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Streets: Os Gemeos Performance

Posted by sleepboy, December 22, 2009

Os Gemeos recently participated in a public performance in downtown São Paulo of “The Stranger” aided by a large balloon of one of their classic figures. The parade performance was done in collaboration with Plasticien Volants, a world-renowned French company which specializes in creating aerial theater with giant inflatable puppets. Take a look at couple more pics after the jump, but for the full set, check out Lost Art.

Releases: Kehinde Wiley – “The World Stage: Brazil” Hardcover

Posted by sleepboy, December 22, 2009

You may remember when we covered Kehinde Wiley’s show at Roberts & Tilton back in April. Well, the gallery has now released “The World Stage: Brazil” book, a 22 paintings from when Wiley was in the South American country looking for subjects for his signature portraiture. Also, be on the lookout for the January issue of Juxtapoz where Wiley scored the cover. Discuss Kehinde Wiley here.

Teaser: Andrew Hem – “One Leads To Another” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by sleepboy, December 22, 2009

One of the shows we are looking forward to to start off 2010 is Andrew Hem’s (interviewed) show at LeBasse Projects. Entitled “One Leads To Another,” look for another exciting body of work from this young artist set to open on January 16th. Discuss this show here. Discuss Andrew Hem here.

Video: Kris Kuksi – “Plague Parade: Opus 2”

Posted by sleepboy, December 22, 2009

On a return trip to take in Kris Kuksi’s show “Beast Anthology” (covered) at Joshua Liner Gallery, we decided to take a quick video of one of the pieces to give you a better perspective of how incredibly detailed his work is. The piece we chose was “Plague Parade: Opus 2,” one of the larger pieces in the show at 42 x 62 x 16 inches. Take a look at all the mixed media assemblage goodness of this piece in the recorded footage above. Discuss […]

Teaser: “Further Group Show” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 21, 2009

AM met up recently with Tomokazu Matsuyama (interviewed) at his studio to catch up and to take a look at his new body of work. While we were there, he showed us a couple pieces he completed for an upcoming group show at Joshua Liner Gallery, including this fantastic piece seen above. The “Further Group Show” will be one of the first group shows in New York of the year, opening on January 9th. Along with Matzu, the lineup includes Damon Soule, David Choong Lee, […]

Sketchbook: Nate Frizzell

Posted by sleepboy, December 21, 2009

While visiting Nate Frizzell’s studio a while back, we had to opportunity to flip through some of his sketchbooks. It’s always a privilege to be able to look into the inner workings of an artist’s creative process and is one of our favorite things to do. Of course, we made sure to take some pics to share with our readers. Definitely expect to see more of these features here in the future. Take a look after the jump at some prelim sketches for completed paintings […]

Video: Gaia x No Longer Empty

Posted by sleepboy, December 20, 2009

One of the artists that we met up with this year at Art Basel, Gaia, recently collaborated with No Longer Empty (NLE) to paint a Chinatown pulldown gate in NYC. Take a look at the time-lapse footage of the mural which was a closeup of one of his signature “Deny Me Three Times” images. Via Vandalog. Discuss Gaia here.

Scott Radke – Burrowing Owl Sculpture

Posted by sleepboy, December 20, 2009

Scott Radke (interviewed) recently posted up pics of a new sculpture – his interpretation of the “Burrowing Owl.” The piece is for what is turning out to be a pretty good show – the “A Cry For Help” benefit exhibition that we told you about last week scheduled for next month at Thinkspace. Take a look at more views after the jump…

Streets: New Banksy – Camden (Regent’s Canal)

Posted by sleepboy, December 20, 2009

Banksy fan and photographer Mammal sent us over some photos of new stencils from the elusive street artist near Regent’s Canal in Camden. Well-timed as usual with the Copenhagen climate talks ending without a legally binding treaty, Mr. B dedicated one of his pieces to the subject (after the jump) as well as this piece seen above with a pretty sweet tag. Take a look after the jump at more images as well as a third piece spotted by another man on the scene – […]

ESPO – A Love Letter For You (Xmas Edition)

Posted by sleepboy, December 20, 2009

Looks like Steve “ESPO” Power’s “A Love Letter For You” crew has been working hard beautifying West Philadelphia in time for Xmas. With the last several murals (48th, 49th, and 50th) finished during a blizzard, the impressive project is completed, but hopefully the artwork will continue to remind the City of Brotherly Love of their namesake for many years to come. More images after the jump…