SECRET WARS X BARBICAN

Secret Wars hosted a small exhibition battle at this years xmas bazaar @ The Barbican

KOSH VS MISTER

SCHOOL WARS X TMNT SMASH UP CHALLENGE - 23RD OCTOBER @ VILLAGE UNDERGROUND

The junior version of Secret Wars is now here - Introducing School Wars



Thanks to all the sponsors and artists who helped make this happen!

Edding UK, Reebok, SUSO and of course Ubisoft!

More events coming soon

NISSAN CUBE X SECRET WARS - TRUMAN BREWERY

Secret Wars features in Wizz Inflight magazine!

If you are flying with Wizz this month then you will probably read the in-flight magazine and spot the one page feature on Secret Wars..

This has some good points and views from the founder of Secret Wars Terry Guy, talking about the history and growth of this exciting global competition

Click here to read feature

Have a read while you are Wizzing around Europe! (Bad joke I know)

NISSAN CUBE X SECRET WARS - TRUMAN BREWERY

Secret Wars was invited by Nissan Cube to battle on HUGE walls down at the Truman Brewery for the exciting launch of the Cube car!

Hicks and Discoteck went head to head and the video below was their thoughts before the show.

Official statement

To celebrate the forthcoming launch of Japanese design icon, Cube, Nissan is unveiling a unique creative destination in East London: Cube Store in collaboration with Colette, Paris.

Cube Store will include the UK’s first ever pop-up shop from celebrated Parisian design emporium, Colette, Just in time for Christmas shopping , Colette has handpicked an eclectic range of Japanese inspired lifestyle products from renowned international designers to feature in Cube Store. The centrepiece of the retail exhibition will be the iconic Nissan Cube vehicle which will be showcased at the venue for a limited time only.

The conceptual space of Cube Store will also act as a creative forum playing host to a series of avant-garde music, fashion, design & art inspired evening experiences for the most inquisitive, inspirational and creative minds in the capital.

For me this is very special as we first saw the car 7 odd years ago in Tokyo, Japan... It blew my mind when such an odd, funny but innovative car past by... We saw lots of pimped out versions as well and I really knew from that point that these alien vehicles were going to be BIG (Not only in Japan but Europe) one day!

So fast forward into time and here we are... We are very proud to be associated with such a car and hope to be driving one in the very near future ;)

" There are some things the Japanese are just better at than us, but there are other things we just don't get. Tentacle porn, for one. The Nissan Cube was one design that never really took off outside the land of the rising sun, but at the Geneva International Motor Show we've seen a rounder, softer, less cube-like Cube for the European market.

This third generation of Cube will launch in Europe in 2010. It'll be powered by 1.5-litre diesel or 1.6-litre petrol engines over here. Car Craver Rory 'Ruler of the Road' Reid met the eco-friendly Denki Cube at the British Motor Show last summer, and an electric version of the new Cube is reportedly in the pipeline.

Showing a level of whimsy not usually found in PR nonsense, the Cube's press release suggests that the car mixes "the charm of Godzilla and the wit of Mothra". We don't remember Godzilla being that charming when he was stomping Tokyo, or Mothra zinging around too many bon mots, but we get the idea: it's wacky, it's quirky, it's -- yes -- zany.

The idea of the cube shape is that the wheels are placed as far into the corners as possible. This creates more space inside, and gives the car a long 2.5m wheelbase. The rear window has an odd asymmetrical shape, wrapping around the back corner of the car to give the left-hand driver an unobstructed view. Judging by some of the mock-ups, a right-hand drive version will also be available." Source - CRAVE NET

If you wanna go see the car with your own eyes, then past by the Boiler room @ Truman Brewery, as the pop up store is open for 5 weeks or so!

They are also selling Collette Paris goodies in there aswell - bring some serious cash for this tho.

Enjoy

SECRET WARS - GERMAN TOUR

A sneak peek at what our boys in Germany got up to!

They were so inspired by the old Don't Sleep tour, that they decided to rent their own camper and do all of Germany, Austria and Switzerland...

