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Showing: Claire Hind & Gary Winters – Kong Lear @ Bar Lane Studios

Posted on February 19, 2012 by sven

AM stopped by Bar Lane Studios in York to take a look at Claire Hind & Gary Winters’ collaborative installation and exhibition entitled Kong Lear. The title, and also the subject matter is a juxtaposition of imagery from the celebrated … Continue reading →

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Preview: “It Is As It Was” @ Good Press Gallery (Glasgow)

Posted on January 12, 2012 by sven

Good Press Gallery has been in existence for just a few short months now, and AM got to check out their inaugural group exhibition The Family Show back in October whilst visiting Glasgow. With a keen curatorial eye and a healthy … Continue reading →

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Preview: Breeze Block Gallery 5 Year Anniversary Show

Posted on November 27, 2011 by sven

The last 5 years has been hard in the art world for all involved, especially if you are a gallerist. So, it’s welcome news that Breeze Block Gallery are due to eulogize their 5 year existence with a group show … Continue reading →

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Viewpoints: A Reading of Boris Hoppek’s Obama Beach Ball

Posted on November 23, 2011 by sven

The following article is a guest post by friend of AM, Peter Bengtsen. He wrote this essay for us after seeing the release of Boris Hoppek’s Obama Beach Ball, the resultant opinions that have been broadcast on the internet in … Continue reading →

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Preview: Lola Dupré ‘Shrapnel’ @ Phone Booth Gallery

Posted on October 8, 2011 by sven

Having recently been turned on to Lola Dupré’s work, we were excited to hear that the Glasgow based collage artist has an upcoming solo exhibition at Phone Booth Gallery in Long Beach. Entitled Shrapnel, the exhibition will showcase Lola’s ‘exploding’ … Continue reading →

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Video: Dale Grimshaw – ‘Semi-Detached’ @ Signal Gallery

Posted on October 5, 2011 by sven

Check out this nicely put together video showing Dale Grimshaw getting busy with the work from his upcoming exhibition Semi-Detached opening this Thursday 6th October at Signal Gallery. Dale’s fourth solo show in London will see the artist unleash some … Continue reading →

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Streets: Lawrence Epps – Ceramic ‘Human Resources’ Treasure Hunt

Posted on September 27, 2011 by sven

Regular readers of AM may recognise the name Lawrence Epps as he is one of our contributors here in the UK. Lawrence is also a ceramicist based in Cambridge, and we wanted to share with you a project he is … Continue reading →

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Giveaway / Releases: Kai & Sunny ‘Ghost Flower’ Screenprint

Posted on September 6, 2011 by sven

Kai & Sunny have just released a new screen-print entitled Ghost Flower as featured as a large format image at their recent London exhibition at StolenSpace, The Flower Show. We’re pretty enthralled by their dynamic imagery and thought that this … Continue reading →

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Preview: Alex Lukas @ Guerrero Gallery

Posted on September 4, 2011 by sven

Alex Lukas continues to delight us here at AM with each series of his distressed cityscapes, and judging by the work in his upcoming untitled solo exhibition at San Francisco’s Guerrero Gallery, he continues to go from strength to strength. … Continue reading →

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Releases: ‘Untitled’ / Bon Iver album art by Gregory Euclide

Posted on August 26, 2011 by sven

If you previously have had the pleasure of seeing Minnesota artist Gregory Euclide’s work in person, then you will surely attest to what a immersive experience his multi-dimensional mixed media work can be. David B Smith Gallery, who represents his work … Continue reading →

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