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02 September 2013

Shepard Fairey Talks

The thing that is interesting about Fairey is the mechanism of his career's success. How he integrates his commercial and personal art practice, his influences and his history are the topics of this talk at the Art Center. In the following question and answer session he also comments on his actions in the Hope case. From March 2012.

"Should art be profitable? Shepard Fairey says yes. The famed L.A. street artists reveals his success and failures -- including the Obama Hope poster -- at Art Center Graphic Design Department's 3x3 lecture series featuring creative entrepreneurs."

Memorabilia: London

Memorabilia
66 Norlington Road, Leyton, London E10 6LA
6th July - 15th July 2013
Curated by Carne Griffiths
http://www.carnegriffiths.com/

"What? … Memorabilia – is an exhibition of artwork and found objects inspired by childhood memories. The exhibition will be curated by Carne Griffiths who organised the 100sqft exhibition in 2009, which travelled from London to New Orleans and featured the work of almost 500 artists. The exhibition will form a part of the Leytonstone Arts Trail, guaranteeing good footfall and exposure for involved artists. Memorabilia is primarily designed to raise funds for Great Ormond Street Hospital. "

" “We owe so much to GOSH, they saved our little girl, Noemi’s life,” says artist and organiser Carne Griffiths.
“Through their actions my wife Claire and I were inspired to do something positive. We wanted to create a sense of nostalgia with this show, to remind us of our inner child. Hopefully those feelings will raise money for the incredibly important work GOSH does.”

"Last year we were told our beautiful daughter had a condition Known as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, we were told she had a 50% survival chance at birth, Thanks to the amazing care of Gt Ormond Street Hospital, she is now 9 months old, just come off her feeding tube and is getting stronger every day. This exhibition is our way of saying thank you to the people that saved her life, and to the resources that we were fortunate enough to have access to. A minimum of 30% of the work for sale will go to GOSH"

Exhibition Website http://memorabilia2013.wordpress.com/
facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/132833680254471/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/memorabilia2013

Participating artists included Carne Griffiths, Cartrain, Carrie Reichart, Mason Storm, Pure Evil, David Bray, Ben Oakley, Blakkbyrd and many others. To date over £3,400 has been raised.

" Memorabilia's all star cast features artists, David Bray, Chris Cunningham, Ben Slow, Danny O'Connor, Carrie Reichardt, Lewis Bannister, Nigel Cox, Carne Griffiths, Infinity Bunce, David Hensel, Tim Goffe, Julia Colquitt Roach, Ben Oakley, Jewel, Eleanor Bedlow, Gillian Swan, Carlos Martyn Burgos, Mason Storm, Carl Smith, Raj Kaur Phull, Anna Stiles, Nina Farrell, Mark Dickson, Asa Medhurst, Lorna Holdcroft, Louise McNaught, Neil Benjamin, Blair Zaye, Jeff Cox, John Clair, Sarah Carpenter, Lynne Blackburn, Roseanne Artisan, Rachael Berry, Stuart Harris, Francesco Jacobello, Matt Gee, Darth Art, Square Foot, Julie Caves, Kerrie Jane Stritton, Cos Ahmet, Warren Fox, Rachel I'Anson, Natalie Percy, Jonny Burt, Elliott Ashton, Paul Cummings, Maria Slovakova, Cathie Hubert, Amelie Peace, Caroline Zaian, Sarah Jane Whittaker, Orson Kartt, Shaun Davin and many more! "

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The Star Walls exhibition curated by Elliot Ashton was included as
The third in the Star Walls trilogy "Star Walls 'Return of the Art' at 'Memorabilia'"

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Works are still available for sale at the Memorabilia Online Store
http://memorabilia2013.bigcartel.com/

Online Store on Facebook, here

Blakkbyrd at the memorabilia shop
http://memorabilia2013.bigcartel.com/artist/blakkbyrd
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Exhibition Photos: Here

Mostyn Clarke Photos
- (Hanging the show)here
- Part I, Here
- Part II, Here
- Part III, Here

