[classy]

Go get 'em!

www.space-invaders.com/shop/index.php?pa...098866bc84a6&

[jffriedman]

I think it is based on this picture.

www.filmportal.de/public/pics/IEPics/b5/...005395_pic_03.jpg

get them while they are hot off the press.

[Ågentßacardi]

jffriedman said:

I think it is based on this picture.

www.filmportal.de/public/pics/IEPics/b5/...005395_pic_03.jpg

get them while they are hot off the press.

The URL got truncated and doesn't work, jffriedman

[pezlow]

www.space-invaders.com/shop/index.php?page=shop/flypage&product_id=159&category_id=ba18b86b086b9c1c4b8d098866bc84a6&

[classy]

jffriedman said:

I think it is based on this picture.

www.filmportal.de/public/pics/IEPics/b5/...005395_pic_03.jpg

get them while they are hot off the press.

I think you mean this... www.filmportal.de/public/pics/IEPics/b5/4B2506582E7D43B1B06A9C6A901F7F93_f005395_pic_03.jpg

[ABC]

Shhhh

[classy]

Here's a little more info on the subject:

www.baader-meinhof.com/who/terrorists/bmgang/meinsholger.html

Looks like a pretty interesting guy

[ABC]

Ed of 50 for the same price as POWs ed of 300, nice

[Octopus UK]

I click on Order and then try to visit the Caddy and it says my cart is empty. Have the 50 sold out?

[manchestermike]

octopusuk said:

I click on Order and then try to visit the Caddy and it says my cart is empty. Have the 50 sold out?

Print has gone from the site, so I think it may have done

[ABC]

That is complete madness, can't be sold out already???
They also had a nice little book that was cheap too

[ABC]

Yes, that means the've gone

[Octopus UK]

OK, thanks. That didn't take long! Not as recognisable an image as some of his other work. I Love my Albino Invader.

[dmandpenfold]

okay, i've either missed something here or i have a feeling i am about to ask a stupid question.....but here goes

Didnt Invader do a limited edition of 150 Alex / Rubik Kubrick prints which sold out some time around January?...but there appears to be an edition of 300 on POW of the same print...where am i going wrong...or is it because i've just got back from the pub...

i'm gonna regret this, but pressing 'post reply' now....

[menace2sobriety]

man that sucks.. ive been checking his site like everyday for months.. i go out for an hour and miss it I remember having days to decide whether to buy a red space file!

Has anybody got any piccies?

[budoukiba]

Theres some new stickers aswel

[ABC]

dmandpenfold said:

okay, i've either missed something here or i have a feeling i am about to ask a stupid question.....but here goes

Didnt Invader do a limited edition of 150 Alex / Rubik Kubrick prints which sold out some time around January?...but there appears to be an edition of 300 on POW of the same print...where am i going wrong...or is it because i've just got back from the pub...

i'm gonna regret this, but pressing 'post reply' now....

To answer that YES Invader did a run of Signed and Unsigned Alex prints, the signed sold out but the POW ones are the remaining unsigned still available.

[corblimeylimey]

I didn't go for the print, but I bought some stickers

[ABC]

I got a book

[taco]

...and INVASION KIT # 05 ATARI 2600 now "officially" sold out...

[Strange Al]

Interesting - this is a highly political choice of subject matter for Space Invader. I wonder how many buyers are aware of the background of Holger Meins and the revolutionary terrorist group Baader Meinhof?

I'm generally a fan of Space Invader's work - particularly the street stuff. Though, I'm not sure that I'd necessarily want to have this one gracing my wall.

[dmandpenfold]

Thanks ABC for clearing that up...i knew it's be a simple explanation

I'm with jjoschi on the background to the print not sure i'd want one up either, then again i guess it isn't just about what looks pleasing to the eye, if it gets under your skin too it's probably having the desired effect.

[ABC]

jjoschi44 said:

Interesting - this is a highly political choice of subject matter for Space Invader. I wonder how many buyers are aware of the background of Holger Meins and the revolutionary terrorist group Baader Meinhof?

I'm generally a fan of Space Invader's work - particularly the street stuff. Though, I'm not sure that I'd necessarily want to have this one gracing my wall.

I dont know about it but will have a read on the subject matter later. IMO the best one Invader has done was that large Rubik Cube, that was very colourful and Vibrant

[fautebol]

Jjoschi44, I am aware. But, two things came to my mind whether I would put it up on my walls in the 15seconds before to buy one:
-It's not a big one (SIZE = 15.7 X 19.7 Inch - 40x50 cm)
-It's a picture of the arrest, whis is open to quite some interpretation.

I very much like the mix of quite naive rubiks with this subject. It's a big evolution from his previous ones and very different, but I like it. His next show is "Bad Men - Part I".

If you go here:
www.galerie-joellenbeck.de/Space%20Invader/spaceinvader2007.htm
and then click on "hier" there is a 22pages pdf regarding his new show (certainly the book which is on sale and on page 5 there is a 2D picture of the original)

[reados]

don't quite get this one, i love some of invaders stuff, but this one makes me eyes go all funny

[ABC]

Most of them do when your up close to them.

[Strange Al]

I'm all for political art - it's one of the main reasons I like Banksy.

Seems that the new Space Invader is already generating a little debate, which is a good thing. If a piece of art evokes emotion and encourages people to investigate issues, it's a winner in my eyes. The Baader Meinhof group (aka RAF) is a really interesting chapter in German left wing post war history and definitely worth reading into. Though they did make use of terrorist tactics to further their message and were allegedly responsible for over 20 killings. I doubt everyone who purchased the print in the last 20 minutes is aware of that. I take the point that it's a picture taken from the arrest of one of the groups key members and can therefore be read either way.

I just find it a pity that these days you have less than a few minutes to consider whether or not you want a piece. Given that I know a little about the Baader Meinhoff history and that I don't actually like the execution of this image, I'm not bothered about this particular work. But I'll admit it gets to me more generally.

[dmandpenfold]

what jjoschi said...well put

[classy]

I don't know enough about the group to take a political stance on the choice of subject matter. What I can say is that from a purely aesthetic perspective it seems like a dramatic advance by Invader in his ability to achieve sophisticated portraiture using the rubik's cube idiom. It is miles ahead of Alex in terms of composition and execution IMHO. And 7 colour screenprinting is always nice ;D

[fautebol]

jjoschi44 said:

I just find it a pity that these days you have less than a few minutes to consider whether or not you want a piece.

I totally agree with you on this point and in particular regarding this print. It's not something that you should normally buy without having time to consider and that's a pity.