Eileen Wunderlich "Chemo Babe" at Bongout

1/31/09

As it turns out this is my first post to the sabotaz blog, thanks for the invitation Logan.

I went to see the opening with Eileen Wunderlich's Chemo-Babe photos at Bongout Gallery in Berlin last night. Three artists are featured in the exhibition: Eileen Wunderlich, Barbara Breitenfellner and Carolin Löbbert.
Mainly I went to see Eileen's photos which she had taken while in hospital in 2008 for a (successful) treatment of acute leukemia, hence the title "Chemo Babe".
The majority are staged self-portraits re-enacting established images known from the media, the strongest in my opinion is a copy of an Abu Ghraib torture photo.

I had already seen most of the photos on Eileen's website but obviously the large scale prints are much more impressive. She found a stunning way to cope with a life-threatening desease and handled it with an almost painful share of dark humour. In retrospect I think it's save to say that leukemia didn't know who it was up against, it's good to see Eileen well again.

The exhibition will be open until March 3 at Bongout Gallery, Torstr. 110. Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 12 - 7.







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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - DABS & MYLA

1/30/09

Name:
DABS & MYLA

City:
Melbourne

Country:
Australia

What do you do?:
We are both illustrators and graffiti Artists.We collaborate together on
all our paintings and illustration work, but not on our graffiti.

Your website:
www.dabsmyla.com

Your favorite artists?:
A lot of Melbourne writers: Tame, Puzle, Merda, New 2, Akuze,Jets,Method,Jumble Jorz, Dvate, Race, Askem, Lench and Greco to name just a few.

International writers like MSK/Rime ,Revoke, Pose 2 and Augor .Surge MDR ,Demer, Bates, Dare, Smash, Wow 123, Phat1, Asylem,Man One,Vyal and naturally TWIST!!

Outside of graff. Jeff soto, KozynDan, Tim Biskup, Greg Simkins,Logan Hicks,Peat Wollaeger,Mark Ryden,Clayton Brothers, Early Tex Avery and Mary Blair the Disney Queen of style!!

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:
Per Square Metre Gallery in Melbourne kills it!!if your ever in melbourne be sure to check it out!www.persquaremetre.com and Crewest Gallery in down town l.a..www.crewest.com..!!!


What do you have a passion for?:
Each other of course!!!eating well,Painting walls.....painting anything!!!5 days a week we spend at least 10 hours a day at our desk's illustrating and painting for shows.

In any spare time we have, for leisure, we get out of the studio and paint with our crew and friends!Late nights on the line or legal walls with mates?This is all we do!!!this is our life 24/7...so i guess there isn't much room to be passionate about anything else!

What inspires you?:
Art nouveau, Art Deco, Melbourne Graffiti, Wes Anderson Movies and dedicated people who work hard and get results!!!

What does the future hold for you?:
In April we will be going to Los angles to stay for a year or 2!!apart from that?im guessing..alot of shows..alot of walls...alot of hard work,crippling arthritis and back problems!!and most likely alot of love and good times!!


peace!
check out.....www.dabsmyla.com







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Upcoming February gallery shows in New York

For those of you in New York City, February is shaping up to be a treat. Come out and show your support for the community!

ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD: CURATED BY COPE2 & MELISSA MCCAIG WELLES
Feat. CRIME 79, Can2, Carlos Mare139 Rodriguez, Chris Smith aka Subtexture, Cope2, Damion Silver, EWOK5MH, Greg Haberny, Indie184, Jen Props, Lance Turnbow, LogikOne, Lucas Irwin aka FILTH, Molly Crabapple, Mona Superhero, Queen Andrea, R Nicholas Kuszyk, Robert H. Syrett, Ryan Bubnis, Ryder E. Robison, Sam Friedman, Scott Patt, Scott Peehl, Sien, Jonny Fenix
McCaig Welles
129 Roebling Street
February 7-March 2
Opening: February 7, 7-10pm
www.mccaigwelles.com

AVAILABLE SPACE: an installation by Aakash Nihalani
525 Atlantic Avenue
Opening: February 7, 5-7pm
www.aakashnihalani.com/

ANXIETY ROOM: JON BURGERMAN & JIM AVIGNON
Factory Fresh
1053 Flushing Avenue
February 12-March 15
Opening: February 12, 6-10pm
www.factoryfresh.net

