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Video: Bender from Futurama as Invader

Posted by sleepboy, July 12, 2010

Just like the previous intersections of popular animated series and our art world (see Souther Salazar x Family Guy, Shepard Fairey x Family Guy, Shepard Fairey x South Park, and Ron English x Simpsons), Futurama has now upped the ante with a clip of Bender running around putting up “street art” stylized after the tile work of Invader. Via Mike Maxwell. Discuss Invader here.

Openings: Natalia Fabia – “Fashionable Aftertaste Without End” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 12, 2010

What do you get when you mix Natalia Fabia’s (interviewed) “Hooker DreamEscape” imagery with Lolita fashion, Domo-kun, kaiju, geishas and other Japanese cultural phenomena? The answer is her stunning new body of work – “Fashionable Aftertaste Without End”. The “East meets West” opening party on Saturday night at Corey Helford Gallery featured a 450 pound specialty chandelier, plenty of appropriately costumed guests, and of course incredibly detailed paintings full of life, color, and Kawaii. Photo set after the jump…

Openings: Meggs – “King for a Day” @ Above Second

Posted by sleepboy, July 11, 2010

Last Friday night, Above Second Gallery in Hong Kong hosted “King for a Day” (previewed), a show by the Melbourne-based Meggs. Because of the close timing of a concurrent body of work opening in Australia last week, he decided to name both shows the same, both dealing with “exploration of dualities and opposites that uses pop-culture references and symbolism to represent status, power, death and innocence in a kind of abstract and mashed up way.” The collection of paintings and prints with imagery obviously influenced […]

Overtime: July 4 – 10

Posted by sleepboy, July 11, 2010

A fundraiser for the gulf. In related news, a clever remix of an Escher piece. Yoskay x Buffmonster figure. A new drawing from Craola. Audrey Kawasaki prepares for her show in Australia. More moleskin from Stella Im Hultberg. New work from Saber. ROA hit the streets. And, collaborates with Sweet Toof as well. British master J.M.W. Turner’s Modern Rome – Campo Vaccino sells at Sotheby’s for $45mil. to J Paul Getty museum – an American museum! An exhibition of Lichtenstein in Cologne. More rich dudes […]

Openings: Jonathan Yeo – “Porn in the USA” @ Lazarides (Bevery Hills)

Posted by sleepboy, July 10, 2010

The lights were dimmed, the walls were painted black, and the spotlights were perfectly positioned. It was a appropriately romantic mood for some naughty pictures, courtesy of Jonathan Yeo and Lazarides, Beverly Hills. The 8,000 square foot temporary gallery hosted its 3rd show, one that was a totally unique experience from the previous two. While David Choe, JR, Conor Harrington and crew brought the urban streets inside, Yeo brought the high class brothel co-inhabited by world famous celebrities and nude beauties into the cavernous Beverly […]

Streets: Escif – “Nice Time For A Revolution” (Spain)

Posted by sleepboy, July 10, 2010

Spanish street artist Escif recently participated in the Insitu Festival along with other artists like San, Herbert Baglione, and Sam3. He decided to contribute this mural to the event held in his home country, filled with his hooded characters causing Mayhem which is aptly named “Nice Time For A Revolution”. Take a closer look after the jump…

Streets: LUDO lenticular

Posted by sleepboy, July 8, 2010

While he was in London, LUDO (interviewed) decided to hit up the same spot where ROA’s famous lenticular rabbit once stood. In fact, you can see the remnants of that piece still peaking out from the bottom. For this new work, the Parisian street artist continued his “Nature’s Revenge” series with an apple that has something hidden inside, aptly named “The Apple Spy” Take a look at the side to side views of the piece after the jump as well as checking out more of […]

Preview: Crazy 4 Cult 4 @ Gallery 1988 (LA)

Posted by sleepboy, July 8, 2010

Time flies! It’s already been a year since the last Crazy 4 Cult show so it’s time again for the fourth installment of this annual theme show at Gallery 1988 (Los Angeles). Along with art inspired by some of your favorite cult movies, Kevin Smith & Scott Mosier are supposed to make an appearance along with other surprises. This is all going down tomorrow night, July 9th. Take a look at some preview pics after the jump…

Preview / Installation: Jim Houser – “The Homebody” @ Subliminal Projects

Posted by sleepboy, July 8, 2010

Philadelphia based artist Jim Houser is opening up a solo show Saturday night, July 10th, at the gallery that OBEY built – Subliminal Projects. As you can see, Houser is already hard at work setting up multiple installations throughout different rooms in the Echo Park space. Expect the new body of work entitled “The Homeboy” to include paintings of the usual whimsical characters, patchworks of symbolism & poetic code words, and mixed media works. Also, for the first time, Houser will be releasing his soundtrack […]

Preview: Meggs – “King for a Day” @ Above Second Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 7, 2010

Our friends over at Above Second have sent over some images of Meggs working on some pieces for the opening of his show on July 9th (6pm – late). After recently opening a similarly named show “King for a Day” at his own gallery down under, the Melbourne based artist has traveled all the way to Hong Kong to showcase a new body of work. Based on the artists imagery, an appropriately named “Superhero / Super-villain’s Fantasy Afterparty” follows at the ROXIE. You can learn […]