Monthly Archives: October 2011

Openings: Lazarides Minotaur Event @ The Old Vic Tunnels

Posted on October 12, 2011 by sleepboy

A couple nights ago, the Minotaur event put on by Lazarides kicked off at the The Old Vic Tunnels, also the site of 2010′s Hell’s Half Acre exhibition. This time around, the theme was an old Greek legend and depending … Continue reading →

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Showing: Tim Barber – “Welcome to Earth” @ Yuka Tsuruno (Tokyo)

Posted on October 12, 2011 by lowpro

On September 24th, Tim Barber unveiled a new body of work at Tokyo-based Yuka Tsuruno. Welcome to Earth sees the established New York-based photographer return to the Japanese gallery, where he showed in February 2010. In a departure from the … Continue reading →

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Art Platform ’11: Ai Weiwei

Posted on October 12, 2011 by sleepboy

As we walked out the elevators last week to head into the main exhibition hall for Art Platform, something caught out attention in the side atrium. Imagine our surprise and delight as our eyes laid on Ai Weiwei’s Snake Bag, … Continue reading →

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Openings: Rene Almanza – “Stranger” @ Fifty24SF

Posted on October 12, 2011 by rhinomilk

Last Thursday evening, Monterrey, Mexico-based artist, Rene Almanza unveiled a series of 50 20″x18″ graphite/watercolor paintings at Fifty24SF. The show is entitled Stranger, the definition which the artist states as “a foreigner, a resident alien, one in the house of … Continue reading →

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Streets: Ron English – Barracuda Wall (Los Angeles)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

Just a few hours before his latest show at Post No Bills gallery (covered), Ron English (featured) took the time to adorned the fame Barracuda wall with his signature style. The wall which sits near the intersection of Melrose and … Continue reading →

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Baby Tattooville ’11: Art Jam (Final)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by sleepboy

As veterans of the annual Baby Tattooville art retreat know, how the final Art Jam collaborative painting ends up looking is nothing like how it starts. This year was no different as the 30 artists in attendance put their mark … Continue reading →

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Teaser: Andy Kehoe – “Arise, Feral Night” @ Roq La Rue

Posted on October 11, 2011 by sleepboy

We were browsing the always excellent Erratic Phenomena recently and came across this painting from Andy Kehoe where one of his creatures gaze out into the cosmos. If this painting and the title of the show, Arise, Feral Night, is … Continue reading →

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Auctions: Dreweatts “Urban Contemporary Art” Sale (October)

Posted on October 11, 2011 by lowpro

Last night in London, Dreweatts kicked off an important week of auctions at the major houses with decidedly weak results. At a mere shadow of the £300,800 – 429,400 estimate, their October Urban Contemporary Art Sale realized a total of … Continue reading →

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Interviews: Martin Wittfooth – “The Passions” @ Lyons Wier Gallery

Posted on October 11, 2011 by sleepboy

As we perused the preview images for Martin Wittfooth’s upcoming solo in New York at the Lyons Wier Gallery, we couldn’t help but think that he had elevated his painting to the next level with this new body of work. … Continue reading →

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Openings: Michael Murphy – “Look” @ Gallery Nine 5

Posted on October 11, 2011 by juggernut3

It’s been a while since we caught up with Michael Murphy with the last time being when he was one of the artists quarterbacking Manifest Hope in DC alongside Shepard Fairey. We recently attended his opening at New York’s Gallery … Continue reading →

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