STREET CRUSH
Feat. Aakash Nihalani, Abe Lincoln Jr., Aiko, Anera, Bortusk Leer, Broken Crow, C. Damage, Cake, Celso, Charm, Chris Uphues, Creepy, DirQuo, Ellis Gallagher A.K.A. (C)ELLIS G., Eternal Love, FauxReel, FKDL, General Howe, GoreB, Imminent Disaster, Hellbent, Infinity, Nobody, Jef Aerosol, Jon Burgerman, Matt Siren, Mimi the Clown, NohJColey, Pagan, PMP, Poster Boy, Pufferella, Pushkin, Chris from Robots Will Kill, Col from Robots Will Kill, Veng from Robots Will Kill, Royce Bannon, Skewville, Stikman, The Dude Company, Titi from Paris, and U.L.M.
Alphabeta
70 Greenpoint Avenue
February 13-28
Opening: February 13, 7pm-
www.brooklynstreetart.com/theBlog/

GOING POSTAL BOOK LAUNCH & STICKER SHOW: MARTHA COOPER
Ad Hoc Art
49 Bogart Street
February 20-22
Opening: February 20, 7pm-
www.adhocart.org/

MARS1
Jonathan Levine
529 W. 20th Street, 9E
February 21-March 21
Opening: February 21, 7-9pm
jonathanlevinegallery.com/

ODDITIES: MORNING BREATH & CYCLE
NATHAN LEE PICKETT in Project Room
Ad Hoc Art
49 Bogart Street
February 27-March 22
Opening: February 27, 7-10pm
www.adhocart.org/

IT HURTS: ZBIOK & REMED
Brooklynite Gallery
334 Malcolm X Boulevard
February 28-March 22
Opening: February 28, 7pm-
www.brooklynitegallery.com/

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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - LUNA PARK

Name:
Luna Park

City:
Brooklyn

Country:
USA

What do you do?:
To pay the bills, I work as a reference librarian, but my obsession is photographing and documenting urban art.

Your website:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lunapark/

Your favorite artists?:
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Marc Chagall, Caspar David Friedrich, Albrecht D¸rer

Off the top of my head, Swoon, Elbow-Toe, Os Gemeos, C215, Booker, Revs... but there are too many favorites to name.


Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:
Websites:
For my daily street art fix, Flickr. Photostreams of note: for Berlin, http://www.flickr.com/photos/justusjonas/; for Paris, http://www.flickr.com/photos/vitostreet/; for London, http://www.flickr.com/photos/romanywg/.
http://streetfiles.org/
http://www.ilovegraffiti.de/en

Brooklyn galleries:
Ad Hoc Art: http://www.adhocart.org/
Factory Fresh: http://www.factoryfresh.net/
Brooklynite: http://www.brooklynitegallery.com/

What do you have a passion for?:
Family, friends, my cat, photography, street art, graffiti, travel, freedom, the color red, sunglasses, chunky jewelry, cheese...

What inspires you?:
The dedication and determination of everyone who puts work on the street AND those that document it; the support of the street art and photoblogging communities; New York City...

What does the future hold for you?:
I'm currently working on co-curating a group show, but it's too early to get into details.
One of these days, I'd like to make a book.
For the most part, I'm happiest wandering the streets of NYC with my camera.



SWOON



REVS



OS GEMEOS



ELBOW-TOE



C215



BOOKER

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THE ARTCOCK CLASSICAL REVIEW

Sten Lex Lucamaleonte are orgoglious to present the first solo show of Artcock, roman street art collective of thrium persons. They print large format photos rapresenting classical and religious scene of the classical Italian culture and they past up these photos on the ancient walls of Rome. Ceck their stuff here www.myspace.com/artcock

They come from the past they are thrium guys from Rome, age 67 each one, they went to school together "Viviani School" same school, same class. Artcock are techining Classical Art at the Sapienza University of Rome, their culture and their "credo" in ancient values push them to bring some real culture in the contemporary ignorance of stupid Italians.

