Taking a deeper insight into
the irreverent nature of his work,
Banksy released a series of new drawings on his official site. In the freehand pencil drawings, the artist presents already known characters such as
Roller Rat; in others, like
TV Monster, he makes collages and, in other drawing, he reveals he would use a Mac to create his works.
Among the several activities organized by
Looking at Music —the exhibition set up at the MoMA until January 5 that looks at the prosperous creativity of musicians from the 60’s and 70’s, —
the screening of the early music videos by David Bowie stands out. Hosted by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), the event celebrates the gift from the David Bowie Archive of music videos to the Museum.
Punk rock, new wave, experimental music and avant-garde art movement of the 70's and the 80's are portrayed in No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980, the first book to visually chronicle the collision of art and music of said movement by means of 150 photographs, most of which have never been published, and hundreds of hours of interviews made by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth) and Byron Coley, a veteran music critic.
The L.A.-based artist Joshua Callaghan is also known as The man who turns street objects invisible. Especially the objects occupying the public space, since his work consists in disguising utility boxes with the environment with such precision that a distracted runner could trip over them.
Occupying the first position of DJ Mag's Top 20 VJs, the English collective Addictive TV created a new audiovisual genre: the remix videos, collages of images at high speed combined with electronic music functioning as viral tools to promote the greatest Hollywood films. Check out their best works.
Between 1964 and 1966, Andy Warhol filmed almost 500 beautiful portraits of famous and anonymous people that visited The Factory, his studio in New York. Now, 13 of those black-and-white silent films are released in DVD under the name 13 Most Beautiful…Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests, with the authorization of The Andy Warhol Museum and the original soundtrack of Dean & Britta. Yeah, the couple of Luna.
Administered by
real curators of street art —the art created without authorization and derived from graffiti, — the site Streetsy uploads everyday almost 10 photos displaying works of art from all over the world. As if it were a catalog of this discipline that
combines art, freedom spirit and social denunciation, they listed of the 40 street artists to watch that, apart from
Banksy, leave their original mark in the city.
Via their website, Coldplay is inviting their fans to direct their new video for the acoustic version of "Lost?," which is included in their latest album Viva La Vida. The winner will follow closely the steps of their idols, since the prize is an ultra-VIP ticket to attend to a show that will take place in London in December 2008.
The project Creative 30 is in its final stage. This English contest aims at discovering 30 young creative wonders that stand out in a wide range of creative disciplines, such as body art, journalism and furniture design. Vivienne Westwood, Wiley and Klaxon's James Righton are part of the panel of judges that will choose one of the two winners of the competition, since the other will be decided by the public's votes.