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Openings: Art Basel (Switzerland)

Posted by juggernut3, June 15, 2013

There are numerous high quality art fairs occurring year round but the granddaddy of them all is Art Basel in Switzerland which opened its doors this week. Drawing some of the most prestigious galleries to exhibit a seemingly endless list of notable artists such as Kaws, Rob Pruitt, Will Cotton, Shepard Fairey, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Nara and Jeff Elrod (just to name a very few), it’s no wonder that the wealthiest collectors and the hard-core art enthusiasts flock to Switzerland each year for a chance […]

Openings: “Otherworld” Group Show @ Roq la Rue

Posted by x43x, June 13, 2013

Roq la Rue recently employed the help of many amazing artists to fill the walls for their Otherworld group show. The title of the show was also the theme, with the artists interpreting “otherworld” however they saw fit. With a roster this good, one month just wouldn’t be enough, so the show will be on display until July 27th. Check out more photos of the work from artists Martin Wittfooth (above left), Chris Berens, John Brophy, Peter Ferguson, Sam Wolfe Connelly, Casey Curran, Madeline Von Foerster (above […]

Showing: D*Face – ‘New World Disorder’ @ StolenSpace

Posted by sven, June 11, 2013

D*Face has been a leading light of London’s street art scene for more than a decade and was a key member of the Finders Keepers crew that really kicked off the Shoreditch street art activity. On occasion of his first solo London show in 5 years – New World Disorder – it is fitting to mark a seismic transition as D*Face, the Stolen Space Gallery, and all D*Face’s well-known space sharing cohorts up sticks to pastures new and as yet unannounced. Outside the gallery the visual puns […]

Openings: Maya Hayuk “All Access” @ AF Gallery, Cologne

Posted by SAL, June 10, 2013

American artist Maya Hayuk recently visited Cologne, Germany where she took part in its CityLeaks Urban Art Festival. It is the second time that the event has been organized there this year. With focus of the project being on inviting artists to intervene with Cologne’s public spaces and exhibit their work in various galleries and off-locations, Hayuk made a huge street mural, as well as opened a solo show at AF Galery. After collaborating with Billabong on her own line of beach clothes and releasing a print […]

Openings: Oliver Vernon – “Renegade Trajectories” @ Joshua Liner

Posted by juggernut3, June 10, 2013

Joshua Liner Gallery recently welcomed the return of Oliver Vernon to New York City, with a new solo show entitled Renegade Trajectories. This fresh exhibition highlights Vernon’s cerebral and energetic visuals and pushes them to another level. Vernon utilized a variety of mediums and techniques to create this new collection of landscape abstraction, including acrylic on canvas or linen, as well as ink works on paper. Renegade Trajectories is on view through June 28. Check out a detailed look at this excellent group of works below. […]

Showing: Holton Rower – “Focus Paintings, Pour Paintings” @ The Hole

Posted by juggernut3, June 9, 2013

Opening along side the Xtraction group show at The Hole is artist Holton Rower, which we last saw here & here at Basel Week Miami. Entitled Focus Paintings, Pour Paintings; this body of works features two parts. First features ten new creations from Rower’s signature “Pour Paintings” where he utilizes his innovative yet simple process of pouring hand made acrylic paints over wood. Second Holton introduces the “Focus Paintings”, a new secret process that look similar to pour paintings, but are more contained and not free […]

Openings: Tracey Emin – “I Followed You To The Sun” @ Lehmann Maupin (26th Street))

Posted by juggernut3, June 7, 2013

Tracey Emin recently revealed a duo gallery show at New York’s Lehmann Maupin. Entitled I Followed You To The Sun, this massive show featuring 100 works of art was displayed at both it’s 26th Street and Chrystie Street gallery locations. We had the pleasure of visiting the 26th St. location to view a diverse selection of mediums which the YBA (Young British Artist) alumnus created for this showcase, including paintings, drawings and of course her signature neon installation. At the center of this exhibition is seven […]

Openings: Ellsworth Kelly – “At Ninety” @ Matthew Marks Gallery West 24th Street

Posted by juggernut3, June 6, 2013

Matthew Marks Gallery is currently celebrating the 90th birthday of American artist Ellsworth Kelly with an exhibition aptly entitled At Ninety, which spans all three of the gallery’s Chlesea spaces. For over 60 years, Kelly has expressed his own style of minimalist art through painting, sculpting and print-making, often focusing on simple forms and monochromatic colors. In the gallery on W. 24th, the space is dominated by four large relief paintings from 2011, respectively consisting of a red, blue, yellow or green shaped panel overlapping […]

Adrian Ghenie – New Paintings @ Pace Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, June 5, 2013

Prior to the Yoshitomo Nara exhibition (covered), Pace Gallery hosted another excellent exhibition by Romanian painter Adrian Ghenie. This series of new paintings shows off why Ghenie has been touted as the next coming of Francis Bacon. A tough title to bear as the legendary painter from the United Kingdom has already cemented himself as one of the all time great painters. Utilizing just paint and canvas Adrian tackles the dark side of modern European history by combining sources from film stills, books and his […]

Openings: Remi Rough & RCF1 ‘Excuse My French’ @ La Galerie Celal

Posted by sven, June 5, 2013

Excuse My French opened at La Galerie Celal a couple of weeks back and features the work of Remi Rough and RCF1. The cross channel 2-person show brought together the London and Paris-based artists that have followed similar career trajectories over the last 20 years since first putting in their time on the streets. Local old guard Quik, Sharp, Ogre and Alex One made appearances to show support at the opening event. Whilst they speak different languages both verbally and visually, the pair used a complimentary colour […]