Thinkspace is proud to present "Wild at Heart: Keep Wildlife in the Wild," an exhibition to raise awareness about the precarious predicament of wild creatures around the world, and to benefit efforts to protect them in their natural habitat. Featuring a stellar cast of more than 100 artists from all corners of the art world.

As the natural world becomes increasingly impacted by shifting climate, human greed and diminishing resources, protecting those creatures that still roam free becomes ever more vital to the soul of humanity. For even if we could continue to exist without wildlife, the spirit-crushing sadness that our species would take upon itself would surely rob all joy from life. Those majestic, miraculous, elemental beings which we admire from afar are at the root of who we are as people — from the woodland protagonists of our childhood storybooks, to the metaphors we use to describe ourselves as adults, to the animal spirits that visit us in our dreams. As we take steps to protect them from those who would rob them of their freedom, we also improve our own species' chances to persist far into the future, both by preserving the natural world we all share, and by cherishing the sacred genesis of our imagination and symbology.

In appreciation of the magnificent creatures with whom we share the planet, Thinkspace donates 20% of the sale price of each piece of art to Born Free USA, which advocates worldwide for the ethical treatment and protection of wild animals and maintains a sanctuary for rescued primates.

Born Free USA is a leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation with campaigns against animals in entertainment, exotic "pets," trapping and fur, and the wildlife trade. The Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary provides a safe, permanent home for more than 500 nonhuman primates, many of whom were rescued from abusive situations in research facilities, roadside zoos, or private possession. Our mission is to "Keep Wildlife in the Wild."

Super 8 roadmovie about monikers/boxcar art in North America.
Shooting november 2010-septembre 2011
Editing february 2012

Claire Chung, Chinese American, Shangpin.com
Ekaterina Zhilina, Russian, Matrioshka.biz
Mariano Kostelec, Argentinian, Uniplaces.com
Jesse Biroscak, American, Briiefly.com
Nitin Puri, Indian, Annecto.eu
Saurabh Khanna, Indian, Annecto.eu
Alisson Ávila, Brazilian, Wearecouture.com

In honor of their group exhibition FRENCH INVASION, French street artists JonOne, Speedy Graphito & Tilt take on the back wall of Playhouse Nightclub in Hollywood, May 11, 2012. FRENCH INVASION is on show at Fabien Castanier Gallery May 12- June 24, 2012.

Music Credit: David Holmes/ "07-29-04 The Day Of" / Ocean's 12 soundtrack

Vhils has some new pieces up, using his classic chisel and hammer technique in his home coutry, Portugal.


Vhils is currently in Portugal preparing his show opening on June 1st at the Vera Cortês Art Agency entitled Diorama. Next month he will also be opening a show in Paris on the 23rd at Magda Danysz.

Lambros, the Brooklyn-based Street Artist created his own art exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Kanye West & Jay-Z - That's My Bitch © 2011 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC

PORTUGAL
1143 ± 2012
Chapter I - Warning

ON.OFF, Guimarães 2012 European Culture Capital, May 2012

Collaboration: ON.OFF, Ass. Saco Azul and Riot Films
Special Collaboration: Espaço Círculo de Arte e Recreio, Guimarães

Patient research work involving more than 5 thousand photographs resulted in a 1 minute film that AlmapBBDO created to advertise Getty Images, the world leading image database for creating and distributing visual contents. The film is surprising when showing 873 images in 15 images per second, sufficient speed to transform the series into a video that, without any text, tells a beautiful story. All photos, without any exceptions, are from the Getty Images archives.

Copywriter Sophie Schoenburg and art director Marcus Kotlhar worked 6 months researching images, improving the script and building each scene so they would not only be understood, but would also touch viewers. Sometimes, for example, a scene would look perfect on paper, but the images chosen to depict it were not sufficient or did not perfectly match up to offer the right movement and sense. And hence the research had to be restarted. The film was directed by Cisma, via Paranoid BR, along with Marcos Kotlhar, the art director at the agency.

For this creation team, the purpose was to adhere to the concept that Getty Images has so many images that anybody is capable of telling any story they want by only using their archives. In the film "Do amor ao Bingo em 873 imagens" [From love to Bingo in 873 images], a storyteller in the corner of the screen describes the images used. The Getty Images logo appears at the end of the story, but the storyteller continues to turn until reaching the exact number of images in the Getty Images archive.

