That's right folks, the 12th issue of Very Nearly Almost - a most discerning magazine featuring and documenting the street art and graffiti movement - is almost upon us. In true fashion, the VNA chaps will be throwing a good old shindig to celebrate. Here are the deets: I promise you it's not one to be missed. Mr Jago on the live art tip, and lots of ROA goodies around and about. See you next Thursday! www.verynearlyalmost.com...
On 24th July, Team King will be at Southsea Skatepark in Southsea, on the south coast of England for the KING KONG 2010 Urban Culture and Skate Jam. Southsea’s homegrown urban mash-up aims to celebrate & encourage the creative aspects of urban culture, while raising a bit of money for Southsea Skatepark on the side. Featuring skateboard jams, live street art & workshops, top local DJs and fresh grass-roots fashion brands showcasing their work, King Apparel will also have an exclusive trade store on the day. So, get down with your five's, ten's and twenties to see some killer...
After a 10 month break, Italian street artist and animator Blu is back with Big Bang Big Boom, "an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end". Uh-mazing. That's some serious, painstaking work....
So as you all know, the good people at VNA magazine have dropped their 11th issue. With a little help from us lot at Canoe and 55DSL's Studio 55, the launch party was, quite frankly, a rammed affair. If you missed it, you missed OUT. The limited edition INSA screenprinted copies sold out too. Of course. The limited edition INSA-signed copy. Big night! Toasters was in attendance painting one of the walls, and luckily for you, the launch exhibition will be running until 28th April. If you have time, make sure you head on down to Studio 55 and the...
The good folk at VNA magazine are onto their 11th issue. It's set to be their best issue yet, featuring INSA, Mike Giant, Case and a whole lot more. There will also be 100 limited edition versions of VNA 11 with a screenprinted Insa cover (Signed by Insa) in a pack consisting of VNA x Insa Stickers, and a very limited edition Insa Lighter! At the launch of VNA 10, the limited edition D*Face copies sold out in 20 minutes. Which means you should get to this one as early as possible - the things are gonna go quick....
The infamous Banksy has been seriously busy of late. His first film, Exit Through The Gift Shop (brilliantly boasting the tagline "the world's first street-art disaster movie") is set for release this Friday 5th March in selected cinemas. This weekend just gone has seen him feature in The Sunday Times Magazine: And apparently, he approached Time Out London to do a collaboration and interview. Apparently. Either way, there's a whole lotta Banksy going on this week, which isn't a bad thing. I'm looking forward to seeing the film on Friday. Here's a link to the Sunday Times Magazine feature so...
So if you're a fan of street art (who isn't these days), you'll know that D*Face is a key player in the scene. Anyway, he's hooked up with the chaps at VNA magazine to produce a run of super limited blue screen printed issue 10s: These are bound to become collector's items. There are only 3 left, and the VNA team are giving them away as prizes. All you gotta do to get your mits on them is head over to HERE, and leave an entertaining comment on the post. 131 comments racked up already - mine was number 132....
As most of you know - Eric Haze is one of the pioneers of graffiti and street art. Bombing the walls and trains of New York City, the guy is an icon. Here's some freshness courtesy of the man working with one of the Stussy chapter stores in Tokyo, Japan. For more, check out Eric's blog HERE....
Hey, so guess what? It's official, the relentlessly oppressive recession we've been under in the UK is OVER (0.1% economic growth in the last quarter of 2009). Oh yes. To celebrate, London-based artist and proud vandal Ronzo has announced the release of his latest sculpture work: 'Pity Of London'. Each one of these sculptures consists of a little silver Credit Crunch Monster sitting on a 1-2 metre high plinth. The mischievous little buggers - like the Griffins of old - have been cemented into the streets of London's financial district as markers. But rather than mark the geographical boundaries of...
