http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/ Updates on DuncanCumming.co.uk en-gb Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:53:26 GMT The founding members of long running New York graffiti crew Morris Park Crew (MPC) have kicked out notorious graffiti bomber Cap. Nothing too exciting about that, but they've published their reasons in a 9 page newsletter, packed with lots of photos of Cap and other old school graffiti. Some select quotes: “It should be no surprise that in MPC, CAP was considered a talentless writer, though an ambitious one. By evidence of his "art" Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:35:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1033 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1033 Story in Aberdeen's Evening Express newspaper about how "a hi tech graffiti gang ... use the internet to swap ideas about different graffiti styles" The photo they use is actually from a story last week about a train that was hit in Wick, as reported in the John O'Groat Journal. Twenty six year old Martene Rourke from Manchester was fined £1290 after pleading guilty to one offence and not guilty to several others she was ac Sat, 23 May 2009 15:04:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1032 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1032 From Loanhead to Glasgow there's a rich heritage of graffiti art in Scotland. Interview with Elph, Derm and Ali Wylie of Recoat in the latest issue of The List. Very brief, could have been much longer in my opinion. One photo of an Elph canvas, but they could have done with a good one showing some graffiti in location. Possibly the article in the magazine might have more photos that the online version; I haven't seen it yet. Thu, 14 May 2009 06:33:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1031 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1031 The above timelapse video is of End of the line doing graffiti for the première of the Watchmen earlier this year. I previously blogged about it at the time. Graffiti by Bleach, Probs, Busk and Zadok. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:33:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1030 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1030 Calling all artists! Bored with the Brighton festival? Tired of elitist art galleries selling overpriced crap? Sick of the powers that be gentrifying the colour and character out of Brighton? Lets turn Brighton into an open air art gallery. THE MOTIVATION The corporate image factory spends a huge amount of money on billboards, posters, flyers or 'guerrilla' marketing campaigns masquerading as street art. They fill your lives with an u Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:14:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1029 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1029 At Southwark Crown Court on Friday, three teenagers were sentenced for allegedly causing £134,000 damage to the railways between April 2005 and April 2008. BTP Graffiti Unit PC Ian Garden said "In a show of what can only be described as utter contempt for the travelling public, the group would often scrawl messages to commuters on the outside of trains. The sentencing today will no doubt bring a sigh of relief to those members of th Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:52:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1028 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1028 Stick Me Hard!2 is an international exhibition focusing on Street Art and particularly handmade Stickers, Posters and Stencils. This exhibition will be held from May 16 to May 26 2009, in Brussels, Belgium. The submission deadline for artists to submit their work for inclusion in the exhibition is 11 May. The theme is “The Worst Case”, as in the worst case scenario. That could include: Crisis, New World Order and Secret Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:37:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1027 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1027 Review written for issue 8 of graffiti and streetart magazine Very Nearly Almost. Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:23:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1026 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1026 Graffiti Argentina: LAUNCH PARTY IN LONDON Friday 27th March 2009 / 19:00 / Free Pure Evil gallery, 108 Leonard St. EC24 4RH www.graffitiargentina.com The events, organized by the Argentine author Maximiliano Ruiz, will be focus on promoting Argentine Street Art along with the Graffiti Argentina book edited by Thames & Hudson (UK) which portrays the innovative talent of the young local artists community. Barcelona will host t Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1025 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1025 Article in the New York Times about a public discussion panel between old school graffiti writers (including Cope2 and Ket) and ex vandal squad cops. One of the police has written his memoirs, "Vandal Squad: Inside the New York City Transit Police Department, 1984 2004", which prompted the discussion panel. Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:15:00 GMT http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1024 http://www.duncancumming.co.uk/blog.cfm?ID=1024