July 18, 2011 – 1:03 PM
V1 GALLERY COPENHAGEN PROUDLY PRESENTS…
YOUR AD HERE….A SOLO EXHIBITION BY SHEPARD FAIREY
RECEPTION: FRIDAY AUGUST 5. 2011. TIME: 17.00-22.00
EXHIBITION DATES: AUGUST 6. – SEPTEMBER 3. 2011
“Your Ad Here”, recent works by Shepard Fairey, comprises a broad array of mixed media works on canvas and paper, as well as screen prints, retired stencils, and Rubylith cuts. Building upon Fairey’s history of questioning the control of public space and public discourse, much of the art in “Your Ad Here” examines advertising and salesmanship as tools of propaganda and influence. One series in “Your Ad Here” portrays politicians like Reagan and Nixon as insincere salesmen wielding simple slogans that represent their true agendas when stripped of verbose demagoguery. Another series of works are paintings of Fairey’s Obey “Icon Face” in various urban settings usually reserved for advertising as the primary visual. These works showcase the power of images in the public space, and encourage the viewer to think of public space as more than a one-way dialogue with advertising, but as a venue for creative response. “Your Ad Here” means exactly that… not just THEIR ad here, but you can put YOUR ad here. Additionally, these cityscape paintings contextualize Fairey’s street art as an element integrated in an intentional composition. Some of the works in “Your Ad Here”, such as a group of retired spray-paint stencils demonstrate the simple and direct methods of art application that Fairey has used both in the street, and in his studio practice. All of the works in “Your Ad Here” whether they relate to advertising, politics, or music culture, celebrate art as a powerful tool of direct engagement and empowerment.
V1 Gallery
Flæsketorvet 69 – 71
1711 Copenhagen V
Denmark
v1gallery.com
Tags: august 5, COPENHAGEN, Shepard Fairey, V1 GALLERY, your ad here
July 16, 2011 – 1:56 PM
Via: Known Gallery
ARTCUBE
Little Tokyo Design Week
Los Angeles, CA
opening: July 14th, 2011
duration: July 14th – July 17th, 2011
ARTCUBE contains a novel interactive sculpture comprising photographs of the artistic processes and techniques captured by Brandon Shigeta. Stacked into random arrays forming a single cubic massing the sculpture includes hidden signed cards and custom artwork on the surface of the postcards by artists. Perhaps qualifying the exhibit as the heaviest photographic exhibit ever, the sculpture consists of approximately 65,000 postcards of approximately 80 various images to be removed by visitors as souvenirs. The sculpture provides visitors with participatory spatial and tactile experiences in which they remove their favorite images to change the overall form of the mass to reveal new images below. A ceiling mounted camera will record a time-lapse image stream of the changing topography of the top of the sculptural surface over the course of the show.
ARTCUBE is a concentrated agglomeration of images that form narratives of artistic processes, assemblages and details like brush strokes. Those images also reveal their specific, sometimes even illegal, locations in city space and time. Ephemeral at their origin these artistic acts will be further dissolved by ARTCUBE‘s visitors into a flow of the fast paced and energetic cycles of aesthetic metropolitan consumption and production. They will become postcards from the present to a wonderfully fictional future city.
Brandon Shigeta is a Los Angeles based designer and design photographer. On completing his graduate studies in architecture at Harvard University Graduate School of Design Brandon won the prestigious Rotch Travelling Scholarship, which allowed him to visit many countries throughout Asia to document temporary metropolitan phenomena. His photographs were soon picked up by renowned fashion blog HYPEBEAST. Having worked in cutting edge design offices in Atlanta, Seoul and Tokyo Brandon brings a vibrant contemporary sensibility to his graphic design and photography. The art blog Arrested Motion regularly features his singular travel imagery and event coverage. You may see numerous examples of Brandon’s work on his travel blog http://brandonshigeta.com/blog/.
additional information for the event…
www.ltdesignweek.com
additional information for the event…
www.ltdesignweek.com
Tags: Brandon Shigeta, Little Tokyo Design Week, “ARTCUBE” Exhibition
July 12, 2011 – 10:49 AM
via: http://www.friendswithyou.com/
FriendsWithYou took NYC by storm! We coated the entire city with magic, from Time Square, to Central Park, the subway and even the taxicabs! With the opening of our two main attractions, the interactive installation “Rainbow City” presented by AOL and our first NY solo art show “:)” by FWY at The Hole gallery, FriendsWithYou’s NYC adventure is in full effect! We love New York and hope to keep spreading magic and smiles across the entire city!
We are happy to celebrate the successful opening of “Rainbow City” in NYC, in celebration of section 2 of the High Line Park. This interactive installation is the first major public art installation by FriendsWithYou! It has been a fun getaway for all of NYC, bringing smiles to all who step into this happy radiating world! Everyone is in love with this colorful event, as its been getting newsworthy attention from The New York Times, W Magazine, The Village Voice, PAPER Magazine, The Feast, The New York Observer, and so many more! With the New York City’s Major Michael R. Bloomberg initially opening this friendly city, and over 1,000 visitors per day, we can officially say Rainbow City is a total hit! Here are some images of this magical city! The installation will be open until July 5th, so make sure to go see it. It features an exclusive pop-up shop where limited edition products designed by FWY for AOL are available. A summer long activity zone with food and beverage is also featured, located adjacent to the installation site. There is still time to catch a piece of this unforgettable art installation! Please stop by, we are delighted to have you!
View FRIENDSWITHYOU Prints
Tags: aol, FriendsWithYou, New York City, the hole
