Over the weekend, JR’s much anticipated exhibition ‘Encrages’ opened its doors at the Galerie Perrotin. Just yesterday we reported about the Massive Attack Live Set that went down for the occasion.

The opening night was jam packed with fans of the artist, who manages to attract an incredible amount of eyes to his socially conscious art projects. Here we now give you a small recap of the art that was on display at the gallery show. Make sure to pass by the show, it is open until January 7th, 2011.

JR ‘Encrages’ Exhibition
19. November 2011 – 7. January 2012
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin
76, Rue de Turenne
Paris

Photography: Mathieu Vilasco/Highsnobiety.com

More images of the exhibition follow after the jump.

On November 25th, 2011, G-Shock will be celebrating its URBAN PROOF event in Berlin. For the occasion the watch brand has invited 10 international artists to compete in the categories Urban Art, Soundsystem, Beatbox and Breakdance. For the battles G-Shock and splash! each have put together teams to compete against each other in the various disciplines.

Urban Proof is the continuation of the SHOCK THE WORLD TOUR that toured the globe in the last couple of years. US Beatbox legend Rahzel (The Roots) will compete against French talent Eklips and Marsimoto Sound System will have to proof itself against other contestants, which you can be sure will be some exciting battles to be watching live.

After the battles, there will of course be the official party with acts including Murkage, DJ Ron and Hudson Mohawke.

We have 6 tickets for the invite only event that you can win. How can you win your ticket?

Just tell us why you want to attend the event in the comments of this post or on this Facebook Post and we will then announce the winners on Tuesday, November 22nd.

The full event flyer with act details follows after the jump.

We  have reported several times about the Takashi Murakami organized charity auction “New Day: Artists for Japan”, in association with Christie’s. The event finally took place Wednesday morning in New York City and was jam packed with both collectors and fans of the Japanese artist. Participating artists included Zeng Fanzhi, Mark Grotjahn, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, KAWS, Jeff Koons, Friedrich Kunath, Mr., Yoshimoto Nara, Gabriel Orozco, Anselm Reyle, Cindy Sherman, Aya Takano and Luc Tuymans.

Our favorite, Kaws, got a record high for his “Kawsbob Enters the Strange Forest” (2011) painting, at a whooping 155′000 USD. Having followed him now for such a long time, it is great seeing him come this far. A price war between the Paris dealer of the artist, Emmanuel Perrotin, and one of his clients, forced the price up to 155′000 USD.

The highest piece of work sold during the auction, was the Jeff Koons “Balloon Monkey Wall Relief” for exactly 1′000′000 USD. All in all the auction raised almost 9 Million USD for the Japanese earthquake victims, which is simply incredible. (Via AI)

This week, Le Baron opened up in London’s Mayfair area. Originally established in Paris by André Saraiva, the new Le Baron London locale promises the same French attitude and rock n’ roll vibe. For the opening, André and his close friend Olivier Zahm (of Purple Magazine) outfitted the space with various street art and photography installations, while Phil Bush provided the music.

Photography: Olivier Zahm

More images follow after the click.

To celebrate their soon to release collaborative collection, Versace and H&M hosted a runway show in New York City last night.

Outfits showcased on the catwalk were of course from the Versace for H&M collection, which brings together different styles from the Versace archive. The long-awaited collection for H&M features such iconic pieces for women as draped metal mesh dresses, silk-crêpe dresses with gold buttons, multi-coloured panel print dresses and the classic Versace studded leather jacket, while for men there are sharp suits, printed sweaters and print shirts, and studded leather jackets and trousers. For women the collection is certainly more interesting, because we do not see a lot of men being able to wear the colorful all over print styles.

Obviously the event was packed with celebrities and Prince actually performed. The collection will go on sale on November 17th, 2011, at about 300 H&M stores. More images from the runway show follow after the jump.

Takashi Murakami and Christie’s will be partnering up on a special auction called A New Day: Artists for Japan on November 9th. The auction is being held to raise money for those by the disastrous earthquake and tsunami that struck the island earlier this year. Participating artists include Zeng Fanzhi, Mark Grotjahn, Damien Hirst, Thomas Houseago, KAWS, Jeff Koons, Friedrich Kunath, Mr., Yoshimoto Nara, Gabriel Orozco, Anselm Reyle, Cindy Sherman, Aya Takano and Luc Tuymans and prior to the auction, The Gagosian Gallery will be presenting the pieces in a special 2-day exhibit.

Take a further look after the jump.

Union Los Angeles will host the FUCT 20 Year Visual Exhibition on Thursday October 27, 2011 at 7pm.

Erik Brunetti defined rebelliousness for the Generation X of skate boarders and street wear consumers, through unconventional and often controversial designs and ad campaigns released under his brand name FUCT.

FUCT got it’s initial push shortly after it’s conception, when New York City’s UNION took notice to the brand and offered to become it’s exclusive US retailer. This was 1991.
FUCT is celebrating its 20 year anniversary with a visual exhibition presenting selected works (released and unreleased) by artists who contributed to the brands visuals: Erik Brunetti, Pushead, Larry Clark, Wes Lang, Alexis Ross, Mr. Cartoon and many more.

Have a look at works by Alexis Ross, Wes Lang and Mr. Cartoon (done in 1992) after the click.

Stussy Japan, in conjunction with Vans OTW, will be putting on an exhibition featuring works by Eric Elms. The event is set to go down at Common in Tokyo, Japan this Thursday, October 20th. As you can see here, Elms’ classic “Kilroy” character looks to play a heavily involved roll in the show. A couple of tees appear to be available as well including a “Killroy World Tour” and “Killroy Rasta Dot” graphic tee. The event kicks off at 7pm and will go until 10. Be sure to check it out.

Take a look at the tees after the jump.

Yuichi Yoshii of The Contemporary Fix and Loveless fame will be further showcasing his creative mind’s ability with the production of Versus Tokyo, which will be taking place on October 22nd as part of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week. Versus Tokyo is an amalgamation of Tokyo fashion including brands such as Mastermind Japan, Whiz Limited, Discovered, Soe, Facetasm, Phenomenon, Sasquatch Fabrix and plumpynuts. The event will feature runway shows and installations from the aforementioned brands, and also some interviews with all involved parties. Tickets went on sale this past weekend at Zozotown, so head over there if you’re looking to check it out.

Curated puts us onto a new exhibit from KAWS coming in February 2012 at Atlanta’s High Museum. Given that the show is still about 5 months away, no need to mark your calendar just yet, as you are sure to hear more about the exhibition as the opening approaches down the road. In addition to being treated to a new body of work, visitors can also hang around to watch KAWS in action as he prepares a giant site-specific mural that will come in at a whopping 22-feet high. Also, the giant companion sculpture from 2010 is slated to make an appearance; with that and the giant mural, this show is shaping up to be one of the artist’s most memorable.