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Openings: Rei Sato – Peter & The Wolf Installation for Works & Process @ Guggenheim

Posted by juggernut3, December 14, 2010

On Saturday afternoon, AM was invited to attend the opening for “Works & Process” at the Guggenheim Museum. The annual production of Sergei Prokofiev’s children’s classic Peter & The Wolf has become a local holiday tradition that brings together some of the brightest artistic talents to create an unforgettable production that weaves art, music and performance into one. The vaunted collaboration brought together NYC Opera’s musical director George Manahan to conduct the Juilliard Ensemble, while fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi narrated the tale. We were especially interested […]

Openings: Date Farmers @ Ace Gallery, Wilshire Towers

Posted by Khoi, December 14, 2010

The Date Farmers recently opened what is sure to be their largest and most memorable exhibition to date. The duo of Armando Lerma and Carlos Ramirez, hailing out of the Coachella Valley, are on the ascent in their artistic career and now join such esteemed artists as Andy Warhol, Richard Serra, Robert Rauschenberg, and Carl Andre to show at Ace Gallery. Consisting of a wide range of paintings, collages, sculptures, effigies, installations, and videos, the show was at once immersive, comprehensive, and highly impressive. The […]

Releases: Tom French – ‘Shrouded Perceptions’ Screenprint

Posted by sven, December 14, 2010

It looks like Tom French (featured) has been working on more of the trompe l’oeil skull pieces recently seen at his showing with Vincent Michael Gallery. Shrouded Perceptions is a new screenprint available as of 14th December from Zero Cool Gallery for a very wallet friendly £60. Here’s the details – Silk Screen on Somerset 300gsm White Satin (100% cotton rag, acid free with four deckle edges) / Edition of 30 /41cm x 29cm. We also hear from Zero Cool that they are adding new […]

Openings: Dran – ‘I Have Chalks’ @ Pictures on Walls

Posted by Mike Stafford, December 13, 2010

It’s been a busy end to the year for French artist Dran with not one but two shows held in London in association with the print house, Pictures On Walls. My Everyday Life, a show of original paintings and illustrations, along with a fine installation, opened as part of POW’s end of year extravaganza, Marks and Stencils (née Santa’s Ghetto), in London’s Soho on the 26th November and was followed a week later by the opening of the I Have Chalks print show at POW’s […]

Basel Week Miami ’10: Massimo De Carlo

Posted by Khoi, December 13, 2010

Talk about a booth at Art Basel Miami Beach that had a space full of the world’s hottest artists. Italy’s Massimo De Carlo’s booth featured scorching youngsters and established artists alike, including Nate Lowman, Dan Colen, and Kanye West favorite George Condo. Fresh off one of the most talked-about shows in NYC this fall, Dan Colen brought by a beautiful large canvas and a word painting. Nate Lowman’s triptych included familiar imagery, including his signature bullet hole. The ever-present Condo had a row of small […]

Showing: Andrew Schoultz – “Melt Down” @ Project Space

Posted by sleepboy, December 13, 2010

Building on his solo a few months back, Compound Eyes of the World (covered), Andrew Schoultz debuted a new body of work last week at the Arkitip and Incase showspace in Los Angeles. Melt Down transformed Project Space with the geopolitical musings of Schoultz with an immersive installations that took over the walls and floors of the gallery centered around a tank breaking through his familiar “brick” walls. Anyone who enters the gallery through January 9th will be confronted with the full force of Schoultz’ […]

Releases: “MAYDAY: The Art of Shepard Fairey” Book

Posted by lowpro, December 13, 2010

Following in a long line of elegantly produced Shepard Fairey exhibition catalogs, a new publication has just been unveiled to honor his historic creative outpouring that kicked off this past summer’s art season. While landmark in it’s own right as a result of the scope and scale of the effort, the instantly iconic show also served as an emphatic going out party for Deitch Projects, the game-changing gallery in a large part responsible for taking street art out of the shadows and into the limelight. […]

Preview: “Playboy Redux II” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 13, 2010

This Saturday, December 18th, the traveling Playboy Redux II exhibition makes its stop in Los Angeles at Copro Gallery. In addition to some already exhibited work seen at earlier stops like the Warhol Museum (covered), a whole new group of artists have been asked to reinterpret the iconic bunny including Luke Chueh (seen above) who has an interesting take on the “money shot” for his long-suffering bear. More preview images after the jump…

Openings: “Wreck The Walls” @ Subliminal Projects

Posted by lowpro, December 13, 2010

Subliminal Projects played host to an intriguing collection of original work from artists who have been known to bend rules and break molds in their respective fields. Featuring artwork by Ryan McGinness, Blek Le Rat, David Ellis, Erik Foss, Eric White, Evan Hecox, John Van Hamersveld, Greg Lamarche, Jason Alper, Martha Cooper, Retna, Skullphone, SWOON, Tim Biskup and many more, Wreck the Walls (previewed) served as a merging of artistic niches rarely exhibited together under one roof. It’s always nice to see multiple artistic movements, […]

Openings: “Dreams Deferred” @ The Chinese American Museum

Posted by sleepboy, December 12, 2010

Last week, the Chinese American Museum (CAM) in Los Angeles opened their doors to an art show focused on immigration reform. Although the bulk of the problems the Chinese in America have had with this topic has been in the past, it is always important to bring light to some forgotten history as there is much we can learn that we can apply to the controversial topic in the present. Dreams Deferred (teased) featured many compelling pieces from some artists that you will be sure […]