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Overtime: May 9 – May 15

Posted by Khoi, May 16, 2010

“The Art of Camouflage” arrives in Brussels Emily Fisher Landau donates hundreds of artwork The Whitney. Watch the bidding for the record Picasso sale. Anish Kapoor creates a magnificent ring for Bulgari. Kaws interviewed for Interview Magazine. “Editions” show in Milan. Surprisingly, Mr. Brainwash piece sold for $122,500. Ellis G. working on Philly premiere of Banksy documentary. C215 in Rome. Pimp My Ride (Friends With You edition). A new Os Gemeos piece in NY. The New York Times of Deluxx Fluxx video. More Shepard Fairey […]

Preview: Aftershock LA – Art Auction Benefit

Posted by sleepboy, May 15, 2010

An eclectic art show and event, Aftershock LA, organized by Cafe Mode, is set to open tonight, May 15th at the Royal/T Cafe. The benefit (tickets $25 at the door) is put on to help raise money for Build Change, an international non-profit that designs earthquake-resistant house in developing countries and trains people to build them. A number of artists you will be familiar with if you read AM regularly, like James Jean (interviewed) seen above, will be participating so if you are interested, take […]

Openings: “Art From The New World” @ Bristol City Museum

Posted by sven, May 14, 2010

Our friends from the Corey Helford Gallery brought their West Coast Style to the West Country this evening for the much anticipated opening of “Art From The New World” at the Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery. It seemed as though UK art fans were highly responsive to some of the wonderful work on show at the preview night, with a packed house drawing in the crowd from the length and breadth of the United Kingdom. Some real visual treats are on offer, from the […]

Teaser: “The Next Generation” @ London Miles Gallery (Curated by Thinkspace)

Posted by sleepboy, May 14, 2010

With the opening of Corey Helford’s “Art From The New World” set to open this weekend in the Bristol (full coverage to follow), we look towards a show with similar goals coming up next month. “The Next Generation”, curated by Thinkspace, seeks to further promote a new breed of contemporary artists to the UK audience. The show will open on June 11th at the London Miles Gallery and will feature 12″ x 12″ pieces from each participant. One of the artists scheduled as part of […]

Reminder: “Art From The New World” @ Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery

Posted by sven, May 13, 2010

Following on from our preview last month, Corey Helford Gallery will open “Art From the New World” at Bristol’s City Museum and Art Gallery in the UK this weekend, and this time not even an act of god is gonna stop em! Originally scheduled to open a couple of weeks ago, the showcase of work by 49 American artists was scuppered by the Eyjafjallajökull volcano. The official opening is now on Saturday 15th May, with an exhibition tour by Gary Baseman (featured) scheduled for 12pm and […]

Highlights: Recommended openings for this May 13 – 16

Posted by Andrew Hosner, May 13, 2010

NYC is rocking it yet again this weekend – the big Charming Baker popup show, ROA continues to kill it in Brooklyn, Scott Musgrove returns to LeVine and the Willoughby Windows Project returns to the desolate storefronts of Brooklyn… the Big Apple is just on fire this weekend. Not to be outdone, the UK has the big ‘Art From The New World‘ show from Corey Helford Gallery rocking things up north at the Bristol City Museum and Gallery. Too much good stuff for one person […]

Preview: Scott Musgrove – “How Is The Empire?” @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, May 13, 2010

Scott Musgrove sent us over some images to give our readers an idea of what to expect when his show “How Is The Empire?” opens this weekend at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Here you can see him in his studio working on one of the paintings for the show, no doubt involving his revisionist versions of the world’s flora and fauna if he was the Man upstairs. Stop by for the opening on May 15th to see some of the fantastic creatures he’s come up with […]

Preview: “Tiger Tiger Burning Bright” group show @ Roq La Rue

Posted by sleepboy, May 12, 2010

It’s been a while since we posted the teaser for the “Tiger Tiger Burning Bright” group show at Roq La Rue Gallery, but now’s the time to reveal more of the paintings as the opening is this Friday, May 14th. The gorgeous piece above from Audrey Kawasaki (interviewed), entitled “Negaigoto”, will be one of two paintings that will be made into a print (edition of 100, 18.5 x 16″ print on a 18.5 x 17″ sheet, $200) to benefit David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust and will […]

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

Posted by juggernut3, May 12, 2010

AM attended the opening of Shawn Barber’s (featured) solo show – “Tattooed Portraits: Chronicle” at Joshua Liner Gallery a couple weeks ago. The ever-talented tattoo master created a new series of works based on various on the tattooing paraphernalia and portraiture of his friends. The intense paintings looked radiant in our interview with Shawn and in person, and they seem to jump out at the viewers. The body of work is quite large as Shawn took it upon himself to fill the entire gallery. It’s always […]

Second Helpings: April 2010

Posted by juggernut3, May 11, 2010

Spring is in full swing as the weather gets gorgeous for most. April brought another boatload of great art for us to load up on. Here’s another edition of Second Helpings to bring you some of our favorites of the month. Get served after the jump.