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A brief article on the Grennan and Sperandio newspaper comicstrip project for the town of Milton Keynes is online here.
A brief article on the Grennan and Sperandio newspaper comicstrip project for the town of Milton Keynes is online here.
Baltic Archive
The BALTIC Library and Archive have a number of Grennan and Sperandio materials online for downloading.
Danish Pastries
Wienerbrød [Danish Pastries] is a short film by Grennan and Sperandio for the Aarhus Kuntsmuseum,Denmark, and is available to view online.
Nearly There
Nearly There, a Grennan and Sperandio animated short made with a group of young people at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, is now availble to view online.
sK8inG the Undercroft article
FYI: here's a PDF of a little article by Samantha Ellis as published in SOUTH BANK on the happenings at the Hayward Gallery in connection with the Grennan and Sperandio's sK8tE KiDs project.
Rant
A blast from the past, RANT is a very early Grennan and Sperandio custom comic book font. Originally distributed by Attention Earthling, it's now for sale online at T-26.
Daisy
Just discovered, but from last year, a nice piece on What in the World, a project for a consortium of museums in and around Manchester, England.
BIFF! BANG! POW!
Word has it that the Hayward Gallery is producing a CD-ROM showcasing some of the work commissioned for Biff! Bang! Pow! -- a project that brought skate culture and pop art together. This CD-ROM will include Grennan & Sperandio's animated short: Spacewalk: Sk8ing the South Bank.
The CD is currently in development with Red Leader Industries. Check back for an update...
The CD is currently in development with Red Leader Industries. Check back for an update...
NYArts: Plop preview
Plop is previewed/reviewed in NYArts online. Published by the Public Art Fund, it features Grennan and Sperandio's Invisible City comic book, and a whole host of works by artists including: Vanessa Beecroft, Rachel Whiteread, Christian Boltanski, Tony Oursler, Roxy Paine, Takashi Murakami, Louise Bourgeois, Dan Graham, Barbara Kruger, Nam June Paik, Juan Muñoz and Pipilotti Rist, and more.
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Video Mystery
Made for The BALTIC and in collaboration with an amateur theater group, it's an animated adaptation of the very first detective story. The Hand and the Word is available from Printed Matter. Get more details here.
Autographed comic
For a limited time only, get your signed copy of Ghost on the Stair, the Grennan and Sperandio comic book contribution to the landmark Art Transpennine exhibition, organized by The Tate Gallery, Liverpool, and the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds.
Via Amazon.com, get a signed copy of the Ghost on the Stair.
Via Amazon.com, get a signed copy of the Ghost on the Stair.
The Silver Sharpie
In the spirit of freedom and prosperity, check out Sperandio's ode to his favorite 'analog' tool, the Silver Sharpie on Kevin Kelly's awesome Cool Tools -- then check out all the other great gadgets, tricks and techniques for quality living that Kevin's got going.
Get The Book
"Kartoon Kings: The Graphic Work of Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio" is a collection of full-color images excerpted from the team's comic book projects, video, billboards, and other of the artists collaborative public art media created over the past fifteen years. Pre-order it now at Amazon.com and save!
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Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio collaborate on art work that explores the margins between mass and museum cultures. Typical projects are made in collaboration with people from all walks of life.