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Press: Rachel Berry's report on the Undecided Art Collective Blog with many photos from opening night
http://uacoll.wordpress.com/2013/07/07/memorabilia/

Press: Guardian article: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/10514863.Art_that___s_young_at_heart___Memorabilia_exhibition_will_raise_cash_for_Great_Ormond_Street/?ref=fbrec

Press: Wall Street Journal article: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130619-902679.html?mod=wsj_share_facebook

Waltham Forest Guardian

Press: Telegraph http://www.telegraphindia.com/pressrelease/prnw/enuk201306195647_public.html

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The surprise appearence of a "Damien Hirst" Spot Painting was a well executed hoax that created a great deal of amusement and excitement.

[photo credits: photos from Carne Griffiths, Mostyn Clark, Rachel Berry and Elliot Ashton]

The photos have disappeared from the site. Testing replacing one.

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Donations can be made at Just Giving: http://www.justgiving.com/memorabilia/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=fundraisingpage&utm_content=memorabilia&utm_campaign=pfp-share

13 May 2013

Star Walls, Leytonstone

'STAR WALLS'
16th May - 9th June

The Stone Space,
E111HG London,
United Kingdom

An exhibition of artwork inspired by the ‘Star Wars’ universe, in honour of Stuart Freeborn, the head special effects make-up artist of Star Wars, who was born in Leytonstone.

Artists taking part in the exhibition include
Elliott Ashton, Sarah Carpenter,
Cristabel Christo, Jeff Cox,
Rupert Greyling, Carne Griffiths
and Maria Slovakova.

The Stone Space website
http://thestonespace.wordpress.com/
We are open on Thursday and Friday between 2-6pm,
on Saturdays 12-5pm and Sundays 12-4pm.
You can find us in Church Lane E11 1HG
next to the main entrance for Leytonstone Library.

'Star Walls' will opening its doors on May 16, come along for the opening night!

Facebook Event Page Star Walls

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Saturday May 25th will be Star Wars day in Leytonstone, with a full day of events @ Luna Lounge, 7 Church Lane.

'The STAR WARS Cantina' .10AM - 1AM
indoor market / Yoda stew / Star Wars cupcakes / Fancy Dress competition / 'Blue Milk' cocktails.

STAR WARS theme indoor market @ 1pm -STAR WARS fancy dress disco @ 8PM Sat, 25 May, 1:00pm – 11:30pm
To link with Elliot Ashton's STONE space exhibition STAR WALLS
FREE YODA soup!!!

Luna Lounge website
http://www.lunalounge.info/

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Star Walls @ Artefacto
476 Leytonstone High Road,
London E11 3HN

Event page
https://www.facebook.com/StarWallsAtArtefacto

An exhibition of Artwork inspired by the 'Star Wars' universe,
´Artefacto Art Design and Tattoo´

There will be a variety of artists showing their work inspired by Star Wars as well as various events over the time of the exhibit.
There will even be a raffle of some Star Wars tattoos and the proceeds will go to the Great Ormond Street Hospital fund as will much of the money raised by the sale of the art in general.
May the Force be with you!

Darth Vader II by Blakkbyrd

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Full Article
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/10410448.May_the_force_be_with_the_fans/

"“Purely by accident I discovered that Stuart was born in Leytonstone,“ says Elliott, excitement rising in his voice. “There were these stories about how he used to do make-up on himself and he’d ride around Leytonstone on his bike, looking to see if he’d get a reaction from people.

Following that I did an engraving of Yoda for the Leytonstone Arts Trail, as well as an article about Stuart. I was amazed by the number of people who showed an interest, and how few knew he was from Leytonstone.

“I’ve been overwhelmed by how many people have signed up to take part,“ says Elliot.

"There are at least 20 artists, Artefacto Bespoke Tattoo is running an exhibition in conjunction with the Stone Space show, and the Luna Lounge, next to the gallery, will be holding a Star Wars day on May 25, with a Star Wars-themed indoor market and fancy dress disco.

“It’s great, because May 25 will be 36th anniversary of Star Wars, the 33rd anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back, and the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi.

