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Monthly Archives: November 2010

Teaser: Basel Week Miami ’10 – Roberts & Tilton

Adding to the extensive list of venerable Los Angeles area galleries set to make a mass exodus down to Southern Florida this week, Roberts & Tilton is primed to make waves at Art Basel Miami Beach with their diverse stable of contemporary artists. Exhibiting an impressive selection of primarily new work from Barry McGee, Kehinde Wiley, Ed Templeton, Titus Kaphar, Noah Davis, Jimmy Baker, Ai Yamaguchi, Adam Pendleton and Ellen De Meutter, their cross-country journey will provide the rare opportunity to witness such a large […]

Video: David Choe – “Thumbs Up” Season 3

A man whose talents as an artist and pervert rival each other, a girl with panda tits, and a dancing & singing dog-man – sound like a strange team? Um, well yes, but it’s par for the course when you are talking about David Choe’s (featured) series on VBS.TV – “Thumbs Up”. We’ve been watching Season 3 as David and his crew hitchhike across China after starting out in Beijing where his solo show Death Blossom was held at PYO Gallery (covered) back in April […]

Stella Im Hultberg Online Offerings

Stella Im Hultberg (interviewed) added some tempting items to her webstore and etsy today at around 4 pm (eastern time). Of note, she has made available all of the little sketches, drawings, studies & other small art that has piled up in her studio over the years at reasonable prices for those of you still looking for gifts after a hard day of Black Friday shopping. And for the ballers out there who are looking for a bigger gift, take a look at some larger […]

Preview: Basel Week Miami ’10 – Kate Moss Portfolio @ Danzinger Projects

Come next week, the ubiquitous UK supermodel Kate Moss will be trading the fashion show for the art fair. Debuting at Miami’s contemporary art fair PULSE, the model will be unveiling a portfolio of 11 of her most precious images personally picked from two decades worth of material, each shot by a different photographer. Curated in collaboration with James Danzinger over the past year and a half, the portfolio designed by Ruth Ansel will be released as a limited edition of 30 sets and will […]

Update: Thomas Doyle

Miniature specialist Thomas Doyle recently entered this piece “Firing for Effect” into the ArtPrize event in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Although he did not win, this wonderful new sculptural work featuring a sphere within a sphere was exhibited at the Grand Rapids Public Museum and illustrates how increasingly complex his work is becoming. We’re looking forward to his future solo show at LeBasse Projects (currently projected to be towards the end of 2011), where he last showed in May (covered). Some detailed shots after the jump…

Preview: Basel Week Miami ’10 – Corey Helford Gallery

In what will prove to be another worthwhile inclusion at SCOPE Miami, Corey Helford Gallery will be traveling down to South Beach for their debut showing at the prestigious contemporary art fair. The gallery has huge plans in store for their premiere exhibition, with an 800 square foot booth reserved for an impressive ensemble cast of artists including Ron English, Korin Faught, Buff Monster, Natalia Fabia, Luke Chueh, Chloe Early, Sarah Folkman, Joshua Petker, David Stoupakis, Nouar, Kukula, COOP, Pandora, Lavender, Brandi Milne, Sylvia Ji, […]

Releases: Jose Parla x Incase x Arkitip iPhone, iPad, and Macbook Pro Cases

Now that Thanksgiving is over, it’s time to concentrate on Christmas gifts. For those who have a Jose Parla fan on their gift list and who also happen to use Apple products, Incase has released a series that may interest you or those on your Christmas shopping list. Curated by Arkitip, the new iPad, Macbook Pro, and iPhone cases and sleeves feature Parla’s exquisite calligraphy and patina. Take a look at a creative process video as well as detailed views of the products after the […]

Takashi Murakami @ Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (New York)

When fall began, we kicked off coverage of Takashi Murakami’s concept to create two giant floats in the image of his beloved studio mascots Kaikai & Kiki for Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Today, he wished us Happy Thanksgiving from New York as he surprised spectators by donning a flower costume rolling on a little float decorated with his famous “Jellyfish Eyes”. Check out Takashi-san’s creations owning Time Square after the jump!

Teaser: Basel Week Miami ’10: Retna – “Silver Lining” @ Primary Projects

As we mentioned in our studio visit feature a couple weeks ago, Retna will be showing at this year’s Art Basel Week. The show entitled Silver Lining (opening Dec. 2nd) will be a completely new body of work including paintings, drawings, and an installation, but check out this huge painting that should leave no doubt that the prominent AWR/MSK member will be bringing the heat to Miami. Primary Projects 4141 NE 2nd Ave. Suite 104 Miami, FL 33127 A closer look after the jump…

Preview: Matt Leines – “Time Before Time” @ Galleria Patricia Armocida

It may be Thanksgiving in the United States, but it is art business as usual for the rest of the world. Opening today at Milan’s Galleria Patricia Armocida is “Time Before Time,” the first solo exhibit in Italy by Matt Leines. For the show, Leines will displaying new and old works, documenting his artistic development over the past five years. See preview images from “Time Before Time” after the jump.