COPE2 is one of the most notorious bombers in New York City and the five boroughs. I first stumbled upon his work in the early 90's. From the Bronx to downtown to Brooklyn he had pieces everywhere. The two color, very stylish bubble letter throw ups reading COPE, were just everywhere. The guy was definitely one of the most prolific bombers I've ever seen, and I've spent a lot of time in New York City. Especially in the 90's, COPE was everywhere. I found out later on that he had actually been out bombing since the early 80's, starting very young. Some of the stuff I saw in the early 90's had maybe been around three, five, eight, even ten years, who knows… but he just stayed at it. He was incredibly tenacious and had built up a huge amount of work around the city. Of course graffiti is ephemeral, but back then New York wasn't cleaned as fast, so his stuff was accumulating. I didn't meet him, I just knew him through his work, and I just thought for traditional graffiti this guy has one of the best styles. Of course, success in graffiti is measured by volume and he was one of the most , if not the most, up of anyone in New York City.
I first got in touch with COPE2 because he had painted on a skateboard that ended up in a show in our gallery. I said, "Wow, COPE2….that guy's work is everywhere but I've never met him, I don't even know anyone who knows him. Do you have his email?" The guy that organized the skateboard show had the contact info, so I emailed him. COPE was super cool and said he knew my work well. He said he would love to link up sometime when I was in New York, so yeah it somehow happened.. by modern technology. We ended up becoming friends and collaborating on a couple of walls. He took me up to the Bronx and we worked on a wall there on a production he's maintained for many years. He also took me out to do some bombing and hit some freeway spots. I simultaneously was doing a wall down in Manhattan that I had permission for, a really high-profile wall and told COPE2 he should get up on either end of this wall too. We showed a little uptown/downtown love, and mutual appreciation. We liked the way the production in the Bronx came out so much that we decided on a poster collaboration. Martha Cooper, who is one of the all-time great graffiti photographers, shot the photo. So between me, COPE2, and Martha, it was a pretty epic collaboration. We talked about doing something with the Obey clothing line with COPE2. His work is great and he can pretty much do tags on top of anything, so we decided to let him do his thing on top of the OBEY icon, to also create a shirt of our Bronx collaboration. We have some great stuff coming out, and I'm always about putting the spotlight on people that I think have really put a lot of work in the culture and have earned the respect that they deserve. COPE2 is one of those people.
-Shepard Fairey
Caledonia Curry started her career as a street artist, but leapfrogged to museums and galleries. Now she has expanded her work to include installation and ...
Decode the messages and stories hidden within street art. Brooklyn Street Art founders Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo lead a dynamic, multimedia ...
I directed this documentary film series with Upper Playground on different contemporary artists from my extended community of friends, collaborators, homeys, and hero's. This was before the term Street Art- it was just getting up your way outside, inside or both. She and I also collaborated on an article in Juxtapoz magazine. It was my first time working with the magazine and my photo made the front cover! I was hyped but it didn't last because I mistakingly printed her real name in the article which at the time was still on the low. I didn't get the memo but I sure got the beef. My bad Swoonifer. your secret is still safe with me -J
Part of a series of videos we produced for The Feast Conference in 2013. This one features street artist and all-around inspiring figure Swoon.
As part of her Murmuration installation at Shoreditch's Black Rat Projects, the New York-based artist takes Time Out to the streets and pastes up one of her latest ...
Very Nearly Almost magazine issue 25 preview featuring Swoon. Full interview available now in VNA 25 available to buy at ...
Caledonia Curry "Swoon" talks about the transformation from street/studio artist to the raft voyages of, "Swimming Cities of Serenissima" and "Konbit Shelter" in ...
Video para clase de Análisis del dibujo EL ARTE DEL ENGRUDO.
swoon at work no copy right theft intended.
Oh, you've seen her: from New York's P.S. 1 and Deitch Projects to Hui No'eau on Maui and Berlin's gritty street corners. Notorious for constructing a giant floating raft and sailing it down river (twice!), she is neither a pirate nor a street artist. And even if her real name is known these days, that is also neither here nor there. Join us as we swing by Berlin's Urban Art Info Gallery to see what else the ineffable Swoon has got up her sleeve in Gestalten.tv's latest interview. Related Books http://shop.gestalten.com/the-upset-662.html http://shop.gestalten.com/papercraft-506.html More podcasts on www.gestalten.tv (video originally published October 2009)
Swoon came to the Bank of Ideas, part of Occupy London to talk about her work as a solo artist and as a member of many collectives. In this clip, she talks about ...
The street is a space where art thrives, and a place where artists can shape the public aesthetic. Olek, a sculpture who knits, and Swoon, a mixed media artist, disrupt daily life with work that creates wonder, emotion, and humor. Equally at home in museums and galleries, both artists also create installations that challenge the formats of traditional art spaces. With powerful layers of meaning, beautiful aesthetics, and using unique media, these two prolific creators are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art. Featuring: Olek, Artist Swoon, Artist Music by: Anitek: http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/Anitek Follow Off Book: Twitter: @pbsoffbook Tumblr: http://pbsarts.tumblr.com/ Produced by Kornhaber Brown: http://www.kornhaberbrown.com
A Short Film Collaboration. directed by: Cat Solen artwork by: Swoon music: My Morning Jacket - http://mymorningjacket.com Filmed at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) in conjunction with the exhibition Art in the Streets - http://www.moca.org Made at the Levi’s Film Workshop - http://workshops.levi.com producer: Jonathan Wells directory of photography: Joel Fox edited by: Aaron Morris line producer: Cindy Thoennessen much thanks: Tod Seelie, Jaime Caliri, Alex Juhasz, Red Light Management, Dragon Stop Motion
Renowned for her delicate paste ups and large scale installation work, New York artist, Swoon, recently made a trip to Melbourne for her first Australian exhibition, Thekla, at the Metro Gallery in Armadale. The petite artist was run off her feet when we visited her in the gallery, but she managed to sit down with us to chat about her upbringing, her artistic process and future projects. In this nice little film by ACCLAIM lads, Louis Mitchell and Michael Danischewski, she spoke extensively about space, context and participation and how these inspire and impact her work. www.acclaimmag.com
SWOON at work! One episode from the twelve-episode series produced from the film archive of Beautiful Losers. The series, covering street art, grafitti and creativity in skateboarding, was produced in association with Wieden+Kennedy Entertainment.
Swoon is a Brooklyn-based artist whose life-sized woodblock and cut-paper portraits hang on walls in various states of decay in cities around the world. She has ...
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SWOON is a street artist from New York City who specializes in life-size wheat-paste prints and paper cutouts. SWOON, whose real name is Caledonia "Callie" ...