Monthly Archives: August 2011

Preview / Installation: Dabs Myla – “The Best of Times” @ Thinkspace

Posted on August 11, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

This coming weekend, the duo known as Dabs Myla will present their latest solo exhibit over at Culver City’s Thinkspace Gallery. Titled The Best of Times, the show promises to deliver on their best work up to date which mainly focuses … Continue reading →

Posted in Installation, Setup, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Teaser: Andrew Schoultz & Paul Klee – “Images in Dialogue” @ SFMOMA

Posted on August 11, 2011 by sleepboy

This Saturday, August 13th in San Francisco, a unique exhibition is opening at the SFMOMA. How do you hold a conversation artistically with someone long dead? Andrew Schoultz will attempt just that by creating a visual dialogue across a century … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary Art, Museums, Shows & Events, Teasers | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Streets: COPE2 (Copenhagen)

Posted on August 10, 2011 by sleepboy

Copenhagen has been a pretty popular destination for international artists recently. After only recently been gifted multiple murals from Shepard Fairey’s (featured), who was in town for his solo show (covered), renowned graffiti king COPE2 arrived to paint his famous “bubble” tags … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Seen on Streets, Street & Urban Art | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Preview: Rob Sato – “The Open End” @ Copro Gallery

Posted on August 10, 2011 by sleepboy

This Saturday night, August 13th at the Copro Gallery, Rob Sato will be opening his newest solo entitled The Open End. It seems the year that has elapsed since the talented painter showed at the same Santa Monica gallery has … Continue reading →

Posted in Low Brow & Pop Surrealism, Previews, Shows & Events | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Streets: Anthony Lister Murals (Los Angeles) Part I

Posted on August 10, 2011 by sleepboy

Anthony Lister (interviewed) made unbelievably good use of his time when he was in Los Angeles recently for a show at HVW8 getting up all around town. With no less than eight different murals accounted for, we’ll be splitting them … Continue reading →

Posted in Features, Seen on Streets, Street & Urban Art | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Videos: Ai Weiwei – “Art / Architecture” @ The Kunsthaus

Posted on August 10, 2011 by sleepboy

The Kunsthaus in Bregenz, Austria recently opened up an exhibition Art / Architecture that explores the lesser known architectural work of the recently released Ai Weiwei. It’s certainly encouraging to see the Chinese artist continue to exhibit despite his imprisonment … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary Art, Museums, Shows & Events, Videos | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Openings: David Stoupakis & Tom Bagshaw – “Walking Within These Shadows” & “Beautiful Imperfections” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted on August 10, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

This past weekend, the Corey Helford gallery presented the work of both David Stoupakis and Tom Bagshaw. Titled Walking Within These Shadows, Stoupakis’ exhibit displayed artwork that embraces a dark sensibility mixed with a haunting sense of realism. What’s interesting … Continue reading →

Posted in Low Brow & Pop Surrealism, Openings, Shows & Events | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Preview: “Street Art Saved My Life” @ C.A.V.E. Gallery

Posted on August 9, 2011 by sleepboy

This Friday night (August 12th) at the C.A.V.E. Gallery in Venice (California), Brooklyn Street Art in collaboration with Thinkspace, will be presenting Street Art Saved My Life: 39 New York Stories. The mainly New York lineup will feature artists like Faile, Know … Continue reading →

Posted in Previews, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Teaser: Lindsey Carr – “Homage to Canton” @ Thinkspace

Posted on August 9, 2011 by sleepboy

Scotland-based artist Lindsey Carr, who we have seen in multiple group shows in the past, will be bringing a full set of paintings for her solo at Thinkspace in September. Entitled Homage to Canton, the new body of work will … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary Art, Shows & Events, Teasers | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Openings / Video – Brandon Shigeta – “ARTCUBE” @ Little Tokyo Design Week

Posted on August 9, 2011 by sleepboy

Congratulations to contributing photographer Brandon Shigeta as his ARTCUBE installation for Little Tokyo Design Week (LTDW) was a smashing success. In fact, Brandon’s concept was chosen as the winner of this year’s Golden Astro Boy award award. This is what Jeffrey Deitch had to … Continue reading →

Posted in Contemporary Art, Low Brow & Pop Surrealism, Openings, Shows & Events, Street & Urban Art, Videos | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment