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Posted Jun. 27, 2008,
Scenes from Mr. Brainwash's “Life is Beautiful” Exhibit in L.A.
By J. Everette Perry
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In an abandoned Hollywood studio stands over 200 pieces of original work hailed to be some of California's greatest street art. Though Mr. Brainwash (or MBW as his adoring fans call him) isn't even a So Cal Native, he is well respected by every major artist in the area including Banksy and Shepard Fairey (who DJed for MBW's opening night party). He isn't really your typical law braking graffiti bandit. He blends modern pop with historical references and then sits back to see if the viewer can figure out the message.
Mr. Brainwash told me in his cute Parisian accent that his favorite place to visit is Paris and his favorite song is “It's a Small World After All.” He then started humming it and rode off on his scooter.
I recommend all you Angelinos and any East Coasters in town stop by the show and check it out. It's has been extended through July.
Check it out at http://www.artshow2008.com/beautiful.html
Former CBS Studios 6121 W Sunset Blvd @ El Centro
6121 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA
The show will be open Friday through Saturday for June and July.
Posted May. 20, 2008,
Eight Items or Less: Nas Goes With Nas, VIPs Go to Lollapalooza Via Car Service and Dead Pets Go to Jewelry Heaven
By Tom Murrin
1. Nas decided to call his new album "Nas" afterall, but he says, "people will always know what the real title is." If you're still not happy you can create your own title here.
2. An amusement park featuring Islam-inspired superheroes is opening in Kuwait this fall. Named after a popular comic series, The 99, the park will feature characters of Islamic culture from around the world.
3. If you've outgrown eBay, you might try millionairesBay, a new online auction site that offers "a wide choice of luxury merchandise for customers with a taste for the high life." The lack of bids on items like a Ferrari F40 and diamond cluster ring make us think they be aiming a little too high.
4. This week's wacky hotel package is from the James Hotel in Chicago. It's a VIP Lollapalooza package that gets you a three night stay, two VIP tickets to the rock festival, car service and a CD for $2,299. (via hotelchatter.com)
5. If the idea of wearing a diamond ring created from the carbon of your dead pet creeps you out, don't go here.
6. There are lots of comments on a recent Guardian article about why the New York art world community hates "street art" including: "Fairey and Banksy are both facile, obvious and merchandise driven. They're like artists that make fake iconic tee shirts and their audience is the kinds (sic) of people who still wear them."
Posted May. 12, 2008,
Eight Items or Less: The Ting Tings Dominate the Charts, The Yard Rocks Gowanus and Nick Walker Is Not Banksy
By Gary Pini
1. It's a hit! The Ting Tings' song "Shut Up and Let Me Go" shot up to #11 on iTunes chart and went onto the Billboard Top 100. It's the tune that is featured in the Apple ad at the top of Papermag.com. You can find out more about the UK duo in the June/July music issue of PAPER.
2. It seems like there's never a dull moment over at the Rockstar Games offices. The Wall Street Journal reports today that several former employees saw "firearms around the office, including sniper rifles, AK-47s and other weapons" and saw an art director "walking around the office pretending to fire a shotgun as a joke."
3. Here's a great set of photos using Legos to create Star Wars images and recreations of classic photography including Charles C. Ebbets' shot of construction workers having lunch while sitting on a beam over Rockefeller Center in 1932. (via animalnewyork)
4. An obscure German techno group has pushed Madonna's “Hard Candy” out of the top of the British album charts after only one week.
5. While you wait for Gowanus to become Bowery-ized, go to 388 Carroll Street, aka The Yard, on Sundays from 6 to 9 and hear DJs like Roy Davis Jr., King Britt and Afrika Bambaataa.
6. Nick Walker is not Banksy.
Posted Jan. 16, 2008,
Banksy Does Rambo?
By Ann Magnuson
After seeing these Banksy-style posters for Rambo all over hell and creation I wondered, what up? Well, Monday's L.A.Times revealed that, once again, the clever Mr. Tim Palen, marketing whiz at Lion's Gate, is responsible for the campaign. The image (done by Jason Lindeman from Ignition Print) was initially meant for a T-shirt, but Stallone was so taken with the image that the faux-Banksy ended up splattered all over town.
Described by Palen as "Che Guevara meets Jesus," the poster, according to the Times article, "has spawned various street-art retorts, including a competing Rimbaud poster at a public transit stop in San Francisco."
Posted May. 21, 2007,
Eight Items or Less: Banksy Looks Like a Dude, Britney Goes to the Bathroom "80 Times" and Audrey Tatou Takes on Coco Chanel
By PAPERMAG Editors
1. Breaking news: Banksy looks like a dude.
2. On Sunday night, (as we warned you) Britney Spears played a short concert in Miami. Here’s what happened (via the Miami Herald):
- She requested two corsets from Frederick's of Hollywood for her dressing room.
- She drank "Purple Hooter" shots (vodka, Chambord and 7-up).
- She asked the DJ to play songs by Nelly Furtado.
- She "danced around like a crazy lady" and went to the bathroom "80 times."
- Her limo was ticketed for illegal parking
3. Meanwhile, on that same day in Miami, Amy Winehouse got married to her boyfriend Blake Fielder-Civil and didn’t make him sign a pre-nup…
4. Audrey Tatou has been tapped to play Coco Chanel in a new biopic, slated to begin filming early next year. An odd choice, but we’re rolling with it.
5. According to Eater, the Second Avenue Deli is reopening in five months, just a hop, skip and a jump from PAPER HQ, on 162 E. 33rd St.
6. We know you were wondering who porn star Jenna Jameson would be endorsing for president. The wait is finally over! She’s backing Hillary.
7. So glad that How I Met Your Mother is being renewed for a third season! We hear that following Robin and Ted’s break-up there’s going to be a lot of dating going on come season three. Adding some new characters to the mix will be good –- not that we don’t like the old characters, but by the third season, it’s always a good idea to throw in some varie-tay.