CANCER SELL AUCTION TONIGHT

Over 100 street artists from around the world have donated their work to the London based ‘Cancer Sell’ exhibition with opens tonight 31 July. The exhibition has been put together by street artist Kelly Grimble of Beautifully Urban to raise funds for Cancer Research and Florence Nightingale Hospice.

The exhibition is of particular personal significance for Kelly as her mother died from breast cancer in 2007, ‘I wanted to give something back, to thank the incredible people that looked after my mum, as well as raise funds for research into a disease that affects absolutely everyone,’ says Kelly. ‘The street artist community is a close knit one and I have been overwhelmed by the phenomenal response, generosity and kindness of the artists.’

The exhibition will showcase work from new street artists, many exhibiting for the first time, alongside established names. As well as spray paint based art, artists have contributed photography, sculpture and vinyl for free. All the work will be available for purchase and all proceeds will be donated to cancer charities or to a charity nominated by the artist.

The exhibition runs for one day, 31st July 2008 at 98 Leonard Street, a disused shop in Shoreditch that will be transformed into a space for the exhibition.

This looks set to be a fantastic evening for a great cause and definitely not to be missed if you are in London this evening and free.

TML STAR EXHIBITION

A new exhibition opened at The New Cross Gallery featuring new works from the TML Stars. The TML Stars are a three man art collective who have been producing work together in their distinctive style since 2000. Each member brings different ethics and motivation to the work, but their common goal is just to create.

With all preconceptions thrown out the window they have evolved from the confines of traditional graffiti art and over the years have experimented with a host of different mediums. The street is their primary, but by no means exclusive canvas. They use a variety of ways to showcase their ideas, ranging from the more obvious sticker art and murals to installations in plastic wood and plaster. Their totemic images evoke a phratric similarity, each piece is different from the last yet strongly connected. The body of work on show emphasises their freedom to work as individual artists, while still keeping at the core of their work the strong identity and ethos of the TML Stars.

New Cross Gallery | 3 Lewisham Way | New Cross, London | SE14 6P
30th July - 22nd August

VNA ISSUE SIX

The newest issue of street zine VNA, has just dropped and I got my copy in the post over the weekend. This is the sixth issue and its looking super fresh.

Featuring work by JR, Insa, Snub23, Toasters, Banksy, Eine, D*Face, Conor Harrington, C215, Cept, ATG crew, Paul Insect, Nick Walker, Sickboy, Sweetoof, Cyclops, Rowdy, Cartrain, Rugman, Tek 13, Judith Supine, Prefab, Jef Aerosol and many more... Plus a feature on the Cans Festival and an exclusive interview with London street artist Ace.

This issue is a limited edition of 1000 each hand numbered, priced at £3.00 plus postage and packaging (£1.00 UK, £2.00 international) Order your copy now, directly from the website here

EINE SNEAK PEAK

Ben Eine's first US solo show "When the lights go out" opens on the 1st August at the Andenken Gallery in Denver. The gallery have posted some photos over on their blog giving us on this side of the pond a sneak preview of the show. Check the rest of the progress pictures here.

NEW POW PRINTS

East London print studio POW, have released new and exclusive POW editions by Titifreak and Todd James plus new prints from Stanley Donwood. Pictured is Liberdade from Titifreak which is an edition of 150. Signed and numbered by the artist. Silver and black screenprint on 300gsm, deckled edged, archival paper. Check all the work here.

SI SCOTT & HYPE

Super talented UK based Typographer / Illustrator Si Scott has teamed up with Hype Type to produce a limited run of Hype Type prints. His intricate, entirely hand-drawn technique has seen his work commissioned by the likes of Nike Europe, UNICEF, Casio and the BBC as both an illustrator and art director.
Each A1 screen print has been signed and numbered by Si and are available in black and white - Limited edition of 100. The prints are available from The Hype Store and also at FuSShop

PREFAB GOES LARGE

Some very large paste ups from Prefab. More images can be viewed over on their flickr site here.

CANCER SELL ZINE

We have just finished cutting, stapling and bagging together 100 zines for the Cancer Sell Charity auction which is taking place at 98 Leonard Street here in London on the 31st of July. The zines will be given out free but the only way to get hold of one is to be one of the first 100 people through the door on the night of the auction.

