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PORTRAITURE OF L.A.

ESTEVAN ORIOL

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PHOTOGRAPHY

136

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23 x 31cm / 9.1 x 12.2 in

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€50 $60 £40

ENGLISH, SPANISH isbn

978-88-88493-89-3

the book

STREET KNOWLEDGE !

Iconic photographer/director Estevan Oriol releases a follow-up to his cornerstone LA Woman book: Portraiture of Los Angeles Volume 1. The release of Oriol’s first published book, LA Woman (2009), caught fans and followers by surprise. Capturing the women of Los Angeles in their most confronting, gritty environments it was not the subject matter he was most well-known for. It established Estevan Oriol as the king of female street photography, cementing his reputation as Los Angeles’ most respected street photographer. LA Woman was a smash hit, selling out globally in a very short time.

Portraiture of Los Angeles Volume 1 is the next compelling installment of Oriol’s work to date. This series will comprise hundreds of photos documenting the most amazing, real L.A street life the public has ever witnessed, from the lens of its originator Estevan Oriol.

Dealing with sensitive environments and highly guarded subjects,

Oriol has earned the trust and respect of the streets at all levels from taking images on set of Hollwood’s A list, to the most reclusive hoods in Los Angeles and all over the world. In commemoration of the release, the following activities will take place: a series of viral videos will be launched bringing you up close with the subject matter; Gallery shows and events will take place strategically around the world. Apart from pioneering genres of street photography, Estevan Oriol is also creating a new road map of how the normal systems of publishing have been working, inviting his fans to be a part of the process and to easily access content. Drago and SA Studios Global (SASG) - Oriol’s creative conglomerate - have entered into a partnership with the intention of revisiting the current publishing model. Recognizing the importance of digital in this new frontier, the physical is just as important.

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THE WRINKLES OF THE CITY JR LOS ANGELES category

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STREET ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

140

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30 x 30 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in

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€50 $60 £45

ENGLISH, SPANISH isbn

978-88849-90-9

the book

WRINKLES OF THE CITY ... THE SAGA CONTINUES JR’s triumphal march through the world goes on. In his effort of creating a new way of connecting the streets with the system, JR continues to follow his unique way of shaping the world. After Wrinkles of the City Shanghai here comes the second chapter with Wrinkles of The City LA. Street Wizard, Jedi of the Photography, Jr’s new project blends in with his other global projects wich makes him the gatekeeper of street rage with a touch of decadence of the American empire. For the first time in the heart of America, in the City of the Angels, JR’s unique way of operating devastates the mecca of youth and by unoffical embassy of the American culture, conquering the streets bringing hope and love for a new era. Each one of JR's largescale photo mural has its own history and reason in its chosen location. By taking a critic’s point of view of JR’s work one can enter

a world where every action has its meaning; one can understand who approachs one of his portraits - whether accidentally or deliberately. This time the purpose of the project was to meet people who have witnessed the changes that have occurred in the city or in their own lives. Los Angeles is the place where the Hollywood myth was born, with its stars system, the glamour and the beauty being part of the identity of the city. For this project, JR wished to oppose the wrinkles of old people living in LA and the marks of their past with the image of perfection or regenerated beauty of the XXIst century. After the mindblowing success of the first chapter here comes a collectable coffee table book and a collection of images from an artist - winner of the TED Prize in 2011 - who will be remembered in the history of photography and contemporary art.

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THE WRINKLES OF THE CITY JR SHANGHAI category

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STREET ART, PHOTOGRAPHY

144

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30 x 30 cm / 11.8 x 11.8 in

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€50 $60 £45

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978-88-88493-71-8

the book

“PERVASIVE ART” IMPRINTING THE CITY’S MEMORIES THROUGH THE TESTIMONY OF ITS INHABITANTS

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JR owns the biggest art gallery on the planet - he exhibits for free in the streets of the world, catching the attention of ordinary people as they pass by. His career as an artist began after finding a camera in the Paris subway at the age of 18. After completing a tour of European street art, tracking people who communicate messages via walls, he went on to work on the vertical limits, documenting people and life from the underground. In 2010 he completed The Wrinkles of the City – Shanghai, the second edition of the project, after Los Sucros de la Ciudad (Cartagena, Spain) in 2009, and the first to be published as a book.

In The Wrinkles of the City -Shanghai JR takes his signature style and technique - plastering huge black and white portraits in the streets and on the buildings of urban environments - to a city that has experienced monumental changes over the last century, from wars and revolutions to economic development and modernization.

The book offers two separate accounts of the city: an individual one

Jiang Qizeng 蒋其增 I have four children. Three of them live here in Shanghai and work in

我有四个孩子。其中三个生活在上海为贸易组织工作。另一个我的女儿,

trade organizations. The other one, my daughter, is in the US, but I don’t

在美国,但我不知道 她做些什么。她在那里生活了十年。她一年回一次中

know what she does. She has been living there for ten years. She comes

国,所以我并不需要去探望她,加上有一 次我在大使馆申请签证不幸晕倒,

back to China once a year, so I don’t really need to go visit her. The one

所以更没有去探望她。我丈夫和我很喜欢旅行,但我们不太 出国因为想要

time I did, I fainted at the embassy whilst applying for my visa.

避免语言的差异。虽然我们是 80 岁的老人了,我们仍设法一年中有一个

My husband and I like to travel a lot, but we avoid going abroad

月在旅 行。

because of the language barrier. Even though we are 80 years old, we

50 年代的时候我来到上海。这个地方变化很大,即使我注意到的变化可

still manage to take one month long trips.

能比大多数人少, 因为我仍然住在我第一次居住的老房子里。我的孩子生

I came to Shanghai in the 50’s. The town has greatly changed since.

活在新的公寓里,虽然我的老房子状况 不如他们的但是也还不赖。更重要

But I notice it less than most people, as I still live in the same old house

的是我已经习惯于住在这老房子里,当我与我的孩子住在一 起时反而让我

I first moved into. My children live in new, modern flats. Even if my

感到不够放松。我认识我所有的邻居,我有我的生活习惯,过去十年如一

house is not as in good shape as theirs now, it was not bad back in

日我一 直去公园。早晨没有太多的事,所以我们朋友之间可以见面聊天,

the days. I have grown used to my house, so I feel uneasy when I stay

做一些体育锻炼,在公园里 散步。每一天除非我已经在公园里散过步了,

with my children. I know all my neighbors, and I have my habits here.

不然我甚至觉得没有过好每一天的生活。这些在 公园里锻炼的老人们过

For example, I have been to the park every day for the past ten years.

着健康,有规律的生活:在清晨七点的时候喝杯茶,在公园里散步,再 喝一杯

There’s not much to be done here in the mornings, so we meet up

茶,他们总是要喝两杯茶,这是很重要的。人们甚至问我:“你在公园里工

among friends, chat a lot, do some physical exercises and take walks

作?。如果 我不去公园别人就会问我出了什么事,如果我身体无恙。

in the park. I haven’t taken full advantage of my day until I have taken my stroll in the park.

These days elderly people lead a healthy, stable life. A cup of tea at 7 in the morning, a walk in the park, and another cup of tea…two cups, always. It’s very important. People even ask me: “Do you work in the park?”. The days I don’t go to the park people ask me what is the matter, if I am feeling well.

of each of the inhabitants that are interviewed and photographed, as well as a collective one that emerges when they are confronted with one another. The portraits, when placed in the urban landscape, give voice to a thousand points of view. Seen together, they provide a glimpse of the city’s history, notable especially due to the rapid rate at which it continues to change. In the same way that the city’s physical history is wiped away, its elderly inhabitants remain.

