto Morales.

Bostons "A.L.A Crew"

Zone, Kwest, Klue, Deme5, Problak, Ferb, Marka27, Bamboo2, Biz20, Dew, Astro, Nekro, Swat. and collaborations with other graffiti crews.

Special Feature, the release of "Trubizzness Instrumentals" Produced by; Biz20 and Truknowledge.

Curated by Marka27


* New Brunswick NJ: November 18 - 19, 2006

Street Art Film Festival

screenings start at 7pm and are in auditorium #123 in Scott Hall on Rutgers University Campus. The address is Scott Hall #123, 43 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ (for directions visit the festival website) $7

Street Art Film Festival is two-day event in New Brunswick, New Jersey, featuring excellent films about graffiti, street art and made by some of the greatest contemporary street artists. The event will include discussions with the film-makers and artists and other related art events. This festival is a part of NJ Film Festival (http://www.njfilmfest.com) and the featured movies include:

Saturday November 18 7pm @ Scott Hall

Quality of Life (2004; 85 min; San Francisco) directed by Benjamin Morgan NJ PREMIER!

Sunday November 19 7pm @ Scott Hall

  • My Street Journal (2005; 18 min; France) artwork and directed by JR
  • Embeds (2006; 10 min, Washington DC) artwork and directed by Mark Jenkins
  • Tyger (2006; 5 min; Brazil) artwork and directed by Guiherme Marcondes
  • Graffiti Research Lab (2005; 10 min; New York City) artwork and directed by Evan Roth and James Powderly
  • What is it to be like... (2006, 3 min; New Brunswick) directed by Reid Bingham
  • St. Louis Centre (2006; 4 min; St. Louis) directed by Bill Streeter
  • Albino Alley Cat (2005, 3 min; St. Louis) artwork and directed by Peat Wollaeger
  • Albus Cavus Video Magazine (2006; 30 min., New Brunswick) directed by Nicole Wines
  • Elefantos (2005; 10 min; The Netherlands) directed by Wayne Horse

Sponsors and Media Partners: Albus Cavus, Rutgers Film Co-Op, Jinxed Clothing, Liquitex Paint, Rarebreed, Day in the Lyfe, Robots Will Kill, Wooster Collective, Artcrimes, Ekosystem

for more info and trailers visit http://www.albuscav.us/filmfest


* New York: November 17, 2006

Burning New York Book Release Party

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Party: Bowery Tattoo on Friday Nov 17th 7-9pm in NYC
334 Bowery between Great Jones & Bond

A sequel to the best-selling BROKEN WINDOWS: GRAFFITI NYC, BURNING NEW YORK: GRAFFITI NYC is sure to please an eager audience clamoring for more. New York is the undisputed graffiti capital of the world, the epicenter of a vibrant international scene that attracts artists from all over the globe. Some make the pilgrimage to study old school forms, others to make their own individual contribution to the evolution of the craft. All leave their mark. Burning New York features the latest and most exciting graffiti art being created today. In the same vein as Broken Windows it is a collection of interviews, intimate portraits of the artists working in the streets and hundreds of stunning large scale paintings. Burning New York features contemporary works by genre defying graffiti writers, an interesting combination of those who are just beginning to achieve prominence and others who have been honing their skills for decades. "From the ashes of the 60s to the dust of Ground Zero, New York graffiti has magnetized and polarized, rocked and shocked. When the hot-eyed and restless ride the city's edge to turn dead walls into worlds of color, motion, and passion, Jim and Karla Murray capture their visions and voices with a fire to match. Don't blink." Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation

BURNING NEW YORK by James And Karla Murray will be available
through GINGKO PRESS and Amazon.com
HARDCOVER 208 Pages November 2006
ISBN: 1-58423-173-4

Front Cover: DOZE GREEN, KENJI, DAVID ELLIS

Gingko Press ISBN: 1-58423-173-4 $39.95 and Amazon

"From the ashes of the 60s to the dust of Ground Zero, New York graffiti has magnetized and polarized, rocked and shocked. When the hot-eyed and restless ride the city's edge to turn dead walls into worlds of color, motion, and passion, Jim and Karla Murray capture their visions and voices with a fire to match. Don't blink." Jeff Chang, author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation


* Hermosa Beach CA: November 16, 2006

Shoes for the Cure


* Boston MA: November 16, 2006

EXPOSED

"Exposed" November 16, 7pm to 11pm Artists For Humanity/100 West Second St/South Boston, MA/02127 Phone: 617.268.7620 Fax: 617.268.7358

Painting, Photography, Multimedia Installations at Artist for Humanity. Live Graffiti painting by: Problak, Marka27, Bamboo2, Biz20, Swat. Support local artists that support Boston's youth. Artists for Humanity mentor and teach visual arts to under-served youth.

with Stylus crew.....DJ Klues, DJ Sinclair and D.J T-Wrexx, spinning Hiphop, Dub, Breakbeats, Funk, House and much more. please visit http://www.afhboston.com . For more info on the artist visit,

http://www.ninerevolutions.net
http://www.marka27.com
http://www.biz20.biz
http://www.hotswat.com


* London UK: November 15, 2006

"UPSIDE DOWN LOOKING UP"

A visual clash of some of the UK and Oz's finest artists, upstairs at the Dragon Bar. Featuring Goldtooth, Lister, Rinzen, James Alley, Dscreet, Adam Neate, Cept, Paris Hair, Mysterious Al, MuteID, Mjar , Showchicken and more to be confirmed.

Opening night party Wednesay 15th November with Live DJs
Everyone welcome.

The Dragon Bar, 5 Leonard Street, LONDON, EC2A 4AQ
Tel: 020 7490 7110

Nearest Transport
Old Street Tube


* Cape Town: South Africa: November 12 - December 2, 2006

The Bin presents the second annual

100 Rand show

The Show provides a platform for new, up-and-coming and established graphic designers; graffiti and street artists, illustrators and fine artists to work within the limitations of producing work of a high quality yet knowingly retail it for a minimal amount.

For more information contact:
blaise@thebin.co.za
021 465 8314


* Boulogne, France: November 11, 2006

Aone Memorial Celebration

Anthony Clark:A ONE 1964-2001

Le 11 novembre 2001, il y a 5 ans, Aone figure emblematique du graffiti disparaissait. A cette occasion, nous vous invitons à lever un verre à sa mémoire, et partager une exposition de ses contemporains...

le samedi 11 novembre à partir de 20h00...

Studio Gallizia, 70 rue de la Belle-Feuille à Boulogne Billancourt, Métro Marcel-Sembat L9


* Salem OR: November 11, 2006

Angel Ben vanOvereem

http://www.thebluepepper.com/


* Milano Italy: November 10 - 30, 2006

Abbot + Falko = Raus

La Biokip Gallery apre le sue porte dal 10-11 al 30-11 per ospitare i lavori di Fost e Abbominevole in una mostra di opere miste e visionarie che rispecchiano perfettamente la spontanea propensione dei due per la scelta di soggetti originali che hanno spesso e volentieri dell' assurdo.

