http://www.autoterrorist.org Strategies for urban living through negation, detournement and self-inflicted panic. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:04:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At one of the most prestigious national institutions in Paris the post-graffiti collection of architect and lover of "l'art sauvage" Alain-Dominique Gallizia is on view in a newly restored hall.  We visited TAG au Grand Palais to check it out. 150 international graffiti writers and artists are part of Gallizia's collection, ... http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=141 Full set on Flickr. http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=140 From the Pop Down Project: DEPOLLUTION VISUELLE Sur Internet, il est relativement facile de réduire le nombre de Pop-Up qui s'affichent sur nos écrans. Dans la réalité, c'est autrement plus compliqué. Le Projet Pop_Down propose donc à chacun de rétablir symboliquement cette liberté de non-exposition en collant des boutons "Fermer la fenêtre" sur ... http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=139 We are now carrying out research into urban life in the 20 arrondissements of Paris.  Expect more photos as we look at the graffiti and art of Paris' streets and explore the ambiences of the city of lights, employing the situationist/lettrist methods of dérive, détournement and psychogeography. http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=135 Near the periphery of Paris in the 19th on either side of the Canal de l'Ourcq is the Parc de la Villette, as designed in 1982 by deconstructrivist architect Bernard Tschumi. The park was built over the former grounds of the old slaughterhouses and meat district, and now is the ... http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=138 For about 50 years Jim Bishop has been building himself a castle. With no architectural plans, no blueprints, no teams of architects or contractors, Jim Bishop has been building this castle by himself. Freed from any constraints of design, or any adherence to codes, the structure is based on pure ... http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=136 Out in the Marin Headlands are quite a few relics from WWII, bunkers and batteries, left over from the anticipation of a Japanese attack on the West Coast. These austere structures now attract graffiti from SF writers--not quite Country Graffiti, but more graffiti from kids who don't usually write it. The bunkers ... http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=133 No before photo, but we turned these lights around so instead of shining on the sign, the light gets lost in the bushes. March 2, 2008. http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=132 not really.. http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=116 I recently started working as the editor for Artslant.com which has just opened up its SF branch.  The website is a community events listing focused on contemporary art--and it also features weekly art reviews and monthly artist interviews. I reviewed a couple of shows, and also interviewed Bruce Tomb about his ... http://www.autoterrorist.org/?p=131