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Joe Boruchow : Public Service Opening 11 Nov. (Philly)

Public Service: New Paper Cutouts by Joe Boruchow
Opening reception this Wednesday night 8-11pm
The Bean Cafe 615 South St, Philly

http://www.beancafephilly.com/

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Jan Olav Forberg : 7 Nov Exhibit (Norway)

http://atelierforberg.no/atelierforberg/Forsiden.html

http://www.norskekunstforeninger.no/

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6 Nov.: Mission Muralismo Party at de Young Museum

Cultural Encounters: Friday Nights at the de Young presents Street Art San Francisco: Mission Muralismo, in partnership with Precita Eyes Muralists

5:30 PM - 8:45 PM November 6, 2009 FREE

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Stencil Archive News

Peat : Install Show, LA, CA 13 Nov

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Vinyl Killers 7: photos

Here's an album of all the killed vinyl in the current VK 7 show. All for sale of course!

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Chic' n' Stencil : 5 Nov in Paris

Groupshow
November 5, - December 5, 2009
Opening November 5 from 6 pm

Far from the 80's, stencil art is now various. Chic that is so late 2000's distinguishes the artists featured in this exhibition. Elegant and glamorous like Zalez and Tian, delicacy in the Japan world of Stew, and the mystery of the Betty Baron's wheatpastings combine aesthetics with architectural lines of the Polish duo Monstfur and with the gentle poetry of based Vancouver Indigo.

Galerie Itinerrance
7 bis rue René Goscinny - Paris 13e
+ 33 (0)1 53 79 16 62
Opening hours Wed-Sat 2-7 pm

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C215 and Logan Hicks: 6 Nov

Show & Tell Gallery is proud to welcome world-renowned international stencil artists C215 (Paris) & Logan Hicks (NYC) to their first exhibition in Canada. The show titled “Parallel Universe” is a unique look at stencil art, a subculture of graffiti that can be traced back over 30 years. Through their medium of choice both artists aim to capture the essence of city life. Logan creates highly detailed renditions of cityscapes, focusing on architecture, alleyways, and scenes that might not be easily recognized as beautiful. C215 on the other hand aims to capture human emotions and feelings through the subjects he chooses to paint, with his focus mainly on homeless, anonymous, and people who are generally rejected by society. The juxtaposition of both artists style is really something special, while they are close friends and work in a common medium their artistic styles vary significantly. “Parallel Universe” marks the first joint show between the pair and will feature several collaborative works as well as pieces that are inspired by one another.