Kid Reka up in Tokyo.

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Sorry i’ve been away, more posts tomorrow.

The most famous , and talented, twin brothers of the street-contemporary-graffiti-art are literally taking over the city…and the world!

These month only they did a show in the Brazilian Museum of Art with the “VERTIGEM” (vertigo) exhibition, they illustrated the international film festival’s posters and billboards and performed one of the most incredible things I´ve ever saw in my life, a show with inflatable giant dolls one of them being a giant yellow big headed guy.

Here are some stuff I found on the net to give you guys a little taste of it all.

The “VERTIGO” show

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59gYmKdnML8[/youtube]

This is definetely the best exhibition I´ve ever been. Those guys really know how to do it, from the moment you step on the door of the museum you already feel like you´re going into another world. The enviroment they created makes you feel like you´re really inside a parallel universe, their universe. They stepped up another level and brought new sculptures made of metal, new interactive pieces, beautifull canvases and an amazing mural painted on the walls of the museum.

I´ve been to the show 2 weeks in a row and I can´t get tired of it, everytime I find a new detail, a new piece, I discover another part of the world they created inside the museum.

33rd International Film Festival

Not only they designed the art and posters of the festival but they also paticipated on a debate with the art director of the movie Art Inconsequence, which is part of the festival, about street and art.

Check the link for more info.

Plasticiens Volants + Osgemeos

To end the celebrations of the “year of the France in Brazil”  Osgemeos gathered with the french group Plasticiens Volants to perform the show called “O Estrangeiro” (the foreigner). The show had already been presented in Holland, see it here,  in 2008 and now came to Brazil.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrkkTe8FgyI[/youtube]

The inflatable puppet more than 20mts high was exactly the same character they painted on the side of a building that´s on the same square where the event took place.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9b2tKeGA5I[/youtube] [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUBjts1Kxs[/youtube]

(There´s a lot of shots on YouTube. This guy, guitarfeak666, seems to shot the whole thing, is very long but worth every second of it !  I filmed it too but I can´t post it yet)

I had tears in my eyes watching this! It was so surreal to see a real character from Osgemeos walking in the middle of the buildings looking like it was about to step on us, like the giant marshmallow monster from “Ghostbusters” ! And not just that but the whole scene, it was a theatrical intervention with a snake, a fly and an owl coming from behind the buildings interacting with the “foreigner” character , and the music, the sounds that seem to be coming out of the sky ! You gotta see it to believe it ! Just brilliant!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UgQHGVh1dA[/youtube]

It´s official : OS GEMEOS TOOK OVER SAO PAULO !

Tomorrow night. Photos from launch to follow.

Capsule range by New York’s Craig “KR” Costello for Levis Tokyo, consisting of denim, fleece and limited t’s. Exclusivly for and launching at Cinche Store in Aoyama this Friday along with installations by KR including an authentic NYC krinked post box. Details below, see you there.

Nice stuff at Copro Gallery, in Santa Monica(CA), as the usual.

This time around works by Amy Sol, Nicoletta Ceccoli and Stela Im Hultberg are hung  on their walls.

Amy Sol

Nicoletta Ceccoli

Stella Im Hultberg

This Saturday.

A moment of greatness from the Everfresh Halloween bash.

I got a feeling that more gems like this are going to emerge as people pull themselves out of the hangover induced comas and start looking for memories their phones. Stay tuned.

Herb Lubalin (1918–1981) is best known for his wildly illustrative typography and his groundbreaking work for the magazines Avant Garde, Eros, and Fact. On view will be recent posters, publications and motion graphics by internationally recognized graphic designers that spotlight an emerging trend toward expressive lettering and typography. Original sketches, magazines, logotypes, and posters selected from the Lubalin Center Archive will illuminate Herb Lubalin’s influence on contemporary graphic design.

Featured Artists:
Marian Bantjes // Deanne Cheuk // The CW Network // In-house department // Ariel Di Lisio // Marcus Eriksson // Oded Ezer // Gretel // Jessica Hische // HunterGatherer // Justin Thomas Kay // Like Minded Studio // Brett MacFadden // Christopher Martinez // Non-Format // Matt Owens // Post Typography
Roberto Quiñones // Alex Trochut // TV Land and Herb Lubalin
Curated by:
Mike Essl +Alexander Tochilovsky

Opening Reception:
Thursday, November 5, 2009, 6 – 8pm
41 Cooper Square Gallery [map]
This event is free and open to the public.
Exhibition On View:
November 5, 2009 – December 8, 2009
Gallery Hours:
Monday–Thursdays 12–7 pm, Saturday 12–5 pm
Closed Fridays and Sundays
Closed November 26, 2009–November 29, 2009

A 3d animation created over the course of 5 years documenting the graffiti on the wall outside of Serge Gainsbourg home.

Serge Gainsbourg – animation des graffitis sur 5 ans du mur rue de Verneuil from Arnaud Jourdain on Vimeo.