October 31, 2007 at 15:13
· Filed under graffiti, +design
When i read that Os Gêmeos were having a solo show in Milan, i nearly fell off the chair. I wasn’t expecting it. Not that the guys aren’t everywhere, they were part of the The Graffiti Project which invited Brazilian artists to paint the walls and turrets of the south side of Kelburn Castle in Glasgow, i discovered their huge mural in Berlin, they’ve exhibited at Art Basel Miami in 2005, etc. but while looking for exhibitions to check out this week in Milan and Turin, i found so many “recycling”: yesterday i saw the Gilbert & George retrospective at the gorgeous Castello di Rivoli, yes that’s the same show which took place at the Tate Modern in Spring.
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[Via We Make Money Not Art]
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October 31, 2007 at 15:02
· Filed under graffiti, +design
Artist Edina Tokodi’s idea of graffiti, or gra(ss)fiti rather, invites the viewer to explore with touch and reclaim a bond with nature. These works of greenery really pop in contrast to the surrounding condo-clustered Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg, sheathed in steel, glass, pavement, and stone…and a handful of bed-headed hipsters.
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[Via Core77]
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June 6, 2007 at 14:40
· Filed under graffiti, +geek, +design
Just like Knitta, Masquerade brings knit graffiti to ordinary places focusing on their homebase all around Stockholm, Sweden. Pictured above is ringen (ring) located at Munkbrokajen between the Old Town and Slussen in central Stockholm. You can see more of their knit graffiti adventures at the Masquerade blog.
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[Via Make]
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May 10, 2007 at 16:35
· Filed under graffiti, +geek, mobile
When you stop and notice, we live in environments saturated with text and signage – store signs, building logos, street signs, traffic signs, billboards. Urban signage decorates our communities with a textual veil that masks complex economic, social and political relationships. Public signage occupies public space, but the public has few ways to participate. It is a cacophanous lecture rather than a conversation.
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[Via Art Threat]
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