David LaChapelle “The Raft” Exhibition @ de Sarthe Fine Art

Renowned photographer and director David LaChapelle recently opened his second major exhibition in Hong Kong at the de Sarthe Fine Art gallery. Aimed to take full advantage of the burgeoning Asian appetite for contemporary art, “The Raft” featured LaChapelle’s signature photographs, cut and reconstituted. Additionally, three pieces featured inspiration from martial arts icon Bruce Lee [...]

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Google Plans Seawater Cooled Data Centre

According to Google’s Director of Operations, the company plans to start using the world’s first ever seawater cooled data centre in Finland by the end of this year.  Google is well known for its advances in green technology and web … Continue reading →

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Ryan McGinness “Trophies” Exhibition @ Prism

West Hollywood gallery Prism is hosting a new exhibition entitled “Tophies” which displays a number of gold sculptures and paintings from Ryan McGinness’ “Women” series. The installation features deconstructed figures that have been recombined to create gold-painted aluminum sculptures in the image of the female form. Surrounding the sculptures is a series of wall paintings [...]

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Neckface “Born Under A Bad Sign” Film Trailer

Controversial artist Neckface presents a new trailer for his upcoming film, “Born Under A Bad Sign”, directed by Isaiah Seret and Neckface himself. The film was filed at the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles in conjunction with “Art in the Streets”. Stay tuned for further developments and follow the microsite here for more news.

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“What Do Eyes Love” Exhibition

Hong Kong-based design firm OUTSIGN.lab has teamed up with CLOT to present an exhibition titled “What Do Eyes Love”. Shot by photographer Paul Tsang and styled by Philip Chu, the exhibit is an engaging visible experience that invites viewers to open themselves up to a variety of different experiences. The project features several prominent icons [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Oshea Vs Scizzahz *FUNNY RAP BATTLE*

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Crack & Shine Series Trailer

Crack & Shine International is a series of episodes that will follow the lives of some of the leading figures in the graffiti world and will show us the lengths they go through to practice their art & seeing what motivates them to do it. Offered above is the trailer for the inaugural season with [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Loboe Vs Pedro

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Sony Suffers More Hacking Attacks

Having only just announced the multi-million dollar cost of recovering from the major compromise of its PlayStation online game network, Sony has run into trouble with the web hosting and online security of its sites again. Providing yet more evidence, … Continue reading →

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Art Hong Kong 2011 – Keiichi Tanaami @ Nanzuka Underground

Japanese pop artist Keiichi Tanaam recently presented a new series of works for Art Hong Kong 2011. Featured were two paintings and a sculpture titled “Golden Shangri-la”, Buddhist Cross and the Red Bridge” and “Golden Skeleton”. All feature re-workings of his iconic characters and unique aesthetic, while at the same time incorporating icons such as [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Matter Vs XQZ

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Observer Ethical Awards Highlight New Green Energy Technologies

Those excited by news of innovative uses of ethical and green technology, particularly for renewable energy, will be interested to see the shortlist of companies and ventures up for this year’s Observer Ethical Awards. Online voting has now closed and … Continue reading →

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Observer Ethical Awards Highlight New Green Energy Technologies

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Art Hong Kong 2011 – HONG KONG Terry Richardson Exhibition

Photographer Terry Richardson partnered with Diesel to present a candid perspective of Hong Kong via portraits taken at the end of 2007. Featured subjects included local celebrities and key areas of the cities, with prints available for purchase through info@ooibotos.com. The showcase will be on display until May 29, 2011 at Art Hong Kong. Hong [...]

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Art Hong Kong 2011 – KAWS @ Emmanuel Perrotin Teaser

Offered is a teaser into a new work from KAWS, set to make its debut, along with others, at the Emmanuel Perrotin booth at this year’s Art Hong Kong. The piece, reminiscent of a previous work, is sure to please KAWS fans, especially following the news of a wood Karimoku companion release along with an [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Joker Starr Vs Diligent Fingers

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Days by Steve Powers

Days is the latest solo exhibition from Steven Powers to be held at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen which will show more than 60 new works by the artist created daily over the last year. Powers uses a poetic, reflective, humorous and distinctive tone in the paintings and comments on the mundane issues such as running [...]

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Stash “Blue Brooklyn” @ Galerie Issue Recap

New York graffiti artist Stash has certainly come a long way since his days of tagging mailboxes on street corners. Having worked on a commercial basis with brands like Bape and Nike, he now returns to the art world with his newest show opening up this week in Paris. Entitled “Blue Brooklyn,” the exhibition combines [...]

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HUSH Mural @ New Image Art Gallery

The graffiti artist known as HUSH marks his return to Los Angeles with “TWIN,” an exhibition of 15 mixed-media works on canvas highlighting the subject of duality. His utilization of such a topic paints two identical, heavily-ladened female figures and delineates between the two-a juxtaposition of light and dark as perceived in the conceptions of [...]

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RAPPER BATTLES HIMSELF *FUNNY* (Deffinition Vs Deffinition)

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Ryan McGinness “Recent Paintings” Exhibition @ Michael Kohn Gallery

Starting this week, Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles will be hosting a solo exhibition entitled “Recent Paintings” for New York City-based contemporary artist Ryan McGinness. Known for his bold paintings and installations that layer contemporary iconography with his own commentary on language, history and symbolism, McGinness has drawn much of his inspiration from the [...]

