Monthly Archives: August 2010

Showing: Aurel Schmidt – “Summer Bummer” @ The Fireplace Project

Posted on August 25, 2010 by sleepboy

Opening last weekend at the Fireplace Project was Aurel Schmidt’s newest solo show  – “Summer Bummer”. The New York artist, socialite, and one of this year’s Whitney Biennialists, produced a lovely new collection of intricate drawings built from what others … Continue reading →

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Streets: Banksy in Hastings?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sleepboy

A “Tesco Sand Castle” piece recently showed up that has strong possibilities as the newest Banksy piece in Hastings, a town on the coast of East Sussex in England. First off, the child shows some similarities to the postcard included … Continue reading →

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Preview: Teresa Duck @ Summer Group Exhibition / Opus Art

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sven

Teresa Duck’s paintings grabbed our attention earlier this year when we saw her works at Opus Art’s “Fresh Cream 2″ group show, and we just had sight of some of her latest pieces that will be shown at Opus’ Summer … Continue reading →

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Inside the Mark Warren Jacques & Seth Neefus “Free Life Center”

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sleepboy

If you remember, we told you about the Free Life Center a while back, a project dreamed up by Mark Warren Jacques (interviewed) & Seth Neefus. Well, the traveling art structure has been thru Canada and much of the States and has arrived … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Brian Viveros – “Dirtyland” @ Thinkspace

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sleepboy

Wow! Looks like Brian Viveros is raising an army of chain-smoking ladies for his upcoming solo at Thinkspace Gallery in October. The new body of work entitled “Dirtyland” will feature what Viveros does best – beautiful and rugged women smoking, … Continue reading →

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Preview/Set Up: Yoshitomo Nara & YNG @ Park Avenue Armory for Asia Society Retrospective

Posted on August 24, 2010 by juggernut3

AM stopped by the opening of Yoshitomo Nara & design firm graf/YNG’s ”Open Studio” at the Park Avenue Armory. Using the massive Armory venue as a central staging ground, the YNG crew hit the ground running; creating a modular structure/installation designed to be carted up … Continue reading →

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Teaser: KAWS – “Passing Through” @ Harbour City (Hong Kong)

Posted on August 24, 2010 by sleepboy

It looks like Kaws has some “big” things planned for Asia this October. Take a look at this huge sculpture he’s working on for the “Passing Through” exhibition at Harbour City, one of the biggest shopping venues in Hong Kong. … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Edwin Ushiro – “Preceding Sunday” @ Roq La Rue

Posted on August 23, 2010 by sleepboy

Representing the 808, Edwin Ushiro brings his lush paintings infused with island imagery to the Roq La Rue Gallery on September 10th. “Preceding Sunday” will be a collection of works from the Hawaiian native filled with nostalgic elements from his … Continue reading →

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Nuart ’10: Blu & Ericailcane

Posted on August 23, 2010 by sleepboy

It looks like this year’s Nuart Festival is finally underway in Norway. Blu continues his collaborations with big names, this time with Bologna based Ericailcane on the same building. Together, they take aim like other artists (Os Gemeos, Todd Schorr) … Continue reading →

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Preview: Tom French – “Hidden Realizations” @ Vincent Michael Gallery, Philly

Posted on August 23, 2010 by sven

When AM visited Tom French in his Newcastle Studio earlier this year, we discovered the artist deep within an experimental phase. Whilst Tom is recognized for his stunning charcoal figurative works, we witnessed the first stages of him working on … Continue reading →

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