Tuesday, 1 April 2008

Dan James Letterpress Set at the Tiny Showcase


Falling Apart by Dan James a.k.a. ghostshrimp
Sold out edition of 100


Up for release tonight at 7:30pm EDT (12:30am GMT) via the Tiny Showcase site is a brand new set of five letterpressed prints by Dan James a.k.a. ghostshrimp. Edition size comes in at 100- visit the Tiny Showcase site when the time comes to secure a copy. Click here to visit the official website of Dan James to get an idea of what to expect, seen above is one of his past Tiny Showcase releases.

Embedded by Aili Schmeltz


Embedded by Aili Schmeltz
Giclee print on cotton rag paper
Edition of 200 priced at $20 /20 at $200 / 2 at $2000


The tuesday art print at 20x200 is this week by LA-based artist Aili Schmeltz; entitled 'Embedded', the piece comes in three different edition sizes with prices ranging from $20 to $2000. Click here to buy.

Blek le Rat - Art is Not Peace but War at Subliminal Projects



From the Subliminal Projects site...

The first solo US exhibition of legendary street artist Blek le Rat is opening in a few weeks. This is just a little reminder to mark your calendars for the evening of April 5th. There has been a lot of buzz about the exhibition and Blek has been putting in some work to make this a great debut. For more information about Blek, and his impact on the street art world, can be found in our Current Exhibitions section. Stay tuned for more updates...

From the Obey Giant site...
The first solo US exhibition of legendary street artist Blek le Rat is opening in a few weeks. This is just a little reminder to mark your calendars for the evening of April 5th. There has been a lot of buzz about the exhibition and Blek has been putting in some work to make this a great debut. For more information about Blek, and his impact on the street art world, can be found in our Current Exhibitions section.
The show opens on the 5th of April and will run till May the 2nd, click here for more information.

Restless by 3D (Robert Del Naja)


Restless by 3D (a.k.a. Robert Del Naja)
Edition of 50 priced at £297 + VAT


Lazarides have released another new print by 3D a.k.a. Robert Del Naja, this time a signed silkscreen piece limited to 50 pieces priced at £297 + VAT each. Click here for more information- all orders must be placed either in person or by phone.

Banksy at Sotheby's


CND Soldiers by Banksy
70 x 50cm, edition of 350
£3000 at auction


Earlier today a total of six signed Banksy prints were auctioned at Sotheby's, results of which can be seen below:
  • CND Soldiers (70 x 50cm, edition of 350) - £3000
  • Soup Can (green, 50 x 35cm, edition of 10) - £4,800 (reserve not met)
  • Morons (sepia, 56 x 76cm, edition of 150) - £4,200
  • Napalm (50 x 70cm, edition of 150) - £8,800
  • Toxic Virgin (70 x 50cm, edition of 150) - £3,600 (reserve not met)
  • Bomb Hugger (70 x 50cm, edition of 150) - £3,200 (reserve not met)

Always in Season 2 by Rene Gagnon


Always in Season #2 in Blue by Rene Gagnon
30" x 22", 2 color screen print on white Stonhenge paper
Edition of 40 priced at $160 (including shipping)

Rene Gagnon has released a print sequel to his now sold-out Always in Season print. The piece is priced at $160 and comes in an edition of 40, get it here.

Pin Up Print by Pure Evil


Pin Up print by Pure Evil
42 x 59.5 cm
Signed edition of 75 priced at £10 each at the PinUp event


As briefly mentioned in this post, on Saturday the 12th of April the Little Art Book will be doing a live screenprinting session with Pure Evil at the Pin Up show in the Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes (WC1H 9EU). Tickets for the event can be bought either through this link or on the day for £5 using the flyer linked below. The print being created, seen above, is set to be a signed edition of 75 pieces priced at just £10 each- after the event, what remains of the run will be put up for sale via the Little Art Book site at a slightly increased price. Click here for the flyer.

Prints by Baxter Orr

Protect Yourself - Obey Giant by Baxter Orr
18" x 22", 1 color silkscreen print on archival white paper
Signed and stamped


For a while now Baxter Orr has been releasing highly-affordable screenprints though his online store, the latest being the Fairey-inspired 'Protect Yourself - Obey Giant' which can be seen above. Prices are generally around the $30 mark with seven pieces currently available, click here to pay a visit.


Elvis Gunmetal / Dope / Elvis Pink
Signed editions of 77 / 250 / 77 respectively
All $30 each

Kawsone Shop Open



A few days ago Kaws opened up his shop again, releasing four new t-shirts, a hooded sweatshirt, a jacket and a belt in the process. Some stuff is still available, click here to check it out- just don't expect any single-figure prices.

SPQR Sells Out (In Just 5 Minutes)




Yesterday afternoon Auction Saboteur released an exclusive canvas by artist SPQR- only for it to sell out in five minutes flat. The 24" x 24" piece came in an edition of 10 priced at £200 each, all hand-made from a now-broken stencil. From the Auction Saboteur site...
SPQR's Exclusive 10 canvas release sold out on Auction saboteur in under 5
minutes. Apologies for those that didn't manage to pick one up this time. Hopefuly SPQR will do another release with Auction saboteur again some time soon.

In the mean time make sure you are registered on the site with your best email address because you can expect monthly releases from us. If you are an artist and think you have a special talent and would like to release your art through auction saboteur, drop us an email, we dont bite, actually we're very friendly. :)

info( @ )auctionsaboteur.com
For the SPQR fans that missed out, all is not lost; click here to visit SPQR's Bigcartel store and here to visit his official website- at the time of writing there are still some decent pieces available priced sub-£200.