showtime: han hoogerbrugge

exciting times for flash god han hoogerbrugge! :-) in parallel with his solo in valencia, a sequel, la grande fête #2, opens in le cabinet, paris, on september 4th. congrats han!!!

street art: beau

beau - an upcoming star of the nyc street art scene - was brought to our attention by our fav source, according to g. above one of beau's latest pieces: cops luv n.w.o.. located on bowery and stanton, it was promply spotted & photographed by... guess who ;-). we like!!

photography: guido mocafico

guido mocafico is fascinated by the things in life that strike terror into the hearts of men – snakes, spiders… and most recently guns. the artist has photographed a collection of guns from government - issued colt handguns to the complex hk. on a death black background, mocafico strips down the viewers perspective on weapons and issues these forms as basic as they can be.
(via the coolist)

skulls skulls.... wallpaper!

this awesome wallpaper will soon be joining our collection of skulls!!
shared history of travel and obscure interests from atomic bombs, plastic guitars and microlights to sharks, perfumery & herbal medicine, led wallpaper designer john wakefield and his daughter louise (with a background in property renovation and photography) to conceive 'beware the moon'. with an aim to design and manufacture wallpaper that pushes the industry’s boundaries & catches the imaginative eye, the duo presents their first 3 lines: the skulls theme (death, rebirth), accompanied by ostrich (denial) & desire (she). all coming in variety of colors, effects & finishes. a definite must-have :-)
(we have discovered this thanks to our visit in blender @ rue de chartreux, bxl. apart from the full wallpaper line of 'beware the moon', blender offers a splendid selection of jewelery, clothes, accessories, hi-tech & other cool gadgets & is really worth a visit!)

otherwise @ naked state

during the next brussels art days (september 11 & 12), naked state opens the new season with a group show called otherwise. an interesting mix of work by 8 artists (among them midori harima who's work is pictured above)  will be on display. it's great to have a new gallery just around the corner of the hfa studio!