French street artist JR has been selected to replace KennySharf’s vividly illustrated grafitti wall with a somber massive black and white wheatpaste. In an ironic contrast – caused by post huricane Irene water damage, JR’s paper began to weaken showing Sharf’s mural through the background.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the thriving art and culture scene during a recent trip to Miami.
We are all well familiar with the chaos and excitement when the international art world descends upon Miami during the annual Art Basel Miami Beach fair in December.
This off season summer visit happened to coincide with the Wynwood Art Walk – a spectacular monthly art event that takes place in the Wynwood Art and Design district.
Galleries stay open late to welcome the hundreds of local Miami residents that come to the area to enjoy the new works on display.
I have seen New York’s Chelsea district on Thursday nights when galleries host vernissages, but the attendance and enthusiasm at this Wynwood Art Walk was like no art walk I had ever seen.
After passing through dozens of galleries the party culminates at the Wynwood Walls, a subset outdoor art project launched by Deitch Projects during Art Basel 2009. The park features 12 massive walls painted by some of the most influential and renown graffiti artists, a live improve band was making music, people dancing, a massive gallery space, and restaurant Wynwood Kitchen & Bar which is entirely wallpapered by Shepard Fairey murals.
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The gallery space is currently hosting the Peter Tunney Experiment
Wynwood Art Walk takes place the second Saturday of every month.
Street art and grafitti has proliferated in Australia with support of the arts councils and city support, especially in Melbourne.
A spectacular presentation of Australia’s street arts showcased at the Space Invaders show at the National Gallery of Art in Canberra.
Kenny Scharf mural on the Bowery+Houston wall, now being maintained by the Hole Gallery.
ArtJetSet heard a very interesting criticism about Jeffrey Deitch’s final New York gallery show featuring Fairey’s works on paper, and including this mural. As Luhring Augustine celebrated their 25th aniversairy with an amazing group show celebrating the artists that they represent…. Deitch should have done the same, instead of this highly criticized Fairey show.
To celebrate the release of James and Karla Murray’s book Store Front: The Disappearing face of New York, Gawker.com invited 28 Street and Graffiti artists to collaborate on their rooftop installation of New York city streets.
On East Houston, between Billy’s Antiques and Bowery stood the recreated mural by famous NY grafitti artist and AIDS awareness advocate Keith Haring (framed by the contemporary grafitti artist Mr. Brainwash)
Typical Banksy rats in the city began popping up all over as well.
When refused a handshake, French President Nicolas Sarkozy angrily responded “Casse-toi Pauvre Con”. Shortly after, the non-French speaking world asked “what is the translation of Casse-toi, and the french newspaper Le Monde responded in a hilarious article of how this phrase was translated by newspapers around the world. The Herald Tribune wrote “Then piss off you bloody idiot” and the AFT as “Then get lost, you stupid bastard.” French profanity at its best, Casse-toi Pauvre Con in the ruelles of the Marais spraypainted on the walls.
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