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]

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