Snapshots - Heesco & Pierre Lloga @ Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange
- Art, Melbourne, Photographs, Street Art
- November 13, 2011
Morning all – firstly there’s been a bit of a lack of updates in the last week or two, its been a really busy time for me, and there’s a lot on that I’ll get around to after tonight is over, so firstly many apologies for that. So I’ve been working my ass off the
READ MORESo its finally come around, and we got news this morning of the official info for the Everfresh Blackbook release parties. These will be held in both Melbourne and Sydney, and there will also be a release party in Tokyo! I’ve been looking forward to the book since I first heard about it, and I’m
READ MOREAlmost missed this one! Opening tonight at Gorker Gallery, there is a touring exhibition from the guys who do the Ala Champfest magazine. With pieces from D*Face, French, Gary Seaman, Nior, Jacob Knill, Kate Gagliardi, Jesse Olsen, Word To MJother and Ronzo – as well as a bunch of photographs from the mag, including Sanna
READ MOREWoah. I mean, look at the roster of artists in this show – Banksy, Stormie Mills, HA HA, Shep Fairey, Blek Le Rat, D*Face, Swoon, Nick Walker, Hush and Above – all influential and established artists, both local and international, being put up for a show of un-exhibited works. Its been rumoured for some time,
READ MOREWe’ve all heard rumours of its impending drop, but this weekend saw confirmation that the Everfresh Black Book is well and truly on its way. What’s sure to have been a labour of love for the guys at the studio, the Black Book “provides a rare and exclusive insight into the life of the studio,
READ MOREThere are a lot of great books on the market these days that deal with Street Art, and the past handful of years has seen upsurge in their popularity, mirroring the ever growing fascination that people have with the artists that participate. From small print runs of artist designed books, such as Dabs Myla’s recent
READ MOREIt seems the year for it. With several book launches already been and gone this year, its no surprise that there are plenty more on the way. Alongside the up coming Everfresh Black Book being released later this year, and the recent publication of Peace of Wall, another important publication is set to hit the
READ MOREWell known for her stencil and street art, Vexta is in a constant state of creative exploration. Whether it is painting her way across various far flung countries, or throughout the streets of Melbourne, her work embodies all the excitement that such exploration entails – and yet her work never seems to step across the
READ MOREIn amongst its pages, Chris Parkinson’s newly published Peace Of Wall presents a view of the nation of East Timor that has seldom been contemplated outside of its boundaries – that of one of its strongest social engineering methods; street art. In honesty, I just binned the editorial introduction for this interview, in which I
READ MOREI still remember, and have never returned, the very first Hype magazine I read. I’d been bumming around Cinema City in Perth with a few crew one Saturday afternoon, when someone surreptitiously pushed a copy into my hands. Strangely enough, it was seeing Australian graffiti from outside of our own little corner for the first
READ MOREWell known and long standing Melbourne artist Vexta has a new solo exhibition this month, opening tonight at Platform. Known in the past for her amazing portraiture incorporating stencil work , her latest exhibition, Extinction in Technicolour, moves into more experimental grounds for the artist – and we have to say, we’re pretty intrigued. “Extinction
READ MOREWith the year already off to a remarkable start with several major solo and group exhibitions having come, and, successfully, gone, Per Square Metre is preparing for its next feature, the first solo exhibition from talented up and coming artist Jack Douglas. Invurt caught up with Jack last weekend to discuss his coming show, as
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