Well done guys! wish I was there.

SECRET WARS & EDDING WIN THE "INNOVATION PRIZE" @ THE ARTS AND BUSINESS AWARDS

Monorex and edding UK were shortlisted for 3 of the 8 awards this year, which is an unheard of achievement - we walked away on the night with one of those 3 awards "The Lloyds Innovation" prize... Congratulations to everyone who has helped make Secret Wars what it is today, from the artists battling to my guys back stage who make sure lights are on and walls are fresh white!

A special thanks to Andy from edding for making this all happen, as he was the man who filled in that crazy 32 page doc to apply at the start ;) well done sir!

Terry and Jay from Monorex / Secret Wars

Mr Arts and Business, Terry from Monorex/Secret Wars and Andy from edding

The award was hand carved in Afghanistan (Kabul) by a charity foundation called the Turquoise mountain.

A few eyebrows were raised when we won the award, as we were the underdog on the night - going up against people like BP and the Royal Opera House...

After losing the first two awards silently (in pain), a lot of passion was shown when Kate Mosse read out our name as winners for the final award - we all jumped up with huge screams of YES, C,mon...etc and started cuddling each other (man passion :).

To eat cost £200 each but as you can from the starters, it was well worth it!

Gabriella from Redbull added some much needed beauty to a table of lads..

Afterwards Classic FM and The Guardian interviewed us and we were congratulated by many random people, a great night and I hope we can apply again with the School Wars concept.

Watch out as we are going for all 8 next year!

SECRET WARS IS BACK IN BRIZZLE!!

SECRET WARS NEW FORMAT LAUNCHING 2010

IMPORTANT NEWS!! OFFICIAL SECRET WARS UPDATES

EUROPEAN LEAGUE TEAM SERIES - 2010



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SECRET WARS IS RE FORMATTING AND ROLLING INTO 2010 WITH A DIFFERENT KIND OF BATTLE PLAN!

After 3 and a half years of single battle series locally in over 20 countries, we have decided to try something different and potentially more exciting for 2010... Introducing the Secret Wars EURO LEAGUE!

"When we started Secret Wars 3 years ago, it was influenced heavily by various things from the Marvel comic, to Warriors and Fight Club. After experiencing the team battles around the World and seeing the benefits of this compared to the singles battles, we decided on trying it as a complete 6-8 month series!"

"I have noticed the crowds are more vocal and patriotic towards team battles - there seems to be more at stake and I love watching the artists free-styling alongside each other.... You never know what will come out the other end!" Terry Guy (Founder of Monorex and Secret Wars)

The rules are the same but the structure of the competition and dynamics of the battle are slightly different - see below for details.

1st Round - Group league qualifiers

• Four groups of 4 teams with the top two teams qualifying
• Rather than a knockout cup comp, we have decided to make this a little more interesting and maybe fairer - Each game will be a league match with each judge vote and crowd vote worth a point (so 3 points available per battle)!
• Each team will play home and away against the others in their group

Quarter finals

With the top two teams going through from each group, we will be left with 8 teams.

The winner of GROUP A will play the 2nd place of GROUP B and the winner of GROUP B will play the runners up of GROUP A...and so on!

These will be played over a two leg format with away counting for double if a tie occurs.

Q-final 1

GROUP 1 WINNER vs. GROUP 2 RUNNER UP

Q-final 2

GROUP 2 WINNER vs. GROUP 1 RUNNER UP

Q-final 3

GROUP 3 WINNER vs. GROUP 4 RUNNER UP

Q-final 4

GROUP 4 WINNER vs. GROUP 3 RUNNER UP

Semi finals

These will be played over a two leg format with away counting for double if a tie occurs.