Varie le tecniche utilizzate dall' Abominevole e Fost nel creare le proprie pazze opere, infatti è molto frequente che i due si servano del disegno in puro bianco e nero, del collage e della fotografia oltre a originali produzioni video nel concretizzare ogni malsana idea. Se non c'è limite all'assurdo allora non ci dev'essere nessun limite nel rappresentarlo, e questo i due artisti lo sanno bene. The biokip gallery opens its doors from the 10/11 to the 30/11 to host the works of Fost and Abbominevole in an exhibition of mixed works and visions which reflect their spontanious choice of often absurd and original subjects.

Fost was born in Milan Ticenese where he meets and joins forces which Abbominevole, an instant collaboration sees them postering, stickering and colouring up the walls of Milan by night. Another of the many locations touched by Fosts creativity is the city of Berlin , the german capital is now home to him where he lives and studies and has collected three personal shows.His crazy characters crawl out from every angle , dominating the urban landscape. When he is not seminating the streets of his native Milan , and many others with crazy creatures, Abbominevole works in close contact with images, his truest passion, working with visuals as a vj in electronic music events often organized by Fost. Their weird and wackey characters fill up urban spaces without guilt.

Abbo + falco = Raus is the essence of their formula created by the pair to capture the original sense of street culture interpreted in their unique and personal styles . The addition of the two elements results in a visual research on the themes of sexuality , law and the human being. The last being transforms itself into half man , half beast , un mitological psychedelic creatures of sorts.

The techniques employed by Abbominevole and Fost in creating their weird works are varied often from pure drawings in black and white to collage and photography and video production. This solidafies their often unhealthy ideas . If there is no limit to the unknown and undefined there can be no limit in representating it a fact the two artist are well aware of.

Biokip Gallery @ RMX shop, via Della Pergola 3, Milano zona Isola 20159
www.biokip.com tel: 02-36566988

info@biokip.com


* Newark NJ: November 9 - 30, 2006

THE STREETS ARE WATCHING

11-09-2006 at 6:00 pm 
Details:
Reception for the artists, Friday November 10, 6-9 PM
After Party at 27 Mix
http://www.redsawart.com/rsupgraffiti.html

RED SAW GALLERY
585 Broad Street
Newark New Jersey 07109
USA

Phone: (973) 648 - 8275

Email: redsawart@gmail.com


* New York: November 10, 2006

New artwork by LogikOne

The Thousand Faces of Spook Cornbread

Opening Reception: Friday, November 10th, 2006 from 7-10pm

The McCaig-Welles Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by artist LogikOne. The exhibition will open on November 10th, 2006. With special guest DJ Kamikaze. Sponsored by Elemental magazine and Sierra Nevada. This exhibit will be on display until November 29th, 2006

McCaig-Welles Gallery
129 Roebling Street, Suite B
Brooklyn, NY 11211
Phone: 718.384.8729
http://www.mccaigwelles.com/

http://www.logikone.com/


* Los Angeles CA: November 9, 2006

SLICK X STASH: "Rust In Piece"

collaborative art show at Melt Gallery in LA on November 9. Curated by Supertouch, the show will feature individual and collaborative works by the two legendary street art icons.


* Paris, France: November 8 - December 2, 2006

HONET "CEREMONY"

5 masques / 5 villes

L'hydre métropolitaine déploie ses ramifications dans toute l'Europe, pour autant chaque métro est singulier, aux couleurs de sa ville (charte graphique, type de rames...), 5 toiles pour créer une héraldique monstrueuse : Berlin, Rotterdam, Moscou, Bucarest, Athènes.

Une géographie de la conquête, quadrillage stratégique des métros rituellement terrassés, défigurés et symboliquement décapités.

Honet crée sa petite cosmogonie des forces souterraines, Honet : la légende vivante, voudrait-il devenir le héros de son mythe ?

En tout cas, les masques vous regardent, vous dévisagent, voulez-vous entrer dans cette farandole macabre ou rester médusé sur le seuil, peut-être à jamais qui sait?

Texte par Cedric Gues, septembre 2006

SPEERSTRA GALLERY
4/6 rue du Perche
75003 PARIS / FRANCE
tel: (33) 01 42 77 60 99


* Barcelona, Spain: November 5, 2006

Hiphop Session 3ªedicion

Después de la aceptación del freelife session 3, el pasado mes de julio en apolo.
hiphop collective presenta otros dos festivales:
hiphop session:
ROSTRO(pandemia,mollet),S+S (bcn) ,SAOT ST (desde canarias),
PROME(vilassar)

NACH.

B-BOYING, GRAFFITI, DJING, BEATBOX .
B boy junior y fallen angels (campeones battle of the year 2006 españa)
* Habrá: stands, tiendas y regalos *

El 5 de noviembre en sala apolo a las 17.00H
nou de la rambla 113
18 euros en takilla y de 15 anticipada ,
a partir del 20 de septiembre anticipadas en las tiendas: dos rombos (carrer del nord 68,local,terrassa)
bunker store (consell de cent 266,barcelona) , alls stars (tallers 6 y 78,comtal 25,barcelona) la calle (san benet 39 ,local 2, mataro )

FREELIFE UNDERGROUND
3 De diciembre a las 17h. En apolo(nou de la rambla 113)
será un concurso, los mc,s o grupos participantes ,demostrarn su puesta en escena ,mientras que las bases ,las pondran los mismos dj,s participantes ,depende de las personas inscritas habra un tiempo.
mediante jurado se determinará los tres primeros mc's o grupos, y los tres primeros dj's .
jurado :ose(panzers),tito(falsalarma),dj gely y dj enzo(cuttinmonkeys)
el premio de los 3 finalistas de cada disciplina, es que se les grabara un compacto promocional (conjunto), en un estudio profesional. Los grupos y dj's recibiran 10 copias y las demas seran distribuidas a nivel nacional .
el primer premio sera participar como telonero del proximo evento organizado por hiphop colective.
el precio del concierto como publico es de 7 euros ,solo en takilla , requisitos del concurso
tener 16 años o más

Participación para el concurso -> 5 euros por persona inscrita que se abonaran el mismo dia
mandar por email los datos completos y dni a freelifesession@hotmail.Com
imprescindible llevar dni
tiempo limite inscripcion 26 de noviembre,inclusive.
inscripciones freelife underground
freelifesession@hotmail.com
poner asunto: "concurso"
grupo invitado freelifesession underground: L.O.P.(LA OTRA PARTE)

Próximamente mas detalles del festival en:
http://www.mashiphop.com/


* Amsterdam Holland: November 4, 2006

Art Beat Now

ARTBEAT
BG/11
MUSEUM N8
AMSTERDAM
4TH OF NOVEMBER 2006
19:00H - 05:00H

  • Boris Hoppek (D)
  • Point (CZ)
  • Keramik (A)
  • Viagrafik (D)
  • Akim One Machine (D)
  • Nug (SE)
  • Mind (CZ)
  • Heiko Zahlmann (D)
  • Super A (NL)
  • Cream (D)

In the week preceding the event and during the night itself a giant collective art-work will be produced live, highlighting the latest developments in straat art like; 3D and architectural objects, performance art, various new media and interactivity. The work-in-progress will be captured in photographic animation film, which will be shown during ArtBeat and of course afterwards on artbeatnow.nl and various popular street art sites.

