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Things just keep getting better and better, along with the news of a new gallery opening up later this month (more on that soon!), Adelaide continues to throw up some of the coolest shows we’ve seen.  Next up from the Espionage team is a show from Fletch Cuts and Lost Track, two fine assed cutters with unique styles and mad skills.

"Espionage Gallery Proudly Presents Lost Cuts, a exhibition by Lost Track & Fletch Cuts, two of Adelaide’s most prominent stencil artists.

The culmination of many months work Lost Cuts will see 2 of Adelaide’s most skilled stencil artists come together for a stencil exhibition out of this world!

With Lost Track’s focus on bringing the world of the outback to the streets of Adelaide and now the gallery space and Fletch Cuts incredible attention to detail this is one exhibition you will not want to miss."

Man, we keep saying it, but we really have to get over to Adelaide – it’s really starting to boom, and the quality coming out of there is second to none. Mad times.

Who: Lost Track & Fletch Cuts
What: Lost Cuts duo show
Where: Espionage Gallery,  Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall (entrance off Lindes Lane), Adelaide
When: Show opens Thursday 17th May, 2012 and runs til

Check out , the Espionage Gallery website and the facebook event page for more details.

So, here’s out weekly wrap up of all that is good and cool amongst the world of Australian and NZ street art, graffiti and underground styles. Follow on for this weeks video wrap up!

This is one fine ass video put together by David Anthony Parkinson featuring Adelaides Cameo – watch this one, its straight up grand and really well produced.

United Cans seem to have released two videos in recent weeks, and here is the first one featuring the ID Crew in Richmond – this is fkn great!!

Second up for United Cans also features Fitzroys Refills store. Putos, Libre, Bailer, DV8, Nektar and Silker all feature in this one. Also fkn great.

Tom Vincent has just released a new video alongside his new website – we love this mans work.

This video featuring The Yok, Daek and Sheryo in New York is rad as!

Last year we covered Street Cube, and they’ve just released a video covering the live painting event up on the Gold Coast. Beastman, Shida, Jae Copp and Gimiks Born all feature in this.

Check out this short video from Vexta of her painting up in the Hibernian House in Sydney

We’re big fans of JKB Fletchers, and heres a really great process video of one of his works from beginning to end. Nice.

Lastly, we have to post this up, just because it’s one of our favourite videos we have seen all year! International artist Jeff Soto teamed up with Chevy – the results of which, well .. you have to see for yourself!

What’s up next for the gallery that just doesn’t stop giving us all the goods we could ever need? How about an all female exhibition, with both local and international artists?

Amongst the list of names, here are a bunch that are familiar, and some cool up and coming artists as well. There’s no doubt that Les Dessinatrices, translated to "The Cartoonists", will be yet another amazing group show put on by Josh Smith and co at this most excellent venue.

Who: Elisa Mazzone (Paris), Lisa Vanin (Toronto), Rebecca Murphy (Sydney), Yvette Tziallas (Sydney), Kaitlin Beckett (Melbourne), Luka Va
(Melbourne), Nicole Tattersall (Melbourne), Jelena V, Caitlin Millard,
Katie Johnson, Emmaline Zanelli, Jenny Allnutt, Fruzsi Kenez, Tiff
Rysdale, Lilian Choo, Sally Jo Cook, Kerri Ann Wright, Lindsey Bryant,
Olya K, Meaghan Coles, Pip Kruger, Ellie Kammer
What: Les Dessinatrices (The Cartoonists)
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide, SA
When:

Check out the Espionage Gallery  website as well as the facebook event page for more info!

In this somewhat elephantine memory of ours for artists names, it isn’t surprising that we constantly stumble across names that we thought we should know, but somehow don’t. That said, discovering new artists is one of the reasons we love doing this.

Such was the case with Cameron Brideoak – so we’re pretty happy to say that until now we hadn’t seen much of his work, as its allowed us to discover something pretty cool. We’re definitely going to be keeping an eye on this guy, especially given the sneak peak of his work for his show coming up at Espionage Gallery in Adelaide …

"Cameron’s work is a melting pot of ancient meets modern. Japanese animation meets fine art. A show framed entirely with eastern fabrics, Cameron has created a series of characters, inspired by world mythology.

Although Cameron is quite new to the art scene his work is already
highly sought after by collectors both locally, interstate and interest from overseas is already forming. Cameron’s attention to detail and shading work is a force to be reckoned with which is already making established artists nervous.

