55DSL invites you to celebrate 10 years of prolific output of one of the most requested artists of the moment, Mitchy Bwoy, offering a unique opportunity to see Mitch’s new work sans client.
From Dub to Roots, Balkan Beats to Broken Beats, Desi to Disco, whatever you’re into Mitch is likely to have made his mark on your record collection at some point!
Best known for his artwork adorning music, club culture & clothing, Mitch has recently reached a more intimate level exploring themes surrounding contemporary culture, idioms &...
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Taking vintage typewriters and turning them into sculptures without out using an kind of glue, welding or soldering may sound impossible but not for Jeremy Mayer who has created these amazing typewriter sculptures by using cold assembly methods.
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Worlds Within the World of Balmy Central Park
By GIA KOURLAS, New York Times
Published: July 14, 2008
In dance, outdoor settings are tough to negotiate, and Central Park is especially tricky: no choreographer wants a dancer to look like an ant. In the first SummerStage dance event, on Friday evening at Rumsey Playfield, Rennie Harris Puremovement demonstrated the right way to overcome the challenge, and Francesca Harper Project the wrong way.
The choreographer Rennie Harris in “Prince Scarekrow’s Road to the Emerald City....
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Arlington Arts Center seeks contemporary fine artists working in all media for solo exhibitions in our 2009 season. Ten to fifteen artists will be chosen to show in our seven separate galleries—or on our grounds, in the case of outdoor sculpture. Jurors include: Anne Ellegood, Curator for the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, and Philip Barlow, notable Washington, D.C., art collector. Deadline for applications is July 1st; notifications will go out no later than September 30th, 2008. For more information and a prospectus, visit our...
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The short animation Multivision Festival runs for the 6th year in St Petersburg, Russia. This edition is set to take place on May 31st 2008 at a unique screening place – two raised bridges crossing the Neva river in the centre of St Petersburg.
The competition is open for entries in the 3 categories: love, fairy tale or window.
Entry dead line: 30 April 2008
The organisers promise good sound and screening facilities and above all a big audience. The Multivision Festival coincides with the Day of St Petersburg with a great number...
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Break out the scissors n glue sticks! Paper Wars, an exhibition of paper reproductions of classic weapons, is on view at the Craze Gallery in London. Featured artists include Ben Wilson, El Ultimo Grito, Oscar and Ewan, Pixelgarten, Hiroko Shiratori, Paul Wysocan, BASE23/DC|DE and more.
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Banksy has been quiet for some time. Your patience has paid off. Appearing on the streets of London over the weekend was his newest and possibly most ambitious piece “One Nation Under CCTV”. The 3 story high painting portrays a red hooded child on a ladder doing a huge roller piece above the watchful eye of a policeman and canine. The genius of this piece is that it was painted behind a security fence directly in view of one London’s many CCTV cameras.
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This month Tatiana Wills & Roman Cho are premering their collaborative photography project for one-night only, at the
Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City
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Years ago a friend from Australia showed me how to fold an English pound note in such a way that the image of the Queen becomes a dirty picture. If I remember correctly, this involved mainly her hair and the fold at her neck. Unfortunately I don’t remember how he did it. Does anybody know how to do it?!
Here you have an amazing collection of Photoshop'd antique ads that now promote modern products. Some of them are awesome -- the ads are better than the current promos for these products.
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