The ArtBeat programm has a visual (Art) and musical (Beat) line up, of which the 'Beat' part will of course steadily take over as the night progresses. The 'Art' part on the other hand will start several days beforehand in BG, a sizeable exhibition space on the ground floor of the Post CS building, where the artists will start buidling their collective 'piece', while during the early hours of the ArtBeat night the project will Concentrate on interactivity and spontaneous contributions by the audience. All this will be registered by a battery of digital camera's in a panoramic set up, creating a 'time lapse' animation film showing every fragment in the progress of this project. The artists, each with their own explicit style, technique and manifesto, are brought together and put to work by two, in street art-circles celebrated guest curators; Zedz (NL) (www.zedz.org) and Esher (D) (www.schmuddelrot.de/), who also proudly take the ArtBeat communication and webside design to their account. Participating artists to date are:

In club/restaurant 11, on the top (11th) floor of the Post CS building, the international computer art collective Neen will join in, a debut for Amsterdam. Neen, a new art movement with a hard-to-describe but all the more easy-to-experience artistic concept, has programmed an evening filled with strange, interactive projections and performances around a rather alienating dinner. (www.neen.org)

The Beat programme shows a similarly cutting-edge and eclectic line-up bringing new, international 'street-genres' together.

Downstairs at BG local DJ talents O'Boogie and King Toby will kick off with a back to back set. There will be a live performance by Berlin based act Jahcoozi (www.kitty-yo.de or www.myspace.com/jahcoozi). Jahcoozi's Sri Lankan front woman could be described as a M.I.A. on speed. Then there's a couple of dj-duo's lined up; the German girl-dj-duo Sick Girls (www.myspace.com/sickgirlsplayit) and the London based, French-Swedish mix Radioclit (www.myspace.com/radioclit). Expect a mash up of new hiphop flavors like grime, crunck, baile funk, booty, breakcore mixed with dancehall, electro and 80's beats.

The climax at 11 will be the live show by London based Brazilians Tetine (www.myspace.com/tetine). This act has a more arty background, but made quite a stir in the music and fashion scenes recently, with their unique style best described as psychedelic subtropical rap. Known as big promoters of the Rio de Janeiro rooted 'baile funk', a currently massively popular Brazilian hiphop spin off. The art of beat will be continued until near dawn with local star dj's Cinnaman and Tom Trago.


* Phoenix AZ: November 3 - December 1, 2006

"Paintings of Mass Destruction"

12 Artists display 24 brand new paintings done exclusively for this show.

The following artists have produced some of the most unique paintings seen on earth, Serk, Fyse, Ekose22, Nekon, Woew, Dorms, Talent, Aphen, Atore, Zoke, Oreo, and Dumper Curated by; David Bart

Show runs @ Wet Paint Gallery
718 N. 4th St. Downtown Phoenix
Southwest corner of 4th & McKinley


* Brisbane Australia: November 3 - 5, 2006

Darco

Adidas and Urban Store present

Darco Code Art - exhibition and book signing

Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the French phenomenon in person.

Exhibition at Studio 454 -- book signing on Saturday afternoon at Universal Store
flyer - watch out for the limited open hours.


* San Jose CA: November 3 - 25, 2006

FRICE by David Choe

a solo exhibit

Opening Reception: First Friday, November 3rd, 2006
8 p.m. 'til late - free and open to the public

David Choe is of Korean descent and was born and raised in Los Angeles.He dropped out of art school to become a wandering street/graffiti artist.He has traveled to some of the most dangerous places on earth (the Gaza Strip,Congo Central Africa,) as well as hitch-hiking and freight-hopping around the U.S.and Europe.

David returns to Anno Domini in his third exhibit with new works and stories from his recent travels.

Gallery Hours: Tues thru Sat., Noon - 8pm

Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design
366 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
t: 408.271.5155 / f: 408.271.5152
www.galleryAD.com
Tues - Sat, Noon til 8pm
First Fridays 8pm 'til late


* Philadelphia PA: November 3 - 26, 2006

IT'S A LONG WALK HOME

Juan Angel Chavez / Michael Genovese / Cody Hudson

Reception with the artists Friday, November 3 from 7-11 pm

SPACE 1026
1026 Arch Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia
215.574.7630
http://www.space1026.com/space.php

Juan Angel Chavez, Michael Genovese, and Cody Hudson have been collaborating as an un-official art crew on the streets of Chicago for years. Different than nighttime shadow skimmers whom seek street credibility by emblazing their names across a city; Chavez, Genovese, and Hudson create sensitive assemblages constructed of found objects. Each installation is pieced together randomly with no prior plan. Then the artists intuitively create a dialog of objects, deconstructed then reconstructed, inserting text patterns, and organic color fields forming a visual environment that symbiotically exists within the installations site-specific space.

IT'S A LONG WALK HOME is a journey that will start in Chicago and end in Philadelphia at Space 1026. Juan, Michael, and Cody will drive off the beaten path picking up pieces a long the way. A long the road the artist's will install and document mini installations during their travels, creating a trail marked with their touch. Their goal is to fill their van with enough accumulated material to build individual habitats inside the gallery and then live in them.

Collecting discarded material, once waste in the urban landscape Chavez, Genovese, and Hudson give life to remnants of times past. Weaving new memories out of past purposes; imposing fresh perspectives in vacant spaces. Blank walls that over time have been neglected, ignored backdrops in blighted areas are transformed into beautiful casts of playful energy. Old signage, fragmented information, abandoned mass surrounds an urban landscape. Articles of trash, unable to biodegrade accumulate in mounds, outline the periphery of our vision, and spill out of our habitats; stagnate. As a collective consciousness the artist/creator picks up those pieces, giving life to left over man-made relics.

Interested in assemblage dwellings, a habitat constructed entirely out of found materials, gathered in and around the area of installation became a focus for the artists. Making structures that re-connects the littered objects with a space synthesizing Genovese's hand written text patterning, Hudson's emotive shapes and colors, with Chavez's dimensional layered constructions.


* Oakland CA: November 3, 2006

TERRORISTS, ALIENS, & CRIMINALS

Oakland Graffiti Students Unmask the Fear Behind the Destruction of Habeas Corpus

OAKLAND, CA October 10, 2006. In response to the shocking and unprecedented abolishment of the Writ of Habeas Corpus, which was effected by Congress on September 28, 2006, Oakland students unveil a new series of thought provoking artwork at their second exhibit of the year: Terrorists, Aliens, and Criminals. This free, all ages multimedia event is put on by the Weekend Wake-Up, and features youth artwork, performance, and live music to bring attention to the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which assures the destruction of the 800+ year old legal protection that guaranteed all prisoners a right to a trial, legal counsel, and a right to see the evidence presented against them.

