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This One’s For The Children of Sichuan

Ninja August 21st, 2008

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The tragic Sichuan earthquake in May of this year unleashed unimaginable destruction and suffering. Perhaps hardest hit were the children left without homes and schools.

An impressive group of artists and vinyl toy companies have come together for “This One’s For The Children of Sichuan”, a charity auction to benefit children affected by the disaster.

Auction items will include original paintings, toys, and limited-edition collectibles from Simone Legno of tokidoki (see below),

Ron English, Shepard Fairey, Buff Monster, Michael Lau, Kathie Olivas, Joe Ledbetter, Devilrobots, Brandt Peters, Huck Gee, Cameron Tiede, The London Police, Kaws, Toby HK, Amanda Visell, Miss Mindy, CJ Metzger, Play Imaginative, Toy Tokyo, De La Barracuda, Munky King, DKE Toys, DNM, SURU, 3-Mix, Fresh Manila, and more.

The auction will take place online with Live Auctioneers from tomorrow, August 22st to Sunday, August 31st with a live preview on the 22nd at the opening of the MINDstyle LIFEstyle space at the Delay No Mall in Hong Kong. Proceeds for the auction will benefit Care For Children’s efforts to assist the children and students who were most affected by disaster.

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Beautiful Losers: Make Something From Nothing

Ninja August 6th, 2008

Beautiful Losers celebrates the spirit behind one of the most influential cultural movements of a generation. In the early 1990’s a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture. Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories…speaking to themes of what happens when the outside becomes “in” as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today’s youth.

Beautiful Losers (a film companion to the exhibition and book) will debut this Friday night in New York at the IFC Center.

IFC Center Showtimes
12:45pm, 2:30pm, 4:15pm, 6:15pm, 8:20pm, 10:20pm, plus Fri-Sat: 12:15am
Director and Artists will be in attendance at the 8:20pm & 10:20pm screenings on Friday and Saturday

For Beautiful Losers fans outside the NY area, it will be showing in theaters in LA, San Francisco Chicago, and Portland.

AIGA members who buy tickets at the Beautiful Losers Store, can use the code BLAIGA. Buy three tickets to receive a free limited edition KRINK / Beautiful Losers graffiti marker at the IFC Center Theater.

Purchasing link
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C215 interview

Ninja June 27th, 2008

Paris street artist, C215 can seriously cut stencils! Check out this interview at Banksy’s Cans Festival in London. You can see more of C215’s work on his Flickr page.

Photog Graffiti

Penguin June 26th, 2008

Wired: Gun Camera Adds Graffiti to Other People’s Photos:

Berlin based artist Julius von Bismarck uses his oddly named camera-mod to project images onto street furniture where they appear in the photos of strangers, but remain invisible to their eyes.

How? It’s simple. The device has a slave unit on top which is triggered when it sees a flash fire. This triggers his own flash, which fires through the back of the camera, through a film slide containing his slogan and then on and out through the lens at the front. This works because a camera is pretty much a projector in reverse.

I’m all for graffiti, especially things like Banksi. But there’s something invasive about it. Maybe because it’s the nature of photography that makes it really personal that makes me uneasy. It’s a good thing I don’t use the flash.

-Penguin

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Luc Tuymans on the street

Ninja June 24th, 2008

Klara.be launched an experiment with the acclaimed Belgian painter Luc Tuymans. In The Tuymans Experiment, he anonymously paints a mural on a busy street in his hometown of Antwerp. What happens if you take his art out of its usual context? A hidden camera records the reactions of passersby.

I don’t think art can change the world. That’s not what art is about. Art is about creating images and passing on ideas. If it succeeds to make people think, even for a few seconds, it has done a lot already.
– Luc Tuymans

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Astro Boy made up of recycled train tickets

Ninja June 18th, 2008

A 3.2 x 2.1 meter (10 x 7 ft) work of Astro Boy pixel art made from 138,000 recycled Tokyo Metro tickets is on temporary display at the Shinjuku Takashimaya Department Store (2nd floor) to mark the opening of Tokyo’s new Fukutoshin subway line. Created by volunteers from Takashimaya and other Shinjuku-area businesses, the work depicts Astro Boy, Uran, Professor Ochanomizu and Higeoyaji (Mr. Mustachio) in Shinjuku along with the new Fukutoshin train.

Via Pink Tentacle

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San Francisco Reverse Graffiti Project

Ninja June 17th, 2008

Paul Curtis (aka Moose) creates street art by removing dirt from walls of San Francisco’s Broadway Tunnel. The Reverse Graffiti Project is a promo for Green Works Cleaners.