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The bookshop of the bastard store is getting bigger. Among the new arrivals it’s worth recommending two titles.

Rock Candy is a collection of illustrations from one of the most interesting Pop Surrealism interpreters we have in Europe.

The superblonde Femke Hiemstra is indeed from Amsterdam, where she still lives and works. Her visionary works (twisted and a bit esoteric) picture surreal settings, mainly with animals, fruit, objects, flowers and antropomorphic distorted bugs handling opium pipes, kitchenware and other oddities.

The black and white collection of characters in Travis Louies‘s Curiosities is grotesque, fascinating and slightly surreal.

These works look like old pictures stolen from a 1900’s photo album or portraits of actors starring in old noir silent movies…nothing strange about that except for demon horns, ogre-like men, dozens-eyed men, while ladies expose sharp canines, tapered ears and charming spectral looks.

Braun Publishing just published Chris van Uffelen’s Re-Use Architecture, a 408 pages bulky book with amazing images and descriptions of recent and notable re-use architecture projects.

To the bastard store project by studiometrico, on the refurbishing of the old Cinema Istria, the book dedicates a four page feature with Giuliano Berarducci’s photographs.

Available from today at bastard store – of course – for € 78,00.

On Wednesday, October 20^th bastard store will host a Video Premiere for the Burn Skate Battle with the Vans, DC and Duffs italian teams. The winners will fly to California.

Seats are limited. For reservations write an email to lifestyle@connexia.com, they will reply for confirmation.

Bastard store makes it to the Vans Shop Riot european finals once again. This last edition was held at the Wintherthur skatepark in Switzerland on Saturday, October 9th.

Representing bastard store Daniele Galli, Marco Lambertucci and Igor Fardin. The boys skated really good and placed fourth, which is awesome considering the very high level of the contest.
First place goes to ABS, french shop based in Annecy (really impressive!), followed by 50-50, Danny Wainwright’s legendary shop in Bristol, and third place goes to the Austrian 5boro.
Incredible best trick contest, won by Tim Zom with a backside noseblunt down the big rail.
Click here to watch one of the first videoreports available online.

Delicious salami and strong Lambrusco, colorful canvas and painted shoes. Those were the subjects of the No One Knows grand opening.

We ate all the salami and we drank all the wine, but NotAWonderBoy’s works are still at the bastard store until monday October 11th, swing by to give it a well deserved look.

NotAWonderBoy’s No One Knows, Lambrusco, Salame e Solo Exhibition is expecting you on wednesday October 6th at 6PM at bastard store.

NotAWonderBoy brings to the table some Lambrusco wine, his homeland’s typical, and his last body of artwork.
Vinyl and acrylic on canvas and the limited edition NAWPimp dressy shoes for the ladies’ delight.

During the exhibition, that’ll stay open up until Monday October 11th, his custom shoes and sweatshirts and t-shirts featuring the Fightback artwork will be available for purchase.

UNPLUGGED ITALY, curated by Prof. Gennaro Postiglione and edited by LetteraVentidue is now available! The book originates from the exhibition and the lectures organized at the AHO last year and features the bastard store by studiometrico.

You can browse a preview below.

For the second time in a row the bastard store takes first place at the italian Vans Shop Riot, held at the Jurassic Skatepark in Cesena for this edition.

Besides a 1000 euros cash prize Igor Fardin, Daniele Galli and Marco Lambertucci win tickets and accomodation for entering the european final of the Battle of the Shops.

Here below the customized shades by Olimpia Zagnoli, Scarful and Cento Canesio for the Art Shade Expo at bastard store.

Olimpia brings her colorful universe, overpainting every corner of her BPM shade, including lenses.

Scarful worked on the surface, drilling and digging a pair of Detroit with a Dremel and other sharp tools.

Cento Canesio gave birth to a bicolor version of the Hardknox, applying his iconography on it through a thin black marker on gray spraypaint.

On Thursday June 10th, 6pm to 9pm, Electric presents Art Shade Expo at the bastard store in Milano.

Pick three artists, give’em a pair of Electric shades each and wait for their own custumize version.

The artists we picked for the italian edition are Olimpia Zagnoli, Scarful and Cento Canesio.

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