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February Art Crimes update will be delayed

My apologies, but it will be a week or two before I can get it done because of my workload for my day job. Good things are on the way though! It will probably turn out to be a February/March issue as a result, which sometimes happens this time of year.

New collectible for a cause: Blade I bobblehead figure

      [GrafKing Shadow]

JOIN TOGETHER ENTERPRISES (BROOKLYN) The Golden Age of Graffiti ("GAG"), a subdivision of Join2Gether Enterprises (J2G), announces the release of a first-ever Bobblehead Doll of the renowned Graffiti artist Blade I.

The creation of the bobbleheads is a collaboration between Blade I and GrafKing Shadow, a member of The Rebels (Graf Crew 1973-1979).

[approximately 8 inches (20 cm) tall]

Shadow is featured in Stations of the Elevated, Manny Kirshner's groundbreaking graffiti documentary, and in the recent "Graffiti 365" (p. 167) at the most famous Graf high school ever -- Art & Design.

J2G is a community-based organization in the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill area of Brooklyn. We are merchandisers of retro/Americana clothing and items of memorabilia, blending old and new elements into a fashionable statement with a nostalgic note. Through sales of the bobblehead dolls, we plan to raise funding for youth-oriented (anti-felony) art programs. A part of our goal is to give graf a positive image.

More info about this collector's item, payment options, including wholesale and international details:

www.goldgraf.com
+1 347-984-2564
shadow@goldgraf.com
info@goldgraf.com

Your artwork, on top of buses in London

NJ, Trenton and Pine Brook: Spring 2012 graffiti art classes

France, Paris: February 2012: Cope 2

Cope 2 * 18 February - 1 March * Galerie Mathgoth

Cope 2 * 11 February * Hotel Marcel Dassault

Cope 2 | Defiance | Paris 2012 from COPE 2 on Vimeo.

"Sixteen months after his first exhibition in Paris (Burning Hearts in November 2010), the famous graffiti artist Cope 2 presents New York for the second time in Paris. MathGoth proposed by the gallery, the exhibition Defiance meet from February 18 to March 1 works of an international graffiti legends whose work, not settle down, now combines the techniques of graffiti with the dexterity of brush or collages.

No denial in the work of Cope2: the king with his bubbles markers and bombs remains at the heart of each of the paintings but with new spaces and new technology investment. A real change in his work already begun in his first exhibition in Paris Burning Hearts, in November 2010, when appeared the first signs of a burgeoning style.

Now focusing on studio work, more thorough, deeper Cope2 this for a very accomplished performance. Exit the metro line 4 in New York debut, the canvas is now her favorite material, which contributes to the accessibility of the artist in the defying paradox of street art. Cope2 has become a real painter workshop with the rigor and torments involved.

Seize mois après sa première exposition parisienne (Burnings Hearts en novembre 2010), le célèbre graffeur new yorkais Cope2 expose pour la deuxième fois à Paris. Proposée par la galerie MathGoth, l’exposition Defiance réunira du 18 février au 1er mars prochain des œuvres d’une des légendes du graffiti international dont le travail, sans s’assagir, conjugue désormais les techniques du graffiti avec la dextérité du pinceau ou des collages.

Pas de reniement dans l’œuvre de Cope2 : la patte du king avec ses bubbles aux marqueurs et bombes demeure au cœur de chacune des toiles mais avec de nouveaux espaces et de nouvelles techniques investis. Une vraie évolution dans son travail, déjà amorcée lors de sa première exposition parisienne Burnings Hearts, en novembre 2010, où apparaissaient les premiers signes d’un style en pleine effervescence.

Désormais, privilégiant le travail en atelier, plus minutieux, Cope2 approfondit cette évolution pour une performance très aboutie. Exit la ligne 4 du métro new yorkais de ses débuts, la toile est désormais sa matière de prédilection, ce qui concourt à l’accessibilité de l’artiste en défiant le paradoxe du street art. Cope2 est devenu un véritable peintre d’atelier avec la rigueur et les tourments que cela implique.

Australia, Melbourne & Sydney: February-March, 2012: Mark Bode

For two generations Mark and his father Vaughn Bode have forged an artistic legacy that has had a profound effect on graffiti, street art and underground comics.

In the mid seventies, the iconoclastic Vaughn Bode's comic book characters, particularly Cheech Wizard resonated so closely with the revolutionary spirit of pioneering graffiti artist that these characters were adopted as the mascots of the movement, becoming the first used in graffiti.

In recent years Mark Bode, an accomplished graffiti artist, tattooist, illustrator and writer, has stretched the horizons of the Bode universe beyond imagination, creating several cult classic comics, perhaps the best known being Colbalt 60, which is currently slated by Zack Snyder for a live action film.

Bode is also something of a nexus for the world street art and graffiti art scene, the heir to the first graffiti characters, a genuinely positive visionary and a backbone of the community he has painted murals around the globe with an extended family consisting of the most respected graffiti and street artists.

For "Bode in Oz", In February Mark Bode will be taking a 2 week tour of Melbourne and Sydney, painting murals with Australian artists and exhibiting a collection of original work along with the performance of a Cartoon Concert in both cities.

Melbourne.
House Of Bricks
40 Budd St, Coillingwood, Vic
Opening. Saturday 18th February 6-9pm
Running from the 19th Feb - 4th March

Sydney.
China Heights
Level 3, 16-28 Foster St, Surry Hills, NSW
Opening, Saturday 25th February 6-9pm

video: El Mac in Viet Nam

El Mac Artist Statement, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam from Viet Nam The World Tour on Vimeo. More info about the Viet Nam scene and interviews with writers on VNTWT.COM - via Matt Lucero

video: Mission Impossible aerosol mural in London by End of the Line

Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol Aerosol Mural from End of the line on Vimeo.


