If you’re in Nyc this weekend you should definitely check out what promises to be a dope ass art/music pop-up show curated by No Agenda, Ad Hoc Art, and McCaig-Welles at The Highline Loft, 508 W. 26th Street. Some of my favs will be showing such as Dalek, Maya Hayuk, Cycle, John Breiner, Cern, Mike Giant, Indie 184, Dave Kinsey, Greg Lamarche (aka Sp One), Swoon, Thundercut, Morning Breath, and a grip more of talented mofo’s. There’ll also be a performance by  “revolutionary sound/music/noise group,” Gray.

You can check out some more of the artwork at McCaig-Welles tumblr.

Spoke Art unleashes another beast today with Tim Doyle‘s follow up from last year, “Unreal Estate II.” As they put it he will “once again remap our collective consciousness through a whole new series of re-imagined iconic pop-culture locations.” In simple terms, he recreates iconic places of interest from the canon of some of the best fictional tv shows, from Twin Peaks to The Simpsons. 

The irony here is double edged seeing as art in itself is inherently a fictionalized form of reality. In this sense “UnReal Estate” is a fictionalized account of fictional places. Double down on that when you throw in Arrested Development, the Bluth home wasn’t a real home either, it was just a model. Bam!

Forget all the babble though cuz it wouldn’t mean anything if the art looked like crap anyway. But it doesn’t. It’s pretty awesome. The opening is tonight at Spoke Art in San Francisco AND the first 100 people there get a special, not-for-sale print. Daaaaaamn.

For obvious reasons I try to keep up with my favorite artists, for unobvious reasons I completely missed out on hearing about Reader’s newest gallery show (granted it was in Springfield, OR (?)). Luckily, better late than never, I came across a post about it at Vandalog. Reader, Read More, OYE, Rancour, Boans, Books etc. etc. is killing it, inside and out.

You can also check out photos of the whole show at Ditch Projects.

And New York is lucky to get this party. King Brown Magazine is a high quality art zine/book coming straight outta Australia. Boooooom. Featured artists: Morning Breath, Mike Giant, Andy Jenkins, Greg Lamarche, Chris Cycle, Dave Kinsey, “Grotesk” aka Kimou Meyer, Stefan Marx, Kevin Lyons, Raza Uno aka Max Vogel, Zach Malfa-Kowalski, Steve Gourlay, Jay Howell, Ben Horton

For the full press release…

“We are pleased to announce the official launch and exhibition of Kingbrown Magazine, Edition #8, co-curated and designed by Morning Breath.

The exhibition will be open to the public July 26th, 2012 from 7-11pm, Klughaus Gallery: 47 Monroe Street NYC, NY

Australia’s “Kingbrown Magazine” has collaborated with curators, John Leo and Melissa McCaig-Welles to bring you a dynamic collection of skateboard inspired artwork. The exhibition will showcase some of the world’s most influential artists from members of the infamous Girl/Chocolate Art Dump, pioneers in NYC graffiti, talented illustrators, animators, art stars from Australia, sculptors, and that guy living in the NY green diamond.

Kingbrown is a distinctively designed magazine, sitting somewhere between a book, a magazine and an art zine. As a super limited edition periodical, delivered inside a hand silkscreened brown bag, sewn closed with artist stickers and posters included, Kingbrown remains different from any other publication.

Conceived in 2006 by co-creators Yok and Ian Mutch in Perth, Australia, Kingbrown’s mission was to produce a limited edition work of art, which would reach a wider audience, allowing accessibility to the public and its entirety. Each “magazine” is handcrafted and designed by some of the world’s leading innovators of photography, illustration and urban and skateboard art and design. Produced on museum quality paper, each page is a collectable item, individually sealed and packaged. Now in its 8th edition, Kingbrown has achieved worldwide success and is now launching for the first time in the US.

The term “Kingbrown” is Australian slang for a 40oz, and the magazine’s slogan “wrapped in a brown bag, just like a good 40 should”, is just as original as the artists it represents. This latest 8th edition, co-curated by the renowned collaborative, “Morning Breath”, focuses it’s topic on the visually rich artists who have influenced the world of skateboarding.

The impressive line-up includes Morning Breath, Andy Jenkins, Chris Cycle, Dave Kinsey, “Grotesk” aka Kimou Meyer, Stefan Marx, Kevin Lyons, Mike Giant, Raza Uno aka MAx Vogel, Greg Lamarche, Zach Malfa-Kowalski, Steve Gourlay, Jay Howell, and Ben Horton, all of whom have contributed to this limited 8th edition of Kingbrown Magazine.

Additional works to be included in the exhibition by the following Australian artists: Beastman, Phibs, Hiro, Reka, Kyle “Creepy” Hughes-Odgers, Meggs, Sean Morris, Yok, Sheryo, Ross Clugston, Daek, Lister, Numskull, Ian Mutch, Rone/ aka Tyrone Wright

“King Brown Magazine filled with artists interviews and other goodness printed on high quality paper.” – Fecal Face

“Thoughtfully curated, showcasing contemporary artists from around the world.” -Juxtapoz

“Full of interesting conversations with designers and artists, this fresh new publication out of Australia hand-picks some of the most exciting new talent from around the globe.” – Empty Magazine

“One of the most overlooked, best produced street art publications on the planet ” -Kevin Lyons – Girl / Art Dump

Questions about Kingbrown Magazine, or would like to receive a copy of the magazine? Please contact Kingbrown Magazine at: info@kingbrownmag.com

Questions regarding the artists or the exhibition please contact melissa@mccaigwelles.com“

He would be proud of it, and you can even eat some sandwich with him, but please don’t put tomato slices on it.

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He recently won a runner-up place for The Dundee Comics Prize, a competition run by The University of Dundee and D.C. Thomson (The Beano/Dandy). His entry was entitled Elly’s Evil Teddy.

His other work includes a comic book based on a Medieval Welsh travel diary, a graphic novel about the dangers of doodling called Paper Cuts and an illustrated pamphlet for a holistic therapy practitioner.

Jaime completed the Sequential Design and Illustration MA at the University of Brighton in 2010. He exhibited a black and white silent graphic novel, entitled Hum-Man, as part of the graduate show. It features a turbo-powered vacuum cleaner among other things.

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