[Video] KAWS Exhibition at Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Living Proof Magazine has created a video to give us a sneak peek of KAWS' latest exhibition set to run from October 12th to January 5th, 2014, at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. After just putting his own spin on the MTV Awards Moon trophy KAWS is bringing back is iconic statue back to Philadelphia. KAWS is no stranger to Philadelphia as its residents have been graced with his artwork before.The show will feature 60 of KAWS' sculptures and paintings with 9 foot model guarding the gallery's entrance which all have been made exclusively for the exhibit.
http://vimeo.com/76403140
Banksy Keeps On Delivering
As part of his on-going "Better Out Than In" public exhibition, this weekend Banksy converted a delivery truck into a mobile garden with all the works. It's like a grown-up's version of a school diorama with an assortment of plants, a rainbow, waterfall, and some butterflies. The truck was set to park at a different location every evening. Head over to BANKSYNY.com as his 1-800 toll free # gives us more insite on his exhibition. On Sunday (Oct 6th) no painting or diorama was released but instead a shocking video of a Rebel Rocket Attack see the shocking video below. Yesterday (Oct 7th) Banksy released an other piece in Brooklyn, a bandaged up helium balloon with more audio to accompany it. See all the pieces below and stay tuned as we will have more updates as more pieces are revealed.
[Via BANKSYNY]
http://youtu.be/FsF3HspQY6A
Banksy Kicks Off a Month Long Residency in New York
Banksy has officially made a come back. Announced via his website, the British street artist has begun a month long residency in the streets of New York, beginning October 1st. According to his site, Banksy will attempt to host an entire show on the streets of NY, which is called "Better Out Than In." Two pieces have officially been confirmed, one on October 1st in Manhattan (The Street is in play), and the second (THIS IS MY NEW YORK ACCENT… normally i write like this) on the West Side on October 2nd. To enhance the experience, he has also created a Toll-Free number that serves as an audio guide to the exhibition. As I was writing, a possible October 3rd piece has been released via this Banksy IG account. Not 100% confirmed, as it's not posted on his website, but as the day goes on, I'm sure we will find out. In NY fashion the first piece has been painted over and the other two already have other tags on them.
Scott Hocking Photographs Detroit's Worst Graffiti
Its not often that you see graffiti like this documented and I don't mean graffiti in general because many have documented the art of graffiti in various ways. But when we typically see photographs of graffiti that someone took the time to document its usually huge murals, lots of color, and crazy style, you know a work of art. Photographer Scott Hocking chose to go a different route and decided to document the worst graffiti in Detroit. What he shot was pretty interesting and honestly quite amusing making you think who would write these things, but in the end the project captures someone who wanted their voice heard. Check out the photos and head on over to Vice for the rest of the set here.
[Photos by Scott Hocking] [Via Vice]
Street Artist Makes Abandoned Psych Hospital Creepier
Just when you thought abandoned asylums couldn't get any creepier, one street artist took it upon himself to make them even creepier. I probably would never step foot inside any of these hospitals, let alone go ahead and paint the walls, but that's what Brazilian street artist Herbert Baglione did for his "1,000 Shadows" project. He visited many abandoned psych wards throughout Europe and painted ghostly figures that would be lurking in the shadows. The images are creepy, and the setting is definitely creepier, but I guess you can expect that from an artist that"likes to paint with his own blood." Check out the photos below, and for more of his work, visit the Huffington Post here.
[Photos by Imgur] [Via Huffington Post]
