Covering buildings throughout Sao Paulo, pixacao is a style of graffiti native to Brazil and known for its simple, angular lines. It emerged out of the poorest parts of Sao Paulo (the favelas) somewhere between 1982-1984, The first pixadors (writers) were heavy metal fans inspired by the logos of such bands as Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Slayer...
artwork by SANER, photo courtesy of Said Dokins
Buscando a Morfeo (Looking for Morpheus) is an exhitibition by Mexico City's DSR CREW (Jenka, Mokre, Mookiena, Nández, Saner, and Zhon). It is the result of 6-months of documentation of their collective dreams. The show presents an audio and plastic installation where people become part of this grand Morpheus filled with dreams and nightmares. The exhibit opened on March 15th and runs through April 19th at Galeria Velasco.
Don't miss SANER's debut International solo exhibition Confesiones de una Mascara (confessions of a mask) currently on view at Anno Domini in San Jose, CA from March 6-April 18, 2009.
Came across this cool music video for the new single I NEED RHYTHM by Saint Pauli released on Etage Noir Special. Great street art animations. (via Wooster Collective)
A Minor Symphony
Talked to Know Hope a few days back and he shared that he was preparing for Fresh Paint Contemporary Art Fair in Tel Aviv. He passed along some of the new pieces he'd been working on for those of us that might not make it there. For you world travellers, Fresh Paint 2 runs from March 18-22.
Fresh Paint 2 opens tomorrow, March 18-21, 2009, in Tel Aviv at Hatachana. "Hatachana" (The Station) is a beautifully renovated old train station located between Jaffa and the colorful neighborhood of Neve Tzedek. It will be exposed to the general public for the first time during the fair.
Fresh Paint 1 was launched in March 2008 to a huge success, with 14,000 visitors in 4 days. Participating in this year's fair is Israel's leading contemporary art galleries and about seventy independent Israeli artists, selected by a professional panel. Fresh Paint 2 enjoys the support of leading art institutions.
Originally published on http://www.blog.ni9e.com
I know the last thing anyone wants to hear are artists whining about money (trust me I am one of them). But with all the hype surrounding SXSW I thought I would chime in with why I won't be in Austin this week amongst all of the web 2.0 illuminati twittering and drinking Mexican beers.
A couple of months ago I had a conversation with SXSW that went something like this:
SXSW: Hi, we'd like to invite Graffiti Research Lab to keynote at SXSW!
Me: Great. Thanks for the invitation. Our standard fee is $X.
SXSW: Oh, we only pay for flights and hotel.
Me: Really? Even for a keynote? Giving talks is in part how we pay for rent and food. How about $X/2
SXSW: Nope. Airfare and hotel.
Me: How about you just pay for meals while we're in Austin so we aren't losing money?
SXSW: Nope. Airfare and hotel.
Me: Thanks, but no thanks
David Choe's busy as ever with the "Dirty Hands" documentary opening tonight in San Francisco and his "Deathblossom" solo exhibition opening in three locations on the same night in Beiijing next month. Would love to go to that! Can't wait to see photos from that night.
Street artist Bortusk Leer's famous monsters come to life for the first time...
A little background info on Bortusk Leer...
"The fruit of forbidden love between a Lion Tamer and a Candy floss seller BORTUSK LEER was forced to find his own way in the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. Though his early years are shrouded in mystery (some say circus some say tractor barn) by his teens, Leer could be found joyfully daubing the walls of his homeland with fantastical-childlike characters, psychedelic vermin and inhuman collage... Art comedy was born and Leer never looked back, particularly when being chased by the secret police with big-headed pictures of Lenin streaming out behind him ...always sporting the trademark Top Hat and Cane he had won wrestling a Turk on the quay of Messina."
bio from his recent exhibition "Cheer Up You Rotters" at Bricklane Gallery
Zoë Keating
Wednesday, March 11th at 7:15pm
Location: Imperial Ballroom in the Fairmont Hotel
170 S. Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113 (map)
Using a 17th Century Instrument to Create the Music of the 21st Century
Armed with her cello and a computer, Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. She records layer upon layer of cello, her feet dancing over an array of pedals to transform her solo performances into multipart works. Classically trained from the age of eight, Zoë spent her post-graduate years working in computer software and moonlighting as a cellist. Inevitably, she combined the two, and developed her signature style while improvising for late night crowds in San Francisco warehouse spaces.
Zoë's self-produced album, "One Cello x 16: Natoma", was #1 on the iTunes Classical charts and #2 in iTunes Electronica. She has performed on NPR, written music for film and played with Imogen Heap, Mark Isham, DJ Shadow, The Dresden Dolls, Paolo Nutini and Rasputina.
She is the recipient of a 2005 Belle Foundation grant and a 2009 Creative Capital performing arts grant.
Here's a little taste of what's to come on March 14th in San Francisco when the long awaited documentary on David Choe, "Dirty Hands," hits the Bay Area. They're giving away two of David's sold out prints, Obama, and London Girl!
Ticket info: http://festival.asianamericanmedia.org/2009/
Anno Domini & Grand Fanali present
Jason Webley (WA) with Foundry Field Recordings (MO) and Corpus Callosum
Come out Tuesday, March 10th for a little Night Culture Get Together here at Anno Domini gallery. It's hard to go wrong with this performance lineup as well as the work on view in the gallery by Jeremiah Maddock (Brooklyn, NY) and SANER (Mexico City). Your eyes and ears will thank you when the night is over.
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 7pm
Admission: $5, All ages welcome
Anno Domini
366 S 1st Street
San Jose, CA 95113 (map)
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