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Openings: Justin BUA @ Pop International Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, March 29, 2010

On Thursday night, AM was on hand to catch the opening of Justin BUA’s homecoming show at the Pop International Gallery. Justin’s innovative mix of urban and illustrative styles drew many of the Big Apple’s finest out to attend the opening. As mentioned in our preview, this show had an impressive mix of old and new. From his classic “DJ” and “1981” to his latest centerpieces of Muhammad Ali and Jay-Z, he shows his talent for using his illustrative techniques and his creativity to capture […]

Overtime: March 21-27

Posted by sleepboy, March 27, 2010

A sweet new painting from Joe Sorren for the Corey Helford “New World” show – check out detail in that wall. MLFYIASOH visits Josie Morway’s studio. Does any artist eat better than Stella Im Hultberg? Our friend Erratic Phenomena interviews Thomas Doyle. If Sylvestor Stallone can sell art at Art Basel, why not KISS Frontman Paul Stanley. Aurel Schmidt speaks. Ever wonder what it would be like to be the Pope’s Raphael? Frank Gehry checks out his newest creation in Las Vegas. Speaking of which, […]

Preview: “Playboy Redux” @ the Warhol Museum

Posted by sleepboy, March 27, 2010

Remember the Playboy show we told you about last month at the Warhol Museum? Well, it’s opening tonight and we have some more preview images that we gathered for you. If you are in Pittsburgh this weekend, get your pajamas on for special pajama party tonight or get to the general opening tomorrow, March 28th. See more preview images after the jump…

Video: Robert Williams – “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical” @ CSUN Gallery Tour

Posted by sleepboy, March 26, 2010

Robert Williams’ show, “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical”, recently traveled from NY to Southern California to the Cal State University Northridge Gallery (covered). For some lucky guests, Williams gave a lecture and personal tour of his new body of work. Check out this video above to get an idea of what it was like as he touches on different subjects in this talk. Discuss this show here. Discuss Robert Williams here.

Releases: “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Zoltron

Posted by Ken, March 26, 2010

Following the recent trend of turning award winning movies into collectible posters (such as last month’s Inglourious Basterds release) the Academy Award nominated film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, has recently received the print treatment by designer Zoltron. Though Zoltron has been in the poster/design world for many years doing album covers and flyers, he may be more recognizable to AM readers as the one who printed the half a million Shepard Fairey designed Obama “Hope” stickers, along with the thousands of Upper Playground x Obama […]

Teaser: Mars-1 – “Infinite Tapestry” @ Meta Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

Mario Martinez aka Mars-1, whom we last saw at his Billy Shire show last May, will be opening up a new show at the Meta Gallery in Toronto next Friday, April 2nd. It looks as though he may continuing to explore more muted works with black backgrounds like the piece we saw at Josh Liners’ Further group show a while back. We’ll have more on this show for you next week but for now, check the showcard after the jump…

Releases: Mark Ryden – “Incarnation” Limited Edition Lithographic Poster

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

For those of you eagerly anticipating Mark Ryden’s upcoming show next month (teased) like we are at AM, here’s your chance to get a piece of the action without selling your house. “Incarnation” will be made into a limited edition lithograph with an edition of 500, sized at 37″ x 26,” priced at $500, and available at Porterhouse starting April 1st at 8 am PDT. We’ve seen the original in person, and it’s gorgeous! Those in NY will have a chance to see it as […]

Teaser: “Visionary Art” @ Mondo Bizarro

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

Another talented group of artists will be participating in a group show next month entitled “Visionary Art”. The exhibition, held in Italy’s Mondo Bizarro Gallery will include Greg “Craola” Simkins (featured), Laurie Lipton, Dan Quintana, Naoto Hattori and Mike Davis. Check out the piece above from Simkins that shows his continued fascination with distorted yet the coolest looking chairs ever… Hattori piece after the jump…

Studio Visits: Melissa Haslam

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

Aussie artist Melissa Haslam has been hard at work on some new paintings, some of which will be revealed in San Francisco at the “Showcase: SF” exhibition with LeBasse Projects early next month (more on that later). This body of work will have more of a portraiture feel to them with what looks to be an amazing increase in detail in her work. Melissa has put in a lot of time in this new set of paintings, even creating studies first, and it has all […]

Preview: Chet Zar – “Endarkenment” @ Last Rites Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 24, 2010

Chet Zar – the last time we saw his frightening work was in LA (covered), but now New Yorkers have a chance to see his work first hand. Gifted with the ability to paint nightmarish bogeymen and scary visuals, Chet is also one of the nicest artists around. Experience this seeming contradiction yourself on April 10th as Chet opens up a new solo show “Endarkenment” at the Last Rites Gallery. Take a look at more preview images from the dark side and some custom frames […]