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Preview: “Robots” Benefit Show @ Giant Robot 2

Posted by sleepboy, September 22, 2011

This weekend, the Giant Robot 2 gallery in West LA will be hosting a benefit show featuring some artists that we have covered before here on AM like Edwin Ushiro whose piece you see above. Because of the down economy, the participants are putting in work to support this creative showspace on Sawtelle St. that have giving many emerging artists their first opportunities in the past. Included in the robots themed exhibition are other artist like APAK, Gary Baseman, Buff Monster, Jon Burgerman, Luke Chueh, […]

Preview: Kukula – “Lonely Opulent Things” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, September 22, 2011

This Saturday night, Kukula returns for her second solo show at the Corey Helford Gallery after a sold-out affair in 2009. Entitled Lonely Opulent Things, this new body of work consists of 12 paintings, including her largest works to date. As evidenced by the title and a limited-edition Jacquard tapestry available at the show, the exhibition celebrates the excesses of French aristocracy, inspired by a recent trip to Versailles. She states she wanted to explore “the beauty of objects and how we make them parts […]

Preview: “La Luz De Jesus 25” Part I

Posted by sleepboy, September 21, 2011

How many artists does a gallery owner represent, show, and deal with in the course of 25 years? The answer is a lot – so much so that the anniversary show for Billy Shire and his landmark La Luz De Jesus gallery needs to split the lineup between two separate exhibitions, one month apart. There is certainly much to celebrate as the gallery was an avenue for many of the shining stars of the Low Brow Movement to display their work back in a time […]

Openings: “Made In Polaroid” @ Phillips de Pury

Posted by juggernut3, September 21, 2011

AM recently attended the star studded charity art show Made In Polaroid held at Phillips de Pury. The benefit was a one night auction that featured 50 works created by the 50-50-50 project using Polaroid’s mobile printer. All proceeds went to support Free Arts NYC. Numerous notable artists including Marilyn Minter, Jean Pigozzi, Will Cotton, Patrick Demarchelier, Phillip-Lorca Dicorica, Steven Klein, Matthew Rolston, Paulo Roversi, Lady Gaga, James Franco, Maripol, Nate Lowman, Chris Anthony, Estevan Oriol, Gary Baseman, Tyra Banks, EINE, Stella IM Hultberg, Krista Huot, Nick […]

Teaser: Ray Caesar – “A Dangerous Inclination” @ Corey Helford

Posted by sleepboy, September 20, 2011

On October 22nd, the Corey Helford Gallery will be presenting Ray Caesar’s first solo show that we will attend since the beginning of the year in New York. Entitled A Dangerous Inclination, the new body of work will again feature the Toronto-based artist’s unique process of setting up 3D environments with his surrealistic imagery and then producing limited editions and one-offs from selected angles. From the looks of things, his pale digital creations will be set in some stunning and lush environments. A couple more […]

Jeremy Fish Original “Absolut” Art Scavenger Hunt in London

Posted by lowpro, September 19, 2011

Cover artist Jeremy Fish (featured), who back in July had an impressive exhibition with Joshua Liner Gallery in NYC, has devised a fun publicity campaign for the October Juxtapoz issue. In an continuation of his association with the ABSOLUT Blank project (see his artwork here), the Bay Area artist has rendered original pieces of art on the inside front cover of 10 copies of this issue as part of the ubiquitous, art-inclined vodka company’s ABSOLUT Blank Golden Ticket x Juxtapoz campaign. While 3 Golden Tickets […]

Teaser: Laurie Lipton – “Carnival of Death” @ Last Rites

Posted by sleepboy, September 19, 2011

On October 1st, Laurie Lipton will be opening her first solo show in New York at the Last Rites Gallery. The Los Angeles-based artist’s mastery of graphite is nothing short of stunning, and she uses these skills to create intricate compositions and complex storylines so we are definitely looking forward to seeing the drawings for Carnival of Death. This newest body of work is inspired by The Day Of The Dead imagery, and runs just prior to the holiday, in a way commemorating the event. […]

Overtime: Sept 12 – Sept 18

Posted by Khoi, September 18, 2011

Anthony Kiedis takes Ed Ruscha on a ride down Sunset Blvd. Former art dealer accused of selling forged paintings said to be by Monet, Rothko, and others. Renoir piece stolen in Houston. Roman Abramovich’s new art museum in St Petersburg will include a giant outdoor hot tub. Don’t miss the final week of foster + partners – the art of architecture in Hong Kong. Jenny Saville paints pregnant women for her Gagosian show. The place to go for artists to get material for their sculptures. […]

Art Focus: Jessica Stewart

Posted by sleepboy, September 17, 2011

This week’s Art Focus is on Melbourne based Jessica Stewart. What particularly drew our attention initially were her melding of urban objects and nature, as well as her hazy and dreamy portraits rendered juxtaposed with plants and animals. “Using pencil, paint and pastel she draws ships, homes, animals among all other sorts of symbolic objects to represent a bond, a freedom or maybe an escape from their current situation.” For those looking to see her work in person, Fine Grime Gallery will be representing her […]

Teaser: “In the Wake of Dreams” @ Thinkspace

Posted by sleepboy, September 16, 2011

Coming up next month at Thinkspace will be a reunion group show entitled In the Wake of Dreams featuring the work of Stella Im Hultberg, Mari Inukai, Audrey Kawasaki, and Amy Sol. The four artists have come a long way since their Four Dreams exhibition together in 2007 at the Compound Gallery in Portland. The opening is October 8th, so don’t miss the chance to see how these ladies of progressed as well as picking up a special print set that will be released that […]