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Preview: “The Art of Rock” Green Day Show @ StolenSpace

Posted by juggernut3, October 15, 2009

Our good friends at StolenSpace just sent us a little look into their coming show with renowned punk band Green Day. The show curated by Logan Hicks (featured) features a strong lineup of urban artists such as Ron English (featured),Â London Police, C215, Will Barras, Eelus, Chris Stain (interviewed), Sixten, Adam 5100 each doing a piece inspired by Green Day’s music. The show opens the day before Green Day starts it’s sold out tour of the UK on Oct 23rd and will run only until Nov […]

Openings: Damien Hirst @ The Wallace Collection

Posted by sleepboy, October 15, 2009

Damien Hirst’s series of paintings at The Wallace Collection is now open to the public so we suggest you stop by and judge for yourself whether you like this new direction for the not-so-young-anymore YBA. We kinda like these new pieces, not just because we are partial to artists who lay their actual hands on the works they sign their name on, but because Hirst was able to retain his signature imagery in this dark blue series of paintings.Â Make no mistake, with the skulls, […]

Video: Seonna Hong – “Fountain” by Sara Lov

Posted by sleepboy, October 14, 2009

Check out this music video “Fountain” that Seonna Hong worked on for her friend – singer Sara Lov. Utilizing the delicate imagery and patterns from Hong (animated by Marco Morandi), the beautiful video successfullly brings her paintings to life. We are definitely looking forward to more projects like this from Hong as well as other artists we like.Â Check out other successful music collaborations we have covered in the past here. Discuss Seonna Hong here.

Openings: Masakatsu Sashie – “Twentieth Century Boy”

Posted by juggernut3, October 14, 2009

Darren Romanelli (Dr. Romanelli) and Eric Nakamura (Giant Robot) recently opened a one-night only pop up show featuring new works by AM favorite Masakatsu Sashie in Los Angeles (previewed). The show paid tribute to the bandÂ T-Rex (led by Marc Bolan), who is one of Sashie’s favorite bands growing up. The show benefited theÂ Light of Love Foundation charity. Check out some pics after the jump.

Streets: Shepard Fairey Rocks Steel City

Posted by juggernut3, October 14, 2009

In preparation for his â€œSupply and Demandâ€ retrospective exhibition moving toÂ the Warhol Museum (teased), Shepard Fairey (featured) is already workingÂ the streets of Pittsburgh. These beautiful muralsÂ built by Shepard & crew are jaw-dropping to behold, that isÂ if you’re lucky enough to bump into one. If you’re visiting the city for a day or two, it may be difficult to find time to hunt them downÂ throughout the city. Now if only someone would take the time toÂ create anÂ urban â€star mapsâ€Â for art fansÂ visitingÂ theÂ â€Steel Cityâ€â€¦… Well, thanks to the […]

Openings: “Stencil Art Show” @ White Walls

Posted by Ken, October 14, 2009

Saturday, October 10th saw the opening of the Stencil Art Show at White Walls in San Francisco.Â Featuring Shepard Fairey and Studio Number One protege Ernesto Yerena, the photo-realism of David Soukup, graffiti cum graphic design of Tes One (teased), Easter basket palette of Casey Gray and haunting alleys of Adam 5100‘s mind, the Stencil Art Show appears to have been a success.Â Reasonable asking prices have led to a well-selling show, a vital blueprint in today’s downtrodden but buyer friendly market.Â Detail and opening […]

Video / Preview: Damien Hirst – “The Blue Paintings” @ The Wallace Collection

Posted by sleepboy, October 13, 2009

Telegraph recently sat down with Damien Hirst for an interview about his show “The Blue Paintings” (teased) at The Wallace Collection opening tomorrow.Â Featuring 25 paintings (all hand done by Hirst), he appears to be opening a new chapter in his career.Â With style reminiscent of his idol Francis Bacon, the works still include classic Hirst imagery like the shark jaws, butterflies, dots, and skulls.Â It remains to be seen whether he will be as successful with this artistic change of direction.Â Check out the […]

Showing: Hideaki Kawashima and Atsushi Fukui @ Michael Ku Gallery, Taipei

Posted by AM Editor, October 13, 2009

Earlier this month, the Michael Ku Gallery in Taipei, Taiwan, opened “Convolvulus,” a two-person exhibition featuring two of Japan’s rising art stars, Hideaki Kawashima and Atsushi Fukui. Convolvulus is a species of flowering plant, although it’s not clear how that relates to Kawashima and Fukui. Perhaps it has something to do with the ethereal beauty of these two artists’ works. Regardless, the artists are well-suited to show together, as they both typically portray dreamlike or otherworldly images: Kawashima with his disembodied heads with flowing hair […]

Video: Andy Warhol – The Last Decade @ the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Posted by sleepboy, October 12, 2009

The Milwaukee Art Museum is currently showing “Warholâ€™s Last Decade”, an appropriately named exhibition showcasing Andy Warhol’s later work. Known as the most experimental and risky work of his career, he introduced abstraction into his work with series such as “Oxidation Paintings, Shadows, Yarn, Rorschachs, Camouflage; produced his signature â€œfright wigâ€ self-portraits; and revealed his Catholicism in Black and White Ads and the ambitious series based on Leonardo da Vinciâ€™s The Last Supper.” During this late period, Warhol was influenced greatly by his collaboration with […]

Events: Sketch Tuesday @ 111 Minna

Posted by Ken, October 10, 2009

On the last Tuesday of September, AM visited 111 Minna Gallery for their monthly installment of Sketch Tuesdays.Â Originally held a once a year at Southern Exposure under the moniker “Moniker Drawing Rally”, the event has now grown to a monthly event featuring an ever changing cast of Bay Area artists.Â November’s installment of Sketch Tuesdays fell on the eve of 111 Minna‘s “Neighborhoods” show (opening/setup) and featured many of the “Neighborhoods” artists.Â In attendance were such SF luminaries as Mike Giant, Matt Furie, N8 […]