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- November 7, 2011
Returning to Melbourne for a second time, Mark Bode has been a hell busy man since his last trip down here for his successful solo show at House Of Bricks. Now, he returns with a spin on the Australian culture, for his whimsically cool show “Ned Kelly Maps & Other Outback Stories”. “In the graffiti
READ MOREFor some time now, Norwegian artist Sinnsykshit has made Melbourne his temporary home, and, during his stay here as a part of studying for his honours, he has done a wide range of research looking into ways in which the “Melbourne attitude” towards street art and graffiti could be applied to his homeland. In the
READ MORELast night we headed down to the newly minted “Litre Space” off Franklin st for the solo show from Dangerfork/ID/Safehouse stalwart, Chris Drummond. Firstly – we fucking love Litre Space. It’s perfect. Where some galleries go for wide encompassing spaces, Litre has played to its strength – its a mad space, in miniature. Seriously. I
READ MOREChris Drummond, man behind Dangerfork, member of the infamous ID crew and a Safehouse studios resident will be putting on an awesome solo show this Thursday night at the new Litre Space gallery in Melbourne. “Litre Space and Dangerfork are excited to present Chris Drummond’s first solo exhibition ‘Play the Angles’. This exhibition is a
READ MOREWhen we think of art that leaves us peering into another world and contemplating the multiverse, there is one artist we invariably think of – Itch. Massively multitalented, and known throughout for his perception challenging, colourful and highly technically adept aerosol work (both solo and as a part of the AWOL crew), Itch is, without
READ MOREOver the weekend, a petition was lodged to the NGV, City Of Melbourne and the State Government of Victoria on behalf of the a large number of Melbourne street artists and interested community members. This petition was “signed” in the form of 20 painted panels on a constructed installation, and acknowledged by twenty artists who
READ MOREThursday night brings another show to a space that is beloved by Sydney art enthusiasts, Lo-Fi, with the opening of Comfys show “Insouciant”. “Insouciant highlights the nonchalant act of exploration and adventure of new perimeters. By questioning your surroundings, expanding your boundaries and appearing in new environments, interesting moments will be created. These moments of
READ MOREYou know those times when you sit back, casting your mind back to older walls, and go “man, whatever happened to …”, well, the guys at Espionage Gallery have done just that – digging into the past and bringing out the new. Well, they never went away, thats for sure, they just evolved – and
READ MOREIt’s no real secret that we have a particular penchant for character art – the strange, the wonderful, the grotesque and, of course, the beautiful. Whenever we see artists who are pushing their characters in new and unique ways, our curiosity gets piqued – and we can’t help but want to find out a bit
READ MOREMelbourne graff artist Gramizm has been putting great letters and assorted colourful shit up on the walls for some time now – we’ve seen it, and we fkn love it. The mans tumblr really says it all, so check out the images over there. We’re really enjoying this run of show at Nicecat from a
READ MOREThe Secret Walls battles continue, with both Melbourne and Sydney running hot. This week its the next Sydney round, with two of the cities finest up against each other to determine which will go into the semi-finals. Ben Brown vs Pudler – it’s going to be huge. “Two talented artists, but only one can win.
READ MOREThere are many artists who would belong in a “top [insert number here]” list of graffiti artists in Australia, and it would be no surprise to us if Vans The Omega featured in a majority of them. His work is sublime, forward thinking, tenacious and quite often tinged with massive hints of visionary thought. He
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