Q-FINAL 1 WINNER vs. Q-FINAL 3 WINNER

Q-FINAL 2 WINNER vs. Q-FINAL 4 WINNER

GRAND FINAL

This will be hosted at a neutral venue, TBC nearer the time

RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE COMPETITION

On the night

• 90 minutes on the Casio battle clock
• Only black edding markers and black acrylic paint can be used to paint
• No other markers can be used
• No pencils / sketches should be on stage or used (loose rule)
• Each team has to stay within the allocated space, if they creep over then there will be a 1 point deduction
• All teams are made up of 6 selected artists, but only 3 can travel and battle per event (tactical reasons)
• Battles are judged by 2 nominated and neutral guest judges + crowd vote

Competition

• The competition starts as a 4 grouped league concept
• There is a point gained for every vote (3 points in total available for each battle)
• The top two teams from each group will go through into the Q-finals
• If for some reason there is a draw of points with two teams in second place, then we will favour and send through the team with more away points
• Each team will play each other twice (home & away)
• The Q-finals / S finals will all be based on (home and away) knockout games
• The final will be held in a neutral city (preferred venue will be London / Birmingham)
• The grand final will be judged by an extra 2 judges, making 5 in total

SECRET WARS X OFFSET - SPECIAL EVENT

Having introduced the infamous live street art battle to Dublin back in July, Secret Wars picks back up its pens for a very special battle.

At 7pm on Friday 6th November, Secret Wars will be hosting a one off clash with OFFSET in The Car Park of The Bernard Shaw. This event will see Secret Wars Dublin battling some of our guest speakers chosen to represent OFFSET.

Originated in London back in March 06’, Secret Wars has been a revelation which has spawned into a cultural movement that is spreading across the globe. Normally held in dark corners of cities such as New York, London & Malmo, artists gather with black paint markers to follow the simple rules of drawing live against each other for 90 minutes. The winners are decided by the reaction of the crowd and the votes of two judges on the battle picture of the artists.

This Dublin battle promises to bring together some amazing & creative talent from both teams. An event not to be missed! Music on the night will come from 2 guest DJ’s and a surprise act from the UK.

GO BIG OR GO HOME!

FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER @ The Bernard Shaw
11-12 SOUTH RICHMOND STREET, DUBLIN 2
ADMISSION: FREE

For more information visit www.iloveoffset.com & www.bodytonicmusic.com

SECRET WARS X HOXTON PONY - NOVEMBER 4TH

Monorex & Secret Wars crew are dropping another special event next week

We are hosting a Secret Wars on the outside windows and we will be celebrating the NEW Monorex commission downstairs - Stika and Tan 1 are painting to a NEON WILDSTYLE brief, so being that these boys are letter specialist, we are in for a real visual treat!

Get down there early

School Wars x TMNT Special Event - October 23rd

SCHOOL WARS - TURTLES SMASH UP CHALLENGE

This is a private event and we will be hosting a secret afterparty - press and interested spectators are more than welcome but please get in touch below to find out how...

If you would like to come down and check out - please RSVP to schoolwars@monorex.com

WWW.SCHOOLWARS.CO.UK

In association with Ubisoft

Supported by Reebok, Edding, SUSO

SWATCH X MTV PLAYGROUND PROJECT ATHENS

Secret Wars was invited to host a 2 on 2 90 minute battle in Athens alongside the MTV X Swatch Playground event... Below is how the night unfolded in this ancient city!

Some of the limited edition watches on display - we were all given one each

Mr Gauky and DiscoTeck's first day back at school making collages

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The rooftop view from the BIOS bar, can you see the Acropolis in the background?

The battle begins in a heated and very vocal atmosphere

DiscoTeck giving Mr Gauky drawing lessons

Check that line control

London's idea was all about the god of the underground "Hades" and his 3 headed dog

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Mr T giving his 2 pence worth before voting for London, we lost 2-1 after the other and crowd voted Athens??? Confused as why, but please add your thoughts on this post

The Greeks were awarded 1000 euros for there efforts..Congrats

Win or lose Monorex crew always know how to party - check out Mr Gauky's chicken dance!

check out more info on the project at - www.swatchmtvplayground.com

Thanks to Terence and the Protein peeps for getting us involved

SECRET WARS @ NOTTING HILL ARTS CLUB TONIGHT!

