UNDERGROUND URBAN ART

UNDERGROUND URBAN ART exhibition at the Foundry in Old Street opens tonight the 28th August from 7:00 till late. The exhibition willl run until the 7th September, admission is free and the show is located in the down stairs gallery at the Foundry.

The exhibition will feature original artwork from Pure Evil, Dibone, The krah, Hutch, Snub, Copyright, Rugman, Blam, Pam Glew, Dan Lish-Duce, Fors, Kai one, SRI, James Johnson, the 5683, Mr Gauky, 45rpm, Wen and Ink-Fetish. As well as original works there will be a number of Limited Edition prints available.

The Foundry | 86 Great Eastern Street | London | EC2A 3JL
Old Street tube (exit3)

SANTOGOLD LIGHTS OUT

Top new video directed by Kim Gehrig, from one of our current favorites Santogold for her track "Lights Out"

SLINKACHU @ COSH

GROUND ZERO: Little People in the City is the first solo show from Slinkachu featuring all new works at Cosh Gallery, Soho. Slinkachu has taken street art to a new scale, painstakingly hand-painting tiny characters that live in a world that’s too small for us to always notice beneath our feet. His street installations are constructed in all sorts of public spaces, the portrayal of little lives that mirror our own. Working in miniature opens up the city landscapes in unexpected ways and this is explored in Ground Zero where he literally brings you down to a new level.

Ground Zero is both street art installations and photography. The two go hand in hand with the subsequent photograph uncovering his hidden world. The show depicts the little fears and anxieties of city life and the general feeling of being alone or insignificant in a large city. While the scenes reflect the loneliness and melancholy of urban life there is always an underlying sense of humour and feeling of empathy.

For Invite to opening please email...... rsvp@coshuk.com

COSH | 69 Berwick Street | Soho | London | W1F 8SZ

Alexone - Pictures

Hung out with Alexone over the Bank holiday weekend, he was in London for a solo show at Stolen Space, which opened last Thursday. A top bloke and super talented, if you haven't already done so get yourself down to Stolen Space and check out the show. If you are not able to make it down head over to Cluttergeoff's flickr here and check out his collection from the opening night party.
To coincide with the show opening Alexone and Stolen Space have released a limited Edition screen print pictured above, which is available via the gallery website or directly from the gallery if you are in London.

WK - LISTER

Opening tomorrow night an Elms Lesters summer spectacular with the opening of an important two man show of new work by WK Interact and Anthony Lister. An exhibition of new work by French born, Brooklyn based WK INTERACT, who has recreated the urban landscape of New York for over fifteen years, with his frenetic paste up figures and free spirited Antipodean ANTHONY LISTER, whose extraordinarily beautiful diptychs have a haunting undertone.



BOOK SIGINING
Accompanying this exhibition will be a beautiful 64 page, fully illustrated, limited edition book. A book signing will take place on Saturday 23rd August 2008, between 12 - 2pm, when both artists will be in the gallery signing copies of the book.

The show opens the 21st August an run until the 20th September.

Elms Lester Painting Rooms | Flitcroft Street | London | WC2H 8DH

Alexone 'Pas Pied. Show 7'

Pas Pied. Show 7’ opening at the Stolen Space Gallery on the 21st August will showcase new works by renowned French graffiti artist Alexone. This much anticipated solo show will feature paintings in spraypaint and acrylic on paper and canvas. This show will also see the release of a new screen print hand pulled by the artist.

Born In 1976 Alexone now lives and works in Paris. Coming from a graffiti background he rose to fame in the early 90’s with his striking letter-based tags (under the name of Oedipe - Oedipus) appearing on the streets of Paris. Since then his distinctive work has won him a reputation far beyond France and exhibitions all over Europe, among them Paris, Hamburg, Milan, Berlin, Amsterdam and Brussels. Alexöne regularly collaborates with other urban artists, among them members of the GM and 9e Concept groups. With whom he exhibited in a group show in the Pompidou Centre in January this year.

Alexone’s first book “Came A Yeux” (Drugs For The Eyes) was published last year by Kitchen 93. Signed copies of which will be on sale throughout the exhibition.

