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June 27, 2009
XOOOOX “OPENING SOON” SOLO EXHIBITION AT CIRCLECULTURE
The mystery surrounding the Berlin street art phenomenon XOOOOX continues to provoke questions. The seductive, introverted-looking women stenciled on building facades and construction fences have fascinated passers-by from Milan to New York City, but what exactly do they mean? And who is hiding behind the name – a man, a woman or a group of young street artists? Since being arrested for graffiti vandalism in the late 1990s, XOOOOX has refused to reveal an identity to avoid trouble with the law.
A signed, limited print edition of XOOOOX’s work will be published on the occasion of the exhibition for a price of 95 euros. It is available at
May 23, 2009
SELF-PORTRAITS
BY CONTEMPORARY URBAN ARTISTS FROM FOUR CONTINENTS
D-FACE / ANTON UNAI / JR / JAYBO AKA MONK / JEFF SOTO / JUDITH SUPINE / XOOOOX / KILLPIXIE / DTAGNO / :PHUNK / STEFAN HIRSIG / AARON ROSE / MAROK / DALE GRIMSHAW / OSKAR / BEST EVER / NOMAD / WORD TO MOTHER / MYMO / STEFAN STRUMBEL / SOPHIE REINHOLD / CHARLIE ISOE / RUTGER TERMOHLEN
The idea of this exhibition is to approach the historical theme of self-portraits and to bring it into a contemporary art context. A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 1400s that artists can be frequently identified depicting themselves as either the main subject, or as important characters in their work. With better and cheaper mirrors, and the advent of the panel portrait, many painters, sculptors and printmakers tried some form of self-portraiture… In this respect it will be an interesting and new experience to show the vision of the “self-portrait” by contemporary urban artists from all over the world.
Opening reception: friday june 5th, 7-10 pm / open until july 4th 2009 / tue-sat 2-6 pm
Circleculture Gallery / Gipsstrasse 11 / Berlin Mitte / Germany
June 26, 2009
URBAN AFFAIRS IS BACK!
June 22, 2009
ARRESTED MOTION USA ON CIRCLECULTURE
Seth Carmichael, co-owner of Carmichael Gallery in Los Angeles put up some nice questions about our work in the urban art world. Read below or go directly to Arrested Motion…
AM recently had a chance to sit down with Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer, Co-Director of the Circleculture Gallery in Berlin for a little talk about the history of the gallery and Johann’s insight into the art world. Circleculture have been a long time supporter of the international underground art world and their current show SELF-PORTRAITS (covered) is not to be missed.
Check out all the questions and answers after the jump.
MITTE TV AT CC GALLERY
Die Damen und Herren von Mitte TV haben sich freundlicher Weise für unsere Arbeit interessiert und während der Eröffnung unserer Ausstellung mit Barry McGee, Ed Templeton und Raymond Pettibon gefilmt….
June 15, 2009
DTAGNO RECENT ART SHOWS
DTAGNO is back with several art shows for now and the forthcoming months. Right now he shows at Weserburg Museum in Bremen “Urban Art aus der Sammlung Reinking” from mai 16th to august 30th 2009. His upcoming show with Tryone “Wir sind nicht die Affen in deiner horde !” will open at Urban Art Info june 26th in Berlin. Also we’ re happy to announce that DTagno will produce a new Solo Show at Circleculture for end of this Year. More details to come… Also check out his new webpage: here.
more after the jump….
May 24, 2009
XOOOOX PRESENTED BY GOETHE-INSTITUT
British journalist Rory MacLean made an insight ful interview with Berlin’ s street art myth for the Goethe-Institut.