"Portamus savere al volgo porcus" is their latin "credo".
opening 20 of febrary h 17:00-22:00

OFF THE STREET

-sten- lex lucamaleonte studio

via dei Piceni 1

00198 Rome,Italy.
















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JR in Kibera

1/29/09

JR has been up to some amazing stuff in Kibera






Keep an eye on his site for more pics

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TRASHed-The Art of Recycling



I've been painting recycling bins with Global Inheritance since 2005 for a variety of different events, including Coachella, X Games, Live Earth, Red Bull Soap Box Derby and the Grammy Awards. They're an inspiring organization that focuses on raising environmental awareness and activism in creative and fun ways. They recently got an art space in Costa Mesa and are having a shin-dig to break it in. It should be a blast, but if you can't make it, stop by and check em out at Coachella instead.


Here's their description of the event from Facebook

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Where: The Camp (2937 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, CA) view map
What: TRASHed - Art of Recycling

An evening of amazing possibility with Educate Project and Global Inheritance. Come down and have a good time as we put on a live art show in the name of recycling and green sustainability. we have 15 different artists painting creative pieces to raise awareness about recycling that will be displayed at upcoming coachella 09 and other events. live dj's, cash bar by VEEV, photographer, live broadcasting on ustream.tv, special guests, and free stuff from our sponsors!!!!!!!!!!! be a part of your community as we raise funds for changing the planet!!

bring your old electronics for recycling at the event!!!

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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - C215

Name: C215

City: Paris

Country: France

What do you do?: Stencils

Your website: www.myspace.com/c215

Your favorite artists?: Banksy, Ernest Pignon Ernest, Dan23, Logan Hicks, Broken Crow, Sten, Izolag, M-City, Orticanoodles, Bruno Leyval, the 9th concept crew, Connor Harrington, David Choe and many others...

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:
Inoperable in Vienna, Signal gallery in London, Ad Hoc in Brooklyn are friends and places to visit.. the Stencil History X project of Samantha Longhi is an important book to get. Mirleft in Morocco and Ciudad Rodrigo in Spain are my two favourite places in the world until now.

What do you have a passion for?:
Foreign languages, travels, History and Art history above all.

What inspires you?: My 5 years old daughter Nina and my Art history culture.

What does the future hold for you?: Only good things.

I edited collective books : Stencil History X by Samantha Longhi (2007), C215's blue poetry book (2005) and C215's red poetry book (2006) and curated many group shows in Europe.

Select artwork from C215:














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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - LUCKYSTAR STUDIO

Name:
Luckystar Studio® (Gene Evans and Bridget Griffith Evans)

City:
Milwaukee, WI

Country:
USA

What do you do?:
For nearly a decade the artists of Luckystar Studio® have worked curating exhibits, running our own award winning gallery and even sponsoring our own traveling exhibits. We've also produced hundreds of prints that have sold world-wide.

Your website:
http://www.luckystarstudio.com
http://www.bridgetgriffithevans.com
http://www.geneevans.net
http://www.itcamefrommilwaukee.com

Your favorite artists?:

(Bridget) Wayne Thiebaud, Richard Diebenkorn, Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Jim Dine, Zak Smith, David Park

(Eugene) Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Andy Warhol, Paul Pope, Ashley Wood, Richard Hamilton, Zak Smith, Mark Jacobs, Marcel Wanders.

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:

Websites:
http://www.kawaiinot.com is wicked fun and http://www.dailybeast.com ;

Books:
Recently finished Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers; Eckart Tolle's New Earth found them both pretty interesting. Anything David Sedaris; We both read our way though dozens of magazines a month, including; Vanity Fair, Interview, Art Forum, ect.

Galleries:
We'd like to rattle off a long list galleries in Milwaukee, and believe us there are plenty but, the scene changes here so frequently we'd have to keep y'all informed on a show-to-show basis. So, if you must look at art in the Midwest we'd would suggest the Milwaukee Art Museum or the Art Institute of Chicago.


What do you have a passion for?:
Both have a passion for art, conversation, music, sock monkeys, great food and libations. Bridget has a passion for color, chocolate, vintage jewelry, shoes and ceramic squirrels and poodles. Eugene: Comics, belt buckles, the Stones, design, and trying to get away with wearing t-shirts, jeans and Converse One Stars for the rest of my life.


What inspires you?:
Art that inspires emotion. Finding a work of art that gives one that indescribable tug that makes you want to work harder; be a better artist; be a better person.

