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Tim O’Brien – Osama bin Laden Time Magazine Cover

Posted by sleepboy, May 3, 2011

Some of you may remember Tim O’Brien from his popular take on Charlie Brown for the Monster? exhibition (covered) a while back. Unfortunately, the piece later ended up being the target of the notoriously zealous estate of Charles Schultz. We’ve been following his mostly illustrative work on his blog ever since that show and have enjoyed the background information and insight posted by the talented artist on various projects. Of particular interest though because of recent events is the TIME cover that he created for […]

Preview: “New Masters” @ Subliminal Projects

Posted by sleepboy, May 2, 2011

On May 7th, Subliminal Projects will be hosting a new group exhibition. The premise of the show is to gather together artists of today with their interpretation of classical figure painting but with a contemporary twist. Participants include Mary Jane Ansell, Sean Cheetham, Ron English (featured), Benjamin Bryce Kelly, Miles ‘Mac’ MacGregor, Ann Marshall, Stephen Wright, and Jonathan Yeo. Show up this Saturday night and judge for yourself whether these are New Masters. More preview images after the jump…

Kate MccGwire – “Bound” @ All Visual Arts

Posted by sleepboy, May 2, 2011

We don’t often cover taxidermic art here on AM, but when we do, it’s usually pretty special (also see Polly Morgan and David Shrigley). London-based Kate MccGwire’s recent work is only vaguely related to taxidermy but does share a common thread with the use of feathers to create beautiful yet sometimes disturbing sculptures and installations. The just ended showing at All Visual Arts featured her latest undulating creation entitled Bound of which you can see more pics after the jump… Make sure you also check […]

Teaser: ESPO – “Days” @ V1 Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 2, 2011

After an epic recreation of the historic Street Market installation along with Barry McGee and Todd James at the MOCA, Steve Powers aka ESPO has already moved on to his next undertaking. This time, it will be a solo endeavor at the V1 Gallery in Copenhagen entitled Days opening on May 6th. The show looks like it will include many the legendary writer’s daily metaltations he posts on his blog that his fans will be familiar with. Via Vandalog. Discuss this show here. Discuss ESPO […]

Preview/Studio Visit: SABER – “The American Graffiti Artist” – Flags

Posted by Khoi, May 2, 2011

When Jeffrey Deitch first publicly hinted last summer of his intention to mount the first ever large-scale major museum exhibition of graffiti and street art, the first artist that came to his mind as the representational figure for today’s movement was SABER (interviewed). Art in the Streets became a reality at MOCA and true indeed, SABER is a integral part of the massive and wildly successful exhibition. Flexing his multitasking skills to its fullest, the LA-based artist will also be displaying his work in Street […]

Streets: Herakut with Case (Los Angeles)

Posted by sleepboy, May 1, 2011

Making use of their time in Los Angeles wisely (also see their street piece in Culver City), German duo Hera and Akut moved on to their next project – a wall with fellow Ma’claim crew member Case aka Andreas von Chrzanowski. While Akut used his photorealism skills on some signature characters with Hera, Case worked on some giant birds to interact with the children. The sweet mural was hosted by Mark Aiella, and located at Manual Arts High School where he is a teacher. The artists along with […]

Openings: Kevin Cyr – “Home in the Weeds” @ 941 Geary

Posted by sleepboy, May 1, 2011

Last night, 941 Geary hosted the opening of Kevin Cyr’s (interviewed) solo Home in the Weeds in San Francisco. The last time he showed at the Bay Area, it was a two-person show at sister gallery White Walls (covered) and featured his popular depictions of the vandalized vehicles. This time around though, the Brooklyn-based artist brought along some still life paintings featuring everyday objects like old radios or pen knives. And, it looks like he further explored his camper-bike concept with other unique living structure […]

Streets: Blu (Italy)

Posted by sleepboy, May 1, 2011

It looks like the warmer weather in Italy has allowed Blu to get up more recently (see Bologna & Palestra). While the last two murals were collaborations with compatriot Ericailcane, this time Mr. Blu went at it alone in Jesi with this piece done over the Easter holiday. A hint at how he feels about religion? Discuss Blu here.

Overtime: April 25 – May 1

Posted by Khoi, May 1, 2011

Tracey Emin sketches Prince William and his bride for cover of The Independent. Townhouse where Andy Warhol once lived on market for $4.3 million. Over 1000 protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of Ai Weiwei. Congratulations to Ai Weiwei for being the sole fine artist in TIME Magazine’s 2011 Time 100 list. Check out “Calvin and Hobbes” creator Bill Watterson’s first piece of art publicly seen in 16 years. It is being donated to the Team Cul de Sac fundraising […]