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Clare Rojas – “Piecemeal” @ Gallery Paule Anglim

Posted by sleepboy, February 10, 2012

The Gallery Paule Anglim in San Francisco recently had the pleasure of hosting a series of new works from Clare Rojas. For this showing entitled Piecemeal, it was apparent that the Bay Area – based artist was continuing to explore abstraction in her oeuvre of which she mixed in with paintings featuring her more obviously folk-art inspired signature look. Although the exhibition has already closed, you can enjoy the new body of work vicariously through the photos after the jump…

“When Lucent Found Herakut” @ Palace Theater

Posted by sleepboy, February 9, 2012

On February 17th and 18th, The Palace in Downtown LA will be hosting When Lucent Found Herakut, an collaborative performance between Lucent Dossier and the German street art duo. The avant-garde circus combines live original music and vocals with circus arts, dance, aerial arts, fire performance and more to create immersive and interactive spectacles for their audiences. In this production, they will be bringing Herakut’s imagery and strange creatures to life with the two street muralists scheduled to be joining the troupe on stage. For […]

Preview / Releases: Camille Rose Garcia – “Snow White The Complete Works on Paper” @ Michael Kohn

Posted by sleepboy, February 9, 2012

Coming up on the ides of March, Camille Rose Garcia (interviewed) will signing her new book, Snow White (Published by Harper Design, on sale starting February 28, 2012), at the Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles. Handling this fairytale with the same loving care as she did with her Alice in the Wonderland publication, she once again brings new characters into her world, visually translating them with her special imagery and infusing some of the darker elements of the Grimm Brothers’ classic back into the fold. […]

Showing: Murakami – “Murakami – Ego” @ Qatar Museum

Posted by sleepboy, February 9, 2012

For those curious about the Takashi Murakami exhibition at the Qatar Museum that opened today, which included a large inflatable replica of the artist, here are some photos for you. With these shots, you can see more clearly the vision for this showing that the renowned Japanese artist had. Murakami – Ego includes paintings, videos, sculptural pieces that spanned his career as well as some new pieces. More photos from Tetsuya Suzuki after the jump…

Teaser: Vhils @ 18 Gallery (Shanghai)

Posted by sleepboy, February 9, 2012

It looks like Vhils (filmed) has been putting in work in Shanghai as he prepares for his show opening on March 31st at 18 Gallery (presented by Magda Danysz). Like JR before him, he’ll be introducing some of that European street aesthetic to the Chinese port city. Expect more photos to pop up soon as he has over a month to do some more damage to local walls. Another piece after the jump…

Preview: SHAG – “Animal Kingdom” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, February 8, 2012

Opening this Saturday, February 11th, Culver City showspace Corey Helford Gallery welcomes back SHAG (2009) for his newest solo show entitled Animal Kingdom. Coinciding thematically with the current exhibition at the gallery from Eric Joyner (covered), SHAG’s latest paintings incorporate his retro-chic characters in animal costumes as well as interacting with their furry friends. More preview images after the jump…

Previews: Lucian Freud – “Portraits” @ National Portrait Gallery (London)

Posted by sleepboy, February 8, 2012

A comprehensive new exhibition featuring the late Lucian Freud at the National Portrait Gallery in London will be opening February 9th to the public. Perhaps one the the most influential painters of his generation, Freud’s specialty was his focus on portraiture with an uncanny ability to depict the psychological tensions in each sitting as well as his techniques straddling the dichotomy of rawness and fragility in his strokes. Spanning over seven decades of work and including over 100 works from museums and private collections throughout […]

David Choe x Howard Stern

Posted by sleepboy, February 8, 2012

In the insanity and aftermath of news breaking that David Choe (featured) stands to make $100-200 million dollars on the upcoming Facebook IPO, all the major network shows were attempting to book him for an interview. His first choice as a longtime fan was of course to be interviewed by Howard Stern (which makes sense if you know David’s lifestyle and humor). You can see a video clip as well as audio clips of the entire interview after the jump where no topic was left […]

“Navinland Needs You: We Are Asia!” for Art Stage Singapore

Posted by sleepboy, February 7, 2012

Fans of Asian Contemporary Art will be interested to hear about a commissioned painting from Navin Rawanchaikui for this year’s Art Stage Singapore featuring work and portraits of some of the top artists in the world. Created to celebrate the idea of a unity in the region, the huge 13 meter long three panel piece entitled Navinland Needs You: We Are Asia! references artists like Ai Weiwei, Zhang Huan, Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara, Yue Minjun and more. Also included were the likenesses of […]

Streets: Shepard Fairey (Dallas)

Posted by sleepboy, February 7, 2012

Last week, Shepard Fairey (featured) brought the OBEY show to Dallas for a series of street murals at the request of the Dallas Contemporary. In conjunction with the project, the institution which is modeled after European kunsthalles or art centers also hosted PHENOMENON, a party with Shep providing the music as DJ Diabetic. To round out the event, a artist discussion, pop-up shop, and book signing were included as part of the festivities. Take a look at more photos by via Obey Clothing & dickdavid after […]