For the project JR largely focused on the so called “disappearing Shanghai” district. Blocks that by now have most likely been demolished to make way to shopping malls and condos. His work puts into contrast the different experiences that constitute the urban fabric of a particular reality – one that is changing ever so fast. It is an important account that links the past with future generations, which is being told in an artistic, poetic, social, and above all, human way.

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WILD AT HEART

MISS VAN

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FINE ART, DESIGN

56

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23 x 31 cm / 9.1 x 12.2 in

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€29 $38 £24

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978-88-88493-93-0

the book

“THIS WHOLE WORLD’S WILD AT HEART AND WEIRD ON TOP” DAVID LYNCH The book serves as catalog of the exhibition of the same name by Miss Van shown in Rome till January 2013 at the Dorothy Circus Gallery. Wild at Heart presents the latest paintings of the artist and some collaborations with the great Dan Quintana. The book features many photos taken during her long trip along the West Coast of the USA. The catalog includes more than forty full-page reproductions of art works.

For this body of work Miss Van explores “Wild at Heart” through paintings and drawings on paper and wood keeping the movement, lightness of the lines, the spontaneity blurry, as in a dream or vision…. floating.

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TWINKLES

MISS VAN

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FINE ART, DESIGN

80

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25 x 31 cm / 9.8 x 12.2 in

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€40 $50 £35

ENGLISH, FRENCH isbn

978-88-88493-78-7

the book

A REFINED TAKE ON HER CLASSIC NAUGHTY, MISCHIEVOUS AND MELANCHOLIC FEMALE CHARACTERS From her start as a teenager painting curvy, enticing pin-ups in the streets of Toulouse, Miss Van has widely been considered to be a pioneer in the Street-art movement. Like all great artists, however, over time she has undergone an evolution, both in terms of her subject matter and her technique. Although sultry and provocative female characters continue to be at the center of her attention, the way in which they are presented has matured thanks to the adoption of new media and subtle lighting effects. The end result is an array of more sensitive, delicate and dark works.

It is evident that nowadays Miss Van focuses more on the quality of her painting and less on self-asserting herself as is the tradition in street art. In Twinkles her evolution has come full circle with a more refined style of painting that manages to never lose

touch with her street art origins. By adding layers of intrigue to her usual ingredients of coquetry and mischief, she manages to bring out all the glamour, sensuality and mystique of the female characters she has created.

“At the beginnings, my dolls were self-portraits. Graffiti has a very megalomaniac side; instead of writing my name, I chose to represent myself through my dolls. I felt a real need to affirm myself, maybe because I have a twin sister and I had to show my difference. Later on, when I didn’t feel as much this need to mark my identity, my work came into its own. The idea of being provocative has always been a part of my work. I have always liked painting a sexy doll in an inappropriate place. I want to provoke strong reactions.”

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NEW! SPRING 2013

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ONCE UPON A TIME

DOROTHY CIRCUS GALLERY

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POP SURREALISM

130

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23 x 28 cm / 9.1 x11 in

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€35 $45 £28

ENGLISH, ITALIAN isbn

978-88-88493-88-6

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TRILOGY OF DOROTHY CIRCUS VOL. 1 Once Upon a Time is the first of the trilogy telling the story of Dorothy Circus, one of the most famous contemporary art galleries in Rome. Alexandra Mazzanti, owner and curator, stood out immediately for her artistic foresight and her unconditional love for the Low Brow & Pop Surrealism movements. She deeply believes in her project and its potentials, so much so that she has made of Dorothy Circus a landmark of its genre - in particular especially in the European market, where the Gallery has become the first reference point for Pop Surrealism in Europe. Furthermore the artists she hosts are first class: Ray Caesar, Mark Ryden, Tara McPherson, Ron English, Nicoletta Ceccoli and Camille Rose Garcia are only some of the names involved in her threeyear long project. Once Upon a Time is a yearbook of the gallery, where you can find all the events and artists who populated the space in

2011, with critical essays, biographies and many pictures. For fans of the genre it represents a book that cannot be waived, for the curious who are approaching this world for th first time, it’s simply a clear and useful guide to an artistic genre which is being increasingly accepted and appreciated in official circles. These and beyond. Once Upon a Time takes you in a world that you cannot resist, where reality and fiction merge in a perception straddling Carroll’s and Lovecraft’s imaginary.

The first book features Nicoletta Ceccoli, Mia Arauyo, Ana Bagayan, John Brophy Martin Wittfooth, Benjamin Lacombe, Nathalie Shau, Matthew Pasquarello, Mark Elliott, Naoto Hattori, Ray Caesar, Paolo Guido, Joe Sorren

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NEW! FALL 2013

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WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

DOROTHY CIRCUS GALLERY

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POP SURREALISM

130

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23 x 28 cm / 9.1 x11 in

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€35 $45 £28

ENGLISH, ITALIAN isbn

978-88-88493-88-6

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TRILOGY OF DOROTHY GALLERY CIRCUS VOL. 2 Walk on the Wild Side is the second of the trilogy telling the story of Dorothy Circus, one of the most famous contemporary art galleries in Rome. Alexandra Mazzanti, owner and curator, stood out immediately for her artistic foresight and her unconditional love for the Low Brow & Pop Surrealism movements. She deeply be-

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lieves in her project and its potentials, so much so that she has made of Dorothy Circus a landmark of its genre - in particular especially in the European market, where the Gallery has become the first reference point for Pop Surrealism in Europe.

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THE WHITE OCEAN

DOROTHY CIRCUS GALLERY

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POP SURREALISM

130

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23 x 28 cm / 9.1 x11 in

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€35 $45 £28

ENGLISH, ITALIAN

SPRING 2014

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978-88-88493-88-6

the book

TRILOGY OF DOROTHY GALLERY CIRCUS VOL. 3 The White Ocean is the third of the trilogy telling the story of Dorothy Circus, one of the most famous contemporary art galleries in Rome. Alexandra Mazzanti, owner and curator, stood out immediately for her artistic foresight and her unconditional love for the Low Brow & Pop Surrealism movements. She deeply believes

in her project and its potentials, so much so that she has made of Dorothy Circus a landmark of its genre - in particular especially in the European market, where the Gallery has become the first reference point for Pop Surrealism in Europe.

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ISRAEL NOW REINVENTING THE FUTURE

MICOL DI VEROLI

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PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEMPORARY ART

124

among the 24 artists:

MICHAL ROVNER, TAMAR HARPAZ, OFRI CNAANI, SHAY FRISCH

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15 x 23,5 cm / 5.9 X 9.2 in

SOFTCOVER

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ITALIAN, ENGLISH

€29 $37 £23

isbn

978-88-88493-87-9

the book

REINVENTING THE FUTURE ISRAEL Now - Reinventing the Future, serves as catalog for one of the most important contemporary art exhibitions on Israel carried out in Europe in 2013: a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary platform capable of reflecting the dynamism of a culture that has its roots in an ancient spirituality. ISRAEL Now - Reinventing the Future, curated by Micol Di Veroli, is shown from January to March 2013 at the MACRO Testaccio museum in Rome.

