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Munch Gallery Presents: Erik Savage AKA Radical! “Waste Forms” (Manhattan, NYC)

April 11, 2013

Munch Gallery is pleased to present ‘Waste Forms’, featuring new paintings by Erik Savage(aka RADICAL!). Since his first solo exhibition back in October 2011, Savage has investigated further into the themes of habitual consumerism and addictions, social alienation and structures. Through a new expressive style, he draws on objects common in nature, and commonly disregarded – our subjective waste. As we navigate through life’s constant beginnings and endings, the matter in between most often appears as a fluctuant disharge, but always unleashing in its isolated power. The waste forms become our narrative debris as we push through life and expedite new memories.

Savage lives and works in Troy, NY. He has shown extensively in the US, and has participated in major group exhibtions throughout Europe. Latest with representation and two sold out shows in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Union Docs Present: “The Subway Series” Screening of Tunnel Stories and Spraymasters (Brooklyn, NYC)

April 11, 2013 ,

THIS SUNDAY – 7:30PM
322 Union Ave
G to Metropolitan / L to Lorimer

Please join us at Union Docs for the third screening in our two-month long Subway Series film festival! This screening will focus on the artists, taggers, and vandals, who make their mark underground in tunnels and on trains. It features the short film Tunnel Stories followed by the featured doc SprayMasters, along with a couple other short subway-related surprises.

Filmmakers Geoff Duncanson and Manfred Kircheimer will be in attendance for a Q&A along with series curator Reid Bingham.

TUNNEL STORIES | Geoff Duncanson | 2002 | USA | 24 minutes | Digital Projection

Beneath New York City, there is a book being written on the walls of tunnels and underground passageways. Raw, honest, and fascinating, Tunnel Stories provides a rare glimpse into the world of the graffiti artists who see subway tunnels as a playground, gallery, and lifestyle. Hear the stories of why these artists, writers, taggers, and vandals risk arrest, injury, or even death in pursuit of their clandestine lifestyle.

SPRAYMASTERS | Manfred Kirchheimer | 2008 | USA | 85 minutes | Digital Projection

In SprayMasters, four ex-graffiti artists reflect on their early years as renegades who snuck into rail yards and decorated New York City subway cars with stolen paint while eluding arrest. Now in their forties and embraced by the establishment, Lee Quinones, Lady Pink, and Futura 2000 are prominent artists with an international following, while Zephyr is a widely published journalist who writes about graffiti and popular culture.

They talk about the extreme risks they took as teenagers, the joys of seeing their work on subway cars, the diverse styles of graffiti, its global reach, and its place in modern life, where it has been co-opted by advertising and fashion. Directed by Manny Kirchheimer (Tall), SprayMasters is a follow-up to his underground classic Stations of the Elevated (1980), one of the first films to feature New York’s infamous subway graffiti.

http://www.uniondocs.org/2013-04-14-subway-series/

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My Plastic Heart Presents: Hanna-Barbarians Group Show (Manhattan, NYC)

April 9, 2013 ,

On April 19 myplasticheart will celebrate the opening of Hanna-Barbarians, a group show featuring the work of over 20 artists from the U.S. and abroad. The show’s name is a tongue-in-cheek reference to its theme, with all artists creating pieces using elements from their favorite cartoons. This is a chance for these artists to showcase those cartoons that have influenced them throughout their careers, sometimes being critical elements in their development and interest in the arts. The show is curated by the Studio Miners, Evoker & Team Sweet, who find joy in documenting the wonderfully exciting world of artists, collectors and creatives of all kinds. This theme particularly appealed to the Studio Miners because in their travels and studio visits, they were always fascinated to see what imagery other artists surrounded themselves with to stimulate creativity.

The opening will take place on Friday, April 19 from 6 – 9pm and the show will run until May 17. In anticipation of the opening, we will feature several sneak peeks of art from the show on this blog.  To sign up for our preview list contact previewme@myplasticheart.com.

Participating Artists:

Abe Lincoln Jr.
Bigfoot
Brian Butler
Chris RWK
Clams Rockefeller
Ekiem
Etips
Evoker
Eyeformation
Flying Fortress
George Lamontagne
Heidi Kenney
kaNO
MRNVR
Nosego
Oblvn
Olive47
Paul Shih
Peskimo
Phil Lumbang
Tim Sullivan

http://www.myplasticblog.com/mph-exhibits/hanna-barbarians-group-show-opens-april-19/

Hanna-Barbarians
Opening night Friday, April 19
6:00PM – 9:00PM
Exhibition runs until May 17

myplasticheart
210 Forsyth St.
Lower East Side
New York
646.290.6866

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“The Artist Process” At 5Pointz (Queens, NYC)

April 9, 2013

” THE ARTIST PROCESS ”

a documentary and a public family event
Throughout the summer of 2013, cameras followed four New York City artists as they joined others at 5 Pointz, a well-known quarter in Queens, NY, where artists from all over come out to create art and celebrate freedom of expression by showcasing their art across building walls. The artists took to the famed brick canvas to paint the phrase “The Artist Process” captured it all on film. Acclaimed New York City “live art performer”

“We all live in NYC, so we all have a rhythm…These are just

layers, you can say, of all the art that has been expressed here…

I hope this event can show and tell people there is a lot of love

for the creating and hopefully this love can equal positive energy.”
T H E …. A R T I S T …. P R O C E S S ……. part 3

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Unit44 Presents: Nosego “The Marvelous Clash” (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)

April 9, 2013

With this year already taking shape we’re extremely proud to announce our first solo show here at the Unit44 Gallery space. With this year largely revolving around projects we couldn’t resist this chap and his extremely endearing characters. Presenting NOSEGO all the way from Philadelphia for his first UK solo show.

