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Openings: “Family Tradition” curated by Ron English @ TT Underground Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, October 4, 2010

AM caught the opening of “Family Tradition” at TT Underground Gallery. Curated by Ron English, the group show re-imagines one of the classic mob sagas through the eyes of art. The show featured artists such as Eric White, Travis Louie, Mark Dean Veca, Triston Eaton, Mike Shinoda, Chet Zar to name a few. Check out all the opening night mayhem after he jump.

Overtime: Sept 27 – Oct 2

Posted by sleepboy, October 4, 2010

Something new from Saber. Know Hope installation at the Drake Hotel. M-City in Paris. Faces exhibition at Electric Blue. Invader now a Diplomat. Richard Hambleton opens in Moscow. Herakut and Anthony Lister interviewed. Another love letter from ESPO, this time to Syracuse. Anish Kapoor in London’s Regent’s Park. Macro photos of the eye by Suren Manvelyan. Lichtenstein hits 40 million. Brett Amory visited in studio. Luke Chueh Black in White (And Red All Over). New prints from Sam Weber, Femke Hiemstra, BAST, and Herakut (hand […]

Showing: Dan Bergeron aka Faux Reel @ Show & Tell Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, October 2, 2010

Dan Bergeron (aka Faux Reel) has a cool show at Toronto’s Show & Tell Gallery. The ever clever street artist created a body of work utilizing the distressed surface of the street and integrates them with the charm & familiarity of the human face. This exhibition will close this Sunday October 3rd, so try and make it out to catch this in person before it disappears forever. Check out more images after the jump.

Openings: “Beyond The Street” Book Signing @ Subliminal Projects

Posted by sven, October 1, 2010

Subliminal Projects was the host venue for a joint event on Thursday, September 16th: the Los Angeles launch and signing for the book Beyond the Street, followed by the opening reception for Shepard Fairey’s Printed Matters exhibition (covered). A line began to form outside the gallery at 4 p.m., with the proper madness commencing three hours later when the doors opened. Amanda and Shepard Fairey, Dave Kinsey, Herakut, Jana DesForges of BLK/MRKT, Marsea Goldberg of New Image Art, ex-FUN Gallery queen Patti Astor, Retna and […]

Supakitch & Koralie mural @ Varldskultur Museum, Gothenburg

Posted by AM Editor, September 30, 2010

AM friends and super French art duo Supakitch and Koralie were recently in Gothenburg, Sweden, for the set-up and opening of “Kimono Fusion,” an exhibition of Japanese fashion mixed with pop, street and graffiti culture at the Varldskultur (World Culture) Museum. In addition to having work in the show, the two spent a few days creating an amazing mural, documented in the video above. Check it out, as well as some still shots from Kimono Fusion after the jump.

Jose Parla’s Concord Project Destined for The City of Toronto

Posted by juggernut3, September 29, 2010

There’s been a lot of buzz between Toronto and Brooklyn regarding Jose Parla’s incredible mural/installation called The Concord Project. We’ve pieced together this moving story with the help of our friend Simon at Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto. Basically, these pieces are destined for Toronto as a public arts project sponsored by Concord Pacific, in an effort to give back to the community. Jose started this project this summer and just finished it for the soon to be lucky residents of T-Dot. We’ll be bringing […]

BLK River Festival ’10: Blu

Posted by sleepboy, September 28, 2010

To round out the images that caught our eye at this year’s BLK River Festival (also see Know Hope and Sam3), we bring you this waterside piece from Italian superstar Blu. Although not as complex as some of his recent pieces, the message is no less clear. Unlock your eyes and minds and check out more images of this pieces after the jump…

Streets: Anthony Lister in London

Posted by sven, September 28, 2010

Directly following the opening of his installation at NYC’s Standard Hotel, Australian artist Anthony Lister (interviewed) hauled across the pond to visit London for a few days. AM contributor Patrick Nguyen caught up with him on Friday for a chat and to take some photographs as Lister spray painted two shutters and the adjoining pillar at Pictures On Walls on Commercial Street. Does this mean a POW / Lister edition is on the cards? We’ll have to wait and see… Painting began shortly after 4:30 […]

Publications: tasj vol ii – issue ii

Posted by juggernut3, September 27, 2010

tasj vol ii – issue ii is now out! This issue marks part 1 of the tasj’s Backstage series. It features comprehensive interviews with art world personalities Mark Jenkins (artist and curator of Les Grandes Traversées in France), Rae McGrath (owner of Brooklynite Gallery), Angelo Milano (founder of Fame Festival), Martyn Reed (founder of Nuart), Jacob Samuel (master printmaker and founder of Edition Jacob Samuel), Marc and Sara Schiller (founders of Wooster Collective and authors of Trespass), Stefan Simchowitz (artistic director of Portugal Arte) and […]

Teasers: Glen E. Friedman “Fuck You All” w/ Special Guest Shepard Fairey @ 941 Geary

Posted by juggernut3, September 27, 2010

It’s about time we broke some news that we’ve been holding our breath on. Glen E. Friedman is going to exhibit his “Fuck You All” show on November 6th at SF’s 941 Geary Gallery. The renowned photographer whom has transcended generations with his iconic snapshots of hip hop and punk legends. Documenting many cornerstone figures/groups prior to their crossover into mainstream cultural acceptance; Glen has worked with the likes of Public Enemy, Beastie Boys, Tony Alva, Bad Brains and Cornell West to name just a few. […]