“We’ll also be running workshops and talks at Leytonstone Library. (call Leytonstone Library on: 020 8496 1190 )"

09 May 2013

The London Police

'It's All Fun & Games Until Someone Gets Hurt'
By The London Police

Stolen Space
The Old Trueman Brewery Brick Lane
London
10.05.13 - 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.

'It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt' by The London Police from bob gibson on Vimeo.

Stolen Space

artists website
http://www.thelondonpolice.com/NewTLP/News.html

facebook

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previously on blakkbyrd, from early days until I left Amsterdam in 2009

06 May 2013

CARTRAIN @ Graffik

CARTRAIN: This Way Up

Press Launch Thursday 16th May
Open 17th May - 30th May
GRAFFIK GALLERY
284 Portobello Road, LONDON W10 5TE

Notorious offender of all things art Cartrain returns with a provocative solo show THIS WAY UP. At age 20, Cartrain has been painting his iconic street art on the streets of London since he was 14. His artwork is collected by everyone from the rich & famous to the police officers and judges. In 2008 Damien Hirst attempted to prosecute Cartrain for creating a series of artworks that "infringed" Hirst's copyright. In 2009 Cartrain responded by "borrowing" a packet of pencils from Hirst's "Pharmacy" installation at Tate Britain. Cartrain was later arrested for theft valuing £500,000. His satirical images have been parodied by Royal Mail and influential artists including Mr Brainwash, Gilbert and George, Jamie Reid, and James Cauty. In 2012 Cartrain walked into the House's of Parliament and smoked a spliff during Prime Ministers Questions.

From the east London streets to the markets of Portobello Road Cartrain has left his mark on the city of London. This Way Up is a glimpse into the insights of an urban art legend. Pop culture, conceptual guerrilla performance, and collage based urban memes all play a part in Cartrain's palette. You never know what you expect when Cartrain's is involved.

Cartrain describes his artwork as "random."

GRAFFIK GALLERY
284 Portobello Road
LONDON W10 5TE

www.graffikgallery.co.uk

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previously on Blakkbyrd

http://blakkbyrd.blogspot.co.uk/2009/09/cartrain-hirst-part-2-pencils.html

http://blakkbyrd.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/cartrain-and-hirst.html

http://blakkbyrd.blogspot.co.uk/2009/01/lekay-hirst-and-cartrain-copyright.html

http://blakkbyrd.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/bin-laden-spotted-at-tate-modern.html

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Interviews

http://noctrl.org/post/12649181380/cartrain-ufos-over-leytonstone-rsh-brought-to

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On wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartrain

02 May 2013

David Shillinglaw

My Idea of Fun opens on April 26th at
Stolen Space Gallery,
The Old Truman Brewery
91 Brick Ln, London E1 6QL

article
http://i-donline.com/2013/04/my-idea-of-fun/

Interview
http://www.hungertv.com/feature/get-to-know-david-shillinglaw/

VIEW CATALOGUE / PRICE LIST

Closing Day

"SUNDAY IS FUNDAY. To celebrate the end of My Idea Of Fun I will be at Stolen Space Gallery on Sunday 5th May. 1-7pm. drawing, doodling and drinking coffee. come by and say hello and join in the drawing fun. A drawing will be randomly selected at the end of the day and the winner will receive a limited edition KAPOW screen print. All are welcome."

Artists website
http://cargocollective.com/davidshillinglaw

Images on Google

on Facebook

on Twitter

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David Shillinglaw - Paradise Fools: Art Exhibition @ Sunshine (Art, Books & Coffee)
Hove, Brighton, UK - Opening 14th September 2012

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Gambia article

CAN? at CULTIVATE

CAN? at CULTIVATE: A STREET ART FLAVOURED FIRST THURSDAY THREE WEEK GROUP SHOW…

CAN? An exercise in transplanting the art of the street, and the strands of street art’s associated culture, in to the gallery environment, especially the slightly alien Vyner Street environment, our not so alien, rather uniquely positioned, corner space and our ever open street-level front door.

