talking about clash

I miss the good old european Hip Hop scene these days, the dizzee rascal, roots manuva, Dj Mehdi, TTC, the exhilarating sense of danger and urgency that comes from their music.

Justice has released a Video for Stress, that has made a lot of noise recently.

Produced by Romain Gavras for Kourtrajmé, this video is gritty, violent, disturbing, and ultimately very controversial.

Some people say it reminds them of Man bites dog, personally I think it's more The Warriors meet Clockwork Orange, revisited sauce 2008.

Romain Gavras takes his film making to new heights, without any compromise, the quality of the image and the editing are amazing.

Don't stop at the realism and the violence of the image because you'd be cheated.

If you haven't seen the video, have a look 

here for some screen grabs and an analysis of the action and characters.

JR posterises London

JR is an artivist who is reinventing the possibilities of street art and of exhibition at the same time, by sticking up his gigantic black and white pictures on walls.

I discovered his work 2 years ago, through Kourtrajmé.

His 28 millimeter project his at its 3rd stage, starting in Paris and the Israelo-Palestinian border, he has now taken is camera to post-conflictual areas of Africa.

I am really interested in cultural clashes, and JR's work, explores this idea in a huge way, exposing the viewer and at the same time giving him the space to rid of his preconceptions and stereotypes.

He is exhibiting is work all over London, here is a video showing the installation at the Tate Modern.

CARNET DE RUE PAR JR - 2004
Uploaded by JR

This guy is claiming new territories, watch your space.