Thursday, August 27, 2009

Miami’s Sushi-Sponsored Graffiti Art Fair

Billi Kid's "Michelle Obama"

Billi Kid's "Michelle Obama"

The new Graffiti Gone Global fair is slated to run Dec. 4 to Dec. 6 in a 4,000 square foot “Brazilian-favela” inspired structure, sited in the newly dubbed “Midtown Art District.” The show is timed to coincide with the week long Art Basel Miami Beach festivities.

The show is curated by James and Karla Murray, authors of several books on street art.

For graffiti buffs, artists included are:

131 Projects (Argentina), Aiko Nakagawa (Japan), Armogedon 2057 (Armenia), Billi Kid (Colombia), Calma (Brazil), Crome (Miami), Cycle (NYC), Doze Green (NYC), Ewok One 5MH (NYC), Ghost aka Cousin Frank (NYC), Lady Pink (Ecuador), Nina (Brazil), Shiro (Japan) and Sofia Maldonado (Puerto Rico).

Restaurant chain Sushisamba is the fair’s sponsor.



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  1. Billi Kid says:

    Hi Lindsay, Thanks for the post.
    Much appreciated.

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