Monthly Archives: July 2009

Releases: James Jean’s “Kindling” Book – San Diego Comic-Con

Posted on July 11, 2009 by stephen

A limited number of advance copies of James Jean’s (interviewed) book featuring work from his NYC solo show will be released at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Published by Chronicle Books, “Kindling” presents 12 of James’ visual mix of abstract … Continue reading →

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Streets/Video: Know Hope

Posted on July 10, 2009 by stephen

After his amazing debut Los Angeles solo show, Israeli street artist Know Hope made his way over to the Big Apple and worked a pretty sick street mural at the Hotel Chelsea that was commissioned by No Longer Empty. Luckily for … Continue reading →

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Preview: “Celeritas” @ SURU

Posted on July 10, 2009 by stephen

Motorcycle culture and fine art come together this Sunday, July 12 with “Celeritas,” a motorcycle culture themed art show for charity, opening at SURU in Los Angeles. The impressive lineup of artists will utilize elements from motorcycle culture as their … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District

Posted on July 10, 2009 by sleepboy

After our coverage of the Art Hong Kong Fair, we turn our attention to the much discussed development of Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District which will involve building a large contemporary art space on 40 hectares of reclaimed land … Continue reading →

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Art Focus: Robert Longo

Posted on July 10, 2009 by sleepboy

We recently came across the mind blowingly detailed charcoal work of Robert Longo which led us to do a little digging to see what’s going on with this talented and renowned artist. His twenty year retrospective (1979-2009) show at the Museum of Modern and … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Mia – “Riddles in the Dark” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted on July 9, 2009 by juggernut3

Mia (interviewed) and her “event-full” paintings are back on a new mission. Check out this quick little hit she sent us for her upcoming show “Riddles in the Dark” at Corey Helford Gallery at the end of this month. Discuss … Continue reading →

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Highlights: Recommended Openings For July 9-12

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Andrew Hosner

Enjoy AM’s fresh new feature, where we bring you the best of this week’s openings from across the globe. Andrew Hosner of Sour Harvest has been putting together recommended openings for the Los Angeles area for almost six years now on … Continue reading →

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FAME Festival: Lucy Mclauchlan

Posted on July 9, 2009 by stephen

Lucy Mclauchlan made her mark on the town of Grottaglie with her art deco-like motifs as part of the FAME Festival, bringing out the cherry picker and scaffolding to throw up the massive mural seen above. Impressed by the ceramic pieces that Conor Harrington (interviewed) produced, Lucy joined … Continue reading →

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Preview/Setup: Stella Im Hultberg – “Memento Mori” @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted on July 9, 2009 by stephen

Stella Im Hultberg (interviewed) opens her solo show “Memento Mori” (previewed) at Thinkspace Gallery this Friday, July 10th. AM dropped by the gallery and caught Stella working on what’s shaping up to be an impressive mural and we were also lucky enough to get … Continue reading →

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Streets: Os Gemeos Mural Replaces Keith Haring Tribute in NYC

Posted on July 8, 2009 by juggernut3

People that have visited New York in the last year may remember seeing the Keith Haring day-glo mural recreated on the corner of Houston and Bowery in honor of the artist’s 50th birthday. Earlier this week, word circulated that the … Continue reading →

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