More info:
http://www.endoftheline.co/tag/mission-impossible/

CA, San Francisco: Feb. 10, 2012: The Truck Show

The modern box-style delivery truck lives in the inner cities all across America. For the modern day graffiti writer it is a contemporary relative to the subway cars of the '70s and '80s which helped spark the explosion of graffiti. In a state of eminent relocation, they assemble a disjointed gallery of ceaseless unrest, a perfect canvas for any opportunistic writer. Pristine new clean white box trucks not only invite as they call it “the application of a medium” to their surface, but beg for it. In the streets delivery trucks fit best after being worn and weathered as a pair of old shoes with scuff marks and layers of historical remnants. In an attempt to keep their truck looking new, many truck owners will opt to give a graffiti writer permission to assume control over this valuable real estate in the urban landscape.

The truck show is an homage to this modern Icon of graffiti and seeks to display these moving masterpieces to the public through the filter of a Gallery. On display in the purest form, without the distractions of the city or the fact that they are usually in motion. Isolating the image of a delivery truck on canvas extracts the truck from its normal environment and presents it as symbol of Graffiti, and how Graffiti is the only art form that uses moving machinery as canvases.

The Truck Show SF
1AM Gallery
Friday February 10th, 2012
San Francisco
6th & Howard St

TheTruckShowSF@Gmail.com
http://TheTruckShowSF.tumblr.com
http://Facebook.com/TheTruckShowSF
http://Flickr.com/photos/TheTruckShowSF

CA, Los Angeles: Feb. 25 - Mar. 24, 2012: OS GEMEOS

CA, Los Angeles: Feb. 4 - Feb. 26, 2012: Blow up L.A.

Aerosol Warfare's Blow up L.A.: The Art of Blowing Up Your City
Art Exhibition
Feb 4, 2012 through Feb 26, 2012
Curated by GONZO247 of Aerosol Warfare

Aerosol Warfare is excited to announce an upcoming art exhibition in Los Angeles, CA “Blow Up L.A.: The Art of Blowing Up Your City” opening on February 4, 2012 and curated by Gonzo247 of Aerosol Warfare. Blow Up L.A.! is part of the traveling Blow Up (Your City!) exhibition. The show features customized Jamungo BUD & NADE vinyl dolls by national and local artists as well as other artwork. Artists with backgrounds in graffiti, street art, design, illustration and other urban expressions will customize the urban vinyl toys with no given limitations. The stylized urban toys dolls and other artwork will be on display and for sale at Crewest Gallery from Feb 4, 2012 through Feb. 26, 2012.

Crewest Gallery
110 Winston Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013

http://crewest.com

Opening reception will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2012 from 6-10pm at Crewest Gallery with live music by DJ Phyz Ed. We will be heading to L.A. to be there in person on Thursday, February 9, 2012 from 6-10pm during the Downtown Artwalk. Downtown Artwalk event will include live music by DJ Phyz Ed. http://downtownartwalk.org/

Blow Up L.A. Artists: ASHIRA SIEGEL, BEAU POPE, BEZERK ONE, CAT CULT, CBELUM, CEASE ONE, TEXAS CRAZE, DECK WGF, djbattlemonkey, ERIK MARTINEZ, FLIP ONE, GOOD HAPPENS, JESTER, JUSTIN GARCIA, KADDI, KELYNE REIS, KWEEN ONE, NICKY DAVIS, PHYLO TSF, PR!MO, PYRO, REVEREND BUTTER, ROMEWON, SABRINA CLARK, SKEEZ181, THIRD ONE TSK, TOK1, T KLENOW, VALERIE G, VOTE RIGHT & MORE!

This exhibition has plans to stop in a few other cities. Stay tuned for the next location. For participation information please contact Aerosol Warfare at aerosol@aerosolwarfare.com

Germany, Berlin: Feb. 2 - March 2, 2012: Cren

New York, NYC: Jan. 7 - Feb. 19, 2012: Rather Unique

Rather Unique
January 7th - February 19th 2012

New for 2012, Woodward Gallery invites Harlem-based street Artist Royce Bannon as their first-ever guest curator for an exhibition with rather unique art.

This exhibition will highlight a group of trendsetting artists who stand out in street and graffiti genres. The artists include: Cassius Fowler, Celso, Chris RWK, Cope2, Darkcloud, H.veng.Smith, Indie184, infinity, KA, Keely, Kenji Nakayama, Kosbe, Matt Siren, Moody, Nose Go, Royce B, Russell King, UR New York, Veng, and Wrona.

While how they each create differs, they are commonly driven to share art with their peers without-constraints. This public focus has afforded the group to experiment and redefine their creativity with instant feedback and inspiration from colleagues.

Bannon selected these few for their resolve and commitment. They have worked obsessively over the years to get their public art recognized.

Woodward Gallery acknowledges these most contemporary of artists and their contribution to the new world of art.

Jekse and Cines of Chile and the outdoor art in Santiago - Articles by Tarja Kankkunen

Jekse and Cines
http://tarjakankkunen.wordpress.com/2011/12/13/watching-the-birth-of-a-piece/
http://tarjakankkunen.wordpress.com/2011/12/07/shopping-sushi-with-uncolordistinto/
http://tarjakankkunen.wordpress.com/2011/11/24/the-blackbooks/

"Museo de Cielo Abierto San Miguel" brightens apartment buildings:
http://tarjakankkunen.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/museo-del-cielo-abierto-en-san-miguel/