This is a really dope short film that shows off French photographer JR’s latest installation in Paris dubbed Women are Heroes. His work is best described as pictures turned into posters, which are then made into open-air galleries.
Sometimes I think it’s better to let the artist do the talking. But let me just say that I’m a huge fan of K.C. Ortiz and Wearesupervision.
In the early 1960’s the CIA recruited and led the Hmong people of Laos to fight the communist forces during the Vietnam War in what is known as “The Secret War”. Known as some of the world’s best guerilla fighters, the Hmong loyally served as an efficient counter attack to communist forces on America’s behalf. In 1975 the US withdrew from the region, leaving the Hmong behind in communist controlled territory to fend for themselves. Many attempted to flee to refuge in Thailand, thousands were killed by Lao and Vietnamese forces during that journey. Some returned to their villages where they suffered retaliations such as death and prison, and even others escaped to the remote mountains and jungle in fear of that same fate. Today, some 5000 Hmong veterans of the CIA’s secret war and their descendants remain hiding in those same mountains. Life today is harder then ever before as they live a life forever on the move, under constant attack by the Lao and Vietnamese armies. They defend themselves with antiquated guns and those taken from dead enemy soldiers. Neither man, woman, nor child is spared in the government’s genocidal attack against them. The military attacks are far from their only worry however. Living a life on the run prevents the Hmong from farming or domesticating animals, ensuring that every day is a battle just to survive as food is scarce. They must forage the jungle for the roots and tree bark that they survive off of. While most of the world has long forgotten about the Hmong, the Lao government has not. In December 2009 the Thai government forcibly deported 4000 Hmong refugees back to Laos at the government’s request. This latest move is one that worries the jungle Hmong the most. Now, there is no hope of escape or refuge and the seemingly never ending battle truly has no end in sight. Their cries for help to the world’s leaders have once again been overshadowed by international politics and they are left to play the unwilling pawns.
Ron English is a well-known painter, whose work has been exhibited in galleries and museums worldwide, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Paris and the Whitney Museum in New York. He and some friends took a little art project to the pastures in something he likes to call “Bovine Bombing.” Moooooooo!
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On February 18th, 2010 from 6p - 9p the world will get to preview and purchase the “Lost Art of Inglorious Basterds” at The Upper Playground Art Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles. All proceeds from this program will be donated to The American Red Cross to help the victims of the Haiti Earthquake.
This creative team has assembled the following select group of accomplished artists, David Choe, Sam Flores, Estevan Oriol, Grotesk, Jeremy Fish, Patrick Martinez, Alex Pardee, Dora Drimalas, Munk One, N8 Van Dyke, Rene Alamanza, Morning Breath and Skinner Davis, to create their own poster art based off their interpretation of the Oscar Nominated film, “Inglourious Basterds” artwork.
Pietro Masturzo’s photograph of a group of women shouting from a Tehran rooftop in protest at the Iranian presidential results took home Photo of the Year at the World Press Photo awards. His photograph is part of a story depicting the nights following the contested presidential elections in Iran, when people shouted their dissent from roofs and balconies, after daytime protests in the streets.
SPOT NEWS SINGLES 1st Adam Ferguson, Australia, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times. Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December
Chicago based graffiti writer, POSE, rolled through the LRG offices in sunny LA to spruce up their lobby. Can you really go wrong with dope art work and Jimi Hendrix?
Here’s the first trailer for Exit Through the Gift Shop which was reportedly helmed by super secret/ super neato street artist, Banksy. The films debuts at this years Sundance Film Festival, so it should come as no surprise that a new Banksy stencil popped up the other day.
I’m not one hundred percent that this is the real mccoy, but it looks like a new Banksy stencil has shown up in Park City, Utah at the Sundance Film Festival. Wait…maybe Banksy is actually Chloe Sevigny.
photo by: Brendan Bybee
I may be late to the proverbial 5 o’clock cocktail party when it comes to these dope Mad Men drawings from Dyna Moe, but better late than never. Even a 2D version of Joan Halloway gets the blood boiling. Here’s to you, Big Red.
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