Mythmaker is the second Solo exhibition by Cameron and his final show before he takes his work to Melbourne and leaving Adelaide behind. Cameron is sure to explode in a big way on both the Melbourne and International art scene."

Well, we’re looking forward to seeing more of Camerons work over here in the ‘burn, that’s for sure!

Who: Cameron Brideoak
What: Mythmaker solo exhibition
Where: Espionage Gallery – Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide
When: Show opens Thursday April 12th from 6pm til 9pm

Check out Cameron Brideoaks website, the facebook event page, and the Espionage Gallery website for more info.

Did you really think we’d let you start your Easter break without getting around to our Thursday Transmissions? We’re chillin at Invurt HQ for the moment before heading out to Thursday night smashtown, so thought I might as well bang it out! 

Whatever you’re up to over the long weekend, stay safe and have a good one – we’ll have a couple small updates, but we’ll be back in full force next week. Over twenty shows and events over the rest of April – holy shitballs its going to get hectic … so watch on for your video fix!

You know, we really dislike videos that don’t contain embed codes – this isn’t the 90s, people, but we absolutely love this piece about the crew at Squishface Studios – so click on and check it!!

Okay, for some idiotic reason we didn’t check this, and thought when we saw it that it was actually just an old promo video for Outpost – but damn, if this isn’t the full feature video for Kid Zooms Home exhibition on the island – rad!

Askew posted up this video that summarises Auckland Cities harsh and completely backward graffiti laws. Interesting piece.

Mark Whelan, who used to run under the Kill Pixie moniker, has a really cool feature video up over at Juxtapoz – nice!

We posted a bit of this in another video a few weeks ago, but here’s another full wrapup of the Street Dreams festival over in Adelaide- definitely getting over there next year!!

Alrighty, fuckit, that’s enough for this week – time for more drinks, roll on Easter!!

This is a huge and exciting one, not to be missed if you are in the area!

‘As the Adelaide Fringe and Festival have just finished up, Espionage Gallery is offering up the hottest Screenprints, Giclee Prints, Etchings, and Stencil Prints by some of Australia’s best printmakers. With budget in mind, all works are limited edition prints aimed at even the money conscience art buyer.’

It’s going to be a quick show, running for three days only – and with well priced, amazing, limited edition works up on offer, which art fiend can resist? This will be Espionage’s most ambition group show yet – featuring the works of 30+ artists!"

We’re well familiar with the awesome work of many of the artists in this show, and by the looks of it there’s going to be sooo much cool stuff to check out and/or grab!

Who: Ankles, Caitlin Millard, Chris Edser, Daniel Purvis, Donovan Christie, Fletch, Fruzsi Kenez, Gary Seaman, HEX 1, JAKE ONE, JAKE TWO, Jayson Fox, Jelena V, Jenny Allnutt, John Engelhardt, Joshua Miels, Joshua
Searson, Joshua Smith, Kate Kowald, Kerri Ann Wright, Lilian Choo, Lindsey Bryant, Lucas Croall, Mustachio, Peter Fong, Pip Kruger, Rose Swincer, SCATTERBRAIN, Suzie Lockery, Tiff Rysdale, Tom Borgas, TWOONE and more
What: Limited Edition Group Print show
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide (entrance off Lindes Lane)
When: Show opens Thursday 5th of April at 6pm until Sunday 8th

Check out the Espionage Gallery website and Facebook event page for more info!

The muchly talented James Dodd has been painting and exhibiting works both locally and internationally for over ten years. With his roots in street and public art, his work holds an important place in both the evolution, and future, of Australian art.

Having spent some time last year exploring Arnhem Land and the Top End, James has spent a lot of his time lately taking the thing that he saw and experienced into his own artistic world, translating the culture, scrawlings and environs of the Top End into a new body of work to be displayed in Adelaide this week.

"I’ve been locked in my studio lately completing a new suite of works of that will be shown at Hugo Michell Gallery in Adelaide next week. The work continues my investigations into interpretations of found text such as graffiti, particularly that which is found in Australia’s Top End."

Judging from the image below, we’re really looking forward to seeing some pics from the show – hammerhead sharks and scrawl! Mad combination right there!

