New Mike Giant site launched.

We've just launched a new and improved Mike Giant site. With a custom built PHP Content Management System, (built by Finn at Haveboard) Mike can update and maintain his site from any browser, anywhere in the world, at any time. This makes it much easier for him to keep his numerous fans happy by making sure they are constantly updated with his newest work.

Release of Swindle 8 featuring Banksy

This week brings the release of Swindle 8. This is one of our best issues thus far, featuring the UK artist Banksy, a story about Pakistani truck art, Cherry Bombs (a story about 5 genre defining female rock and roll performers), and an article on the modern day dandy called Men of the Cloth. Check out more here
I've been in Los Angeles for the past 2 weeks working on the upcoming Icons Annual issue of Swindle. While I was here I was invited to the private opening of the Banksy warehouse show on Thursday. Chock full of famous types, it was all a bit of a blur. The show was quite interesting, and much thanks so Banksy and crew for the special thank you present!

Thanks everyone! And check Will Pym's diary entry on Artforum.com

Thanks to everyone who came out to the exhibition at the Powel house this past Wednesday. It was a smashing success!

Big thanks to Jeff Bradbury, John Taylor, Robert Wuilfe, Shelley Langdale, Steve Powers, Zoe Strauss, Alex Baker, and everyone at PhilaGrafika (especially Caitlin and Rebeca), for all their help and support. Big things coming soon, stay tuned.Also check out Will Pym's take on the night in his online diary entry on Art Forum here

Live from Tent City on the set of the Megawords installation

I'm sitting in a lawn chair in the yard of the Powell house, amidst what will soon be a completely functional and decorated Tent City. We've been installing the exhibition for the past two days, and its been very fun. Yesterday we set up most of the video projections and audio, and today we started on Tent City. Jeff Bradbury and John Taylor played a big part in the making of tent city, and it's looking legit enough that we might actualy try and sleep here for the night.


The Powel house has been open for tours as usual. I've been getting quite a kick out of the reactions people have when they enter this 18th century building expecting the guide to show them around a very austere, historic household only to be faced with the complete audio/visual onslaught that we've set up.


Wednesday's opening promises to be interesting, and if things continue to move along as well as they have since Sunday it's sure to be a success.