Monthly Archives: April 2010

Openings: David Choe – “Nothing to Declare” @ LAzarides Beverly Hills

Posted on April 24, 2010 by juggernut3

Sometimes, we get spoiled at AM with behind the scenes studio visits where we see much of the art work before show openings, but in this case, our visit to David Choe’s (featured) studio definitely did not spoil our appetite … Continue reading →

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Recommended openings for this weekend

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Andrew Hosner

Los Angeles leads the worldwide charge this weekend with a slew of simply massive shows going off. From the return of David Choe at Lazarides’ Beverly Hills pop-up space and Phil Frost’s much anticipated LA solo debut at Known Gallery to … Continue reading →

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Preview / Setup: Rooms @ Scion Space

Posted on April 24, 2010 by sleepboy

AM swung by Culver City’s Scion Space as a large group of artists, namely Adam Wallacavage, Bill Daniel, Chris Stain, Dan Monick & Caitlin Reilly, Dueling VHS, Justin Van Hoy, Kime Buzzelli, and Rocky Grimes, were busy building out and … Continue reading →

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Openings: Kristen Schiele – “Elektra” @ Sloan Fine Art

Posted on April 24, 2010 by sven

Kristen Schiele’s solo show “Elektra” opened this past Wednesday evening at New York’s Sloan Fine Art. We love Kristen’s use of multiple mediums and her thrilling mixture of oil paint and screen print in her compositions featuring skewed architecture and … Continue reading →

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Openings – Kris Kuksi and Christy Langer “Meticulous Engagements” @ Shooting Gallery

Posted on April 23, 2010 by Ken

AM recently attended the opening for Kris Kuksi and Christy Langer’s “Meticulous Engagements” (previewed) at the Shooting Gallery in San Francisco. Langer, who first caught our eye at Basel last year and is pictured above, brought a nice mix of … Continue reading →

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Book Launch: Beyond the Street – The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art” (London & New York)

Posted on April 23, 2010 by sven

Set to be a future bible of the urban and street art scene, Gestalten are soon to publish “Beyond the Street – The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art”. Compiled and edited by Patrick Nguyen and Stuart Mackenzie, this 400 … Continue reading →

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Preview: Thomas Doyle – “Collateral Damage” @ Lebasse Projects

Posted on April 23, 2010 by sleepboy

New York based artist, Thomas Doyle (featured), has a new body of work prepared for his show this weekend, April 24th, at Lebasse Projects entitled “Collateral Damage.” The appropriately named show features a series of exquisite sculptures of houses set … Continue reading →

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Streets: Banksy in San Francisco (Part II)

Posted on April 23, 2010 by sleepboy

Looks like a second possible Banksy piece has been spotted in the Bay Area on Valencia Street with what looks to be an obvious reference to his Cop with Koons Dog stencil in LA that was stolen recently. So, it … Continue reading →

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Video: D.I.Y. America – Os Gemeos

Posted on April 22, 2010 by sleepboy

The good people behind D.I.Y. America (who also produced Beautiful Losers), a documentary series, have focused one of their episodes on one of our favorites street artist duos, Os Gemeos. In this video, you can see the twins being interviewed … Continue reading →

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Streets: Banksy in San Francisco?

Posted on April 22, 2010 by juggernut3

Hmm, with the series of premieres already making it’s way across the nation for Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop” including LA (covered) and New York (covered), it’s only natural to assume that Banksy could easily whiz up the Cali coast to … Continue reading →

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