Architect Alain-Dominique Gallizia has brought together 300 different works from 150 different taggers and writers for T.A.G. (Tag And Graf) for a show at the historic Grand Palais, Paris. Artists include TAKI 183, SEEN, PHASE 2, MARE 139, DOZE, CAP, LADY PINK, KASE 2, REVOLT, DURO, and the list goes on. A few street artists are also represented in the collection such as BO 130 and Microbo.

More here from whatyouwrite.com.
English version of the Grand Palais website: Grandpalais.fr

Free Preview @ Royal/T
Ron English’s “Abraham Obama” Preview and DVD release party

Sunday April 5th @ Royal/T
8910 Washington Blvd, Culver City
6:00-7:30pm Happy Hour
7:30pm Film Begins
9:00pm Q+A with director Kevin Chapados

Please RSVP to contact@dailydujour.com

Sunday April 5th, DailyduJour.com brings you another FREE preview screening, this time from Popaganda artist Ron English.

“Abraham Obama” is a humorous and provocative look at an unprecedented political art movement. A campaign to change the visual landscape of America yields a new President, and ushers in a new collective consciousness for America’s people.

Famous street artist Ron English gathers a crew of professional pranksters and hits the road on a grass-roots campaign to make public art and promote Obama’s campaign for the Presidency. “Abraham Obama” takes us on an unforgettable ride as the stories of Ron English unfold alongside musicians and artists such as Shepard Fairey, Jack Medicine, David Choe, Sam Flores, The Date Farmers, Will.I.Am, Morgan Spurlock, DJ Z-Trip and several others.

Directed by Kevin Chapados, and Produced by Daniel Lahoda and Ron English.

Visit DailyduJour.com for more information.

See also: popaganda.com.

PosterBoy “AdBooster” presented by PublicAdCampaign
April 3rd - April 26th
Opening Reception 7-10pm Friday April 3rd 2009
43 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY
PosterBoy
www.publicadcampaign.com

Street Art and and vandalism have never been paired so eloquently as they are when PosterBoy gets out his razor. Through a simple act of civil disobedience, this work challenges our intense relationship with outdoor advertising in the city. It proposes new ways of interacting with your public environment and challenges notions of public and private space. Out of the work comes a dialogue which is sometimes political, sometimes humorous, and always a perspective shifting moment of communication.

By bringing outdoor advertising into the gallery, this installation will attempt to discuss the appropriation of public space by outdoor advertising from within the gallery walls. The artist, having more time to construct the imagery will engage a more intense dialogue with both the advertisement and the viewer. By physically altering the medium of outdoor media, the PosterBoy movement critiques both the content and the dissemination methods currently overwhelimg our collective consciousness. Ultimately what starts as an act of social unrest becomes a reimagination of the spaces we all occupy and a vision of a different shared public environment.

Over the past year PosterBoy has brought his critique of advertising and public space use to the streets of New York City with prolific force. Eastern-District is proud to bring you his first solo exhibition, including a large scale installation by the artist as well as prints of his now famous subway installations.

RSVP to Info@Eastern-District.com

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Shepard Fairey generously donated this silkscreen on metal print for Evoker, who recently lost his apartment in a fire. It’s a portrait of Shepard’s wife Amanda rockin’ a can. Thank you, Shepard!

PAPER ART SERIES
Curated by Giant Robot

April 11 – May 2, 2009
The winner of the Paper Art Series Contest will showcase their winning robot at the event. See all of the robots at giantrobotshin.com.

Papershapers is a group show featuring ten artists who work with paper. Not “on paper.” The exhibition will feature works that are cut, torn, folded, and sewn into unique creations. Shin Tanaka will be making a rare U.S. appearance at the opening and will be on hand to show original pieces and fold paper with attendees!

Featuring
Shin Tanaka, Hunter Stabler, Polly Verity, Annie Vought, Ana Serrano, Richard Sweeney, Peter Callesen, Brian Dettmer, Ryohei Tanaka, Mu Pan

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11 | 7-10pm

Complimentary Valet & Open Bar

Scion Installation LA
3521 Helms Ave. (at National)
Culver City, CA 90232
scion.com/space

AINT YMI sent this piece to benefit Evoker. It’s mixed media on found street lamp access cover. I decided to put it on GORILLAmART because eBay hasn’t been kind to auction prices lately. All proceeds will go to Evoker. Thanks, AINT! (YMIcrew.com)

Read the original Evoker benefit post.

Martha Cooper shared some pics of the work in progress and this looks like it’s going to be one great show. More info from ELC.

Vibrant, lurid, sprawling São Paulo may bear more than a passing resemblance to DC Comics’ Gotham City—but Beco do Batman’s (“Batman Alley”) brash colors and stark angles beat those of any graphic novel.

Every inch of this street art landmark is covered with graffiti of the finest order. Much of it is produced by artists associated with São Paulo’s urban intervention schemes, but the Beco do Batman also attracts sprayers and stencilers from all over the world.

With its layers upon layers of paint, Beco do Batman is a constantly changing wonder: there’s a new surprise every day, so it’ll draw you back again and again.

Words from unlike.net. Photos from Flickr.

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