{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Space Invader is Bender is Invader","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/space-invader-bender-futurama/space-invader-bender.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-08-29T11:19:01Z","description":"I don’t know, whether it’s good or not so good to guest-star in one of Matt Groening’s series but I’m sure, this is a fantastic Space Invader tile art homage!","html":"\u003cp\u003eHa, unbelievable! In \u003cstrong\u003eMatt Groening\u003c/strong\u003e’s Futurama (series six, episode four) \u003cstrong\u003eBender\u003c/strong\u003e plays the charactere of the street artist \u003cstrong\u003eInvader\u003c/strong\u003e, who became famous around the world for his urban tile installations, showing monsters from the old skool \u003cem\u003eSpace Invader\u003c/em\u003e game.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpdate:\u003c/strong\u003e\nThe video is not longer available - Hope I will find a new version soon\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe other news, our city’s filthy, urine soaked walls have been desecrated by an mysterious tile-work graffiti artist. Police have no leads as to who’s behind this innovative scourge of public art. (\u003cdel\u003eFox News\u003c/del\u003e Entertainment and Earth Invasion Tonite)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s a brilliant homage to one of the most popular street artists of our time! Also interesting is the fact that \u003cdel\u003eSpace Invader\u003c/del\u003e Bender crosses a poster, showing \u003cdel\u003eAl Gore’s\u003c/del\u003e Nixon’s head in the famous Shepard-Fairey-Obama-style\u0026hellip;great!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/08/invader_spoofed_in_matt_groenings_futura.html\"\u003ewoostercollective.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\nHa, unbelievable! In **Matt Groening**’s Futurama (series six, episode four) **Bender** plays the charactere of the street artist **Invader**, who became famous around the world for his urban tile installations, showing monsters from the old skool *Space Invader* game.\n\n**Update:**\nThe video is not longer available - Hope I will find a new version soon...\n\n\u003e The other news, our city’s filthy, urine soaked walls have been desecrated by an mysterious tile-work graffiti artist. Police have no leads as to who’s behind this innovative scourge of public art. (~~Fox News~~ Entertainment and Earth Invasion Tonite)\n\nIt’s a brilliant homage to one of the most popular street artists of our time! Also interesting is the fact that ~~Space Invader~~ Bender crosses a poster, showing ~~Al Gore’s~~ Nixon’s head in the famous Shepard-Fairey-Obama-style...great!\n\nVia [woostercollective.com](http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/08/invader_spoofed_in_matt_groenings_futura.html)\n","tags":["Public Art","Space Invader","Tile Art","Futurama"],"title":"Space Invader is Bender is Invader","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/space-invader-bender-futurama/"}