The project is structured around a selection of twenty-four Israeli artists from different generations and experiences, and is aimed at opening many eyes on the future, at offering an alternative conception of the production and consumption of art. Israel Now – Reinventing The Future seeks to open multiple future scena-

NADYA (WOMEN'S PRISON - UKRAINE), 2010, 30X30 CM

FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT, 2008, LIGHTBOX, COLLEZIONE PRIVATA - TEL AVIV, 120X40X40 CM

GUY ZAGURSKY

rios, in order to offer a possible alternative conception of artistic production and fruition as well as of individual and collective identity. The project is structured around a selection of Israeli artists of different generations and experiences such as Boaz Arad, Maya Attoun, Yael Bartana, Yifat Bezalel, Orit Ben-Shitrit, Ofri Cnaani, Elinor Carucci, Michal Chelbin, Keren Cytter, Shay Frisch, Dani Gal, Tamar Harpaz, Lea Golda Holterman, Meital Katz Minerbo, Shai Kremer, Adi Nes, Uri Nir, Leigh Orpaz, Michal Rovner, Yehudit Sasportas, Nahum Tevet, Gal Weinstein, Shahar Yahalom, Guy Zagursky.

YOUNG PRISONERS (JUVENILE PRISON - UKRAINE), 2009, 30X30 CM

MICHAL CHELBIN

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DESTROYING EVERYTHING RICKY ADAM SEEMS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION category

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PHOTOGRAPHY

202

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SOFTCOVER price

€39 $37 £23

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27 x 29 cm / 11 x 10 in Languages

ENGLISH isbn

978-88-88493-92-3

the book

CAPTURED AS IT WENT DOWN - HOT Presented to you without the assistance of gimmicks.’ This is what the author Ricky Adam has to say about his first book. Born & raised in Northern Ireland Ricky discovered photography at the age of 16. Destroying Everything... Seems Like The Only Option is a raw, unflinching, honest snapshot of youth sub-culture that Ricky himself has been immersed in for many years. Bringing together aspects of bikes, D.I.Y. Punk & underground youth culture Destroying Everything ...Seems Like The Only Option is a collection of photographs of people who do their own thing their own way and live life from the heart, no matter what the consequences. Ricky’s work has been featured in many worldwide publications /record labels, some of which include: DIG BMX magazine, Juxtapoz,

Obey, Maximum Rock N’Roll, Upper Playground, Hamburger Eyes, Dischord Records, Burning Heart Records, TheIndependent, etc.

‘It’s hard to explain, it just felt right and when I began to see the results it pushed me to take more. At the time no one else was taking photos at shows, so apart from enjoying taking photos as time went on I also felt it was important to document certain aspects of the punk scene that I was involved with’ said the author.

After the first edition sold out in less than a month, Drago is proud to announce the second edition, with a softcover, new 12 additional pages more and a lot of new photos.

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NEW! SMOKIN’ GUNZ THE STREET IS WATCHING

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SMOKIN’ GUNZ THE STREET IS WATCHING

BOOGIE, MARY ELLEN MARK, IVORY SERRA, JAMAL SHABAZZ

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PHOTOGRAPHY

240

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HARDCOVER

17 x 24 / 6.7 x 9.4 in

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ENGLISH isbn

978-88-88943-94-7

the book

A STREET PHOTOGRAPHY ANTHOLOGY Smokin’ Gunz – The Street is Watching is a street photography anthology that brings together the most representative and iconic shots, ranging from the 70s to today. Through the lenses of Boogie, Alex Fakso, Alex Flach, Muir Vidler, Corrado Dalcò, Jamal Shabazz, Ricky Adam, Amanda Lopez, Michael Mayren, Angelo

Sindaco, Ivory Serra, Estevan Oriol, Carter B. Smith and many more, the aim of The Street is Watching is to show the evolution of urban photography, from the beginnings to nowadays and to identify its stylistic and conceptual roots.

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LONG STORY SHORT

CHRIS STAIN

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STREET ART / STENCIL

96

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SOFTCOVER

23 x 30 cm / 9.1 x 11.8 in

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Languages

€26 $33 £22

ENGLISH isbn

978-88-88943-76-3

the book

STREET ART WITH STRONG SOCIAL UNDERTONES Chris Stain’ Long Short Story was presented at the Wooster St. Social Club, site of the television show NY Ink, on March 14th 2012 where an exhibition of all the works took place for the occasion.

Chris Stain grew up writing Graffiti in Baltimore, MD in the mid 1980s. Through printmaking in high school he adapted stenciling techniques, which later led to his work in street stencils and urban contemporary art. Stain’s stencil work explores inner city life from both inside and outside individual. In Long Story Short, he examines the architecture of emotion, inspiration, and creativity that comprise his artwork and his life.

In this aesthetically DIY autobiographical reflection, Stain shares writings, letters, photographs, artwork, and memorabilia that illuminate

the inspiration for his poignant imagery. Marked with strong social undertones, his work has at times been compared to the themes echoed in the American Social Realist movement of the 1930s and 1940s and is filled with the adversity that one faces in the intercity.

The book clearly demonstrates how Stain’s dedication to both his craft and his message has led him to become a prominent figure in the American street-art scene.

In Long Story Short, his first publication, Stain continues to illustrate the struggles of the unrecognized and underrepresented individuals of society. In today’s delicate social environment, where the sentiments of social and economic injustice embodied by the Occupy movement continue to run high, Stain’s work has never felt more relevant.

DRAGO CATALOGUE

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ROMA OMNIA VINCIT

JB ROCK & DIAMOND

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STREET ART

40

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size

HARDCOVER

23 x 31 cm / 9.1 x 12.2 in

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Languages

€30 $40 £25

ENGLISH, ITALIAN isbn

978-88-88493-64-0

the book

STYLISTIC CONSTRUCTIONS THAT ARE HARD AS A ROCK AND SHARP AS A DIAMOND Roma Omnia Vincit is the first book from Roman street artists JBRock and Diamond, friends and collaborators since 1993. The artists work both together and alone, while each has his own technique, style and perspective, their work on the street often parallels one another. For years they have invaded the capital and corrupted its walls with their

Burlesque Punk imagery, filled with debauchery and decadence and mixed with Ancient Roman icons in a way that recalls the history of the city. In its flip over style, Roma Omnia Vincit has two separate covers that can be read from on direction, with each half dedicated to the work of one of the respective artists.

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FROM STYLE WRITING TO ART A STREET ART ANTHOLOGY

MAGDA DANYSZ and MARIE NOEL DANAE

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STREET ART, GRAFFITI

404

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SOFTCOVER

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17 x 24cm / 6.7 x 9.4 in

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€35 $46 £29

Languages

English isbn

978-88-88493-66-4

the book

16 ADDITIONAL PAGES DEDICATED TO STREET ART IN ASIA The second, paperback edition of From Style Writing to Art comes with a new and improved cover as well as 16 additional pages dedicated to graffiti and urban art in Asia.

PART 2

PART 2

Moganshan road graffiti, Shanghai

Part 3 follows up on page 298

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POP SURREALISM

DOROTHY CIRCUS GALLERY

WHAT A WONDERFOOL WORLD

among the 36 artists

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POP SURREALISM

96

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HARDCOVER

17 x 25 cm / 6.7 x 9.8 in

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Languages

€26 $33 £21

ENGLISH, ITALIAN

MARK RYDEN, RON ENGLISH, RAY CESAR, SHEPARD FAIREY, TARA MCPHERSON

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978-88-88493-69-5

the book

75 FULL-COLOR IMAGES FROM FORTY OF TODAY’S LEADING POP SURREALISTS Pop Surrealism movement was born in California towards the end of the seventies thanks to the creative character of the cartoonist Robert Williams. Strongly tied to the cinematic art, this movement reached its climax with Mark Ryden, Joe Sorren and Ron English and it is currently in a state of prolific expansion with new talents such as Travis Louie, Naoto Hattori, Marion Peck... It is the progress of an accessible visual art that often suggests a lively sense of humour, sometimes pitiless and other

times simply sarcastic. The artists involved in POP SURREALISM WHAT A WONDERFOOL WORLD are Mark Ryden, Ray Caesar, Todd Schorr, Camille Rose Garcia, Shepard Fairey, Miss Van, Ron English, Joe Sorren, Gary Baseman, Tara McPherson, Scott Musgrove, Kukula, Mijn Schatje, Alex Gross, Marion Peck, Natalie Shau, Paul Chatem, Nathan Spoor, Sas Christian, Travis Louie, Jonathan Viner, Adam Wallacavage, Ken Keirns, Ahren Hertel, Kris Lewis, Tim Biskup and the Italians Nicoletta Ceccoli and Niba. The book also includes interviews with some of the most important and influential critical figures as the gallerist Jonathan LeVine and the editor at large for Hi-Fructose magazine Kirsten Anderson.

