a report on the event on japanese TV :
www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/movie/feature19.html

NEW JAY-Z STENCIL! Jef Aerosol Gives Props to NYC, BROOKLYNN, and JAY-Z with New Iconic Stencil FOR HIS DEBUT SHOW IN NYC
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Posted on | January 18, 2010
Street Art Stencil Artist Jef Aerosol unveils a brand-new stencil of Jay-Z for his upcoming Debut Show in New York.

A five layer hand-cut stencil of Jay-Z by international street artist Jef Aerosol will debut next week at the Ad Hoc show.
A five layer hand-cut stencil of Jay-Z by international street artist Jef Aerosol will debut next week at the Ad Hoc show.

Aerosol is well-known for his other rock and roll icons in the 30 years he’s been getting up all over the globe with stencils: Dylan, Jagger, Bowie, Vicious, Morrison, Lennon and Yoko, Hendrix, Cobain, — and of course there are New Yorkers like Patty Smith and The Ramones.
Now, as he prepares to make his debut solo gallery show in New York in 2010, Aerosol is in an EMPIRE STATE OF MIND and pays tribute with this fresh new portrait of rapper Jay-Z.
Every era has it’s icons, and with a 20-year old son of his own, clearly Aerosol has his eye on one of today’s best known music pillars. Now with more Number 1 Albums than Elvis Presley, it only makes sense that Brooklyn’s hometown hero has passed into the icon pantheon of Aerosol.

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Photos of Jef Aerosol in NYC
Vinny Cornelli: Jef Aerosol in Bushwick
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Photographer Vincent Cornelli was out on a legal wall tour with international stencil artist Jef Aerosol this Saturday; With a name like Aerosol, you don’t invite photographers to watch you work otherwise. The sunny January afternoon pretty much blew Vinny’s mind, and he writes here about how he got such rockingly cool pictures:


"On Saturday, I had the privilege of showing Jef Aerosol around the streets of Bushwick, Brooklyn. I think the day was the perfect example as to why the Street Art Movement is so special…and it is deserving of capital letters. Encounters such as these are not only incredibly rewarding and inspiring, but they foster an intimate connection between you and a city that is changing right in front of you. It was one of the greatest of days."

photo © Vincent Cornelli

Some videos by Carlito Brigante :

Street Sessions Videos :




Video : Angela Davis


Video : All Shook Up Opening reception



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Opening of the show :

photo : Becki Fuller


photo : Luna Park


photo : Luna Park

photo : David Mogul Martinez


Chris Stain & Jef Aérosol, photo : Carlito Brigante

As a reply to several private messages, maybe i should explain a few things about the whole show.It was prepared and painted on location : I arrived 10 days before the opening, bringing with me a mix of old and brand new stencils and I purposely mostly painted on cheap torn brown wrapping paper and found wood boards. I went to the fineart store though to purchase a couple of stretched canvases (for Brigitte Bardot and Angela Davis) and one large loose one (for the huge Basquiat). The idea was to offer the widest range of prices, with many cheap pieces. Prices go from 80 dollars up to 9000 dollars. In those times of crisis, it seemed that was the least I could do. We had 3 of the paper pieces very professionally framed so that the people could see how neat cheap torn brown paper can look like when nicely framed. You all know that Ad Hoc Art had to close down, so i didn't want the show to cost money. Garrison and alison Buxton managed to find a space (Eastern District is a small space just next door) and I offered to avoid all expenses (such as shipping pieces from France, or paying custom taxes, etc...) and to paint the pieces in the gallery before the show.
Paying for my flight etc was my way of supporting Ad Hoc's work and involvement in street art for the last few years. They were extremely kind and helpful, paying for the equipment and frames etc and doing a great job in the organization of the show, always being there whenever i needed something or some help. I also have to say a HUGE thank you to Steve and Jaime of Brooklyn Street Art who did an awesome job too : public relations, publicity, warm welcome, excellent hanging, etc etc... All for the love of the art ! Thank you so much my friends ! Steve Harrington also helped me a lot with deciding about the themes and topic of the show and we decided to focus on NY and Brooklyn icons. People I've always admired and loved or who have become real symbols. I also decided that one piece should be sold 100% for Haiti, so if you purchase the smiling boy on wood, the whole money will go there. I also want to thank all the good friends and people I met during those two awesome weeks : Carlito Brigante, Luna Park, Becki Fuller, Vinny Cornelli, Gabriel Specter, Joe Russo, Andrew, Chris Stain, Logan Hicks, Rae and Hope of Brooklynite Gallery, Tido, Veng, Jim, Lois Stavski, Meg, Magali, Louis De Caunes, Rex "nola rising", etc etc...

Great stuff Jef!

Wow... thanks for the links, and congrats again Jef

in Le Monde (French newspaper)