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Auctions: Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Auction (London)

Posted by juggernut3, June 24, 2009

This Friday, June 26th, Sotheby’s (London) will be holding their prestigious Contemporary Day Auction with some amazing works from the top of the Contemporary Art food chain. As one of the top auction houses in the world, weÂ come to expect the usual suspects such as: Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Damien Hirst,Â Yue Minjun, Takashi Murakami,Â Zhang Xiaogang and Richard Prince. A pleasant trend we wanted to note is Sotheby’s inclusion of urban art notables such as Banksy, Faile and Ryan McGinness in this auction. It’s interesting to […]

PCP Murals @ Weller Court (Little Tokyo, LA)

Posted by sleepboy, June 24, 2009

We stopped by Weller Court in Little Tokyo (LA) last month at the beginning of a road trip and were surprised to see work from digital artist Heisuke Kitazawa aka PCP blown up into giant murals.Â Seeing his Japanese artist’s psychedelic-style and dream-like work in large scale was really an unexpected treat.Â Stop by if you have a chance, hopefully it will still be up. More pics after the jump.

Video: Studio Visit/Preview – Jeff Koons @ Serpentine Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, June 24, 2009

After our last visit in April, Channel 4 in the UK gives us another opportunity to see Jeff Koons’ studio with this new video. Although you can see many projects Koons is working on with his 100-strong assistant crew, this visit mostly focuses on his first major exhibition in a public gallery in England (Serpentine Gallery on July 2nd). This exhibition focuses on paintings and sculptures from Koonsâ€™ Popeye series, a comment on the current economic crisis because the cartoon character was originally conceived during […]

Openings: “Street/Studio” Experience @ Irvine Contemporary

Posted by juggernut3, June 23, 2009

Washington, D.C. got hit with a taste of urban art this past weekend thanks to the Irvine Contemporary, who held a group show and street/studio experience that featured artists: Shepard Fairey, Swoon, Dalek, Gaia, Imminent Disaster, Oliver Vernon, EVOL and Pisa 73. AMÂ got to tag along as these urban artists got together to create a show that was not only inside the gallery, but also along the back walls and alleys of some prime D.C. real estate. From the moment daybreak started on Thursday,Â EVOL, Pisa […]

Auction: Street Art @ Art Curial (Paris)

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 23, 2009

Well below the radar for most American and UK collectors, Art Curial in Paris have been putting together stronger and stronger offerings in the Graffiti, Street and Urban Art arena. After the 1980’s “graffiti in art galeries” boom died in the USA, many of the artists continued to do well in continental Europe and we are seeing some classic pieces show up in auctions like the one coming up on June 29th. There is a strong selection from 80’s NYC Graff Artists like Crash, Daze, […]

Preview: APAK – “Rainbow Garden” @ Tinlark Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, June 23, 2009

Oregonian artists APAK are at it again, this time getting ready for their show “Rainbow Garden” @ Tinlark Gallery. As you can see above, the multi-talented duo is preparing some sculptures of the curious little beings that always populate their work. These sculptures along with paintings will make up the body of work for this show along with some felted wool dolls. Check the preview images after the jump.

Video: Dalek Hurley HQ Timelapse

Posted by sleepboy, June 22, 2009

Here is a nice timelapse video just released of Dalek (interviewed) painting the headquarters of Hurley in Orange County. It’s always nice to see artists we follow getting recognition for their work.Â Other recent examples that come to mind include David Choe painting offices of Facebook and Barry Mcgee’s work with RVCA’s headquarters. Discuss Dalek here.

Streets/Video: ABOVE – “Ears, Tears, & Fears”

Posted by stephen, June 22, 2009

ABOVE (interviewed) made a stop in Madrid, Spain as part of his current European tour. He made sure to give the locals a little love with some fresh street pieces that highlight his excellent placement skills and clever play on words. A video and detailed photos of both pieces after the jump.

Interviews: Circleculture Gallery – Berlin

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 22, 2009

AMÂ recently had a chance to sit down with Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer, Co-Director of the Circleculture Gallery in Berlin for a little talk about the history of the gallery and Johannâ€™s insight into the art world. Circleculture have been a long time supporter of the international underground art world and their current show SELF-PORTRAITS (covered) is not to be missed. Check out all the questions and answers after the jump.

Releases: KAWS x Hajime Sorayama Collaboration – “No Future Companion”

Posted by sleepboy, June 22, 2009

As is often the case, KAWS breaking news comes from originalfake with the uploading of this robotic image of the newest KAWS release. The figure is a collaboration between KAWS and and his friend Hajime Sorayama, a Japanese artist famous for his sexy robotic “pin-up” art. The melding of the KAWS companion and Sorayama’s “Future Mickey Mouse” will definitely be in high demand but no word yet on pricing… Update: Apparently there will be a more rare black version along with the silver. More pics […]