INVITATION TO LAUNCH EVENT!!!

SHIFT! @ The Notting Hill Arts Club Launches with
THE END OF THE LINE
28.09.09 6pm-2pm

creativity matters
SHIFT! is the new programme of visual arts exhibitions and events at the Notting Hill Arts Club, London – an ongoing, 6 weekly arts programme, where creativity and good ideas
merge to focus on what matters to us, to you and to everyone.

launch event
On Monday 28th September, SHIFT! is converting the Notting Hill Arts Clubinto a 3D, 360° blank canvas, with freshly-wallpapered surfaces on which artists, illustrators and club-goers can draw. The brief is to ‘explore the idea of being interconnected in the context of the environment and climate change’.

Working in collaboration with the creators of Doodle Earth (doodlearth.com), Secret Wars (www.secretwars.com) and DebutArt (www.debutart.com), the idea behind The End of the Line event is to create artworks that evolve throughout the duration of the exhibition.

visitor information
Event: Monday 28th Sept 2009
Hours: 6pm – 2am (9pm Secret Wars)
Price: £5 before 8pm / then £8 (concession £3/6)
Venue: Notting Hill Arts Club,
21 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3JQ

SECRET WARS X RYAN FRANK COLLABO!

Ryan Frank free-range furniture designer prepares for battle with international art

group - Secret Wars.

Ryan’s latest project the ‘Shoreditch Shelf’

becomes a battle field for premier art group

SecretWars x Ryan Frank

For the first time ever this live art battle will take place directly on to a Shoreditch Shelf in the Bricklane Gallery on Thursday the 24th at 3pm.

Artists involved: Stika, Inkie, Alfa and Moose and Yeti

Friday the 25th the Secret Wars posse take their markers and might to the courtyard of 93 Feet East, where they will step onto a purpose built stage and commence another head to head bout of illustrating. ‘six artists, six boards, 60 minutes’

The completed boards will be put to the public vote and the winning two will be made into a Shoreditch Shelf.

The shelf and the remaining boards will be displayed and auctioned by the Bricklane Gallery, with a follow up exhibition.

A completed Shoreditch Shelf and ‘Spruce’, Ryan’s new range of stackable stool will also be on display and in use during the 3 day event.

Origins of The Hackney Shelf

The now iconic Hackney Shelf originated when large white boards were installed at graffiti ‘hot-spots’ around East London. The concept is to present a blank canvas to the public. These blank canvases attracted a variety of random graf and sporadic stenciling, once covered in graffiti they were removed and transformed into mobile shelving units, bringing the street indoors.

Notes to press:

Further info about Ryan's work on - www.ryanfrank.net

SECRET WARS BRIGHTON - MINI TOURNAMENT!

18th-20th September

The schedule
18th September 1/4 finals
1st battle – 12:00 – 1.30pm – Limbo Vs Mr Nord
2nd battle – 1pm – 2.30pm Made You Look Vs Sight One
3rd battle – 2pm – 3.30pm Mist Vs Spit Sega
4th battle – 3pm – 4.30pm Oliver Harud Vs JOJENK

19th September Semi-Finals
1st battle 3pm – 4.30pm ? Vs ?
2nd battle – 4.30 – 6pm ? Vs ?

19th September Final @ Life
Kings Road Archers, BN1 1NB
7pm – 11pm

The final to decide the Champion will be held at Life. With Secret Wars Dj’s on rotation throughout this will prove to be a mad, hectic, crazy, bonza night!! So arrive early to avoid disappointment.

20th September Showcase
All day
To finish off the event on a high, we’ve decided to put together a set of exhibition battles. There’s also an opportunity for other artists to get involved as we set out sights on recruiting local artists to represent Brighton.