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YOUNG SLEEK AND FULL OF HELL

AARON ROSE

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PHOTOGRAPHY

224

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size

SOFTCOVER

17 x 24 cm / 6.7 x 9.4 in

price

Languages

€31 $40 £25

ENGLISH isbn

978-88-88493-32-8

the book

THE COMING OF AGE OF AN ENTIRE GENERATION For ten years in the 1990s New York’s Alleged Gallery provided a breeding ground for some of the most vibrant American art to come along in decades.

By exhibiting then emerging talents such as Mark Gonzales, Rita Ackermann, Barry McGee, Margaret Kilgallen, Harmony Korine, Mike Mills, Ed Templeton and Terry Richardson, the gallery served as an unofficial creative headquarters for some of popular culture’s most recognized figures.

Much of Alleged’s impact was due to a complete and utter disregard for the status quo. The gallery’s story serves as a poetic metaphor for the coming of age of an entire generation. Using a blend of photographs and interviews with artists, photographers, filmmakers, musicians, collectors and more, Young, Sleek, and Full of Hell documents the trials and tribulations of running an independent gallery.

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PHONEBOOK

CB SMITH

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PHOTOGRAPHY, DESIGN

184

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size

HARDCOVER

24 x 21 cm / 9.4 x 8.3 in

price

Languages

€35 $46 £29

ENGLISH isbn

978-88-88493-75-6

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“ANYTIME, ANYWHERE, ANYTHING.” What happens when a respected photographer turns the camera on himself? In the case of CB Smith it inevitably leads to “sex, drugs, rock and roll, architecture and flowers.” Through the lens of his cell phone, Smith captures “a two year descent into debauchery and adventure” in what Dave Navaro describes as “gritty and unpolished.” Raw and edgy, random and yet real. The bits and pieces of images and texts

found on the pages of Phonebook each seem to have their own little story to tell, but together they offer a broader narrative of a period of time in someone’s life.

Anywhere, Anytime, Anything.

No filter. No stopping to think.

Each image and text its own mini-drama.

ME: Ru serious right now?

ME: Bonny! U were on my mond the entire time!!

U didn’t miss anything btw. I’m absolutly sure ur night was waaaayyy better, fo sho! She is a complete freak weirdo, as y know, the other peeps were pretty wak, it was fun just tripping btwn me, mm, everyone else were ghosts.. Ur still the queen bonbon, that’s what I thought all night. Nobody can touch u in terms of that.. I was sad u weren’t there, but sent u maaadddd love the whoke time..

Promise..

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Livid!

4: Why? U haven’t even called me.

11: Really. Made my day Clyde. Was feeling like a loser. Thanks for the pep text.. I’m done emotionally ME: all true. Like I said, I’m sure the other night was waaayy more real. Come to town & let’s hang, us...

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BRIAN ADAM DOUGLAS AKA “ELBOW TOE”

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‘CUT PAPER PAINTING’ THAT DISSECTS THE BEWILDERING ACT OF PARENTHOOD Under the name Elbow Toe, over the last decade Brooklyn based artist Brian Adam Douglas has been pasting his distinctive woodcuts, stencils, charcoal drawings and collages onto the walls of cities around the world. In Paper Cuts, Douglas employs the medium of ‘cut paper painting’ to dissect the bewildering act of parenthood. He explores his preconceived notions of fatherhood depicting family life as a staged

performance and animals as manifestations of human emotion. His work displays a keen awareness of the mania that strikes at the heart of parents young and old. He addresses fears, the strengthening of bonds, and the wisdom gained through the process of parenting.

“I think of it as painting, and I approach it in that way, but it just so happens to be created with a non-fluid medium.” - Brian Adam Douglas

When I was younger I had a discipline of mastering each movement of art to a level that I felt held it’s own.

What I often find is that people want me to explain the meaning of each work.

My response is to ask them what they think the work is about. I am fascinated to see what they bring to the work.

—Brian Adam Douglas

In this way I knew I would have the confidence that when I found my voice it was because I could really do whatever I wanted.

— Brian Adam Douglas The Garden Of Earthly Delights, c. 1500 Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) Oil on panel 220cm x 195cm

left Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?, 2008 Woodcut on pasted paper Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?, 2008 (detail) Hand coloured woodcut on pasted paper

HV– But now you’re working on your largest work ever, isn’t that right?

BAD– Yes, I am working on my largest piece yet, 5 x 7 feet approximately.

The reason for the size is I wanted an image that the show could revolve around. I also wanted the challenge. To see if I could pull it off, and if my audience has the patience to explore a work that is operating on several different levels of time. I have so much going on in this large piece that it just would have been pure insanity to compress it into a smaller space.

HV– I can see that staged quality clearly in your work and I think it contributes to the dream-like quality of your images, but it also seems to open them up and they elude easy classification. How do you find people “read” your work? Is it important to you that they see all the layers of imagery?

BAD– What I often find is that people want me to explain the meaning of each work. I certainly understand that desire on their part. My response is to ask them what they think the work is about.

I am fascinated to see what they bring to the work.

Sometimes they hit on what I was thinking, but often they have a totally different angle, obviously informed by their own relationship to the symbols I am using. I look at these works more along the lines of poetry, where it is nice to know what the author might allude to but it isn’t necessary to enjoy the work.

HV– Do you read poetry?

BAD– I do. Not as much as I would like these days. I have been getting all these reading recommendations from friends of these nice meaty novels.

HV– Would you agree that your work has a literary quality?

BAD– Indeed. My work is very informed by plays, poetry and novels. Unfortunately more often than not people confuse literary with literal. It has been suggested to me in the past that my work would make “real nice illustrations”. This has been a frustration for years. I studied illustration in college, and I became quite restless having to make such literal images.

HV– So, you felt stigmatized for making figurative work?

BAD– Back then I did. But it was more a stigma against narrative work. My way of dealing with that at the time was to follow the lead of artists like Lucien Freud and Frank Auerbach. My paintings became loaded with thick paint that at times bordered on the abstract. I dropped my focus on narrative in search of a visceral approach to grappling with the figure. This visceral quality is definitely something that has stuck with my work to this day.

HV– Do you still do street art?

BAD– I have not done street art on a regular basis for about a year. But it is not from a lack of wanting but rather due to the extremely long hours I execute on the paper works.

I don’t have much down time for anything besides spending time with my wife. I did put up a piece six months ago, and I have another one sitting around my studio. I just don’t have the time to build out the install. I want to make this new street work more sculptural, and that would require two days of time. I continue to write on doors.

HV– You mean you write poetry and thoughts on doors, correct?

BAD– I do write my little poems sometimes with drawings, when time permits, or occasionally, much to my wife’s dismay, I tag.

HV– Does she not understand your desire to do art in public?

