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Benefits: Blitz x Brainwash for DJ AM (Multiple Sclerosis)

Posted by juggernut3, August 30, 2018

It’s been nine years since the passing of DJ AM and in remembrance, our friends at the Project Blitz fashion creative has gotten together with the enigmatic street artist Mr. Brainwash for a special charity auction to raise money to benefit MS Focus, a foundation dedicated to fighting MS (Multiple Sclerosis). Andre Ljustina, the head of Blitz, has curated a selection of the most sought after sneakers from Nike, Jordan and Supreme to be reinterpreted by the Brainwash approach. Each painting is unique and will incorporate […]

Previews: Erik Mark Sandberg – “Interlude” @ Stephanie Chefas Projects

Posted by sleepboy, August 30, 2018

A week from today (September 7th), Stephanie Chefas Projects in Portland will welcome in Erik Mark Sandberg’s Interlude. The Los Angeles-based artist’s work is quite distinctive, an obsession with overly hairy adolescents bathed in various tinges of color acting as his stand-in’s for the evils of our consumer culture. Sandberg’s technique is quite complex, involving a broad range of natural and synthetic materials, producing a difficult to describe catalog of portraiture over the years – refreshed for this show with a focus on the automotive interior including […]

Previews: Luke Chueh – “ANTHROPOMORPHUCKED” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 29, 2018

Luke Chueh’s (interviewed) first major show in Los Angeles in over three years will be opening a little over a week from now on September 8th at Corey Helford Gallery. Entitled ANTHROPOMORPHUCKED, the new exhibition will be his most eclectic to date as the locally-based artist has had time to prepare some pieces that have been on his mind for some time now. Along with some of the expected painful situations he puts his cartoonish animal characters in, Chueh also explores some more personal, cultural, and conceptual […]

Interviews: Carl Cashman

Posted by butterfly, August 28, 2018

Art historian Hector Campbell recently sat down with British artist and gallerist Carl Cashman to discuss the creation of his distinctive artistic style, his early artistic influences, love of collecting, and the frustrations he felt as an artist which led to the founding of Semi Skimmed Gallery, whose second group exhibition opens at BSMT Space in Dalston, London on September 6th, and runs until Sept 12th. Hector Campbell (HC): You’ve become renowned for your geometric optical art, particularly since you coined the word ‘Neometry’ in […]

Upcoming: INCOGNITO Benefit @ ICA LA

Posted by Khoi, August 28, 2018

Now located in the Arts District of Downtown Los Angeles, ICA LA, formerly known as the Santa Monica Museum of Art (SMMoA), has brought back a crowd favorite from its days on the westside. Incognito, the highly popular museum benefit art sale will be held on Saturday, Sept. 8 in celebration of ICA LA’s first anniversary in its new space. For anyone who has tried their hand at collecting art, being able to have the opportunity to buy work by popular artists that are with […]

Previews: Paco Pomet – “Melancholia” @ Richard Heller Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 27, 2018

On September 8th, Richard Heller Gallery in Los Angeles will host the opening reception for Paco Pomet’s latest solo show. Entitled Melancholia, the new body of work from Spanish artist once again is built on vintage photos as his source of inspiration which he then alters with some surreal twist. This time around, Pomet plays around with the different effects and affects of light, incorporating the sun and moon into his landscapes with some impossible scenarios. He further explains – “Since my childhood, the observation […]

Nuart ’18 / Streets: Snik

Posted by SAL, August 27, 2018

Two weeks before the official start of the 18th edition of world-renowned Nuart Festival in Stavanger, exciting news is already arriving from the Norwegian oil capital. Taking this year’s theme to heart, Space Is The Place, and the festival’s aim to encourage artists to to get off the beaten track and work outside the framework of the festival, art duo Snik created two new pieces, one of which was painted in the arrivals hall of Stavanger airport. Known for their intricate, hand-cut stencil works, Snik has seriously […]

Overtime: Aug 20 – 26

Posted by YESNIK, August 26, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): RVCA’s “Now & Then” exhibit honors the artists and a movement that changed art. How Damien Hirst’s $200 million auction became a symbol of pre-recession decadence. Lévy Gorvy aims for “sweet spot” with a $400 million show. Three years on, we look at the strange legacy of Banksy’s Dismaland. ‘A critical juncture’: Richard Koshalek on MOCA’s future under Klaus Biesenbach. Could the art-finance industry offer museums some much-needed options? Christie’s is selling […]

Previews: Horacio Quiroz – “Polarities” @ Booth Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 26, 2018

On September 7th, Horacio Quiroz’s show will open at Booth Gallery in New York, featuring 12 surreal new works on canvas and a large installation with 34 works on paper. Entitled Polarities, the stateside debut exhibition from the Mexican artist introduces his grotesque imagery to art fans in the US, a selection of tortured portraits that hint at the struggles within. He further explains – “My work is a reflection on the human condition, linked intimately to my psychological and therapeutic evolution. I view the body as […]

Showing: Alicia McCarthy & Group Show @ V1 Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 26, 2018

For her second showcase with V1 which opened recently in Copenhagen, Alicia McCarthy created a fresh body of work featuring her iconic waving patterns and rainbow-like creations. Painted mostly on found and repurposed objects or faded paper sheets, these hypnotic creations are done using a variety of uncommon art techniques. Often leaving an obvious or hidden personal mark or note, the Mission School stalwart makes unorthodox, personal pieces that expresses her raw urge to create as it relates to her experiences. McCarthy also used this opportunity […]