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Preview: Gaia @ Ad Hoc Art

Posted by stephen, June 25, 2009

Fresh off the “Street/Studio” experience at Irvine Contemporary, Gaia is bringing a taste of the streets to Ad Hoc ArtÂ with the introduction of his outdoor installations inside the gallery for the opening of his two-person solo show with Imminent Disaster, opening tomorrow, June 26th at 7pm. For this latest body of work, Gaia continues his exploration of the complex relationship between between man and nature through a series of works on canvas featuring detailed depictions of his half-human, half-animal creatures. A sneak peek at some […]

Release Party: Greg “Craola” Simkins – “Lonely Knight” Skate Deck

Posted by sleepboy, June 25, 2009

Take a look at this intricate new laser-engraved skate deck design from Greg Simkins. The “Lonely Knight” wood decks, limited to 25, priced at $325 will be released this Saturday, June 27th (12 – 4 pm) at Gallery 1988 LA. Simkins will also be on hand to chat with fans and do some live painting, with the piece auctioned at the end – proceeds go to charity. Also, a new print “Here Stands Matt Riddle” will be released. Take a look at it as well […]

Interviews: Signal Gallery – London

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 25, 2009

AMÂ continues our look inside the art worldÂ from an insider’s perspective with Signal Gallery co-owner Chris Garlick. After just two years, Signal has established itself as one of the leading urban contemporary galleries in London showing artists like Dale Grimshaw, Replete, Charming Baker, Guy Denning and Holly Thoburn. Their current show with C215 (covered) opened last week. Garlick shares the turning point that got the gallery started, the elements crucial to his success thus far and more, after the jump…

Preview: Invader – “Top 10” @ Jonathan Levine

Posted by juggernut3, June 25, 2009

We got a few more sneak peek imagesÂ from the upcoming Invader “Top 10” show opening this Saturday at Jonathan Levine. The artist known toÂ tile 80’s pop icons from Pac Man to his infamous Space Invaders across five continents is pulling out a new body of work that involves hundreds of Rubik’s Cubes forming each of his pixelized masterpieces (check out the process video we posted last week). The work featured above is actually designed to be read as “QR Code” by your camera phone and […]

Update: Tiffany Bozic

Posted by sleepboy, June 25, 2009

Check out this stunning new image from San Francisco artist Tiffany Bozic.Â This piece, “The Raft,” which will be exhibited at Art Basel Miami this year, is also being released as a giclee print by Joshua Liner Gallery so contact them if you are interested.Â It’s sized at 24″ x 20″ as an edition of 50 and priced at $250. For those who haven’t seen Bozic’s recently released interview on Walrus TV, check out the video after the jump.Â They are slowly releasing interviews from […]

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, […]