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CARLO MCCORMICK (US)
Carlo McCormick is an esteemed pop culture critic, curator and Senior Editor of PAPER magazine. His numerous books, monographs and catalogues include: TRESPASS: A History of Uncommissioned Urban Art, Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture, The Downtown Book: The New York Art Scene 1974-1984, and Dondi White: Style Master General. His work has appeared in numerous publications including: Art in America, Art News, and Artforum.
Carlo McCormick wrote an essay for Nuart Festival 2014, read it here.
NUART PLUS 2014
This year’s Nuart Plus program will tackle the two ends of the street art-continuum, namely “safe murals” on the one hand and street art and activism on the other.
THE TORN OFF HEAD ...
By Carlo McCormick. The Torn-Off Head Stuck in the Hatch of a Sewer Drain, or the Occupation and Negation of Public Space
SITE OF EXPLORATION
By Peter Bengtsen. Street art, murals and public space as a site of exploration
MURALS, ACTIVISM and CENSORSHIP
By Steven P. Harrington and Jaime Rojo. MURALS, ACTIVISM and CENSORSHIP
ART IGNITES CHANGE
By RJ Rushmore. Art Ignites Change: Infiltrating the system to promote social change
TILT INTERVIEWED
French Graffiti Writer Tilt discussing this years themes.
FRA BIANCOSHOCK INTERVIEW
Italian Urban Interventionist discussing his practice and this years themes
±MAISMENOS± INTERVIEW
Portuguese artist Miguel Januário under his ±MAISMENOS± guise
MATHIEU TREMBLIN INTERVIEW
French Urban Interventionist discussing his Situationist art practice, graffiti and more.
FIGHT CLUB
The legendary fight club returns with a lively Activism V's Muralism debate going on down the local pub.
THURS 04.09: FIGHT CLUB
Muralism or Activism: Academics meet pop cultural critics and the public in an environment of heated debate lubricated by alcohol.
FRI 05.09: BEAUTY IS IN THE STREETS. MURALISM
First day of our international Street Art symposium focuses on the rise and rise of Muralism.
FRI 05.09: CIDADE CINZA
Marcelo Mesquita and Guilherme Valiengo meet Os Gemeos and other Sao Paulo graffiti artists who are celebrated everywhere except in their home town.
FRI 05.09: BSA FILM FRIDAY LIVE
Brooklyn Street Art's Steve and Jaime introduce us to a "live" version of their renowned Film Friday series.
SAT 06.09: STREET ART AND ACTIVISM
Day 2 takes a more revolutionary twist and looks at protest and activism's place in Street Arts future.
SAT 06.09: WORKSHOP WITH ICY & SOT
Join Icy and Sot in this in-depth and practical look at creating Stencil Art.
SAT 06.09: CIDADE CINZA
Marcelo Mesquita and Guilherme Valiengo meet Os Gemeos and other Sao Paulo graffiti artists who are celebrated everywhere except in their home town.
SUN 07.09: STREETART TOUR
Join Nuart's first annual street art tour and be amongst the first to experience this years fresh street works.
CARLO MCCORMICK (US)
World renowned pop cultural critic and author
JAIME AND STEVE FROM BSA (US)
Authors, Bloggers and Founders of Brooklyn Street Art
EIRIK SJÅHOLM KNUDSEN (NO)
Respected scholar and champion of Street Art