Category Archives: Juxtapoz
What’s Going On at this Year’s Frieze Art Fair (Juxtapoz)
What’s Going On at this Year’s Frieze Art Fair Juxtapoz, Thursday, 14 October 2010 15:10 “This year’s Frieze seems much more tempered and scaled back compared to the past couple of years,” comments Chris Osburn. “But on the upside there seems … Continue reading
Word to Mother on ‘Blind by Stardom:’ Exclusive Interview x Preview (Juxtapoz)
Word to Mother on ‘Blind by Stardom:’ Exclusive Interview x Preview Juxtapoz, Thursday, 30 September 2010 11:27 “Blind By Stardom” is a comment on the superficiality of society and how fame and celebrity status are the main objectives of today’s … Continue reading
World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, DOTS: Interview with Filmmaker, The Baron (Juxtapoz)
World’s First Graffiti-Funded Movie, DOTS: Interview with Filmmaker, The Baron Juxtapoz, Thursday, 09 September 2010 12:12 What do you get when you take nine of London’s most prolific graffiti artists to far flung destinations across the globe to connect with … Continue reading
A Look at the Art from Bristol’s Art from the New World (Juxtapoz)
A Look at the Art from Bristol’s Art from the New World Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 19 May 2010 08:25 We’ve shared a number of images of attendees, costumes, characters, and installations from the unveiling of Art from the New World, organized … Continue reading
Talking Photo Realistic Graffiti: Exclusive Interview with CASE (Juxtapoz)
Talking Photo Realistic Graffiti: Exclusive Interview with CASE Juxtapoz, Thursday, 18 February 2010 German artist Andreas von Chrzanowski is better known as CASE, one fourth of the internationally known Ma’claim crew and a damn talented artist on his own. His … Continue reading
A Chat with Pete Fowler (Juxtapoz)
A Chat With Pete Fowler Juxtapoz, Tuesday, 26 January 2010 Juxtapoz blogger Chris Osburn catches up with Pete Fowler, the Welsh illustrator, animator, and all around “monster creator” who recently teamed up with Noise Lab in Manchester. READ MY COMPLETE … Continue reading
Looking at London Art Fair 2010 (Juxtapoz)
Looking at London Art Fair 2010 Juxtapoz, Tuesday, 12 January 2010 Presenting museum-quality Modern British and Contemporary art, the London Art Fair brings together the work of established artists and emerging talent. Juxtapoz contributing photographer Chris Osburn headed over to snag … Continue reading
Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau in Berlin (Juxtapoz)
Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas Luau in Berlin Juxtapoz, Thursday, 17 December 2009 If Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say, Strychnin Gallery in Berlin is the place to be. READ THE COMPLETE POST AND SEE ALL MY PICS: Strychnin Gallery’s X-Mas … Continue reading
Bangkok and Vientian Have Street Art Too (Juxtapoz)
Bangkok and Vientian Have Street Art Too Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 09 December 2009 Take a visual vacation to an exotic and warmer part of the world: Bangkok and Vientian. Juxtapoz contributing photographer Chris Osburn recently returned from a trip to both, … Continue reading
Exclusive Chloe Early Interview (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Chloe Early Interview Juxtapoz, Thursday, 12 November 2009 I would never try to improve on the world in my work by creating some kind of painted utopia. But I hope the idea of utopia is there in what I … Continue reading
One Night Banksy Viewing in London (Juxtapoz)
One Night Banksy Viewing in London Thursday, 05 November 2009, Juxtapoz … a unique one-day only opportunity to view the rare and iconic Banksy street piece from the Shoreditch railway bridge. READ THE COMPLETE POST AND SEE ALL THE PHOTOS: … Continue reading
Photos: Green Day’s Art of Rock (Juxtapoz)
Photos: Green Day’s Art of Rock Juxtapoz, 23 October 2009 … commissioned by the band to celebrate their album, 21st Century Breakdown … [and] … Curated by artist Logan Hicks … Each participating artist was sent one lyric sheet, and then asked to produce … Continue reading
A Look at Frieze Art Fair 2009 (Juxtapoz)
A Look at Frieze Art Fair 2009 Juxtapoz, Monday, 19 October 2009 Take a look at a few of Chris Osburn’s favorite works … READ THE COMPLETE POST AND SEE ALL THE PHOTOS: A Look at Frieze Art Fair 2009
Early Preview: London’s Frieze Art Fair 2009 (Juxtapoz)