STOLENSPACE GALLERY | Dray Walk | 91 Brick Lane

NEW SWOON PRINT

To celebrate the launch of Swoon's fleet of ships on the Hudson river, Paper Monster has released a beautiful new Swoon print "Switchback Sisters". All proceeds from this print will go to help those involved in the traveling exhibition "Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea" which runs from August 15th through September 7th.

Swimming Cities of Switchback Sea is a flotilla of seven intricately hand crafted vessels that will navigate the stretch of the Hudson River between Troy and the New York harbor this August 15th - September 7th. Imagined as a hybrid between boats and bits of land mass broken off and headed out to sea, the Switchback vessels will make stops in towns along the river bringing performances and music. Over the course of three weeks they will make their way toward their home port - an invented landscape tucked into a niche along the East River in Long Island City, Queens. More info on the project here.

Above is a detailed section of the print which is 11 x 32 Inches and silkscreen Ink and Stain on Archival Paper. See the full print image here

FREE FOR WALL PT03

The Brick Lane Gallery continue with its series of "FREE FOR WALL" Street Art Group shows with the third instalment opening this Thursday 14th August, with a private view from 6pm to 9pm

Sunday the 17th will see a live performance from 2pm, featuring the Bristol artist Andy Council who will be doing some live painting in the gallery window.

Artists featured in this show include: Bird, Bortusk Leer, Andy Council, H.O.P.E. , Jeepers, Dan Kitchener Aidan Law, Jamie McLeod, Senso, Static, Sten & Lex, Termine

The show will run until the 18th August.

The Brick Lane Gallery | 196 Brick Lane | London

CORKED ART SHOW

Urban Angel, a dealer of street and urban art, is set to shake up the World famous Cork Street when they hold their first show on August 14th 2008.

The show, which features 19 artists, will have a mix of stencil art, graffiti art and sculpture.

Artists include the legendary Eine, who is largely acknowledged as the most prolific street artist working in the UK today. The show also features Zeus, Shok-1 and Inkie, all of which have a street pedigree that is second to none, and have worked alongside the likes of Banksy, Os Gemeos, Nick Walker and many others.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:
Andre Firmiano, Charming Baker, Derek Albeck, Dotmasters, Eine, Gaia, Grafter, Herakut, Hush, Ian Strawn, Inkie, Know Hope, Labrona , Phillip March Jones , Romanywg , Shok 1 , The London Police , Vitche and Zeus

Cork Street Gallery | 28 Cork Street | Mayfair | London

Big Issue Art Exhibition

Opening today Saturday 9th August, 4pm at Black Rat Press a charity show in aid of the Big Issue Foundation. In what must be one of the most impressive line ups of the year 40 artists have kindly donated works to this show and all proceeds go towards helping the homeless.

Confirmed artists so far include: Dotmasters, Dface, Eine, Mantis, Matt Small, Swoon, Nick Walker, Peter Kennard, Cat Picton Phillipps, Ron English, Herakut, Jamie Reid, Andrew Mcattee, Charming Baker, Robert Sample, Elbowtoe, Hush, Pure Evil, Julian Opie, Miss Bugs, Modern Toss, Ruth Marten, Dan Baldwin, Peter Blake, Logan hicks, Armsrock, Cyclops, Beejoir, Chris Stain, Labrona, Anthony Lister, Copyright, Blek Le Rat, Gaia, K Guy, James Mylne, Eelus, SPQR, Neverwork, LET, Dog Byte, Static, Jef Aerosol, The Krah, Pam Glew, Mr Jago, C215, Part2ism, Tony Gray, David Walker, RYCA, Dr D, Mighty Monkey, AME72, Christopher Remy, Rene Gagnon, Zac Walsh, Bandit.

It promises to be a great day and an amazing show.
Black Rat Press | Thru Cargo Garden | Arch 461 | 83 Rivington Street | London

Photo taken by Romanywg who has a selection of the work from the show over on his flickr here

Street Art in Different Cities

Tonight at the Tate Modern, author Tristan Manco who has travelled the world to find outstanding pieces of street art will present his favourite works from Brazil and beyond as part of the "Street Art in Different Cities" talk. Also writer and curator Rafael Schacter will talk about Madrid-based street artists Nano4814 and 3TTMan, whose work you can see on the Street Art walking tour.


