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The NYTimes have just launches a new Tumblr named “The Lively Morgue”, which showcases some of the great photographs from their vast archives (the house between 5 and 6 million prints and 300,000 sacks of negatives). Not only do we get a nostalgic glimpse at New York City in the 60s, we also get to read the notes which appear on the back of the original photograph.
Vhils starting scratching the surface for his action all across Shanghai. ONe month long action in the streets of the city.
GALLERY SHOW STARTS on MARCH 31, 2012
VHILS’s artwork is a revolution in the stencil technique in its use of unusual tools. Through the destruction of walls, he explores the layers of urban space and its history. Old papers, worn out posters, wood panels, brick walls are attacked with chisels, jackhammer, acid, or explosives, in order to sculpt his stencil on the wall. VHILS’s portraits underline an important contrast between -ew and ancient; he makes visible the inside face of these buildings. VHILS tries to give a new face to the city which is, for him, a ground of popular inspirations.
