JR’s TED Prize wish: Use art to turn the world inside out
March 19, 2011
All types of awesome going on here.
via Wooster Collective
Archive for 'Street Art'
Evan Roth – “Graffiti Markup Language”
January 7, 2011
New York Times – “Street Art Way Below the Street”
November 2, 2010
I know nothing more than what’s reported in this article, except knowing who’s behind the aliases and a bit of advance knowledge. I didn’t know they went to the Times however so it was a surreal experience seeing someone reading about it on the subway the other morning.
“They heard workers nearby and sprinted back in the dark, but once back on their platform, Strafe said, “I swung round and stepped into thin air, and literally fell onto my back on the track bed.” Too stunned to move, she looked at Workhorse, who had jumped down to join her with a flashlight. She said she saw a look of horror that said, ‘What are we going to do if she’s seriously injured?’”
Carlo McCormick, Marc Schiller, and Sara Schiller – “Trespass: A History Of Uncommissioned Urban Art”
September 30, 2010
I’ve only given it a cursory perusal but so far this book is a steal at $40. It’s huge, hardcover and full of some amazing work. I was at the book launch last night and had it signed by a bunch of the artists, including Elbow Toe and WK Interact. Check it out.