These profound works created by students examine the fear-based messages at the root of legal precedents such as this one, and the societal infrastructures that can disrupt or cultivate the cultural dialogues that build trust across communities. This new exhibit explores the public perceptions of people under covers and masks, from burkas to bandanas, as well as the proliferation of hidden identities in fear based climates.

On November 3, graffiti students from Oasis High School, Havenscourt Middle School, Coliseum College Prep Academy, Roots International, Berkeley High School, YEP Records and the Community Rejuvenation Project will premier their works as the visual exhibit accompanying, the Weekend Wake-Up, Oakland's best all-ages event. They will be accompanied by an impressive performance art component featuring Spoken Word Teatro from headRush, as well as live musical performances by the Brown Buffalo Project, youth emcees from YEP Records and special guest JB RAP all backed by the live funk instrumentals of Sidewalk Development. The event will be hosted by Wonway Posibul of the Secluded Journalists with DJ Agana spinning hip-hop all night and a special DJ showcase by DJ Twelvz. The artwork will remain on display until November 27.

WHERE: Café Prism
1918 Park Blvd, Oakland CA, 94601

WHEN: November 3, 2006 7 PM until 11:30 PST

RELATED WEBSITES: Weekend Wake-Up: www.weekendwakeup.com
www.weekendwakeup.com/events.htm
Brown Buffalo Project www.myspace.com/thebrownbuffaloproject
headRush: http://www.headrushcrew.com
YEP Records www.avenuesproject.com
DJ Twelvz www.myspace.com/djtwelvz
DJ Agana www.vanessofia.com


* New York: November 3 - 4, 2006

Cannonball Press and Supreme Trading proudly present:

PRINTS GONE WILD!!

The first ever annual vernacular printacular mega-hairy brooklyn affordable print fair.

Supreme Trading
213 n 8th St. Williamsburg, Brooklyn 11211
718-599-4224
www.supremetradingny.com

Fri., Nov. 3rd 6-10pm Opening reception/party
Sat., Nov. 4th 12-6pm Fair is open all day

As part of New York Fine Art Print Week, Brooklyn's own Cannonball Press has assembled an extraordinary menagerie of graphic artists under one roof, who will be present, displaying their prints, and selling them for $50 or less for two days only. Long-time champions of the affordable art cause, Cannonball Press has brought together these great artists so that New York can have a chance to see first-hand the incredible resurgence in affordable fine art printing that is happening across the country.

An entertaining sideshow will take place during the fair, featuring metal music by DJ/MC master woodcutter Tom Huck (St. Louis, MO), music by the Goddamn Rattlesnake, an appearance by David Rees (author of Get Your War On), the Sweet Action Roller-Skate club, a performance by the Amazing Hancock Brothers, and on-the-spot printing with Drive-By Press, which operates a mobile press out of the back of their van.


* Houston TX: November 3, 2006

Houston, are you board?

Opening
Friday, November 3, 7 pm-12 am
Houston, Texas

The biggest skateboard deck art show in Texas featuring local and national artists.

All proceeds from art sales go to help PUSH Houston build the biggest free skatepark in the nation.

Sponsors: PUSH Houston.com

AerosolWarfare.com

Spacetaker.org


* Lyon France: November 2 - December 2, 2006

"MarkoKalligraffikzer"

Vernissage de l'exposition le Jeudi 2 Novembre 2006 Exposition jusqu'au 2 Décembre 2006

L'hiver approche et le 2 Novembre à 19h, N2O accueille le vernissage d'une expo d'un grand nom du graff, Marko 93…

Marko 93 plonge en 1998 dans l'univers du hip-hop et plus particulièrement du graffiti.

Mais dès 1994, ce pionnier commence à mélanger des formes d'écritures arabes abstraites au graff et au tag. Cela donnera quelques années plus tard son style si particulier le « kalligraffism ».

A partir de 1999, il développe une technique la « kalligraffie lumineuse », il peint dans le noir des phrases graphiques éphémères avec de la lumière visible uniquement sur support photographique.

Cette même année, après avoir vu le film 'The Pillow Book », il expérimente la peinture sur corps au posca, le « body-paintz »…

Galerie N2O : http://www.denseart.org
2, rue Romarin 69001 LYON
Contact : thomascanto@yahoo.fr

Ouvert du mercredi au samedi
De 13h à 19h30 (sauf soirs de vernissage)


* (Los Angeles) Pasadena CA: October 28, 2006

DAY OF THE DEAD

group show

opening reception
Saturday October 28, 2006
from 7 - 9pm

featuring works by

MR. CARTOON /
DANIEL GONZALEZ /
ESTEVAN ORIOL /
ANTONIO "BULLA" PELAYO /
RETNA /
MELISSA TROCHEZ /
THE STREET PHANTOM /
JAIME "GERMS" ZACARIAS

location

MENDENHALL SOBIESKI GALLERY
40 Mills Place
Pasadena, CA 91105
626.535.9757

http://www.mendenhallsobieskigallery.com

Every year, the Day of the Dead becomes more popular and influential, especially in the Los Angeles area. Unlike Halloween, the Day of the Dead does not avoid the subject of death through disguises and costumes, but it confronts it through direct interaction and thought-provoking laughter. Resurrecting positive memories of the deceased, The Day of the Dead (El Dia De Los Muertos) is a festive celebration rather than a mourning ceremony. This holiday, inspired by several distinct ancient Aztec cultures, was originally intended to commemorate and not antagonize the individual. As the holiday clashed with Christian and other Indigenous cultures it picked up new forms of expressions while losing some along the way.

The Day of the Dead is also an acknowledgement that death and birth are ultimately the same. Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, brings together a diverse mix of young Latin artists that are producing contemporary work that deal with the subject matter in both a traditional and non-traditional manner. This "Day of the Dead" exhibition includes a range of multimedia talents. From artists where no introduction is necessary within the L.A. scene: Antonio Pelayo, hyper realist, Mister Cartoon, famed tattooist, Daniel Gonzalez, woodcut print master, Estevan Oriol, photographer, producer/director, Germs, painter, Joel Garcia, muertos maker, Melissa "Melly" Trochez, painter/muralist, The Street Phantom, Silhouette graff artist, and RETNA, graffiti artist/muralist/painter/designer.


* New York: October 28 - December 2, 2006

Draw

[Derek Lerner, Doze, Rostarr, Mark Bode, Vaughn Bode, Adrian Lee, David Ellis, Phil Frost, HR Giger, Ron English, Rick Griffin ... too many others to list! See link above.]

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 28th, 7 to 10 pm

Fuse Gallery
93 2nd Avenue (between 5th & 6th Streets)
NYC, NY 10003
Subway: F train to 2nd Avenue
212-777-7988

Fuse Gallery is adjacent to Lit Lounge.

