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Teaser: Todd Schorr “The World We Live In” @ Merry Karnowsky

Posted by sleepboy, March 2, 2009

One of most anticipated shows of the year is coming up at the end of this month at Merry Karnowsky in Los Angeles. One of the giants in the “low brow/pop surrealism” scene, Todd Schorr, is opening his first solo show in quite some time entitled “The World We Live In.” Look for much more coverage of this show here on AM in the weeks leading up to the March 28th opening. Discuss Todd Schorr here. Discuss this show here.

On the streets: Faile vs. Supreme?

Posted by juggernut3, March 1, 2009

Looks like Faile has been working overtime in the streets of NYC at the expense of Supreme’s Spring ad campaign. Numerous ad posters were altered and remixed across the streets of New York. Faile replaced rocker Lou Reed’s “grill” with their infamous tiger face and also replaced the classic Supreme “box logo” on center of the shirt with the Collective’s catch phrase: “vanity”. Apparently this “remix” is a urban retaliation to Supreme’s annual guerrilla-spam ad campaigns. These campaigns allegedly consists of plastering numerous posters/pasters all […]

Openings: Yoshitomo Nara in NYC

Posted by AM Editor, March 1, 2009

Japanese pop art superstar Yoshitomo Nara opened his new eponymously titled solo show (teased) in NYC last night. Similar to his last several exhibitions, Nara collaborated with the design firm graf to construct a gallery installation, this time consisting of two tree-like, fairytale houses: one containing a mini studio space and the other filled with stuffed animals. Of course, the show also contained plenty of new drawings and paintings of Nara’s trademark petulant girls. And special for the opening, Japanese musical groups MAGO and Oorutaichi, […]

On the streets: New Banksy

Posted by juggernut3, February 28, 2009

A crispy newÂ BanksyÂ just popped up in Gillett Square (Hackney, UK). It seems that the recent “hammering” which the urban art market took inÂ thisÂ week’s auctions (covered) have clearly not affected Banksy’sÂ approach at all. It goes to show that his meteoric rise in popularity the past few years have not gotten to his head. His uniqueÂ perspective onÂ our world today are not driven by speculators or gallerists. Whether the art market is up or down, Sir Banksy reminds us that why hisÂ works belongs on the streets and not […]

Studio Visits / Interviews: Hush

Posted by sven, February 28, 2009

UK artist Hush’s latest solo show, “Hymn to beauty” (teased), kicks off on March 5th at Carmichael Gallery in LA. In between finishing up the body of work and nabbing 6 hours sleep over 3 days, Hush welcomed AM to his studio to take a look at the work in progress, where we did a little interview with him. This and a chance to enter a giveaway contest for a set of signed Hush stickers after the jump…

Supreme x Damien Hirst: “Artist Series” Skate Decks

Posted by juggernut3, February 27, 2009

Art Connoisseur x Fashion x Skate mogul James Jebbia revealed his latest collaboration with superstar artist Damien Hirst in an intimate conversation with Interview.Â The top dog of the British art scene will be the featured artistÂ designing the latestÂ set of decksÂ from the renowned Supreme “Artist Series”. Owner and creator of the “World Famous” Supreme skate brand; James JebbiaÂ has long been a trailblazer in bringing skatedeck x Contemporary art collaborations to the forefront of the pop art culture. Having been a long time collector of some of […]

Teaser: Yoshitomo Nara @ Marianne Boesky Gallery & Screening of Nara Documentary @ Royal/T

Posted by sleepboy, February 27, 2009

Fresh off his LA show last December (covered), Yoshitomo Nara will be opening an exhibition tomorrow night (6-8 pm) at the Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York. It sounds like a fantastic show as Nara will be showing new paintings and drawings as well as more large-scale sculptures with his collaborative group YNG. The structures are described as “two immense sculptures that recall stylized tannenbaums, with their roof shingling evoking exaggerated tree needles. Small cut-out windows and hanging lights punctuate the sculptures, providing them with […]

Openings: Jeremy Fish “The Ambush” @ Fecal Face Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, February 27, 2009

Jeremy Fish’s mini show “The Ambush” opened last night at at Fecal Face Gallery in SF. On display was a large wall mural along with some wall wood sculptural pieces (one seen above). Available for purchase was Fish’s largest print to date (22″ x 34″) also entitled “The Ambush” with a run of 30 and reasonably priced for the size at $200.Â Take a look at the print as well as opening photos after the jump…

Auctions: Dreweatts – Urban Art

Posted by stephen, February 26, 2009

In a matter of hours, Dreweatts will hold their first “Urban Art” auction of the year, being hosted at the Ultralounge within the London flagship location of Selfridges. The auction features some great pieces by a strong mix of urban artists including: Adam Neate, Banksy, Bast, Beejoir, Faile, Judith Supine, Nick Walker and Pure Evil. Connoisseurs are keeping a particularly close eye on two original works by Banksy, â€œNo Ball Gamesâ€ and â€œGo Flock Yourself,â€ (announced) which carry estimates of Â£30,000-60,000 and Â£40,000-60,000, respectively. This […]

Release/Interview: Brendan Monroe – b.monroe Book

Posted by sleepboy, February 25, 2009

Good news for Brendan Monroe fans everywhere.Â His new book entitled “b.monroe” has been released, and you can get yourself a signed copy if you are one of the first 30 people to order through his webstore. For those in SF, you can also get Brendan’s autograph by going to the signing and book release party on March 12th at Park Life.Â There will also be some originals displayed there for a week in a mini show ending on the 18th. The 7.25″ x 9.5″ […]