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Open source software meets street art and paralysis: the EyeWriter

I found this to be a fascinating intersection of street art and open source software: "Low-cost, creative technology to enable graffiti writers and artists with paralysis to draw using only their eyes...Free and open source software for commercially available eye tracking devices...And DIY hardware and free software for users with only $50 and a computer."

Banksy v. Bristol Museum

"Banksy vs. Bristol Museum" looks amazing. I heard about the show a while back but just recently came across a video that reminded me about it and showed a bunch of the works (see below). It's a lot of fun just to see the video -- wish I could see the show!

The trailer that is linked from Banksy's site contains this disclaimer: "contains scenes of a childish nature some adults may find disappointing."

Read more about Banksy on his site and on Wikipedia.

Radical Jesters: A film with 11 pranksters, provocateurs, culture jammers, and situationists

On the heels of the last post about Adbusters legal victory, here's a film that explores some similar themes and which looks quite intriguing. Tim Jackson directs Radical Jesters, spotlighting "11 hoaxers, culture jammers, performers, Situationists, and Interventionists who find entertaining ways to provoke thinking and discussion on a range of important cultural issues from the use of public space to feminism to advertising and celebrity."

Watch it online (the preview is embedded below and links have been added for each section) or buy it for only $10 at RadicalJesters.com.

Wooster Collective: Ephemeral art

One of the sites I like to check out now and then for visual interest (and I'm rarely disappointed) is Wooster Collective. They showcase various street art that they find and which gets sent in to them.

Wooster Collective