txt: Tate Modern - Street Art - 23 May – 25 August 2008
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In the first major public museum display of street art in London, an awesome line-up of acclaimed street artists will create gigantic new art works on the external walls of Tate Modern overlooking the Thames.
An eclectic group of artists, who [...]
txt: comments on Drawing the Line - Keith Haring (1989) Part 1 of 3
hunnysuckledream (1 week ago)
I’m from Dutch Country in PA too. The thing I love about Haring the most is that he insisted that art was for the people–not just stuffy art critics and walls in museums. Such an injustice his premature death… [...]
txt: Street artists to adorn Tate facade
Mark Brown, arts correspondent
Wednesday April 2, 2008
The Guardian
Tate Modern is to get a summer facelift, with a group of the world’s most acclaimed street artists being asked to produce work for the building’s Thames-side facade, it was announced yesterday.
It will be the first commission to use the facade and [...]
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txt: To the trained eye, museum pieces lurk everywhere - International Herald Tribune
Marc Schiller, co-founder of the Wooster Collective Web site, which exhibits photos of the best street art in the world, knows most people look straight past street art until they start looking for it. “Once you give them a doorway,” he said, [...]
text: romanywg on youtube
This is Banksys latest street work on the Essex Road, London N1. I filmed the spot for 1 hour on 6th March 2008. It was interesting to note the diverse cross section of the local community that were interested in his work.
Unfortunately it is now covered with perspex to stop it [...]
txt: Diesel wall project - www.joshspear.com
The Diesel Wall Project is an opportunity for up-and-coming artists to have their work seen on a large scale by occupying one of four massive Diesel walls, housed in major cities around the world. This is a chance for aspiring artistic geniuses to be seen and enrich the lives of [...]
txt: comments on “Ain’t it the truth?” photo - sepultura on flickr.com
king_shula says:
Actually, I prefer someone to offer me something. I’m smart enough to know whether I want it or not. More information and more choices for you = better….don’t let them tell you any different!
ConceptJunkie Pro User says:
Great concept. Where can I [...]
txt: Questions - www.banksy.co.uk
Aren’t street art auctions a bit lame?
I don’t agree with auction houses selling street art - its undemocratic, it glorifies greed and I never see any of the money.
What’s with all the gallery shows?
None of the print and painting exhibitions in proper art galleries are anything to do with me, it’s all [...]
txt from: ART/ARCHITECTURE; Museum With (Only) Walls
THERE’s a world-class museum on Jackson Avenue in Long Island City that’s free, that’s open 24/7 and that shows the top artists in their field. It has hundreds of artworks, most of them huge: murals with allegorical tales of good and evil, modern takes on Rembrandt, variations on [...]
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