Thanks to all the artists for their submissions. More info on Cancer Sell Art Auction here.

TINHO - LOOKING FOR MYSELF

Following the unprecedented response to Tinho's recent participation in Street Art Brazil show at the Embassy of Brazil, London, Ocontemporary Gallery present his first UK solo show "Looking for myself".

Tinho a.k.a Walter Nomura is one of the pioneers of brazilian street art, a genre of huge importance and described by The Times as 'the most significant in the global urban art movement'. His accomplished and emotive work has earned him a worldwide following.

The show opens to the public on the 24th July at Gallery 27 and will run until the 3rd of August.

Gallery 27 | 27 Cork Street | London | W1

Street Art Now- A World View

The second of the Tate Moderns series of Street Art Talks take place this evening Friday 18th July. Street Art Now- A world view will see New York based, Marc and Sara Schiller from The Wooster Collective give an insight into the subject and explain how they see the future of the genre evolving. The Wooster Collective is one of the most important websites for the dissemination of street art around the world.

Friday 18 July 2008, 18.30–19.30
Tate Modern Starr Auditorium - Free Event seated on a first-come, first-served basis

Other talks in the series include:
Collecting Street Art - Friday 25 July
The History of Street Art - Friday 1 August
Street Art in Different Cities - Friday 8 August
Grafitti : Utopia or a bit boring? - Friday 15 August

For more info on these events visit the Tate Modern website.

UNDER A RED SKY

Stolen Spaces Summer exhibition opens to the public today 18th July. The Group show features new work from Vitche (Brazil), Jana (Brazil), Vhils (Portugal), Word To Mother (UK), Shepard Fairey (USA), Andrew McAttee (UK) and Michael Leavitt (USA).

The show will run untill the 10th August.

STOLENSPACE GALLERY | Dray Walk | 91 Brick Lane | London

THE VICE PHOTO BOOK EXHIBITION

Vice Magazine are exhibiting the best of The Vice Photo Book at East London's Jago Gallery tonight Friday 18th. The show features big prints from great photographers such Jerry Hsu, Peter Sutherland, Peter Beste, Patrick O'Dell, Gavin Watson, Alex Sturrock, Ben Rayner, Jamie-James Medina and Jonnie Craig. The exhibition will run for two weeks and will be open to all.

The Jago | 77 Redchurch Street | London E2 7DJ

Font Freak Fanzine

45RPM has just dropped a new zine. It's a fanzine for lovers of the letters, nice pieces, drippy tags and all things font based. The first issue features Nylon, Airforce, Janoe, Ponk, Gumbo, Sewell, Flor, Raek, Paris, Eko, Richt, CT, Babou, Kyte, Oath, 1981, Scheme, Ekon, Sums, Kaione, 1659, 45rpm & obese.

The zine comes bagged with four postcards (Paris,45rpm,ponk and fanzine cover) and four stickers. Cost includes first class postage. 58 pages in black and white... and only £5. Not to be missed. Available from his Etsy shop here.

CANCER SELL GRAFFITI WALK

This Sunday 13th July will see the third and final Cancer Sell Graffiti Walking Tour. HowAboutNo and NoLionsInEngland will be organising a walking Graffiti Tour around the streets of East London for the Cancer Sell Charity, taking in Shoreditch, Old Street and the Brick Lane areas. The tour kicks off on Sunday at 2.30. Each tour starts from Old Street Tube station, Exit 1.

They plan to guide a group of 20 or so people up and down the streets providing a commentary on the art there and possibly art that used to be there – depending on whether the council buffer squads have been particularly vigilant the night before. They hope to describe some of the different approaches to getting up used by different artists and describe from second hand knowledge some of the issues faced by graffiti artists in going about the clandestine activities.

The event costs £5 and 100% of that goes to Cancer Sell.
A good cause and you get to see some fantastic work. Not to be missed.

For more info please contact : nolionsinengland [at] gmail.com

THE ART OF STEPHAN DOITSCHINOFF

We have been big fans of Stephan's work for a number of years and are excited to see he will be releasing a book in early september. Some of you may know Stephan's work which he has created under his graffiti alias Calma. This book with the same name documents the emblematic and spiritual paintings and murals that the Brazilian painter has emblazoned on houses, churches and walls in rural villages in his South American homeland.

