Rest in Peace Rammellzee

Rammelzee performing live at the kitchen, NYC circa 1987. photo by Marc Arsenault.

Word comes to us this evening via Davey D on his Twitter feed that Hip-Hop pioneer Rammellzee has died at age 49. As originally reported on Consequence of Sound. UPDATE Rammellzee’s death was confirmed by his wife, as reported in today’s New York Times. I was very lucky to see him perform at the Kitchen [...] [...]

Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo

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I totally missed this one. Ran across it at a South Bay Barnes and Noble. It was released this summer. A seriously high production quality volume packed with astoundingly clearly shot and reproduced photographs, thorough documentation and attribution of works and a stellar set of contributors. There can be many books of San Francisco street [...] [...]

Torgo targets the Sydney Opera House

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Iron Man?, originally uploaded by mifblip. Found this great version of Torgo’s severed head on flickr pretty much randomly. It’s next to either Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart) or one of the Thompsons from Tintin. More [...] [...]

Infinity creates Spool at Chashama Space

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We got this communique from Infinity ——————————————– SPOOL: drawing in space ——————————————– Movements: 1:00-1:30pm 1. Pollack. (overture) 1:30-2:45pm 2. Zorn. 3:15-4:30pm 3. Barney. 4:30-5:30pm 4. Celso. 5:30-6:00pm 5. Ellis. (epilogue). ——————————————– August 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 21, 2009. Special guest duo performances [...] [...]

This Saturday May 2nd Go See theGREAToutDOORS

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theGREAToutDOORS Originally uploaded by billikidbrand Opening this Saturday, May 2, 2009 at Artbreak Gallery, 195 Grand Street, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11211. Exhibit runs through May 29. Gallery open Thursday through Sunday, 1-7 pm. Featuring altered doors By: Billi Kid, Blanco, Broken Crow, Buildmore, Cake, C.Damage, Celso, Cern, Chris RWK, Deeker, Destroy & Rebuild, Feral, Goldenstash, Yassy Goldie, Imminent [...] [...]

gritboy sticks again

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Sticker pack for the Stick Me Hard Show at Musma Gallery in Brussels. Hopefully it will make it there in time and not get stuck in customs forever for smelling like paint… I’ve been drawing this bunny character for like 20 years and he rarely looks the same way twice… [...]

Stencils, Spray Paint and Beer make a good recipe for a fun night with Gritboy

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Stick Me Hard! is an upcoming International Exhibition of handmade stickers, posters and stencyls at Musma Gallery in Belgium. Local sticker legend Mr. The Gritboy has pulled the stencils out of storage to make a go at contributing. This is just a small gallery of artifacts from one nights work. Pretty ghastly stuff. See some [...] [...]

Infinity SOLILOQUY – Procedural Art Performance Video

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Go check out this video by old Wow Cool/Tuna Casserole chief designer Infinity. Performance of solo game piece for the visual arts, utilizing dice, cue cards and a clock to create an environment of improvisation and inspiration. More Infinity art here: http://www.infinityequations.com/ [...]

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