BAD– She does, she just hates when I tag. I understand because ultimately my tags aren’t adding much; I have the hand style of a caveman. It’s more of an ego thing. She has encouraged me to keep making the art for the street for years actually.

HV– It sounds like your newest work is integrating something new for your work, namely time. Where is that coming from?

BAD– There are a couple of sources. I was always interested in Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights (1503-4) as a full unit. My mentor, Gregory Crane, would often combine several landscape paintings into one, a concept that has always fascinated me about his work. In terms of this image, the concept is about looking back on ones and the role the past plays in the present, so it fit naturally as a pictorial device.

HV– It sounds like your newer work is expanding its horizons and engaging with more ambitious ideas, is that a sign of things to come?

BAD– It definitely is. I think the early paper work, the portraits, were pretty much about figuring out how to manipulate the material. This series has been about bringing narrative back into the works. If anything the works will be getting more ambitious. Though that does not necessarily mean as densely packed.

HV– And what’s the role of color and line in this new phase of artistic exploration? I ask this because your emphasis on line, which is particularly strong in your street work, is less central.

BAD– Line is still an important aspect of the work, though not as evident.

I still let it come out in my works on paper. In terms of color, due to the nature of the process it allows me to push my palette. I have also begun exploring relationships that work on a tonal value though not in a natural chromatic way. Particularly with the panel pieces, I approach them as abstractions as well as narrative pieces. This is particularly the case on the large piece I am working on now. There are times that I am using color to balance out the composition, or to be a counterpoint to something else happening in the image. I also use color as a device for subtle repetition to create structural stability.

left Babble, 2010 Cut paper on paper 153cm x 76cm

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above The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, 2010 Cut paper on paper 130cm x 112cm

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STEN&LEX

STEN&LEX

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STREET ART

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STENCIL ART FROM ROME Sten & Lex has been published for the occasion of the first official solo show of the two Roman street artists, Sten & Lex. The book and the exhibition at the CO2 gallery in Rome represent the official debut of the artists in a traditional gallery setting. The show demonstrates works of the two artists, which focuses attention on their new and innovative approach to their vision and use of the stencil technique. For

Sten & Lex the technique develops in three fundamental ways: first as a reintroduction of stencil, a method of which Sten, creator of the Hole School, was one of the Italian innovators; second as applied technically like poster or wheat paste, the preferred medium of Lex; and third as synthesized with the practice of décollage in the style of Jacques Villeglé or Mimmo Rotella.

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HIS MAJESTY FALLACY

DALEK aka JAMES MARSHALL

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IT’S THERE AND IN FULL FORCE Brooklyn art scene. His work has been featured in London's Apart Gallery in New York, and in the Museum of Contemporary Art in Washington. Dalek has a heritage of street art and was assistant to the Japanese artist Murakami, and from those experiences he has kept two elements: an incredible force and an unequalled precision. As he himself says laconically “it’s there and in full force...”. By now, the

Space Monkeys Dalek produced in his childhood have lived their share of history. Inspired by the cartoon series Dr. Who, the Daleks were born of an imagination developed by the very young artist. And if they seemed to some like “merciless assassins of humanity”, Dalek plays on their somewhat misanthropic instincts. But underneath it all, the Space Monkeys are “more mischievous than dangerous”.

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JONONE ROCK

JONONE

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BOLD AND COLORFUL GRAFFITI ART JonOne grew up in Washington Heights, New York and is today a central artistic figure on the streets of Paris and around the world.

Along with contemporaries A-One and Samo he has been instrumental in developing and establishing graffiti art as a legitimate and collectable art form. The colorful paintings featured in JonOne: Rock exude his Latin heritage and his optimism and boast

of New York’s dynamic lifestyle filled with enormous amounts of color. His innate talent, however, ensures that his paintings always maintain a harmonious balance. He masterfully intertwines shapes and lines and blends colors so that they melt into something unexpected.

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THE THOUSANDS

RJ RUSHMORE

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PAINTING OUTSIDE, BREAKING IN The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In is the catalogue for the exhibition of the same name curated by Michael “RJ� Rushmore, founder of the highly respected blog Vandalog. The book features original works by some of the top names in street-art including Banksy, Nick Walker, KAWS, Chris Stain, Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Herakut, and WK Interact. While many of the works came from private collections, se6

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Faile Faile was born in 1999 as a collaboration between three artists (Patrick Miller, Patrick McNeil and Aiko Nakagawa).

Aiko left the group in 2006, but Faile has continued. Faile began by wheatpasting screenprinted posters around New York and other cities, and they eventually used stencils and spraypaint as well. Over the years, the collective develRSHG D QXPEHU RI UHXVDEOH LPDJHV LQà XHQFHG E\ SXOS ÀFWLRQ FRPLF ERRNV DQG RWKHU SRVWHUV LQ WKH XUEDQ ODQGscape.

As they grew to become some of the most popular street artists in the world, Faile moved indoors while not leaving behind their street work entirely. Faile produces screen prints and has held exhibitions around the world. Their canvases have a distinctive faux-dĂŠcollage style that incorporates their many trademark images into a single painting. The result looks like the many layered of natural collage and GpFROODJH RI ROG Ă \SRVWLQJV IRXQG RQ FLW\ VWUHHWV DURXQG WKH world. In 2008, Faile was invited to paste their work to the outside of the Tate Modern in London (opposite page).

veral other pieces were provided directly by the artists participating in the show. The faith that has been placed in RJ at his young age by artists and collectors is a tremendous testament to his natural inclination toward recognizing and understanding art. Despite his modest and level-headed opinions about his qualifications, the international art world has already recognized him to be an important voice.

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Swoon Swoon’s public projects enrich the wall, river town or biennale in which they are thoughtfully placed. Freed of the sanitizing and stabilizing constraints of a traditional environment, her striking portraits transform a simple wall into a place of wonder. Likewise, a raft populated with artists as art bemuse and attract and excite the environment. With her public paste ups, there is a process through which her art, time and the carefully-seOHFWHG XUEDQ HQYLURQPHQW HYROYH DQG FRQYHUJH WR FUHDWH D XQLTXH DQG à HHWLQJ LQVWDOODWLRQ $OO RI KHU RXWdoor work – whether on paper or as an event - is made extraordinarily precious by its temporary nature.

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- Mike Rushmore, Collector

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ROME-ANTIC DELUSIONS

JEREMY FISH

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THE VISIONARY WORLD OF JEREMY FISH In 1994 the passion for graffiti bombing led New York born artist Jeremy Fish to San Francisco. Up and down the hills, between spray painting and skate-boarding, his original style soon conquered the scene. Inspired by masters of punk-skate illustration such as Pushead and Jim Phillies, Fish revisits classical symbols of the genre in a narrative form. Visionary hybrids created by his fantasy, where

animals have human appearances. But often, of the face remains just the layer underneath, the skull, ironically revisited. In 2008 Jeremy relocated for a month to a multi-ethnic neighborhood in the center of Rome. Rome-antic Delusions documents this period in which he created pieces inspired by the energetic smorgasbord of races, languages and cultures.

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FROM STYLE WRITING TO ART A STREET ART ANTHOLOGY

MAGDA DANYSZ and MARIE NOEL DANAE

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THE BIBLE OF STREET ART From Style Writing to Art is the first ever street-art anthology. The book represents a comprehensive survey of the street-art movement, from its beginnings with the graffiti pioneers of the 1960s, to its extension into the art world during the 1980s, on to its increased role in popular culture today. Spanning over four decades, the book is divided into three sections each containing detailed ac-

All pages: Graffiti in New York City, courtesy sb@ny

counts of the emergence of different styles and techniques. Each section also provides 2-3 page biographies of the most acclaimed street artists, covering their beginnings and their artistic career as well as a style review and analysis. Overall, the book offers 50 complete biographies including JR, Miss Van, JonOne, Shepard Fairey, including Keith Haring.

