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Whitney Announces 2010 Biennial Picks

Posted by Khoi, December 11, 2009

It’s that time of year again, when the Whitney makes an important announcement regarding the Whitney Biennial. Last year at the exact same time, it announced the curatorial team for its 2010 Biennial. Today, the much-anticipated list of artists, which includes Robert Williams, Aurel Schmidt, and Tauba Auerbach, was announced. Curators Francesco Bonami and Gary Carrion-Murayari chose a diverse range of artists who work across all different kinds of media and subject matter. Eleven artists make their return from previous Biennials. In what could further […]

Openings: Robert Williams – “In the Service of the Hypothetical” @ Tony Shafrazi Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, November 2, 2009

On Halloween night, Tony Shafrazi Gallery hosted the solo exhibition (previewed) of Low Brow icon Robert Williams. AM attended the long awaited return of the legendary figure — it was everything we hoped for and more! Many of the notables who made it out for last night’s Stages exhibition (here) were in attendance, along with some of art’s household names, who also came out to pay homage to one of the founding fathers of the movement. Ever friendly and gracious, Robert took time to greet […]

Video: Robert Williams x Vans Vault Project

Posted by sleepboy, October 25, 2009

We already brought you a preview of Robert Williams upcoming show at Tony Shafrazi Gallery, but here is a look at another associated project he is working on.Â In collaboration with Vans Vault, he will be releasing 13 pairs of shoes with artwork from the show at DQM on Halloween, same night as his exhibition opening.Â The video actually takes you through the entire process beginning with Williams working on the canvas to the screen-printing and the making of the shoe in the factory… Via […]

Preview: Robert Williams – “In the Service of the Hypothetical” @ Tony Shafrazi Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 22, 2009

A pretty important exhibition is sneaking up on us at the end of this month on Halloween night.Â Here you can see Robert Williams working on one of his sculptural pieces “Diamond in a Goat’s Ass” for his upcoming show at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery. “In the Service of the Hypothetical” (teased) is set to open on October 31st in New York and will be the legendary Williams’ first show since 2005.Â Look for about 25 new works including paintings and sculptures as well as […]

Teaser: Robert Williams – “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical”

Posted by sleepboy, September 6, 2009

New Yorkers are in for a treat as the godfather of the Low Brow Movement, Robert Williams, is resurfacing for a rare solo show at the prestigious Tony Shafrazi Gallery at the end of October. It sounds like there will be 25 new paintings as well as a catalog accompanying the exhibition which will continue on in 2010 to other galleries throughout the country (Cal State Northridge confirmed for Feb-April). More info to follow later, but for now, check out the artist statement after the […]

Update: Arrested Motion x Analog Color Videos / Todd Schorr & Jeff Soto

Posted by sleepboy, March 15, 2009

Just wanted to update the readers of AM on the video projects we are working on with Jeremy Lynch and the guys at Analog Color.Â First on the schedule today, was wrapping up the mini-documentary featuring Jeff Soto and his Riverside Art Museum show.Â We were able to spend some time interviewing Jeff as well as catch some shots of the beautiful IE. Next up on the Sunday’s busy schedule, was to begin filming a session at Todd Schorr’s studio as we will be working […]

Robert Williams Lecture @ Oakland Museum of California

Posted by sleepboy, December 28, 2008

If you ever wanted to learn about how the “Low Brow” art movement started, this series of videos posted by sketchv might interest you.Â Broken into 11 parts (Part 1 seen above), these videos recorded the lecture of Robert Williams at the Oakland Museum of California a couple months ago that was part of the L.A. Paint show (currently showing still).Â Although not the best quality, Williams can be heard covering a wide variety of topics as well as talk about over 60 of his […]

Basel musing: Robert Williams’ Appetite For Destruction

Posted by AM Editor, December 19, 2008

This has been written on before, but AM thought that it was important enough to revisit. In the world of low-brow and pop surrealist art, there perhaps is no bigger name than Robert Williams, and Williams’ 1978 painting Appetite For Destruction is without a doubt his most recognizable work. People worldwide were exposed to Williams’ work when the paintings’ title and image were used by Guns ‘N Roses for their incredibly successful 1987 major-label debut (although the cover art was soon changed as many found […]