Who: James Dodd
What: Top End Scrawl
Where: Hugo Mitchell Gallery, 260 Portrush Rd, Beulah Park, Adelaide
When: Show opens Thursday 22nd March from 6pm til 8pm and runs til the 22nd of April.

Check out James Dodds website as well as the facebook event page for more info on the show!

Over the last few weeks we’ve been seeing bits and pieces of work that Sync has been putting together for his first solo show in over ten years – and what we have seen, we really, really like.

As a member of the renowned Everfresh crew, Sync has a long history in the creative world. Starting out in sticker art and smashing Adelaide with them during his time as a bike courier, he then moved into multilayer stencils and beyond. Indeed, his "spektapod" characters have, over the years, become a real icon in Australian street art.  He has also featured in several publications such as the Everfresh Black Book, and was a part of the National Gallery Space Invaders exhibition.

It is hard not to recognise a Sync piece when you see it – with flowing lines and movement, it’s a style that is definably his own. Yet one of the cool things we noticed with the teasers he has thrown out into the public over the last few weeks, are the directions he has been going in – his work has matured, grown and is most definitely moving into new and interesting areas.

We wish we could make it to this show – or that was on here in Melbourne, but, as it is, we’ll just have to sit back and wait for all the photos to roll in. Can’t wait!!

Who: Sync (Everfresh)
What: The Walls Have Ears solo show
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, Rundle Mall, Adelaide
When: Show opens Thursday 15th March from 6pm til 9pm and runs til 29th March

Check out Syncs blog, the facebook event page and the Espionage Gallery website for more info.

If you’ve spent any time at all meandering around the colourful streets of Melbourne – then there can be no way that you have not been transfixed and delighted by the delicate, whimsical and playful works of Be Free and Suki.

The talents of these two amazingly creative ladies comes together for their first collaboration, and also first interstate show, at Espionage Gallery in Adelaide. Both are well known Melbourne street artists and their beautifully handcrafted paste ups and stencils cannot be missed – each results in a personal journey of surprise and intrigue.

"Be Free and Suki are creating a space in a gallery with a focus on stencils, lino prints and instillations."

Check out the event video here, and our interviews last year with Suki and Be Free. Looks like this one’s not only going to be something to see, but also something to experience! So cool.

Who: Be Free and Suki
What: Alone Together
Where: Espionage Gallery,  Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide.
When: Show opens Thursday, 8th March from 6pm and runs til the 13th

Check the facebook event page and the Espionage Gallery website for more details!

We loved seeing this festival last year and vowed to get over to it this year, but alas we are not able to – but the annual Street Dreams festival is one great event for Adelaide, and its something that anyone who loves art out on the streets should attend!!!! This is one of the best parts of Adelaide Fringe by far.

"After the success of the 2011 festival, Street Dreams is back to celebrate everything Street Art during the 2012 Adelaide Fringe. In just 2 days the festival features mural painting, an epic street art tour, workshops, Pimp my T-shirt party and the famous Dumpster Biennale.

Street Dreams is run on a volunteer basis with the aim of building a platform to showcase and celebrate street art in Adelaide. We hope to build a greater appreciation for street art culture within the wider Adelaide community and strengthen connections between Adelaide based and interstate street artists."

So many great events will be going alongside this whole festival, and we’ve listed them below (or just check out the facebook page)

THE DUMPSTER BIENNALE – FREE
Fourwords Artist Warehouse, 6pm

Over the years we’ve shown some amazing work from artists who really pushed the limits of what can be done to customise a dumpster. Looking down at the wooden miniatures it was fun to imagine ‘what if they were real’? Well, this year THEY WILL BE! Three teams of artists plus Three individual artists will have just 12 hours to customise their FULL SIZE DUMPSTER into the most magnificent garbage receptacles the world has ever seen!

(Dumpsters donated by Veolia)

PIMP MY T-SHIRT PARTY – FREE
Fourwords Artist Warehouse, 9pm

One rule: wear a plain T-shirt because it’s going to get tagged, stencilled, drawn on, spraypainted and generally destroyed as alcohol and aerosol are mixed together into one amazing party. This fully licensed event features a solid line-up of Djs and never fails to go off.
(Tunes courtesy of Soundpond)

SUNDAY 4TH MARCH
THE TOOTH AND NAIL MURAL
Tooth and Nail from 10am

The mural’s progress will be on show as painting continues over the course of the day.

