TV personality; film star; director; comedian; writer and artist – ‘Beat’ Takeshi Kitano is one of Japan’s most ambidextrous exports. And I am a longtime fan. Famed for cult gameshow ‘Takeshi’s Castle’, alongside films including ‘Sonatonine’ and ‘Zatoichi’, Kitano’s paintings have caught the art world’s attention in recent years. Some of them already made appearances in some of Kitano’s movies, such as Dolls.

Despite being showered with exhibition offers, Kitano has refused them all, until now. Following a meeting with director of the Fondation Cartier, Hervé Chandès, Kitano agreed to produce a site-specific exhibition for the Paris institution.

‘Gosse de peintre’ or ‘kid painter’ has been designed to act as one gigantic installation, featuring attractions such as an oversized, inefficient sewing machine (Kitano’s visual metaphor for the contemporary art world), a waffle stand and a marionette theatre.

Alongside the interactive elements of the exhibition, Kitano will also be showing an array of paintings for the first time. Narrative, figurative and channeling the rudimentary spirit of the Art Naïve movement, the paintings – including a series of animal-plant hybrid images, created following a motorcycle accident in 1996 – bristle with high-colour energy.

Kitano has also shot a series of short comic films for the exhibition, all of which play on western notions of Japanese culture. ‘Gosse de peintre’ is the first exhibition of its kind, and will remain at the Fondation Cartier until September 12.

Ik ben al jaren fan van zn films, Takeshi BEAT Kitano, als acteur en als regisseur, met klassiekers als Sonatonine, Violent Cop, Battle Royale, Zatoichi, Dolls, Brother, etc. In Japan is hij meer populair vanwege zn dagelijkse comedy optredens op tv. Ook is hij schrijver. Het minst bekend zijn zn schilderijen. In zn films kreeg ik ze gelukkig af en toe al voorgeschoteld, maar nog nooit was er echter een expositie geweest. To nu dan, want in Parijs is er eindelijk een expositie/installatie van Takeshi Kitano, bij Fondation Cartier, genaamd ‘Gosse de peintre’ / ‘kid painter’ / ‘jonge schilder’.

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Based on pictures from Robbo and his crew, it looks like they have gone and modified more Banksy pieces, warping their meanings. If you remember this all started in Camden with a stencil Banksy put up over a vintage Robbo tag, with the ensuing retaliation (here & here) from Robbo.

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Last summer, Arrested Motion flew out to the UK and took a road trip up to Bristol to visit Banksy’s exhibition at the Bristol Museum. As mentioned, Banksy made an installation that replicated his studio and in that brilliant space, was Banksy’s sketchbook. They zoomed in to take detail pictures of the sketchbook giving us a little insight into mind of Banksy.

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Shot & Cut by Bdox.
Creative Direction by Dony.
Pictures by Michael Gaitan.
Interview by Defdreadda.
Nothing Special by Talat.
Location: Gorilli Concept Store Rotterdam (Netherlands)
Thanx to: You.

Special thank you to PlayCloths & The Clipse.

Known for pioneering a more abstract style of graffiti writing, Futura played a major role in the NYCs graffiti scene of the 70s. As the popularity of graffiti art flared in the 70’s and 80’s, Futura’s work was shown alongside artists such as Basquiat and Keith Haring. As his style developed, he began designing, and has collaborated with numerous artists and companies, including The Clash, Supreme, and A Bathing Ape. Get an inside look at his workspace and his love for b movies, video games and, apparently, all things Sony in the interview from “The Run Up,” available to the public for free for the first time, on Walrus TV.

The interview that The Clipse did during their instore at Gorilli with popular TV-show DeZaak.

Gorilli haalde the Clipse naar Nederland. De mannen van de Zaak vroegen zich af wat zij van onze Nederlandse specialiteiten vonden. Hoog tijd om een haring te kopen!

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Alexander McQueen, a human like you and me, lived on this planet from 1969 till 2010.

