The very hyped Mr. Brainwash show opens tomorrow at 1pm at his huge warehouse/studio on La Brea and Lexington in Los Angeles. Last night, 300 people lined up for a preview, but here are some images from a few hours ago. Your exclusive ANIMAL walk-through… and no crowds. Just lots and lots of crap upon crap. And then even more crap. Consider it community service. Read more »
Here’s Space Invader making his mark on the Hollywood sign in an outtake from Banksy’s vid. He came, he pasted up, he hauled ass, but not before getting nabbed by the LAPD, with his cousin Mr. Brainwash filming all the way. Would the cops be this nice if the two weren’t… French?
Hey, Anne Hathaway. A New York contractor called and he wants his piece of plywood back. Since Hathaway’s boyfriend Adam Shulman unscrewed and carried off a gaudy Mr. Brainwash piece from the Meatpacking District this weekend (conveniently near a Mr. Brainwash show and paparazzi), the owner of the property, Ken Hart of H&H Builders says he wants the “art” back or he’ll press charges. And the plot (of the publicity stunt) thickens. Yawn. |NYP|
Over the weekend, Anne Hathaway’s current main squeeze Adam Shulman was conveniently photographed “stealing” a street art piece by Mr. Brainwash near Little West 12th Street and 9th Avenue. Read more »
This is the Deitch Wall this morning. Before Shepard Fairey left around 3am last night, he was good enough to answer a few questions on video about the new mural, Obama and Exit Through the Gift Shop. Read more »
Last night was the Los Angeles premiere of Banksy’s documentary and to help feed the hype machine, the theater was littered with what looked more like a bunch of paint-slapped props than it did an art installation. From the ski-masked ushers to silly actors in cop uniforms and Brainwash-looking vehicles, the ultra wealthy street artist definitely created an apt circus atmosphere. As Banky noted in his recent interview with LA Weekly, it’s hard to be artsy in “conservative institutions” like theaters: Read more »
Hundreds of people lined up in the cold on Sunday to attend the grand opening of Mr. Brainwash’s “Icons” exhibit in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. Astonishingly, most of the diverse mix of hoodrats, art fags, and the cluelessly curious were ardent fans. Undeterred by his negative portrayal in the Banksy film or the naysayers online, they were more than supportive, almost delirious in their affection for the wealthy artist. Read more »
Attention street art aficionados and previously duped speculators, the moment you’ve all been waiting for has arrived! After blessing Los Angeles with a tacky, overly produced, thought-lacking exhibit of epic proportions, Mr. Brainwash has done the same in NYC for his soon-to-be-opened “Icons” show. But don’t let the name fool ya, there’s nothing iconic about about it. Read more »
In the spoiler for Banksy’s recently premiered Sundance film, “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” we noted how Thierry (pronounced Terry) Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash was able to gain access to the elusive street artist’s inner circle because he was cousins with Invader and was introduced by Shepard Fairey, but that doesn’t quite fully explain their camaraderie. Read more »
While everyone’s speculating about the details of Banksy’s new documentary, “Exit Through the Gift Shop,” and its connection to universally despised street artist Thierry Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash, Shepard Fairey openly discussed details of the soon to be premiered Sundance film in a 2008 video, while sitting on a panel at Bonhams auction house. So what did we learn? Quite a bit, but overall, Mr. Brainwash is the human, performance art version of this Banksy painting and that’s mostly Banksy’s doing. Read more »
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