It’s always a great pleasure for me to get noticed of professional success from my friends. BLANKO is the contemporary art nickname of Massimiliano Cereda, a dear friend, graffiti artist, designer and painter. Just got the notice his artworks are burning the italian market right now, with tens of sales. Here’s his website: blankoart.com
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It seems that Marracash, rising italian rap star, used in his hit “Popolare” a very similar production to “Marginal Musique” by Fonky Family from Marseille. Maybe the contrary. One thing is sure: the resemblance is embarassing. Fonky Family signed a global contract with Bertelsmann Music Group, Marracash with Universal. Will we attend a “Clash of [...]

Just received the lovely invitation from Helms Lesters Gallery to James Marshall and Boris Tellegen vernissage. You can attend the show from 28 August to 26 September 2009. Indiscretions talk about that the exhibition will showcase some amazing pieces.

Lorenzo Sardini is an italian muralist and artist, he lives in Bornato, my family town. Just spotted him restoring a big mural from the ’80s.

His passion is still alive and it touched me. His works have been one of the first contacts with public painting ten years before I saw the first graffiti piece. He [...]

Popil is one of my favourite chinese illustrators and artists. Thanks to destiny I got the chance to get in touch with her and his french boyfriend Dezio, during a visit to Shanghai. Her productions are unequalled and exquisite, hot melting-pot of chinese vintage graphics, impassioned sapphic desires, pure childish view of the world. I [...]

If you are or will be around Hong Kong till september 30th, you should take a visit to Art Statements Gallery, located @ 5 Mee Lun Street, Central HK.

Everybody knows the patetic buzz about the arrest of ZEVS after the illegal action painting on the Armani building, the good news is that the [...]

I agree with Mr. Alemanno policy about graffiti removal instead of fines. Italian cities are a great cultural heritage that shouldn’t be defaced. By the way it is to say that most of the acts of vandalism on italian monuments aren’t perpetrated by graffiti writiters or street-artists but by common people and young add-libbed vandals. [...]