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Streets: Basel Week Miami ’10 – Graffiti

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2010

Sharing the stage with the street art at Art Basel Week Miami were the graffiti artists although the lines between the two are sometimes blurred. With events like Graffiti Gone Global, crews from all over the country could be seen working on throwups, tags, and large complex pieces putting their handstyles and techniques on full display. Check out a selection of photos after the jump, but for a lot more, go to Focused On Graff’s photostream…

Openings: Silvia Ji – “Shapeshifter” @ Corey Helford

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2010

Last Saturday night, the masks came off for Sylvia Ji’s (interviewed) and her new body of work, Shapeshifter, at the Corey Helford Gallery. Featuring Ji’s unique portraiture minus the “Day of the Dead” facial markings, this collection of paintings were revealing in more ways than one and was built around Native American imagery. More opening photos after the jump…

Openings: Herbert Baglione – “Ashes Of Our Time” @ Winterlong Gallerie (France)

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2010

Winterlong Gallerie in Niort, France recently opened up a group show Ashes Of Our Time which included one of the stalwarts of Brazilian street art, Herbert Baglione. Wall murals, an introspective installations, and paintings were all part of what Baglione had to offer for his French fans. Other artists featured were Guillaume Antzenberger, Samuel François, Renaud Combes. Take a look at more photos from the exhibition after the jump…

Streets: Basel Week Miami ’10 Overview (Part III)

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2010

Here is a third and final look at the street art from Art Basel Week Miami (see part I and Part II, and Wynwood Walls) as we wind down our coverage the art highlight event of the year. We will definitely be back again next year as each successive fair seems to get bigger and better. Other than an upcoming feature on the graffiti and perhaps one or two individual focuses, this will be your final fix on the outdoor work. More photos after the […]

Openings: “The New Realism” @ Thinkspace Art Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2010

Last Saturday night, the Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City opened a new show featuring some of their young artists, particularly those whose work involved elements of photo-realism. For “The New Realism”, Aaron Nagel, Jeff Ramirez, Jennifer Nehrbass, Linnea Strid, Nathan DeYoung and Pakayla Rae Biehn each put forth their vision of the human form but with their unique twists. More photos after the jump…

The Selby Visits Pharrell

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2010

Todd Selby certainly has been invited to visit many of the artists that we admire in the past (ie: Robert Longo & Mr.). This time, he visits Pharrell, who just performed at Art Basel Miami (covered) in his Miami home where his collection of KAWS paintings and sculptural pieces apparently play a prominent role in his interior decorating aside from a Keith Haring piece. The series of commission pieces based on Family Guy as well as rare edition figures certainly has AM jealous – oh, […]

Showing: C215 – “Community Service” @ Galerie Itinerrance

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2010

Prolific Parisian street artist Christian Guémy aka C215 brought his talents indoors when he opened his show recently at Galerie Itinerrance. After an exhibition in New York, he brings his exquisite stencils and color combinations back to France with Community Service featuring works on found objects, installations, and wall murals. More photos after the jump…

Streets: El Mac (Mexico) Part II

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2010

A while back, we posted up some photos of a mural El Mac painted for the Seres Queridos project in Mexico. The street artist, known for his signature striation and large-scale murals recently shared new photos of another piece from the same series based on Manuel Lee Chang, known locally as “el Chino”(despite the fact that he’s of Korean descent) with his Guacamaya (Macaw). Take a look at more photos after the jump…

Preview: Marion Peck – “What You Are, So Once Were We” @ Sloan Fine Art

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2010

As we move into the holiday season and a lull in the art world, there are still some shows worthy of attending before the end of the year. One such is Marion Peck’s What You Are, So Once Were We for Sloan Fine Art opening on December 16th. The new body of work includes paintings, smaller sepia-toned portraits, and sculptural work that draws inspiration Victorian sensibility and challenges our contemporary relationship with death. As she explains, “Looking into the face of a stranger, someone who […]

Showing: Andrew Schoultz – “Melt Down” @ Project Space

Posted by sleepboy, December 13, 2010

Building on his solo a few months back, Compound Eyes of the World (covered), Andrew Schoultz debuted a new body of work last week at the Arkitip and Incase showspace in Los Angeles. Melt Down transformed Project Space with the geopolitical musings of Schoultz with an immersive installations that took over the walls and floors of the gallery centered around a tank breaking through his familiar “brick” walls. Anyone who enters the gallery through January 9th will be confronted with the full force of Schoultz’ […]