Invader has returned to São Paulo with more of his signature mosaic minions. From a subtle 8-bit Brazilian flag tucked away up on a busy street corner to obvious and obnoxious large-tile beasts on walls, the French street artist continues his “attack” on the city. Highlight: a little white alien tiled onto a ramshackle, thoroughly bombed wreck of a building. He looks worried. (Photos: Unurth)
Brazil will be hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. To mark the occasion, they’re planning to build a giant shiny monstrosity that’s half fake waterfall and half solar panels. The aim is to make the Rio Olympics to be the first zero-carbon games ever. Read more »
The Pixadores have struck again. After successfully leaving their mark on Sao Paulo’s Biennial exhibit, the wildly independent taggers recently bombed a mural the Brazilian city commissioned that featured the likes of otherwise respected graffiti artists such as OS GEMEOS, NUNCA, NINA, and others. Read more »
Brazilian street art duo Os Gêmeos opened an exhibition at the Brazilian Art Museum in Sao Paulo going dimensions beyond their Houston Street mural. |Unurth|
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Judging by the activity on his Twitter account over the weekend, America’s hip-hop prince visited South America, where the asses flow like wine. Or, in the words of Diddy, it’s a damn “ASS suniami” over there.
I need to go to Brazil obviously.
Are you un-or under-employed? Do you live in Brazil? Then, this spot for the Dream Job site—featuring a kvetching in-demand massage therapist who works exclusively on models 12-14 hours a day, seven days a week—is for you. However, if you don’t live in Brazil, but are an unemployed (or employed) functioning heterosexual male (or lesbian), then this spot is also for you. Creatively, it’s far from my favorite jobs site commercial ever. Monster.com has done some crackerjack work over the years—my favorite being this perfect one that first aired during the 2003 Super Bowl. But…anyway I have to take a conference call from some jerk-off in the bathroom, excuse me… |Video: Illegal Advertising|
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It’s nice to know that Brazil’s graffiti writing Pichadores think of them as taggers although here’s a more thorough explanation don’t discriminate. After bombing a street art exhibit back in September to protest the “marketing, institutionalization and domestication of Street Art,” a group of approximately 50 Pichadores stormed a contemporary art exhibit at the São Paulo Biennial late last month, clashing with security guards and police. In true Dada fashion, not only did they transform the space, but also helped create a fascinating new body of photographic work. You have to SEE THEM BIG HERE.
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