This time we intend filling our (almost on the street) gallery with art that’s flavoured by the influences of the street, made with the street’s (now traditional?) media – with the narks made with spray cans, the creative use of stencils, the notions of print, pop art, sticker art and such, Can? will partly be about questioning what street art is, questioning if it should be in the gallery by placing it in (and around) a gallery that is very much on a street and just one step off the pavement through an open door.

Street art culture, graphic flavours, spray can marks, stencil work, sticker art, contemporary pop art, recycled and maybe even the strange notion of a paibt brush or two? Can we?

CAN? A busy gallery show at Cultivate, Vyner Street, Opening First Thursday, May 2nd and running until May 21st

Participating Artists (links to artists pages)
616
ALO
BLAKKBYRD
BORTUSK LEER
CARRIE REICHARDT
CHARLIE McFARLEY
DEBORAH GRIFFIN
D7606
EMMA HARVEY
GARETH MORGAN
GARY HOGBEN
ID-IOM
INFINITY BUNCE
JIVE COPYMENOT
JULIA MADDISON
LEWIS BANISTER
MARIA SLOVAKOVA
MISS WAH
MYDOG SIGHS
NIKOLAI KOZIN
PURE EVIL
ROBIN DOYLE
SEAN VASQUEZ
WHAT HAVE I DONE NOW

https://www.facebook.com/events/230866967054391/

25 April 2013

Subject Index June 2011 - Dec 2012

The Aviary

Subject Index - May 2011

Blakkbyrd

Cultivate London
Blakkbyrd & MoMA Modern Art

Artists/Exhibitions

Sylvie Tillmann - London
Pictoplasma - NY
Abner Preis - Superheroes
Sacha-Goldberger

New Media

You Blew it Up - London
People Staring at Computers
Secret History of Social Networking
Protest and media - de balie
Pick n Play - Stockholm
Oddstream Festival - Nijmegen

Books

Black Books

Graffiti/Street Art

Nuart Festival - Norway
Inside Outside
Graffiti - Libya
Upfest 2011 - Bristol UK
LAB ART Opening - LA
More MOCA LA II

Film/TV

Space Patrol 60's Sci Fi TV
Apple ipad and 2001

08 November 2012

Sylvie Tillmann - London

(̶n̶̶o̶) love (̶l̶̶o̶̶s̶̶t̶)
The Wayward Gallery, London proudly presents the second solo exhibition of German
artist Sylvie Tillmann.

Photos from the opening night can be found on facebook here

Tillmann’s work can be considered as a series of studies, which inspire various
contemplations. Akin to the processual character of scientific study, the processual
character of art itself is beneficial to the exploration of manifold thematic layers, which at times seem contradictory, but eventually may turn out to be conclusive.

Sylvie Tillmann constructs experimental set-ups in conceptual series of monochrome
photographs, which are provoking in their radical nature and which irritate on all levels.

Every single artwork can simultaneously be a question posed or the result of an
investigation. In the end one is presented with the echo of a process, of an impulse of
creativity, born of the discrepancy between the inside and the outside, an echo of a
moment, which has passed, and which makes the piece a monument to an intense
encounter of artist and model or artist and object. No more and no less is left for the
recipient. The consequence: The recipient assumes the role of the inquiring mind, which
can be considered the animus of Sylvie Tillmann’s work, and may try to reverseengineer
it and get to the bottom of what is presented.

The motifs hint at the inherent struggle between hope and desperation about the values
of our time behind the mere politicisation of sexuality. The deep sense of discord is
signified by the title of the current series. (̶n̶̶o̶) love (̶l̶̶o̶̶s̶̶t̶) is as continuation of the last
series, which thematised lust and unease among other subjects, all the more the
question of love as greater, if not greatest good and how modern society perceives
it or is supposed to perceive it. The search for the Agathon leads through many a
dark vale.

On the technical side Sylvie Tillmann utilises a sort of aesthetical non-conformism,
hammering the pieces to the walls of the exhibition hall with rusty nails only,
deliberately applying dirt and stains during the development process or tearing and
scratching the surface of the artwork. The stage is denied to the tasteful form in
favour of the subject matter. Overexposure and lint on the lens at that moment
aren’t stylistic devices per se, but a statement not to bother with window dressing,
but to create truth.

