Juxtapoz’s 2008 February edition has started to hit news stands. The art and culture magazine explores artists such as David Ellis and Doze Green with interviews with Handselecta, Kad and Espo regarding the documentation of graffiti. This is just the tip of the iceberg as well, with other features including exhibitions with WK Interact and Sam Flores among others. Two versions are available, the general release and the special subscriber edition, available at Juxtapoz.
The contemporary artist Takashi Murakami is known for his signature “Superflat” art style as well as commercial projects with Louis Vuitton and Kanye West. He has painted some paintings from last year which are now made available in a print format. The paintings include “Mamu Came From the Sky”, “Planet 66”, “Planet 66: Summer Vacation”, and “Yoshiko and the Creatures from Planet 66”. These will be available at the Kaikai Kiki store on Honeyee starting January 25th.
Here’s an auction going down featuring allegedly artwork by artist Kaws, Faile and Neck Face. Taking place on a good ol’ 1996 Dodge Ram, the art work is of unknown authenticity, but perhaps a buyer could parade it around and lure streetwear kids in with promises of free t-shirts… modified Bangbus styles. The eBay link can be seen here.
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Chuck Anderson has just put 12 new pieces of work up at NoPattern. Eight of them are archival quality giclee prints on Hahnemuhle photo rag – and if you’ve ever seen a print on that up close, you know it’s some beautiful paper. Of the remaining four prints, one is a collaborative piece with Nigel Dennis of ElectricHeat. Check them all out and enjoy. The work is for sale at the NP&CO online store. Prices range from $60 to $125 USD and each print is individually numbered.
Damien Hirst along with Bono from the band U2 has organized Auction (Red) which is an art auction at the Sotheby’s auction house starting February 14th. The proceeds of the auction will go towards the fighting diseases like Aids, Malaria and Tuberculosis. Artists that will be participating include Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Murakami Takashi, Banksy, Gursky and Yinka Shonibare. If you’re in New York, you can see the pieces of artwork at the Gogasian Gallery starting February 4th. The auction is not for the average Joe as the auction prices range from $100,000 to $7,000,000 dollars.
Vans and Schwipe will be hosting the event “Death Becomes You” which is an exhibition of Neckface’s artwork. The show will take place on January 24th till February 16th and will be held at the Don’t Come gallery in Melbourne. If you’re in town, don’t miss out on checking out some of Neckface’s artwork.
Don’t Come Gallery
Royal Arcade 314
Little Collins St.
Melbourne, Australia
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To celebrate the launch of Addict’s Star Wars “Icon Series” tees, Jeremy Bulloch, the actor who played Boba Fett in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of The Jedi will be at Addict’s London store for the signing of Addict’s boxed tees which are illustrated by Mitch. Three t-shirts are available including Boba Fett, Sandtrooper and Biker Scout. There will also be a limited signed and numbered A4 Mitch prints with each purchase for the first 30 people. This event will take place on Saturday March 8th from 11Am to 4PM.
It looks like Disney is currently working on some interesting projects. The details are vague but rumor has it that Disney commissioned the pro-skater Christian Hosoi to design some products which includes some limited edition skate decks and apparel. Other than Mickey, there might also be some other characters involved but nothing is confirmed yet. I guess we’ll just have to wait to see what exactly the products will look like.
Originally started in 2001, Kaikai Kiki was the formation of a platform for a series of artists to gain exposure for new artists and further promote the exploits of established artists. Aside from events, they have made their artwork more easily accessible with tangible goods such as prints, toys and accessories. A new batch of prints have recently been released at the hnyee.store.
The recent exhibition Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee and the crowd it drew symbolized the effect Stan Lee has had on popular culture. It seems at one time or another, somebody has been subjected to the creations of the storied illustrator. The whole collection of paintings and artwork created by various artists under inspiration from Marvel’s catalog of heroes was made available by the host venue Gallery 1988. The collection in it’s entirety can be seen here and is worth a look if you didn’t have a chance to check the event out.
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Last night, San Francisco’s FIFTY24SF opened the doors to it’s latest show Underbelly. Featuring art by Canadian Ben Tour, the exhibition includes mural installations, paintings and framed & dry-mounted works on paper. Each piece embodies Tour’s style of contemporary portraiture. Handling subject material such as prostitution and street culture, Ben Tour managed to achieve an equilibrium through his unique brush styles. He describes his style as a more aggressive approach with rough and quick lines. The exhibition is currently running until January 31st at FIFTY24SF.
FIFTY24SF
252 Fillmore St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
That cute & cuddly Japanese icon Hello Kitty has probably received more than enough air time on these pages than it has deserved but something about going out and customizing a real AR-15 is something that’s just insane. The customizer presented this to his wife in some sort of a stance relating to gun legislation. The AR-15 is fully legal and would probably add a lot of insult to injury if you ever got held up by one.
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