Credits -- Film

Advertiser: Getty Images
Title: From love to bingo in 873 images
Product: Getty Images
General Creative Director: Marcello Serpa, Luiz Sanches
Creative Director: André Kassu, Marcos Medeiros, Renato Simões
Art Director: Marcos Kotlhar
Copywriter: Sophie Schoenburg
Producer: Paranoid BR
Executive producer: Egisto Betti
Direction: Cisma, Marcos Kotlhar
Animation: Split Filmes, Marcos Kotlhar
Rtvc: Vera Jacinto, Gabriel Dagostini, Diego Villas Bôas
Soundtrack / Voice-Over Artist: Kito Siqueira
Editor / Assembler: Marcos Kotlhar, Jonas Brandão
Finishing Editor: Split Filmes
Service: Cristina Chacon, Marina Leal
Media: Paulo Camossa Jr
Approval: Renata Simões

Solo exhibition of Jeff Koons at Fondation Beyeler in Riehen, Switzerland. Walk-through and introduction by Curator Dr. Theodora Vischer. The show has its focus on three bodies of works: The New, Banality, and Celebration. There's also a huge flower sculpture, Split Rocker, in the garden of the museum.

More info, full-length version and German version of the video via the following link:
http://vernissage.tv/blog/2012/05/14/jeff-koons-at-fondation-beyeler/

Fondation Beyeler in Riehen near Basel, Switzerland, presents a large solo exhibition with works by Jeff Koons. In collaboration with the artist, the museum decided to show series of works that are central to Jeff Koons' oeuvre: The New, Banality, and Celebration.

Jeff Koons' early period-series The New consists of ready-made-like cleaning appliances, symbols of newness and purity. Banality comprises traditionally crafted sculptures in porcelain and wood. With Celebration, Keff Koons produced high-gloss steel sculptures and large-format paintings. Among the works on display are Michael Jackson and Bubbles (1988); Ushering in Banality (1988); New Hoover Convertible (1980); Winter Bears (1988); and Balloon Dog (Red) (1994-2000). The giant Split Rocker is installed in the garden of the museum.
In this video we walk through the exhibition on the occasion of the media reception and Dr. Theodora Vischer (Senior Curator at Large, Fondation Beyeler) gives us a short introduction to the show.

Jeff Koons at Fondation Beyeler is the first exhibition ever devoted by a Swiss museum to the American artist Jeff Koons. The show runs until September 2, 2012.

Jeff Koons at Fondation Beyeler. Press Preview and introduction by Dr. Theodora Vischer (Senior Curator at Large, Fondation Beyeler). Riehen / Basel, Switzerland, May 11, 2012

On Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012, Isaac Lamb told his girlfriend to meet him at his parent's house for dinner. When she arrived he had stationed his brother to sit her in the back of an open Honda CRV and give her some headphones. He "wanted to play her a song"...

What she got instead was the world's first Live Lip-Dub Proposal.

Here's another very cool marriage proposal!

COMBO : http://combo-streetart.com/
MANANDCIE : https://www.facebook.com/manandcompany

Musical credits:
House of Balloons - The Weeknd
Viol - Gesaffelstein

Alice Pasquini decorates the Riciclofficina in Rome, Italy

In his installation, reverse of volume RG, Yasuaki Onishi uses the simplest materials — plastic sheeting and black hot glue — to create a monumental, mountainous form that appears to float inside of Rice University Art Gallery. Learn more about the Artist at onys.net. Learn more about the filmmakers at WalleyFilms.com. Music by ChrisZabriskie.com. Visit RiceGallery.org

From Cambodia to Brazil, New York to Berlin, Shida paints across four continents

Shida's solo exhibition - “Spirit of Memora” - can be seen at Inoperable Gallery, Vienna, until 23-06.
inoperable.at/

More Shida:
flickr.com/photos/shidaart/

Dabs, Myla and Kems join streetforces to create the Tiger Truck. Watch out for this beast menacing the LA freeways.

Shot and directed by Dscreet
"Tiger Truck " is part of the new DOTS+ series of short graffiti art films

Description: After more than 17-million views in just nine months on Gymkhana FOUR: The Hollywood Megamercial, DC Shoes and Ford Racing have teamed up to put together a raw, more focused action edit of last summer's blockbuster gymkhana sensation.

They've removed the "Hollywood" aspects of Gymkhana FOUR and instead placed the focus on Block's behind-the-wheel driving precision by incorporating never-before-seen shots and all-new angles of previous shots

Here's the first Gymkhana FOUR: The Hollywood Megamercial

Street artist JR made a wish in 2011: Join me in a worldwide photo project to show the world its true face. Now, a year after his TED Prize wish, he shows how giant posters of human faces, pasted in public, are connecting communities, making change, and turning the world inside out. You can join in at insideoutproject.net