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Openings: El Mac – “Faces of Life” @ Fifty24SF

Posted by rhinomilk, August 14, 2009

Better known for his photo realistic outdoor murals, El Mac brought his artwork indoors with the opening of his gallery show “Faces of Life” at Fifty24SF last Thursday. Featured in the show were a series large-scale pieces done with spray paint on burlap, with a majority consisting of portraits of ethereal women. In the rear of the gallery were some sketches done during his recent trip to Spain, as well as a couple of his recent prints. Advanced copies of his new book â€œAlianzaâ€ (which […]

Preview & Setup: ModArt Magazine Curated Show @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted by stephen, August 14, 2009

At 7pm tonight, Thinkspace Gallery plays host for the opening of “ModArt â€“ A Celebration of 20 Issues and All That Lay Ahead,” a group show curated by the team at European basedÂ ModArt Magazine. AM stopped by the gallery for a sneak peek while things were being set up and enjoyed the visual buffet of urban, low-brow and contemporary art that was on hand â€“ a show definitely worth checking out. The roster of artists in the show includes UK urban artist Mr. Jago and […]

Openings: Invader – “Low Fidelity” @ Lazarides (Rathbone Place)

Posted by stephen, August 14, 2009

“Low Fidelity,” (previewed) the latest body of work from French urban artistÂ Invader, has taken over Lazarides – Rathbone Place. Featuring his “Rubikcubism” technique, an offshoot of his artistry with colored tiles, Invader utilizes the faces of the popular puzzle game as pixels in his images, which he utilizes to createÂ a new series of classic rock and roll album covers,Â Â sculptures, drawings and mosaics. Invader takes things a step further in some of the works by adding a high-tech twist to his very low-tech pieces through theÂ integration […]

Openings: Crash & SheOne – “Pop Crime” @ Opus Art

Posted by sven, August 14, 2009

Last Thursday saw the opening of “Pop Crime” at Opus Art in Newcastle, featuring the work of Crash (aka John Matos) and SheOne. Crash is a legendary graffiti writer based in Bronx, NY that has been working on canvas since the early 80s and has been putting his mark on the sides of subway cars and NY streets since the original rise of graffiti in the late 1970s. Remarkably, this is the first time that a body of work from Crash has been shown in […]

Streets: Anthony Lister Mural

Posted by sleepboy, August 13, 2009

One of the nicest murals we’ve seen put up in a while comes from Sydney (277 Parramatta Rd to be exact), where Anthony Lister (interviewed) painted over this large billboard. Look for more Lister news to follow as he gets set to open a show at New Image Art in September. Another view as well as some other recent street pieces after the jump…

Update: Audrey Kawasaki

Posted by sleepboy, August 13, 2009

Perhaps inspired by her recent trip to Japan for the opening of her show at Space Yui, we hear that Audrey Kawasaki (interviewed) will be including some Japanese-themed paintings in her latest body of work.Â One of our most anticipated show is her NY solo at Jonathan Levine this December, so we thought we would share some in progress images that she has leaked so far. More after the jump…

New Artist Focus: Tristram Lansdowne

Posted by AM Editor, August 13, 2009

The upcoming summer group show (teased/previewed) at Joshua Liner Gallery is packed with heavyweight artists with whom frequent AM readers will already be familiar, such as Dave Kinsey, Joe Sorren and Greg Simkins (interviewed). However, the show will likely be many people’s introduction to several up-and-coming young artists. One of those whom we are particularly interested in is Canadian painter Tristram Lansdowne. More after the jump…

Highlights: Recommended Openings For August 13-19

Posted by Andrew Hosner, August 13, 2009

If you are in New York City this weekend, DO NOT MISS the amazing lineup of artists in Joshua Liner Gallery’s “Summer Group Show,” (previewed) many of whom are showing for the first time with Liner and debuting the goodness to come from upcoming shows.Â Some great shows going off this weekend, so get out and support your local art scene. The full overview of the onslaught of art after the jump.

Preview: Invader – “Low Fidelity” @ Lazarides (Rathbone Place)

Posted by sleepboy, August 13, 2009

Fresh off his show at Jonathan LeVine with WK Interact in June, Invader hits the gallery circuit again, this time at Lazarides – Rathbone Place. “Low Fidelity” opens this Friday, August 14th and will include sculptures, mosaics, drawings, a new series of Rubik classic album covers (his tribute to Michael Jackson seen above). If you haven’t had a chance to see his “rubikcubism” technique yet, check this video. See if you can guess some more of the album covers after the jump…

Fame Festival: Blu and David Ellis (Part II)

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, August 12, 2009

We told you at the beginning of the week that Blu and David Ellis were hard at work on their newest animated video in Grottaglie as part of their participation in FAME Fest (coverage here.) Additional images of the pair’s work have just been released. We mentioned previously that we were looking forward to the result of their partnership; these pictures certainly indicate that it is going to be something very, very special.