Monthly Archives: November 2010

Preview: Basel Week Miami ’10 – Camille Rose Garcia @ Michael Kohn Gallery

In a clever curatorial touch, Camille Rose Garcia (interviewed) will be showing a new selection of her phosphorescent work alongside Ryan McGinness’ Blacklight series (teased), both sharing uniquely psychedelic color palettes in stylistically disparate ways, with Michael Kohn Gallery during … Continue reading

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Openings: ‘Marks & Stencils’ pop-up gallery, London

Last Thursday, AM was in London’s Soho district to attend the opening of Marks & Stencils: the Pictures On Walls Christmas season pop-up gallery exhibition, which in previous years has gone by the name of Santa’s Ghetto. There was a … Continue reading

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Preview: Basel Week Miami ’10: Robert Williams @ Tony Shafrazi Gallery

We’ve been ratcheting up our coverage of Art Basel Week in recent weeks as the granddaddy of all art fairs opens this week, but how could the festivities in Miami Beach be complete without an appearance by the godfather of … Continue reading

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Studio Visit: Pete Watts

Brooklyn-based artist Pete Watts was nice enough to invite AM to come by his Greenpoint studio recently to check out what he’s been working on as of late. We first had the pleasure of seeing the Rhode Island School of … Continue reading

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Streets: Claudio Ethos (France)

The street surrealist of Sao Paolo, Claudio Ethos, (Brazil certainly is one the hotbeds for street artists isn’t it?) recently threw up this sick piece in what looks to be in Paris. Known for his intricate work and signature fluid … Continue reading

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Travelogue: Andrew Hem in Brazil

Remember those wonderful sketchbook pieces from Andrew Hem’s (interviewed) we previously wrote about that showed at the San Diego Contemporary Art Fair? Now, there are pics from a recent trip Andrew took to Brazil that give you a better understanding … Continue reading

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Preview: Basel Week Miami ’10 – ART ASIA

Operating in concert with Art Basel Miami Beach, the premier international Asian contemporary art fair ART ASIA is returning to Miami for the third straight year. Reflecting the diverse themes and mediums within the Asian art scene, the fair will … Continue reading

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Overtime: Nov 21 – 28

Cai Guo-Qiang is commissioned by the Museum of Fine Art Houston (MFAH) to produce Odyssey, the largest gunpowder drawing he has made to date (10 by 162 feet) Adam Lindemann has a seven-story townhouse in Manhatten filled with blue-chip art. … Continue reading

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Video: “Destricted” Trailer

The controversial collection of shorts entitled Destricted was recently released onto DVD. The US version which features famed artists like Richard Prince and Marilyn Minter as directors consists of an ongoing series of films that explore the line where art … Continue reading

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Streets: El Mac (Mexico)

El Mac, who just showed at Joshua Liner Gallery with Damon Soule (covered), recently threw up a massive mural in Campeche, Mexico. The piece is the second in a series of murals he is working on for the Seres Queridos … Continue reading

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