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Upcoming: Frank Gonzales – “Habitat” @ Beals & Abbate

Posted by sleepboy, August 16, 2012

Coming up next month, the Beals & Abbate Gallery in New Mexico will be hosting a solo exhibition from Frank Gonzales. Last year around the same time, the New York-based artist also presented a selection of his paintings of beautifully rendered scenes of nature, infused with an abstract overlays. From these preview images, it looks like this year will be no different when Habitat opens on Friday, September 28th. Discuss Frank Gonzales here.

Streets: Yayoi Kusama – New York (Part II)

Posted by sleepboy, August 16, 2012

After sharing one public arts project in New York from Yayoi Kusama with you earlier this week (here), we now turn our attention to the collaboration with Louis Vuitton on a fashion line entitled Infinitely Kusama. The artist’s renowned spots and vegetation tentacles currently adorn LV’s flagship store on the corner of 5th Ave. Similar to Takashi Murakami, whose Multicolore motif wrapped the retail space in 2008, Yayoi’s circles adorn the the exterior as well as the interior window installation. If you look closer, you may see a startling life like replica of the […]

Releases: James Jean – “Duelist”

Posted by sleepboy, August 15, 2012

Described as “a love triangle for the ages, confounding flesh and reason, for all eternity,” James Jean’s (featured) new limited edition offering is printed on silk. The nine color silkscreen print is 36 x 36″, produced in a run of 100, and comes with signed and embossed certificate of authenticity. Our astute readers will notice that the imagery for this new scarf comes from one of the pieces, Duelist, displayed at our City Of Fire exhibition in Beverly Hills. Purchase it here. Discuss James Jean here.

Showing: Matt Small – “Seen and Heard” @ Blackall Studios

Posted by sleepboy, August 14, 2012

Last week, UK-based painter Matt Small (interviewed) opened a new solo show at Lackall Studios in London with a new body of work derived from his experiences while working on a youth empowerment project. Entitled Seen and Heard, the exhibition consisted of a series of portraits rendered in Small’s characteristic swirl of colors and attempts to bring a positive light to a subgroup of society that is often viewed negatively. Contact Moniker Projects for those interested in adding a piece to their collection. Photo credit of the show: Ian Cox. Discuss […]

Futura: “The Art of Reinvention & History of Collaborations”

Posted by juggernut3, August 14, 2012

Futura has always been a legend in the realm of graffiti and street art. Recently, he has taken a step back towards the limelight in the world of art with a show at Galerie Jerome de Noirmont (covered) and a prominent collaboration with Hennessy on their iconic VS bottle. Unlike many in the current trend of street art, he isn’t a novel flash in the pan – Leonard Hilton McGurr (aka. Futura) has always been relevant. Our friends at Complex put together a comprehensive write up on the […]

Upcoming: Jeff Soto – “Decay and Overgrowth” @ Jonathan LeVine

Posted by sleepboy, August 14, 2012

After sharing with you a glimpse of the upcoming showing from Audrey Kawasaki (interviewed) at Jonathan LeVine in September, we turn our attention to one of the other artists who is also showing concurrently at the New York showspace – Jeff Soto (interviewed). For Decay and Overgrowth, Jeff returns to the gallery that housed his last major solo showing back in 2010 (covered). We’ve seen some of the paintings last week when we stopped by his studio and will be bringing you a more in-depth look soon, but […]

Streets: Yayoi Kusama – New York (Part I)

Posted by juggernut3, August 14, 2012

Yayoi Kusama has a long and complicated relationship with NYC. It started in 1957 when she moved out to the Big Apple and set out to make a name in the world of art. Spanning three decades, Kusama stayed until 1973 when she returned to her home country of Japan. Now with her recent retrospective at The Whitney Museum in full swing, Kusama has set to reclaim the city which was her second home. The first project we want to share with you is set up […]

Upcoming: Mr. – “Metamorphosis – Give Me Your Wings” @ Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 13, 2012

Coming up on September 13th, the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York will be welcoming Japanese artist Mr. in for a new solo show entitled Metamorphosis – Give Me Your Wings. Not only will the former protégé of Takashi Murakami be exhibiting his latest series of paintings, he will also be presenting a large installation in the middle of the main gallery that reflects on the catastrophic nuclear disaster in his country, voicing the post-traumatic anxiety and frustration of his people. This installation, which represents a more serious artistic direction […]

Damien Hirst Flag Part Of London Olympics Closing Ceremony

Posted by sleepboy, August 12, 2012

With the Olympics coming to an end, all of London celebrated with a star-studded and rousing closing ceremony featuring some of England’s greatest cultural exports. Damien Hirst was asked to design one of the many renditions of the Union Jack in his signature spin-painting looking motif which was unveiled as part of the event. Check out more photographs of the festivities below… Via Mail Online. Discuss Damien Hirst here.

Rewind: Aug 6 – Aug 12

Posted by sleepboy, August 12, 2012

Photographer Ryan McGinley, who has been flexing his film-making muscles as of late, recently hooked up with EDUN (fashion label of Ali Hewson and her husband, U2 singer Bono) to produce a video for their Fall/Winter 2012 collection. The aesthetic used should be familiar to fans of McGinley’s photo series featuring his models posing with wild animals, first introduced with his Team Gallery solo, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (covered), and further developed with the inclusion of wild animals during his Life Adjustment Center (covered) […]