{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Art Link Tips"],"cover":{"alt":"Outer Space Tag, Abstract Graffiti, Urban Hacking, Sculptures \u0026 Political Action","height":1380,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/outer-space-tag-abstract-graffiti-urban-hacking-sculptures-political-action/jr-paste-up.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2011-07-21T16:56:28Z","description":"It’s time again for a link-tip collection! Because it’s been quite a week for me at least I had no time to post about these great street art actions, urban hackers, graffiti artists, documentaries and urban artworks...","html":"\u003cp\u003eBecause I had a lot to do for university this week I didn’t had that much time to write. Nevertheless I collected some interesting urban art news during the last days, which is why I’m able to give you an more or less detailed overview about what happened on the streets around the world. Here’s what I wasn’t posting about while I was busy writing scientific papers for different professors\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarc and Sara Schiller (aka the Wooster Collective) talked about \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcbOyKxW2M\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGaming The Streets: Uncommissioned Art\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e and finding unexpected artworks in NYC at TEDxBloomington\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe mega-rich sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan build the probably \u003ca href=\"http://ilovegraffiti.de/blog/2011/07/21/hamad/\"\u003ebiggest tag on earth\u003c/a\u003e - It’s one kilometer high and three kilometers wide and for that reason visible from outer space!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the opening of his \u003ca href=\"/roa-exhibition-berlin-photos/\"\u003eBerlin exhibition\u003c/a\u003e, Roa created a \u003ca href=\"http://just.ekosystem.org/BLOG/?p=2389\"\u003enew wall in Kreuzberg\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVhils recently published another video documenting the \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUUknfjqNY\"\u003eexplosion artworks\u003c/a\u003e he did for Levi\u0026rsquo;s in Berlin.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeterrent - Sil Krol created a great \u003ca href=\"http://www.ektopia.co.uk/ektopia/2011/07/21/deterrent/\"\u003eCCTV meets hangman\u003c/a\u003e installation in Rotterdam!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere’s the documentary of the \u003cem\u003eDeath From Above\u003c/em\u003e pavement \u003ca href=\"http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/07/streets-dface-death-from-above-pavement-installation/\"\u003einstallation by D*Face\u003c/a\u003e\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJust Do It - A tale of modern-day outlaws\u003c/em\u003e seems to be an extraordinary interesting film about \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavTd31qxho\"\u003eworldwide political activists\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecently \u003ca href=\"http://verynearlyalmost.com/blog/2011/07/19/rudimentary-perfection-recap/\"\u003ea short documentary\u003c/a\u003e of the \u003ca href=\"/abstract-graffiti-masters/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eRudimentary Perfection\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e exhibition was published!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraffuturism put up a nice feature about Berlin-based abstract \u003ca href=\"http://graffuturism.com/2011/07/20/clemensbehr/\"\u003eurban artist Clemens Behr\u003c/a\u003e showing some of his best cardboard installations.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso Alex One did a outstanding \u003ca href=\"http://graffart.eu/blog/2011/07/alex-one-performance-at-yverdon-street-art-graffiti/\"\u003estreet performance\u003c/a\u003e in Yverdon.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Japan it seems to become popular to \u003ca href=\"http://www.invasianmagazine.com/art/painted-gas-tanks-japan.html\"\u003epaint those huge gas tanks\u003c/a\u003e. Does anybody has some more info?!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Powers creates massive \u003ca href=\"http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/07/15/john-powers-polystyrene-orb/\"\u003eabstract sculptures\u003c/a\u003e by putting polystyrene blocks together by hand! It’s just amazing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo you ever wanted to know how the \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2011/07/a-studio-visit-with-gabriel-specter/\"\u003estudio of US street artist Specter\u003c/a\u003e looks like? RJ has some nice insights!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFabrique | Hacktion\u003c/em\u003e is an interesting \u003ca href=\"http://www.rebelart.net/diary/fabrique-hacktion-pimp-your-city/0010135/\"\u003eurban hacking project\u003c/a\u003e by three students who add useful stuff the the urban environment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhoto by \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabeth718/5960938222/in/pool-1214979@N22/\"\u003esabeth718\u003c/a\u003e from the \u003ca href=\"http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanartcore/\"\u003eUrban Artcore Flickr-group\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nBecause I had a lot to do for university this week I didn’t had that much time to write. Nevertheless I collected some interesting urban art news during the last days, which is why I’m able to give you an more or less detailed overview about what happened on the streets around the world. Here’s what I wasn’t posting about while I was busy writing scientific papers for different professors...\n\n\n- Marc and Sara Schiller (aka the Wooster Collective) talked about [*Gaming The Streets: Uncommissioned Art*](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcbOyKxW2M) and finding unexpected artworks in NYC at TEDxBloomington...\n\n- The mega-rich sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan build the probably [biggest tag on earth](http://ilovegraffiti.de/blog/2011/07/21/hamad/) - It’s one kilometer high and three kilometers wide and for that reason visible from outer space!\n\n- After the opening of his [Berlin exhibition](/roa-exhibition-berlin-photos/), Roa created a [new wall in Kreuzberg](http://just.ekosystem.org/BLOG/?p=2389)!\n\n- Vhils recently published another video documenting the [explosion artworks](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQUUknfjqNY) he did for Levi's in Berlin.\n\n- Deterrent - Sil Krol created a great [CCTV meets hangman](http://www.ektopia.co.uk/ektopia/2011/07/21/deterrent/) installation in Rotterdam!\n\n- Here’s the documentary of the *Death From Above* pavement [installation by D*Face](http://arrestedmotion.com/2011/07/streets-dface-death-from-above-pavement-installation/)...\n\n- *Just Do It - A tale of modern-day outlaws* seems to be an extraordinary interesting film about [worldwide political activists](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavTd31qxho)!\n\n- Recently [a short documentary](http://verynearlyalmost.com/blog/2011/07/19/rudimentary-perfection-recap/) of the [*Rudimentary Perfection*](/abstract-graffiti-masters/) exhibition was published!\n\n- Graffuturism put up a nice feature about Berlin-based abstract [urban artist Clemens Behr](http://graffuturism.com/2011/07/20/clemensbehr/) showing some of his best cardboard installations.\n\n- Also Alex One did a outstanding [street performance](http://graffart.eu/blog/2011/07/alex-one-performance-at-yverdon-street-art-graffiti/) in Yverdon.\n\n- In Japan it seems to become popular to [paint those huge gas tanks](http://www.invasianmagazine.com/art/painted-gas-tanks-japan.html). Does anybody has some more info?!\n\n- John Powers creates massive [abstract sculptures](http://beautifuldecay.com/2011/07/15/john-powers-polystyrene-orb/) by putting polystyrene blocks together by hand! It’s just amazing.\n\n- Do you ever wanted to know how the [studio of US street artist Specter](http://blog.vandalog.com/2011/07/a-studio-visit-with-gabriel-specter/) looks like? RJ has some nice insights!\n\n- *Fabrique | Hacktion* is an interesting [urban hacking project](http://www.rebelart.net/diary/fabrique-hacktion-pimp-your-city/0010135/) by three students who add useful stuff the the urban environment.\n\n\n\nPhoto by [sabeth718](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sabeth718/5960938222/in/pool-1214979@N22/) from the [Urban Artcore Flickr-group](http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanartcore/).\n","tags":["Art Installation","Abstract Art","Sculpture"],"title":"Outer Space Tag, Abstract Graffiti, Urban Hacking, Sculptures \u0026 Political Action","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/outer-space-tag-abstract-graffiti-urban-hacking-sculptures-political-action/"}