WORKSHOPS – $25
Tooth and Nail, 11am – 3pm
Want to start making your own street art? Join our workshops to learn the tricks behind stencils, paste-ups and freehand aerosol from seasoned street artists.
$25 – buys you: 4 hours of workshops with all materials provided!

THE STREET ART TOUR – FREE
Leaves Tooth and Nail at 4pm
Street art is everywhere but some of the best spots can be hard to find. Our guided tour of Adelaide street art takes in all the best nooks and crannies, alcoves and back alleys. With insights into the personalities behind the art and its rich history the street art tour is a great way for anyone to start discovering Adelaide’s street art.

STREET ART CINEMA – FREE
Tooth and Nail, 8pm

After all that partying it’s time to putt your feet up and watch some movies. So grab a mojito with your popcorn and find out what the world’s urban art scene has to offer.

Who: Ah, too many artists to list – but shitloads!
What: Street Dreams Urban Art Festival
Where: All over – check the info above, a lot at Tooth And Nail and Fourwords Artist Warehouse.
When: This weekend! March 3rd and 4th.

Check out the Street Dreams facebook page for all your event and info requirements!

Well doesn’t this look mighty fine? Besides using one of my favourite words in the English language (hey, its in the dictionary!) this show running alongside the Adelaide Fringe Festival looks to be pretty banging.

Opening this Thursday, Discombobulated will have a whole range of cool shit for just about everyone.

“A dynamic visual art exhibition featuring new works by Australia’s leading graffiti art practitioners. The show will include works by local, interstate and a couple of very special international artists. Featuring a live art showcase on the opening night.”

It seems these days also, that live art is just par for the course for openings and such, and seeing as we love that shit, we love seeing that there will be a display of some of SAs finest along with the show!

Have fun, Radelaidians, this looks like a top night.

Who: a large collection of local, interstate and international graffiti artists
What: Discombobulate group show
Where: Cold Krush, 109 Unley Rd, Unley, Adelaide, SA
When: Show opens Thursday 2nd March from 6pm til 9pm

Check out the Cold Krush website and facebook page, as well as the facebook event page.

Has it really only been a year since Espionage opened up in Adelaide? The gallery feels like it’s been such a mainstay with event in South Australia over the past year that we could swear its always been there. Josh Smith and his crew have done amazing things for the art scene over there in this past year, with a huge range of exhibitions and events – and this first birthday show looks to be no exception to that.

"Espionage Gallery is proud to present our One Year Anniversary
exhibition! After a successful year in 2011 Espionage Gallery is going
ahead full steam for 2012 with a whole string of new and exciting
exhibitions planned featuring prominent established and emerging
local, interstate and international artists.

Come along and help celebrate one year of business and wish the gallery a Happy Birthday! Espionage Gallery is lucky enough to showcase one of the best exhibitions thus far for this special occasion featuring 30 of Australia’s best artists!"

It really is an amazing line up as you can see – there’s really nowhere else you want to be in Adelaide next Thursday night, is there?

Who: Joshua Smith, Gary Seaman, Sync, Fredrock, Tarns, Fletch, Fu, Emmaline Zanelli, Kate Gagliardi, Sean Thomann, Rebecca Murphy, James Dodd, James Dean, Kate Kowald, Jelena Vujnovic, Joshua Miels, Cameron Brideoake, Véra Ada, Fruzsi Kenez, Donovan Christie, Jayson Fox, Peter Fong, Lilian Choo, Luka Va, Lampin, Elita A’Vard,
Katherine Prue Eggelston, Jack Artini, Jake One, Daniel Purvis
What: Espionage Gallery First Birthday
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide (entrance off Lindes Lane, next to ZU Shoes).
When: Show opens Thursday the 9th of February at 6:00pm

Check out the Espionage Gallery website for more info.

Espionage Gallery in Adelaide had a great first year last year, and we are really excited to see what they have in store for 2012 – and after having received news of their first group show this year, Betwixt & Beyond, in the mail yesterday we’re doubly excited.

"Join 6 local artists on Thursday the 19th of January at 6 pm to view
the visual findings of their explorations into the worlds of the micro
& the macro. Come along and peek beneath the surface, read between the lines and marvel amidst the cracks of an Ink Jamboree."

Looks to be a fun little illustration show, and we so love a bunch of ink and lines … if you haven’t been to Espionage just yet, next week is a great time to introduce yourself to what they do best.

