ARTBATTLES POP UP GALLERY RETURNS TO NEW YORK

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January 12, 2012
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ARTBATTLES POP UP GALLERY RETURNS TO NEW YORK

ArtBattles returns to New York after a tour through France and Spain with the ArtBattles Pop Up Gallery NYC. The gallery is open for free to the public for a limited time from Thursday, January 12th through Saturday, January 14th and located at 159 Bleeker St. in the West Village.

This exhibition of one of a kind originals will feature a live and silent auction starting at exclusive pricing that can only be found at the ArtBattles Popup Gallery. ArtBattles will not only showcase large-scale works created by rising stars and painters from the US, France, and Spain, but also Live Art and a video installation. Art enthusiasts will be able to learn about the artists’ process, history and style. This unique collection of work represents a range of painting from fine art to street art that will be showcased in a floor to ceiling exhibition of epic scale.

“We are excited to bring back a collection of work that accurately reflects the unique artistic cultures found all over Europe and the US. These pieces, which were made in a series of battles over a course of 6 months, show the dynamism of live art today. It’s fresh, it’s frenetic, it’s liberating,” said Sean Bono, founder of ArtBattles.

ArtBattles Pop Up Gallery brings famed European artists to the New York stage. All featured works were painted live, on stage, in front of hundreds and sometimes thousands of viewers. ArtBattles curated all 300 pieces from the most innovative artists who participated in these international, competitive, creative presentations in 2010 & 2011.

All pieces are available for sale on site and can also be found in the ArtBattles Gallery.

DATE

Thu, 01/12/2012 – 6pm - Sat, 01/14/2012 – 11pm

LOCATION

Pop Up Space NY

159 Bleeker St

New York, NY

See map: Google Maps

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS
US: Andre Trenier, Max (Mega 330) Bode, Zito, Don Rimx, Max Neutra, Michael Pukac, Beast, Ben Angotti, Sean Bono, Lexi Bella, Marthalicia Mattarita, Dirty Duke, Yatika Starr Fields, Kevin Ragnott, Gia Gutierrez, Erin Cadigan, Gregory Siff.
Spain: El Niño de Las Pinturas, Kram, Japon, 3TTMan, Paria,Daniel Thomas, Pichi & Avo, Sakristan.
France: Deuz, MattB, Kouka, Shane, Skio, Titi from Paris, Michael Beerens, Monsta, Move.

EVENT SPONSORS
Artist canvas will be supplied by Fredrix for Live Art each day of the Art Battles Pop Up Gallery.
Exhibition space has been provided by PopUpSpaceNY.

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November 15, 2011
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IS REMIXING CULTURE THE NEW DIRECTION IN MUSIC AND ART?

This Article Is A Remix: Is remixing culture the new direction in music and art?
For better or worse, like most of my generation and those younger than me, I grew up voraciously consuming and interacting with pop culture. I spent endless hours holed up in my parents’ basement watching after-school cartoons, playing with toys inspired by my favorite movies and TV shows to create my own, unique story lines; scenes based on existing characters, reinterpreted and re-imagined by me. Years later, In that same basement, I remember agonizing for weeks, to meticulously craft the perfect mix tape from cross generations and genres of music to create my ultimate album.  One of the more honorable Decepticons might team up with Fitor and Road Ranger to fight Smurf village and White Lion might follow Doug E. Fresh & The Get Fresh Crew. There were endless possibilities in the remix. It’s no surprise then that an entire generation, that grew up with this same type of media interaction, is moving popular culture in a new direction.Artists are revisiting the work of other artists – re-mixing current pop culture to create new art.
The trend itself isn’t new. While artists have always sampled and re-purposed their predecessors’ work, there is something unique about today’s brand of recycled art. Artists and musicians are reconfiguring, reshuffling, and recollecting work to present as their own, at incredible, new speeds. This cut-and-paste-as-fast-as-you-can approach to creating art is reinventing our perceptions of pop culture at such a rapid rate that we often don’t have time to properly form an initial reaction to begin with.
Almost the complete antithesis to the No Wave scene of the late 70’s and early 80’s, the current pop culture trend is not about making art that references nothing else. Neither is it a complete throwback to decades past. Instead, it adopts nostalgia for today as the basis from which to create.
From music-mash up DJ super star Girl Talk, whose last album All Day sampled 372 popular songs, to the crude cut-and-paste street art remixes of Poster Boy, Miss Bugs and Mr. Brainwash, the gap between influences and references in art is shrinking.What emerges is merely an alteration of some current cultural contribution.  So, does the remix strip the uniqueness, diversity, and vision of the original art so that it is softened and homogenized? And does the speed at which art is produced and re-produced render it culturally insignificant or unsustainable?In the music world, the solo DJ project Girl Talk, started by Gregg Gillis is paving the way for an onslaught of copycat DJ projects looking to cash in on their own brand of re-mixes. While hip-hop artists have been sampling music for well over a decade, Girl Talk is something altogether new. Gillis prolifically produces dozens of hip-hop, pop and rock mash up-style remixes, using dozens of samples from different pop songs (including current work) to create new ones, sometimes sampling 20+ songs in a single track. The result: pop songs for the attention-deficit.Gillis says the songs he creates, while hashed from other pop songs are, in fact, entirely original. The mashed results mean something entirely different to his listeners than the originals ever did. While they may sound familiar, they are at the same time foreign, and the re-shuffled end-product is given new meaning. The songs are unique and “new”, he says.”With a lot of music, it’s about creating a new way to look at it…If this is a novelty, then it’s a novelty that I’ve spent 10 years really developing. Like, Weird Al [Yankovic] is a novelty, but it doesn’t mean he’s not a genius”.  (Gillis on NPR MUSIC: Girl Talk: Cataloging Samples ‘All Day’, December 4, 2010)We can call “Eat It” genius all we want (and, as satire, maybe it is), but will it ever be considered culturally significant?
Will that black Sabbath/ J-kwon/ Missy Elliot/ N.W.A./ 2Pac,/ JC/ Jay-Z/ Alicia Keys/ Eminem/ Dr. Dre/ 50 Cent/ Ramones/ Aaliyah/ Ludacris/ Chris Brown/ Cali Swag District song from 2010 be remembered?  Or does the expendable attitude this art takes towards its influences make it easily replaceable?

