MIST Solo Show at Wall Works New York Opens Saturday June 6 in the Bronx

Worth posting: A gallery called Wall Works New York in the Bronx will be hosting French graffiti legend MIST in his first solo exhibition ever in New York! Opening reception is Saturday June 6 from 5-8pm. There will also be a limited-edition print available through the gallery, so it's highly recommended that you make your way to Wall Works, which is located at:

 39 Bruckner Blvd, Bronx, NY. 

Why am I telling you about a gallery show? Because MIST has designed some of my favorite art toys. We even have a couple in the shop, available for purchase: his Lucius character (to the right), and the giant Holybrikus. Buy your own MIST toys here.

MIST's toy designs mimic his signature angular characters and shapes he applies to walls and canvases. You can even see echoes of the classic MIST toy shapes in the 2D piece above. Looking at the toys next to his graffiti and more abstract painterly piece, you can definitely pick out a signature style which is consistent throughout his work.

FREE VINYL TOYS - @tenacioustoys IG toy giveaway this week!

Head on over to Instagram and find our feed @tenacioustoys to enter to win one of three vinyl toys which we are giving away at the end of this week! IG-only contest, as it's easier to manage. Choose your prize if you win! Open to everyone.

MIST Lucius 6-inch vinyl figures by Artoyz

In stock now are 2 beautiful colorways of a dynamic and interesting 6-inch tall vinyl toy: Lucius by MIST. These 2-piece figure sets were made by Artoyz and they are of the highest quality.

The blue/black colorway shown above is a US edition, sold exclusively in the US. You can buy one here in our store for $59.95.

The yellow colorway shown below is the regular colorway that was distributed worldwide:

You can also buy the yellow one in our store here.

A little more about this figure:

Artoyz Originals presents Lucius, a devilish new vinyl creation by MIST. French graffiti artist Mist, strikes back with an original vinyl toy, graphically following his latest mini series (Debilz) released in 2008 by Kidrobot. A new original figure for Mist, Lucius features all his iconic features such as innovative articulations, dripping colors, spiky boundaries and prominent teeth. Lucius comes with its partner, a little flame-ball, that you can display in its hands or simply put by its side. Four colorways will be released in 2010.

More about MIST:

Born and raised in Paris, Mist first experienced graffiti in the late 80's and is also a French pioneer of designer toys. Today Mist travels the planet with his partner TILT for exhibitions and street paintings whenever he is not developing his art in his studio in the south of France.

MIST, c'est l'homme!

That means "MIST is the man!" en francais. Correct pronunciation is something like "mist, say luhmm".

Now you know some French.

Next week I will teach you what "merde" and "putain" mean.

For now, visit MIST on his website, follow his blog or check the Flickr page devoted to his artwork.

FREE Series 4 Dunny with every order till June 5th

This week, till the end of the day on June 5th, we are including a free Kidrobot Series 4 Dunny with every order!

Choose one of the following open-box Dunnys:

-JLED

-Baseman

-MIST

-Michael Motorcycle

-12 Car Pileup

-David Flores

Subject to availability, of course. All of the S.4 Dunnys we have left are open-box (foil and all accessories intact, labeled & resealed boxes). Email us after your order to tell us which one you want.

See pics of all 6 Dunnys together on our homepage. You can also sign up for our emailed newsletter there if you haven't already.