Happy Friday Everybody
Our Fun Friday Stories This Week
1. Mitt Hunts Big Bird for Thanksgiving Dinner #defendthearts
2. Stormie Mills in Melbourne
3. Ambush Group Show (Sydney)
4. TrustoCorp at Outsiders (Newcastle, UK)
5. Guy Denning Solo at Signal (London)
6. Goons Go Inside (Chicago)
7. Graffitimundo Needs Your Help to Finish Documentary (VIDEO)
Today is going to be 80 degrees in New York so we’ll be outside checking out some new stuff on the street – ya’ll hear that MOMO is in town? We’re still reeling a bit from the debate Wednesday night where Mittens threatened to have Big Bird for Thanksgiving dinner and that makes us think of Saber’s skywriting campaign to #DefendTheArts.
Image courtesy VH1
Stormie Mills in Melbourne
Stormie Mills has a solo show “Peoples and Places 2012” at the Metro Gallery in Melbourne, Australia that’s open to everybody and Mr. Mills will delight you with his funny, industrious little characters done mostly in monochrome palette. Also, it was snowing at the opening Wednesday. Kind of stormy.
Stormie Mills entry on this summer’s Welling Court. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
For further information regarding this show click here.
Ambush Group Show (Sydney)
The Australians are putting in a good game it seems as the Ambush Gallery in Sydney has an interesting line up of dozens of Aussies for their group show “Living In A Glass House”. This exhibition is now open to the general public. Also interesting because all the profits go directly to the artists.
For further information regarding this show click here.
TrustoCorp at Outsiders (Newcastle, UK)
The Outsiders Gallery has invited American Street and Fine Artist TrustoCorp to come and mint wads of money, honey. Currency is power and with this show titled “The International Bank of TrustoCorp” you’ll find plenty of both. Opening today.
TrustoCorp on the streets of Brooklyn always has a variety of subversive messages posted on official looking signs. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
For further information regarding this show click here.
Guy Denning Solo at Signal (London)
Guy Denning’s solo show “Paradiso” at the Signal Gallery in London, UK is now open to the. This show is the last of a trilogy inspired by Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Go and be tempted.
Guy Denning. (image courtesy of the gallery)
For further information regarding this show click here.
Goons Go Inside (Chicago)
Goons, the Chicago based Street Artists are exhibiting at the Maxwell Colette Gallery in Chicago with a solo exhibition titled “Welcome to Goonswood”. This show opens today.
Goons on the streets of Brooklyn. (photo © Jaime Rojo)
For further information regarding this show click here.
Graffitimundo Needs Your Help to Finish Documentary (VIDEO)
Graffitimundo in Argentina is working on documentary “White Walls Say Nothing” to capture the art and activism on the streets of Buenos Aires. Take a look at the trailer for the film and please help them to raise the funds needed to complete their film by clicking on the link to their Kickstarter campaign.
“White Walls Say Nothing” link to their kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whitewallsdoc/white-walls-say-nothing-buenos-aires-street-art-an
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