Opus

Arrested Motion posted a great video they took from the new Kris Kuksi exhibit.
Check out Arrested Motion for more details on the video.

Beautiful Decay Book 2

Beautiful Decay’s Book 2, titled What a Mess!, arrived yesterday in the mail.

Details:

Book 2: What A Mess!

The artists of “Book 2: What a Mess!” all interpret the idea of “messiness” whether through disorganized methods of displaying work, or rough hewn aesthetics. Others take a conceptually “messy” approach, creating works that cause public outrage, or manipulate typically taboo imagery or themes.

In the spirit of the theme of the issue, Beautiful/Decay got a little messy ourselves, using a playfully “messy” approach to our page layouts, including crumpling photos and creating a custom typeface of childhood favorite construction materials: googly eyes, popsicle sticks and puff balls.

Book 2: Special Features

* Hand Signed Silkscreen mini print by Cody Hoyt
Each copy of Book 2 comes with a dazzling taco and fruit loop eating glue-sniffing guru print by Cody Hoyt. On the back, each mini-poster is hand signed and hand numbered by the artist!

* Sticker Insert
Custom collaborative sticker featuring a rock n’ roll wookie/Bigfoot character by Moritz Schleime.

* French flaps & Gatefold
Book 2’s front and back lining gatefold of the book opens out to stunning three part geometric diagrams, abstracting photos of the artists and their studios into a dizzying digital display replete with a secret code!

* Hand Numbered Edition
Each and every copy of Book 2’s exclusive 1,500 print run are hand numbered.

* 164 Pages of Pure Content- No Ads!
All traditional advertising has been eliminated, meaning 164 pages of pure, unadulterated content. Book 2 features some of the most in-depth interviews and image-rich spreads on emerging and establishing artists available today.

Check out the a full video preview here.

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Beautiful Losers on DVD

The documentary on the Street Art Movement is out on DVD now! It traces the roots of the movement from its inception up to recent times, and includes a few shots of the inaugural show at the CAC in Cincinnati. Great interviews, and a great story. Available on netflix watch now as well as from the website here.

Nightmare

Aeron Alfrey’s print based on American Werewolf in London:

Here is my depiction of the nightmare Nazi demons from An American Werewolf In London, originally published (in black and white) in Electric Ant #2.

I am selling signed and numbered high quality art prints of this in a limited edition of 666. An unspecified number of prints will be held back for a future solo show.

Buy this print and some other great stuff here.

King of the Road

There’s a great post over at The Selvedge Yard on custom 1970s vans.
1970s vans hold a very special spot in my heart. Especially red ones with a mirror over a bed in the back…

Tape Skull

Check out more of artist Brian Dettmer’s work here.

Neckface Halloween

Neckface put together an art show/haunted house that opened in Miami on Halloween.

Check out photos from the show here.

Steve Powers in Philadelphia

Steve Powers is doing a series of murals along the Market-Frankford elevated line in Philly. Check them all out here. He has a print available here, probably not for much longer

Al Farrow

Saw Al Farrow in a group show at Irvine Contemporary in Washington D.C. He makes religious structures out of bullets, guns and bone. Amazing detail pic’s at his website Here

Chris Mars

I had the pleasure of catching Chris Mars’ show at the Jonathan Levine Gallery a while back. He has quickly become one of my all-time favorite painters.

Read more about Chris here (you may know him from drumming for The Replacements), pick up his book here and check out his upcoming show at Billy Shire Fine Arts in Culver City, CA December 12, 2009 – January 2, 2010.