Street Artists are highlighting the global general strike on 1st May. Occupy Wall Street are asking for all citizens of the world to stand up to corporations and governments by ‘pausing consumerism’ for one day. No shopping, no banking, no school etc. Reminds me of Bank Holidays in the 80′s. Ah well, take a moment [...]
Austrian artist Andreas Haider (aka muk) really moved reality up a notch with his hyperactive installation Skia. In true Disney style his hyperactive installation brings its participants shadows to life with a little infra red trickery and some openframeworks coding. skia @ mediaopera from muk on Vimeo. More recently Haider has focused attention on the [...]
One of the best pieces of adbusting I’ve seen in ages. Mr. Goldkralle and friend’s street art takeover of a Berlin sex shop window gives a pair of half naked women blessed relief from the current cold spell.
There’s a lot of reasons not to like Damien Hirst these days, ever since he threatened to sue street artist Cartrain for copyright infringement (and nicking a packet of Faber Castell 1990 Mongol 482 series pencils from Damien Hirst’s installation, Pharmacy), much of the art world has given Hirst a wide berth. What’s more they’ve [...]
Don’t fret, I’m not about to spew forth marketing gibberish at you, I just wanted to big up a site that really has been a massive political and social influence on much of today’s street art. PublicAdCampaign.com has something of a mantra when it comes to public space for art: “Outdoor advertising is the primary [...]
Littlewhitehead isn’t a new acne cream or a lovely spot on the coast, it’s actually the dynamic Scottish arts duo Craig Little and Blake Whitehead. They’re two guys in their 20′s who decided that if Damien Hirst can piss off the establishment they can do it to, but only a lot more cheaply. If you’re [...]
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