Arrested Motion

Rewind: May 13 – May 19

sleepboy — Mon, 20 May 2013 02:18:53 +0000

This week's Rewind's top video focuses on Anish Kapoor and his current show in Berlin at Martin-Gropius-Bau. Along with footage of his first comprehensive showing in the city, an insightful interview with the artist is included. Some other videos worth of attention include:

Voina Wanted banner hung off London Tower Bridge.
Leo Villareal releasing an edition of his The Bay Lights piece.
Ai Weiwei cuts hair during dinner.
Taylor Mead's final fifteen minutes.
Reactions from actual neighbors from Arne Svenson's photographs.
Benedikt Taschen talks with Sebastião Salgado about GENESIS.
The London Police prepared for their current show using some child labor.
Jo Peel - "Pipe Dreams" - a street mural animation.
Travis Millard x The Hundreds collaboration.
Cheeming Boey's styrofoam cup art (My Modern Met).
Hanksy featured on I Am Other.

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Openings: Richard Colman @ Guerrero Gallery

sleepboy — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:17 +0000

We last heard from Richard Colman when he showed in Toronto (covered) last year with Andrew Schoultz. This time around, he is showing alongside another talented artist, Alex Lukas (covered), at the Guerrero Gallery in San Francisco. Lukas filled the project room with a selection of paintings and monochromatic works populated by a surreal mix of his hooded figures, nudes, and bears. Take a closer look at the opening and work in the photos below... Photo credit: Berlin Tomas (with installation shots by Randy Dodson). Discuss this show here. Discuss Richard Colman here.

Overtime: May 13 – May 19

Khoi — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000

More stories from the week ended May 19:

New Yorkers upset over neighbor Arne Svenson's photos taken through windows for art exhibit.
Chinese authorities begin demolishing ancient capital of Lhasa to transform city into a tourist destination.
Construction company destroys one of Belize's largest Mayan pyramids to extract crushed rock for project.
RIP: Thomas M. Messer, longtime director of the Guggenheim Museum, who died at the age of 93.
British police interrupt stunt by Voina on London Tower Bridge.
Activists occupy Budapest’s Ludwig Museum protesting the removal of museum director Barnabas Bencsik.
Real punks gather to protest The Met's "inauthentic" punk exhibit.
Some paintings attributed to Johannes Vermeer may actually be the work of his daughter, Maria.
Criminals are increasingly using artwork to launder money.
Beloved Beatles mural painted over in New York due to filming for Liam Neeson movie.
A profile of art crime in the US and those that track and solve them.
Six lots of Egyptian material had to be withdrawn before Christie’s sale because they were suspected looted.
Poland's culture minister Bogdan Zdrojewski seeks return of art seized by Soviet Russia in 1945.
Cambodia asking museums to examine Khmer antiquities acquired after 1970 and requesting possible return.
Ai Weiwei's hair cutting skills criticized.
Ai Weiwei unveils map of China made from baby formula tins, in response to fears surrounding milk safety.
Anish Kapoor feels that Britain is fucked in terms of its respect towards art and artists.
Cooper Union occupation enters its second week.
Arizona man find himself jailed, unemployed, and homeless after photographing courthouse.
France considering smartphone, tablet, and other net-connecting devices tax to fund cultural content.
Germany's dealers and country’s culture minister oppose 12% tax hike on purchase of original works of art.
Interpol targets Qaddafi family treasures and artwork is high on the list.
MOCA architecture show opening pushed back two weeks, to June 16.
Hirshhorn Museum’s proposed “Bubble” project would operate at loss in every scenario examined in report.
Controversy erupts again as Banksy's Slave Labour removed street mural reappears for sale.
Georg Baselitz in trouble with German tax authorities due to being in list of clients of Swiss bank UBS.
Fascinating article about the Warhol Foundation and the Warhol Art Authentication Board and its dealings.
Damien Hirst spent his Turner Prize winnings of £20,000 on drinks at the bar that night.
Leonardo DiCaprio raises about $39 million for wildlife conservation at his Christie's benefit art auction.
Peter Doig denies painting a work that is attributed to him, but admits to taking LSD as a youth.
Mao photo taken by his wife sells for $55,300 at auction.
Dasha Zhukova, Mike Bloomberg introduce Circle, an art-tech symposium to be held in St. Petersburg.
The Vatican's plans for its Venice Biennale pavilion.
Countries that are struggling financially still spending heavily on their Venice Biennale pavilions.
Lost paintings by Mary Beale, Britain's first professional female artist, goes on view at Tate.
Artwork now exhibited at London Tower.
Museums today are increasingly loosening their camera policy due to ubiquity of camera phones.
The multiple locations of Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks, revealed.
Art Ltd. Magazine puts its spotlight on the Laguna Beach art scene.
Profile of Jersey City's Mana Contemporary.
The 2013 Calder Prize will be awarded to Darren Bader.
Stan Douglas wins annual Scotiabank Photography Award that includes a $50,000 cash prize.
Damon Dash exhibits artwork by kids at his gallery.
Andrew Lamberty buys Stik garage door, thinking he is the next Banksy.
Kenny Schachter's Frieze Week NYC diary.
Ben Davis on Jeff Koons's exhibition at David Zwirner.
Roberta Smith reviews recent showings by Paul McCarthy and Jeff Koons.
Vanity Fair interviews Tracey Emin.
Tiny Showcase released a papercut with print backing by Saelee Oh.
Chris Brown's neighbor defends the graffiti mural on his house.
An interview with ESPO.
LA Taco talks to Hanksy.
A visit to Travis Millard's cabin by The Hundreds.
A look at the Easter Island exhibition from Daniel Arsham at Galerie Perrotin.
An interview with Souther Salazar about his current show in New York.
Brad Downey was in Moscow.