Friday 10th May
Unit44
7pm
RSVP to Danny@unit-44.com

Yis “Nosego” Goodwin
NoseGo is a Philadelphia-based artist with a passion for illustration and media arts. He mixes fine art with a contemporary style to deliver highly energetic work. His designs feature an assemblage of patterns, vibrant colors and characters derived from his imagination and his surrounding environment.

Unit44 Presents ‘The Marvelous Clash’ by NOSEGO

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Galerie F Presents: “Goons World” (Chicago Illinois)

April 9, 2013

Galerie F presents “GOONS WORLD

“Anything Is Possible. When the restrictions of this physical world are chipped away, all that remains is ‘Goons World’. A world which the imagination rules, and laws of man bend and crumble.” -Goons
AND THE SAME NIGHT AT THE SAME PLACE:
View the world premier of GOONS WORLD…an animated film only at Galerie F

Opening Reception: Friday, April 26th [6-10pm]

GOONS ‘GOONS WORLD’

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The Urban Art Clash Presents: A Large Scale Exhibition of Contemporary Urban Art (Berlin, Germany)

April 9, 2013

The URBAN ART CLASH presents a large-scale exhibition featuring current positions of Contemporary Urban Art & Photography curated by Alesh One / Dissizit!

About 50 Artists from several countries have been invited to this art show and 6-weeks open-studio session in Berlin.

Applied Street Art techniques such as Urban Art / Graffiti / Stencils / Painting / Photography / Collage / Paste Up / Screen Print / Sculptures / Aerosol Art / Tattoo Ink Art / Drawing / Sketches and Graphic Design will be transferred to the exhibition rooms and all over Berlin City…

URBAN ART CLASH 2013

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Primary Projects Present: Mark Marker Pucho “An Act of Vandalism” (Miami, Florida)

April 9, 2013
Over the course of a year ( 2010 – 2011 ), a founding member of PRIMARY & the notorious Miami mark maker “PUCHO” had the pleasure of traveling together weekly from Miami to Ft. Lauderdale. On average, their 35 minute commute consisted of dialogues where the state of Miami graffiti and street art was a topic in question. Somewhere in these undocumented, private communications, a bond was developed & a common foundation was established . . . A passion for vandalism.

AN ACT OF VANDALISM | SOLO INSTALLATION FROM MIAMI BASED MARK MAKER PUCHO

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Stolen Space Gallery Presents: The London Police ‘It’s All Fun & Games Until Someone Gets Hurt’ (London, UK)

April 8, 2013
‘It’s All Fun & Games Until Someone Gets Hurt’
By The London Police
09.05.13 – 26.05.13

They’re comin’ home, They’re comin’ home, They’re comin’, TLP is comin’ home!

And so it’s back to East London again for UK exports ‘The London Police’ for their first solo art show in England since 2009.

This time around the Amsterdam-based lads have themed their show around sports and games and, although they have totally mistimed their sterling effort of jumping on the Olympic bandwagon, the essex born duo have produced a slick show of considered artworks and designer sport products.

http://www.stolenspace.com/section.php?xSec=555

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Factory Fresh Presents: “Pufferella’s Boudoir” (Manhattan, NYC)

April 4, 2013

Pufferella’s Boudoir
Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

One Day Only – Saturday, April 6th, 2-9pm

Your invited to peek into the secret room of Pufferella and see her greatest adventures with her ex lovers each being remembered forever in fabric. Nestled in a private getaway above the bustling streets of the East Village, Pufferella opens the door to her private Boudoir.

Read her diary, see her latest art works, eat a cupcake and experience the time old tradition of falling in and out of love.

The Lab, 400 East 9th Street – 2B, NYC

http://www.factoryfresh.net/factoryfreshshows_Pufferella.html

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Signal Gallery Presents: TRXTR “Dystopia” (London, UK)

April 4, 2013

TRXTR solo show
‘Dystopia’ Press Release

Private View 18th April 6 – 9pm
Open 19th April – 11th May 2013

The artist known as TRXTR, in his second solo show at Signal Gallery finds himself looking at a world gone mad with excess. For him the problem is that ‘in every way the Genie is out of the bottle and has become so bloated and addictive there is no way it will go back and our wishes are all used up’.

 

http://www.signalgallery.com/events/trxtr-solo-show-1

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Pure Evil Gallery Presents: Deedee Cheriel “Little Spirit and the Infinite Longing” (London, UK)

April 4, 2013

From a previous career playing in seminal bands, Los Angeles based artist Deedee Cheriel has evolved into an acclaimed and sought-after street artist and one of the genre’s few female success stories. Her first solo exhibition in the UK – Little Spirit and the Infinite Longing – utilizes seemingly disparate influences including Indian temple imagery, punk, feminism and naturalism, set within a landscape inspired by a childhood amidst the lush forests of the Pacific Northwest United States.

These unique visual narratives convey an unsettled sense of yearning and the complexities inherent in human connection. The images are created with Cheriel’s signature ‘pop’ multi-colored stripes on canvases and posters, murals and billboards with techniques acquired as a street artist, filmmaker and during her time as a touring musician.
With nuances of East Indian folk art, Cheriel’s use of bold elements – both urban and natural, as well as pop culture – suggest an ability to find commonalities and relationships between self and surroundings. Trees reach down towards woodland creatures, animated by life forces within; life-changing journeys are undertaken with spiritual intent. These are stories of loss, hope and inspiration, profound reminders of the very things that inevitably confirm our common humanity and our ultimate quest for connection.

http://pureevilgallery.virb.com/deedee-cheriel

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