What does the future hold for you?:
To kick off the year we're doing a few boutique exhibits; "The Gangs All Here", Showdown April 17 at Cedar Gallery, Babes in Toyland at Eat Cake, April 24.  Then we have a traveling exhibit It Came From Milwaukee (http://www.itcamefrommilwaukee.com), which includes 10 other artists, that will be going to Mad Art in St. Louis and Windhover Arts Center in Fon du Lac, WI, before ending with a one night stand at the Milwaukee Art Museum with "The Future is Now" (your 15 minutes of fame), which we've also curated. We've also booked a few things in 2010 but now we're just showing off.







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ORTICANOODLES Solo Show - Milano


IN STENCIL WE TRUST

A solo exhibition by Orticanoodles


24th - 29th January 2009Vernissage 24th january 2009 at 6.30 pm

Spazio Culturale ZerologicoVia Anfossi, 8 Milano

Curated by Luigi Mauri e Tatiana Belluzzo Ufficio Stampa Federica Giordanistampa@zerologico.it


http://www.urbanpainting.info/
http://www.orticanoodles.com/

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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - DARYLL PEIRCE

1/28/09

Name:
Daryll Peirce

City:
Denver?

Country:
USA

What do you do?:
Draw, paint, design and make stuff,

Your website:
DaryllPeirce.com - art
ArtDerailed.blogspot.com - blog
INDVSL.com - clothing project
10-4gb.com - collective

Your favorite artists?:
Degas, Bosch, Shiele, Bruegel, Warhol, Herbert Baglione, Darren Waterston, Jim & Tina Darling, Lister, Lesley Reppeteaux, Ironclaw, Banksy, Mars 1, Jeremy Fish, Brendan Monroe, Chris Stain, Doze, Ripo, Ekundayo, Logan Hicks, Adam 5100, Ahren Hertel, Josh Keyes, Gregory Euclid, Boxi, Surge, Kofie, Mode, Monica Canilao, Thundercut, John Casey, Joe Parla, Maya Hayuk, Matt Furie, Mel Kadel and Michael Sieben.

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:
NPR, The Onion, Booooooom, ffffound, Primary Flight, The Mongrel, Beautiful Decay, Juxtapoz, Modart and the Fecal. Miami during Art Basel is a good place to be. NYC and upstate in Beacon, the "jewel of the west", as well as Denver, which seems to have grown significantly in the past years are fine places to roam as well. Get out, travel, explore, anywhere new is good. Explore the alleys, gutters, drains, and between the cracks. Did I just say to "explore between the cracks"?

What do you have a passion for?:
Exploring, making, drawing, painting, interacting with humans, skateboarding, travel, facial hair experimentation, looking inward, social outcasts, philosophy, self punishment.

What inspires you?:
Others creating, exploration, travel, the struggle, being broke, friends, observation/ internalization, nature, the city, growth, future, skateboarding, surfing, day-dreaming.

What does the future hold for you?:
It's looking like I won't leave my basement studio till summer, so I believe rickets is in my future.








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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - ALAN BERNARD

Name: Alan Bernard

City: Kuala Lumpur

Country: Malaysia

What do you do?:
I’m a Web, Graphic and Apparel Designer, but I also run a website dedicated to Street Art which is running into its 4th year this year.

Your website:
http://alanbernard.com/mayhem/

Your favorite artists?:
[Street Art] Blu, Doma Crew, Bruno Leyval, Logan Hicks, Armsrock, The Everfresh Studio, Above, Sam 3, Banksy, Klingatron… but there’s just too many to list here. I guess if they are on my site, they are loved.

[Other Artists] Munk One, Hydro74, Ray Frenden, Godmachine, Corefolio, Mike Giant… again, same as above.

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:

[Books] The Art of Rebellion 1 and 2, Street Sketchbook, and anything from individual artists. Also, read The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie. And something called The Gypsy.

[Websites] Mine. But also check out http://www.thisisvandalism.com/, http://think.faesthetic.com/, http://swindlemagazine.com/index.php

[Places] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We need more art in the streets. Lodging provided! ;) Also, Indonesia, because the art is thriving there. Definitely worth taking a look at their work, for admiration AND inspiration.

What do you have a passion for?:
Drawing and designing, street art, and soccer. And tees… I have a tee fetish.

