Remain Awesome Reboot on Twitter
Posted on November 19, 2008
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Hey Everyone remember how I said I was going to be rebooting remainawesome at some time in the future?
Well since I don’t have time to blog regularly I thought I’d switch to a microblog model and post all my Underground Pop Culture news links to Twitter. You can follow me at http://www.twitter.com/abelincolnjr
Closing up shop…
Posted on September 19, 2008
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Due to way too many commitments, I’ve decided to retire Remain Awesome.com. Its been a good run but its time to put the old girl to rest. Thanks for all your support and visits over the years. Remain Awesome will return in a new non-blog format one day but today is not that day.
Thanks again and see ya in another incarnation,
Abe Lincoln Jr.
PS. Presidential Fail 2008!
Artist Feature: Nomad
Posted on September 6, 2008
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Nomad just sent me a photo of a new street installation called DAMOKLES 2008 and I think its a really great use of street art.
He also does some pretty nice paintings too
Scribe Introvert/Extrovert - Cardboard Spaceship in Santa Cruz Ca. 9/5/08
Posted on September 5, 2008
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KC Artist Scribe will be having a solo show tonite at Cardboard Spaceship in Santa Cruz California. Out of all the people doing custom toys and whatnot out there I think Scribe is head and shoulders above the rest. Be sure to check out Cardboard Spaceship’s preview of Scribes work it’s really top notch stuff.
Josh MacPhee and Eric Lyle speaking engagement Thur. Aug 28th Brooklyn NY
Posted on August 25, 2008
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Erick Lyle/Josh MacPhee are both speaking at 123 Community Space in Brooklyn. Should be an interesting nite so be sure to check it out.
Thursday, August 28th
8:30 PM
123 Community Space
123 Tompkins, Brooklyn, NY
Erick and Josh will talk about their new books, tell stories and show pictures for you to look at. Erick recently released On the Lower Frequencies, a remix of the very best of his SCAM zine with some great new writing. Josh put together Reproduce & Revolt, a collection of over 500 public domain political graphics from 100 plus artists from around the big old world.
At least one of them will likely make you laugh, and hell, it’s free!
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olive47 in Niort, France
Posted on August 22, 2008
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Remain Awesome Homegirl olive47 crushed this window in Niort France recently. Go olive!
Mikael Alacoque: Fucking Awesome
Posted on August 20, 2008
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DonnieRobot a member of Skullbrain just posted a new piece of art that he’d purchased at a show in London. Artist, Mikael Alacoque sculpted and cast these skull dog hybrids. I think he’s my favorite artist right now. Wow!
More dogs available here
Illegal Only Magazine - Ready for Download
Posted on August 17, 2008
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The good peoples from Illegal Only Magazine have sent the word that issue 4 is available for download. It features work from the town of Wroclaw… Check it out!
Toys: El Chupacabra from Sara Antoinette Martin August 14th NY NY
Posted on August 6, 2008
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Remain Awesome Homegirl Sara Antoinette Martin is releasing El Chupacabra, her first original toy with Kid Robot. To celebrate there will be a signing at the New York Kid Robot Store on August 14th from 6 – 8 pm. There will also be 2 exclusive giclee prints to be released with El Chupacabra. El Chupacabra is one of the many characters in Sara’s “The Dating Habits of the Debatable Beasts” mini comics. Her href=”http://store.skelecore.com “>web store will also have exclusive package deals on toys n prints. All the details after the jump.
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olive47 makes shopping fun part 2
Posted on July 30, 2008
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Remain Awesome! Homegirl olive47 has some brand spanking new silkscreens up on her site and they’re great. I have a secret crush on her character, Cupcake, and you can bring Cupcake home with you anytime you like. Just jump over to her site and add Cupcake to your cart! Easy as 1.2.3. If you are heartless or just diabetic there are a ton of other great prints on her site. More previews after the jump.
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This just in from my Street Team in Vienna ;)
Posted on July 29, 2008
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Abulic Monkey just got back from his honeymood in Vienna and snapped this pic for me.
To be clear I don’t have a street team (but im thinking about starting one now…) and my lawyers will be sending this person a cease and desist letter as soon as we figure out his true identity!
Art Show: Beasts of Burden Fri July 25h San Diego Ca.