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:
Grafitti : Utopia or a bit boring? - Friday 15 August

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

INKFETISH CARGO VIDEO

Artists Inkfetish and Dibo paint a mural outside of London's nightclub Cargo.

LITTLE PEOPLE IN THE CITY BOOK

Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy, Little People in the City brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu, a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little hand-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves, waiting to be discovered. . .

‘Oddly enough, even when you know they are just hand-painted figurines, you can’t help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost and vulnerable in a big, bad city.’ The Times

The book is due out on the 5th of September with a book launch event on Sunday 31st August in London. There will also be "The Little People Treasure hunt" where Slinkachu will be placing four installations at various locations around London and it is up to YOU to track them down and find them.

The hunt will start at his upcoming show at Cosh Gallery on Berwick Street where you can pick up the clues. The first person or team to spot all four installations and get to the finish line at the Truman Brewery Bar on Brick Lane will win a signed print from the show. There is also a special prize for the best photography of the installations, with a flickr page set up here for you to upload to, so bring your cameras!

After the hunt, there will be music and drinks at the Truman Brewery Bar and the chance to buy the book a full 5 days before it arrives in shops (woopie!). More info on the book and the hunt can be found here.

CONCRETE HERMIT GROUP SHOW

"We Have Been Expecting You" is a new group show opening this Thursday at Concrete Hermit.

This group show will feature prints and affordable work from a selection of all the artists that they have worked with. Including new work and some never exhibited before in the UK from Jon Burgerman, Ian Stevenson, Andrew Rae, Anthony Burrill, Neasden Control Centre, Jody Barton, eBoy, Supermundane, Cody Hudson, MWM Graphics, Andrew James Jones and many others…

Concrete Hermit | 5a Club Row | London

The show will run from the 7th - 30th August 2008

RONZO INTERVIEW

The August issue of UKadapta is now online. East London based illustrator/ Street Artist Ronzo gets interviewed in this months issue, check it over here.

ISSUE TWO - GRAFFITI FANZINE

More zine freshnessIssue 2 Fanzine from Pirate Press is 62 pages packed to the brim with exclusive photographs, sketches, letters, pieces and artwork. It captures and documents the raw adrenalin, exploration, style, energy and mayhem of the European graffiti movement today.

Contributors to this Issue include: Derik, Haksawjim, Kreky, Medi, Tommy Twoka, Knabben Meister Taro, Ogeronekanobi, Paris, Love Atak, and Save The Youth.

The fanzine is £4.00 inc shipping to the UK and is available online to purchase here.

RETROSPECTIVE - ONE

First up this week is a new show at Kemistry Gallery, "Retrospective—One" which will open to the public on the 8th August and run until the 6h September. Independent graphic design gallery Kemistry Gallery has asked eleven previous exhibitors to create new pieces for an exhibition celebrating their fourth year exposing graphic talent.

Retrospective—One will bring together Experimental Jetset, Eine, James Joyce, Parra and Geoff McFetridge among others in a line up of graphic design all-stars. Pieces will include one-offs, editions, prints, and objects available exclusively from the gallery.

Kemistry Gallery is an independent design gallery dedicated to exhibiting the work of outstanding designers both past, present and upcoming. Kemistry Gallery is the only independent gallery doing so in the UK at the present time; it exists as a one-off, having built up a far-reaching and highly respected reputation for showcasing many talented designers and promoting design to a wider audience. They aim to make design accessible to an audience that might otherwise overlook or undervalue its importance next to disciplines such as fine art or photography. Kemistry Gallery strongly believes that good design in years to come will be both valued and valuable to the public and collectors alike.

Kemistry Gallery | 43 Charlotte Road | Shoreditch | London

BACK IN LONDON

Right we have returned to London. Just back from a family wedding in Ireland, with over 250 people in attendance it was certainly one to remember. Lots on this week here in London. Check back later.