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Niels 'SHOE' Meulman is one of the Dutch Graffiti legends who's been around since the late 70's. In 2007 he launched his 'calligraffiti' movement, a combination of caligraphy and graffiti. On March 20th he'll launch his book at the American Bookcenter in Amsterdam. Details here
Amsterdam is a bit of a Museum, and not the modern kind. Also not the kind that gives Banksy the chance to make it his own. Just an old fashioned museum. Nothing wrong with that, unless you're trying to do something with contemporary/modern art. With the city's only big Contemporary museum closed 'till at least 2012 we have to get this form of art in smaller doses.That's why it's great to see that artists and agents are not standing still and keep on finding new ways to let it all flow to the public.
'What happens at night when everybody is left wandering home? After the clubs have blasted their last basses, after the fried chicken take away's are attacked by hungry hipsters? The city is left with the residue of nightly escapades. . "I've been noticing every time you get in a bus or tube in London nowadays somebody is eating out of a chicken box. And nobody really sees it, if you know what I mean?" ' We do actually! His work reminds me a bit of the pictures from Cardiff based photographer Maciej Dakowicz, capturing the same kind of twilight zone. Anywya, Joe Holbrook has a show coming up @ the Sid Lee collective gallery in Amsterdam on the 29th of January. More info after the jump.
If you don't know AGAIN, check again. As one of the Dutch Kings AGAIN has been on the streets ever since I can remember actually. And not just the streets, AGAIN is seen next to high- and railways around the whole country. Check some more AGAIN after the jump.
Have a look at this feast for your eyes right here! There was a big graff jam underneath subway station Kraainest in Amsterdam earlyer this year. Some of the biggest names of the Dutch graff scene were representing, naming AGAIN, RHYME, OASE, CES53, THOR, CHESS, COSH, DIZL, JAKE, MICKEY, MOON, SHEK, PENIS, DUCK, SERCH, AZHQ, FOXY LADY and BOMB. Big up to lastplak for the heads up and Wojofoto for the pics. Loads more after the jump.
After we have cleared out our exposition at Canvas in the last days of 2009, a new exposition already opened @ Canvas op de 7e: Dutch artist Michel Willemsen. Michel does what he damn well pleases and makes mixed media canvasses with various techniques. His exposition will be opened untill the beginning of february, so check it out.
Laser 3.14 has a new show coming up at the Art Kitchen Gallery in Amsterdam: Sometimes it helps to dream. This expo will show a lot more then the poetry lines seen on the street. Mixed media, fine pen drawings, 3d works and tryptiches are all in his portfolio.The show starts Januari 24, opening from 17:00 'till 19:00. Adress here.
Street art canvases from:
So as the story goes, a while ago Kaymir and I got invited to showcase our own photography at the X-streets show which opened yesterday (12/12). All the days of stress and preperations really paid of, because the 3 story high ABC treehouse gallery was looking great from top to bottom.
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