Avoid pi

Adam VOID is an artist, musician[1] and activist living in Asheville, North Carolina.[2] VOID has worked under the pseudonym AVOID pi since 1999 and has produced numerous public works across the United States. He began his artistic career in South Carolina and in 2006 moved to Brooklyn, New York to produce graffiti on a national level. In 2007, he reintroduced fire extinguisher graffiti to Brooklyn, New York through a series of high-profile public sites.[3] AVOID's contribution coming four years after West Coast pioneers R2 and Pac-Man. Since 2007, the art form has seen a popularization from artists including Smells, Read More, Kidult, and KATSU among others.

Adam VOID has been cited as a seminal contributor to the Brooklyn Street Art scene,[4] with inclusions in the group exhibitions, From The Streets of Brooklyn,[5] Work To Do,[6] Street Art New York,[7] PANTHEON,[8] Brooklyn Shelf Life,[9] Concrete to Data,[10] and ALL BIG LETTERS.[11]

During the occupations of 2011 and 2012, Adam VOID was an active member of Occupy Wall Street,[12] participating in actions and depicting the movement in street and gallery works.[13]

In 2015, Adam and his wife, artist Chelsea Ragan founded School of the Alternative (or Black Mountain School) an experiment in education and community based on the original campus of Black Mountain College. The project is a contemporary DIY interpretation of BMC, featuring a collaborative learning environment where educators create the content of study, students determine their level of engagement, and tuition is affordable for all.[14] The school continues to challenge traditional education and has brought together artists, thinkers, and educators from across the globe.[15]

AVOID is a main character in the 2016 existential fantasy film, Wastedland 2 (Dir. Andrew H. Shirley). Heralded as "A new Wizard of Oz for the Anarchist Street Youth." by Charlie Ahearn,[16] Wastedland 2 is set in a post-apocalyptic land, the last few remaining inhabitants are the spirit animals of graffiti writers. The film has toured the United States as a Do-It-Yourself art show and experimental film screening.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Nick (2013-01-12). "Cassette Gods: ADAM VOID "131 Fires"". Cassette Gods. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  2. ↑ "The 22 Magazine: Volume 3/III/Three". issuu. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. ↑ Dershowitz, Craig. "Ian Reid VS AVOID." Bombin' Magazine September 2008: p. 92-96.
  4. ↑ "Two Andrews talk about "From the Streets of Brooklyn" : Brooklyn Street Art". www.brooklynstreetart.com. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  5. ↑ "From the Streets of Brooklyn". SHIFT. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  6. ↑ "Street Art Returns to Soho with Work to Do". Flavorwire. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Releases / Preview: Street Art New York Book and Silent Auction Benefit @ Factory Fresh « Arrested Motion". ArrestedMotion. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Pantheon Puts Street Artists Behind Glass". Hyperallergic. 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  9. ↑ Harrington, Jaime Rojo & Steven (2012-06-20). "UFO Crashes at Brooklyn Academy of Music". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  10. ↑ "Vandalog – A Viral Art and Street Art Blog » From New Yawk City Walls to virtual reality". blog.vandalog.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  11. ↑ "Take that, Helvetica – All Big Letters at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery". Artblog. 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  12. ↑ "Fan Mail: Adam Void". DAILY SERVING. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  13. ↑ Harrington, Jaime Rojo & Steven (2012-09-19). "Signs on the Street as "Occupy" Turns One". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  14. ↑ "Back to School: Re-creating Black Mountain College - News - Art in America". www.artinamericamagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  15. ↑ Kaplan, Isaac (2016-06-06). "Black Mountain School Is Building on the Foundations of Its Predecessor". Artsy. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  16. ↑ "ABOUT WASTEDLAND 2". WASTEDLAND 2. 2016-01-06. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
  17. ↑ "A Punk Take on The Wizard of Oz Screens in a Massive Graffiti Installation". Hyperallergic. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2017-07-02.
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