Streets: Escif (Spain)

sleepboy — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:18:48 +0000

After giving you an overview of Escif's work recently, we have another mural to share with you from the Spanish street muralist. Entitled The Enlightened Vandalism, the massive wall is located in Villarreal and features a masked figure engaging in various illegal activities and acrobatic maneuvers in a repeating composition that is often characteristic of Escif's work. Take a further look at the sweet details below... Discuss Escif here.

Preview: Hush – “Unseen” @ Corey Helford Gallery

sleepboy — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:07:27 +0000

Yesterday, we shared with you photos of Hush's (interviewed) new mural in Los Angeles painted while he was preparing for his solo show at the Corey Helford Gallery. Today, we follow that up with an early look at the new body of work collectively entitled Unseen which feature portraiture of women rendered with his mix of urban-informed techniques and imagery from Eastern influences. He states that "the women are enciphered with street tags and abstractions, appear as graffiti specters, colorful visages of noir street action. I look to take something like tagging that is generally seen as aggressive, ugly and masculine out of context and present it to the viewer as something beautiful." The show opens tonight, May 18th, and runs through June 15th. Discuss Hush here.

Preview: Souther Salazar – “Souvenirs” @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

sleepboy — Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:33 +0000

Tonight (May 18th) at the Jonathan LeVine Gallery, Souther Salazar will be presenting his fourth solo with the gallery entitled Souvenirs. The show will feature a selection new paintings, drawings, sculptures and installations by the Portland-based artist inspired by the Trading Tortoise, his recent collaboration with his wife, Monica Choy. As you can see in Salazar's artistic version of the project in the painting above, the two created an interactive art installation in the form of a tortoise-shaped trading post where fans come to barter objects and trade stories in over 30 different cities across the country. If you are in New York tonight, stop by to see visual souvenirs of the memories they created in the course of their travels. Discuss Souther Salazar here.

Streets: Hush (Los Angeles)

carlosgonzalez — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:30:17 +0000

Last we heard, Hush (interviewed) was in Melbourne for a solo showing in May of 2012 (covered). Fast forward a year and this time he will be opening an exhibition tomorrow night at the Corey Helford Gallery. While here, he just finished a mural at the Branded Arts Building featuring his East meets West urban aesthetic. We'll have more about the show soon, but for now, take a look at more in-progress photos below... Photo credit: Theonepointeight. Discuss Hush here.

Preview: Andy Kehoe – “Luminous Reverie” @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

sleepboy — Fri, 17 May 2013 21:43:55 +0000

Tomorrow night (May 18th) in New York, Andy Kehoe returns for his third solo show with Jonathan LeVine Gallery with new works collectively entitled Luminous Reverie. Continuing a new process (sculpted elements mixed in with poured resin and paint) first revealed to us during a show in Los Angeles last year (covered), the Pittsburgh-based painter has given his human-animal hybrid figures and forested backgrounds new life. The title of the show refers to "the idea of experiencing clarity of vision when lost in a daydream," certainly something that can be imagined from Kehoe's ghostly figures and animal spirits. Discuss Andy Kehoe here.

Patricia Piccinini – “Skywhale” Hot Air Balloon

sleepboy — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:08 +0000

Patricia Piccinini, the subject of one of our Art Focus features earlier this year, has taken to the skies with her latest work again showcasing her love for the grotesque and her strong imagination. The Skywhale hot air balloon was commissioned for the Centenary of Canberra, and will be floating by different locations in Australia the rest of the year. The next scheduled take off is tomorrow (May 18th) in Canberra tomorrow between 7am-9am with further details here as well as links on how to catch future appearances. See what the Sierra Leone-based artist had to say below and also watch the video & check out further images. "The Skywhale may appear fantastic but think about the blue whale – an air breathing mammal that lives in the ocean – and it doesn't seem so far-fetched, I think that when we look up at the skywhale and wonder what it is 'for', it might remind us that nature is not necessarily 'for us'. It just 'is' and we're just lucky enough to be around to see it.' Via Designboom. Discuss Patricia Piccinini here. http://vimeo.com/65709785