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Showing: Syd Mead – “Future (Perfect)” @ BravinLee

Posted by sleepboy, May 25, 2012

BravinLee Programs in New York is currently showing works from Syd Mead, the man behind the futuristic designs of movies like Blade Runner, TRON, Aliens, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Johnny Mnemonic, and 2010. Bringing together a rare selection of work (gouache on board) from the renowned concept designer, the Chelsea showspace has assembled an exhibition that can’t be missed for fans of the artist, movie-lovers, and admirers of sci-fi. Make sure you stop by to check it out for yourself before it closes June [...]

Releases: Aaron Horkey – “Only Death Is Real”

Posted by sleepboy, May 25, 2012

After bringing you some preview images several days ago for what is shaping up to be a great exhibition opening this weekend, Wild At Heart, we can now reveal one of the more anticipated pieces in the show. Only Death Is Real from print-maker extraordinaire Aaron Horkey, which will be available in person at Thinkspace Gallery during the opening tomorrow (May 26th) will be in an edition of 140 and cost $300. Each 11 color screen print featuring the Northern White Rhinoceros is signed, numbered and [...]

Showing: Ron Mueck @ Hauser & Wirth, London (Savile Row, South Gallery)

Posted by Patrick Nguyen, May 25, 2012

If you remember, we previewed the Ron Mueck exhibition at Hauser & Wirth, London (Saville Row, South Gallery) last month. Those familiar with Mueck’s hyperrealist style and playful distortions of scale will know his work needs to be seen in person to be fully appreciated. The four-sculpture show closes on Saturday 26 May, so the terribly busy, the forgetful and the procrastinators still have a couple of days to check it out. Favourite pieces for AM are Still Life, a giant plucked chicken hanging by [...]

Preview: Chris Peters – “The Soul Never Sleeps” @ Last Rites Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 24, 2012

This Saturday night (May 26th), the Last Rites Gallery will be hosting The Soul Never Sleeps from Chris Peters in what will be his second solo show at the gallery (see 2010). About the 12 works he created for the exhibition, the LA-based artist states – “In this show I continue the search for beauty in dark places. I love that uneasy twilight place between life and death, between reality and unreality, between hope and despair. I use the vocabulary of Vanitas and Catholic religious [...]

Releases / Studio Visits: Nick Walker – “TMA Paris” Print

Posted by butterfly, May 24, 2012

Throughout the past year we’ve been liaising with British artist Nick Walker as he worked on a vandal theme with a Paris focus. From accompanying him on Paris rooftops to get some inspiration, to following the different steps of the creative process, it’s been a very exciting journey and we’re glad to be able to share some behind the scene pics. The Morning After Paris print will be a very limited edition, available in person only at Opera Gallery Paris on June 23rd at 2PM – [...]

Preview: Yue Minjun, Mark Jenkins, and Aakash Nihalani @ Carmichael Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 24, 2012

This Saturday, May 26th, the Carmichael Gallery will be opening a show featuring work from three artists coming from diverse backgrounds. The first is a giant in the Chinese contemporary art scene – Yue Minjun. Working with the original publisher, two of each of the 28 large format lithographs from the Smile-Isms set (edition of 45) will be made available. The second artist featured is American street artist Mark Jenkins (interviewed) who will be displaying his thought-provoking and clever sculptural works. Rounding out the trio is [...]

Charity: Lucy McLauchlan Auction for Sound It Out

Posted by rhinomilk, May 24, 2012

Lucy McLauchlan just set up an installation at 48Sheet Gallery in Birmingham to benefit Sound It Out: a charity that strives to bring support and opportunities in music to deprived people in Birmingham and the West Midlands. This is part of the Tambourine Project in which artists and celebrities (which includes Ricky Gervais, Raymond Briggs, Helen Mirren, Stephen Fry, Eric Clapton and Log Roper) were asked to doodle on the instrument and have them auctioned off on Ebay (listings can be seen: here). The exhibition [...]

Showing: Alexander Calder @ L&M Arts

Posted by sleepboy, May 23, 2012

Currently showing at L&M Arts in Los Angeles through June 16th is a selection of work from renowned American sculptor and artist Alexander Calder, some never seen before by the public. Including in the exhibition are over 40 indoor and outdoor works including mobiles, stabiles and gouaches, that span from 1938 to 1975. Images via the gallery. Discuss Alexander Calder here.

Teaser: “Gin and Juice” @ Ivory & Black

Posted by sleepboy, May 22, 2012

Coming up on June 15th, the Ivory & Black Soho will be presenting their first group exhibition featuring artists Andrew Schoultz, Cleon Peterson, James Jean, Richard Colman and Ryan Travis Christian. Entitled Gin & Juice, the show features painters who hae been influenced by the Californian subcultures they hail from with diverse imagery ranging from the humorous, the macabre, the playful, the violent, to the idealistic.

Preview: Evan Hecox – “Dark Island” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 22, 2012

After showing across the pond last year in London, Evan Hecox will returning to the states for his latest solo at the Joshua Liner Gallery, site of his last New York exhibition in 2009. Dark Island, opening May 24th, will see the SF-based artist continue his mixed media work incorporating text based design elements as well as referencing local visual cues. Also of note, in honor of the his first New York themed body of work, Five Boroughs (the image above) will be released as [...]

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