BARRY MCGEE GOES VERY BIG IN BROOKLYN!

Was quite the early morning wicked surprise to be texted the first photo in this set by fellow Barry fanatic Jared.
Eve & I biked down the the Mark Morris Dance Center next door the BAM.
So cool having both José Parlá & Barry doing public walls within stones throw of where we live. Brooklyn Rocks!

You can see scale with Eve (and her new helmet) underneath.

Detail looks great for such a monster piece.

Probably not meant to have seen this, its the layout the guys were all working from & how the wall should look when finished ; )

Chris Johanson at Mitchell-Innes & Nash

 From Anti-Hero Skateboards to the Beautiful Losers movie to The Whitney Museum, in my world Chris Johanson is a legend!  

 I was def a bit nervous approaching him, telling him I was the sticker geek that had bugged him for months about being in the book but he was super chill & seamed genuinely pleased to meet me. 

Below are some of the works in the show that spoke to me.

Mitchell-Innes & Nash Gallery 534 W 26th St NY http://www.miandn.com/#/exhibitions/2012-09-13_chelsea_chris-johanson


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MR at Lehmann Maupin gallery.

I believe Japanese artist MR is known to most of us via his association with Takashi Murakami & being in his curated group shows in NY, or possibly by Supreme releasing skate decks of his art a few years back. 
This is the first solo show I've seen of his & its very hard to photograph because of the chaotic nature of how the work is displayed, lots of fun.
http://www.lehmannmaupin.com 540 West 25th St NY 10001

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Bäst rocks Soho!

I consider Bäst to be not only an incredible natural artist but possibly the most influential in the "mash-up wheatpaste street art" game.
A few months ago I became a buddy via our mutual friend Aiko, who brought him over to the house meet the family.
He was awesome, totally down to earth & chilled with both the kids, making stickers for Eve's scrapbook.
I believe this is his first NYC solo show & he killed it!
Below are just a few of my faves. Show is at Opera Gallery 115 Spring Street  New York, NY 10012 http://www.operagallery.com

George from Opera explaing the editioned bottle of Bäst olive oil to Kennedy (sp?)

Said olive oil now on our kitchen shelf!

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Cool new Justin Lowe and Jonah Freeman NYC Show.

STRAY LIGHT GREY is a transformative space exhibition with iterconnected room-size installations at Marlborough Gallery Chelsea. http://www.marlboroughgallery.com/galleries/chelsea

Below are some of environments & details I liked within the rooms.

Jonah Freeman and Justin Lowe being forced to pose for pic while being totally sleep deprived before the exhibition opening.

For better understanding of what these guys do, watch this.. http://www.vice.com/art-talk/justin-lowe-and-jonah-freeman

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José Parlá unveiling at BAM

Super proud of family friend José Parlá for his meiotic & deserved rise in popularity!

Rey Parlá , Gary Pini & José enjoying the moment.

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FUTURA 2000 - FIRST NYC SHOW IN 10 YEARS.

A true NYC street & design legend has a massive mid career exhibition of new works.

It was very "interesting" to see the interaction of old skool graff friends of the artist watching & mixing with the uptown fashion crowd brought together by the curators & sponsors of the show.


In 1981, long before I ever saw real graffiti, met Futura & eventually became friendly with him, I became a fan of his when I was a young punk in London because he'd designed the sleeve for the Clash single "This is Radio Clash". Since then, I've followed his many forays into mediums such as toy design, apparel, fine art & even next level Lego construction.


It was really fun bringing my son Max & his friend Isla to the show, running into Lenny (Futura) outside & him walking us passed all the security, saying "we were with him". Kids felt like celebs!

 

Below are some of my fave works.

Max instagraming..

Max in front of a great one, just top show scale

Lenny signing fans shirt..

Clash sleeve - 1981


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