'beyond the street' book launch & signing at phillips de pury london on may 7th

if u're in search for an exciting action to wash away the aftertaste of the uk general election, search no more: this is the place to be! to celebrate the european release of 'beyond the street: the 100 most important figures in urban art', there's a book launch and signing (incl. artists alëxone dizac, eine, lucas price aka cyclops, matt small, mode 2, slinkachu and sweet toof) at phillips de pury (howick place london) on fri may 7th from 6 to 9 pm, hosted by simon de pury.
although the launch has an rsvp to get an indication of numbers attending, the event is open to everyone, so please feel free to come with an extended entourage! :-)
& in case you happen to be in nyc on thu may 27th, there will be another launch that day at deitch projects from 6 to 9 pm.
... suckers as we are, we gonna be in nyc on the day of the london event, leaving back to europe on the 26th of may... that way we gonna miss both! aaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrgggggghhhhh

active liberty institute art party

we will be joining the folks of active liberty institute at their inaugural art party "identities" at phillips de pury on may 4th. a.l.i. works with artists from underdeveloped countries and let them show their work in new york.

shepard fairey on banksy and the may day exhibit

according2g has, as usual, been right where the action was: this time in the brooklyn museum, where he recorded shepard fairey talking about his upcoming 'may day' show @ deitch projects & about banksy's 'exit through the gift shop' blockbuster. great stuff & thnx geoffrey for sharing!
(read also geoffrey's 'free shepard fairey' post)

michael lewy's city of work

meet michael lewy, alias marcus sterling l'amour, ceo of omnipresent industries, city of work, usa.
(& for those who wish to solicitate, brush off your power-point skills & remember the company's motto: "if you worked here you would be at work right now!")

brucennial: extended to may 22

next week we'll visit brucennial 2010 titled miseducation. the show brings together 420 artists from 911 countries working in 666 discrete disciplines to reclaim education as part of an artist's ongoing practice beyond the principals of any one institution or experience. loads of pics at flickr