Banksy in Oceanside

Banksy continues his Southern California streak as the artist’s famous work makes an appearance overnight in Oceanside, California. Placed dead smack on the side of a taco shop wall, the piece came as a surprise to most, including the shop owner, who contemplated painting the piece over before he noticed the attention its received.

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Invader’s Invaderoma Book

Curated fills us in on Invader’s latest book, Invaderoma.

“Invader’s work in Rome is subject of the new, and appropriately titled, Invaderoma. The book comes in conjunction with Invader’s exhibition at Wunderkammern, and follows three previous city guides – Paris, Los Angeles, and London. “Like the three preceding guides, it is illustrated many photographs, files and charts. You will know all about the invasion of the city and will be able to also appreciate the curiosities presented at the time of the expo the such first prototype of “speed balls”, a machine which projects balls rebounding with more than 200 km/h. ”

Available from The Lazy Dog. More images can be seen here.

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From the Platform: Subway Graffiti, 1983-1989

Here we have an upcoming book based around a subject which has always held my interest, particularly within the recent year or so: graffiti. I always wished I was one of those brave graff artists/taggers (like some of my friends were back in their day) who would risk getting caught by the cops and go out and bomb on walls and trains and all manner of surface...but alas, I never had the courage to get involved in such things. I attribute some of it to the fact that I've never felt I could do and draw some of the amazing things these people could do, although I never tried, so that could also be a contributing factor. Regardless of which though, I love it when books of this nature come out as it allows me to live empirically through the many talented people who's work makes up this book. As a fan of the medium, I just want to give them all my thanks.

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“From the Platform” is the latest publication to offer a nostalgic review of graffiti in New York. Put together by graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri (who was able to take a wide array of photographs after having learnt much of the Subway timetable), the book stands out from the crown because it concentrates solely on Subway art, created between the mid to late 80’s. Hailed as a golden era of street art, the compilation actually draws from subway graffiti from 1983-1989 when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. The book boasts from than 325 color photos across 177 pages and is now available to pre-order from Amazon, with a full release expected in February 2011.

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New Banksy Works in London

As part of the LA premiere for his recent documentary, Banksy produced a work that re-envisioned Jeff Koon’s dog and now, it looks like he’s at it again. Just a few hours after the first airing of his now world-famous take on the opening credits of The Simpsons, Banksy is back on the streets of London. Producing three new works, each piece seems to draw inspiration from pop-culture. The elusive graffiti artist makes reference to Futurama’s Bender, Keith Harring’s Dog and The Clash’s London Calling album cover.

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