Germany, Heidelberg: June 2-July 3, 2011: CanTwo
(Heidelberg) Following the INSIGHTS exhibition that opened business in the KUNST/HALLE Heidelberg last december, atelier kontrast is now featuring the ICONS solo-exhibition by world-renowned graffiti artist CANTWO. The exhibition opens the 2nd of June and lasts until July 3rd.
Since the vivid graffiti scene formed in New York in the 1970s and the movement then carried over to major cities in Europe in the 1980s graffiti has constantly been wedged between vandalism and art. Exhibitions in significant galleries and museums, canvases by big graffiti players peaking with high amounts in auctions along with the recent exhibition "Art in the Streets" in the Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCa) in Los Angeles have shown just how significantly one of the most controversial art movements of the past decades is establishing itself.
CANTWO has been in the game since day one in Germany. His unique style of characters (the figurative, comic styled side of graffiti) has turned heads nationally and internationally for decades and has turned him into a defining icon of the scene. His style has become known as the CANTWO-Character.
CANTWO has hosted shows for MTV in the '90s and is frequently booked by firms such as Adidas or Coca-Cola for special collections or other marketing operations.
For the ICONS exhibition in the KUNST/HALLE Heidelberg CANTWO takes on his own icons and the icons of our times. He will show famous faces adapted in his very own style and also the classic CANTWO-Characters. A specially commissioned wall installation and his newest canvases and prints will be shown and in fact it will be the first exhibition ever that focuses on CANTWO's work in such an extensive and unique way.
OH, Columbus: June 4 - Aug 27, 2011: Comngraf 3: Breaking Boarders
COMnGRAF 3: Breaking Boarders is art that showcases HIP HOP culture through the cross cultural influence between Comic Book art and Graffiti art. This exhibition will showcase the collaborative grouping of both sequential and aerosol art by world renowned comic book artist and legendary graffiti artists. Simply stated, it is "the fusion of two cultures" celebrating the influence that each has on the other.
At the Columbus Arts Festival on June 4th - August 27th 2011. Opening reception is on Sat June 4th 6pm - 10pm.
TX, El Paso: May 27-29, 2011 - Run for the Border
New Zealand, Auckland: May 28, 2011: Red Bull Wreckers Yard
Red Bull Wreckers Yard
16 of the best graff artists from New Zealand have been hand-picked to display their artistic flair, whilst spraying against the clock. In the Wellington and Auckland qualifier, eight graff artists will be provided with just a blank canvas and cans of spray paint to do their thing.
Each round will be based on a theme, given to the competitors a minute out from the start of the round. Some examples of themes could include greed, nature or fear. The artists will then have to spray according to the theme.
As the rounds progress, the canvas gets smaller, pushing the boundaries of creativity as each artist showcases their artistic interpretation and speed needed to be a Red Bull Wreckers Yard champion.
The winners from each New Zealand qualifier will battle it out for the podium with the best from across the ditch at the Red Bull Wreckers Yard Trans Tasman Final, held on 25 June at the Evelyn Hotel in Melbourne.
The Wellington qualifier featured: BMD, Drypnz, Editor, GHSTIE, Juse 1, Kerb, Kiran X and Yelz,
The Auckland qualifier features: Cinzah, Cracked Ink, Enu, Gasp, Liam Moore, One Kame, Peepshow and Stray
Neighbourhood Bar, Kingsland, Auckland, Saturday 28th May, 7pm, Free Entry.
For artists bios and more information visit http://www.redbull.co.nz/wreckersyard
