Thursday night, Ryan McGinley opened his latest body or work “Everybody Knows This is Nowhere” at SOHO’s Team Gallery. This homecoming show for the young and talented photographer was jammed packed from the opening moments - it almost seemed that every other attendee in the dense crowd was a friend or acquaintance of the renowned photographer. Ryan was very gracious as he took time to greet every fan that approached him.

As we noted in our first preview, this body of work is a departure from Ryan’s signature depictions of youth in the boundless outdoor environs of America. This unique set of work focuses on 150 hand-picked subjects from across the world in an intimate portrait sitting with the photographer in his Manhattan studio. The black and white portraits were each the result of gleaning through thousands of shots for each of the subjects. Ryan’s meticulous attention to detail and discerning eye selected a defining/revealing moment for each person which is reflected in each of the beautiful 12×18 portraits.

Take a look after the jump as AM surfed the shoulder to shoulder room to catch the opening night action.

Around 6pm

Right around the opening...

As hinted in our second preview, the 1500+ Facebook RSVPs and others quickly overflowed the gallery space as passerbys questioned “what are they giving away?” The initial lines quickly dissolved into a blob that stopped traffic along Grand Ave. Eventually, the fire Marshall came along to halt the grind of fans coming and exiting the gallery and closed the show 30 mins early. But fear not if you didn’t get a chance to see this body of works as it will be up all month and will last until April 17th.

Ryan rapping with the Fire Marshall

An ocean of fans eagerly waiting to get in.

Even the Firemen were enjoying the show...

Discuss this show here.
Discuss Ryan McGinley here.

Opening tonight in Chicago tonight at Rotofugi is a new body of work from Dan May (interviewed). “Beneath the Noise” features some nice size pieces like “Bittersweet Departure” (seen above) sized at 18 x 18″ as well as some affordable smaller pieces. It also looks like Dan is continuing to incorporate the human form into his imagery with his usual stunning attention to detail and color.

See some pics of the install after the jump…

Photos via Rotofugi.
Discuss this show here. Discuss Dan May here.

Carmichael Gallery’s move to Culver City is the big news this weekend. With the debut North American solo show from Brazilian artist Nina Pandolfo “Life’s Flavor” serving as their debut exhibition, this proves to be a not to be missed event. Look for several shots of the show coming together after the jump, as well as a full breakdown of all the other shows keeping art lovers busy this weekend.

Sat, March 20th 7-10PM
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
5795 Washington Blvd in Culver City
‘Life’s Flavor’ featuring new work, an installation and sculptures from Nina Pandolfo
(On view through April 18th)
www.carmichaelgallery.com

Nina Pandolfo’s debut North American solo show will serve as the inaugural exhibition at Carmichael Gallery’s new location in Culver City. Their new space is beautiful and Nina’s amazing new body of work really brings it to life. From stunning life-size sculptures to large canvases to jaw-dropping mixed media works that just have to be seen to fully comprehend. Fresh off her high profile appearance down in Miami during Art Basel as part of Deitch’s big Wynwood Walls project, Nina doesn’t disappoint. By far her most cohesive body of work yet. Her roots in the Brazilian street art scene run deep, so don’t sleep and get out to Culver City this Sat to peep this amazing show from one of contemporary art’s most promising emerging artists. See below for a look behind the scenes at ‘Life’s Flavor’ from Nina coming together.

LOS ANGELES:

Fri, March 19th 7-10PM
Gallery Nucleus
210 E. Main St., Alhambra / 626.458.7482
‘The Untold Want’ featuring new works from Jared Andrew Schorr and Sean Chao
(On view through March 29th)
www.gallerynucleus.com

Sat, March 20th 5-8PM
Richard Heller Gallery
2525 Michigan Ave, Space B-5A at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica / 310.453.9191
‘Relics Where…’ featuring new works from Ernesto Caivano
(On view through April 24th)
www.richardhellergallery.com

Sat, March 20th 7-10PM
LeBasse Projects
6023 Washington Blvd in Culver City / 310.558.0200
‘Is Everybody Happy?’ featuring new works from Alexandros Vasmoulakis
(On view through April 17th)
www.lebasseprojects.com

Sat, March 20th 7-10PM
New Image Art Gallery
7908 Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood / 323.654.2192
‘Desaturated’ featuring new works from Retna
www.newimageartgallery.com

NEW YORK:

Opened last night - Thurs, March 18th (don’t miss this show before it comes down – a true historic event)
Joshua Liner Gallery
548 W. 28th Street, 3rd Floor in New York City
‘Barnstormers’ group show reuniting this amazing art collective featuring works from the likes of Swoon, Jose Parla, Chris Mendoza, David Ellis, Dennis McNett, Doze Green, UFO, KR, Maya Hayuk, Kenji Hirata, Sasu, West One, Rostarr, and many more
(On view through April 17th)
http://joshualinergallery.com

Fri, March 19th 7-10PM
Lyons Wier Gallery
175 Seventh Ave (@ W. 20th Street) in New York City
‘How To Catch A Time Traveler’ featuring new works from Anthony Lister
www.lyonswiergallery.com

Sat, March 20th 7-11PM
BrooklyNite Gallery
334 Malcom X Blvd in Brooklyn, NY
‘Make It Fit’ featuring new works from Spector, Various & Gould
http://www.brooklynitegallery.com/

GREATER U.S.A.:

Fri, March 19th 8-11PM
BLDG Gallery
30 West Pike Street in Covington, KY
‘The London Police Ride Again’ featuring new works from The London Police based on Cincinnati and Kentucky – new print, a lecture and some local murals are also in the works – check site for all the action
(On view through April 30th)
http://www.bldgrefuge.com/

