Monthly Archives: August 2009

Openings: “Mom & Popism” @ Gawker HQ

Posted on August 7, 2009 by juggernut3

This past Tuesday night, AM was on hand on the rooftop of Gawker Headquarters to cover the private preview party for the exciting collaboration exhibit “Mom & Popism“ (previewed), conceived and curated by Billi Kid. This unique project between Gawker Artists and authors/photographers, Jim … Continue reading →

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Releases: David Choe – “Choegal Siamese Twin”

Posted on August 7, 2009 by stephen

Next week, David Choe will be dropping the latest and arguably the illest version of his “Choegal” art figure, this time re-versioned as a Siamese twin. The hand-painted figures, total edition size of 500, cost $65 and will be available through Ningyoushi … Continue reading →

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Streets: Hugh Leeman – “Recognition” @ White Walls

Posted on August 7, 2009 by Ken

At about two in the morning last Sunday, AM met up with Hugh Leeman in the heart of San Francisco’s seedy Tenderloin district as he was preparing for his upcoming show, “Recognition” at the esteemed White Walls Gallery.  For the … Continue reading →

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Preview: Bob Dob – “Black Eyed Mouseketeers” @ Perihelion Arts

Posted on August 6, 2009 by sleepboy

Looks like these mouseketeer buddies of Bob Dob were on the wrong side of a beat down.  He did ten variants on this theme for his show “Black Eyed Mouseketeers” opening at Perihelion Arts in Phoenix tomorrow night.  Of course, … Continue reading →

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Showing: Nicoletta Ceccoli – “Beauties and Beasts” & Eric Fortune – “Daughters of our Nature” @ Roq La Rue

Posted on August 6, 2009 by sleepboy

Two artists whose work we enjoy immensely, Nicoletta Ceccoli (interviewed) & Eric Fortune (interviewed) opened up their joint show a couple weekends ago at Roq La Rue.  Ceccoli’s delicate attention to detail in and her clever juxtaposition of humans and … Continue reading →

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Highlights: Recommended Openings For August 6-12

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Andrew Hosner

The annual BLAB! Show returns to Copro Gallery and brings with it the usual lineup of heavy hitters. Big news is that Mark Ryden will be exhibiting an older 10×11″ illustration-based work in the show, which can be yours for … Continue reading →

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NYT’s Art Critic Reviews Os Gemeos Mural

Posted on August 6, 2009 by AM Editor

Earlier this week, the New York Times published a glowing review by esteemed art critic Roberta Smith of the recently completed mural by Os Gemeos (covered). Other than being mistaken about this being the twins’ first public artwork in Manhattan … Continue reading →

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Rolling Stone’s Obama Cover by Shepard Fairey

Posted on August 5, 2009 by juggernut3

The August 20th issue of Rolling Stone will feature a cover with a new image of Barack Obama by Shepard Fairey.  Unlike the idealistic iconic image that a nation of Obama supporters fell in love with, the latest by Fairey … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Brendan Monroe @ Richard Heller Gallery

Posted on August 5, 2009 by sleepboy

Brendan Monroe (interviewed) will be exhibiting some new works in October at the Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica. We were able to get a glimpse of some of the things he was working on when we went by for … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Edwin Ushiro – “Softly Encompassing the Womb”

Posted on August 5, 2009 by sleepboy

Here’s a pretty sweet piece from Hawaii native Edwin Ushiro’s upcoming show opening September 12th at LeBasse Projects. Two things that stand out about Ushiro’s work are the special “look” he has to his work that is a result of … Continue reading →

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