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Ben Eine: Oranges and Lemons

In an effort to liven up London’s walls once again, British street artist Ben Eine takes on Westminster Councils zero tolerance on graffiti and street art with a huge mural on the side of The London Graphic Centre in Covent Garden. Eines first piece in the UK this year is in his signature typographic style [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Matter Vs J1

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Brian Espiritu “Because the Kids Don’t Play” Exhibition Recap

Toronto’s multi-medium artist Bryan Espiritu had his first solo art show “Because the Kids Don’t Play.” The artist’s inaugural show on Friday the 13th showcased a collection of 21 canvas works, created from digital archival prints and hand inking in KRINK. The main inspiration of the show is from a previous poem depicting the effects [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Respek BA Vs Illmaculate

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Nikko Da Niggro Vs Konquest

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DON'T FLOP - Rap Battle - Verb T Vs Disciple

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Tom Veiga Wave Series Surfboards

Brazilian artist Tom Veiga recently worked up a series of surfboards featuring his signature style artwork. Having already seen these works on skate decks, this latest medium fits in quite well with Veiga’s knack for surf and wave graphics. A further look into the Wave Series can be seen through the artist’s website, Seriewaves.com. Source: [...]

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“The Tale of a Fairy” – A Film by Karl Lagerfeld

Following up last year’s Remember Now film by Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion icon returns with The Tale of a Fairy. Much like the previous film, this new one also documents the annual Chanel Cruise, featuring models Amanda Harlech, Kristen McMenamy, Freja Beha, Bianca Balti, Baptiste Giabiconi, Brad Koening, Jake Davies, Mark Vanderloo, Oriol Elcacho, Sebastien [...]

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TRON: Legacy – Aerosol Mural

End of the Line, in association with Distillery Productions and Toby Summerskill, have filmed the first 3D graffiti time-lapse. Created to document the production of a painted promo for Disney’s TRON: Legacy, this is the final 2D edit. This groundbreaking project was filmed in December 2010 and January 2011, in a warehouse in Shoreditch with [...]

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Sophie Bramly “1981 & +” Exhibition @ 12MAIL Gallery

During the early ’80s, Sophie Bramly was one of the first to witness the beginnings of hip-hop in the Bronx. Her friends at the time were Afrika Bambaataa, Futura, Kurtis Blow and Crazy Legs. She took photographs of these legends in the making, creating a subliminal image of their difficult routine with endless talent and [...]

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Kenny Scharf: More, Newer, Better, Nower, Funner!

The Levi’s Workshop presents a new video featuring the work of Kenny Scharf, directed by Nathan Meier and Malia Scharf. The piece was filmed in New York, Los Angeles and at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) in conjunction with the exhibition “Art in the Streets.” Learn about the Kenny Scharf feature-length documentary [...]

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Tom Veiga Wave Series Skate Decks

Brazilian artist Tom Veiga recently worked up a series of skate decks featuring his signature style artwork. Having already seen these works on canvas, this latest medium fits in quite well with Veiga’s knack for surf and wave graphics. A further look into the Wave Series can be seen through the artist’s website, Seriewaves.com. Source: [...]

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Shepard Fairey “The Print Show” @ Magda Danysz Gallery Recap

Considered as “the most influential street artist of our time” by the Institute of Contemporary Art of Boston, Shepard Fairey (aka Obey) has always considered posters a valuable form of art. Relentlessly he has pasted posters all over the world, renewing his visual codes through the years, building up a real language. In a show [...]

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DON'T FLOP - Kayce One Vs Rob Steenson

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“Disassembly” by Todd McLellan

“Disassembly” is a series of intricate, disassembled items from our past, arranged carefully and shot beautifully by Canadian photographer Todd McLellan. The series features relics such as a rotary phone, typewriter, lawnmower, wind-up clock, camera and recorder, all neatly displayed, reflecting nostalgic elements of eras that have long since been left behind. Take a look [...]

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Retna Mural @ Pasadena Museum of California Art

Starting this month, the Pasadena Museum of California Art will be launching a new exhibition entitled, “Street Cred: Graffiti Art from Concrete to Canvas” to highlight the city of Los Angeles’ wide-ranging graffiti styles. Among the many artists being featured in the show is L.A.-born graffiti artist Marquis Lewis, better known as Retna. Coming to [...]

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Stussy x Marvel Comics Series 1 Posters

Starting today, Stussy is asking for all of you Marvel Comics fans to post some pics of yourselves with a cherished item from your personal Marvel collection. Whether it’s your favorite Marvel button, trading card, action figure, comic book, DVD or T-shirt, they want to see it. Winners will get one Stussy x Marvel Series [...]

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Martha Cooper @ MOCA Los Angeles

Art purveyors VNA caught up with respected photographer Martha Cooper during the opening of the much talked about “Art in the Streets” showcase at the MOCA in Los Angeles. Amongst other things, Martha speaks a bit about the history of graffiti and how much its grown from its beginnings to the present day. Enjoy!

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Eric Elms “No Way Out!” Exhibition Paris

Almost three years after his last solo showing in Paris, Eric Elms returns for another major exhibition, titled “No Way Out!”. The show looks to highlights several new works from the New York-based artist at Galerie Lazarew. An opening is set for May 12, 2011 at 6:30pm, with the exhibition itself running through June 4, [...]

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David Benjamin Sherry “Form Forming Formation” Exhibition Recap

OHWOW recently opened a solo presentation of David Benjamin Sherry’s recent work that studies concepts of geometry, science, color, materiality, and the course of change. This exhibition, titled Form Forming Formation, includes both traditional color prints and photographic collage work. Through the artist’s analog approach to producing images, he examines aspects of arrangement and the [...]

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