Re-mix culture is also invading the underground art scene. In the UK, Miss Bugs, an anonymous graffiti artist duo, has been rapidly appropriating pop imagery and well-known pieces of street art, like Shepard Fairey’s, “Obama”. Their street art exhibit, “Cut Out and Fade Out,” incorporates elements of existing pop imagery with the street background, to transcend both. So at once it pays homage to – and mocks – its original influences. >>>
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May 13, 2011
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URBAN ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: CT

For an urban artist, “CT” tells us that he didn’t grow up in a big metropolis. As a result,  he “wasn’t directly in contact with the more common writing dynamics, which at the beginning of 90′s established themselves in all European cities”.   CT’s environment took him in a different direction; influencing his way of thinking and  contributing to a different approach to “Graffiti” art. Without any stylistic references in his small town, he grew curious about the world of graffiti art in cities like New York and Berlin.  CT soon discovered a group of artists who were starting a stylistic/formal/conceptual revolution, able to lead Graffiti to a new level. This lead him to create urban art that has an old school spirit but also expresses his subjective vision of contemporaneity.

 

 

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January 12, 2011
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URBAN ARTIST KID ZOOM EATING THIS CITY ALIVE

Aussie born/New York-based street artist Ian “Kid Zoom” Strange has been making some big moves in the urban art world. Last month, under the mentorship of Ron English, Strange put together his first international solo show: “This City Will Eat Me Alive…” at pop-up gallery in New Yorks Meatpacking district. The short run space was filled with a collection of work ranging from massive sculptures to even more massive paintings. Strange also put together a time lapse video this past summer overlooking NYC that you can check out after the bump.

Check out more of Kid Zoom here: kid-zoom.com

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July 24, 2010
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CHAD MUSKA SHOWS OFF HIS NEW DECK SERIES AND NEW YORK APARTMENT

Since pro-skater/artist Chad Muska’s x Element “Street Art” decks were so successful in February, hes put together a second round of 10 limited edition decks to be released sometime in the near future.

You can take a look into Chad Muska’s world and his New York City apartment via filmmaker Kirk Dianda’s four-part documentary about the iconic skate brand element and his complementary 200 page photo book, which features photos of Chad working in his New York City apartment. The book and DVD will be available via Element.

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July 21, 2010
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VISUAL ARTIST BOBBY HILL HIDES OVER $50,000 ON NYC STREETS AND TRAINS!

It seems as if there’s a grandiose game of hide n’ seek being played in NYC and no, I’m not talking about the kind played by grade school children in summer camp (although that’s fun too). Since July 2nd 2010, pedestrians and subway riders have been pleasantly surprised to find limited edition “Bobby Hill Multiple Original Art Prints” during their commute throughout the city. Each of these unique works of art is conservatively valued at $50 apiece (not considering prices increasing over time), which means Bobby Hill is dropping over a cool $50,000 in total on the unsuspecting folks of the 5 boroughs.

Internationally known visual artist Bobby Hill has created 1000 limited edition Multiple Original art prints to celebrate his one-man show, “BHILLBOARDS” (pronounced: billboards), which opens this upcoming 9/11, for two nights only in NYC during Fashion Week. The exact location will be announced August 31st via Resetuniverse.com and to those who RSVP. The original prints, which currently features images of Bob Dylan, Bob The Builder, and a special one of Muhammad Ali, were individually handcrafted by Mr. Hill on found corrugated cardboard. These pieces will continue to be strategically placed throughout NYC until September 10th, 2010.

