http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/tf7XGKjYyUo/fresh_stuff_from_laura_keeble_money_make.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_laura_keeble_money_make.html

Title: Money makes the merry-go-round
Date: 21st December 2009
Site: Bank of England/The Royal Exchange, City of London

Twelve carousel horses created from recent issues of The Financial Times, with garlands made from replicated international bank notes. The bucking and galloping horses sit upon golden poles, circling the area. Reflecting the ups and downs of the world’s stock market, and financial climate.The carousel placed in London's financial district of Bank reflects on the city as a financial playground.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/DfqAC6vO7uI/the_ghostvillage_project.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/the_ghostvillage_project.html

The Ghostvillage Project from Agents Of Change on Vimeo.

The Ghostvillage Project was created over 3 days on the west coast of Scotland. 6 artists - Timid, Remi/Rough, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126, Derm - were given free reign to paint in an abandoned 1970s village.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/x2steZSy5Xs/one_not_to_miss_chile_estyle_in_los_ange.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/one_not_to_miss_chile_estyle_in_los_ange.html

Artist: La Robot de Madera

Artist; CEKIS

If you're in Los Angeles, today (Wednesday) is the final day to see Chile Estyle, Pablo Aravena's wonderfully curated street art show at the Carmichael Gallery. It's the first time anyone has mounted a show of this kind in the US. Artists include Cekis and Inti, Horate, La Robot de Madera and Agotok.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/OCPLYa8UDXY/shit_were_diggin_dan_bergerons_face_of_t.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/shit_were_diggin_dan_bergerons_face_of_t.html

More from Dan here.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/iRn14qM7_To/mission_reappropriating_public_space_in.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/mission_reappropriating_public_space_in.html

Artist Statement:

Why is it ok to take down someone else's work (/advertisement) and put my work up instead:

The message of this work is not "buy! buy! buy!" it is "look, enjoy, think, like, don't like, form an opinion." It engages viewers in a dialogue which advertisements do not. Each piece of art put in a public space, in place of an ad, is an opportunity for viewers to reconnect with the space they inhabit.
I didn't sign this work:

If this poster were an advertisement for me-as an artist-it would be just as problematic as a conventional, legally paid for ad. Jordan Seiler uses this quote from Lewis Hyde's The Gift to describe his work: "unlike economic exchange, a gift has no expectation of return." As a gift to the city, I have no expectation that this work will garner recognition or accolades. It was a very small way to change a very large cityscape. It was perhaps a utopian gesture which has the potential to lead to more concretely efficacious ones.
Just getting my feet wet:

As I prepared for my project (reading about street art, about Jordan Seiler's work, about resident/public-space interaction) the holes in it became quite clear to me. I'm not sure such an obviously political work is the best use of reappropriated ad space; it's a case of the message is the medium; I think just putting a piece of art in a space conventionally used for advertisements is enough of a message itself. Or perhaps I just needed to put my work in a more specific location---out side the TimeWarner center or maybe even very close to a news stand. My lack of experience entering the instillation limited me in some ways in these options.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/sNqODWdAFmI/fresh_stuff_from_alexandros_vasmoulakis_2.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_alexandros_vasmoulakis_2.html

More from Alexandros here.

(Thanks Maria)

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/_81nXG3sptw/fresh_stuff_from_david_de_la_mano.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_david_de_la_mano.html

More from David here and Pablo S. Herrero here.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/XifXrUC9aQo/fresh_stuff_from_banksy_in_london.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_banksy_in_london.html

Photos by Romanywg

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/zJdZwtrokNU/fresh_stuff_from_gaia_in_new_york.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_gaia_in_new_york.html

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/x-BBRFCAh4I/el_camino_x_exist_1981x_tocayo.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/el_camino_x_exist_1981x_tocayo.html

EL CAMINOxEXIST 1981xTOCAYO from EXIST1981 on Vimeo.

Cuban-born illustrator (Tocayo) collaborates with San Diego street artist (Exist 1981) on El Camino restaurant in Little Italy, SD.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/qBxz4VpC94g/catchin_up_with_david_walker.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/catchin_up_with_david_walker.html

From David:

"I was recently invited by Vhils to Lisbon as a guest painter at the annual VSP (Visual Street Performance) show. VSP is an annual live painting event which takes place in the Portuguese cities of Porto and Lisbon. This year VSP took over a huge semi-derelict school in the heart of Lisbon to be decorated by a host of Portuguese talent (including Vhils, Hium, Klit, Mosaik and more) Previous guests include CASE, Xenz, Sickboy.
I spent an amazing 5 days there painting, meeting all the crew, eating great seafood and talking to some very passionate and inspiring artists and art lovers. Thanks to all that made it a great trip."

Show runs 26th Nov - 20th Dev 2009

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/6m_lOIF3JGE/catchin_up_with_above_1.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/catchin_up_with_above_1.html

From Above:

"After five weeks of riding my bike around Portland interviewing the homeless, I'm finally finished with this passionate NON-PROFIT project I have been working on to support and bring awareness to the homeless crisis here in Portland, and in general. I recently made a screen printed edition of 100 prints that are priced to sell to get more people involved and support this benevolent fundraiser. My goal is to raise $5,000 to donate before the end of the year to the TRANSITION PROJECTS homeless shelter here in Portland, Oregon.

To make a donation and purchase the print, click here.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/jbqYWnTUDdw/mutate_britains_best_dead_chicken_leg_ev.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/mutate_britains_best_dead_chicken_leg_ev.html

This timelaspe features the Best Ever and Dead Leg crews painting at Mutate Britain's One Foot in the Grove show, Directed by Charlie Inman and Produced by Jack Lomax. www.mutatebritain.com for more details.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/rU2yRKSIHJk/fresh_billboard_abstractions_from_poster.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_billboard_abstractions_from_poster.html

Andross from posterchild on Vimeo.

Abstract Crystallization from posterchild on Vimeo.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/04j0KWx27xo/roa_creates_a_giant_lanticular_in_london.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/roa_creates_a_giant_lanticular_in_london.html

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/kGV8T1Y3sYc/mask_map_wins_babelgums_metropolis_art_p.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/mask_map_wins_babelgums_metropolis_art_p.html

Congratulations to 2501 for winning Babelgum's Metropolis Art Prize 2009!

A free screening of the video above will take place on the giant billboards in Times Square in New York on December 17 from 7 to 8pm

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/llGu-K1YgqU/marco_grassi_aka_pho_live_in_berlin_proj.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/marco_grassi_aka_pho_live_in_berlin_proj.html

Marco Grassi aka PHO from stylemag on Vimeo.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/olToku_RcPA/fresh_stuff_from_travis_millard_in_new_y.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_travis_millard_in_new_y.html

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/JcSsa1S7CQg/fresh_stuff_from_sten_and_lex_2.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_sten_and_lex_2.html

STEN & LEX from STEN on Vimeo.

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wooster/~3/w5VCQjfK9Mo/fresh_stuff_from_jaz_in_buenos_aires_1.html

http://www.woostercollective.com/2009/12/fresh_stuff_from_jaz_in_buenos_aires_1.html