Sylvie Tillmann lives and works in London and Cologne.

(̶n̶̶o̶) love (̶l̶̶o̶̶s̶̶t̶)

The Wayward Gallery, London präsentiert die zweite Einzelausstellung der deutschen
Künstlerin Sylvie Tillmann.

Tillmanns Arbeit ist als Reihe von Studien zu sehen, die vielfältige Betrachtungen
zutage fördern. Ähnlich der naturwissenschaftlichen Forschung begünstigt hier der
Prozesscharakter der künstlerischen Arbeit, die Durchdringung vielfältiger
thematischer Ebenen, die manchmal widersprüchlich scheinen und doch in letzter
Konsequenz schlüssig sind.

In konzeptuellen Serien monochromer Fotografien erstellt die Künstlerin
Versuchsanordnungen, die in ihrer Radikalität provozieren und auf allen Ebenen
Irritationen bewirken. Jede Arbeit für sich kann gleichzeitig als Frage und auch als
Untersuchungsergebnis verstanden werden. Denn letztlich sieht man hier den
Nachhall eines Prozesses, eines Moments, eines Schaffensimpulses aus der
Diskrepanz zwischen dem Innen und dem Außen, der verstrichen ist und damit das
vorliegende Werk zu einem Denkmal einer intensiven Begegnung zwischen Künstler
und Modell oder Objekt macht. Nicht mehr und nicht weniger bleibt dem Betrachter.
Die Konsequenz daraus ist, dass sich der Betrachter den Forschergeist selbst zu
eigen zu macht, der Sylvie Tillmanns Arbeiten beseelt und sozusagen per Reverse-
Engineering versucht, das Gesehene wieder zu dekonstruieren und ihm auf den
Grund zu gehen.

Die Motive deuten an, dass hinter der bloßen Politisierung von Sexualität der
Widerstreit von Verzweiflung und Hoffnung über die Werte unserer Zeit tobt. Der
tiefe Zwiespalt wird im Titel der aktuellen Werkreihe deutlich. (̶n̶̶o̶) love (̶l̶̶o̶̶s̶̶t̶) ist in
der Fortsetzung des letzten Arbeitszyklus, der u.a. Lust und Unbehagen
thematisierte, doch vielmehr auch die Frage nach der Liebe als hohem, wenn nicht
höchstem Gut und was die Gesellschaft darunter mittlerweile versteht oder
verstehen soll. Die Suche nach dem Agathon führt hierbei durch so manches finstre
Tal.

Technisch betreibt Sylvie Tillmann dabei eine Art ästhetischen Nonkonformismus,
indem sie ihre Werke z.B. mit rostigen Nägeln direkt an die Wand des
Ausstellungsraumes hämmert, im Entwicklungsprozess absichtlich
Verschmutzungen anbringt oder Oberflächen zerkratzt. Der schöngeistigen Form
wird sozusagen zugunsten des Inhalts die Bühne verwehrt. Überbelichtung und
Fusseln auf der Linse sind in dem Moment kein Stilmittel als solches, sondern ein
Statement, sich nicht mit Schönfärberei abzugeben, sondern Wahrheit zu schaffen.

Sylvie Tillmann lebt und arbeitet in London und Köln.

Contentious: Blakkbyrd

Contentious
17 - 20 Parr Street, London, N1 7ET
15th - 17th March 2013

Curators: Robert Ford, Blair Zaye, Lyn Blackburn and Tracy Allen

"The first one in the series, CONTENTIOUS ONE will be an eclectic mix of London based painters, printmakers, photographers, performance artists & makers. London has proven itself to be one of the hubs of the art world.
This series of shows aims to build on a reputation by showing the new, the unknown, the emerging, the daring, the collectable artists of tomorrow!"

Participating Artists with links

Tracey Allen
Amber Anderson
Lyn Blackburn
Blakkbyrd
Mandy Brannan
Simon Burbridge
Jan Crabtree
Robert Ford
Brian D Hodgeson
Ursula Kelly
Tony Lee
Gareth Morgan
Blair Zaye

The first in a series of self curated exhibitions showing a mix of painters, printmakers, photographers and makers. As well as visual artists there will be several bands and performers delivering their special and exciting music and entertainment over the 3 days!