What inspires you?:
The possibilities that something good might happen tomorrow. Simple things, really. I get inspired when someone compliments my work. I even get inspired when

What does the future hold for you?:
Happiness, sadness, gladness, 3 meals a day, marriage, children [?] joys, sorrows, surprises, Melbourne, NYC, Barcelona, Tokyo, Bali, London, money, lots of blogging, more art and hopefully compliments that come with it, aging, hair loss, weight gain, weight loss, a tee shirt shop, a growth in my collection of street art memorabilia, smiles, e-mails, dogs, cats, tears, laughter, drinks, more happiness, retirement, more travel, and ultimately: death.





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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - JEREMIAH GARCIA

Name:
Jeremiah Garcia

City:
Los Angeles

Country:
USA

What do you do?
Sit in front of a computer for 8-12 hours a day, dreaming of being more than
a corporate whore (aka marketing coordinator). I also dabble in stencils
and photography.

Your website(s):
www.n10z.com
www.flickr.com/n10z
www.IceCreamMan.com

Your favorite artists?:
Changes day to day, but I've always had an affinity for Kandinsky and
Christo. There's just something about organized chaos that speaks to me.

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:
Websites I'm addicted to Pitchfork, IceCreamMan and unfortunately, Facebook
(that's a relatively new one for me, so hopefully the novelty will soon wear
off).

Books I like...hmm...I definitely don't read enough...but right now I'm
reading David Sedaris. And I grew up on Calvin and Hobbes.
My favorite galleries are the ones with the free booze that aren't crowded.
I think one place everybody should see at some point in life is Machu
Picchu.

What do you have a passion for?:
music, stencils, photography, pit bulls, seeing new places, surfing, music

What inspires you?:
I get inspired when I see someone doing something better than I can do it.
I guess I get inspired a lot.

What does the future hold for you?:
Short term: a cubical and paying taxes.
Long term: still paying taxes, but hopefully not in a cubical.






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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - CHRIS STAIN

Name: chris stain

City: nyc

Country:usa

What do you do?: mr mom and cut stencils when the kids go to sleep

Your website:www.chrisstain.com

Your favorite artists?: swoon. mode. voke. josh macphee. john fekner. sparkles. jose parla. doze. bukowski. gil scott heron. martha cooper. bill daniel. kurt schwitters.

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places: www.justseeds.org , ad hoc art gallery, east baltimore corner of kenwood and orleans

What do you have a passion for?: making work with meaning

What inspires you?: the people around me

What does the future hold for you?: sorry, my crystal ball is in the shop







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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - RONE

Name: Rone

City:Melbournne

Country: Australia

What do you do?:Paste-ups, stencils

Your website: www.r-o-n-e.com // www.everfreshstudio.com

Your favorite artists?:all for different reasons but i love anything by Blu, MKS guys, Anthony Lister, Mike Giant, neck face and john yates

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places:

web:
www.rekaone.com
www.houseofmeggs.com
www.phibs.com
www.stencilrevolution.com
www.thisisvandalism.com
www.youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com
www.niceproduce.com
www.yimmyayo.tumblr.com

Books
September commando - john yates
Outsiders- lazerides

Galleries:
Per square metre
Gorker
No vacancy

What do you have a passion for?: Making stuff & breaking stuff

What inspires you?: anyone putting new stuff up in the street- makes you want to go get out there
What does the future hold for you?: Bigger & bigger posters






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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - ICE CREAM MAN

Name: Ice Cream Man

City: Long Beach, CA 1/2 the year, on the road the other half

Country: USA

What do you do?: Give away free ice cream.

Your website: www.icecreamman.com

Your favorite artists?: Sam Flores, Os Gemeos, Boxi, Logan Hicks (of course), C215, Ji Lee, Derek Hess, Justin Hampton, Pablo (old Jabberjaw posters), Alberto Vargas, Martin Lewis, Jay Ryan

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places: Coney Island for Os Gemeos piece, Hotel Des Art for Sam Flores (and others) rooms, Miami for Primary Flight.

What do you have a passion for?: big mountains, ice cream, adventure, live music, and doing things that haven't been done before

What inspires you?: lotta the same things that i have a passion for, they feed on each other and push me to keep on L-I-V-I-N

What does the future hold for you?: hopefully Ice Cream Man as a company will be able to give away 300k more creams in 2009 and 2010. After that, i'd like to disappear for a while.