For more info, please email us on studio@secretwars.co.uk or jay@secretwars.co.uk

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Secret Wars would like to thank its sponsors and supporters for all their help
Edding pens and Art Republic, Exceptional art, perfectly framed. Discover an incredible range of rare, limited edition art prints from cutting-edge and established artists within our gallery at Bond Street Brighton (in the heart of the North Laines) or online at www.artrepublic.com. Spread the cost of your art with the Own Art scheme, full details at our gallery or website

SECRET WARS ATHENS - Greece vs. England

Hey people

If any of you are randomly in Athens this weekend then try and come along and check out the Secret Wars battle at Bios bar.

It will be a 2 on 2 battle Greece vs England and its hosted by MTV and Swatch Watch

Details below in greek or click on the calendar for further info

FREESTYLE FESTIVAL @ VILLAGE UNDERGROUND - SEPTEMBER 9TH

LAUNCH PARTY FOR THE FREESTYLE FESTIVAL

A night of all things Freestyle- A taster of the Freestyle Festival- www.freestyle-festival.com

Wednesday 9th September

Village Underground, 54 Holywell Lane, off Gt. Eastern St, London EC2A

DOORS OPEN: 7.30pm-11.30pm

£5 ENTRY

Look for the tube trains up high

FEATURING

Bands and DJs:

The Crave, This City, Starseed, Telegraphs + DJ Alli-Cat

Riders:

Kyle Blake(BMXer), Jak Tonge(Skateboarder), Danny Aldridge (Inliner)

Also

The founder of Freerunning Sebastien Foucan

Bgirls and Bboys Firefly, Lil’ Tim and Flo

Live illustration from Secret Wars Crew

SECRET WARS IN THE INDEPENDENT AGAIN!

Secret Wars features in The Independent again!

check full article here

SECRET WARS X FESTIBELLY - 29TH AUGUST

Come join the team Secret Wars camping @ Festibelly on the 29th August!

A few tickets left - buy them from www.festibelly.com

VIDEO DOC FROM BATTLE BETWEEN IRELAND & ENGLAND

Created by Ben O'Connor -> 6 fingers Production

IRELAND vs. ENGLAND - JULY 25TH

This has got to be up there with some of the best battles in SW history - The Irish really do know how to party and look after there foreign guests (us). When we arrived we found out our accommodation was a two floor glass penthouse with a 8 man jacuzzi, oh and just to make us settle in a little easier the Irish guys had organised sponsorship with Bulmer's Light - so we had 15 crates next to the jacuzzi for some messy nights ahead.

Big up to Andrew for linking this all up and making it happen with such efficiency - The schedule was as hectic as NYC but really well organised!

Over the 5 days staying in Dublin we were interviewed by 2 national radio stations and featured on live morning IRELAND AM tv - alongside painting at DC party and a skate festival called Kings of Concrete....Oh and dropping some illegal graff characters around the city.

The battle itself was intense and electric, the Irish crowd came in there masses and even when the venue was packed (300+ people) more followed (another 400+) and queued outside for hours on end! I saw people climbing over the beer garden wall trying to get in.... Including kids with sketch books desperate for the SW artists to sign their black books.

We ended up going on to lose the battle 2-1 against Dan Leo and his boys but there was not a lot in it and the crowd gave a fair cheer both ways.

Some of Kodax's sketches

The battle venue - Bernard Shaw

Mr Gauky & Sleeps 1

Reeps delivering one of his now legendary beatbox performances

Live on "Ireland AM"

Bulmer's commissioned us to paint a large moving billboard in central Dublin, parked illegally and causing traffic mayhem - we somehow managed to persuade and charm the police to let us stay all day because they liked the work on display!

Themed on "Monkey", the picture shows the two characters filling up the water demon with cider... A slight adaption to the actual show ;)

Graff on the side of the U2 Studio

Gauky showing his yorkshire strengths

The boys working hard buffing my Reebok Pumps at the airport!

Click on Dublin above on the map to see battle post!

A massive thank you to Andrew, Fiona, Dan Leo for making it happen and Bulmers Light for sponsoring all the events!

Photography by Jaysus