Check our facebook page for more details
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Contentious/221135021366413

Facebook Event Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/174082902740649/

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Blakkbyrd

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Performances

Friday 15th 6:30pm-11:00pm
Opening night performances from Uru-Ana and Spiritwo Solo 7:30pm to 10:30

Photos of Opening Night: here

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Saturday 16th 2pm-11pm Evening musical performances from Sinah and NoamiKo 7:30pm to 10:30pm

Photos Day2 here

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Sunday 17th 2pm-6pm

Physical theatre ‘Natives’ directed by Andrea Ling

Performance ‘Like Foxes’ with Gwen Bajon &
Yasmin Moghaddan

Bjorn Hatleskog performing Romvelope

Dance Circuits

Photos of Day3 plus exhibition hang here

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Dia De Los Muertos : Blakkbyrd

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
Cultivate Gallery in Vyner Street, London
1st November to 4th November
Curated by Sean Worrell

"We’re not trying to recreate an accurate authentic reconstruction of a Mexican Day of the Dead celebration, we’re just celebrating the celebration in our on cross-pollinating way."

Gallery Exhibition Page: http://www.cultivatevynerstreet.com/ShowDiaDeLosMuertos.html

Facebook Event Page
https://www.facebook.com/events/390967560975535/

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Participating Artists

Blakkbyrd
Carrie Reichardt
Charlie Mcfarley
Danny Amos Flynn
David Vassie
Emma Harvey
Julieta Hernández Adame
Lisa Mckendrick
Lynne Blackburn
Robert Ford
Sean Worrall
Tony Lee

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Exhibition Photos HERE

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"on our corner is was DIA DE LOS MUERTOS and our celebration of the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead/ Artists were invited, colour was encourage, flowers tied to our window bars, a shire built, Mexican sweet bread, fruit, the ritual, and our walls full of are that in some way came with a little of the right flavours, I think we can say it worked, people grabbed the spirit and hopefully enjoyed the art, the paintings of LISA McKENDRICK, BLAKKBYRD, CHARLIE McFARLEY, SEAN WORRALL, TONY LEE and EMMA HARVEY, the prints of ROBERT FORD and LYNNE BLACKBURN, the ceramics of CARRIE REICHARDT, the letterpress work of JULIETA HERNANDEZ ADAME, DAVID VASSIE, DANNY AMOS FLYNN – a spontaneous show pulled together because it seemed like a good thing to do, it could have been a disaster, I kind of think it worked… didn’t it?"

Full Blog Post from Cultivate is here

21 March 2012

Black Books

"In the graffiti underground, Piece Books—or sketch books—have been a secret weapon for the mysterious artists who pioneered the culture back in 1970s New York. Reebok explores this history through the eyes of graffiti legends like Cope 2, Erni "Paze" Vales, West, SP.One, Wane COD, Rime MSK, Chino BYI, Ewok 5MH, PEZ, How and Nosm. "

When Rembrandt went bankrupt in the C17th, one of the things he hid from his creditors was his blackbooks. Interesting to see an artist's sketchbook presented as a new concept or practice. It speaks volumes about the presenters and their targeted audience.

28 September 2011

Nuart Festival - Norway

In July-August 2011, five street artists were invited to NHH Norwegian School of Economics to give their comments on capitalism directly on the schools huge white walls. The project was a collaboration with the Nuart Festival, and what Escif, M-City, EINE, DOLK and Hyuro came up with can be seen from this video. For more information, visit CAPITALISM.NO

"From Ad busting critiques to political and polemical murals, “______capitalism?” aims to present for the wider public, the opportunity to engage with an institution that sits at the heart of most of our futures. Street Art is also ideally placed to question the hegemony of consensus based public art and the cooption of our public spaces, often “public” only in name, for corporate profit."