Who: Chantel Lee, Lucas Croall, Simon Pilkington, Charlotte Stanforth, Suzannah Kennett Lister, Jack Ladd
What: Betwixt & Beyond illustration group show
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide
When: Show opens Thursday 19th January from 6pm til 9pm

Check out the Espionage Gallery website and the facebook event page for more info.

We first saw some of Lisa Kings work back in July when we saw news of her show at Paperhorse Studios, and we vowed to keep an eye on what she’s been up to. The other day she sent us this flyer for her next show – our diligent eyes almost missed it, how’s that for powers of observation!

We’re lucky we saw it though, and those of you in Adelaide are lucky you have it on in your midst – this next show from Lisa will delve into an “exuberant world of playfulness, innocence and escapism through the works of wood sculpted longboards, decks and paintings.”

Sculpted longboards? Decks? Paintings. Yep, that sounds about perfect.

Who: Lisa King
What: Gazing Heroes solo show
Where: Magazine Gallery, Clubhouse Lane (Off Hindley), Adelaide
When: Show opens Friday 25th November from 6pm til late

Check Lisas facebook page and the facebook event page for more info.

Man, Espionage just keeps on bringing it! This time they’re showcasing a bunch of their favourite artists in, yep, an all star lineup!

With artists from both Adelaide and Melbourne featured, this is an eclectic range of some really top notch names – and something that those of you in Adelaide should definitely get down to see whilst its on!

Who: 23rd Key, E.L.K., Alysha Menzel, Michael Carney, Ebony Heidenreich, Emmaline Zanelli, Fletch, Gary Seaman, Hailet Lane, James Dean, Jordan onasson, Peter Fong, Pip Kruger, Sean Thomann
What: Espionage Gallery Allstars Group Show
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall, Adelaide
When: Show opens Thursday 24th November from 6pm til 9pm, and runs til the 29th November

Check out the Espionage Gallery website, and the facebook event page for more info.

Prolific artist, and the man behind Adelaides amazing Espionage Gallery, Joshua Smith, is having another solo show this Thursday night – and its one for everyone.

Josh is a phenomenally cool stencil artist, up there with the best of them . Often feminine in nature, his work is vibrant and alluring, belying the effort that often goes into the design and cutting processes behind each piece. When we caught up with Joshua in an interview a few months ago, we got the overwhelming impression of a creative, hard working and passionate artist – and this next show looks pretty damn cool.

"Internationally renowned stencil artist and gallery director Joshua
Smith is unveiling his newest solo show, 300, with the premise of making his art affordable for everyone.

As the title suggests, all the pieces in the exhibition will be market at
that price, creating equal opportunity for all to get their hands on a Joshua Smith original. The work Smith does on the streets is for all to enjoy, and instead of making art on canvases to cater only for collectors, he felt it was important to hold an exhibition of work that was affordable for everyone. With his extremely collectible art, and over 104 exhibitions worldwide, Smith is a force to be reckoned with. Furthermore, he recently took out the 2011 King of Canvas aerosol art
prize, in addition to being a 2011 Australian Stencil Art Prize
finalist.

Needless to say, this exhibition is not to be missed."

The last sentence says it all, really!

Who: Joshua Smith
What: 300 solo show
Where: Espionage Gallery, Suite 1, Level 2, 93 Rundle Mall (Entrance off Lindes Lane)
When: Show opens Thursday, November 10th at 6pm and runs for two weeks.

Check out the facebook event page, and the Espionage website for more info.

Buckle up all – we’ll be taking a small hiatus next Thursday from our Thursday Transmissions, but, never fear – we’ll have something even better for you; live blogging, photos, video and much more goodness all from the wonderful Cockatoo Island in Sydney.

For today though, check out some of the goodness that is in video land this week …

This new documentary about Melbourne Street Art will be showing at ACMI over the next few weeks. The documentary focuses on one of the pivotal cities amongst the Australian graffiti and street art scenes, and traverses its scene over twenty one years – it looks amazing, and we can’t wait to check it out

This video from Peter Drew and Ronnie Chin that we had sent to us is damn cool – outlaws pasted up across Adelaide …

Sofles and Vans The Omega hit up Boardshop not so long ago, checkit!

Brisbane Heat? No worries!

Ahh… yeah, its been quite this week, we tried! Hope you enjoyed these ones though, and see you in Sydney next week …