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Showing: “Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic” @ LACMA

Posted by sleepboy, February 12, 2014

Currently showing at the Resnick Pavilion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art through July 27rd is an exhibition featuring Alexander Calder’s kinetic sculptures. Calder and Abstraction: From Avant-Garde to Iconic is billed as his first museum show in Los Angeles and includes of course his signature “mobiles” and later “stabiles” that have made his work famous around the world. The installation of the exhibition was designed by architect Frank Gehry, and frames Calder’s work perfectly for the viewer. Check out more photos below, but make sure to […]

Upcoming: Richard Colman – “Noise” @ V1 Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, February 12, 2014

On February 21st, the V1 Gallery in Copenhagen will be hosting the opening of Richard Colman’s new solo show. Entitled Noise, this exhibition will mark the return of the San Francisco-based artist to the space after a joint showing (covered) there with Andrew Schoultz in 2012. From this photo of the new paintings before they shipped out, we can expect more of his colorful yet dark renderings of his characters cavorting and stacking themselves in in contortions of bodies like a sick game of twister. Photo […]

POW! WOW! ’14 / Previews: RVCA x TWSL – “#RVCATWFSL”

Posted by SAL, February 11, 2014

Another exclusive event is opening tonight (February 11th) in Honolulu as a part of POWWOW ’14. RVCA, The Seventh Letter and POW! WOW! teamed up to exhibit works by some of today’s best graffiti/urban/street artists. With an extensive lineup featuring 60+ artist, including such names as Dabs Myla, Judith Supine, Remio, Estevan Oriol, Stash, Anthony Lister, Ilk, Greg Lamarche, Steel MSK, 123Klan, Rime, Risk, Aaron De La Cruz, El Mac, Pose, and Sever, , this show is another major part of this year’s event. From conceptual, and even […]

Upcoming: Risk & Nathan Ota – “Innocence Lost” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, February 10, 2014

On Saturday, Feburary 15th, the Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City will host a two-person show from RISK (interviewed) and Nathan Ota. As seen from their collaborative exhibitions in 2001 (LA & SF), the two reunited artists who started in the graffiti scene together over 25 years ago, have imagery that seems to fit so nicely together despite their divergent paths since high school. Expect more of Ota’s surrealistic and figurative characters superimposed over the letter-based backgrounds of RISK. Discuss Risk here. Discuss Nathan Ota here.

Showing: Daniel Weissbach “Stellen” @ Ruttkowski;68

Posted by SAL, February 10, 2014

Berlin based artist, Daniel Weissbach, recently opened his solo at Ruttkowski;68 in Cologne, Germany. Titled Stellen (to set, to put), this show included new pieces from his ongoing series of works focused on taking apart of real, everyday places, and reinventing them in an artistic context. By mostly creating isolated sections of tiled walls, his prime idea is to show and put accent on the spaces between the tiles, where life leaves marks that are hard to remove. It’s these gaps that observed from a distance […]

Setup: Jacob Hashimoto – “Gas Giant” @ MOCA Pacific Design Center

Posted by Khoi, February 10, 2014

Jacob Hashimoto’s Gas Giant will be on view at MOCA Pacific Design Center from March 1 to June 8, but we were able to visit (courtesy of Martha Otero) the artist and his crew as they were on day 6 of putting up the massive 2-floor installation. The entire piece will take about one month to set up and will be Hashimoto’s first solo museum exhibition in California. Boxes and boxes of the artist’s signature paper and wood kites and tons of string and wire […]

Previews: Ray Caesar – “The Trouble With Angels” @ Dorothy Circus

Posted by sleepboy, February 10, 2014

On February 15th, Ray Caesar (interviewed 2011, 2013) will be opening his first European solo exhibition at the Dorothy Circus Gallery in Rome. Entitled The Trouble With Angels, the show will feature new and old works from the Canada-based artist, created painstakingly with 3D modeling programs and released as limited editions and one offs. Featuring surreal characters and backgrounds that appear innocent and sinister at the same time, much of his imagery is influenced by what he has seen from his time working at a children’s hospital as […]

Recap: Bumblebee – “Bee Yourself” Los Angeles Popup

Posted by Khoi, February 10, 2014

From Jan 23 to Jan 26, Bumblebee’s first solo exhibition was on view at a pop-up location in Los Angeles. Consisting of new works and installations such as his Venice Beach lemonade stand, the show included familiar images from his street art murals, as well as his environmentally-conscious statements, such as his phone booths. His short video documentary was also screening in an upstairs room. There was work to enjoy for art lovers of all ages and at any level of familiarity. Fans were treated […]

POW! WOW! ’14 / Openings: “Exploring The New Contemporary Movement” @ Honolulu Museum Of Art School

Posted by SAL, February 9, 2014

Last night, the Honolulu Museum Of Art School hosted the official launch of this year’s edition of POW! WOW! Hawaii with an opening of a big group show curated by the Thinkspace Gallery. Presenting all new 2×2′ works by 40+ international urban, street and contemporary artists, this show attracted a lot of attention of the local art lovers as well as the participating artists of this year’s festival. With many of the featured artists taking part in POW! WOW! this year, a lot of them were present at the opening, making […]

Upcoming: Shepard Fairey @ Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art

Posted by sleepboy, February 8, 2014

Coming up in May, Shepard Fairey (featured) will be opening a show in Charleston, South Carolina where he grew up along with the work of Jasper Johns at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art. The exhibition will feature new work by Fairey and a survey of prints made between 1982 and 2012 by Johns, highlighting both their technique of recycling graphic elements in separate galleries. Shep will also be conducting a lecture and walk through of the exhibition, so make sure you check here for the details if you are […]