Tuesday, October 30, 2012
by Kevin Casey (See more photos at Arrested Motion) Stephen Powers is an artist who came up writing graffiti in Philly and NYC, as ESPO (“Exterior Surface Painting Outreach”). In 2000 Powers gave up writing graff to focus on studio and public art. Many are familiar with Powers’ work as ESPO, as well as his [...]
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Tagged A Love Letter for You, Brooklyn, Deitch Projects, ESPO, Fulbright Scholar, ICY, ICY Signs, Liverpool Biennial, Philadelphia, Philly, Sao Paulo, Syracuse, The Art of Getting Over, Venice Biennial, West Philly
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Thursday, August 23, 2012
Recently Effluvia had the opportunity to chat with Aaron Rose about the origins and future of the “DIY school” he founded in the wake of his touring gallery show, book and documentary film Beautiful Losers. Rather than waste the money they had to market the project, Rose and company decided to redirect the funds into [...]
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Tagged aaron rose, ANDREW JEFFREY WRIGHT, beautiful losers, CHERYL DUNN, CLARE ROJAS, DIY, ED TEMPLETON, ERIC ELMS, ERIC WHITE, film, GEOFF MCFETRIDGE, JEFF CANHAM, JESSE LEYVA, JESSE SPEARS, JO JACKSON, KAWS, LA, make something, MIKE MILLS, MONEY MARK, music, NYC, SAGE VAUGHN, SCOTT CAMPBELL, screen printing, sign painting, TODD JAMES, TOMMY GUERRERO, zines
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This is part of a new series that Effluvia is doing on independent booksellers, info-shops, distros and other collective and individual exercises in the dissemination of “alternative” media. As the behemoth B&N adds more kitsch and subtracts more books from its brick and mortar stores and moves more of its business online, we at Effluvia [...]
Also filed in books, DIY, feature, fiction, literature, onthestreet, retail
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Tagged Book Thug Nation, bookstores, Effluvia Magazine, Indie Emporium Series, NYC
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