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| VIDEO DESCRIPTION Two weeks ago, in The Grifters social media we started a social discussion, as the first stage of a project called #RulesOfVandalism.
Together with the artists MOSES & TAPS™, we asked you what are the rules and the definitions of vandalism. Two weeks and thousand of comments later, we are back - as promised - with the second stage of the project - short film made by the artist Good Guy Boris.
The film idea is the to show the respond of the artists - MOSES & TAPS™ - to the statements and the definitions given on the questions in the social discussion.
“ The main character hears disturbing voices in his head. Voices who command him how to paint graffiti. At the very end of the preparation and right before the execution of his piece, the character decides to ignore the voices and to set himself free.
Nobody can put rules in something that is made to be chaos.” tells Boris.
This film is the occasion to link the social discussion with the last stage of the project - The Exhibition.
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Full information about the upcoming show available in the exhibition page here.
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At first, when graffiti was new and independent, the people who started it were creative. Not bound by rules or codes, they where fascinated and free to create. The freedom of expression that the pioneers of the artistic movement had, lasted as long as more people joined the movement. Like in any other cultural movements, created by a man, rules started to appear, graffiti stopped to develop and creativity started to decrease.
Only several artists understood that this “unwritten laws of vandalism” are blocking their development. They dared to take the risk, to disobey this rules, created in something that was about freedom at first place, in order to continue to evolve. Wherever they went back and forth experimenting - two things remained constant in its ordinary practice - the spray can as a tool and the urban space as a medium - the Alpha and the Omega.
The Top Sprayers MOSES & TAPS™ are world wide famous for their conceptual artwork on extreme supports, contemporary vandalism and their strong corporative branding.
In their first book, a best seller and titled as the “bible of graffiti”, they set not only a new record of quantity and quality for graffiti on trains, but their ideas and interactions with the public space proved something more important - art does not belongs only in the galleries. In addition, the duo challenged one of the sacred essentials of graffiti - the ego. Leaving both fans and police in check-mate, they sacrificed the idea of “a person is standing behind a pseudonym”. Moses alias Taps.
In §PLASH “Rules of Vandalism” - their first show in Paris, Moses Alias Taps™ will render the quinta essentia of pure graffiti and challenge another basis - to write a name. “Just paint...” or “A waste of paint...”, Top Sprayers will confront YOUR interpretation on what is standing between the Alpha and the Omega.
#rulesofvandalism
Boris Belyovski
More photos, sneak peak and additional information - HERE - the official exhibition page
Press release and additional information available by request at office(at)thegrifters.org
Few months after his exhibition “The Paradigm Shift”, Good Guy Boris is releasing second edition of the concept book he made exclusively for the show.
This collector object is a folded double-sided poster with high-quality offset lithography print. Each side of the artwork unfolded, reveals 7 original photographs, telling a story and a quote to complete the message of the artist.
The print itself comes in elegant black hardcover.
All books from this limited run will be signed personally by the artist.
The book will in our store from Monday 18 May 10:00 A.M. (GMT + 01)
#RulesOfVandalism
STAGE 1 - Social media discussion
Starting on Monday the 4th May, we will ask you 10 questions about The Rules Of Vandalism. The discussion will take place both in The Grifters Facebook & Instagram profiles. The most accurate and adequate comments will be featured in our new video (Stage 2). For each of the 10 questions, both in Facebook and Instagram, we will randomly select contributor and reward him with an exclusive collector item from Top Sprayer - Taps & Moses and Montana Cans (official).*
To participate you will have to follow The Grifters and the instructions on the posts in:
• The Grifters Facebook profile: http://fb.com/thegriftersblog
• The Grifters Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrifters
All the information and updates about the contests will be posted here and in the Facebook event.
The conditions of each of the 10 questions of the competition will be announced individually in our social media profiles, where the competition will take place.
The discussion will end on Sunday the 10th May. The winners (both Instagram and Facebook) will be chosen using social media plugins for determining random winner, and they will be announced here and in the Facebook event.