"Calma" introduces the visual language of Brazilian painter and illustrator Stephan Doitschinoff, who finds his creative cadence in the realm between authentic urban art and rural spirituality. The title Calma is not only Stephan Doitschinoff‘s alias as a graffiti writer, but also the abbreviation of “con alma” (c’alma) in Latin, meaning “with soul”. His emblematic metaphoric imagery feeds off Afro-Brazilian folklore, pagan and alchemistic symbolism and contemporary pop culture. Doitschinoff composes spectacular murals and applies his extraordinary talent to emblazon houses, churches and walls in rural cities in his South American homeland.

For the first time, Calma documents his artistic journey through these rustic areas and presents the complete visual pandemonium of a young urban artist who creates powerful figurative worlds. His colourful murals and black and white drawings are a sensation internationally and have been shown in galleries and museums around the world.

The book is available on pre-order from amazon here

FREE FOR WALL PT02

The Brick Lane Gallery has been building a strong selection of artists for the Free For Wall! exhibition, including some new faces from around the globe. This is the second Free For Wall event at the gallery and opens tonight July 7th with a private view from 6pm to 9pm. Admission is free.

Artists included in the show tonight include: Agent Provocateur | Carlos Zuniga-Andrighetti | Ben Lawson | Data | Grafter | Jenism | Marco Pierdominici | Max Wiedemann | Part2ism | R1 | Rodrigo Souto

The gallery will also hold a special 'Live' event, on Sunday 13th of July, with performances from artists such as Grafter+R1, Part2ism, and more.

The Brick Lane Gallery | 196 Brick Lane | London

DEADBEAT DONNY

Deadbeat Donny's first solo show will open this evening at the Pure Evil Gallery, on Leonard Street with a private view from 6.30 - 9pm. please RSVP: cue [at] sofuzzycrew.com

Pure Evil Gallery | 108 Leonard st | London EC2A 4RH

PUBLIC SPACE WHO's IT FOR?

As part of the Street Art Event at the Tate Modern a series of Street Art Talks will begin this Friday 11th July. First up is a talk on public space titled "Public Space who's it for?" Who owns public space and what happens when artists take it in their own hands to develop it? Brad Downey and Mustafa Hulusi are both artists who have subverted the use of these spaces and will be present to explain why.

Friday 11 July 2008, 18.30–19.30
Tate Modern Starr Auditorium
The event is free but please note it is seated on a first-come, first-served basis

Other talks in the series include:
Street Art Now: a world view - Friday 18 July
Collecting Street Art - Friday 25 July
The History of Street Art - Friday 1 August
Street Art in Different Cities - Friday 8 August
Grafitti : Utopia or a bit boring? - Friday 15 August

For more info on these events visit the Tate Modern website.

SWOON and Ron English in Palestine

Monday morning and a new video clip from Jetset Graffiti from Banksy’s Santa’s Ghetto Exhibition in Bethlehem.

Ron English, SWOON, and Jetset Graffiti donated artwork to the Santa’s Ghetto exhibition and traveled to Bethlehem to paint on the Apartheid Wall and work in solidarity with the elusive British Artist, Banksy. The effort was made to raise awareness of the horrible reality that faces the Palestinian and Israeli people on a daily basis. Using art as a catalyst for change, these brave artist’s ventured into a live war-zone to create their unique and distinctive form of Street Art and make a statement to the world about the horrors of oppression and marginalization of minorities in modern society.

The exhibition raised 1 million dollars for the children of Palestine. For more information or to make a donation to the Santa’s Ghetto project, please visit: www.santasghetto.com

Other Artist’s that were present:
3D, Abdul Rohman Elmzyen, Adam Koukoudakis, Aiko, Ayed Arafah, Banksy, Bast, Ben Turnbull, Blu, Conor Harrington, Eine, Erica il Cane, Faile, Gee Vaucher, James Cauty, Jonathan Yeo, Karim Dabbah, Kelsey Brookes, Lucy McLauchlan, Mark Jenkins, Antony Micallef, Paul Insect, Sir Peter Blake, Peter Kennard, Kat Picton-Phillips, Ron English, Sam 3, Sickboy, Souleiman Mansour, Swoon, Yousef Katalo

PREFAB EXHIBITION

"Enemy Of Promise" at Electrik Sheep will showcase new works by Prefab. This will be their third UK show and will feature original paintings, mixed media on wood as wellas new limited edition, hand finished print. The show opens this evening the 3rd July and run until Friday 1st August.

