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Highlights: Recommended Openings For Oct 14-17

Posted by Andrew Hosner, October 15, 2009

Brendan Monroe returns to Los Angeles this weekend after recently moving to Sweden. The word is there will be a huge wall installation described as a portable mural and another installation featuring an array of hanging wood sculptures. The notion of a slew of Monroe wood sculptures up for grabs has us here at AM very excited. Be sure to get down to Bergamot Station in Santa Monica this Saturday bright and early and welcome Brendan back to LA, even if only for a short […]

Openings: Lori Earley “Laments & Lullabies” @ Opera Gallery London

Posted by sven, October 15, 2009

We recently showed you a couple of preview images from the wonderful Lori Earley’s debut UK solo show, “Laments and Lullabies,” and the teaser images got our expectations rising high to see Lori’s work first hand. AM went along to theÂ private viewÂ reception at the Opera Gallery to take a look for ourselves – check out our pictures after the jump.

Preview: Brendan Monroe @ Richard Heller Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 15, 2009

Time flies. It seems we had just told you about Brendan Monroe’s (interviewed) solo show at Richard Heller and it’s already time for the opening this weekend. After making good on the plans he told us about during our studio visit in May to move to Stockholm with his wife and fellow artist Evah Fan, he’s back in Los Angeles with a new body of work.Â He plans on having a big wall installation that’s a little like a portable mural and another installation with […]

Openings: Joe Ledbetter – “Shock and Awe” @ London Miles Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 15, 2009

Joe Ledbetter kicked off his “Amalgamation Tour” last week at the London Miles Gallery.Â During this five city European event, Joe will be showing at five different galleries in London, Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, and Istanbul (details here).Â For his UK fans, he brought a mostly new body of work which encompassed paintings, drawings, prints, and various art products – including the release of the European variant of his new Terror and Magnus toy. More photos after the jump…

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.

Openings: Ray Caesar @ Art London

Posted by sleepboy, October 13, 2009

AM stopped by Richard Goodall’s booth at the Art London fair a couple weekends ago to check out the work of Ray Caesar. As we previously mentioned, Caesar was showing both new and old works, all demonstrating his imaginative prowess and skill at creating images that aren’t easily forgotten.Â Eschewing the more classical artistic techniques, he proves that the sometimes even more time-consuming digital works can be just as riveting if done properly. More images after the jump….

Update: Lori Earley – “Laments and Lullabies” @ Opera Gallery (London)

Posted by sleepboy, October 11, 2009

A pretty big show that is sneaking up on us opens this Friday, October 16th in London at the Opera Gallery.Â Lori Earley has been working on this show “Laments and Lullabies” for about two years now and we can’t wait to see the new body of work.Â Here is a new image “Ms. Pemberton” that Lori sent us to share with our readers.Â We’ll have more coverage to follow but for now check out another image after jump (the same that we teased you […]

Baby Tattooville ’09 – Reverse Studio Visits – Elizabeth McGrath

Posted by Ken, October 10, 2009

On Saturday, Oct. 3rd, just an hour or so before the big KMNDZ reveal, Elizabeth a.k.a. Bloodbath Mcgrath held a reverse studio visit alongside Miss Mindy (more on that later) giving patrons an insight to her sculptural techniques. As an added bonus, Liz provided the Baby Tattooville guests with their own clay, allowing them to create their own personal mini works of art. Also on display were the hand cast cleavers that Liz so generously provided in every guest’s grab bag. More pictures after the […]

Baby Tattooville ’09: KMNDZ (Part II)

Posted by sleepboy, October 10, 2009

One of the big surprises of Baby Tattooville this year was the big reveal of who would walk home with the huge KMNDZ painting we previously told you about. After a dramatic explanation of the raffle by Bob Self, everyone came and picked a small envelope after which everyone opened at the same time. Imagine the chaos that ensued when each individual attendee was lead to believe they were the winner. As you can see from the video above, it turns out everyone was a […]

Highlights: Recommended Openings For October 9-11

Posted by sleepboy, October 9, 2009

October is upon us and with it, an amazing array of shows – two in particular garnering the most press. The first is a show Adam Neateâ€™s fans have been eagerly awaiting for over two years.Â We had an opportunity to interview Neate recently and based on what we saw at the special preview night (full coverage to follow soon), he has definitely taken it to another level. The other event we want to draw your attention to is the Beyond Eden New Contemporary Art […]