Adbusting: Poster Boy NYC Subway Art
Posted November 18, 2008 
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Street: Street Art in Barcelona
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Photog: My Name isn’t Benjamin
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Artist’s Statement:
In the water everything is invisible. I promised you sex but we didn’t have any, not a drop, so call me a liar, i am a liar yes. “are you ok?” becomes just a statement to which i agree, or so it seems but i’m sick of you asking, and i’m sick of you not knowing that i’m not. In the water i fall in love with giant arms wrapped around these limbo ribs. “are you in love?” - “yes but not with you”
Q: I’m proud of my gay son — and so you should be
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Art: Spontaneous Portrait
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Publications: Castle Illustrative Magazine #9
Posted February 1, 2007 Comments(0) 
Playboi blog is always a great source of info on all things interesting. Today I learned of a new issue of an e-zine I had not yet seen. Hard to keep up with those guys. Castle is a great visual feast and with forward thinking editorial direction.
Another favorite e-zine is Destructed.info, also originating in Germany, but also with a completely international feel and focus. I always find fresh, vibrant, loud, powerful and just great artists every time I scroll through the pages of either one of these publications. Both are really worth checking out.
Shop: Placemats by Vik Muniz @ Printed Matter
Posted January 31, 2007 Comments(0) 
I couldn’t resist. I recently saw the Vik Muniz exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum. Muniz’s real genius shone through in this exhibit and was truly accessible to art lovers and everyone who can appreciate magic of any kind. He is the master of illusion, allusion and great art. I even bought the poster of Mona Lisa rendered in peanut butter and jelly. Should I splurge for the Muniz placemats? I will follow up with some more on Muniz at a later date, but for now… the placemats!
Mounds [Placemats]
[limited edition set of four placemats]
Vik Muniz
New York, NY: Printed Matter, Inc.. 2005
This set of four laminated placemats made especially for Printed Matter by Vik Muniz includes four different images of mounds of incongruous elements. The contents of each mound are printed in pale gray beneath the image. One of the four placemats in each set is signed and numbered on the reverse in an edition of 200.
Mound #1[pictured] contains Rat Poison, Jade Buddhas, Pectin Drops Meteorites, Taylor Pins, Aspirin, Granola, Silver Glitter, Killer Bees
Mound #2 contains Dinosaur Dung, Shredded Ezra Pound Canto (XIX), Dice, AZT, Plastic Babies, Cat Hair, Beetles
Mound #3 contains Brillo Pads, Gold scrap, Viagra, Jelly Beans, Public Hair, Curry Powder, Metal Screws, Edible Worms
Mound #4 contains California Rolls, Headless Army Men, Coke Caps, Marijuana, Poison Scorpions, Feathers, Wrist Watch Parts, Desyrel, Ô de Lancôme.
Category: Printed Matter Edition
Brazil: assume vivid astro focus @ the Bronx Museum and Street Artists Benefit
Posted January 31, 2007 Comments(0) 
This news brought to you too late. AVAF was at the Bronx Musueum for an exhibition of Brazilian art (Tropicália: A Revolution in Brazilian Culture). I first became somewhat acquianted with his work as part of the Whitney Biennial. AVAF created quite an impression among the exhibit-goers with a psychadelic room of art and sensory experience. I would love to see more of his work in person.
I have oftern heard AVAF described as an individual (as described after the jump) and a collaboration. I think it may be both under the artistic control and leadership of Eli Sudbrack. The concept is interesting to me as a frequent skeptic of the “art scene.” The name — although bringing attention to itself — is meant to deflect from the personality(ies) and identity(ies) of the artists, and the focus is the work itself. I find this admirable, if not also a little gimicky, in that our art culture(s) and gallery culture(s) and museum culture(s) have become celebrity obsessed in the same way our mainstream culture has, and in the same vein we do not hold these celebs to any real standards. We are just happy to be graced by their presence. Of course, that is a generality but one I see making inroads at greater and greater speed.
This news is almost too late: Gothamist brings us an invitation to a benefit for Brazilian Street artists, the proceeds of which are to be used to bring these artists to share experiences in New York. I would love to learn about the end results of this collaboration.
The benefit is organized to raise funds for eight Brazilian street artists from São Paulo and Choque Cultural Gallery representatives to participate in a multi-tiered cultural immersion in New York City. Artists will raise awareness of Brazilian art and culture through community outreach and educational events. Projects include a public mural project, live painting demonstration and art exhibition, and Brazilian-themed celebrations. Proceeds from the event will go to BrazilFoundation and to support travel and lodging for the group of visiting Brazilian artists.
Art: “Sexwork: Art Myth Reality” Exhibition @ NGBK in Berlin
Posted January 31, 2007 Comments(0) 
Natalie Kriwy, image from series “Beruf: Prostitution” (Profession: Prostitution), 2004–2006, C-print, 31 1/2 x 31 1/2″.
Berlin
“Sexwork: Art Myth Reality”
NEUE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR BILDENDE KUNST
Oranienstraße 25
Through February 25, 2007
