Monthly Archives: September 2010

Releases: Burning Candy Boxset / Co-Produce the “Dots” Movie

Posted on September 7, 2010 by sven

Ever dream of being a movie producer? Well, now’s your chance! The Burning Candy crew – Cept, Cyclops, Dscreet, Gold Peg, LLB, Mighty Mo, Rowdy (interviewed), SweetToof and James Jessop are making a film called “Dots”, which follows each of … Continue reading →

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Preview: Jean-Pierre Roy – “A Rational Spectacle” @ Rare, New York

Posted on September 7, 2010 by sven

Brooklyn based artist Jean-Pierre Roy paints classically inspired landscapes fast-forwarded into a post-apocalyptical dystopian vision of the future. His beautifully composed oils have an epic, and almost cinematic quality. Take a look at the video above where JP talks about his … Continue reading →

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Preview: BLAB! Show @ Copro Gallery

Posted on September 7, 2010 by sleepboy

Another great group show is opening this weekend at the Copro Gallery. For the sixth time, the Los Angeles space will host a show featuring artists from BLAB!, the annual anthology of comics, illustration, and graphic design from Monte Beauchamp. … Continue reading →

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Interviews: Alex Gross

Posted on September 7, 2010 by sleepboy

Opening this Saturday night at Jonathan LeVine will be a new exhibition from Alex Gross, one of the more fascinating and complex painters we follow here at AM. The Los Angeles based artist will be making his return to the … Continue reading →

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Preview: Matt Small – “That I May See” @ Black Rat Projects

Posted on September 6, 2010 by Lawrence

You may remember that earlier this year we reported on an amazing trip by Matt Small (interviewed), Swoon (interviewed), RJ Rushmore (from Vandalog), and Mike Snelle from Black Rat Projects (interviewed) to Zambia to run a series of art activities … Continue reading →

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Openings: Brendan Monroe & Evah Fan – “Figments” & “Come What May” @ Galerie L.J.

Posted on September 6, 2010 by sleepboy

Last Saturday in Paris, a special show from Brendan Monroe (interviewed) and Evah Fan opened at Galerie L.J. The American duo each brought separate bodies of work entitled “Figments” and “Come What May” respectively and both included paintings as well … Continue reading →

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Yoshitomo Nara Statues Up in New York

Posted on September 6, 2010 by sleepboy

Over the weekend, New York was gifted two new sculptural installations from Yoshitomo Nara, placed in conjunction with his retrospective at the Asia Society, set to open on September 9th. The pair of 12-foot-high fiberglass dogs are on the Upper … Continue reading →

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Openings: Sarah Joncas – “Siren” @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted on September 6, 2010 by sleepboy

Last Friday, Sarah Joncas (interviewed) trekked down all the way from Ontario, Canada to attend the opening of her solo show at the Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles. Her newest body of work, “Siren”, is inspired by the seduction and … Continue reading →

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Streets: LUDO in Paris

Posted on September 5, 2010 by sleepboy

After visiting the Atlantik Wall and dropping off some well-armed insects for battle, Paris-based street artist LUDO (interviewed) returned home and put up some more subtle work. As part of his “Nature’s Revenge” series, these modified trash cans invite Parisians … Continue reading →

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Video: Poster Boy – “Gone Fishing”

Posted on September 5, 2010 by sleepboy

The details behind this video are a little bit murky, but what we like about it is that we get to see the elusive Poster Boy or one of the members of his “collective” in action. Although we don’t especially … Continue reading →

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