The lucky few that find one, will have a unique work of art that lasts a lifetime and the opportunity to bring it to the Bhillboards Artshow to get it signed. In addition, the first 250 guests to the arrive at the show will receive a NYC 9/11 inspired “Bobby Hill Multiple Original Art Print.” For more info, visit www.resetuniverse.com or www.youtube.com/resetuniverse.

BHILLBOARDS is never resting on your laurels, never living off yesterday’s victories never taking anything for granted and always pushing the envelope by putting your best on display for the world to see. Bhillboards is determination multiplied by vision.  Bobby Hill, Resetuniverse.com, NYC… Bhillboards.

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June 9, 2010
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The Vice Beijing Creators Project takes over the 798 art district

THE CREATORS PROJECT: LIVE MUSIC, DJ SETS, ART EXHIBITS, FILMS IN NYC

The Creators Project event series is a roving global celebration of creativity which launches this summer on June 26 in NYC, featuring groundbreaking live performances, art exhibits, discussion panels, and screenings by some of the world’s leading artists.

Some Highlights:

Live Music from Interpol, Neon Indian, The Rapture, Gang Gang Dance

DJ Sets from N.A.S.A, XXXChange, Lemonade, Tame Impala

Films from Spike Jonze, Danny Perez

Art Exhibits from MOS Architects, Legs, Graffiti Research Lab, XX, Radical Friend

Admission is free. Please register here to qualify for passes to the all-day event.

Registration is open until 11:59 p.m. on June 14.

The Creators Project is a collaborative initiative from Vice and Intel that brings together leading innovators who use technology to push artistic boundaries.

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June 3, 2010
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AAKASH NIHALANI: STOP POP AND ROLL IN BROOKLYN

New York based street artist Aakash Nihalani’s new project “STOP POP and ROLL”. Shot in Brooklyn, NY by Keith Haskel with music by Quantic. Check out more of Aakash on Discosalt HERE

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June 1, 2010
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CT’S URBAN STREET ART


CT is an Italian street artist with a really distinct new urban signature style he is developing in his hometown of Turin. CT takes a very bold  vector approach to characters using right angles, bubbly curves and bold colors, oversimplified to exaggerate their peculiarities and create something entirely new that resemble skate company logos.  You can check out an interview with CT at ekosystem or browse some more images below:

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April 1, 2010
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MR. BRAINWASH: “ICONS” (EXTENDED)

The somewhat questionable Mr. Brainwash, whose “Icons” exhibit has been on displays in the Meatpacking since Valentine’s Day has been extended through the end of April. Regardless of your thoughts on Mr. Brainwash, the exhibit is worth checking out. Yes, it’s a lame version of Banksy and yes it subsists on the tired and played out icons such as Warhol’s soup cans and Marilyn Monroe portraits, but the vinyl portraits alone are worth checking into and even the Banksy stuff shows that while the underlying ideas aren’t entirely novel, they are fun and display at a minimum the talent of replication and derivation.

The exhibit is taking place at 415 W 13th street New York, NY 10014 and is open (and Free) from noon until 9p (Mon-Thurs), 12a (Fri-Sat), or 7p (Sun). Admission is free & cameras and video are being allowed.

For more on MR. BRAINWASH, check out these links from Discosalt:

The Cult of Mr. Brainwash

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Banksy Documentary: Exit Through the Gift Shop

Some images from “Icons”

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February 13, 2010
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BANKSY DOCUMENTARY: EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP

Keep on the look out in theaters this March, for the new Banksy film: “Exit Through the Gift Shop”, which premiered at Sundance earlier this year.  Billed as “The World’s first street art disaster movie”, the film is narrated by Welsh film star Rhys fans of “Knotting Hill” fame and stars the anonymous international renowned artist Banksy, himself, who has never spoken on film before. The soundtrack features some pretty cool artists as well,  like The Bristolians,  Roni Size and Geoff Barrow.

Banksy has transcended cult status to become a legitimate  icon in the art work, whose  politically  humorous, often anti-establishment street art installations have attracted a storm of media attention.  The movie chronicles the guerrilla art movement but then takes a satirical look at celebrity, consumerism and the art and film making world. The film began as a project from Thierry Guetta,  aka Mr. Brainwash an eccentric French film-maker/graffiti artist, who videotapes everything in his life . Mr. Brainwash was an assistant of Banksy who began filming the artist, who according to Banksy is “maybe just someone with mental problems who happened to have a camera.” The footage was then re-cut by Banksy who took control of the film creating an interesting  film within a film. While the film touches on a broad spectrum of conceptions/misconceptions about street art, the message is a bit ambiguous and towards the end of the film Banksy confides ” Maybe it means art is a bit of a joke”. Check out the trailer below:

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February 9, 2010
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THROUGH THE PAST, DARKLY: 70′S NYC GRAFFITI WRITER TEAM

In this short featured interview from Upper Playground’s Walrus TV,  Ricky Powell interviews his longtime friend, 70′s New York graffiti writer “Team”. Take a little nostalgic tour of Avenue C, hang at Team’s East Village apartment and learn the origin of his name and his attraction to painting and installation art.

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