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.

Most of the general public might now Laser 3.14 because of his city wide texts, and quite a few of those have seen a Laser show or two as well. But how many know tha Laser is also responsible for quite some wicked pieces as well? Wojo has a huge photo collection of Laser's work you can check out here. Some more Laser pieces after the jump.

You might have discovered that the posts on crackforyoureyes.com have been somewhat sporadic lately. That's because I started an internship at the Mediamatic foundation in Amsterdam recently. Don't worry, I'll keep you up to date with what's going on.

And the next thing up @ the Mediamatic Expo is 'The Great Jerry Springer Rodeo Show' presented by Sjocosjon and the SFFRMKRS.:

"A grotesque carnaval filled with violent and interactive installations. Inspired by The Jerry Springer Show, the most bizar talkshow that ever polluted our tv screens. Embrace the violence and the madness. No shame.

ARTISTS:
Wayne Horse
Morcky Troubles
Ottograph
Leyp
Super Sule
Gestift
SjocoSjon
Lamelos

OPENING:
Friday the 12th of March. 20:00 - 0:00 Mediamatic Bank Amsterdam, Vijzelstraat 68
Music by DJ's Melly Mel, Cream & Zender

Show runs untill the 25th of April. Open daily from 13:00"

Joe Holbrook's work is that twilight zone you enter when you leave the club/pub or wherever you might go around 05:00 AM. From the press release:

'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.

Canvasopde7e.nl

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.

In two weeks, the CFYE group exhibition 'Spirit Level' at Club Canvas in Amsterdam is coming to an end. Before that time comes we want to give people one last chance to get themselves a fine street art canvas and/or photography print. That's why we'll be having a CFYE art sale before the end of this year! Come join us for a drink at Canvasopde7e on December 20th and feast your eyes on the fine selection of affordable street art canvases and photography prints from the CFYE network.

Street art canvases from:
Graphic Surgery, Nol, Luke da Duke, Mr.176, iamdoom, Roy Schreuder, Snub23, Laser 3.14, FarkFK, IvesOne, FAKE, Penny, Ian Phenna, Nine-O, Indigo, Fin DAC and Martin Squires.

And photography work from:
Gui Christ. Stéphane Giner, Mark Osborne, David Richardson, Dana Maltby, Trevor Williams, Paulo Dourado, Paul Dyson, Luca Rossato, Jens Rösner, Sarah Lee, Carl W. Heindl, Gonzago Manso, Roberto Venegoni, Anthony Cronin and Tang Chan

• Canvasopde7e
• 20.12.2009 from 15:00 - 18:00
• Wibautstraat 150 (Volkskrantgebouw)
• 1091GR, Amsterdam

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.

Okay this is just wicked. No more, no less! 1 of 6 left @ artasylum boston.

If there is one absolut pioneer in stencil art it's the Dutch Hugo Kaagman. Hugo has been active since the late '70's, displaying his life-size stencil art around Amsterdam. The last decades he has been painting from buildings 'till airplanes around the world. Today he held a book signing for the release of his book with the appropiate title 'Stencil King', released under Lebowski Publishers. The 160 page book is an amazing look in both history as current work of Kaagman. Some nice pics @ the book release by Wojofoto after the jump

You know when a top notch artist like Fin DAC sais he's gonna step his game up, you can expect some amazing stuff. We already saw a big leap with his wicked Samuel Beckett piece done a while ago, and after that some sick pieces in Paris, amazing freehand stuff in Amsterdam and now some next level stuff again. I love the Johnny Thunders piece he did which is recently hanging @ the lock inn, and the Jimi Hendrix piece is not bad at all either! Big up 2 Fin DAC, can't wait to see what's the next thing he'll be up to. All these pieces after the jump!

Well this used to be a hall of fame! These old docks in Amsterdam used to be the center of creatives amongst shady trunk deals and street prostitutes. There used to be some amazing graffiti on these walls, Wojofoto has documented this time amazingly! More after the jump.