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Month Februar 2010

Off-the-wall: Banksy-Wand für 500.000 Pfund

Seufz, schon wieder eine der üblichen Meldungen: Zwei “Risikomenschen” (Pressetext) haben auf eigene Kosten eine komplette Banksy-Wand für 13.000 Pfund abgetragen – und diese Wand soll jetzt für 500.000 Pfund verkauft werden. Die zwei “lebenslangen Freunde” (Pressetext) suchen jetzt aber noch nach einem höheren Bieter. Mehr zu dem Thema hier, hier, und hier. Aus dem Pressemeldung: “Two young chancers from Clapham spend £13,000 removing a Banksy from the streets of South London and hit the jackpot after it’s valued at £500,000. Bradley Ridge and Nick Loizou are lifelong friends from South London. On 9th November last year Bradley heard about a piece of Banksy street art appearing on Beddingtton Farm Road in Croydon. Being a fan of the illusive street artist, Bradley thought he would seize the opportunity. Nine sleepless nights later, a few threats of physical abuse, £13,000 in costs and a deal with a local land owner, Bradley and Nick now own a very rare a piece of modern art. This collector’s item is the only piece of Banksy street art currently on the market. In recent years Banksy walls have fetched up to £300k and celebrities such as Brad Pitt have spent around £400k on his studio art. Bradley and Nick have already received one offer but are determined to maximise their opportunism.” Via: Mail, danke Gunnar!
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Szpilman Award 2009: Hank Schmidt in der Beek

Und der Gewinner 2009 ist: Hank Schmidt in der Beek: “In den Zillertaler Alpen” (Foto: Fabian Schubert)

“Best Seven”: Gerard Herman: “Armed”: “Gerard Herman shows constantly a hooligan pose for one night. He hides his real arms under his jacket, the pose is created by a mockup.”

Gerard Herman: “Niets blijft ongestraft”: “Gerard Herman rides on a tandem bicycle together with a self-made character 16 km from his home to his exhibition opening.”

Jaroslav Kyša: “Love us or die”: “Jaroslav Kyša licks the Russian flag secretly in public at the Russia Day.”

Roy Menahem Markovich: “The Prestige Lounge” transforms a lounge into a wild jungle.”

Alexander Thieme: “Embedded”: “Alexander Thieme stands in the countryside and paints himself in the colours and structures of the background.”

Der schönste aller Kunstpreise ist wieder verliehen worden: Der Szpilman Award für ephemere Kunstwerke. Und es gab diesmal Rekorde, Rekorde, Rekorde: Rund 375 Teilnehmer aus 42 Ländern waren dabei – und insgesamt 500 Zloty (125 Euro) gab’s zu gewinnen! Die sieben ausgezeichneten Arbeiten gibt’s oben, mehr Infos und die Preisträger der letzten Jahr hier. Auch das “Potz!Blitz!Szpilman!“-Blog gehört natürlich in jede vernünftige Blogroll! Glückwunsch an alle Gewinner – unglaublich gute Arbeiten! Via: Mail

Bureau de Mesarchitecture: “Double Happiness”

Ich bin noch immer ein großer Fan von allen möglichen Schaukeln: “Double Happiness” von dem Pariser Bureau de Mesarchitecture. “Double Happiness responds to the society of materialism where individual desires seems to be prevailing over all. This piece of urban furniture, by being nomad, allows the reactivation of different public spaces. It enables inhabitants to reappropriate fragments of their city. They will both escape and dominate public space through a game of equilibrium and desequilibrium. By playing this “risky” game, and testing their own limits, two people can experience together a new perception of space, void, lightness and recover an awarness of the physical world. This hybrid object, meaningfull only through the body, being all at once physical and social may be a tool for a collective experience of fragility.” Via

Elfo: “René Magritte (without pipe)”

Elfo mal wieder! Diesmal gibt’s eine Hommage an “René Magritte (without pipe)”. Via

Lunar: “Snow Graffiti”

Warum gibt’s eigentlich gerade nicht viel mehr “Snow Graffiti”? Lunar aus Kroatien geht mit buntem Beispiel voran. Via

Watchlist: Franklin Obregon

Einfach richtig, richtig gute Bilder: Das Portfolio von Franklin Obregon.

F.A.T. Lab: “FUCK GOOGLE” in Berlin

Den Google-Slogan “Don’t be evil” scheint in Berlin niemand mehr zu glauben. Ein herrliches Fake-Google-Action-Video von F.A.T.: “For Transmediale 2010 F.A.T. members met in Berlin and produced a series of projects dedicated to the topic of the week: FUCK GOOGLE. In addition to free software, browser addons, live streams, communiques and on-site workshops, F.A.T. Lab built a fake Google Street View car and conquered the city of Berlin!” Und wer sich einmal wie Google fühlen möchte, kann sich hier das Manual “How to build a fake Google street view car” als PDF herunterladen. Via

Ron English: “Bovine Bombing”, 2010

Keine neue Idee. Trotzdem immer wieder nett: Ron English hat ein paar Kühe bemalt. “We spent the weekend bombing some bovines down on the border! No cows were hurt… they seemed to like the attention!” Via

Peter Fuss: “Fucking Weather”, 2010

Peter Fuss in Polen. Einfach nur: Ja! Wann wird’s endlich wieder Sommer… Via

Aljoscha: “Aldi-Bioism”, 2010

Aljoscha hat eine seiner Werke zum Discounter gebracht – und dort wurde seine “biofuturistische” Skulptur nach nur 13 Minuten gekauft. “13.02.2010: Discounter ALDI, Düsseldorf/Oberkassel: “bioism creature explores the big world of shopping. after 13 min. of meditating about goods and their faiths it was bought by some happy consumer. satisfaction at both sides.” Ein Video von der Aktion gibt’s hier, mehr zu Aljoscha auch hier. Via: Mail & Florian, danke!