Fri, March 19th 7-11PM
Lyrik
2035 SE 39th Ave in Portland, OR
‘Bric A Brac’ featuring new sculptural works from J. Shea #9
(On view through April 22nd)
http://www.lyrikpdx.com/

Fri, March 19th 7-10PM
Rotofugi
1955 W. Chicago Ave in Chicago, IL
New works from Dan May and Travis Lampe
(On view through April 4th)
www.rotofugi.com

Sat, March 20th 7PM
Andenken Gallery
2990 Larimer Street in Denver, CO
‘The Road Less Traveled’ featuring new works from Jeremy Fish as part of his ‘Mobile Art Tour 2010’
www.andenkengallery.com

Fir, March 19th – Sun, March 21st (check site for schedule)
Okay Mountain
1312 E Cesar Chavez St. Ste B in Austin, TX
Brooklyn’s Cinders Gallery present ‘Temple of Boom’, taking place during the SXSW Festival – consisting of a site-specific installation that combines paintings, prints, drawings, murals and sculpture by a host of artists, as well as musical performances all weekend long from a vast array of artists – full schedule on gallery’s site
www.okaymountain.com

Sat, March 20th
323 East Gallery
323 E. 4th Street in Royal Oak, MI
‘Glass, Cinder, and Thorns’ group show featuring works from Kelly Vivanco, Lisa Petrucci, Rudy Fig, Jenna Colby, Audrey Pongracz, and many more
www.323east.com

UNITED KINGDOM:

Fri, March 19th
Charlie Smith London
336 Old Street in London, England
‘A King’s Gambit Accepted’ featuring new works from Gavin Nolan
(On view through April 24th)
www.charliesmithlondon.com

AUSTRALIA:

Opened last night, Thurs, March 18th
Hugo Michell Gallery
260 Portrush Road, Beulah Park in Adelaide, Australia
New watercolours from Ghostpatrol
(On view through April 17th)
www.hugomichellgallery.com

JAPAN:

Sat, March 20th 6-9PM
Andrew James Art
39 North Maoming Road, Jing’an Dist., in Shanghai, Thailand
‘Daytime Eats Night’ featuring new works from Miyuki Akiyama
(On view through April 25th)
www.andrewjamesart.com

As always, please be sure to check out www.sourharvest.com for a more in-depth look at additional events taking place in the Los Angeles new contemporary art scene.

Opening next Saturday, March 27th in Culver City will be Lola’s newest solo show - “Ipsum Factum” (teased) at the Corey Helford Gallery. AM lucky enough to be able to stop by her studio a while back to check on the progress on this new body of work. We are happy to report this new set of paintings are her most detailed yet, down to the pointy-toed goodness.

Take a look at more pics after the jump…

Discuss this show here.
Discuss Lola here.

On Saturday night, March 20th, New Image Art will be hosting a new solo show from well-known graffiti artist Retna. Known for taking fashion advertisements and overlaying them with his special graffiti linework and symbology, this exhibition will bring that process into the gallery setting.  As you can see from these images sniped from Modern Multiples (featured), Retna spent some time in the LA printmaking studio with master printer Richard Duardo getting ready for this show.

More after the jump…

Discuss this show here.

Mark Whalen opens his latest solo show at Edwina Corlette Gallery on his home soil of Australia on Friday, March 26th (running until April 10th). Mark is probably more widely known as his graffiti artist alter ego Kill Pixie, and we’ve been in love with his work since first seeing him exhibited in London a couple of years back. Entitled “Observatory”, the show contains a range of Whalen’s oeuvre from his large scale geometric landscapes right through to his small scale character based compositions - all resin coated as per his recent work.

The Australian Dollar measures up lower in value to the UK pound and US Dollar right now, so this show seems to be a good opportunity to pick up an original piece at a sweet price. Take a look at several more preview images after the jump.

AM was on hand when Michael Page (interviewed) opened his show “Return of the Nephilim” at Copro Gallery a couple weekends ago. Right next door to the Hi-Fructose Five Year Anniversary show was a more focused body of work from Page continuing to explore the abstraction he began at his last show at Varnish Fine Arts. The lush and intensely hued paintings are Page’s interpretation of the mysterious Nephilim from the Old Testament.

Photos after the jump…

Discuss this show here.
Discuss Michael Page here.

Nick Walker (interviewed) just threw up this sick stencil on Quai De Valmy in central Paris.  The message is particularly timely because of Sarkozy’s attempts to prohibit the wearing of the burkha and it looks as though the government may be getting ready to ratify the ban. The piece is entitled “Le Coran-can,” perhaps a wordplay on Koran and the can-can?

Thanks to Phil Moran for the pictures.
Discuss Nick Walker here.

We have already previewed Ryan McGinley’s upcoming show (here) at Team Gallery, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, but since the artist’s homecoming show is so highly anticipated and is opening this Thursday night, we thought you could use a little reminder.  After all, who couldn’t use more McGinley in their lives?  For those planning on attending the March 18, 6pm opening, we suggest arriving early, as the Facebook event page for this show currently indicates over 1,500 confirmed guests (and that’s from Facebook alone)!  It is going to be quite the art world event.

Also, in related McGinley news, Interview Magazine recently had a studio visit with the artist.  Check it out here if you haven’t already.

See more exhibition images after the jump.  A small warning though, the images contain nudity…

All images by Ryan McGinley via Team Gallery
Discuss Ryan McGinley here.

Los Angeles-based graffiti artist Saber recently threw up a new mural on the corner of 7th and Mateo, showing he can get his street art on as well. The piece, part of the L.A. Freewalls Project (see D*Face’s contribution), features skyline imagery as well as what looks to be one of the legendary artist’s famous tags on one of the foreground walls.

More images after the jump…

Photos via RPM 4.
Discuss Saber here.