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Previews: Eric Shaw – ‘Throw Off Your Mental Chains’ @ Breeze Block Gallery

Posted by AM, June 6, 2013

This June sees Eric Shaw’s psychedelic gouache paintings coming to Breeze Block Gallery in Portland for his solo exhibition Throw Off Your Mental Chains. Alongside Shaw’s more familiar abstract works, the New York artist has created a series of portrait-based pieces using his distinctive shapes and super-flat elements as seen in our preview images below. The exhibition opens this Thursday 6th June and runs until 29th June. Discuss Eric Shaw here. Discuss This show here.

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 […]

Preview: D*Face – “New World Disorder” @ StolenSpace

Posted by sven, June 5, 2013

D*Face (interviewed) is putting the finishing touches to his fast approaching show at Stolenspace this week. New World Disorder will feature a series of all-new work, with an emphasis on consumer and social issues, from the pop culture jammer. Our friend Ian Cox visited D’s studio recently and caught the artist in the final throes of preparation of work for the show. The exhibition looks like a strong body of work and further development of some of the themes and items that we’ve seen him using recently, such […]

Releases: Matthew Feyld Print Editions @ Little Paper Planes

Posted by sven, June 5, 2013

San Francisco-based Little Paper Planes has just released a series of three prints by Canadian artist Matthew Feyld. Coming in at a price of just $35 each and dimensions of 8.5″ x 11″, these prints look like great value in their signed and numbered editions of 50. LPP also just posted an interview with Feyld along with some pictures from his studio (seen above), so check that out too to find out a little more about his creative process. Discuss Matthew Feyld here.

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 […]

Openings: Dan Colen – “The Spirits That I Called” @ Oko Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, June 4, 2013

New York artist Dan Colen debuted a new show in the Lower East Side at Oko Gallery. Entitled The Spirits That I called, this select body of work is a juxtaposition with that of a 19th century kindred spirit. Kind of an exploration of the ways which fantasy, theatrics and a deliberate challenge to high culture standards have preoccupied artists across the span of time. Colen painted two of what he dubbed “Miracle Paintings” inspired by a classic Disney movie Fantasia. At the center he […]

Releases: Interesni Kazki – 2 Print Editions

Posted by SAL, June 4, 2013

Shortly after finishing their impressive mural on the streets of Lisbon (covered), Ukrainian artist duo Interesni Kazki released their print editions through Under-Dogs.net, as previously announced. For their 1st-ever edition, the artists picked one image each, and released 2 beautiful prints showcasing their recognizable work and unique style – AEC’s 50 X 50cm giclee “Generation”, and Waone’s 56 X 45,5cm giclee “Triad”. From their color palette to their fairytale-like imagery, both editions are a great example of what these 2 talented artists are usually painting on big […]

Interviews: William Hundley “Temporary Equilibrium” @ Breeze Block Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, June 4, 2013

It takes a couple of looks to comprehend William Hundley’s photography. He has been shooting his Entoptic Phenomena series of work since 2006 and wowing viewers with the floating fabric objects presented within his urban landscapes. Hundley’s work is composed completely within the camera – he uses zero post production or photoshop trickery within his images. We’ve followed his work for a number of years and always wondered how he captures his unique images, so we asked him a few questions about his process. He has […]

Openings: Marco Mazzoni – “Animanera” @ Jonathan Levine

Posted by juggernut3, June 4, 2013

Italian artist Marco Mazzoni recently crossed the pond to exhibit at Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Entitled Animanera (Italian for “black soul”), this show explores the dark themes of social ailments currently plaguing his home country of Italy. Utilizing his signature style of combining organic shapes & textures with chiaroscuro contrasts in light and shadow, Marco created ten works of amazing color pencil works that balances portrait and still life. Check out the detailed goodness below. Discuss Marco Mazzoni here.