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Martha Cooper on 12Oz Prophet

Like Lipstick Traces

13 GRAFFITI WRITERS,

2 YEARS,

600 UNPUBLISHED POLAROIDS


Like lipstick traces shows the everyday life of 13 graffiti writers. Consciously, and therefore in contrast with usual graffiti publications, it uses the peculiar medium of Polaroid.

The idea was to send a Polaroid camera and about one hundred Polaroid photos to graffiti writers of different nationalities, with the task to shoot their everyday life, and to give them complete freedom in the choice of the motifs. It is surely this kind of freedom which makes this book so special, but also the fact that all these unpublished photos were taken especially for the book.

In the beginning of the 21st century, graffiti seems to be taking a line that is totally against its original motivation. On the one hand, this might be caused by more severe penalties, on the other it is due to the increasing incorporation of the media and big business. Thus, we decided to present such artists who devote themselves to this art in a committed way. They do not succumb to commercial pressure and bring new life into this movement.

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Dokument Press

Banksy vs Bristol city museum (exhibition)

Opens today

Saturday 13 June - Sunday 31 August
FREE EXHIBITION
Open Daily 10am- 5pm

Address
Queen's Road
Bristol
BS8 1RL

FREE!

Fill The Void

New website now online for Void. Check it out here. Past exhibitor at our Partisan and Soul life store in Plymouth. Well worth a look.

Jose Parla

Long time favorite...revisiting this Cool Hunting feature from a couple of years back.

PANIK @ Pure Evil Gallery

Saints and Sinners

artrepublic Soho

presents

Saints & Sinners

St Martins Lane hotel
45 St. Martin's Lane
London, WC2N 4HX

12-10pm daily
11th – 21st November 2008

The show is for two weeks only and features over twenty up and coming artists alongside some more established names. The show is all original work with most artists creating specially commissioned pieces.

Artists confirmed so far include:
Adam 5100, AME72, Asbestos, Blek Le Rat, Broken Crow, C215, Charming Baker, D*Face, Eine, Johan Andersson, Lidia De Pedro, Logan Hicks, Mau Mau, Miss Bugs, Mr Brainwash, Nick Georgiou, Nick Walker, Peter Kennard & Cat Picton-Phillipps Pinky, Pure Evil, Static, Sten & Lex and Zachary Walsh

Wanna buy a Banksy...

or work by almost any other major graffiti/street artist.

DREWEATTS - URBAN ART AUCTION
What looks to be the Biggest Urban Art Auction so far is to be held on Tuesday 17th June, 6pm, at the Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, Shoreditch, London, EC2A 3PQ
Get saving and check out the auction catalogue - http://www.dnfa.com/catalogues/12977.pdf