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TAPIS VOLANTS

PHILIPPE-ALAIN MICHAUD

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ART HISTORY, CINEMA

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FLYING CARPETS While modernist tradition maintains that the carpet was used as a paradigm for the affirmation of flatness in painting, the contrary may also be said; the flying carpet can be envisaged as a way of introducing movement in surfaces that, by using the properties of expansion and rotation, produces effects of floating, disorientation or disequilibrium.

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forces aimed at bringing surfaces to life - unwinding, projecting, editing - that go beyond the simple projection of a space standardized by the norms of theatricality. Thus, the book brings together and compares real carpets and films. Carpets that, according to their function, texture or composition, produce an effect that enlivens the surfaces, and films that in this way can be reconsidered from the ornamental point of view.

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JEAN-MARC BUSTAMANTE

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ÉRIC DE CHASSEY

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RIGOROUS PERSPECTIVES Jean-Marc Bustamante, Villa Medici, is the catalog for the French Academy in Rome’s 2012 exhibition by the same name. Other than the famous French artist, the exhibition and catalog are also dedicated to the Dutch painter Pieter Jansz Saenredam, known most widely for his paintings of Dutch church interiors, where the acute nudity of the spaces is sharpened by the exercise of rigorous perspectives and the appearance of geometric objects.

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The book explores the intuitive and tangible connections between Bustamante (1952) and Saenredam (1597-1665). Their works propose, each in its own way, a constant duality between a documentation of what can be seen by the eye and an abstract reconstruction of a place, between the distanced representation for the sake of objectivity and the aesthetic delight.

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LA PESANTEUR ET LA GRÂCE ÉRIC DE CHASSEY

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978-88-88493-67-1 (Fra) 978-88-88493-68-8 (Ita)

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ON THE THEME OF SPIRITUALITY AND ABSTRACTION La Pesanteur et La Grâce (Gravity and Grace: Abstractions and Spirituality) represents the works of five international artists, Emanuele Becheri, Callum Innes, Georges Tony Stoll, Emmanuel Van Der Meulen, and Marthe Wery, and focuses on the theme of spirituality and abstraction.

“One of the most convincing schools of thought regarding the birth of abstract art is that which results in spiritual reflection and is satisfied in con-

frontation with the limits of figurative representation in the moment when one would demonstrate the transient nature of the human experience.” Éric de Chassey, the director of the French Academy in Rome - Villa Medici.

The exhibition and the catalog take their name from a collection of texts by the French philosopher Simone Weil, published in 1942

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Georges Tony Stoll CONSTELLATION ANONYME - 2009, 2009 bois et peinture / legno e pittura 315 x 150 x 189,5 cm

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ÉRIC DE CHASSEY

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978-88-88493-61-9

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THE MEMORY OF ONE INFLUENCES THE WAY IN WHICH THE VIEWER UNDERSTANDS THE OTHER Ellsworth Kelly is one of the greatest artists alive today and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres is one of the most well known names in 19th century French painting. Together these names create a potent mixture for art appreciation and analysis. Rather than trying to compare their styles or formal qualities, however, this book seeks to understand what links the work

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of the American artist when he lived in Paris and the French painter whose work inspired academicism and many innovations in modern art.

The book presents never before seen works of Ellsworth Kelly along with a selection of Ingres’ drawings and paintings. It reflects the visual juxtaposition between the artists’ respective works and the way that the memory of one influences the way in which the viewer understands the other. Moreover, it captures the connection between line and form and the duality between fragmentation and unity in both artists’ work.

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POUSSIN ET MOÏSE, DU DESSIN À LA TAPISSERIE

MARC BAYARD, ARNAULD BREJON DE LAVERGNÉE and ÉRIC DE CHASSEY

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OVER FORTY MASTERPIECES FROM THE GREAT FRENCH ARTIST, NICOLAS POUSSIN The Poussin and Moses, from drawing to tapestry, brings more than forty masterpieces by the great French artist Nicolas Poussin together for the first time. Among these works, all of which are dedicated to the life of Moses, are tapestries, drawings, incisions, and paintings, all coming from the most prestigious British, Italian, and French museums.

The book sets itself apart by being presented in two volumes, the first of which includes iconographic materials, and the second of which includes critical texts by Éric de Chassey, Guillaume Ambroise and Bernard Schotter and essays by Marc Bayard, Pascal Bertrand, Olivier Bonfait, Arnauld Brejon de Lavergnée, Daniela Del Pesco, Marc Favreau, Marc Fumaroli, Henry Keazor and Jean Vittet.

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ÉRIC DE CHASSEY, FABRICE STROUN, JERRY GOOSSENS, JON SAVAGE

THE VISUAL CULTURE OF PUNK IN EUROPE

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HOW THE VISUAL SUBCULTURE OF PUNK EMBODIED A DESIRE FOR A “TABULA RASA” From its inception over 35 years ago, Punk has had a great influence on art and culture, from music to literature, visual arts to fashion. Europunk serves as the catalogue for the widely acclaimed exhibition of the same name, held in 2011 at Académie de France à Rome - Villa Medici in Rome, Italy and later at the Musée d’Art Moderne et Contemporain in Geneva, Switzerland. The book focuses on the visual culture of Punk in Europe in the second half of the 1970s.

Rather than telling a well rehearsed history that follows the path of musical influences, Europunk begins with the simultaneous appearance of an alternative way of creating and using images in England and France around 1975-76, in the hands of graphic designers, illustrators, image makers and agitators such as Jamie Reid, Malcolm McLaren or Bazooka (a team consisting of Olivia Clavel, Kiki Picasso, Loulou Picasso, Ti-5 Dur and Bernard Vidal).

It proceeds with the images and methods that began to spread all over Europe, before the advent of New-Wave and the transfer into high-culture, with emphasis on local scenes as lively as Amsterdam, Berlin, Brussels, Düsseldorf, Geneva, London, Manchester, Milano, Paris, Pordenone, Zürich.

Europunk gathers a vast array of visual material, some of it well known, some under-recognized: fanzines, posters, clothes, paintings, objects, record covers, flyers, films… By stressing the incredible quality and vitality of these alternative artistic productions, the book shows how the visual subculture of Punk embodied both a desire for a “tabula rasa” and a cultural renewal that were synonymous with a new energy and a principle of maximized creative freedom that has had deep political bearings and far-reaching artistic and sociological effects.

Edited by Eric de Chassey, director of the French Academy in Rome, Villa Medici and Fabrice Stroun, Director of the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Geneva, the book Includes contributions on the origins of the movement in the music scene by Jon Savage - author of England's Dreaming, and Jerry Goossens - Dutch journalist.

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I MUTANTI

ADEL ABDESSEMED, STEPHEN DEAN, ELLEN

FIVE-VOLUME CATALOG

GALLAGHER, ADRIAN PACI, DJAMEL TATAH edited

ÉRIC DE CHASSEY category

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FINE ARTS, PHOTGRAPHS

280 BOOK SET

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€36 $50 £32

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978-88-88493-59-6

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THE FIVE ARTISTS’ CREATIONS ARE THE CONCRETE RESULT OF THE PROCESS OF HYBRIDIZATION I Mutanti is the catalog for the Villa Medici exhibition of the same title. The catalog is made up of five volumes that correspond to the five artists participating in the show. The work of Adel Abdessemed, Stephen Dean, Ellen Gallagher, Adrian Paci, Djamel Tatah makes it clear from the outset that these artists come from complex historical backgrounds. The unifying concept among these artists lies in their approach to expressing how individual cultural identities develop as a result of migration, colonization, and postcolonial sentiments in the Western world. Above all, their creations are the concrete result of the process of hybridization.

