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Preview: Travis Louie – “The Secret Pet Society” @ William Baczek Fine Arts

Posted by sleepboy, April 18, 2012

Following up on a showing in Seattle and Los Angeles last year, Travis Louie (interviewed) will continue exploring the idea of his Victorian friends and their unusual pets with a solo in Northampton, Massachusetts. The Secret Pet Society will open on May 2nd at William Baczek Fine Arts and will feature Travis’ distinctive and surreal way of painting his own interpretation of vintage photography. More preview images after the jump…

Openings: Kenny Scharf – “Hodgepodge” @ Honor Fraser

Posted by sleepboy, April 18, 2012

Last weekend, the distinctive stylings of Kenny Scharf (interviewed) were put on display at Honor Fraser in Los Angeles. Hodgepodge, his second showing at the gallery, features paintings, sculptures, a Cosmic Cavern installation, and a customized Cadillac, as well as an opening night performance by longtime friend and frequent collaborator, Ann Magnuson. Take a look at more photos of the opening taken by James Ng after the jump…

Teaser: Shawn Barber – “Tattooed Portraits” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, April 17, 2012

Coming up at the end of June, Joshua Liner will be hosting a new solo from Shawn Barber (interviewed). Featuring his Tattooed Portraits, this second showing (see 2010) with the New York gallery draws on his day job as a successful tattoo artist for inspiration on a series of rich oil paintings including a huge 72″ x 108″ piece of Japanese tattooist Shige. Discuss Shawn Barber here.

Videos: Bill Plympton x The Simpsons

Posted by sleepboy, April 16, 2012

For those who missed the Simpsons last night, you might want to check out the video of the opening sequence above as acclaimed animator and cartoonist Bill Plympton was tapped to create the short. Joining other artists familiar to AM readers who have been involved in the show including Banksy, Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, Plympton used his distinctive style to put together a love affair between Homer and his couch. Via The World’s Best Ever.

Streets: RVA Street Art Festival (Part I)

Posted by sleepboy, April 16, 2012

After revealing the first mural from the RVA Street Art Festival from Mark Jenkins (interviewed) as part of last week’s street art roundup, we now have even more photos for those of you not in Richmond, Virginia. Jeff Soto (interviewed) has sent us some images filled with mural action from the event, including this deeply personal piece he worked on. We’ll be back with the completed photos later this week but for now, enjoy the photo set after the jump…

Update: Arrested Motion – “City of Fire” Exhibition (Part I)

Posted by sleepboy, April 16, 2012

After a teaser last week, AM is pleased to announce more details to our upcoming City of Fire exhibition. Opening on June 5th at Beverly Hills’ Stephen Webster, the showing will explore the idea of ambition and personal accomplishment within the context of a town internationally synonymous with fame and affluence. Bringing together a diverse list of artists whose careers we have followed closely here on Arrested Motion, the exhibition will allow each to explore what the concept of success means to them personally, in […]

Preview: “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, April 15, 2012

As a followup to a similarly themed show last year, the Copro Gallery will be hosting Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me next Saturday, April 21st. Besides artwork depicting the dark side of the iconic television series, the event will also feature unreleased music from the series, David Lynch coffee and donuts, and a video installation of the Red Room as well as many other surprises and surprise guests. More preview images after the jump…

Overtime: April 9 – April 15

Posted by Khoi, April 15, 2012

Damien Hirst has been targeted by the Occupy movement with a Tate sculpture vandalized. A look at the plans for Damien Hirst’s dead animal in formaldehyde art factory. RIP: artist and historian John Golding. Police may have recovered a Paul Cezanne masterpiece stolen at gunpoint four years ago. Pieces worth £1.8m stolen from Durham University. Prime suspect released in error. One of the whiskers on Botero’s“El Gato” (The Cat) statue in Medellin has been stolen. Master art forger Mark Landis explains his technique of using xerox and […]

Art Focus: Amanda Nedham

Posted by sleepboy, April 14, 2012

For this week’s Art Focus, we present to you the graphite skills of Amanda Nedham. A good representation of her work is a new collection of pieces she has produced for her Half of Less Than Ten showing that opened last week at the LE Gallery in Toronto. These new intricate drawings are inspired by Napoleon’s love letters to his wife Josephine and demonstrate her attention to details as well as her morbid take human impulses and their relationship to animals. More images after the jump…

Studio Visits: Beau Stanton – “Archaic Ornaments” @ Bold Hype

Posted by juggernut3, April 12, 2012

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the Brooklyn-based Beau Stanton (featured). Well, he’s about to unveil a new show tonight at New York’s Bold Hype Gallery. Entitled Archaic Ornaments, this fresh body of work is somewhat of an extension and evolution from his last show in San Francisco. Present are many of the same elements which Beau has focused on in the past such as artifacts and machines from a bygone era, but pushing forward, the artist brings to attention a sort of […]