Posted on July 23, 2008
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sneak peek of my contribution after the jump
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Interview: Rumplo meets Linty Fresh
Posted on July 22, 2008
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I caught a nice interview with Eric Terry, the guy who does Linty Fresh t-shirts, courtesy of the good people at Rumplo.
Art Show: The TML Stars, July 30th London England
Posted on July 22, 2008
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Damion Silver laser etched skate deck now available at Digital Gravel
Posted on July 21, 2008
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Remember the shit-hot laser etched skateboard from Damion Silver that I blogged about a week or two ago?
Well you can now get the first board in the series at digital gravel now. Damion has a lot more goodness in store, so keep checking digital gravel for more details.
Art Show: Weapon of Choice, Guernsey, Channel Islands
Posted on July 21, 2008
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THIS EVENT IS IN GUERNSEY, CHANNEL ISLANDS.
The Get Down and Readerswives Collective present Weapon of Choice; Bristol’s hottest live graff night here in Guernsey. We’ve pulled out all the stops and invited Cheba, Mr Jago, Nikill and Inkie to our fair shores to paint. They will be joined on stage by local yocals Rost and Dred (RWC). Tuneage for the night will be supplied by oneofakind along with some very special guests, Entry is a measly £5.
FRIDAY 25th JULY
ROGUES NIGHTCLUB
10:30pm – LATE
£5
You are invited to the opening of Weapon of Choice an exhibition of work by four of the UK’s leading street artists; Cheba, Inkie, Mr Jago and Nikill on SATURDAY 26th JULY at the CENTRE FOLD GALLERY from 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Centre Fold Gallery
Trinity Square Centre
Trinity Square
St Peter Port
Guernsey
Channel Islands
GY1 1LY
In addition to painting the gallery wall the Weapon of Choice crew will be bringing over plenty of canvases and works on paper so make sure you bring some of that hard earned cash.
Exhibition opening times:
27th July – 17th August 2008
Monday – Sunday
10:30am – 9:30pm
Everyone is welcome and entry is free.
Open Calls courtesy of Shift Japan
Posted on July 17, 2008
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I just got this email with open calls from Shift Japan, lots of interesting opportunities to those who are interested in this sort of thing.
We are delivering several international competition news from Japan.
We will be very appreciated if you could announce them on your
web/blog site. We would be grateful for your support.
UT GRAND PRIX 2009
UNIQLO’s annual T-shirt design competition since 2004, the 5th “UT Grand Prix” will call for entries from July 15th.
UNIQLO has actively developed its global expansion as a casual wear brand from Japan, opening flagship stores in New York, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Korea and China, and also shown the global promotion campaigns that world people can participate such as UNIQLOCK and UT LOOP!
Based on the concept of “T-shirt Design Olympics”, UT Grand Prix calls for T-shirt designs from young & upcoming creators from all over the world. Works will be chosen from more than 10,000 submissions in the first and second phases of judgment, & these will be shown on the web. In the final stage, 20 designs will be selected by presiding guest judges, & these designs will then be sold as UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) at UNIQLO stores. Cash & other prizes will be also presented to the winner(s). The Grand Prix (top) prize is 3 million JPY (or equivalent in local currency at current rates).
Submission Period: July 15th – September 21st, 2008
http://www.shift.jp.org/en/blog/?p=216
AMUSE ARTJAM 2008
AMUSE ARTJAM, a new art competition by a Japanese agency for all-round entertainment “AMUSE”, will open calling for entries from August 1st.
This is a competition that has counted more than 5000 submissions and total 70000 visitors in the past 6 events, gathering attentions as a gateway for young artists to success. This year as a new project, they will open a new gallery for contemporary art called “ArtJamContemporary” in the art complex building “NADiff A/P/A/R/T” in Ebisu, Tokyo. The participants of ARTJAM will be mainly featured in the gallery and sent to the world.
Anyone can participate in this competition regardless of genders, nations, ages, educations, professionals or amateurs, and genres. However, the competition winners need to participate in the award ceremony, which will be held in The Museum Of Kyoto on October 5th, 2008.
