Monthly Archives: August 2010

Signings: David Choe @ SFMOMA

Posted on August 4, 2010 by sleepboy

Last week AM visited the SFMOMA to catch the signing of David Choe’s (featured) monograph  (previewed) from Chronicle Books. The crowd of fans waited patiently to get some face time with the accomplished artist. David, as usual, took his time … Continue reading →

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Preview: “Love Conquers All” @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted on August 4, 2010 by sleepboy

This Saturday night, August 7th, Thinkspace Gallery will be hosting “Love Conquers All”, a group show supporting the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender) struggle with 20% of the proceeds donated to Equality California. Looking through the preview, there really … Continue reading →

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Fame Fest ’10: Word to Mother

Posted on August 4, 2010 by sleepboy

When we referred to a look at Word to Mother (interviewed) studio several days ago, we mentioned he was in Italy working on his efforts for the Fame Festival. Well, here is a look now at the murals he put … Continue reading →

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Preview: Naoto Hattori – “Super Bionics” @ Copro Gallery

Posted on August 3, 2010 by sleepboy

Master of trippy visuals, Naoto Hattori, will be bringing his mind-bending imagery to Santa Monica this weekend for his latest solo show at Copro Gallery. Entitled “Super Bionics”, the show will be sure to feature his signature mutated animal hybrids, … Continue reading →

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Preview: “JEST in Time: The Phylogenesis of Clowns” Benefit @ Distinction Gallery

Posted on August 3, 2010 by sleepboy

Clowns are different things to different people. Some have an intense fear of clowns (Coulrophobia), or for some, they are a source of amusement and entertainment. These costumed and masked performers are also fertile subject matter for artists (here and … Continue reading →

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Video: Anish Kapoor @ Guggenheim (Bilbao)

Posted on August 3, 2010 by sleepboy

Renowned sculptor Anish Kapoor is currently showing at the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the first large-scale survey of the artist’s work to be seen in Spain. In a fascinating series of videos, Kapoor gives a tour of each of the major … Continue reading →

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Openings: Electric Windows

Posted on August 3, 2010 by sleepboy

Is that Ron English’s Ronald McDonald and camouflaged deer peeking out at us?  It’s just some of the sights seen at this year’s “Electric Windows”, an annual art and music festival that has already going on three years.  This year’s … Continue reading →

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Preview: Daniel Danger – “they will take it back” @ Gallery 1988 (LA)

Posted on August 2, 2010 by sleepboy

Daniel Danger (interviewed), who we saw last show at the SF location of Gallery 1988 in April of last year, returns this week to the original Los Angeles location for his new exhibition – “they will take it back”. The … Continue reading →

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Preview: Dalek – “Chaos On The Edge Of Reason” @ Hurley )( SPACE

Posted on August 2, 2010 by sleepboy

A pretty interesting event is taking place this Wednesday night at the Hurley Space (7-10pm at 1945 Placentia Ave., Costa Mesa, CA) down in Orange County. James Marshall (Dalek) (interviewed) will be exhibiting his 37-foot continuous wall mural, “Chaos on … Continue reading →

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Showing: “Relationships” @ Gallery Christoffer Egelund

Posted on August 2, 2010 by sleepboy

One of our astute readers in Copenhagen, Henrik Haven, recently took some pictures for us of the “Relationships” group show currently showing at Gallery Christoffer Egelund. The exhibition features three artists that we like – Tim Biskup, Miss Van, and … Continue reading →

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