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- Art, Photographs
- April 4, 2011
Sometimes when you’re travelling you are just in the right place at the right time – luckily for me thats happened during my visit here to NYC. Amongst that fortune was being able to catch up with The Yok and Sheryo last week in the lead up to their opening, and, of course, being able
READ MOREAmongst my travels over the last few months, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and visiting with a whole bunch of artists. Last week I had the chance to catch up with two favourites, The Yok and Sheryo in their Brooklyn studio as they prepare for their upcoming exhibition “Pipe Dreams” (we posted a whole
READ MOREEvery time I see a show from Guido Van Helten, I want a teleporter. Wanting a teleporter isn’t anything new for me, but my want tends to increase for every show of Van Heltens that I see come up, that I can’t attend. Alas, this one is no exception – but, luckily for those in
READ MOREWell, its finally come around – after landing in Melbourne a little while ago, international street artist and sojourner extraordinaire ABOVE will be opening his next exhibition, Jetset, at Metro Gallery. We have been excited about this show for a long time, and we know how much work the man has put into it over
READ MOREEver the traveller, Lush has hooked up with a bunch of other artists to put on a show at the Museum Of Sex (MoSex) in NYC. He sent us a bunch of pics from over there, a bit of an taste of what those of us here at home are missing out on … nsfw,
READ MOREOriginally hailing from Perth, Kid Zoom is an enigmatic artist who has pushed, stretched and manipulated the boundaries and limited circles of what people traditionally think of as “street art”. As an artist whose hard work has done as much for his own success with the exposure he has garnered, as it has for the
READ MOREDOES is a man in love with letters. Recently, this Dutch artist has been making waves down under, with both his intricate letterforms and his enthusiastic translation of calligraphic symbols into swathes of colourfully saturated, alphabetic beauty. For nearly fifteen years, the breadth and scope by which this artist has portrayed this love is remarkable
READ MOREIt’s been another fun week of viewing on the web, with a couple of really interesting and cool videos posted up around the traps. First up is the latest Secret Wars video from the first Semi Final of the Melbourne round – this was the battle between Pierre Lloga and Scale, and was a brilliant
READ MOREIt has to be said, that one of my favorite parts of doing this blog is opening up an email reply from an artist, and reading the replies for the first time – and when its one of many artists who I have admired and followed for a time, its especially fun. Sara Blake is
READ MOREWow, what a weekend for art in Melbourne. Its a testament to both the popularity of the work coming out of here, as well as the hard work of all the artists, that several large events were able to be held on the one night with full crowds and interested fans at each. Some, like
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