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Teaser: New Joe Sorren Bronze Sculpture

Posted by sleepboy, August 29, 2009

Joe Sorren fans must be salivating right now as a glimpse of a new sculpture has been released. This will the first editioned release of a bronze from Sorren in long while, with the last being Corrina (seen after the jump). Set for an editon of ten, this won’t be cheap, but it will make some lucky collectors out there very happy. Release details follow next week.

Live Drawing: Baseman, English, Horvath, and Ledbetter @ STGCC

Posted by sleepboy, August 29, 2009

Gary Baseman, Ron English, David Horvath, and Joe Ledbetter gathered together for a special live-drawing event during STGCC (Singapore Toy, Games & Comic Convention).Â These are all artists we follow here at AM, but are recognized as toy designers in this setting, so fans were out in full force to watch them draw and reprise some of their favorite characters. More images after the jump…

Video: Asbestos x Absolut Vodka

Posted by sleepboy, August 29, 2009

Last we heard from Dublin street artist Asbestos, he was opening his fantastic “Boxing Club” show in North Belfast. We have an update for you on a project he has been working on with Absolut, where he had the honor of remixing their iconic bottle for the Absolut Originals show (details after the jump). Check out this video documenting the fascinating process of creating 200 unique customized and hand-finished screenprints, where he continues exploring his triangular technique (good example of this was his piece for […]

Preview: Kehinde Wiley – “Black Light” @ Deitch Projects

Posted by sleepboy, August 28, 2009

New York contemporary artist Kehinde Wiley, known for painting urban African American males in classical poses taken from art history, is set to open a new show at Deitch Projects next weekend. The show opening September 3rd, entitled “Black Light,” is an exhibition of 17 photographs most likely taken from the similarly named book from Powerhouse Books. As seen with his lecture at The Getty in May (followed by his show at Roberts & Tilton), taking these photos of subjects off the street is the […]

Teaser: Luke Chueh – “Inferno” @ Gallery 1988 (LA)

Posted by sleepboy, August 28, 2009

How very appropriate it is for Luke Chueh (interviewed) to base his next show on Dante’s “Inferno” and the 9 rings of hell in the famous Italian poet’s masterpiece.Â With much of his career body of work dealing with the physical and mental torture (albeit often comical) of his poor animals, it was not much of a jump to imagine them all in a personal hell that Luke has created for them. Luke sent us a picture of three of his large paintings for the […]

Releases: Murakami – Inochi Figures

Posted by sleepboy, August 27, 2009

The Inochi figures from Takashi Murakami, that we first featured here in April when they were exhibited at Kaikai Kiki, are finally going on sale tomorrow, August 28th at honeyee.Â The figures are small scale replicas of the Murakami sculpture (seen here) with production handled by Medicom. Limited to 200 of each of the five colorways, it will cost you a cool $1500 to bring “Zhang,” “Victor,” “Bob,” “David,” or “Yamamoto” home. More pics after the jump.

Signings: James Jean – “Kindling” @ Plaything Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 27, 2009

There was a special event for the launch of James Jeanâ€™s (interviewed) book “Kindling” in New Zealand earlier this month in conjunction with his participation at Semi-Permanent, the mega design conference – consisting of a presentations, exhibitions, competitions, workshops and parties. If you remember, we covered Ian Francis’ show at Sydney’s Semi-Permanent earlier this year. The signing/release event was held at Plaything Gallery and also featured works from Auckland based street artist Misery. More photos and video after the jump…

Publications: Ryan McGinley – “Moonmilk” Book

Posted by sleepboy, August 26, 2009

Looks like the book we mentioned when we first told you about Ryan McGinley’s upcoming show is ready for preorder.Â Entitled “Moonmilk,” the same as McGinley’s show, which is set to open Alison Jacques Gallery on September 11th, the book documents his subterranean explorations for this body of work (previewed). More images after the jump…

Teaser: Kris Kuksi – “Beast Anthology” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 26, 2009

AM just saw the one of the pieces from Kris Kuksi for his upcoming solo show at Joshua Liner Gallery and wanted to share it immediately with our readers.Â This piece is entitled “The Temptation of St. Anthony,” which refers to the temptations faced by Saint Anthony the Great during his times in the Egyptian desert (a common subject in art and literature – probably the two of the most well-known, for us at least, were by Hieronymus Bosch and Salvador DalÃ). We can’t wait […]

Releases: Kaws x Undercover Bear Companion

Posted by sleepboy, August 25, 2009

Here are some new images of the collaboration release from Undercover with their classic “eye-censored” bear and Kaws’ companion figure.Â Sitting together, perhaps Mori Chack-style, the figure comes in white as well as black.Â Priced at about $135, look for the release on August 29th at Undercover locations across Japan and perhaps Original Fake as well. More images after the jump…