Arrested Motion

Yearly Archives: 2011

Releases: Miss Van x Safewalls Print

Posted by sleepboy, April 20, 2011

On this Thursday, April 21st (around noon eastern time), SAFEWALLS will be releasing their next artist collaborative print. Miss Van, who is currently showing in Paris (covered), continues the Cirque du Soleil project celebrating the art of the circus poster with the offering seen above. Take a look at a previous article for more info if you are interested. Discuss Miss Van here.

Streets: Blu & Ericailcane (Palestra)

Posted by sleepboy, April 20, 2011

Although we didn’t see any of his work in the Art in the Streets exhibition at the MOCA last week (probably related to the controversial buffing of his mural), most people still consider Blu one of the most important street artists at the moment. In fact, both him and fellow Italian artist Ericailcane (who recently collaborated on a mural in Bologna) are some of our favorites out there and they reaffirm our love for their work with this recent mural they are working on in […]

Openings: “Facemaker” @ Royal/T

Posted by Susie Lee, April 20, 2011

Facemaker opened at Royal/T last Wednesday, curated by Kathy Grayson, director of The Hole NYC and former director of the Deitch Projects. Just in time for Art in the Streets, the eclectic Culver City art space has teamed up with the New York gallery to put on a street-pop frenzy, displaying a playful amalgam of colorful imagery centered on different interpretations of the face. With street artists Shepard Fairey, Barry McGee, Kenny Scharf, KAWS, and SWOON on the roster, alongside Clare Rojas, FriendsWithYou, Ben Jones, […]

Streets: LUDO (Zurich)

Posted by lowpro, April 19, 2011

As mentioned in our coverage of his debut gallery exhibition in Zurich, LUDO (interviewed) spent a good amount of time out on the streets in advance of the opening pasting up a whole host of smart, sizable pieces. Interestingly, due to the diligently cleaned Swiss streets and serious lack of street art, not only was the Paris-based artist advised to not attend, the gallery went so far as to preempt any unnecessary hindrances to the opening and published an article in the local newspaper explicitly […]

James Jarvis x Coca Cola 125 Year Anniversary Cans

Posted by sleepboy, April 19, 2011

We last caught up with James Jarvis (interviewed) when he created a sweet animated short for Nike. The video was all the more poignant as James has been an avid runner himself. Well, perhaps he loves his Coke as as well as it looks like he has considered to expand his illustrative portfolio with this collaboration for the popular soft drink’s 125 year anniversary. Take a closer look at his iconic characters gracing the outside of the cans after the jump…

Teaser: Pakayla Rae Biehn & Jeff Ramirez – “Being There” @ Thinkspace

Posted by sleepboy, April 19, 2011

After seeing Pakayla Rae Biehn in several group shows, it’s nice to see her finally present a larger body of work. Being There opens May 21st at the Thinkspace Gallery and will showcase the San Francisco-based artist’s ethereal works, often painted to give the feeling dream-like double exposed photos. Mark your calendars down now as the talented Jeff Ramirez will also be part of the double feature. A preview image of his after the jump…

Focus: Swoon – “Art in the Streets” @ MOCA

Posted by juggernut3, April 19, 2011

One of the surprises for AM while visiting the Art in the Streets exhibition was pulling aside the curtain and stepping inside the Swoon (interviewed) installation. The huge tent-like illuminated paper and cloth construct invited viewers to explore all 360 degrees of glorious detail. We found ourselves returning again and again to take in the novel new imagery from the Brooklyn-based artist and you should as well. More detailed shots after the jump..

Releases: David LaChapelle “Untitled” Print Set

Posted by lowpro, April 19, 2011

Recently hosting their inaugural exhibition (covered) to show off the premier talent they’ve collaborated with, Exhibition A yet again continues it’s primary mission of providing exclusive and affordable art prints from some of contemporary art’s most venerable figures. On the heels of their most recent release from ESPO, this time photographer David LaChapelle is given the floor and has taken the opportunity to showcase a different side of his artistic vision. Using his own photographs and rudimentary materials – corrugated cardboard, oil sticks, ink – […]

Focus: Shepard Fairey – “Art in the Streets” @ MOCA

Posted by juggernut3, April 18, 2011

Another street artist featured in MOCA’s Art in the Streets show was none other than Shepard Fairey (featured). Again teaming up with Jeffery Deitch (Shep was the final exhibition at Deitch Projects), the prolific artist created a tightly focused room that revealed new canvases based off of previously “beautified” locations. Of course, there were also the classic stencils that spanned back to his early days. And if you had a chance to visit the gift shop you would have see an awesome mural (previewed) he […]

Openings: Judith Supine – “Ladyboy” @ New Image Art

Posted by juggernut3, April 18, 2011

“A crazy fun and visually arresting experience” – that’s our take on the opening night of New York-based Judith Supine. As previewed, the exhibition at New Image Art entitled Ladyboy touches on an intimate encounter that the artist once had in Bangkok. Using his signature hypercolor and collaging techniques, Judith transformed the entire space (from floor to ceiling, covering every inch) into something resembling a corner of his unique mind. The gallery was packed from opening moments as fans and a parade of “ladyboys” came […]