Early Preview: London’s Frieze Art Fair 2009 Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 It’s that time of year again: Art Fair time! “This year’s Frieze Art Fair was bigger and bolder than in year’s past. Three hours of press pass previewing … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part II (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part II Juxtapoz, Thursday, 01 October 2009 … street art in itself is something of its own, and open to a whole other spectrum of determinant factors and parameters, to do with available lighting, accessibility … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part I (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Interview with Mode 2 Part I Juxtapoz, Wednesday, 30 September 2009 Chris Osburn: How did you first get involved in graffiti? What drew you to it? Mode 2: I first took notice of graffiti in the opening title sequence … Continue reading
Local Art at the Bogobiri House in Lagos (Juxtapoz)
Local Art at the Bogobiri House in Lagos Juxtapoz, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 The artwork on display was top notch stuff too! Just as good (and some even better than) what I’m accustomed to seeing in London. There was more … Continue reading
Street Scenes from Lagos (Juxtapoz)
Street Scenes from Lagos Juxtapoz, Monday, 14 September 2009 During my five nights’ stay in Lagos, I was blown away by the vibrant (and often desperate) feel on the streets: edgy and relentless to say the least! New York, LA, … Continue reading
Images from Lagos (Juxtapoz)
Images from Lagos Juxtapoz, Friday, 11 September 2009 For every photo I took during my visit, there were countless more images that simply zoomed by too quickly or presented themselves at moments that just didn’t seem like the wisest times … Continue reading
Interview with Sylvia Ji on Her Solo Show Nectar (Juxtapoz)
Interview with Sylvia Ji on Her Solo Show Nectar Juxtapoz, Saturday, 12 September 2009 Women in a sense are each beautiful flowers: fragile, hypnotizing, unique, and some deadly. With this show, I wanted to depart from the Catrina series and … Continue reading
Photos: Dalek & Delta Exhibit (Juxtapoz)
Photos: Dalek & Delta Exhibit Juxtapoz, Friday, 28 August 2009 Dalek & Delta, the two-man show from Dalek (Juxtapoz cover #87) and Delta just opened London’s Elms Lesters Painting Rooms and the new work confirms what we have known all … Continue reading
Recap: Pygmalion by San (Juxtapoz)
Recap: Pygmalion by San Juxtapoz, Friday, 14 August 2009 Showcasing new work from the renowned Spanish street artist on canvas and paper as well as indoor and outdoor mural work. Work this beautiful deserves closer inspection. READ THE COMPLETE RECAP … Continue reading
Catching Up with Paul Insect (Juxtapoz)
Catching up with Paul Insect Juxtapoz, Friday, 31 July 2009 Interviewing Paul Insect is a frustrating affair. Don’t get me wrong – he’s a natural storyteller and as affable as anybody I’d be apt to sit down with for a … Continue reading
Photos: Usugrow’s Shinganist (Juxtapoz)
Photos: Usugrow’s Shinganist Juxtapoz, Friday, 24 July 2009 Opening last night at the StolenSpace gallery was Shinganist, a group show curated by the artist Usugrow, offering an intriguing look into the work of some of Japan’s up and coming artists. … Continue reading
Exclusive Interview with Usugrow (Juxtapoz)
Exclusive Interview with Usugrow Juxtapoz, Thursday 23 July 2009 We were influenced by graffiti, skate, punk rock and hip-hop. Those cultures were spread to Japan in the 70s. We are the second generation of people influenced from them. When we … Continue reading
Red State: Excess and Despair in the American South (Juxtapoz)
Katie Zuppann, web editor for Juxtapoz, was kind enough to post the folllowing piece about my upcoming photography exhibition in Leeds. Thanks Katie! Red State: Excess and Despair in the American South Juxtapoz, Friday, 26 June 2009 Juxtapoz contributing photographer … Continue reading
Jeff Soto’s Inland Empire at Stolenspace (Juxtapoz/Londonist)
Jeff Soto/Inland Empire pics for Juxtapoz and a write up for Londonist: First Look: Jeff Soto’s “Inland Empire” in London Juxtapoz, Thursday, 15 May 2009 “I approach the same global issues as many of the other artists working today but … Continue reading
Photos: Ron English’s “Lazarus Rising” in London (Juxtapoz)
Photos: Ron English’s “Lazarus Rising” in London Juxtapoz, Friday, 08 May 2009 What makes a Ron English piece of art instantly recognizable beyond its signature photorealist technique and brazen color scheme … Take a peek at Lazarus Rising below… Photos … Continue reading
The Future of Art: London’s Kinetica Art Fair (Juxtapoz)
The Future of Art: London’s Kinetica Art Fair Juxtapoz, Monday, 02 March 2009 Carnivorous art, man-animal-machine hybrids, mechanical drawing machines, subliminal installations, pole dancing robots, light sculptures and cybernetics. Woah. No, we haven’t blasted into the future, all this and … Continue reading