Monthly Archives: November 2011

Streets: Bumblebee – “Passed Out” and “Blanket No. 6″ (Los Angeles)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Khoi

Fresh off a summer that saw him exhibiting in the Portsmouth Museum of Art and causing a ruckus in the streets of New Hampshire, Bumblebee goes all out in a return to his hometown with these two recent pieces. The … Continue reading →

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Basel Week Miami ’11: Slap Happy @ Wynwood Walls

Posted on November 2, 2011 by AM Editor

This year during Art Basel Miami, DB Burkeman—who brought us Stickers: Stuck Up Piece of Crap (covered) and The Sticker Wall (covered)—will be presenting Slap Happy at Wynwood Walls (covered). For the project, DB and Paul Weston invited 75 artists … Continue reading →

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Openings: Supakitch – “Clé De Soul” @ Galerie LJ

Posted on November 2, 2011 by AM Editor

Brooklyn-based French artist Supakitch recently returned to his home country to open his new show at Paris’ Galerie LJ. The exhibition entitled Clé De Soul is Supa’s first with the gallery, and includes a beautiful collection of his colorful paintings, … Continue reading →

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Preview / Setup: Paul Insect – “Triptease Revue” @ Post No Bills

Posted on November 2, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

We recently brought you a number of images showing Paul Insect’s street art work across the city of Los Angeles, but now here is a peek at the installation process taking place inside Post No Bills gallery where the U.K. … Continue reading →

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Releases: Joe Ledbetter – 12″ Mutant Bunny (Hand Painted) Part II

Posted on November 2, 2011 by sleepboy

Several months ago, we brought your attention to the first set of hand-painted mutant bunny sculptures from Joe Ledbetter. The LA-based painter and art toy mogul has not released the next five of what will be an eventual total of … Continue reading →

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Openings: Kenichi Yokono – “Rise of the Underground” @ Mark Moore

Posted on November 2, 2011 by sleepboy

Last weekend, alongside Jeremy Fish, the Mark Moore Gallery also featured the work of Kenichi Yokono. The last time we had an opportunity to take in a large body of work from the Japanese artist, it was 2009 and we … Continue reading →

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Streets: El Mac (Barcelona)

Posted on November 2, 2011 by sleepboy

Gifted street muralist El Mac is at it again, this time in Spain. This new piece was painted on the side of the Montana paint factory (a brand that he has used many times over the years) in Barcelona. Based … Continue reading →

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Streets: Paul Insect (Los Angeles)

Posted on November 1, 2011 by carlosgonzalez

In preparation for his solo show titled Triptease Revue at Post No Bills this upcoming Thursday, November 3rd, the enigmatic artist known as Paul Insect has been busy putting up his signature artwork across the streets of Los Angeles. From a … Continue reading →

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Videos: James Jean on “1-2-1 w/jeffstaple”

Posted on November 1, 2011 by sleepboy

Ahead of his signing of his Rebus book at Jeff Staple’s Reed Space in New York, James Jean (featured) sat down for an intimate video interview session for this 12th installment of the 1-2-1 w/jeffstaple series. Jean touches on many … Continue reading →

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Openings: Christie’s x Murakami – “Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake Benefit” Auction @ Gagosian

Posted on November 1, 2011 by juggernut3

We recently broke news of a special benefit auction, New Day, created by  Takashi Murakami’s Kaikai Kiki Co. & Christie’s to help the victims of the tragic Tohoku-Pacific Earthquake. Last week, AM stopped by to catch the special viewing of the fresh … Continue reading →

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