Rough Trade East have announced they will be showing a screening of the Banksy film, Exit Through the Gift Shop to celebrate the DVD/ Blu Ray release. The screening will take place on the 8 September at 7.30pm and the tickets are limited to just 120 people.

You can buy tickets from Rough Trade in-store (East) or on-line for £3 each. Anyone buying the dvd on the evening of the showing will have the ticket price refunded.

- source hookedblog.co.uk

It looks like a new Graffiti DVD is dropping this fall 2010, by Risk x Wildones called “THE FAST LIFE”.

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- source riskrock.com

ABOVE recently finishing his 2-month long U.S.A. tour, Above starts off his European segment of the tour in the city of Essen, Germany. Above was invited to participate in “Concrete Playground” (concrete-playground.com) where he painted an interactive stencil and put a unique spin on a popular proverb.

ABOVE spent the last 12 days down in Los Angeles hanging my newly themed “Movie star arrow mobiles” site specifically in Hollywood where all of the movie magic is created. There were 50 of each male and female (100 arrows hung total) movie stars as the topic and face of each arrow mobile. ABOVE enjoyed giving back to Hollywood a large dose of what it is infatuated and consumed with that being movie’s and the actors that make the movies.

In selling a new issue of domestic graffiti magazine “Urban Roots”. While it can be purchased only in Moscow, Cheboksary and Nizhny Novgorod. Number more than half devoted to reviewing the western graffiti scene. It works by lesser-known writers in Russia and the luminaries of the global graffiti scene, such as, for example, Can2.
Also in this issue you can read an interview with Mad C, Max13, and Kislow, and also read reports about teams Loveletters and Heavy Artillery. You are waiting for the work of writers from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Croatia, England, Brazil, Portugal, USA and China. The volume of the magazine 180 pages.
Official website – source coderedmagazine

KAWS Gallery opening at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in CT. This first solo museum exhibition of the work of Brooklyn-based artist and designer Brian Donnelly, a.k.a. KAWS, includes his most recent paintings, sculptures, and drawings, as well as a survey of his iconic street art, apparel, product and graphic designs. Runs June 27, 2010, to January 2, 2011. – source highsnobiety

PaperMonster’s largest body of work under one roof opens this Friday, July 2nd with the opening reception of “PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy” at Vincent Michael Gallery in Philadelphia. PaperMonster’s latest solo show continues to explore the ferocity and complexity of women’s facial expressions while creating wonderful stories inside of each portrait through intricate collage work. This solo show will have everything from works on canvas, wood, and a massive wall mural created for the exhibition over 12 feet tall. For fan’s of PaperMonster this is the perfect time to catch some of his best work yet in person to view all of the stunning detail and sharp use of stencils in a gorgeous space. There are over 25 total pieces in the show with an exclusive limited editon print and t-shirts only available at the opening reception. “PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy” opens at 6pm sharp at Vincent Michael Gallery this Friday, July 2nd. For more info on Vincent Michael Gallery visit:
vincentmichael.com and for more on PaperMonster visit papermonster.wordpress.com

More info and pics after the bump

Vincent Michael Gallery Presents
‘PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy’
Where: 1050 N. Hancock St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123

When: Friday July 2nd to Saturday July 31st
Opening Reception: Friday, July 2nd 6pm-9pm
Artist Talk & Presentation: Saturday, July 24th 2pm-4pm
More information: 215.399.1580 x.703 or info@vincentmichael.com

– source sirum1.com

“Sjoco El Rudo” and his ruthless militia of violent Killer Pin Ups are back to fight for the power and glory of Mokum (Amsterdam). A new series of paintings by SJOCOSJON. Opening Friday the 16th of July 2010, 21:00. DE DUIVEL. Reguliersdwarsstraat 87. Music by DJ SNELLE JELLE & CREAM
– source cfya

McKoy and Banos did this beautiful train in Singapore and got caught some days ago. I think most of you heard the rumours about it and since today they are true: The person who got caught was pleaded guilty earlier this week to one count each of vandalism and trespassing for breaking into a train depot with an accomplice and drawing graffiti on two subway carriages on May 16.

More after the bump!

“Singapore just sentenced a Swiss man to three strokes of a cane and five months in prison Friday for spray-painting graffiti on a subway car.”

You can see the rest of the article and a video of the train below.

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You can read an the whole story at world-graffiti.com