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Jeff Koons x BMW Art Car Unleashed @ Centre Pompidou

Jeff Koons just premiered his latest contribution to the historic BMW “Art Car” line at the historic Centre Pompidou. The pictures of the final product was even more impressive than the initial prototype image we first showed you. This unique BMW M3 GT2 will be racing in the 24 Hours of Le mans endurance race in France on June 12-13th, 2010. Check out the pics of the final production car along with a cool video documenting the creation of this car with Koons and BMW […]

Studio Visits / Preview: Yoskay Yamamoto – “Familiar Strangers” @ Lebasse Projects

AM recently visited with Yoskay Yamamoto (interviewed) at his Los Angeles studio. Taking time out of his marathon work sessions, he gave us a sneak preview into his coming show “Familiar Strangers” (teased) at LeBasse Projects which opens June 12th. The show is comprised of not only his signature “east meets west” brand of technique and imagery, but marks the expansion of Yoskay’s work into ceramics and clay modeling. We got to see a few of these intricate creations which are each hand molded/sanded. In case you […]

Teasers: Skullphone – “Digital Media” @ Subliminal Projects

LA based street artist Skullphone is coming back to home to show at Subliminal Projects on June 5th. Known well for jacking and flipping billboards in the streets we look forward to Skullphone doing some street runs in anticipation for this event. Maybe we’ll see something similar to our favorite “Skully” projects in which the street artist hacked into an electronic billboard and reprogrammed it to display his infamous skull and cell phone image. Check out more after the jump.

Art HK ’10: Yoshitomo Nara

At this year’s Art HK, Yoshitomo Nara brought with him a cool cargo box installation at the Marianne Boesky Gallery booth. Similar to his last installation at Art Basel (Switzerland), Nara set this project up with the help of the YNG team. As you can see, the unique freight container carried some beautiful treasures inside. See more Nara in Hong Kong after the jump.

Openings: “Beyond the Street” NY Book Launch @ Deitch Projects

Imagine the days of high school where it’s the last week of school before summer hits and everyone is saying their goodbyes while signing each other’s yearbooks. That was the scene as AM attended the last public event at the legendary Deitch Projects and as expected, it was a blast! Set to the background of Shepard Fairey’s intense “May Day” exhibition, the book launch for Gestalten’s “Beyond the Street: The 100 Leading Figures in Urban Art”, by Patrick Nguyen and Stuart Mackenzie, drew a veritable […]

Teaser: “Viva La Revolucion” @ MCASD

San Diego, hold on to your hats because the urban art movement is about to move into your neighborhood. This summer, the MCASD will be holding an exhibition showcasing some of the best art the streets have to offer. Curated by Pedro Alonzo (who also curated Shepard Fairey’s Retrospective), the show “Viva La Revolucion – A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape” will feature some of the most respected names in the genre: Akay (Sweden), Banksy (U.K.), Blu (Italy), Mark Bradford (U.S.), William Cordova (U.S.), Date […]

Videos: Evan Hecox – Creative Process

Our friend Evan Hecox’s (covered) talents have been captured with this very rad video. It catches Evan’s creative mind at work as he does a new series of work for Incase and Arkitip. From the photographic groundwork that he lays to the finishing strokes, this little documentary of his creative process is totally worth checking out. Via OMG Posters

Openings: Logan Hicks, Anthony Lister and Michael Kalish @ Opera Gallery (NY)

Last week, AM attended the opening at New York’s Opera Gallery where they hosted the opening for Logan Hicks (interviewed), Anthony Lister’s (interviewed) and Michael Kalish. Many attended the opening including Eric Haze, Charming Baker and crew. Check out the opening night pics after the jump.

Studio Visits / Preview: Greg Simkins – “Inside the Outside” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Greg “Craola” Simkins (featured) is set to open his show on June 5th at the Joshua Liner gallery, so AM took the opportunity to hang with the ever creative mastermind at his Torrance studio. The show “Inside the Outside” (teased) is just that – flipping our world as we know it upside down with a mind-spinning array of painted characters and stories that would impress any hardcore sci-fi or fantasy fan. In addition to Greg’s coveted paintings, he took the time to revisit his roots […]

Streets: Ron English – “Badvertisements” @ Welling Court Mural Project

Our friend Ron English just sent us some images from his latest endeavor at the Welling Court Mural Project. Utilizing his classic sarcastic wit, he answers the question “does advertising work on me?” with a series of acerbic yet hilarious ads. There are plenty of other artist involved with the project in Queens such as Chris Stain, Dan Witz, Michael De Feo, Swoon, Gaia, Ellis G., Remi/Rough, Tristan Eaton, Sweet Toof among many others with the opening tomorrow, Saturday, May 22nd from 4-10PM. More pics and […]