#nennin stamps Five Sites PERFECT

Welcome to the debut of #nennin PERFECT. This issue stamps two sites for attitude, another site that’s throwing around some labels to pin down graffiti, street art, etc.

Check out the mural that’s not monkeying around and open up your calendar to mark an art show that’ll be here before you know it.

Not every artist with a can of paint has a profound message to share.

Graffiti with a message. Perfect. Or art for the sake of art?

Street-art festivals, the method through which cities offer a legal venue for artistic expression are great, but I find that they seldom result in genuine social expression rather than works that are, for the most part, decorative. There are a few exceptions to the rule, such as the works of Blu, and recently Herakut, and sometimes Os Gemeos, but for the most part, artists tend to treat these festivals as an opportunity to showcase their signature styles or to try out new techniques rather than an opportunity to say something relevant.

Source: Graffiti and street art can be controversial, but can also be a medium for voices of social change, protest, or expressions of community desire. What, how, and where are examples of graffiti as a positive force in communities? – The Nature of Cities

What’s a Debut without some Banksy… perFect.

Street is authentic. Street Art is Super Authentic Some street artists might unapologetically say that street art is the greatest art movement of our time and others could care less what the art community thinks. It’s not for the gallery – it’s for the masses – to entertain, to move, to bring about thought and change.

Must all aRt be labelLed?

It starts with a squiggle on an abandoned building, then another, and another, until the once-blank wall is transformed into a mural. A tag from the author marks the final touch.

By BORDALO II in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by equis007 Trash Artist BORDALO II By BORDALO II in Lisbon, Portugal. By BORDALO II in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Stefan Goldschmidt BORDALO II: “This is how our studio looks like when it’s empty, with this piece done in 2017 for my solo show Attero.”

Javits Center // September 09, 2021 – September 12, 2021

Attending the Armory Show has always been an annual “end of winter” art event, a wardrobe challenge as to whether you were going to trample in the March snow or stagger through a rare warm afternoon to Piers 92 and 94 in NY, regardless of seeing some of the most famed and emerging galleries showing standout works.