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Interviews: Henry Chalfant & Martha Cooper – “Subway Art: 25th Anniversary”

Posted by Lawrence, June 29, 2009

AM had the pleasure of interviewing Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper as they celebrated the launch of their amazing book “Subway Art: 25th Anniversary” at Black Rat PressÂ (covered). Â Despite an initial print run of just a few thousand back in 1984, “Subway Art” has become a true phenomenon with countless reprints that have inspired thousands of artists and fans around the world. Check out the interview and get a chance to win a signed copy of “Subway Art: 25th Anniversary” after the jump.

FAME Festival: Conor Harrington x Ceramics

Posted by sleepboy, June 28, 2009

Remember when we showed you the Conor Harrington (interviewed) piece for the upcoming FAME Festival last week?Â Well, what we didn’t tell you was that Grottaglie, the town where the festival will be held, is famous for its ceramic tradition dating back hundreds of years.Â As part of this years festivities, artists are invited to experiment with local artisans on various projects, which has so far yielded some pretty fantastic ceramic plates by Conor.Â This is not the first time urban/street art and ceramics has […]

Update: Sotheby’s Contemporary Day Sale Results

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 27, 2009

Yesterday’s Contemporary Day Sale (previewed) at Sotheby’s in London only had a few lots that AM was closely watching, but the results are a good sign for the overall market. In particular, Faile received a much needed boost with their large canvas “New York City 02” (Lot # 169) selling right in the middle of the estimate for 49,250 GBP and the smaller “NYC Butterfly Girl” on wood (Lot # 168) selling for 16,250 GBP, well over the 12,000 GBP high estimate. Faile has not […]

Streets: Mantis (not Banksy)

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 27, 2009

A couple days ago, we got news of a new Banksy mural up in “Old Street” London. Our first thought: makes sense, “Old Street” is one of his trademark spots to tag. But, something didn’t seem right. For example, it wasn’t signed by the Bristol bomber. Turns out it was the work of another UK artist – Mantis. Mantis’ clever use of the banana peels (ala Banksy’s “Pulp Fiction” previously at the same spot) had many fooled. Check out pics of this historic spot and […]

Releases: “Subway Art: 25th Anniversary” @ Black Rat Press

Posted by juggernut3, June 26, 2009

Last night, Black Rat Press held a very special signing with Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant and Blade for the silver anniversary of “Subway Art.” Considered by many asÂ the “bible” of the graffiti movement, this historic book documents and in many ways glamorizes the graffiti movement in the 80’s NYC street art scene. Os Gemeos are one of the many artists who attributed their startÂ by the seeing works in this book. BRP had a limited edition run of 100 books that contained 2 signed photographs by […]

Releases: David Choe – “Jimi Hendrix” Print

Posted by sleepboy, June 26, 2009

What’s with all the great limited edition releases recently? Here is David Choe holding up an epic print (his largest ever) of his Jimi Hendrix painting. Limited to 27 (also Hendrix’s age at death) and sized at 44″ x 51 5/8″, the print was priced at $600. Unfortunately, it already sold out before Choe even got the post up on his blog.

Teaser/Releases: Word To Mother – “Young Man, Old Soul” @ Fifty24 SF

Posted by sven, June 26, 2009

UK artist Word to Mother lands in San Francisco next week forÂ his debut USÂ solo show “Young Mind, Old Soul” at Fifty24SF Gallery, where he will be droppingÂ this exclusive print release (above). The screenprint is entitled “Slow Your Roll” will be available exclusively at the gallery opening on July 2nd as an edition of 25. This print is also being released in a grey colourway (edition of 50) at the StolenSpace “Summer Group Show” in London, opening on the same night. Any copies not sold at […]

Preview: Gaia @ Ad Hoc Art

Posted by stephen, June 25, 2009

Fresh off the “Street/Studio” experience at Irvine Contemporary, Gaia is bringing a taste of the streets to Ad Hoc ArtÂ with the introduction of his outdoor installations inside the gallery for the opening of his two-person solo show with Imminent Disaster, opening tomorrow, June 26th at 7pm. For this latest body of work, Gaia continues his exploration of the complex relationship between between man and nature through a series of works on canvas featuring detailed depictions of his half-human, half-animal creatures. A sneak peek at some […]

Interviews: Signal Gallery – London

Posted by Seth Carmichael, June 25, 2009

AMÂ continues our look inside the art worldÂ from an insider’s perspective with Signal Gallery co-owner Chris Garlick. After just two years, Signal has established itself as one of the leading urban contemporary galleries in London showing artists like Dale Grimshaw, Replete, Charming Baker, Guy Denning and Holly Thoburn. Their current show with C215 (covered) opened last week. Garlick shares the turning point that got the gallery started, the elements crucial to his success thus far and more, after the jump…

Preview: Invader – “Top 10” @ Jonathan Levine

Posted by juggernut3, June 25, 2009

We got a few more sneak peek imagesÂ from the upcoming Invader “Top 10” show opening this Saturday at Jonathan Levine. The artist known toÂ tile 80’s pop icons from Pac Man to his infamous Space Invaders across five continents is pulling out a new body of work that involves hundreds of Rubik’s Cubes forming each of his pixelized masterpieces (check out the process video we posted last week). The work featured above is actually designed to be read as “QR Code” by your camera phone and […]