During the run of each exhibition, Fuse Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 3 to 8 pm.

General inquiries, or to inquire about purchasing works

To submit work for consideration [not for this show, but in general]:
We STRONGLY prefer that you email a link to your web site, or jpegs and a resume, to Erik Foss - . If you really want to send print outs of your work, you can mail or drop off a package with print outs and a resume to Erik Foss at the address above. Materials sent through the mail will not be returned, so please do not send slides or transparencies.


* Car raffle

2006 Opportunity Drawing

Take a chance on a work of art you can drive!
2001 Honda Civic Coupe
Power Windows, Sun Roof
Air Conditioning,
15" Custom Rims (not shown)

Painted by renowned local graffiti artist Asylm

All proceeds benefit the programs at Inner-City Arts.

To purchase tickets or for more information
contact Inner-City Arts at (213) 627-9621.

http://www.inner-cityarts.org/raffle2006.html

* Just $25 a ticket, 5 tickets for $100

* Only 750 tickets are available

* Winner need not be present to win

* Drawing to take place on Nov. 1, 2006

Car generously donated by CARmax

Odometer reads 33,000 miles. All sales transactions are final. No payments will be refunded. Inner-City Arts reserves the right to reject any entry form that is submitted with payment that does not constitute "good funds." Inner-City Arts will make a reasonable effort to notify the individual or entity that has submitted such an entry form or which has been rejected because the credit card or check did not clear that the entry has been rejected prior to the prize drawing. Inner-City Arts assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected or non-delivered mail. Only official raffle tickets will be drawn. No facsimiles permitted. Void where prohibited or restricted by law. All state, federal and local laws and regulations apply. Anyone 18 years of age or older may enter. Prize is non-transferable, and no substitution of the prize is permissible. No conversion to cash privilege. By entering this raffle, entrants accept and agree to be bound by these rules, limitations and restrictions and by the decisions of Inner-City Arts. All applicable taxes are the responsibility of the winner(s). All required documentation must be completed and applicable taxes must be collected before prizes are awarded to the winners. Other rules and regulations may apply.


* Los Angeles CA: October 28, 2006

Hallow Wheat Paste


* Vevey, Switzerland: October 28 - December 02, 2006

HYPOCRITE

PHOTOGRAPHY - INSTALLATION - CERAMIC - PAINTING - SCULPTURE - VIDEO - PERFORMANCE

Arnaud Castioni (CH) - Blek le rat (FR) - Bodies in motion (USA) - Anne Brunner (CH) - Nicolas Christol (CH) - Clown-A.R.T. (DE) - Alain Declerq (FR) - Exil-A.R.T. (DE) - Fleischerei (DE) - Fuck for forest (DE) - Zoé Genet (CH) - Magali Koenig (CH) - Nicholas Marolf (CH) - Julien Marolf (CH) - Anne Meier (CH) - Fanny Meier (CH) - Juan Ñañez (AR) - Nur Schrec! (DE) Laurent Possa (CH) - Koka Ramishvili (GE) - Tromanale (DE) - Mélane Zumbrunnen (CH)

HYPOCRITE is the title and the subject of the exhibition. It's also a look at art, the art market, art for art, art for denunciation, art for rejection, or art for self-comfort . . .

HYPOCRITE is an unconventional exhibition that will take place in a prison, far from the trompe-l' oeil walls of chic galleries or ascepticized art centers.

HYPOCRITE is an exhibition organized by artists in a space conducive to new experiences.

HYPOCRITE is organized by the NZD association.

Old prison building, Vevey, Switzerland

info: http://www.einzweidrei.info/hypocrite.htm


* Brussels Belgium: October 28 - December 2, 2006

Jonone 156 solo exhibition

Who: Jonone 156

Where: "Espace Art 22", Rue Van Aa, 22 in B-1050 Brussels.

When: Open from october 28th till december 2nd, 2006.
Wednesdays to saturdays from 12.00 to 19.00, sundays from 11.00 till 18.00.


* Italy: October 27 - 29, 2006

Street Attitudes


* New York: October 26 - November 12, 2006

Color Theory

Multi-media Exhibition By Visual Artist

SEN ONE

ElevenTen Gallery
1110 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, New York 11238
USA
646.359.0292

OPEN HOUSE EVERY SAT. & SUN
Hours of Operation 2 PM - 6 PM

On view October 26 - November 12
Hours of Operations: Wed. - Fri. 6:30 PM - 9 PM
Sat. - Sun. 2 PM - 6 PM

Subway - C train to Franklin Avenue - Brooklyn
S (shuttle) train to Franklin Ave., - Brooklyn

Exhibition Organized: SEN ONE & Sandi Soler
Sponsored by ElevenTen Gallery

The works represent visual observations through the eyes of the artist surveying everyday city life through music, culture and animation. A collection of SEN ONE's paintings, drawings, illustrations, music and animations.

Sen One's paintings, drawings and trains are available for purchase at ElevenTen and online at www.peds89.com . His work was featured in "Going Underground" exhibition at Art@Large Gallery in Manhattan and the "Diggin in the Crates" exhibition at Sputnik Gallery in Clinton Hills, Brooklyn.

He currently lives in Brooklyn, New York where he creates his art and animation series for upcoming solo exhibitions locally, nationally and internationally. For more information, visit www.peds89.com and www.myspace.visualcaffeine.


* Pessac France: October 25 - November 5, 2006

Vibrations Urbaines Pessac

NEBAY & ZARB

"A la lettre"

du 26 octobre au 4 novembre 2006
Médiathèque de Camponnac (33) 
Festival "Vibrations Urbaines"

D'un côté Nebay, artiste parisien, dont le style "old school" s'apparente avec les lettrages colorés des débuts du graffiti new yorkais et pousse son expression au travail du "tag" et de l'abstrait,

De l'autre Zarb (Full Color) , utilise le wild style, le 3D tribal, et joue des ombres et couleurs pour matérialiser la calligraphie.

Tous deux, avec talent,  transforment la source du graffiti : la lettre et lui offre un nouveau regard.

www.taxiegallery.com
www.vibrations-urbaines.net


* London UK: October 20 - Noveber 18, 2006

SEEING IS BELIEVING

a one man show by

PHIL FROST

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open to the public from 20th October - 18th November
Monday - Saturday 12.00 - 6.00 pm
open 'til 9.00 pm Thursdays

Admission Free
Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road

Phil Frost is an artist from New York who combines the rawness of the street with an elegant aesthetic.

When viewing his work, you are immediately struck by the frenetic rhythm of the repetitive use of his personal language of shapes and letters rendered in his trademark white correction fluid, then a moment later, you are confronted with a dichotomy; the painting assumes a subtle, ethereal quality as you get drawn into the finer detail and his seductive choice of medium; sheet music, comics, dress patterns, leaves, paper, sticks, feathers, ink - then whilst you are trying to unravel these overlapping layers, you are negotiating the stark white shapes/ signs and symbols - which take you back to the initial rhythm....

