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Previews: Saber – “Ugly American” @ The Outsiders (Newcastle)

Posted by sleepboy, September 5, 2013
Tomorrow (September 6th) in the UK, SABER (interviewed) will be unveiling all new works at The Outsiders in Newcastle. Entitled Ugly American, the graffiti artist’s European solo debut looks to feature two distinct set of works. One series consists of wood depictions (featured here) of the US Flag and the Union Jack, scarred and covered with his mark-making. The other pieces in the show are his abstract tags and urban calligraphy, sometimes peeking through from the back. Take a look at more preview images below… Discuss Saber here.
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Upcoming: Kent Williams – “OPHTHALM: new drawings + paintings” @ Evoke Contemporary

Posted by sleepboy, September 5, 2013
On October 4th, the Evoke Contemporary in New Mexico will be presenting a new solo exhibition from Kent Williams. Making his return to the showspace (see 2010), the Los Angeles-based painter has put forth work collectively entitled OPHTHALM: new drawings + paintings. The title of of the show brings to mind a similarly named book he recently released that is still available as well. You’ll have to wait a month to see the rest of what Williams has to offer, but the first image we have […]
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Upcoming: Faile @ Dallas Contemporary

Posted by sleepboy, September 4, 2013
After a comprehensive series of shows in collaboration with the New York City Ballet earlier this year, the Brooklyn collective known as Faile haven’t had any time to rest. The two Patricks have been hard at work getting ready for their big upcoming museum show at the Dallas Contemporary scheduled to open September 21st. We’ll have more for you soon but for now, take a look at the photos below to get an idea of what to expect. Discuss Faile here.
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Previews: “The BLAB Show” (2013)” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, September 4, 2013
On September 14th, the Copro Gallery in Los Angeles will be opening up a group show that has become somewhat of an annual tradition (see 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)  – The BLAB Show. Put together by the people behind the Blab! Anthology, this year’s edition promises to be a great one as well with artists like Nicoletta Ceccoli, Travis Louie, Souther Salazar, Glenn Barr, Camille Rose Garcia, Andrew Hem (seen above), Lola, Xue Wang, Peter Ferguson, Travis Lampe, Matt Dangler, Brian Despain, Katja Tukiainen, and […]
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Releases: Conor Harrington – “Belfast 2012” Zine

Posted by sleepboy, September 4, 2013
It looks like Conor Harrington (interviewed) will be working on a series of zines documenting his painting trips, with the first being Belfast 2012. If you remember, we covered his trip to Northern Ireland extensively as the UK-based artist painted beautiful murals in his home country. Now you can look into it with more detail by purchasing this 64 page color zine, printed in an edition of 500, and available at 4pm (UK time) tomorrow, September 5th at Hungryboy Books. The first 50 customers get a free […]
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Previews: Isaac Cordal – “Cement Eclipses” @ Anno Domini

Posted by sleepboy, September 4, 2013
On this Friday (September 6th), Spanish artist Isaac Cordal will be bringing his Cement Eclipses stateside for a showing at Anno Domini in San Jose, California. His street interventions consisting of sculptures steeped with political and social implications have been hitting countries around the world for several years now. No doubt some of these pieces and the resulting photography will be appearing in some form at this latest exhibition. Discuss Isaac Cordal here.
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Previews: Caleb Brown – “A Modern World” @ Merry Karnowsky

Posted by sleepboy, September 4, 2013
This Saturday (September 7th), the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles will be one of the places you must visit on your night of art. Not only will gifted painter Nicola Verlato be unveiling new works at the space, but Caleb Brown will also be presenting some intriguing paintings of his own. A Modern World will feature the New York-based artist’s crazy alternate realities, filled with things that appear where they shouldn’t be – like the surreal look at sharks and skydivers leaping out of planes amidst detonations. Discuss this show here. […]
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Preview: Dave Kinsey – “Black White” @ FFDG

Posted by sleepboy, September 3, 2013
If you were in San Francisco last year, you may remember the show (covered) Dave Kinsey put on at the Fecal Face Dot Gallery. Come Thursday, September 5th, FFDG will be welcoming him back for a second show entitled Black White featuring new mixed media paintings and wood sculptural works. The LA-based painter has been real busy as he currently also has another show on view in Switzerland. Take a look at further preview images below for his SF showing… Discuss Dave Kinsey here.
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Matt Doust 1984 – 2013

Posted by sleepboy, September 3, 2013
It saddens the staff here at AM to have to bring news of the tragic passing of Matt Doust last week from a seizure, just days away from his debut United States solo exhibition that was to be held at the Thinkspace Gallery in Los Angeles. The young Perth-raised painter, who was shortlisted for the Archibald prize in 2011, a tribute to how well regarded his portraiture skills were in Australia. Collected internationally by fans including Jim Carrey and Mickey Rourke, the 29 year old was well […]
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Signings: Steve McCurry @ Peter Fetterman Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, September 3, 2013
Tonight in Santa Monica (6-8 pm), photographer Steve McCurry will be giving a talk at the Peter Fetterman Gallery. Along with perusing some of his iconic work on display, fans can also get his latest book, Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs signed. Attendees will get a chance to hear the background for some of his shots like his Mother and Child taken in Bombay (seen above). He states: “It seemed to symbolize the separation between my world and hers – I’m in this air conditioned bubble, she’s out […]
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