Cover by Ryan Mcginness



cover by Logan Hicks



cover by Sam Flores


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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - HARLAN LEVEY

Name: Harlan Levey

City: Brussels

Country: Should be obvious from city.

What do you do?: What most people do, get pissed with my internet provider, pay rent and occasionally take non voluntary ice cold showers. For the last few years this rent has been paid with a lot of words. i've been the editor in chief of Modart magazine and was invited onto this blog for my role in the No New Enemies Network. I think what I do is most often described as difficult though maybe that's me and not what i do. are you what you do? difficult. It's 22:32 and I am answering a friend.

Your website:
www.nonewenemies.net
www.modarteurope.com
http://hbeagle.tumblr.com/
www.egs.edu

Your favorite artists?: My biological parents who I never met and the parents who changed my diapers, dealt with my mood swings and loved puzzles, Robert Crumb, Willy Nelson and whoever built the orthodox Roman church here in Brussels with the urinoire attached to the right hand side.

Suggested websites, books, galleries, or places: I don’t mean to be militant, but hey, just visit my website you have enough to think about all day and there I’ll give you such glorious secrets and not in such a slutty fashion.

www.nonewenemies.net

What do you have a passion for?: Varies by smell. Should I start alphabetically or in terms of how fast it could make me cry or swing? Irony and Emotion. People and Stupidity and long days and long sleeps.

What inspires you?: Pink sunsets, stand up comics and all the people who make me love and also dumpster divers who are more than 30 years old.

What does the future hold for you?: Probably the past, but less stupid. I hope. Surely new underwear.


Botanique Group Show, Botanique Museum



Cheese, Nomad with NNE in Austria



Helium Cowboy group show with Microbo, Bo130, Morcky, the Boghe



NNE Propaganda Series



Inside Riots, G for NNE in Brussels

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CONTRIBUTOR PROFILE - PISA73

Name: pisa73

City: berlin

Country: Germany

What: i am working mainly as an artist, sometimes i do graphic design which i actually studied. wilde gallery in berlin is representing my work and i am running a small gallery called superplan where i try to offer artists a platform to show their work in berlin. it's the kind of gallery i was lucky to be invited to many times in the past few years.

Website: www.pisa73.com and pisa73artwork.blogspot.com

Favorite artists: i am hard pressed to name favorites, wk interact would be one. dave the chimp, carravaggio, james nachtwey. that's truely random.

Suggested websites: - berlin is a good place to be.

Inspiration: work, friends, struggle, anger

Passion: i enjoy working with images and even though i am quite impatient i manage to work on a stencil for days. on the other hand, work may well be some kind of therapy.

Future: options, i see options.

Examples of Pisa73's art:






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MTA gets popped by LAPD


Looks like the LAPD has tracked down MTA for doing that MASSIVE tag in the LA river. They say it will cost several million dollars to remove. WHAT?! Sprinkle us with a few hundo plus materials and we'll bang it out lickety split! Might even add our own flavor to it!



 Here's the whole story...(via LA Times)

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies today arrested at least eight alleged members of the notorious Metro Transit Assassins tagging crew, some of whom are believed to be responsible for a several-blocks-long “MTA” tag in the concrete Los Angeles River bed that authorities say will cost millions of dollars to remove. The arrests occurred during a series of early-morning raids centered in the Hollywood area. Among those detained for a parole violations was a famous tagger whose work as has won acclaim in the art community, “SMEAR.” Those arrested were booked on suspicion of vandalism, drug possession, narcotics for sales, weapons possession and other parole violations, officials said "These individuals are responsible for tags not only in Los Angeles but Las Vegas and San Francisco,” said Sheriff’s Cmdr. Dan Finkelstein, who is chief of the Metropolitan Transit Authority police. “The Army Corps of Engineers estimates that removing the "MTA" tag from the riverbed alone will cost $3.7 million. Cleaning graffiti from the river is far more expensive than cleaning other areas. Officials use high-pressure water spray to remove the toxic paint. But hazardous-materials crews must then dam and capture all the paint and water runoff to prevent it from getting into the river. The crew did an additional $20,000 worth of damage to transit vehicles and facilities. Finkelstein said the Los Angeles River "MTA" tag, in a vast industrial district east of downtown between two rail yards, took about 400 gallons of paint -- 300 gallons white and 100 gallons black. “It took them four nights to do it,” he said. The three block letters cover a three-story-high wall and run the length of several blocks between the 4th Street and 1st Street bridges. The tagging crew, which is also known as “Melting Toys Away” and “Must Take All,” began about the time the transportation agency began using the MTA letters. Investigators say they have statements, including some on video, that implicate some of the crew members in the enormous tag. “Some of this group could face federal charges,” Finkelstein said. During the raids, Finkelstein said, investigators found customized high-pressure fire extinguishers that, when filled with paint, allow the tagger to hang upside down on the underside of a freeway and quickly scrawl massive graffiti. These taggers are not kids, he said. Most those detained are in their 20s; one of them drives a $60,000 BMW, and another member possesses a diamond-and-ruby-encrusted Metro logo pendant with paperwork suggesting it's worth $29,000, Finkelstein said.