Phil Frost is a sophisticated self taught artist who served his apprenticeship during the 90s creating elaborate installations on the street of New York. Locations were scouted and measured before he painstakingly created the artwork in his studio. The work, which could consist of many panels, were then taken to the selected site under cover of darkness. His notoriety led to a PBS documentary being made about his work in 1994 when he was only 21, and his transition to galleries followed rapidly. He has continued to move back and forth between culture and counter-culture, operating both inside and outside the system, and has exhibited widely in both commercial galleries and museum spaces in USA, Europe and Far East.

At the end of last year Phil Frost's work was exhibited alongside artists such as Picasso, Dalí, Magritte and Warhol in the acclaimed exhibition "Looking at Words: The Formal Presence of Text in Modern and Contemporary Works on Paper' at the Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York. The exhibition of works on paper traced the history of the presence of the written word in works of art during the last century.

As with so many of these counter-culture icons, Phil Frost has been commissioned for commercial collaborations including album covers for Sick Of It All. DJ Shadow, designs for realmadHECTIC and MASTERPIECE clothing and Absolut raspberry vodka, and most recently a pair of skateboard decks for SHUT, and high performance BMX parts. As something of a cult figure for skateboarders it is fitting that Phil Frost's most enduring piece on the London streets is outside Slam City Skates in Covent Garden's Neal Street. He originally painted it by invitation in 1996, but has added to it whenever he is in London.

ELMS LESTERS PAINTING ROOMS
1-3-5 Flitcroft Street
London WC2H 8DH

t: +44 (0) 20 7836 6747
f: +44 (0) 20 7379 0789
e: info@elmslesters.co.uk
http://www.elmslesters.co.uk


* San Francisco CA: October 14 - November 4, 2006

"Mescalito"

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Mars - 1
Oliver Vernon
Damon Soule

Opening Reception: Saturday, October 14th, 2006 7pm to 11pm

White Walls 835 Larkin Street
SF CA 94109
415.931.1500


* Los Angeles CA: October 13 - November 3, 2006

Daily Dirge


* New York: October 13 - November 19, 2006

No Sleep ’til Brooklyn

A powerHouse Hip Hop Retrospective

The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201
For more information, please call 212-604-9074 x100

No Sleep 'til Brooklyn is a 30-year retrospective of hip hop culture documenting its humble beginnings in the South Bronx through its glorious rise to global domination. The group exhibition represents every element of hip hop-from the breakers, graffiti writers, emcees, and djs to the photographers, writers, personalities, and fans who have made hip hop the greatest single force in pop culture. But this is by no means a story of celebrity, fame, and mass-market names. As KRS-One said, "Rap is something you do, hip hop is something you live." And so we dedicate No Sleep 'til Brooklyn to the people and to the streets, paying tribute to the founders, the innovators, and the next generation.

The show will feature works by artists including Charlie Ahearn, Janette Beckman, Peter Beste, Le Bijoutier, BLADE, Boogie, Martha Camarillo, Henry Chalfant, Vincent Cianni, Claw Money, Joe Conzo, Martha Cooper, CYCLE, DAZE, Martin Dixon, DR.REVOLT, ©ELLIS G., Delphine Fawundu-Buford, Carol Friedman, William "NIC ONE" Green, JAMES TOP, Hamburger Eyes, Lisa Kahane, Brenda Kenneally, Brian Kenny, Seth Kushner, LADY PINK, Maripol, Slava Mogutin, NATO, Charles Peterson, Mark Peterson, Ricky Powell, QUIK, Lee Quinones, Carlos "MARE 139" Rodriguez, Randy "KEL 1ST" Rodriguez, Thomas Roma, RUEDIONE, Q. Sakamaki, Jamel Shabazz, STAY HIGH 149, Peter Sutherland, TEAM, TOOFLY, Craig Wetherby, Dondi White, David Wong, David Yellen, and a very special guest!

To preview the exhibition please visit: http://powerhousearena.com
Gallery Hours: M-F: 10am-7pm, Weekends: 11am-7pm


* Los Angeles CA: October 12 - 29, 2006

"Stop Biting!"
Conart : Exhibition

A retrospective exhibit paying homage to one of the founding street gear companies of Los Angeles. Established in 1989, CONART clothing brand established itself as one of the first labels to use raw designs by some of the best graffiti artists around. The exhibit will display original works created for original t-shirt designs as well as reproductions of the many walls painted at the original CONART studios in L.A. during the early to mid 1990s.

Artwork on display by the likes of: Pjay, Hex, Mear One, Xpress, Katch One, and others.

Crewest Gallery
110 Winston St.
Los Angeles, CA
90013

(213) 627-8272 ph
(213) 559-0525 fx

info@crewest.com
www.crewest.com


* London UK: October 12 - November 13, 2006

Blek Le Rat

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"Every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well. Only twenty years earlier... " – Banksy 2005

A legendary figure in street art, Blek Le Rat (Xavier Prou) was born in Paris in 1951. Thought by many to be the father of stencil graffiti as an art form, Blek began his unique, complex and intelligent stencil works on the streets of Paris in the 1980s. Hugely influential to the present generation of street artists Blek's work bridges the gap between underground street art and the mainstream art world.

The Leonard Street Gallery is delighted to announce Blek’s first UK solo exhibition featuring iconic images from the last 3 decades. The exhibition aims to give a complete overview of Blek’s work and to give the current interest in street art a historical context.

Leonard Street Gallery
73 Leonard Street
Shoreditch
London
EC2A 7QS

T: + 44 (0) 207 033 99 77
F: + 44 (0) 207 613 05 91
E: info@tlsg.co.uk
W: www.tlsg.co.uk

preview on Thursday 12th October


* Milano Italy: October 10 - 31, 2006

Rae Martini

Martedì 10 ottobre 2006, alle ore 19, la Galleria Antonio Battaglia inaugura la personale di Rae Martini, autodidatta, milanese, è uno dei precursori del graffiti writing in Italia. In mostra una serie inedita di quadri dal sapore puramente informale. Un lavoro atipico per un giovane, ma nel caso di Rae, legato alla sua provenienza di arte stradale e quindi sui muri che ricordano appunto le superfici di questi quadri dove l’artista centra tutto sulla materia e le sue evoluzioni giocando con delle sorta di ossidazioni ottenute dalla sovrapposizione di velature a strati di vernici. In questo nuovo ciclo di opere il colore è presente solo in alcuni punti lasciando spazio a grandi campiture di neri di grigi e di bianchi rendendo delle composizione molto rigorose e allo stesso tempo cariche di energia pittorica.

Rae Martini è nato a Milano nel 1976 dove vive e lavora. Alla fine degli anni ottanta, affascinato dalle prime contaminazioni giunte in Italia del fenomeno Writing Newyorkese, (comunemente conosciuto come Graffiti), comincia a disegnare i primi sketch su carta e poi le prime Tags, seguendo la cultura dei capiscuola newyorkesi Phase 2, Kase 2, Dondi White, A-one, Futura 2000, Rammelzee.

