More Granada Graffiti, Spain – June 09
Been doing a bit less of the graff photo posts lately so here is another bunch of Granada graffiti photos, taken on the outskirts of the city, June 09. Check out the crazy head lady at the bottom.
Next week is going to be a graff fest, yes it is. [...]

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We’ll have the pleasure of welcoming the READERSWIVES COLLECTIVE over for a show at our place on the 1st of October… Should be a cracker! Here’s some photos from their latest show at the Jersey Arts Centre…

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This is going to be good… INVADA RECORDS invade the Colston Hall on Saturday the 26th of September… As well as the music there’ll be an art exhibition organised by us entitled ‘An Alternative Portrait of Edward Colston’… Watch this space!

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Here’s the finished flyer for the CHEO show at the end of the month… Thanks to our man Mike in Australia who has pretty much done all our flyers etc since we started… He also designed our logo!

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Had no idea until this week that back in 1981, the famed French film director Agnes Varda shot a documentary about all murals in Los Angeles. Here’s a clip:

A note on IMDB explains:

“The French director Agnes Varda spent a couple of different years in Los Angeles, and this particular year produced her documentary “Murs, murs” and her fiction film “Documenteur”. The title means “Walls, walls”, but also puns with the word “murmurs.” Varda located dozens of murals around LA and filmed them. Many of these are gone today, so this is a true documentary, documenting a wonderful aspect of southern Californian visual culture. She interviews the artists, a truly multicultural and multicolored group–and shows the paintings in their urban contexts. One memorable scene shows a mural at Venice Beach with young people dancing in front of it (probably near where their sons and daughters are roller skating or skateboarding now). An enjoyable movie by a European with deep aesthetic appreciation for marvelous, imaginative, colorful imagery that was considered throwaway pop culture at the time. “

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INSA hitting Shibuya, Tokyo. Exact location here

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SAINTY ‘HERON’ PRINT

HAND PULLED SCREEN PRINT ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER WITH HAND FINISHED ‘RED CROWN’ DETAIL

EDITION OF 25

SIZE: A2

SIGNED AND NUMBERED

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SAINTY ‘MAMMOTH’ PRINT

HAND PULLED SCREEN PRINT ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER

EDITION OF 25

SIZE: A2

SIGNED AND NUMBERED

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SAINTY ‘AUTUMN KING’ PRINT

HAND PULLED SCREEN PRINT ON HEAVY STOCK PAPER WITH HAND FINISHED ‘RED CROWN’ DETAIL

EDITION OF 25

SIZE: A2

SIGNED AND NUMBERED

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The SAINTY prints are finally available to buy HERE! Here’s some photos from the opening night, email info@friend-and-co.com if you are interested in any of the original pieces…

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I’m rather excited today, yes the body is recovering, but what’s really cheered me up is that I’ve just had confirmation that my first ever article for mass publication has been accepted. It’s going to be a feature on the symbiosis of graffiti and technology entitled ‘Graffiti – The Next Generation’ in the global graffiti / lowbrow art publication Pinstriping and Kustom Graphics Magazine. It should hit the news stands in 20 countries in the next few months (August most likely) and I will be writing a full post about the issue closer to the time, but for now let’s focus on ArtNet’s Urban Art Auction…

The sale will cover a massive slice of urban art history spanning from the early 1970s right up to the present day and features a plethora of big names in the genre including Shepard Fairey, Keith Haring, Warhol’s pal Jean-Michel Basquiat, Banksy (of course), and more recent works by the likes of Mr. Brainwash, Chris Johanson, Anthony Lister and Neck Face.

"We are delighted to present such a comprehensive collection of Urban and Street Art" said Hans Neuendorf, CEO of ArtNet AG. "This auction brings together seminal works by some the most influential Urban and Street artists of the past forty years.

Rather than go on and on (and on) about my personal tastes and opinions I thought I’d let the work speak for itself (for a change) Although I will warn you if you’re thinking of making a bid on any of these ArtNet charge a 10% commission fee – pfft.

Shepard Fairey Title: Peace Bomber (Red Edition) Medium: Prints, Serigraph / Screenprint Year: 2008 Print/Casting Year: 2008 Size: height – 24 in, width – 18 in, depth – 0 in Markings: signed, This work is signed and numbered by the artist. Edition: 121/150 (limited edition) Estimate: from $1,200 to $1,500

Scott Campbell Title: Bugs Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present) Medium: Paintings, Mixed Media, Insects, enamel on wood Year: 2009 Size: height – 18 in, width – 24 in, depth – 0 in Markings: signed, signed on back Estimate: from $2,500 to $3,500

Banksy Title: Soup Can (Tesco) Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present), Graffiti (ca. 1980s-present), Neo-Pop Medium: Prints Year: 2005 Print/Casting Year: 2005 Size: height – 19.5 in, width – 13.7 in, depth – 0 in Markings: stamped, and numbered in pencil inside stamp Edition: 250 Estimate: from $5,500 to $6,500

Shepard Fairey Title: Molotov Man Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present) Medium: Prints, Serigraph / Screenprint Year: 2006 Print/Casting Year: 2006 Size: height – 18 in, width – 24 in, depth – 0 in Markings: signed, Signed and Numbered on front Edition: 42/300 Estimate: from $900 to $1,200

Anthony Micallef Title: Dirty Deluxe Style: expressionism, Erotic Medium: Prints, Giclée Year: 2005 Print/Casting Year: 2005 Size: height – 28 cm, width – 26 cm, depth – 0 cm Markings: signed, Signed recto Edition: 95 Estimate: from $7,000 to $8,000

Aiko Nakagawa Title: Untitled (woman) Style: Contemporary (ca. 1945-present), Urban Art Medium: Paintings, Acrylic, stencil, hand painted and silkscreen on canvas Year: 2008 Size: height – 50 cm, width – 40 cm, depth – 0 cm Markings: signed, inscribed, Signed. Edition: UNIQUE Estimate: from $3,500 to $4,500

Check out what’s still on offer now at ArtNet’s Urban Art Auction - as I write there’s another 13 days to save up your pennies, dollars, Euros, Yen, whatever you can raid from whatever source if you want to buy a slice of urban history this is about the best chance you’ll have. As for me, well this broke ass will have to dream on

Tags: artnet, auction, graffiti, graffiti sales, urban art, urban art auction

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