-- Richard Winton

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ST. VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE

ST. VALENTINES DAY MASSACRE - New Jersey



This Valentines Day Sabotaz is happy to sponsor an event organized by Demerock (Wallnuts). Art from some of the worlds best writers and artists will be on display.


CONFIRMED ARTISTS:




DEMEROCK WALLNUTS. VS (NYC,NJ)

MUSE WALLNUTS (NYC)

SOCO WALLNUTS (NYC)

BEEN3 WALNUTS (NJ)

SNOW FX (NJ)

PER1 FX (NYC)

SKET (CT)

SNATCH CWK (NYC)

MS BLES (PUERTO RICO)

REE2 MTA (NYC,NJ)

THE 3STEPS CREW (GERMANY)

MADC WALLNUTS,BANDITS (GERMANY)

THE AIDS CREW (NJ)

VICIOUS STYLES CREW(NJ) RAIN,KASO.MEK,AZMA,PRO,PLAN

MERES TD4 (NYC)

SEEZ TC5 (FLA)

YOURZ1 TC5 , KAOS (NJ)



ALSO LIVE PERFORMANCES BY ANIMAL CRACKERS AND MUSIC AND OTHER PERFORMANCES BY BLOCKSTARRZ ENTERTAINMENT!







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PRIMARY FLIGHT

This past December we helped organize one of the largest graffiti and street art events in the United States.


More than 80 Artists decended on the streets of Miami Flordia to paint on thousands of feet of blank wall space scattered throughout the Wynwood Arts District.


Some of this years artists included: Admir Jahic, Asylm, Agustina Woodgate, Billy Mode, Blackbooks, Blek Le
Rat, Boxi, Brian Sensebe, Chris Stain, Crome, Cruise, Dare, Daryll
Peirce, David Choe, Depoe, Dolla, El Mac, Ewok, Frerk, Kenton Parker,
Kofie, Logan Hicks, Marc C. Woehr, Mike De Feo, MSG, Brandon Opalka,
Peter Fuss, Retna, Revok, Reyes, Ron English, Saber, Santiago Rubino,
SRTA of She Kills He, Siner, Surge,Stefan Strumbel, Typoe, Will Barras



SEVER


ASYLUM


AUGOR


REVOK


ASYLUM


SURGE





TYPOE


STREET SHOT


REYES


STREET SHOT


RETNA & EL MAC


REVOK & REYES


AUGOR


DARE


SABER




CHROME


AUGOR EWOK


SEVER & CHROME


DEPOE


For hundreds of more pictures of thePrimary Flight event, visit the Flickr pool at:


ART BASEL




We are looking forward to sponsoring this event again, so stay tuned to see what happens this December!

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Sabotaz sticker collection

1/26/09

Sabotaz sticker collection

Sabotaz announces the collectors sticker pack.

Each sticker is 3.625 X 4.25 inches, printed on 80 lb UV coated stock, and has a crack'n'peel backing.





















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Electric Windows

Electric Windows



Sabotaz is proud to sponsor the following event. You should take a trip to check it out.