Fu l’inizio della sua missione vitale e infinita passione per il wildstyle, lo studio, progettazione ed evoluzione della struttura della lettera e quindi della scrittura, mirato a dipingere illegalmente per strada nel contesto della cultura dei Graffiti una vera e propria sfida creativa positiva con gli altri writers. Dal 2003 sviluppa questo nuovo ciclo di astrazione gestuale che apre una nuova fase e chiude quella dei graffiti.


* San Jose CA: October 6 - 28, 2006

Anno Domini // the second coming of Art & Design presents:

FULL COVERAGE by NSKOLECTIV

8 Tattooers * 33 Back Pieces * 2 years of documentation

Tattooers: Jason Kundell, adrian Lee, Paco Excel, Ron Earhart, Nate Banuelos, Matt Shamah, Horitaka & Phil Holt

Opening Reception: First Friday, October 6, 2006 8pm 'til late, free and open to the public

Special Event & Book Release: Thursday, October 19, 2006 The "Collectors" will be presented live in the gallery. 8pm 'til late, free and open to the public

Gallery AD 366 South First Street San Jose, CA 95113 t: 408.271.5155 / f: 408.271.5152

Tues - Sat, Noon til 8pm


* San Francisco CA: October 5 - ?, 2006

Vitche

Upper Playground / Fifty24SF

Don't miss this rare opportunity to meet the famous Brazilian graffiti artist, Vitché, and see his fantastic fine artwork.

Youtube video from Vitche's show


* Berlin Germany: September 24 - October 28, 2006

Coming Soon

im CONTEMPORARY ART PROJECTS ANKE BLASHOFER
Friedrichstrasse 210, 1.OG, 10969 Berlin


* Meeting of Styles 2006

MOS: Diverse Consciousness

10th - 12th November, Rio De Janeiro (Brasil)

meetingofstyles.com


* New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Atlanta: Film festival

Scion presents

NEW YORK
Anthology Film Archives
32 2nd Avenue (At 2nd street) New York, NY 10003
*The Retail Mafia Documentary short is shown prior to each screening.
Just for Kicks October 30
Next November 13


MINNEAPOLIS
Varsity Theatre
1308 4th Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
*The Retail Mafia Documentary short is shown prior to each screening.
Next November 29


SEATTLE
Harvard Exit
807 E Roy St.
Seattle, WA 98102
*The Retail Mafia Documentary short is shown prior to each screening.
Next November 14


AUSTIN
Alamo DraftHouse
409 Colorado Street
Austin, TX 78701
*The Retail Mafia Documentary short is shown prior to each screening.
Next November 30


ATLANTA
Center Stage
1374 W Peachtree St.
Atlanta, GA 30309
*The Retail Mafia Documentary short is shown prior to each screening.
Next November 28


* Madrid, Spain: September 22 - October 28, 2006

Dier / AKA Vota Dier

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"El Garaje" Chopper Monster

Corredera Alta de San Pablo 21, Malasaña
Madrid - SPAIN


* Chicago IL: September 15 - November 10, 2006

Public Image Enemy

Reversible Eye
1103 No. California Ave.
Chicago IL 60622
(773) 862-1232

reversibleeye@yahoo.com


* Barcelona Spain: October 21 - 22, 2006

SALDAO 2 bazar de arte

21 y 22 de Octubre
16-22h
CARRER HOSPITAL, 48 entlo. 1ª
(Barcelona)

  • invisible travellers
  • fabrizio contarino
  • sweet almah
  • edjinn
  • tv boy
  • ibie


* San Juan, Puerto Rico: October 19 - 22, 2006

Fifth Annual CANDELA Art & Music Festival

Music: Quantic, Nickodemus, Bobbito, Bugz in the Attic, Martin Creed & Band and more

art exhibition by Lee Quinones and installation by Martin Creed/*

San Juan, Puerto Rico --The Fifth annual */CANDELA Art and Music Festival/* invigorates the historic streets of Old San Juan with its signature relaxed global cultural exchange on the island of Puerto Rico from October 19 through October 22, 2006.

Spread across several bar/lounges, the town square and select San Juan cultural institutions, Candela's music will be in full effect with sounds by Quantic, Nickodemus, Bobbito, Bugz in the Attic, Martin Creed & Band, and more. DJ's from around the world (NYC, Berlin, LA, UK, ATL, Switzerland) along with artists, dancers and regular folk have convened at this festival annually to share good vibes and genuine artistry every October for the last five years.

This year the festival will also feature the first ever solo exhibition in Puerto Rico by Lee Quinones (curated by Isolde Brielmaier) and a public works project by UK artist Martin Creed. Quinones legacy as one of the original graffiti artists on the NYC scene embodies the Candela spirit of "doing it for the love of it" and Martin Creed sets off the historic bells of Old San Juan, recording an original ring tone in his first public art project in Puerto Rico.


* NYC: October 19, 2006

"NEXT: A Primer on Urban Painting"

will screen at BAMCinematek
(Brooklyn Academy of Music)

Thursday, October 19th at 8PM - one show only!


* London UK: October 19, 2006

"Bitch Fight!"

SHOK1 vs CALMA, England vs Brazil

Opening: Thurs Oct 19th 6.40pm-10pm
StolenSpace (off Dray Walk) The Old Truman Brewery
91, Brick Lane,
London.
E1 6QL


* London UK: October 12 - 22, 2006

D*FACE

"DEATH & GLORY"

StolenSpace
The Dray Walk Gallery
Dray Walk
The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane
London E1 6QL
www.stolenspace.com Tel: 0207 247 2684


* New York: October 11, 2006

The Family


* Berlin Germany: October 11 - 14, 2006

Pictoplasma

Pictoplasma will be on the road summer 2006. ... with exhibitions, lectures and animation screenings in Sweden, France, Germany, UK, Russia and the US. You can bump into us on the 5th of May for a doodle session in the East German city of Halle, where we're celebrating the release of our kidult character colouring and activity book with a walk-through colouring room by Boris Hoppek (Barcelona), Neasden Control Centre (Manchester) and Shoboshobo (Paris). Or join us just one day later on the other side of the world, for the US Characters at War installation debut in the South Eastern Centre of Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, South Carolina. Keep an eye on our tour dates at http://www.pictoplasma.com/events/guest.html


* London UK: October 9 - 15, 2006

IN OR OUT ?

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new work by ADAM NEATE, RON ENGLISH and JOSE PARLA

THE EXHIBITION brings together three artists, two from New York and one from London. The title of the show directly relates to the nature of their work, as all three artists have not only have made successful transitions to the International gallery scene but also continue to work on the streets; operating both inside and outside the system.

THE GALLERY specialises in counter-culture and urban artists and is one of the leading proponents of this genre of art; The artists involved in this movement of art are the first to have come solely 'off the streets' something which happened decades ago in the fields of fashion and music. We have been working with artists from this area for 16 years, and represent some of the most important international artists in this field.

