Monthly Archives: March 2011

Preview / Installation: Barry McGee, Osgemeos, Swoon, Neck Face – “Art in the Streets” @ MOCA

Posted on March 31, 2011 by sleepboy

*Edit – Photos have been taken down by request of photographer* As you saw with our look yesterday at Shepard Fairey’s (featured) install process at the MOCA, the museum is abuzz with activity as all the artists are setting up … Continue reading →

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Preview: Josh Keyes – “The Magician’s Garden” @ Fecal Face Dot Gallery

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lowpro

Ever the social activist at heart, Josh Keyes (interviewed) will continue to provoke thought, inspire conversation, and motivate change through his art. Opening Thursday, April 7th, The Magician’s Garden (teased) provides timely commentary on the increasingly pervasive genetic modifications invading … Continue reading →

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Preview: Tessar Lo & Andrew Hem – “MAPS” & “Building from the Ground Up” @ Show & Tell Gallery

Posted on March 31, 2011 by sleepboy

This Friday night, Tessar Lo and Andrew Hem (interviewed) will inject the Toronto art scene with some of their signature imagery at the Show & Tell Gallery. With MAPS, Tessar continues to expand on the the colorful and the abstract … Continue reading →

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Releases / Update: Faile – “Wood Faile Flag” & “Scuba Horse” Bronze Sculpture

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lowpro

With a hugely successful 2010 in the rear-view mirror, which included their blowout solo Bedtime Stories, the release of their first all inclusive book, a fun remix of a video game arcade in NYC and London, and their insane Temple … Continue reading →

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Streets / Openings: Gaia in Chicago & “Resplendent Semblance” @ Maxwell Colette Gallery

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lowpro

In preparation for his newest exhibition, which opened last weekend, Gaia went to town on The Windy City with his intricate animal centric wheat paste creations. With well over ten pieces located in various Chicago neighborhoods, the street artist has … Continue reading →

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Preview / Installation: Shepard Fairey – “Art in the Streets” @ MOCA

Posted on March 30, 2011 by juggernut3

Things are revving up in Los Angeles as we draw near to the MOCA’s historic Art in the Streets show. With new museum director Jeffery Deitch at the helm, the expectation is that we will see the biggest names participate … Continue reading →

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Preview: Ryan McGinley – “Somewhere Place” @ Galerie Gabriel Rolt

Posted on March 30, 2011 by lowpro

For the first time since 2007, Ryan McGinley will be exporting his provocative photography to The Netherlands. Opening Saturday, April 9th at Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Somewhere Place will see the New York artist continue his musings on love, lust, youth, … Continue reading →

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Openings: “Momentum” @ Lebasse Projects (Chinatown)

Posted on March 30, 2011 by sleepboy

Last weekend, AM stopped by to take an advanced look at the new LeBasse Projects location in historic Chinatown. Featuring the curatorial touch of Christine Le, one half of the husband and wife team behind the LA-based gallery, the show … Continue reading →

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Studio Visit: Gary Baseman

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Khoi

With a huge solo exhibition currently showing in NYC at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery (check out our coverage of it here), performances with the band Nightmare and the Cat, including in NY, LA, and Austin at SXSW, and inclusion in … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Futura 2000 – “New Works” @ Galerie Jerome de Noirmont (Paris)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by lowpro

Gearing up for his first solo exhibition since Odyssey Two (covered) in Berlin back in 2009, Futura has now targeted his iconic spray wizardry on The City of Lights. Aside from a few product designs in recent memory, the last … Continue reading →

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