On the weekend of May 16th twenty artists of large-scale ephemeral work, will descend upon Beacon, NY and help transform an old, electric blanket factory into an art destination. The now boarded-up windows of One East Main Street will turn the concept of gallery inside-out--displaying eight foot by twelve foot work by artists with all different backgrounds, from Beacon’s own Rick Price to world-renowned Pop,Street and graffiti artists, such as Ron English, Michael Defeo and Lady Pink.



This painting and installation will be open to the public with most of the artists painting live right in front of the building. Coinciding with Dia Beacon’s fifth anniversary, this promises to be an exciting weekend.




info@electricwindowsbeacon.com



CURRENT ARTIST LIST



Above

Cycle

Dan Funderburgh

Depoe

Elbow Toe

Jim Darling

Tes One

Lady Pink

Michael De Feo

Peripheral Media Projects

Rene Gagnon

Rick Price

Ripo

Ron English

The Love Movement

Tina Darling

Daryll Peirce

Ultra

UPSO

You Are Beautiful




BROUGHT TO YOU BY:













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CONCRETE ALCHEMY TOUR 2008

CONCRETE ALCHEMY TOUR 2008




15 artists...

5 cities...

7 days...

miles of concrete walls...



CONCRETE ALCHEMY TOUR 2008



In May, Albus Cavus is on the road with 15 great artists:



Cern (Brooklyn, NY)

Col (New York, NY)

Chor Boogie (San Francisco, CA)

Crol (San Diego, CA)

Demer (Newark, NJ)

Eric Kennedy (Philadelphia, PA)

Kasso (Trenton, NJ)

Mike Ciccotello (Highland Park, NJ)

Mr. Maxx Moses (San Diego, CA)

Plan (Philadelphia, PA)

Rain (Trenton, NJ)

Ricardo Barros (Morrisville, PA)

Veng (New York, NY)

Vyal (Los Angeles, CA)

Werc (Los Angeles, CA)




Our schedule:



Friday, May 16th, 2008 - New York, NY: wall and exhibit opening

Saturday, May 17th, 2008 - Princeton, NJ: walls and panel discussion

Monday, May 19th, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA: wall and exhibit opening

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 - Washington, DC: wall

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008 - Alexandria, VA: panel discussion

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 – National Harbor, MD: exhibit opening



Check the website for interviews, photos and all details:

www.albuscav.us/concretealchemy

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1 can, 2 caps


Starting October 1st, for each can of Sabotaz you purchase, you will get two caps. Each can will come with a super skinny and a super fat. How much do you love us now? Yeah, we thought so.




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Sabotaz Bucket Paint!

Sabotaz Bucket Paint!









In less than two weeks, we will be proud to offer you the first bucket paint manufactured specifically for street art. Yup, you heard us correctly. By October 1st, we will have 18 colors of bucket paint goodness. The Bucket paint will be offered in three sizes - pint, quart, and gallon. These colors are exact matches to our aerosol colors.



Colors offered will be: Rape Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Orange, Bubble Gum, Heather Violet, Blue Lilac, Pastel Blue, Cornflower Blue, Signal Blue, Absinth, Yellow Green, Traffic Green, Olive, Khaki, Silver Grey, Orange Brown, Nut Brown, Signal Black, and Traffic White.



Check the www.SabotazUSA.com website October 1st for pricing.


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Sabotaz Showcase



Sabotaz Showcase






This Saturday, we will start our monthly Sabotaz Showcase. The Sabotaz Showcase will feature the talents of artists, both domestic and international. The showcase is meant as a way to get together, chill out, listen to some music, and watch some amazing artists doing their thing.



This first showcase will feature Flying Fortress (Germany), Pez (Spain), The London Police (Amsterdam), Chris Stain (NY), Demer from The Wallnuts, and Logan Hicks (NY).



It will be from 7pm to 10pm so you have plenty of time to come by, check out the show, and still enjoy the rest of your Saturday night.



The address is 546 Metropolitan Avenue in Williamsburg. Take the L to the Lorimer stop and you are less than a block away from us


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Bucket paint now online

Just finished making the bucket paint available for purchase.



We do not have the gallon sizes available at this time, but we hope to have them available in the next few months.



Here is a peek at what the 1650 Ml size of bucket paint looks like:



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PRIMARY FLIGHT




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Just got this video link from Albus Cavas. Sabotaz sponsored the Concrete Alchemy tour last year, and here is the video from the 7 day tour.

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