In what is his most outstanding group of works to date, James Marshall has lost his Nom de Guerre and infected the Space Monkeys. The Monkeys, which were the central theme of his work up until this date have somehow taken a dip in Springfield Lake and resurfaced as growths in a mutant neon landscape. The evolution/mutation has been to the greatest benefit as Marshall's work now feels refreshed and fully active.
"Diseased" which opens this Saturday, August 4th at Merry Karnowsky Gallery runs through September 1st and is not to be missed if in Los Angeles. More pictures of the art after the jump
This Bart Simpson 10" QEE by Parisian street artist Space Invader is one of 20 customized Barts that went on display in the window of Colette last week. If interested, contact galerie@colette.fr for availability. More images can be seen here
A favorite website (which also has a book), Pictures of Walls has just updated their site with a couple new galleries and a submit your own photo feature. While the site is not capable of hours of entertainment yet, it will give you an hour of entertainment. Go check it out and then vandalize things!
One may remember ages ago when this Refill 7 show was mentioned in all the hip blogs. Well, now you have the chance to actually purchase the decks that were in this show. For once let American Currency take you somewhere and actually get a discount. All boards are priced at 500 AU which in greenbacks is $429. Standouts from the show include (pictured from left to right) Nails (Niels Oeltjen), Genevieve Gauckler, and the Vision Psycho Stick. There are boatloads of other artists with big names, but I will let you discover for yourself. Purchase here or browse the flickr account here
This Thursday night, Scion will be hosting the "Easy 10 Filmmaker Series" in NYC. The Easy 10 is billed as an "Evening of Short Films and Cinematic Socializing" and will feature 10 shorts including one titled 'Pigeon Mumbler' by friend of the TWBE, Roger Gastman. The rest of the flier after the jump. RSVP here
Alex Pardee has a great story on his blog about a false guardian angel. It is quite interesting and shows one mans battle and victory with superstition. I remember as a younger self that I carried one of those funny gnomes around in my pocket to ward off the Police and teachers (to much success). It did help that this was during those wacky years where I would wear size 40 jeans with the ultra-fat legs even though I was lean machine. Anyway read up and reflect on your wacky superstitions and if they have paid off. Right here on his blog
I don't know about you, but this definitely looks like my church. And by "my church" I mean the sales conference I was at last week in the Poconos. The crowd was a bit lighter than this and I do believe that the dollar sign was replaced with the almighty £. But how would I really know since the majority of my time was spent lounging in the kiddie pool with my water wings. "Need sauce for those?" All in all good work Shepard in depicting what a typical sales conference really does look like.
A new blog, that could become a staple! It's like Vice magazine's Do's and Don'ts, minus the page reload. The only downside is content, since this type of site needs a lot of it to survive.
All I have to say is that this studded denim blazer is the worst execution of an idea that I have ever seen. I can only imagine Scott Weiland wearing this one, and it probably weighs more than he does wet. BTW, rumor has it there might be a 20th anniversary GnR reunion show in L.A., the missing link being AXL of course.
Cuckoo clocks are normally left for the walls of Grandma's house, but German street artist Stefan Strumbel thinks otherwise. He creates and paints by hand a modern update to the classic cuckoo. Bring the cuckoo clock back is what I think. If one is interested in purchasing one of these gems, there are a couple available at the "These walls Belong To Us" auction, linked to here
Digg's new look. Arc is a new way to view Digg, created by the Digg Labs. (Outsourced to marumushi)It looks like a giant sunburst, with every ray representing a news story. The larger the ray is, the more Diggs the post has received.
Also, people who post more than once are linked by a transparent thread, so if you liked what they’ve Dugg, maybe you’ll be interested in something else they’ve posted.
Via ktsune noir.
The new issue of Complex with guest editor Kanye West hits newsstands this week. Kaws along with REAS, Brent Rollins, and a few other artists also directed pages for the issue. Here is one of Kaws images from the shoot with photographer Matt Doyle.
Staying up and current with the digital age, Brooklyn's Bast has a website. In keeping with his true form, the site is raw and sloppy with the highlight being the intro. This site is not for the internet saavy and would be best viewed on dial-up.
Under Tokyo, browsing through the gallery of shots from Tokyo's underground, I think you'll agree there's something pretty interesting going on down there. It looks like a scene from the matrix.
It is nice to see that cops realize the drug war is a waste of time. It is also nice to see that Police feel guilty for incarcerating non-violent drug offenders. And it is super great when ex-cops give you tips on how not to get busted. Read it here at Radar online
A site for men to discuss growing, washing, brushing, and wearing long, luxurious locks. Many of the posts take on a defiant tone and mention things like "fighting the good fight," which, we assume, means not getting a haircut. Very scary, very scary!
