From director Alex Stapleton, OUTSIDE IN: The Story of Art in the Streets is a celebratory and historical look at street art through the lens of the Museum of Contemporary Art’s groundbreaking exhibition, “Art in the Streets.” The film features renowned artists Shepard Fairey, Lee Quiñones, Swoon, Futura, Mister Cartoon, Revok, Martha Cooper, Invader and many more influential visual savants in recent memory. Taking place from April 17-August 8, 2011, the exhibition traced the developme... Continue reading...
Italian street artist Blu has completed a new politically charged mural on the streets of Buenos Aires. The mural shows an enormous crowd, their eyes blindfolded with a ribbon of fabric colored like the Argentinian flag and behing them looms a dark, suited figure wearing a presidential sash of the same design.
Art in the Streets is the first major U.S. museum survey of graffiti and street art. Curated by MOCA Director Jeffrey Deitch and Associate Curators Roger Gastman and Aaron Rose, the exhibition will trace the development of graffiti and street art from the 1970s to the global movement it has become today, concentrating on key cities such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, London, and Sao Paulo, where a unique visual language or attitude has evolved. The exhibition will feature paintings,...
The Qualities of Lightis a film project curated by my good friend and collaborator Shane Sakanoi of Draftsmen and Rich Hama.
I must say, after a number of years giving it up to cameras for interviews an the like, this is by far my most cherished contribution to a doc piece to date. Yes, I did have some say in the style for the film and a bit of direction and im sure that’s helping the sway of my judgement, but the guys went somewhere else with it and I’m happy for that.
Mid-City Arts is a gallery based in the heart of Los Angeles, in the Mid-City Neighborhood. We are a gallery catering to Graffiti, Urban, and Modern Art. More information to come…
Gallery Location:
Mid-City Arts 5113 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019
For more information regarding current or past shows, openings, or anything else please feel free to contact:curator@midcity-arts.com
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Broadway musical "FELA!" tells the true story of Fela Kuti, the legendary Nigerian musician, whose stirring Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation. What began here in New York now has people hyped all across America and Europe. Working with Art Meets Commerce, we had the pleasure of filming star Sahr Ngaujah and many other performers to present a glimpse into the viscerality of the stage performance... Continue reading...