Alexander McQueen, een mens zoals jij en ik, leefde op deze planeet van 1969 tot 2010.

The annual look at street culture, created by Michael Dupouy for LaMJC, All Gone 2009 (limited to 1,000 copies) is now available at select retailers worldwide. But if you cant get your hands on one there is also an (smaller) All Gone online version. Along with past issues that date back to when the book started in 2006.

All Gone 2009, met het beste wat er op street wear en high end gebied is uitgekomen, is vanaf nu te koop bij selecte dealers wereldwijd. Er zijn maar er maar 1000 van gedrukt, dus is er gelukkig ook een beknopte online versie. Bekijk die hier.

We already gave you part one. Here is the rest of the Pharrell Williams x Kaws interview for Talk at Playground.

Part 2

Part 3

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Part 5

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Banksy will premiere his documentary “Exit Through the Gift Shop” at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. For those attending Sundance, show times can be seen here. Check out www.banksyfilm.com for more info.

Als Banksy een film maakt, is dat bij voorbaat al interessant genoeg om naar (uit) te kijken. Helaas niet te zien op het IFFR maar wel op het Sundance Filmfestival. Kijk op www.banksyfilm.com voor meer info.

Gary Baseman x Kidrobot Interview - part 1 of 3
Artist, Gary Baseman discusses the origin of his La Noche De Fusion show last May in this first of a 3 part Kidrobot interview.

Gary Baseman x Kidrobot Interview - part 2 of 3
Artist, Gary Baseman discusses how he developed his own style in this second of a 3 part Kidrobot interview.

Gary Baseman Interview (part 3 of 3)
In this last of a three-part series, Baseman talks about overcoming obstacles and criticisms, and the importance of finding your own path.

The second installment of Hypebeast TV takes the crew to the East Coast as they visit the offices of Leah McSweeney and her MOB Girls. A brand with an attitude unlike any other, Hypebeast is taken on a candid behind-the-scenes of Married to the Mob’s office setting with a look into the various personalities that give MTTM its character. Along the way, Leah McSweeney and her crew talk about inspirations and the evolution of the brand.

CHECK OUT THE FULL FEATURE AT HYPEBEAST

Een uniek kijkje achter de schermen bij Married to the MOB door Hypebeast. Check het HIER BIJ HYPEBEAST.

Jay-Z is featured in the new Interview Magazine February 2010 Issue.  You can read the feature here.

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Pharrell Williams and Kaws interview for Talk at Playground. Very enjoyable to watch.

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Swag.

It’s about DJ AM Dunk vs. DJ Premier Air Force 1.

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Directed by Alex Roman. CG
Modelling - Texturing - Illumination - Rendering, Alex Roman.
Postproduction & Editing, Alex Roman.
Music by Jennifer Athena Galatis.
A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

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Swag.

No fashion talk, no news flash and no Nigerian scam. Just take a look.

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Swag.

Here’s a very interesting and very insightful video from Global Vision Studio, documenting Mos Def working on The Ecstatic (one of my favorite albums of 2009).

Mos Def geeft een interessant kijkje in de studio, denkend en werkend aan The Ecstatic, mn favoriete hiphopalbum uit 2009.

Hypebeast did a wonderful feature recently with A BATHING APE® founder NIGO® and musical artist VERBAL (TERIYAKI BOYZ). The two now look to expand their horizons as they transcend music into fashion. VERBAL’s own brand, AMBUSH® Design, and A BATHING APE® puts together one of A BATHING APE’s most innovative and visually stimulating releases in some time, for a collection which released January 2nd. Hypebeast took this opportunity to discuss a number of different topics with NIGO®, as well as VERBAL and his AMBUSH® Design counterpart and wife, YOON. Ranging from the relationship between fashion and music, AMBUSH® Design’s approach to this project, to the current outlook of A BATHING APE®, this is perhaps one of the more introspective looks into the world of A BATHING APE® in recent times. CHECK IT OUT AT HYPEBEAST.