25 September 2011

People Staring at Computers

"People Staring at Computers by Kyle McDonald “People Staring at Computers” is a photographic intervention. I wrote a simple application that took one picture every minute. If it found a face, it uploaded the photo to my server. I installed the app around NYC over three days, collecting more than a thousand photos. Before sharing the photos online, I decided to exhibit them in the same places they were originally captured. So I wrote another app that could be remotely triggered after being installed on all the computers in one location. When the app starts up, it takes a picture and slowly fades in that photo. A moment later, it starts cycling through older photos. Most people instinctively quit the app less than 10 seconds after recognizing their own face, so the exhibition was relegated to the unused machines.

http://fffff.at/people-staring-at-computers/

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"Artist Kyle McDonald installed a program on computers in two New York Apple Store locations that automatically takes a photo every minute. Now his personal computers have been confiscated by the U.S. Secret Service. ...

Over the course of the project, McDonald set up roughly 100 Apple store computers to call his servers every minute. That’s a lot of network traffic, and he learned that Apple monitors traffic in its stores when he received a photo from a Cupertino computer of what appeared to be an Apple technician. The technician had apparently traced the traffic to the site McDonald used to upload the program to Apple Store computers — and installed it himself.

McDonald figured that Apple had decided the program wasn’t a big deal. That was until four Secret Service men in suits woke him up on Thursday morning with a search warrant for computer fraud. ...

Before he began, he got permission from Apple’s security guards to take photos in the store, then asked customers if he could take their photos (with a camera). Had they all said no, he says, he wouldn’t have proceeded. He also refrained from putting the code for the photo-taking program online, as he does with most of his projects, because he recognized that the technology behind his art project could be used for less benign purposes. "

http://mashable.com/2011/07/07/secret-service-apple-store-art-2/

Using Apple Store computers to accomplish the photography is a separate issue, and given that the Secret Service’s search warrant was for computer fraud, the use of them is likely the issue in question.

On Thursday, McDonald tweeted that the search warrant said he was in violation of 18 USC section 1030.

Eric Goldman, the director of the High Tech Law Institute and associate professor at Santa Clara Law, says that the law “restricts accessing someone else’s computer and obtaining information from that computer” and that “capturing images from Apple’s computers could trigger that standard.” Some other provisions of the same law could also apply, he says.

http://mashable.com/2011/07/11/is-taking-secret-photos-in-an-apple-store-legal/

Pictoplasma - NY

Pictoplasma NYC
CONFERENCE: 4 + 5 NOVEMBER 2011

PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN

TISHMAN AUDITORIUM

66 WEST 12TH STREET, NEW YORK

EXHIBITIONS: 3 - 6 NOVEMBER 2011

The PICTOPLASMA NYC FESTIVAL once more stages ... a ... celebration of contemporary character culture, with a dense, extended weekend program of inspiring artist presentations, conference lectures, animation festival, character walk exhibitions and performances!
http://nyc.pictoplasma.com/

24 September 2011

Inside Outside

Inside Outside: Art on both sides of the law Follow artists from 4 cities on 3 continents who blur the lines between legal and illegal art.

http://www.babelgum.com/insideoutside

Apple ipad and 2001

As any 5-year-old is all too happy to point out, most things look like other things. The ongoing slapfight over patent infringements that’s defining the mobile technology market these days is largely based on everyone’s little black-or-white rectangle looking identical to everyone else’s.

No company appears more intent on blocking everyone else from selling tiny black rectangles than Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). The company is waging an international litigation war against Samsung (PINK:SSNLF) looking to block its line of Galaxy portables from releasing in a growing number of markets. Samsung, of course, claims Apple is being ridiculous.

