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Upcoming: REVOK – “Gilgamesh” @ Known Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 19, 2012

REVOK recently posted up some photos on his blog of the process leading up to his new body of work created for his solo show coming up at the end of the month in Los Angeles. Gilgamesh is set to open on July 28th at the Known Gallery with a selection of works created from found objects. These shots show the graffiti artist from the beginning of his process foraging for materials in the abandoned and dilapidated buildings of Detroit to the precise and increasingly […]

Streets: Komafest (Part I) – Ethos

Posted by sleepboy, July 18, 2012

Way above the polar circle, a small Norwegian island community has kicked off a street art festival – Komafest. Stavanger-based street artist Pøbel has invited a quality lineup of artists up to Vardø, Norway to paint up the town including E. B. Itso, Conor Harrington, Steve “ESPO” Powers, Husk mit navn, Atle Østrem, Horfe, Roa, Remed, Vhils, Ken Sortais, and Claudio Ethos. One of the first to arrive and probably the one that had to travel the farthest was the Sao Paulo-based Ethos who promptly […]

Mike Stilkey – “Full of Smiles and Soft Attentions” @ Times Square (Hong Kong)

Posted by sleepboy, July 18, 2012

One of the busiest indoor malls (with more than 200,000 visitors a day) in Hong Kong’s Time Square recently played host to the work of Mike Stilkey (interviewed). The entire ground floor featured some of his signature book / painting installations with the largest piece standing 24 feet high. The Los Angeles-based artist had already worked in Asia earlier in the year installing his work at high end retail giant Joyce for their flagship stores in Hong Kong and Beijing. Look for a solo later this year from Stilkey at […]

Releases: Olly Moss – “The Dark Knight Rises” Print

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2012

Olly Moss is set to release a new timed-release edition for the upcoming Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises. The UK-based artist is known for his re-imaging of movie posters with editions selling out almost instantaneously. So, for fans of his work and the film, set to reunite director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, this will be a no stress chance to purchase a print. It goes on sale at 12:01am Central on Wednesday, July 18, at Mondo for $40 and as long as […]

Preview: Logan Hicks – “Structural Integrity” @ The Outsiders

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2012

This Friday night in London, Logan Hicks (interviewed) will be unveiling his stenciled renderings of urban landscapes at The Outsiders. Structural Integrity will also include a selection of photographs (printed on metallic paper) taken over the past 5 years giving the viewer an rare insight into life beneath cities of America and Europe. If you are in the area, stop by and see some incredibly detailed work, a result of layers upon layers of painstakingly cut stencils, something the New York-based street artist is known for. Discuss this […]

Openings: Laurie Lipton – “L.A. Sous-Real” @ ACE Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2012

Last weekend, the Ace Gallery in Los Angeles played host to L.A. Sous-Real, the latest solo showing from artist Laurie Lipton (interviewed). Featuring her incredibly detailed graphite works, the works for this show are a personal testimony to her experiences of change and a new environment. She states: “I am in the peculiar position of being a foreigner in my own country. I just moved back to the USA after living in Europe for over 36 years (more than half my life). This show is […]

Preview / Setup: “The Composite Knowledge” @ 1AM

Posted by sleepboy, July 17, 2012

This Friday night at the First Amendment Gallery (1AM) in San Francisco, three artists will be joining forces to present The Composite Knowledge. Like many graffiti artists out there, Jaybo Monk, Poesia, and Sam Rodriguez are exploring what it means to transition from writers to the fine art world. By fusing spray techniques learned on the streets with the paintbrush more often used in the studio, these artists attempt to strike a balance between both environments. Check out some of these set up photos curator […]

Streets: How & Nosm (Philadelphia)

Posted by sleepboy, July 16, 2012

Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of watching How & Nosm as they completed a large wall on the LA Weekly building in Los Angeles. Now, the Spanish twins recently completed a new mural in Philadelphia (South 13th Street and Sansom Street) entitled Personal Melody. The New York-based duo initially used a 80′ boom lift that couldn’t reach the top, but with the delivery of a 125′ lift, the mural was able to be completed in just two days. Photos via Graffuturism. Discuss How & […]

Openings: David Ellis for “Go West” @ Mark Moore Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 16, 2012

The second half of the Joshua Liner curated Go West exhibition featured work from versatile artist David Ellis, which took up half of Los Angeles’ Mark Moore Gallery (see Kris Kuksi’s part in the show here). Those attending the opening in Culver City on Saturday night would have seen the NY-based artist’s paintings featuring his sinuous motif (also seen in a recent large-scale mural), a sound sculpture, as well as his co-opted vinyl record pieces. All the principals behind the showing were present (see above – […]

Update: Kelsey Brookes

Posted by sleepboy, July 16, 2012

It looks like Kelsey Brookes has been working on a new body of work for Quint Contemporary Art in La Jolla, set to open in November. The upcoming series of paintings, drawing from the San Diego-based artist’s science background, will be inspired by structural diagrams of different neurotransmitters as well as the drugs that mimic them, both designer (i.e. xanex, prozac) and recreational (i.e. mescaline, LSD). And in other news, Brookes has been tapped to create covers for the Red Hot Chili Peppers as they get set to release 18 […]