November 25, 2022
Artists, BSA Film Friday
Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities.
Now screening:
1. Luna Luna – The Art Amusement Park Returns
2. Gera 1 Combines Glitch and Figurative in Berlin
3. “Forever Is Now” Second Edition at Giza Pyramids via Art D’Egypte
35 years after its first creation, the Luna Luna is resurrected from its original home in Hamburg in 1987 to tour other cities. Inspired by a traditional luna park,the original works like a Keith Haring Carousel, the Basquiat Ferris Wheel, and many other features designed by about 28 more artists like Kenny Scharf, Roy Lichtenstein, and David Hockney, they called this “The world’s first and only art amusement park.”
Luna Luna – The Art Amusement Park Returns
Gera 1 Combines Glitch and Figurative in Berlin
| “As long as I can remember, I was always interested in distortion,” says Gera1 about this new mural in Berlin, which he says combines elements of figurative painting with glitch art. He doesn’t mention his sublime sense of color. |
“Forever Is Now” Second Edition at Giza Pyramids via Art D’Egypte
Forever is Now .02 showcased ambitious works by Therèse Antoine (Egypt), Natalie Clark (USA/Spain), Mohammed Al Faraj (Saudi Arabia), Emilio Ferro (Italy), Zeinab Al Hashemi (UAE), JR (France), Ahmed Karaly (Egypt), Liter of Light, eL Seed (Tunisian), SpY (Spanish), Pascale Tayou (Cameroon) and Jwan Yosef (Syria/Sweden).
Other Articles You May Like from BSA:
BSA Images Of The Week 02.25.18 / Stockholm Special
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Welling Court Mural Project NYC – 2021
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Street Poet Opiemme Honors Nobel Laureate in Poland
Italian text worker Opiemme just finished this ode to letters, words, and poetry in Gdansk, Poland for the Monumental Art Festival. A lover of the language, the muralist and public artist hopes to gar…
BSA Film Friday: 06.19.15
Rubble Kings. © Perry Kretz
Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities.
Now screening :
1. “Rubble Kings” : Gangs, Graffiti, Hip-Hop in 1970s NYC
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