XOOOOX interviewed by Rory MacLean
In all the memorable Cold War photographs of Berlin, the Wall is covered with graffiti – on its western side only. Its eastern face, guarded by armed border police and watch towers, always remained bare concrete. Until1989 when a revolution opened the Wall. Then Berlin’s street artists set about working on the blank concrete canvas, claiming the brutal urban environment as their own
May 19, 2009
ANTON UNAI SOLO SHOW AT ROJO BARCELONA
After passing a warm and smooth winter at Mama’ s house in his home country Spain, Anton Unai, the master of complexity, poetry and radicality dropped his first solo show in Barcelona. An overwhelming exhibition with his widely admired wild installations made out of found objects and trash as well as deeply touching abstract paintings.
http://www.rojo-magazine.com/bcn/
ANTON UNAI: METOMENTODO
05.05.2009 - 05.06.2009
ROJO ARTSPACE BARCELONA
CARRER GIRONA 61 LOCAL 02, EIXAMPLE, 08009 BARCELONA, SPAIN
JAYBO AKA MONK EMBRACES THE UNITED KINGDOM
Berlin Artist Jaybo aka Monk feels nicely embraced by the UK art world. Within 9 months Jaybo creates three different solo shows in London and takes part in different group shows throughout England.
Here are the details -
Upcoming Shows:
SUMMER GROUP SHOW AT STOLEN SPACE / JULY 2009
SOLO SHOW AT SIGNAL GALLERY / JULY 2009
SOLO SHOW AT STOLEN SPACE / EARLY 2010
Current shows:
THE POCKET SHOW - MINIATURES BY JAYBO
NANCY VICTOR GALLERY
UNTIL JUNE 2009
BASEMENT, 36 CHARLOTTE STREET, LONDON W1T 2NJ
http://www.nancyvictor.com/current-show.html
LINE STEPPERS GROUP SHOW
JIBBERING ART BIRMINGHAM
22nd - 31st MAY 2009
11AM - 6.30PM
LAUNCH NIGHT: THURSDAY 21st MAY FROM 6PM
http://www.jibberingart.co.uk
May 13, 2009
ARMSROCK – A HORRIBLE JUNGLE
Der Däne ARMSROCK, mittlerweile einer der weltweit etabliertesten Künstler aus der Riege der Streetartists, präsentiert am 16. Mai 2009 seine neue Ausstellung “A Horrible Jungle”.
ARMSROCK - A HORRIBLE JUNGLE
INTOXICATED DEMONS GALLERY, NAUNYNSTR. 46, 10999 BERLIN
17. MAI - 7. JUNI 2009
VERNISSAGE AM 16. MAI 2009 AB 19.00
March 28, 2009
BARRY McGEE / ED TEMPLETON / RAYMOND PETTIBON GROUP EXHIBITION
Barry McGee, Ed Templeton and Raymond Pettibon are pioneers and icons of the contemporary urban art movement. Their work can be found in the collections of major museums and has been shown at large exhibitions and biennales worldwide, but all three have repeatedly emphasised their roots in youth subculture – in the worlds of skateboarding, graffiti, punk and hip-hop.
These three sought-after artists are brought together by curator Aaron Rose, whose urban art documentary Beautiful Losers is currently touring the world, in the intimate atmosphere of Berlins Circleculture Gallery.
CIRCLECULTURE GALLERY, GIPSSTR. 11, 10119 BERLIN
VERNISSAGE: 9TH APRIL 2009, 7 PM
EXHIBITION: 10TH APRIL TO 30TH MAY 2009
TUESDAY TO SATURDAY, 2 PM – 6 PM
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RAYMOND PETTIBON - ART & PUNK LEGEND
Raymond Pettibon’s drawings and paintings are mainly focused on the themes of personal and social upheaval, wartime life and the individual’s ongoing struggle with his or her fate. Drawing on cartoons and comics, he explores the tension between image and text and combines references to ‘high culture’ with the icons of pop and trash culture. His work can be viewed as an archive of late twentieth century American cultural history, a gallery of images that again and again illuminate the dark sides of the American way of life. He earned cult status with his early work in the Los Angeles punk scene, designing record covers, posters and fanzines for groups like Sonic Youth and Black Flag. He has now acquired an international reputation as one of the leading contemporary American artists.