Submission period: August 1st – 31st, 2008
http://www.shift.jp.org/en/blog/?p=215
12TH JAPAN MEDIA ARTS FESTIVAL
CG-ARTS Society with Agency for Cultural Affairs and The National Art Center, Tokyo will start calling for entries for 12th Japan Media Arts Festival. They seek vibrantly creative works that are opening up a new era in each division of Art, Entertainment, Animation and Manga.
Submission Period: July 17th – September 26th, 2008
http://www.shift.jp.org/en/blog/?p=212
DOTMOV FESTIVAL 2008
Online magazine SHIFT presents DOTMOV Festival 2008, a digital film festival aiming to discover talented creators and provide them with an opportunity to show their works. Works submitted from all over the world will be screened throughout the world venues from November 2008 (Date will be different depending on the venue). Last year’s total submission was 297 works from 34 countries. This year’s tour will be Sapporo, Sendai, Shizuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Fukuoka and Sao Paulo.
Submission Period: September 20th, 2008
http://www.shift.jp.org/mov/
SHIFT 2009 CALENDAR COMPETITION
Shift has been trying to offer artists many platforms to showcase their works online. The Shift calendar competition held from 2003 successively, pushes the boundaries between online and off line using a “calendar” as its medium. Entries are invited from all over the world and selected works will be distributed throughout the world in the format of a physical calendar.
This year, selected works will be exhibited and sold at PRINT’EM web site for a year with support by PRINT’EM, a graphic print center operated by Mitsubishi Paper MIlls Limited.
Submission Period: September 10th, 2008
http://www.shift.jp.org/2009/
Art Show: Walls & Foundations Fri. July 25th Long Beach Ca.
Posted on July 15, 2008
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Walls & Foundations: Featuring The Artwork of Kelly D. Williams (July 25th, 2008)
You’re invited to a public gathering of the Foundation Skateboards team and artist Kelly D. Williams.
To celebrate the release of the new Team Series graphics, a reception will be held at the DDR Projects Gallery.
Please come partake of the uber good vibes and enjoy a beverage on us.
ONE NIGHT ONLY Date: Friday, July 25th 2008 Time: 7-10pm DDR Projects Gallery 1532 East Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802
For more information, visit foskco.com, ddrprojects.com or kellydwilliams.com
Location: DDR Projects Gallery, Long Beach California
Contact: info@ddrprojects.com
ONE NIGHT ONLY Date: Friday, July 25th 2008 Time: 7-10pm DDR Projects Gallery 1532 East Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802
Art Show: It’s Pop It’s Art Tues. July 15th San Francisco
Posted on July 15, 2008
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IT’S POP IT’S ART
Tuesday July 15, 7 – 10 pm
The Gray Area Gallery
1515 Folsom Street (between 11th & 12th)
San Francisco, CA
On display and for sale will be limited edition prints from the It’s Pop It’s Art collaboration between Airside and EMI Music Publishing, as well as never before seen pieces from US artists:
Cody Hoyt
Ethos
Garrett Morin
Hit+Run
Mike Genovese
Retna
featuring an exclusive acoustic performance by San Francisco’s own Birdmonster and DJ Excitable Rooster.
In addition, Raffle tickets available at the event to enter to win a select print from the It’s Pop It’s Art collection with 100% of proceeds benefiting Rock the Vote. To attend, simply RSVP. NOTE: you must be 21 or older. Complimentary wine will be served courtesy of Black Swan Wines of Australia
RSVP via the following link:
http://www.cornerstonepromotion.com/static/bswbird/
Formulawerx Solve Benefit tees
Posted on July 11, 2008
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Chicago’s high end streetwear brand Formulawerx has stepped up to the plate and is now releasing a Solve t-shirt to benefit Solve’s family after his untimely passing in Chicago. Solve was an talented and active member of the Chicago street art community, he will be missed.
From Formulawerks:
This Secret Stash was created to honor the life of Brendan Scanlon aka SOLVE (1984-2008). All proceeds will be donated to Brendan’s family. The shirt features artwork by SOLVE, and was coordinated with SARO, BONUS, and SOLVE’s family. It is produced by the fam at Formula Werks. Check the site to read more about SOLVE and to order a shirt. Thanks for your support and memory of a great artist.Every order comes with a free sticker/button pack and free shipping.
The Secret Stash is up for the next two weeks and will then disappear forever. Get ‘em while you can.
Check Solve Lives for more details.
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