New video by Yacht "women of the world will take over" demonstrates that you really do not have to be that good at editing to make a video. It feels like the early days of MTV.
Flavor Flav aka Jonathan Drayton Jr. joins the elite and gets roasted on comedy central. Roasters include Patton Oswalt, Jimmy Kimmel, Carrot Top ... and of course, Snoop. Poor Brigitte. Premieres 8/12 on Comedy Central. Via Stereogum, for another clip from Lisa Lampanelli, click here.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Iraq moved into its first Asian Cup final, beating South Korea 4-3 on penalty kicks Wednesday night after a 0-0 tie. At least 50 fans were killed by car bombs during postgame celebrations in Baghdad.
Iraq advanced to Sunday's final in Jakarta against Saudi Arabia, which beat two-time defending champion Japan 3-2 in Hanoi. The winner of the tournament joins the United States, Brazil, Italy and host South Africa at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup along with the champions of Europe, Africa and Oceania.
Thousands of fans gathered in the central Baghdad district of Karradah to celebrate Iraq's victory by dancing, beating drums and chanting "Iraq! Iraq! The first bomb exploded in a crowd of people cheering near a well-known ice cream parlor in Baghdad's western neighborhood of Mansour, according to police and hospital officials. At least 30 people were killed and 75 were wounded, an Interior Ministry official said.
Another suicide car bomber detonated his payload about 45 minutes later in the midst of dozens of vehicles filled with revelers near an Iraqi army checkpoint in the eastern district of Ghadeer, killing at least 20 people, including two soldiers, and wounding 61, according to the ministry official. Via the Washington Post.
2007 sees the 50th anniversary of the most ubiquitous sans-serif typeface on the planet (with the possible exception of Arial). Helvetica has been honored in the form of a feature length documentary and an exhibition at MoMA in New York. Now, Blanka and Candy Collective have curated an exhibition at the Design Museum in London which features one imagemaker for each year of the typeface's existence. Our eyes are on the NB Studio's print above, championing Apple's integration of Helvetica as a system font on every machine they've made since 1985. A chance to peruse (and purchase) the other offerings can be found here.
Do you need to waste 10:24? This little gem is a compilation of some of the best Homer moments from The Simpsons, over the years. The quality varies, but the comic genius does not. Enjoy! Consider it a teaser to the movie.
Shepard Fairey teams up with MC5 to bring the message. The collaboration which includes a signature military jacket, T-shirt and ballcap, is even more notable because of its otherwise dubious origins: a bootleg. When Shepard discovered the seminal Detroit rockers’ trademark white panther logo and assimilated it into a design of his own, the band’s Mike Davis took note and reached out to Fairey to make the it legit. To read more about this story and Mike Davis thoughts on Shep, check out supertouch.
The sartorialist empire grows. He started out with a blog, then men.style, then GQ, style.com, and now Wallpaper. A hobby of taking well edited photos of beautiful people on the street and putting them online. Scott has become the fashion source of the street. This is my favorite of the moment.
New York City. Madame Tussauds New York has a new victim in their celebs in prisoner's uniform series, Lindsay Lohan. The wax museum launched their new exhibit by dressing up the wax figure of Lindsay Lohan with a prisoner's uniform stripped from the Paris Hilton exhibit.
Available at this moment is a nice drawing by Richard Colman. This Untitled piece measures 4" x 6" and is priced at an attainable $425. This is just one of his pieces featured in 'Tigers in a tropical storm' at The Riviera Gallery. Contact them for more info. Don't sleep!
If you are a beachgoing lass or have a fine lady who likes sand, sun, and surf, this is just the bikini for you. Part two of this collaboration features some nice Kaws action in the form of a gold snake (they're so hot right now) graphic overlaid on some MOB black goodness. Available this friday, the bikini will look great just in time for the weekend.
Yuri is a Frank Sinatra look-a-like, born in the Eastern Bloc who aspires to a simple life of sunflowers and fieldwork. In an effort to capture the heart of a beautiful Israeli immigrant, he joined the armed forces. Although this clashed with his pacifist nature, lust for young eastern Europeans is full of contradiction. His favorite drinking activity is "hot pigeon" (the old world version of what we call "hot potato") where when the accordians stop playing, the possessor of the pigeon has to bite its head off. This print captures Yuri in a moment of loss, surprised at the reaction from the Israeli girl who just asked "But, Yuri I thought you were a pacifist".
