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Japanese toy company Medicom Toy has teamed up with Disney to create a Mickey Mouse version Bearbrick. Two sizes will be available including the 400% and the much sought after 1000%. The 400% will retail for 6,090 YEN while the 1000% will go for 26,040 YEN. The figures won’t be released until May 2009 but pre-orders are available now if you’re in Japan.

Via HypeBeast

Futura – The Pioneer of American urban Art movement is having his first ever solo art show on thursday september 18th 2008 to sunday september 21st, 2008. The event is presant by Krunk, Strategic Synchronicity.

This, as perhaps Futura 2000’s most anticipated body of work ever, will shocase his extraordinary talent with a range of orginal canvases and drawings. Fans and art collectors will have a narrow window of oppotunity to purchase orignal Futura art. The exhibitioon will not only showcase his new work but will also take a genuinely evolving organic form – a work in progress.

Futura Art Show

Date – Sept 19 /08-21/08

Location- 610 S Main St, Los Angeles , CA

More info Krunk

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If you had to pass blame for the creation of stencilography, then there would be no reason for you to look any further. The godfather who brought pictoral graffiti to life will be gracing us with his presence this coming April with his first U.S. solo art exhibition. Blek Le Rat will be displaying his showcase at the new location for Studio Number One located in Echo Park, CA. If you don’t know the history of stencil art, we suggest you check the show.

picture credit: Space Invader @ www.space-invaders.com

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That’s how many times the streets of New York were last attacked by a mini-mosaic of either Pacman’s fearless ghost enemy or Mario jumping in pipes trying to get into the next warp zone. The “Invasion of New York” was demised by its fearless leader willing to scale heights of unimaginable reach. Space Invader has done it again and has assaulted the Big Apple with his playful array of colors and characters that leave you reminiscing the good ‘ol days of arcades and headgear retainers.
Now go dig in your closet and break out that Commodore 64 you just couldn’t seem to let go.

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Los Angeles has always been known to have great public displays of art and landmark locations that house art. We find these great works in everything from the towers in the city of Watts to the interiors of clubs scattered through out the town. And now like LACMA, which is also undergoing an inspiring transformation, here is another great location; The Skirball Cultural Center is a museum who’s focus is to expose the culturally diverse artistic community that is Americana. Everything from musical performances, fixed pieces, a museum of various modern cultural artifacts, an on site restaurant…All a must see.

An open mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Pictures courtesy of Flying Fortress @ www.flying-fortress.de

Flying Fortress lays another massive hit for the European world and displays some of their newest work @ Urban Feedback held in Basel, Switzerland. Along with the Fortress, other imaginatists such as the London Police, Nikodem & Co., and WorkingClassHero display their work inside this gigantic igloo once known to the people of Basel as a market hall.

Art by Jeff McMillan.

For over 60 years, our imaginations have been captivated with illustrations of super heroes and villainous creations trying to take over the world, sometimes the universe. Stan Lee allowed us to escape reality for that brief moment in time while you read through the pages of  favorite Marvel comic book.

Artists from all over have put their think tanks to the test and created masterpieces of their own to honor Stan Lee with an exhibition called  “Under the Influence: A Tribute to Stan Lee” now being displayed @ Gallery1988 and is going to run until February 1st.

Gallery1988

7020 Melrose Ave.  Los Angeles, CA 90038

*picture courtesy of www.nineteeneightyeight.com