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Preview/Interview: David B. Smith Gallery @ Art Basel Miami 2008

Posted by sleepboy, November 28, 2008

David B. Smith Gallery or the gallery formerly known as Limited Addiction is showcasing three of theirÂ artists this year at Art Basel (Miami) – Josh Keyes, Jason Thielke, and Gregory Euclide. The exhibit will be at the Aqua Wynwood this year starting November 4th. These artists all have their distinctive styles that we like: Keyes with his “cubism” and ecological themes, Thielke with his architectural interpretations of the human form, and Euclide with his multi-layered landscapes… David has kindly sent us some preview images from […]

Second Helpings of AM for Thanksgiving

Posted by juggernut3, November 27, 2008

It has been a wonderful few months for us since AM launched in September, so we would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving and thank our readers for your continued support. We’ve covered so much great art in our first few months, we thought that it might be a good time to recap some of our favorite stories so far. From Audrey Kawasaki to Kaws, Shepard Fairey to Baby Tattooville, Mark Ryden to Josh Keyes, Takashi Murakami to Greg Simkins, […]

Preview/Interviews: MIA @ Corey Helford

Posted by juggernut3, November 27, 2008

Coming off her recent sellout show at Ad Hoc Art in Brooklyn (here)’ Michelle “MIA” Araujo has put together a fresh group of paintings for the upcoming “Illuminate” at Corey Helford. Illuminate is a group show where MIA will showcase her beautifully illustrated works along side Robert Bellm and Angelique Huotkamp. Unlike most shows, this one’s a quick 1 week drive-by! So don’t blink or you’ll miss it! Check out the interview MIA gave AM after the jump.

Preview: Cerasoli LeBasse @ Basel Week (Miami)

Posted by juggernut3, November 27, 2008

Cerasoli : LeBasse is jumping from LA and making a splash at South Beach! The gallery known for premiering cutting edge talent is reloading with a full-clip of brand new works for Aqua Art Miami. They’ll premier new works from David Oâ€™Brien, Edwin Ushiro, Melissa Haslam, Michelle Carlson, Matt Hansel, Yoskay Yamamoto, Nate Frizzell, Alexandros Vasmoulakis, Tessar Lo and Blaine Fontana just to name a few. Room 106 at the Aqua hotel will be rocking from December 4th – 7th. So if you plan on […]

Preview: Know Show @ Basel Week (Miami)

Posted by sleepboy, November 26, 2008

Mark Murphy from Murphy Design Fine Art Editions will be at Art Basel Miami again this year with his “KNOW” exhibit showcasing over 90 artists (many of which are well known to our readers).Â The show will be at the Gen Art Vanguard Fair from December 4th – 9th.Â Judging from last years show, we feel this is a great chance to own works from well known artists at an affordable price since the pieces are mainly 10′ x 10″ in size.Â Look after the […]

Teaser: Jeff Soto x Modus Films x Arrested Motion

Posted by sleepboy, November 25, 2008

Here is a little teaser video for the project we are working on with the good people at Modus Films. It’s a mini-documentary on Jeff Soto and his first ever museum show. The exhibit is entitled “Turning in Circles” (teased) and will open on December 13th at the Riverside Art Museum. Stopped by yesterday to take a look at the installation – it will be epic. AM will have a preview for you in the next several days as well as more surprises.

Preview/Interviews: Travis Louie @ FUSE Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 25, 2008

Travis Louie has been hard at work with two shows opening this month – the first being at Merry Karnowsky Berlin (previewed) and the second being at the FUSE Gallery in New York. Fortunately, he still had some time to sit down and answer some questions for us and send us some preview pics for his “Strange Neighbors” show opening on November 29th at FUSE gallery. Check after the jump for the images as well as our interview where he talks about future collaborations, the […]

Youtube Live: David Choe, Sam Flores, Alex Pardee & Jeremy Fish

Posted by sleepboy, November 25, 2008

Sam Flores, David Choe, Jeremy Fish and Alex Pardee were invited by Youtube in conjuction with Upper Playground to do some live-painting on a “cube” as a “pre-show” to the YOUTUBE LIVE concert in San Francisco a several days ago.Â The results were quite spectacular and unique.Â Check the video above and photos after the jump.

Releases/Benefit: MOCA Ryden Silkscreen

Posted by sleepboy, November 24, 2008

Mark Ryden teamed up recently with MOCA to release a limited edition silkscreen print entitled “Silence.” The print measures 28 x 22 inches and is a signed and numbered edition of 50 with 10 Artist proofs. “Meticulously crafted, printed on finely handmade paper from Bhutan, and carefully dyed and aged, the work is completed by two embossings created in the final processâ€”a beautifully hand-sculpted bee and the printerâ€™s chops into the corners.” The print will put you back about $6000 and supposedly only about 20 […]

Openings: Kuksi & Rocha @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by AM Editor, November 24, 2008

The frigid gusting wind on Manhattan’s west side did nothing to discourage an art-hungry crowd from attending Saturday evening’s Kris Kuksi and Pat Rocha openings at Joshua Liner Gallery. As mentioned in our preview, Kuksi’s work really needs to been seen in person to be believed. Each piece is obsessively constructed of hundreds upon hundreds of individual parts to form a frightening yet beautiful world of men and monsters. And with some works measuring over 10 feet in length, one could spend hours and hours […]