Monthly Archives: July 2011

Openings: Tran Nguyen – “The Synapse Between Here and There” @ Thinkspace

Posted on July 22, 2011 by sleepboy

This past weekend, Thinkspace Gallery presented Tran Nguyen’s solo show titled The Synapse Between Here and There. The work on display showed a great mix of her work which included traditional paintings, detailed drawings and sketches. From wall to wall,  … Continue reading →

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Preview: Dalek & Greg Lamarche – “Geometric Balance” @ Show & Tell Gallery

Posted on July 22, 2011 by sleepboy

Tonight in Toronto, a pair of geometrically inclined artists will be teaming up at the Show & Tell Gallery. Aptly named Geometric Balance, the joint showing will feature Dalek’s (interviewed) space monkey abstractions and Greg Lamarche (interviewed) typographic shapes. It … Continue reading →

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Streets: Blu & Escif (Spain)

Posted on July 21, 2011 by sleepboy

It looks like Spanish street artist Escif, who recently hit up San Francisco with his friend San, has changed tag team partners. This time it’s prolific street satirist Blu, who recently himself was working with Ericailcane in Italy at the … Continue reading →

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Openings: “Miss Danger on the Loose” @ LAB ART Los Angeles

Posted on July 21, 2011 by AM

Last Thursday saw the opening night private preview of the all-female street artist show Miss Danger on the Loose (previewed here) at LAB ART Los Angeles. Curated by KH No. 7, the show featured LA’s very own legendary Becca Midwood, … Continue reading →

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Streets: Vhils (Los Angeles) for Post No Bills

Posted on July 21, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

Yesterday, Portuguese-born artist Vhils, who’s known for creating works of art directly into surfaces, visited the Post No Bills gallery space and sketched his signature style onto an adjacent wall. Utilizing his trademark tools such as drills and hammers, he … Continue reading →

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Openings: Stephen “ESPO” Powers – “Flights of Genius” @ Ogilvy & Mather

Posted on July 21, 2011 by juggernut3

Last Thursday, AM attended the much anticipated unveiling of Flights of Genius by Steve “ESPO” Powers. Created in association with Joshua Liner Gallery and held at the corporate offices of Ogilvy & Mather (see previous project there), the marketing agency commissioned ESPO … Continue reading →

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Time Release Print: Audrey Kawasaki – “Charlotte”

Posted on July 21, 2011 by sleepboy

AM stopped by for a visit with Audrey Kawasaki (interviewed) yesterday and caught her in the midst of signing her next time release print.  If you remember, she put up a couple paintings for a fan vote back in May with the … Continue reading →

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Streets: Shepard Fairey @ West Hollywood Library Project (Part IV)

Posted on July 20, 2011 by sleepboy

Over the last several days, we have brought you photos of Kenny Scharf’s (interviewed) in-progress piece for the West Hollywood Library Project as well as RETNA’s (featured) facade work on the opposite wall.  It’s now time to show you the third street artist enlisted … Continue reading →

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Streets: D*Face ‘Death From Above’ Pavement installation

Posted on July 20, 2011 by sven

You probably came across the pictures online recently of the paving slab that D*Face (interviewed) installed in East London a couple of weeks back… Known for carrying out street level interventions previously such as his concrete spray cans, and also the … Continue reading →

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Openings: NORM – “Always” with Steel, Trevelen, and Lani Lee

Posted on July 20, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

Over the weekend, Known Gallery unveiled new work by multi-talented artist NORM. With a background in both graffiti and the tattoo field, the artist exhibited a number of works which display his proficiency in both. The exhibit, titled Always, brought … Continue reading →

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