STAGE 1 - Social media discussion
Starting on Monday the 4th May, we will ask you 10 questions about The Rules Of Vandalism. The discussion will take place both in The Grifters Facebook & Instagram profiles. The most accurate and adequate comments will be featured in our new video (Stage 2). For each of the 10 questions, both in Facebook and Instagram, we will randomly select contributor and reward him with an exclusive collector item from Top Sprayer - Taps & Moses and Montana Cans (official).*
To participate you will have to follow The Grifters and the instructions on the posts in:
• The Grifters Facebook profile: http://fb.com/thegriftersblog
• The Grifters Instagram: http://instagram.com/thegrifters
All the information and updates about the contests will be posted here and in the Facebook event.
The conditions of each of the 10 questions of the competition will be announced individually in our social media profiles, where the competition will take place.
The discussion will end on Sunday the 10th May. The winners (both Instagram and Facebook) will be chosen using social media plugins for determining random winner, and they will be announced here and in the Facebook event.
The prizes will be shipped starting 25th of May - 5 Days before the exhibition of Moses & Taps™ in Paris
*In total 20 exclusive collector items from Moses & Taps™ x Montana Cans will be given to the winners of the contest. The collector item will not be available on the market!
DAY 1
• QUESTION 1:
WHAT IS THE IS THE DEFINITION OF VANDALISM? / DEFINE VANDALISM.
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
• QUESTION 2:
WHAT IS THE IS THE DEFINITION OF GRAFFITI? / DEFINE GRAFFITI.
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
DAY 2
• QUESTION 3:
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GRAFFITI AND VANDALISM?
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
• QUESTION 4:
WHEN VANDALISM CAN BE CONSIDERED AS ART? / When and how we can label vandalism as art?
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
DAY 3:
• QUESTION 5:
WHAT ARE THE 10 GOLDEN RULES OF VANDALISM? / List the 10 commandments of vandalism.
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
DAY 4:
• QUESTION 6:
WHAT ARE THE MUST-DO ACTIONS, WHEN YOU ARE EXECUTING A GRAFFITI PIECE? // WHAT ARE THE CRITERIA, REQUIRED TO COMPLETE GRAFFITI PIECE?
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
• QUESTION 7:
WHAT IS NOT ALLOWED TO DO, WHEN YOU ARE EXECUTING A GRAFFITI PIECE?
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
• QUESTION 8:
SHOW US THE PERFECT GRAFFITI PIECE? / Post a photo of your favorite vandalism.
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
• QUESTION 9:
SHOW US THE WORST VANDALISM? / Post a photo of the most useless vandalism.
Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
• QUESTION 10:
CAN YOU VANDALIZE VANDALISM? / Why and under circumstances?
16H00 (G.M.T. + 01) Join the discussion in Instagram / Facebook
THE FINAL STAGE:
Controversy Paris & Gallery Le Paris Urbain
§PLASH - RULES OF VANDALISM
Exhibition by Moses & Taps™
Curated by Amine Bouziane & Boris Belyovski
From 30 May - 13 June
Gallery Opening 30 May 2015 from 17h-20h
@ Gallery Le Paris Urbain
51 Rue de l'Échiquier, 75010 Paris, France
#RulesOfVandalism
Full info about the exhibition here
Interview of Good Guy Boris in the Lifo.gr
Conversation about the time spend in prison, freedom of expression and journalism.The interview is in Greek and the English version is available at the bottom of the page.
English version available at the bottom of the interview
Risote - Déclenchés // CAT Exhibition trailer from Controversy Paris
FULL INFO ABOUT THE EXHIBITION HERE:
Facebook Event:
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CONTROVERSY PARIS & GALERY LE PARI(S) URBAIN PRESENTS:
"CAT" - SOLO EXHIBITION OF RIZOTE
FROM 21 FEBRUARY TO 14 MARCH
GALLERY OPENING: 21 FEBRUARY AT 17H
Commissaires d'exposition: Amine Bouziane & Boris Belyovski
Galerie Le Pari(s) Urbain
51 Rue de L’Echiquier, Paris 75010, Metro: Bonne Nouvelle
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