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Studio Visit: Gary Baseman

Posted by Khoi, March 30, 2011

With a huge solo exhibition currently showing in NYC at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery (check out our coverage of it here), performances with the band Nightmare and the Cat, including in NY, LA, and Austin at SXSW, and inclusion in group and benefit exhibitions, Gary Baseman has had a very busy last few weeks. We were very fortunate to be able to visit the native Angeleno in his home studio as he prepared for his first show in six years in the contemporary art capital […]

David Lynch – “New Painting and Sculpture” @ William Griffin Gallery

Posted by Khoi, March 28, 2011

David Lynch, best known as a filmmaker and director of such critically acclaimed films as Eraserhead, Mulholland Drive, and Blue Velvet, is also an accomplished visual artist in the mediums of painting and sculpture. In this exhibition, Lynch’s second show with William Griffin Gallery, he continues his unique vision of the narrative of the American psyche. The eccentric and slightly bizarre wall pieces include works on cardboard with thickly applied paint and the occasional light bulb, all wrapped around gold frames. The sculptures resemble fully-functioning […]

Overtime: March 21 – March 27

Posted by Khoi, March 27, 2011

New piece from Philippe Baudelocque in Paris. Photo by Vitostreet. Before I Die interactive street installation by Candy Chang. New Bumblee Bee street piece recently spotted in Los Angeles. JR’s Inside / Out project in Tunisia. Skewville in the streets. Controversial author James Frey’s newest book The Final Testament of the Holy Bible now available in the Gagosian Gallery shop. Roman Abramovich may have been the buyer of the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction – Picasso’s 1932 painting Nude, Green Leaves, […]

Overtime: March 14 – March 20

Posted by Khoi, March 20, 2011

God of Toy’s diorama tribute to Banksy. The AP and Obey Clothing settle their copyright dispute. Something new on the streets from Phlegm and Michael De Feo. An interview with Skewville on Vandalog. Graffiti artist Smear may be prevented from profiting from sale of art in galleries. Also, he got arrested and had his home searched this week. Trains with some post-graffiti abstrations. Legendary and esteemed art historian Leo Steinberg has passed away at the age of 90. Memoir fabricator & Oprah Winfrey nemesis James […]

Overtime: March 7 – March 13

Posted by Khoi, March 13, 2011

New El Mac x Retna mural in Los Angeles. New outdoor work from Steve Locatelli and Escif in Bilboa. Gaia planning a show for Chicago while Skewville gets read for London. Can Charlie Sheen be considered a performance artist or is he just desperate for attention? Damien Hirst designs instruments (that will be auctioned for charity) for the band Squeeze. How does your collection compare to Carlos Slim’s, which consists of about 66,000 works (including Renoir, Cezanne, and Rodin) of art? Cory Arcangel discusses his […]

Openings: James Jean – “Rebus” @ Martha Otero

Posted by Khoi, March 13, 2011

After presenting AM readers with teasers, updates, studio visits/previews, and exhibition set-up posts on James Jean’s Rebus show, the moment of truth has finally arrived and the glorious payoff is in sight. The artist’s first solo exhibition in his hometown of Los Angeles has opened (up until April 23) at West Hollywood’s Martha Otero and includes paintings, drawings, sketchbook spreads, sculpture, editioned scarves, and wall installations. Jean creates a immersive experience that feels like a romanticized dream where the environment is in colorful decay from […]

Overtime: Feb. 28 – March 6

Posted by Khoi, March 6, 2011

The new Hulkboy sculpture from Ron English from Garageworks. Yosuke Ueno’s new Hapiko bronze sculpture revealed. Warm your bones with this beautiful new print from Dan McCarthy. Some Gundam action from Ashley Wood. WK Interact talks about his project in Mexico. Price hike for Banksy artwork due to Oscar buzz and recent LA street pieces. Did Oprah hide Banksy in her supple chest during the Academy Awards show? Bansky wins freedom of Russia’s jailed Voina art anarchists after initially being rejected. In other Voina news, […]

Set-up/Installation: James Jean – “Rebus” @ Martha Otero

Posted by Khoi, March 4, 2011

As many of us have been anticipating, James Jean’s first solo show in Los Angeles will be opening in about a week. We provided a preview of the art work in the show, now here is a sneak peak at how they will be presented. Jean hand painted an entire wall in the gallery, providing a immersive background for the exhibition, in his signature flowing lines. Be at Martha Otero on the evening of March 12, as Rebus opens to the public. See more set-up […]

Preview: Marilyn Minter – “Paintings from the 80s” @ Team Gallery

Posted by Khoi, March 3, 2011

About 30 years before her inclusion in the 2006 Whitney Biennial and the appearance of her work on billboards in Chelsea, Marilyn Minter was already exploring issues of sexuality, glamor, fashion, the body, and commodification. See the genesis of what has progressed to become her signature bold, hyper-realistic close-ups of glamorous and sexy lips, tongues, and other body parts at her show opening March 31 at Team Gallery. Paintings from the 80s includes pieces created earlier in the artist’s career (in the 1980s surprisingly) […]

Openings: George Thompson – “Revisionist History” @ Known Gallery

Posted by Khoi, March 1, 2011

George Thompson, also known as EWOK, recently unveiled a solo exhibition of works at LA’s own Known Gallery. The show is centered around a world where the Ku Klux Klan plays competitive organized basketball. Although the artist has played with the idea before in pieces that have been included in group shows, he wanted to expand it further and continue the conversation in a full-scale exhibition. Thompson feels that although racism still exists in today’s society, it is rarely directly addressed. The juxtaposition shown in […]