Private view this evening Thursday July 3rd - 6.00pm. All welcome. Free Entry. Free Beer. Lots of original art.

Electrik Sheep Gallery | 22 Pink Lane | Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE1 5DW

For those who can't make the show...all works will be available to view / buy from the Electrik Sheep site, at 10am the following day (Friday 4th July).

LOGAN HICKS LONDON SHOW

The Black Rat Galley opens tonight with a new exhibition featuring the work of LA based stencil artists Logan Hicks. Tonight's show will be his first UK solo show and feature a new body of work.

Privat View Thursday, July 3rd - Invite only
6:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Black Rat Press | Thru Cargo Garden | 83 Rivington Street

Os Gemeos - Too Far Too Close

Os Gemeos (pronounced "ose zhe'-mee-ose.") are two artists from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo were born in 1974, identical twin brothers whose pseudonym, Os Gemeos, translates to "the twins" in Portuguese. In addition to their incredible works created on the streets of Sao Paulo, the twins have in recent years exhibited their art in museums all over the world.

Too Far Too Close is the brothers second solo exhibition at Deitch Projects in New York.The gallery has been transformed into a fantastical cityscape with houses, doors, and passageways, all brought to life with their signature style of imagery. Building upon a group of artworks created for the Museum Het Domein in the Netherlands, this show features new paintings, sculpture, and installation bringing all the magical moments of their work together in one tightly knit dream world of an exhibition.

The show opened in New York on the 28th June, if like us you can't make the show, check out Mikeion's flickr who captured the show on the opening night. View the full set from the show here.

Photo taken by Mikeion.

More of Less

East London design shop and gallery Concrete Hermit have updated their online website and it now features an online shop and community network where you can join in.

Concrete Hermit also have a new exhibition open in their gallery space this Thursday 3rd July. The show will feature new work from two young london based artists. Kate McMorrine is an artist from the Isle of Skye, a tiny island just off the coast of Scotland where she “learned to play magical instruments and see colors no other can ever see”. She now lives in London, speaks in a dull monotone Scottish accent and eats a lot of meat. She hates hippies, does not trust people with thin teeth, and likes fighting on Saturday nights. She also makes creepy weird art. Alec Strang is a design & illustrator based in London studying Illustration at the London College of Communication. Alec’s drawings focus on the darker aspects of modern youth culture using mostly black and white figurative pen and ink drawings.

The show opens 3rd July 2008 and runs for a month until the 3rd August.

Concrete Hermit | 5a Club Row | London

50 DESIGNERS' CURRENT FAVOURITE TYPEFACES

Another new book release, this one is titled "FIFTY DESIGNERS' CURRENT FAVOURITE TYPEFACES " and you guessed it it features 50 Designers' current favourite typefaces. The £3 cover price all goes to UNICEF."

Some of the 50 contributors include: Angus Hyland (Pentagram) Antoine+Manuel Ben Parker (MadeThought) Daniel Eatock Daniel Lock (NB: Studio) eBoy Eike König (HORT) Experimental Jetset Farrow F Hi-ReS! Hyperkit James Greenfield (BB/Saunders) Jon Dowling (SEA Design) Jon Forss (Non-Format) Michael C. Place (Build) Paula Scher (Pentagram) Spin Stefan Sagmeister The Designers Republic Why Not Associates

The book is available online here or if your in Shoreditch you can grab a copy at Artwords.

BLU BOOK

Studiocromie have released a new book featuring the work of Italian street Artist BLU. The book simply titled "BLU - 2004 2007" contains a selection of murals and sketches made by BLU between 2004 and 2007. This hardcovered book features over 160 pages with 80 pages of drawings printed on recycled paper and another 80 pages of murals printed on white paper.

The book is available to buy now on Studiocromie as a standard edition and also a limited edition signed by the artist.