Artist News

Stuffed Animals: A Story in Paper Cutouts, my first graphic novel, will be released the evening of March 19th in conjunction with a debut performance by my band, The Nite Lights.  The show includes a slide show of the graphic novel with an instrumental musical score played live by the band.  Four years in the making, the book was awarded a Xeric Foundation grant for graphic fiction allowing for the publications of a hard bound edition that will be available at the show.  
Stuffed Animals is a narrative composed of 100 black paper cutouts.  It tells the tale of a young boy and his shocking discoveries over one adventurous and terrifying night.  An apparition from the past guides the hero through a dangerous secret world in this masculinecoming of age story.  Is manhood more than just a mustache?  Get the book and see!
In addition to celebrating the release of the book at Johnny Brenda's (1201 Frankford Ave, Philly) on March 19, The Nite Lights will debut our most ambitious project to date.  We have been composing the music since November for the 20 min long slide show of Stuffed Animals that will be shown silent movie style with the live band.  (We're hoping to have a DVD of the slide show and music available at the show, but this is now tenuous because the recent snowfall put us a little behind schedule.  I am, however, hopeful that we will have them).  The Nite Lights will play it twice: once at 9 pm (for early birds) and again later at 12am (for you night owls)  with the sweet sounds of Mondo Topless, Northern Liberties and DJ Brown Jeff sandwiched in between for an extra delicious evening of artsy entertainment.  Of course, the book will be available for sale at the event.
Tickets for the event are on sale at www.johnnybrendas.com. To buy the book now visit www.kettledrummerbooks.com or it will be available at most Philadelphia independent bookstores soon.  More at www.joeboruchow.blogspot.com

JEF AEROSOL on TV :

"L'Art et la Manière : Jef Aérosol", film de Manuela Dalle (26mn) sera diffusé sur ARTE TV ce dimanche 14 février à 13h.

après la diffusion télé, le film sera visible pendant une semaine sur le site Arte : http://www.arte.tv/fr/Echappees-culturelles/L-Art-et-la-Maniere/2988624....

Article dans le journal Le Monde : http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefaerosol/4340280713/sizes/o/

"L'art et la Manière : Jef aérosol", a film by Manuela Dalle (26') will be broadcast on Arte (French/German TV channel) on Sunday Feb 14th at 1pm.

Then, it will be visible for a week on the Website : http://www.arte.tv/fr/Echappees-culturelles/L-Art-et-la-Maniere/2988624....

Press article in Le Monde : http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefaerosol/4340280713/sizes/o/

New http://www.chrisstain.com/ coming with FB, Twitter, and Regular Updates

What Else Is Up

In other news this month I've painted two murals for separate benefits.
One at WIN Initiative in SOHO for a creative info share called Take 5.
And another in Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Bowl called Rock and Wrap It Up which is an anti poverty organization. More on that here Win4Hunger.
Good People.

From Joe Iurato:
"As you all know, I released a "Spray For Haiti" limited edition stencil last week. The edition sold out in less than 3 minutes of its announcement. When I announced the second round of the prints an anonymous donor promptly asked if he could purchase them all. His pledge for the 20 paintings -- $3,000. I received a confirmation from UNICEF, and just like that my goal had been exceeded. I would love to credit this person and tell you all who he is, but he asked that I not do so. So I'll honor that. And there's one more catch:

While the release is officially sold out, he asked that I send him one painting - and re-sell the remaining the 19. That said, I'm going to sell "his paintings" for original asking price of $50 each to the first 19 people who reply. The money will go directly UNICEF once again, and I hope now to bring an approximate total of over $5,000 towards disaster relief in Haiti. For more info please email Joe at joe.iurato@gmail.com

from "Are you human?", an object and urban intervention, by Aram Bartholl. 

http://datenform.de/areyouhumaneng.html

Paper Politics is a travelling art show curated by Josh MacPhee. Paper Politics is an exhibition of politically and socially engaged printmaking. In 2005, the Seattle edition of Paper Politics opened at the Phinney Center Gallery, with work by 174 artists from the USA, Canada and around the world.

"Paper Politics presents a breathtaking tour of the many modalities of printing: relief, intaglio, lithography, silkscreen, collagraph, monotype, and photography. Most exciting is the inclusion in the show of finely crafted stencils and street printing, traditional media used to convey political thought."

Jonathan Wakuda Fischer dropped off some new art (Archive update coming soon!) and a note about the Seattle City Hostel art project:I don't know if Soule pointed you to the Seattle City Hostel Project, but both she and I stenciled our rooms we got to paint in August. There's a pretty dope website that can give you a virtual tour. Hers is #218, Mine is #206. [I noticed a few other rooms with stencils too. - R.]

I've been crazy Busy all the past month ,doing thenew stencil project which will be going to meet the finishing  of cutting stage after 3 month  cutting at least 4 hours per day .Now i am at the one last layer. IT IS called : ...  ok lets keep the title and theme secret :)

There are some shows i am a part of whic h are already on the run.
First :

--------Urban Art Agenda#3
Directed  JD Mittmann,/ FamousWhenDead Gallery

John Fekner just contacted Stencil Archive to let us know that he's updated his site http://www.johnfekner.com/

Though he has "beta" on the mast head, the site has many images from his amazing art/stencil portfolio.

Fekner told us that he's updating more content to his site "in a timely fashion."

We can't wait to see the additions!

Check it Out

Art Opening & Book Release
The Pack Vol:1 collection of Goodfoot artists
Last Thurs July 30th from 5-11pm
show up until Aug 25th
The Goodfoot

Goodfoot and Poboy art are proud to realease "The Pack: vol 1"  a collection of goodfoot artists.  The release will coincide with an art opening July 30th, from 5-11pm, the show will be up until Aug 25th.