Monthly Archives: February 2010

Highlights: Recommended openings for Feb 17 – 22

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Andrew Hosner

The year is just underway, but we can say without a doubt one of the year’s highlights goes down this Saturday in Southern California. The godfather of the so-called “low brow” movement brings his monumental solo exhibition back home to California … Continue reading →

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Preview: Yoshitaka Amano – “Deva Loka : Los Angeles” & Yoskay Yamamoto – “Tell Me A Story” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted on February 20, 2010 by sleepboy

Opening tonight in the main gallery space of LeBasse Projects is “Deva Loka Los Angeles”, a new body of work from Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano. For anime fans out there, you may recognize his work from Vampire Hunter D and … Continue reading →

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Preview: Wayne White – “I Fell 37 Miles to Earth 100 Years Ago” @ Marty Walker Gallery

Posted on February 20, 2010 by sven

One of the highlights of our visit to Basel week in Miami last year was seeing Los Angeles artist Wayne White’s work displayed at Mireille Mosler’s booth at the Nada Art Fair. AM has since been looking forward to a … Continue reading →

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Streets: Swoon

Posted on February 20, 2010 by sleepboy

It looks like Swoon (Interviewed) recently visited Philadelphia and gifted the city of brotherly love with some of her street pieces. In town for Philagrafika 2010, the city’s international festival celebrating print in contemporary art, Swoon’s wheatpastes blended in nicely … Continue reading →

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Camille Rose Garcia – “Down The Rabbit Hole” Exhibition and Book Signing Tour

Posted on February 19, 2010 by sleepboy

For all those who have been keeping up with Camille Rose Garcia’s “Alice in Wonderland” book, there is an upcoming exhibition and book signing at Merry Karnowsky Gallery on March 6th. Hi-Fructose has a behind the scenes look at some … Continue reading →

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Ryan McGinley “Moonmilk” Book Available Again

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Khoi

Photographer extraordinaire Ryan McGinley’s Moonmilk book, released on occasion of his solo exhibition of the same name at Alison Jacques Gallery, sold out with quickness the first time it was released. Some who missed out on this initial offering shelled … Continue reading →

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Preview: “2010 Group Exhibition, Part 2″ @ David B. Smith Gallery

Posted on February 19, 2010 by sleepboy

Part deux of the 2010 Group Exhibition at David B. Smith Gallery opens tonight in Denver. Just like the first edition, this show features a stellar lineup of artists including Josh Agle aka SHAG (interviewed), Jud Bergeron, Kris Lewis (interviewed), … Continue reading →

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Showing: Aaron Young – “The Right Way To Do Wrong” @ Gagosian Gallery (Bevery Hills)

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Khoi

It’s not enough that Southern California currently enjoys perfect sunshiny weather while New York freezes. It also has to rub it in by currently being home to terrific shows with NYC-based artists Faile and Aaron Young – all under one … Continue reading →

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Streets: TrustoCorp in New York City

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Ken

TrustoCorp, who we last saw in Los Angeles and Miami, has recently hit up New York City with a fresh batch of newly modified street signs. Now implementing government-grade reflective vinyl in all their work, TrustoCorp’s latest campaign blends in … Continue reading →

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Shaquille O’Neal curates “Size DOES Matters” @ Flag Art Foundation

Posted on February 18, 2010 by juggernut3

NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal is known by many nicknames: “the Big Aristotle”, “the MDE”, “the Big Shaqtus”, “The Big Baryshnikov” and we can now dub him “the Big Curator”? Yup, “the Diesel” is putting yet another one of his “talents” (although sounds … Continue reading →

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