The Korean technology company’s lawyers filed a declaration with a federal district court in California on Aug. 15 that said Apple’s iPad replicates the design of mocked-up tablet computers used in Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. The filing even included a YouTube link to demonstrate. It points to how Dave and another astronaut are using machines with “an overall rectangular shape with a dominant display screen, narrow borders, a predominantly flat front surface, a flat black surface, (and) a thin form factor.” This is, the filing says, identical to the design featured in Apple’s D’889 Patent.

full story
http://www.investorplace.com/2011/08/also-sprach-samsung-apple-cant-copyright-ipad-because-of-2001-a-space-odyssey/

Secret History of Social Networking

In this three-part series the BBC's technology correspondent Rory Cellan Jones traces the hidden story of social networking, from the early days of computing and the 60s counterculture through to the businesses worth billions today.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/shsn

17 September 2011

Protest and media - de balie

Social protest has become almost inseparably linked to a plethora of media images and messages distributed via internet, mobile phones, social media, internet video platforms and of course traditional media outlets such as newspapers, radio and television. A popular category to have emerged recently is the 'twitter-revolution'. In almost all cases (Iran, Tunisia, Egypt, London) the role of the platform turned out to be less than essential in retrospect. Protests mostly manifested on the streets and particularly the public squares ('Take the Square'). Deeply rooted blogger-networks did however play a mayor role, preparing the protests that have now been dubbed the "Arabian Spring'. And internet played a crucial role in the organisation and co-ordination of the European 'anti-austerity' protests (Spain, Greece, UK, Italy).

This international seminar brings together theorists, artists, designers, activists and media specialists to develop a critical analysis of the new forms of social protest and their media dimension. The program is divided into two blocks. The first block focuses on an in-depth analysis of the evolving WikiLeaks-saga, while the second block will examine the remarkable string of protests in the Mediterranean region. These discussions will be interrupted at times by startling artistic interventions in current social and political debates.

The seminar is part of an on-going research into Tactical Media, the fusion of art, media, politics and cultural activism, centred around the "Tactical Media Files", an on-line documentation resource of Tactical Media practices world-wide.

more info
[ www.tacticalmediafiles.net ]

17 June 2011

Abner Preis - Superheroes

Abner Preis Kickstarter from Harlan Levey Projects on Vimeo.

I picked Abner Preis as an upcoming talent to watch back in 2007, and his name keeps cropping up throughout Amsterdam events blogged here on Blakkbyrd.
Abner on Blakkbyrd

Now he's off to the States with his Superhero Project.

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“Trained as a painter, Abner Preis has been making waves over the past several years. In a three year period, he has been invited as a featured artist to prominent art fairs such as Art Rotterdam, Art Brussels and the Scope Art Fair (Art Basel Miami Beach) as well as to exhibit works in respected cultural institutions and museums like the MU in The Netherlands, the Marta Hereford Museum in Germany and Austria’s Kunsthalle amongst others. The Superhero Project has featured at Brussels Fashion Week, Istanbul Design Week and the Rotterdam International Film Festival, providing a body of work that successfully walks the tightrope between art as activism, fine art, fashion, design and entertainment. Compared to artists as diverse as Joseph Beuys or Charlie Chaplin, Preis builds on the history of art to challenge it, using optimism, joy and imagination as the tools of his tender assault.

“Basically this project is about me going out in the streets dressed up like a Superhero, meeting strangers and asking them; If you had three super powers what would they be? Then I turn them into Superheroes like me.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/977354012/the-hero-in-all-of-us-portrait-of-america-2011

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Interview on Warholean

Warholian had the pleasure of meeting Abner Preis and his Superhero Project at the 2010 Scope fair during Art Basel Week in Miami Florida. At Scope, Abner was asking everyday fair goers to imagine themselves as superheros. His goal: “to surprise, transform and empower people he meets as he travels the world.”

We sat down with Abner to discuss how this project came to be…

1. Tell us the history of “The Superhero Project”, how did you come to start this project?

“I was invited to do a video presentation at a class for severely handicapped people. The teacher invited me to give a talk about my work and discuss ideas about a video project that they had planned to do.

Every child was really handicapped… a class full of Stephen Hawkings, but all were super cool. Their idea for a movie was to make one of the kids a super hero who could fly… a slow motion smile settled on my face… “Fuck it! Why not? Yes, we can all be heroes!”

That’s when I realized my magical equation of “I equals S”.

I = imagination
S=superheroes

If you have Imagination, then you can be an Superhero.

(Incidentally, we still visit the Handicapp class every year, it is still a very special project)”

more
http://warholian.com/2011/06/13/abner-preis/

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