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Openings: “Whammy! The Art Show” @ VASF

Posted by Ken, July 25, 2009

Artist friendly clothing company RVCA recently opened their “Whammy! “show (teased) at their retail space/gallery VASF in San Francisco. Â Focusing entirely on domestic talent, “Whammy!” features the artwork of such stateside luminaries as Jeff Soto (interviewed), Dave Kinsey, Anthony Lister (interviewed), Kelsey Brookes and Tiffany Bozic, to name a few. Â More photos after the jump.

Teaser: Josh Keyes – “Natural Selection” @ Swarm Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 24, 2009

Josh Keyes is gearing up for a small show at the Swarm Gallery in Oakland opening in August. He will be exhibiting alongside Seattle-based artist Vaughn Bell in a show entitled “Natural Selection.” The exhibition explores ways we interact with nature, and comprises new paintings and site-specific installation. Seen above is one of the fantastic paintings Keyes has created for this show called “Evacuation I.” As always, expect full coverage from the AM crew, but for now, take a closer look at the detail in […]

Openings: “Shinganist” Group Show @ Stolenspace

Posted by sleepboy, July 24, 2009

The Usugrow curated group show “Shinganist” made it’s way to the UK last night with an opening in London. Recently exhibited at Fifty24SF (covered), the paintings, sculpture and drawings of Bene, Mozyskey, Toshikazu Nozaka, Jun Kaneko, and of course Usugrow were on display at Stolenspace, exposing a new audience to these young artists from Japan. More pics after the jump…

Interviews/Preview: Eric Fortune – “Daughters of Our Nature” @ Roq La Rue

Posted by stephen, July 23, 2009

“Daughters of Our Nature,” the latest body of work from Eric Fortune opens at Roq La Rue Gallery in Seattle, tomorrow, July 24 from 6-9 PM. AM first spotted Fortune’s work back when he participated in a group show at Copro Gallery last year and we’ve been captivated since by the ethereal feeling of his paintings, which are the product of a time and labor intensive process. We had the pleasure of catching up with Eric ahead of the show to find out more about […]

Highlights: Recommended Openings For July 23-29

Posted by Andrew Hosner, July 23, 2009

Many openings to recommend this week and if you’ll notice, there is a large chunk of our calendar devoted to SDCC as there are many art-related events at the “nerd prom” in San Diego this week. One of our favorite images though (seen above) is from Nicoletta Ceccoli (interviewed) as she opens her two person show with Eric Fortune (interview to follow soon) this Friday at Roq La Rue. Take a look at all the recommended openings after the jump…

Scott Musgrove Summer Online Show

Posted by sleepboy, July 22, 2009

Scott Musgrove is holding a summer online show with many of his works available at reasonable prices including paintings, drawings, and sculptures.Â His dedicated cataloging, through his art, of yet to be discovered species from his imagination has always leaves us wanting more; to see what’s next. He will also be signing copies of his new book The Late Fauna of Early North America, at SDCC this year on July 24th with Last Gasp Publishers (booth #1616 – 4pm) and July 25th with Hi-Fructose (booth […]

Preview: Nicoletta Ceccoli – “Beauties and Beasts” @ Roq La Rue

Posted by juggernut3, July 21, 2009

Counting down to this weekend’s coming show “Beauties and Beasts” at Roq La Rue, we bring you a sneak-peek preview of theÂ coming worksÂ by Italian artist Nicoletta Ceccoli (interviewed). Her fantastically beautiful yet often bizarre characters entertain both eyes and imagination. This aptly titled body of work fits in perfectly into her adventurous illustrative style. Opening up along with Eric Fortune, theÂ curtains will come up this Friday in Seattle so ifÂ you’re in the area,Â this is a show that is definitely worth the trip. In the meantime, […]

FAME Festival: Mark Jenkins, Sam3, and Vhils

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, July 21, 2009

Mark Jenkins is shaking things up at FAME Festival (covered here). AM’s favorite tape sculptor has grabbed Grottaglie’s attention with an impressive installation on one of the town’s characteristically charming buildings.Â As directorÂ Angelo Milano describes it, “Everybody was cool and smiling, including the old lady screaming, â€œGgiovine!?! Ggiovvine!! Ascinne!” (English: “Hey boy!?! Hey boy!! Get down!”)

Openings: Lance Armstrong LIVESTRONG x Nike Stages Exhibition @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

Posted by juggernut3, July 20, 2009

Lance Armstrong and Nike Sportswear’s “Stages” exhibition (previewed here and here) opened up with an amazing roster of artists. As Geoff McFetridge put it, “It’s a veritable ‘A-Team’ of top artists from all walks of the art world.” With names such as Ed Ruscha, Tom Sachs, Eric White, Christopher Wool, Shepard Fairey, Kaws, Cai Guo-Qiang, Yoshitomo Nara, Jose Parla, Richard Prince and Raymond Pettibon to name a few, it was quite a feat to put together this team of prominent artists who banded together for a […]

Highlights: Recommended Openings – San Diego Comic-Con 2009

Posted by stephen, July 20, 2009

San Diego Comic-Con 2009 officially kicks off this Wednesday and there’s no shortage of art related events happening after the convention center floor shuts down. From the premiere of Mark Murphy’s “Scribble.08″ art documentary and coinciding art exhibition (from which theÂ James Jean (interviewed) piece seen above is from), to a live-painting event put on by our friends at Munky King and Hi-Fructose and much more,Â there’s no better way to relax after a long day of walking around at the Con. Get a full overview of […]