Their works are products of mixed media and various develop-

ments, which produce multi-faceted pieces upon which the concepts of identity and multiculturalism can be reflected and interpreted on an infinite number of levels.

This five-volume catalog represents the work of the some most controversial and thought-provoking artists of the 21st century.

Each fifty-six-page volume can be acquired individually or together as the full collection. Each book includes a montage of over 25 full color images prepared by the respective artist and texts in three languages (French, Italian, and English) by Villa Medici director, Eric de Chassey.

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MUERTE

MIKE GIANT

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TATTOO, FINE ART

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Mike Giant has achieved fame as a graffiti artist, illustrator and tattoist. Black ink is Giant’s specialty and whether his medium is concrete, paper or skin in his signature style – made up of equal parts Mexican folk art and Japanee illustration – is unmistakable.

All over the world his signature style is renowned and followed.

Latin and Hispanic cultures play a major role in the execution of

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his silhouettes, which often resemble buxom pin-up femme fatales and assorted other voluptuous characters, often with skulls and animal tentacles (for good measure). Be them shapely graceful figures or flashy femme fatale’s from various eras and cultures, Mike Giant’s characters from every époque guarantee a stellar viewing experience.

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ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES LOGAN HICKS

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The first and only collection of works by Logan Hicks, one of the most acclaimed street and stencil artist in the world. Shown at LACE (Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibition) in March 2013

978-88-88493-44-2

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STENCIL POSTER

STEN AND LEX

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STENCIL, ILLUSTRATION

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978-88-88493-62-6

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2.5 NEW YORK STREET LIFE

WK INTERACT

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PHOTO, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATIONS

96

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€20 $26 £16

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978-88-88493-44-2

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A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

NICK WALKER

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STENCIL, FINE ART

96

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978-88-88493-46-6

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LET THE KIDS PLAY

PAX PALOSCIA

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PHOTO, GRAPHICS, ILLUSTRATIONS

96

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978-88-88493-20-6

DRAGO 36 CHAMBERS

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MR ROSSI

PAPIK ROSSI

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978-88-88493-11-4

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DIRT DON’T HURT

WHY STYLE

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A-REACT

C’TINK PISA & EVOL

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978-88-88493-18-3

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MAI/JONONE

MAI LUCAS & JONONE

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MARTEDI

STUDIO MARTE

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978-88-88493-16-9

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NATION OF ANGELA

SOPHIE TOULOUSE

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978-88-88493-39-8

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THE SERRA EFFECT

IVORY SERRA

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978-88-88493-14-5

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THE SESSIONS

NATIVE AND ZEN TWO

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978-88-88493-22-0

DRAGO 36 CHAMBERS

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START A REVOLUTION WITHOUT WEAPONS

TV BOY

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WE DIDN’T INVENT ANYTHING KING KONG

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978-88-88493-13-8

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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

FUPETE & JACK LAMOTTA

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36 CHAMBER BOX

MIKE GIANT, LOGAN HICKS, NICK WALKER, STEN & LEX, WK INTERACT

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STREET ART

12 BOOKS + BOX

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18 x 14 x 25 cm / 7 x 5.5 x 9.8 in

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€260 $338 £211

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SKINSTREET

ANGELO SINDACO

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PHOTOGRAPHY

158

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978-88-88493-35-0

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THE SKINHEAD WAY OF LIFE "Skinstreet" is a raw look into the controversial, usually demonized, world of the shaved heads. A former skinhead himself, Angelo Sindaco goes back to his past with his camera, to immortalize one of the most "esoteric" tribes of the age of glo-

balization. It is "a world apart", as the author describes it, hard to approach and radical in its roots. Starting with the initiate rite of shaving, boots, leather jackets and heavy tattoos complete the dress-code of the urban warriors.

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF NEGLECT

ED TEMPLETON

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104

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978-88-88493-02-6

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THE GOLDEN AGE OF NEGLECT: A CULT There are teenage smokers and drinkers. There are those whose despondence is clearly evident as they confront the camera with vacant eyes. This, quite simply put, is The Golden Age of Neglect – a classic example of Ed Templeton’s work, deeply anchored in street life. It is the vision of an artist who crossed the realms of art, sports, sex, drugs, violence and youth. A fixture of the Los Angeles skateboarding scene, Ed Templeton has been docu-

menting the real story of his life, international tours, and encounters in the skateboarding world for over 10 years. Fuelled by an incredibly raw energy, irreverence, and spontaneity, his work is comprised of an extraordinary number of photographs and canvases, as well as a body of graphic work from drawings, sketch books and collages. The book was re-printed in 2006 after its quick rise to cult-status shortly after its first printing in 2003.

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LA WOMAN

ESTEVAN ORIOL

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126

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978-88-88493-47-3

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IMMORTALIZING THE AESTHETIC OF THE LATIN-AMERICAN WOMAN IN LOS ANGELES Estevan Oriol began taking photos in the mid 1990s when he worked as tour manager for Cypress Hill and House of Pain. While photographing life on the road, he constantly found himself photographing women. Over the years his work has focused on gang tattoos, low-rider cars and rap culture, but above all it has immortalized the aesthetic of the Latin?American woman in the

City of Angels. With LA Woman, his first book, Oriol has quickly become one of the most sought after photographers in the Urban and Hip Hop community today. The book presents a collection of woman’s photos he has taken throughout the years – all shot on film.

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among the 55 Artists

SCALA MERCALLI

STEN, LEX, OZMO, PAX PALOSCIA, LUCA BARCELLONA ...

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STREET ART

208

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978-88-88493-42-8

the book

ITALIAN STREET ART SCENE In 2008 the Scala Mercalli project was the biggest exhibition ever done on the Italian Street Art Scene. The book represents a complete guide to Italian street art.

Artists include: Airone / Aris / Atomo / Luca Barcellona / Thomas Bires / Bo 130 / Bol / Pino Boresta / Bros / Paolo Buggiani / Cuoghi & Corsello / Cyop & Kaf / Dado & Stefy / Fausto delle Chiaie/ Dem / Diamond / El Gato Chimney /

Eno / Eron / Felipe Cardeña / Flycat/ Fupete / Gatto Nero (The Bag) / Iabo / Int55 (Kunos, ShineRoyal, Neve, Awer) / Ivan / JB Rock / Joe (Why Style) /Joys / Lex / Lucamaleonte / Luze / Mambo / Microbo/ Nais / Nico (Why Style) / Ozmo / Pane(Why Style) / Pao / Pax Paloscia / Mirai Pulvirenti / Pus / Rendo / Santy / Scarful (Why Style) / Sea / Senso/ Serpeinseno / Sonda / Stand (Why Style) / Sten / Tawa / TVBoy / Twothings / ZenTwo

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COUP D’ÉTAT

MIKE GIANT

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FINE ART, POP CULTURE, TATTOO

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978-88-88493-50-3

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BLACK INK !

After the amazing success of Mike Giant’s book “Muerte” of the Drago 36 Chambers series, here comes the new bestseller of one of the most famous tattoo artists that turned into fine art graffiti and pop culture. His style in this book “COUP D’ÉTAT” shows a new side, combining his new artworks with his new passion - photography.

Mike Giant created a global network that reflects the taste of the street with the finesse of fine art. "Coup d'Etat" was published in the Spring of 2009 for the occasion of his show at the Galerie Magda Danysz, with artist and friend Dalek who published "His Majesty Fallacy" also with Drago.

