One of Switzerland’s most famous graffiti artists Smash 137 and Spanish street artist and writer Aryz did a great collaboration session in an abandoned factory in Barcelona. Also one of the top urban art documentarists, Ruedi One, was there! One the one side Smash 137. He has a worldwide reputation as being an innovator. His advanced conceptual take on letter styles and modes of application are infamous around the globe. One the other side Aryz. He combines dreamy and sometimes crazy characters with an incomparable comic style. ...

For some weeks, the print festival “Philagrafika 2010”, which thematizes the role of print in contemporary artistic practice, takes place in North Philadelphia. ...

In October 2009 I informed you about the second edition, called “Gaffa-Urbanism”, of the urban magazine Spacemag by Hamburg based Spacedepartment. Now, the release date is fixed and I was able to cast an eye at the new edition! As you can read in the title, the whole issue is about the new “Gaffa-Urbanism” movement. For that reason, pacemag #2 includes articles about Japanese tape artist Shuetsu Sato, who tapes redirecting hints at the subway-stations in Tokyo and about Australian tape artist BUFFdiss, who is a real globetrotter and tapes great artworks in the urban landscape. ...

Recently I got some interesting info by the guys of Elbtunnel.com about their limited art-editions! From now on and regulary they will present new artworks by artist from all over the world and always very special. Famous graffiti artist Flying Förtress breaks the first ground with his limited, hand signed prints on canvas. Each Canvas is screenprinted and also handpainted and very special Flying Förtress original in size 50x70 cm for your collection. ...

Here are some updates for the Art Monument event in Berlin: While Sozyone, Flying Fortress, Honet and Craig KR Costello will restyle the facade of the 46 meters high “Bierpinsel” tower in the center of Berlin this April, some other famous urban artists will exhibit inside the tower! Between April 1st and May 15th, Nils Kasiske, Form 76, Keramik, Mr. Nonski, Dave Decat, Stefan Strumbel, Dave the Chimp, Poch and Stak will present their artworks inside one of Berlins most prominent buildings. ...

Do you know Maclaim? It’s an very interesting urban fine art collective consisting of the four famous artists Case, Tasso, Akut and Typism. They are internationally well-known for their fantastic mixture of photo-realistic graffiti and modern typography. The history begins in 1999, when Akut, Case and Rusk started common projects. During the first two years the trio mainly met up in Weimar/ Germany. It was Rusk who first made contact between Case and Akut on one side, and Tasso on the other. For Akut, Case and Tasso it was easy to work together and to complement each other, as they had already focused on photo-realistic spraying irrespectively of each other. (About Maclaim) ...

Yesterday evening, the urban illustration exhibition “Catharsis Impossible” by Gogoplata started at the ATM Gallery in Berlin. I visited the well-frequented opening and took some shots of these really grandiose and amusing artworks! Growing up in Berlin the comic book enthusiast Gogoplata taught himself the craft of drawing early on. On the streets of Berlin he developed his skills as a graffiti artist for years while at the same time working as a professional cartoon designer and animator. (ATM) ...

Yesterday I met the Australian tape artist BUFFdiss. I was really happy that he had some time for a small session in one of Berlin’s most famous abandoned factories, the “Eisfabrik” in Mitte. If you are living in Berlin or if you have a foible for Berlin, you maybe know that the snow is actually thawing here. For that reason every wall we tried to tape was already wet… Any way BUFFdiss did a nice typo tape art piece and we drunk some beer and everything was fine, but I’m now on the search for some other tape artists around the world who will fight with us against the winter! ...

There’s a graffiti war going on! I think you all had heard about one of the hottest graffiti vs. street art battles. For weeks, new facts, info and backgrounds about Robbo vs. Banksy spooked through the urban art blogs around the world. While visiting London, Banksy repainted a historical graffiti wall and drew criticism on himself. Afterwards, the Robbo crew modified all in all four of Banksy’s street artworks. The story of a graffiti vs. street art war was born. ...

Niels “Shoe” Meulman from Amsterdam has worked on perfect his dirty styled combination of calligraphy and graffit. Next month he releases his new book “Calligraffiti” on From Here to Fame Publishing. “Street-edge meets high-end design as artist Niels Meulman explores the contours of words as images in “Calligraffiti” - his hybrid art form which blends calligraphy and graffiti. He presents a wonderful interplay of contrasts with a series of fast phrases and upbeat witticisms in the form of captivating typographic masterpieces.” (press release) ...