Monthly Archives: October 2011

Baby Tattooville ’11: Secret Store

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleepboy

One of the highlights of the art retreat known as Baby Tattooville is the special pop-up store that is set up each year. Filled with unique prints, toys, art products, and original art from participating artists, the “Secret Store” is … Continue reading →

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Baby Tattooville ’11: First Look

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleepboy

It’s a beautiful day in Riverside, California. Perfect weather for the start of this year’s Baby Tattooville which is being held at the historic Mission Inn once again. The Arrested Motion crew is on scene in full force as witnessed … Continue reading →

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Streets: David Flores – “Basquiat” (Los Angeles)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleepboy

Apart from the Cyrcle. crew painting their latest mural, David Flores also took the opportunity to paint his own mural at the Culver City building complex which houses mural work by Herakut and Andrew Hem. The Branded Arts sponsored project … Continue reading →

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Openings: Zeng Fanzhi @ Gagosian (Hong Kong)

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleepboy

Since the Gagosian Gallery opened a branch in Hong Kong earlier this year, some international heavy hitters like Damien Hirst and Richard Prince have already graced their walls with solo shows. For their most recent exhibition, which opened a couple … Continue reading →

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Studio visits: Skewville

Posted on October 7, 2011 by butterfly

The twin brothers Ad Deville and Droo who make up Skewville first came to prominence around 1999, when their wooden sneakers became an ubiquitous sight hanging from New York power lines. Since then, they have continued to push the boundaries of … Continue reading →

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Preview: “I Want My Music Video Art Show” @ Meltdown

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleepboy

Tonight in Hollywood, the Meltdown Gallery will be hosting a group show celebrating 25 years of music videos with over 100 artists scheduled to participate including Aaron Jasinski, Aunia Kahn, Catherine Brooks, Chet Zar, Chrystal Chan, Dan Barry, Dan Quintana, … Continue reading →

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Openings: Lisa Yuskavage – “New Paintings” @ David Zwirner

Posted on October 7, 2011 by juggernut3

AM recently witnessed the return of Lisa Yuskavage to David Zwirner as the New York based artist unveiled a new series of paintings in her third show with the gallery since 2006. Seen were her classic female nudes depicted in … Continue reading →

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Openings: Mode2 – “Offerings” @ Lucas Carrieri Gallery

Posted on October 7, 2011 by juggernut3

British graffiti writer and fine artist Mode2 recently held a solo exhibition of fresh works at Germany’s Lucas Carrieri Gallery. With this being his first solo show in Berlin, the series entitled Offerings consisted of large canvases that centered around … Continue reading →

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Showing: Adam Neate – “Dimensional Paintings” @ Elms Lester

Posted on October 7, 2011 by sleepboy

Earlier this week, Elms Lesters hosted the opening for a set of new works collectively and aptly entitled Dimensional Paintings from the inventive Adam Neate (interviewed). While his landmark solo in 2009 at the same London gallery introduced his fans … Continue reading →

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Nuart Festival ’11: Dan Witz

Posted on October 6, 2011 by sleepboy

After reviewing the contributions of Escif, Vhils, David Choe & DVS-1, Herakut, and Phlegm to this year’s Nuart Festival, we can now report on yet another artist, Dan Witz, that made the flight all the way to Norway to get … Continue reading →

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