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among the 11 Artists

CITY SLANG

KORALIE, SUPAKITCH, JBROCK, DIAMOND, LUCAMALEONTE...

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STREET ART

40

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978-88-88493-40-4

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THE STREET COMES TO THE GALLERY City Slang is a companion book to the exhibition: City Slang: The Street Comes to the Gallery which was on view at Rome's leading Urban Art gallery, Dorothy Cirus, in January and February 2008. The exhibition was a showcase for art launched directly from the heart of the street into the institutional space of the art gallery. Koralie, Supakitch, StenLex-Lucamaleonte, JBRock and Diamond, Mr.. Wany + Ale! TvBoy, and

Gar Crew's work flooded the exhibition space with a rainbow of stencils, posters and graffiti. A perfect rendez-vous, where the marginal meets and conquere the main stream. This cultural petri dish gave rise to a new aesthetic and urban rebirth. The Italian Renaissance starts here: with this exhibition, these artists and this book. Drago brought the experience to a full circle by publishing City Slang.

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The Street Comes To The Gallery

Lo slang è un linguaggio diretto, tagliente e colorato che contraddistingue un gruppo di persone che ha le medesime caratteristiche e si esprime mediante un codice preciso. E’ trasgressivo e in costante evoluzione, la sua crescita è direttamente proporzionale a quella dell’insediamento urbano che convulsamente lo genera e lo ospita assieme a uno smisurato e seminale crogiolo di razze, pensieri ed azioni.

Lo slang è il linguaggio prediletto di una street art contemporanea, figlia delle sperimentazioni degli anni ‘70 e ‘80 che hanno visto New York come fulcro e cuore pulsante dell’intero movimento artistico. In quegli anni centinaia di giovani iniziarono ad apporre i loro nomi e soprannomi su muri, cassette della posta e telefoni pubblici, vergando freneticamente e illegalmente ogni superficie con segni fugaci definiti tag.

Tra i pionieri del genere, TAKI 183, mentre CAINE 1 fu il primo, nel 1976, a dipingere un intero treno della metropolitana: entrambi, insieme a molti altri, costrinsero le autorità a sborsare più di 300 mila dollari per ripulire le mura cittadine. Ma l’infezione di colori non ebbe fine, gli stili si affinarono e i disegni divennero sempre più complessi e straordinari sino a che, nel 1978, il writer Lee Quinones, meglio noto come Lee, aggredì i tetri e grigi dintorni del ponte di

Brooklyn vestendoli di un arcobaleno di forme, trasformando l’intera area in una vera e propria galleria d’arte. Ciò gli fece guadagnare l’attenzione del gallerista Claudio Bruni che lo fece esporre nella galleria Medusa a Roma, dando principio a un connubio tra strada e galleria d’arte che nel corso degli anni ha visto brillare in alto le folgori di Keith Haring e JeanMichel Basquiat.

Il nuovo fulcro di questo fenomeno mondiale è Roma, costantemente in bilico tra l’immoto classicismo dei suoi monumenti e il fermento giovanile dei suoi artisti contemporanei. Crocevia di confronto e scambio culturale, dove Dorothy Circus Gallery rilancia la sfida alla street art per sondare le nuove realtà artistiche e rivoluzionare la consueta visione di paesaggio urbano: da scenario immobile, idillico-contemplativo, ad habitat estetico fruibile in tutti i suoi aspetti. City Slang - The Street Comes To The Gallery non è una semplice mostra, ma un evento nato con il chiaro intento di avvicinare il nuovo linguaggio della strada alla galleria d’arte. La ricetta è shakerare un cocktail figurativo, che fonde artisti nazionali e internazionali in un unico argot privo di vincoli formali: una miscela che sposa la creativa libertà del dialetto, riscoprendo il valore dei materiali poveri e del riciclo.

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★ Koralie trae profonda ispirazione dai Kakemono, rotoli in seta solitamente contenenti versi di filosofia Zen, intrecciando il suo personale concetto di street art alla sapienza artistica del popolo giapponese. Le sue opere formano un ponte ideale tra la cultura metropolitana occidentale e la cultura orientale dell’Ukiyo-e, letteralmente “immagini del mondo fluttuante”, corrente artistica nata nel XVII secolo con l’intento di raggiungere le classi popolari senza tralasciare la raffinatezza del segno e la valenza poetica. Pura poesia e raffinatezza sono infatti i punti focali delle opere di Koralie, le quali riflettono la minuziosità propria dell’arte orientale nell’attento assemblaggio di poster, tessuti ed elementi plastici finemente decorati con inattesi guizzi di Uni Posca.

Elemento destabilizzante che assieme alla scelta di cornici in stile Liberty riafferma l’insorgere di una nuova generazione, memore dei movimenti artistici pregressi. Le delicate figure che troneggiano in ogni composizione sembrano galleggiare in un universo candido e minimale, dove l’intarsio di delicati segni monocromi si staglia sulla superficie, dando vita a forme silenti e gentili di eteree geishe.

★ Supakitch propone un variegato cocktail di sfavillanti colori e divertenti figure zoomorfe, che racchiudono in sé tutta l’eleganza e la meticolosa raffinatezza del french touch. Un segno di riconoscimento, in bilico tra influenze surrealiste e sofisticate scelte formali che donano un’inaspettata valenza melodica a ogni variazione di colore, ogni irriverente sterzata immaginifica. Gli scintillanti fondali si coprono di buffe e tondeggianti figure che rimbalzano allegramente tra slanci grafici. Fascinosi soggetti coperti da piumaggi accuratamente tracciati con anticonvenzionali arpeggi di pennarello acrilico si preparano a selvagge nottate vestiti in perfetto stile dandy.

Un’incredibile capacità di saper giocare con la contemporaneità senza metter da parte la voglia di sedurre lo sguardo con la potenza d’immagini fantastiche.

★ Koralie draws her inspiration from Kakemono, silk scrolls containing verses of Zen philosophy, weaving her personal concept of street art with the artistic wisdom of the Japanese people. Her works form a bridge between western culture and Ukiyo-e, literally “pictures of the floating world”. Dating from the 17th Century, Ukiyo-e is a poster art closely connected with the pleasures of theatres, restaurants, teahouses, geisha and courtesans. Pure poetry and refinement are the focal points of Koralie’s work. This is reflected in the small details, not unlike oriental art, the creation of a poster, on cloth and with plastic elements, finely decorated with unexpected brush strokes, destabilizing elements in Art Nouveau frames strongly reaffirms the emergence of a new generation, mindful of past artistic movements. The delicate figures that appear in every composition float in a candid and minimal universe, silent and ethereal geishas.

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BO130, MICROBO, THE DON among the 700 Artists BANKSY, OBEY THE GIANT, D-FACE, FAILE, FUTURA 2000, JEREMY FISH, MISS VAN, SPACE INVADER, JEFF SOTO, BO130, MICROBO, BUFF MONSTER, PISA73, PURE EVIL, WHY STYLE

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STREET ART, STICKERS

197

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HARDCOVER

21 x 28 cm

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978-88-88493-33-6

the book

STICKER ART Sticker art represents the street as a public space for free expression. As influential British graffiti artist Banksy puts it, “A wall is just a good a place to publish something as anywhere else.”

The editors of Izastikup are prolific sticker creators and graffiti painters who have been swapping stickers with artists and col-

lectors from all over the world for the past 10 years. Izastikup is the most unique and complete book of international stickers from the most contemporary and vibrant years in sticker street art. Izastikup shows more than 600 of the world’s best street style artists.

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