THE ARTISTS

JOSE PARLA was born in Miami into a family of Cuban exiles, and moved to Puerto Rico at a very early age before returning to Miami again when he was nine. He currently lives and works in New York, and only recently travelled to Cuba for the first time. His work reflects his life and the wanderings of today's urban populations, with their migrations and upheavals. Parlá is concerned with the way that cities function as palimpsests, upon which the experiences of those who pass through them are materially inscribed in decay, in writing, and in the well-worn paths of their inhabitants. His materials and methods of work owe much to architectural construction: cement, wood, vinyl as well traditional art materials like paper, paint, powdered dye, wax, and ink. Parlá describes his work as memory documents; leading these ideas to form a personal philosophy of his work he calls Contemporary Palimpsests. Each painting bears the name of the location or experience from which it draws its source.

ADAM NEATE is a young British artist who became best known for leaving his work in streets. He either hangs his extraordinary cardboard paintings and canvases on existing nails , or simply propped against lampposts for people to find. Over the years he has left over 4000 individually painted pieces on the streets of London alone. His new paintings, which he has been developing recently are powerful portraits, using recycled cardboard boxes as canvases, torn and stapled, creating layers of colour and texture. A new range of t.shirts and clothing from PRADA features Adam's skilful line drawings and paintings.

RON ENGLISH has pirated over one thousand billboards over the last twenty years, replacing existing advertisements with his own hand-painted "subvertisements.". He is widely recognized in the art world as one of the earliest and most celebrated in a line of "culture jammers" - people who usurp the images of advertising and turn them on their head. In the past, his ridicule has been directed at Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Disney and the cigarette companies, to name a few. One of his most famous lampoonings, from 1999, featured what looked like the Apple Computers logo, the message "Think Different," and a portrait of Charles Manson. It loomed over East 14th Street for about two months. He revels in taking on the establishment, tearing down corporate icons, and unravelling social constructs. His works on canvas, exhibited in this exhibition, contain an equally biting commentary whilst being flawlessly painted in a hyper-real style. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide and his work included in prominent collections, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York.

ELMS LESTERS PAINTING ROOMS
1-3-5 FLITCROFT STREET
LONDON
WC2H 8DH

t: +44 (0) 20 7836 6747
f: +44 (0) 20 7379 0789
e: info@elmslesters.co.uk
http://www.elmslesters.co.uk

open to the public from 9th -15th October 2006
Monday - Sunday 12.00 - 6.00pm open 'til 9.00 pm Thursdays
admission free . nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road


* Philadelphia PA: October 8, 2006

Book Release Party

Tha Global Cipha: Hip Hop Culture and Consciousness

by James G. Spady, H. Samy Alim, & Samir Meghelli

Featuring a Public Forum on Hip Hop, Graffiti, Reggae/Dancehall, Reggaeton, Shaabi, and Raï

Honoring: Cornbread (the Pioneer Graffiti Writer), Sonia Sanchez (Poet and Teacher), Rennie Harris (Choreographer and Hip Hop Dancer), Monie Love (Global Hip Hop Artist), and all Philly Hip Hop Artists, Fans, and Pioneers

Sunday October 8, 2006
3pm
Robin's Bookstore
108 South 13th Street
(between Chestnut & Walnut Streets)
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Free and Open to the Public
For more info: (215)-735-9600 //

Book Description: "Tha Global Cipha" is the first book on Hip Hop Culture to include in-depth conversations with artists from around the world, representing the many regional scenes of the U.S. (from the East Coast‚ to the Yay Area‚ to the Dirty Dirty), the banlieues of France, the Caribbean (from Jamaica to Puerto Rico), and various artists from Africa, Europe, and the Middle East,‚ as well as diverse forms of street musics, such as Reggaeton, Dancehall, Shaabi and Raï. Some of the central themes of this book are gender and identity politics; the globalization and localization of Hip Hop Culture(s); Hip Hop, discourse, and religion; Afrodiasporic cultural flows between Hip Hop, Dancehall, and Reggaeton; and the languages, histories, and styles of the Global Hip Hop Nation.

The book features interviews with: Henry Chalfant, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Eve, Ivy Queen, Sean Paul, Young Jeezy, Oxmo Puccino, Trina, Mannie Fresh, Booba, Beanie Sigel, Foxy Brown, Buju Banton, Cheb Khaled, Pitbull, Snoop Dogg, Tego Calderon and many others.

CORNBREAD will be appearing at the event and will be honored there, and that the book is the first to include the story and history of CORNBREAD, along with an in-depth conversation with Henry Chalfant about how he first got involved in the Graffiti community, and how he came to put together the film "Style Wars" and the books "Subway Art" and "Spraycan Art."


* Milano Italy: October 7 - 8, 2006

101: UN HAPPENING. UNA FABBRICA.

7-8 OTTOBRE 2006 ZONA MILANO

101 è la resurrezione di un angolo dimenticato. Una resurrezione attuata nel segno dell'arte e della creatività. Un'arte non convenzionale, quella a cui la grande città scintillante non da spazi. Abbiamo scelto di non rimanere nel silenzio aspettando che qualcuno si accorga di noi.

101 nasce dalle periferie di Milano, dove la stinta metropoli si confonde nel bianco cielo, dove irte gru arrugginite si arrampicano come artigli. Si ode solo lo sferragliare dei treni sullo sfondo. Binari che segnano direzioni. Limiti da valicare. Cancelli da oltrepassare. Superfici da dipingere. Muri da far vibrare.

Vogliamo far rivivere una fabbrica abbandonata che sonnecchia nel pulviscolo, svegliarla coi colori e le luci, farla pulsare di arte. Fotografia, video, pittura, scultura, installazioni, performances,suoni e rumori.

Prima che venga cancellata per sempre dalle ruspe. Prima che la città che va veloce si dimentichi di questi luoghi.

Per un giorno ci riappropriamo di una fabbrica, per rendergli il nostro tributo artistico. L'ultimo gioioso saluto dell'arte alla polvere.

Dov'è 101? Il luogo verrà comunicato al pubblico solo 24 ore prima dell'evento.

101 è una collettiva aperta a chiunque. Se sei interessato, contatta:
info@whereis101.org

www.whereis101.org


* San Francisco CA: October 7 - 8, 2006

Open Studios

October 7th and 8th
11am to 11pm all day event

live painting and works by: damon soule, mike davis, kim cogan, albert reyes, henry lewis, jeremy fish, sam flores, adam5100, sylvia ji, eric bailey, mars, oliver vernon, bigfoot, david choong lee, richard colman, andrew shoultz, shawn barber, michael hussar, anne faith nicholls, lee harvey roswell, anthony ausgang, van arno, eric joyner, natalia fabia, korin faught, kevin llewellyn, andrew brandou

this is an event where you can watch some of your favorite artist paint, watch their technique, meet them, watch the process etc. all day free event, all are we