Several sources have reported this new piece as being by Banksy but a quick check on Mantis‘s website reveal him to be behind this neat stencil in Homerton. It’s one of three new pieces from Mantis – to see more head on over to his website here.
Archive | November, 2009
Fresh Stuff From Priest in New Orleans
“this house was destroyed during construction when hurricane katrina hit. like most of the city all that was left was a skeleton of what once was. someone clearly started gutting it and then eventually stopped. the water line was evident on the outside of the house and when i asked my friend where the levee broke he took three steps outside the house and pointed to the top of the road.”… Priest
An artist speaks out against neo-orientalism
In the wake of the October auctions in London, Kamrooz Aram wrote a piece about the appendage of “Arab and Iranian” artists to Sotheby’s sale of Contemporary Art (full disclosure: I assisted Aram in the editing of his piece and ushered it up online). Aram rightly points out that this …
John Fekner and the Berlin Wall
In commemoration of the Berlin Wall coming down on Nov 9 1989 we thought we’d share this story about John Fekner.
In 1986, Fekner spent time in Berlin as part of an invitation group exhibition featuring collaborations by New York and German artists. He visited East Germany entering through Checkpoint Charlie; the visit left a strong impression on Fekner, and subsequently, the work he created while in Berlin.
He created three separate wall installations: a spray-painted fragmented wall that appears to be breaking apart indoors at NGBK; The Beton Puzzle (Concrete Puzzle) painted directly on the Berlin Wall; and, among multiple sites within the city, Fekner collaborated with Peter Mönnig on Wall-Hall-A, an outdoor installation at Potsdamer Platz near the Berlin Wall. The Wall-Hall-A project can be seen in Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin), a 1987 film by Wim Wenders.
One From The Archives: Sir X
Sir X has just launched his website. You can check it out here.
Above’s Reverse Psychology
Above has finished off his European travels with a time lapse piece entitled ‘Reverse Psychology’ created and filmed in Leipzig, Gemany. It’s a shame that he never got to the UK – there’s always next year though!
I’ll leave Above to explain this piece:
“There are two sides to every coin, and we all know two wrongs don’t make a right but somehow when it comes to filming a video in reverse then reversing it, it makes total sense? Confused? Watch the video to get a better idea. If you still don’t understand, I can only suggest to try and watch it in reverse?!”
“The reverse side also has a reverse side. -Japanese proverb”.
Above.
