Monthly Archives: September 2010

Openings: Mark Dean Veca – “When The Shit Hits The Fan” @ Western Project

Posted on September 19, 2010 by sleepboy

Last night, Western Project hosted “When The Shit Hits The Fan”, the newest solo show from Mark Dean Veca (featured). The spacious Culver City gallery was a nice backdrop for Mark’s impressive large scale paintings featuring his highly stylized renderings … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Martin Wittfooth – “Gardens” @ Roq La Rue

Posted on September 19, 2010 by sleepboy

We recently saw a painting from Martin Wittfooth for his upcoming show at Roq La Rue and our jaws dropped – the phrase “next level” comes to mind. This beautiful new piece, “The Devil’s Playground”, will be part of a … Continue reading →

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Overtime: Sept 12 – 18

Posted on September 19, 2010 by sleepboy

Delta opens his show in Paris. Aiko takes up temporary residence in Shanghai. When graffiti comes alive. Herakut gets up in downtown LA. Rene Gagnon never forgets. Life is Beautiful in NY. Eric Fortune working on a new body of … Continue reading →

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Fame Fest ’10: Slinkachu

Posted on September 19, 2010 by sleepboy

Probably one of the last artists (see other artists here) to stop by Grottaglie before the Fame Festival opening next weekend is street miniature photographer Slinkachu. The London-based artist worked his magic with his street installations in the Italian town that would … Continue reading →

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Openings: Faile Book Launch & Show @ LES Pop-Up in NYC

Posted on September 18, 2010 by juggernut3

On Thursday, AM braved the stormy streets of New York to attend the launch event at Faile’s pop-up gallery where the Brooklyn duo kicked off the release of their soon-to-be bestseller “Prints + Originals 1999–2009″ (previewed). Published by Gestalten, this hefty book gives us an … Continue reading →

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Update: Josh Keyes

Posted on September 18, 2010 by sleepboy

As November draws nearer, Josh Keyes (interviewed) fans must be beginning to get impatient for an update on his newest body of work – “Collison”. Fortunately, we have just the thing to satisfy their cravings – a new image featuring … Continue reading →

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Previews: “Brit Paint” @ Carmichael Gallery

Posted on September 17, 2010 by juggernut3

The Carmichael Gallery will celebrate it’s three year anniversary this Saturday night by hosting a show entitled “Brit Paint”. Britain known for setting trends in the street art scene, but many fans may not know that it has some fine … Continue reading →

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Releases: Mondo Star Wars x Ken Taylor

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Ken

Unless you’ve been living under a rock these last few months, you may have noticed that the Star Wars and Lucasfilms has been on a roll reinvigorating their franchise with some cool sneaker releases and more importantly a run of … Continue reading →

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Preview: Dave White – “Forgotten Alchemy” @ Art Copenhagen

Posted on September 17, 2010 by sleepboy

Currently showing over in Denmark at this year’s Art Copenhagen is Dave White’s “Forgotten Alchemy”. The series is a little different from the signature sneaker paintings he is famous for, but you can definitely see his style come through with … Continue reading →

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Highlights: Recommended Openings for this Weekend (Sept. 17th & 18th)

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Andrew Hosner

With the art season off to a great start so far, the quality shows keep coming this weekend. Los Angeles will be the place to be this weekend with solos from Herakut (interviewed) and Mark Dean Veca (featured) leading the way. Check out … Continue reading →

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