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Releases: Shepard Fairey x The Simpsons “Dope” Poster

Posted by sleepboy, October 30, 2012

Remember that episode of The Simpsons where Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf, and Robbie Conal made an appearance and Bart taps into the street art craze with imagery inspired by Homer. Well, the Dope stencil that Bart was seen putting up all over town is now available as a poster from Shep as an open edition through Urban Outfitters. The 24 x 36″ offering costs $24 and is available here now. Discuss Shepard Fairey here.

Previews: Revok – “Ordinary Things” @ Library Street Collective

Posted by juggernut3, October 29, 2012

This Friday, REVOK will be premiering a new show in Detroit at the Library Street Collective. With Ordinary Things, the graffiti titan makes his solo premiere in his adoptive city since moving from his home base of Los Angeles. This fresh body of work consists of REVOK taking his intricate paint’em & break’em style to another level. Each piece utilizes numerous fragments of “locally sourced” urban material from the Motor City and challenges his already impressive diamond motifs (seen City of Fire & Known Gallery […]

Previews: Todd “REAS” James & Alexis Ross – “Beyond Elegance” @ Valmorbida (NYC)

Posted by AM Editor, October 29, 2012

On November 13th, Andy Valmorbida once again returns to NYC’s meatpacking district to present Beyond Elegance, a pop-up exhibition of art work by Todd “REAS” James and Alexis Ross. James – hot off his show Free to Be You & Me at Copenhagen’s V1 Gallery – will keep the momentum going with a new series of large-scale canvases featuring his characteristic cartoon portrayals of Somali pirates and curvaceous ladies. LA-based artist Ross – who collaborated with James, Barry McGee, Steve Powers and others on the Street […]

Preview: Tiffany Bozic – “Transformation” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 29, 2012

Thursday night (November 1st), the Joshua Liner Gallery in New York will be hosting a new solo show from Tiffany Bozic. Returning to the site of her solo in 2010 (covered), the SF-based painter will be presenting Transformation, a collection of acrylic on maple panel works that feature her meticulous rendering of animal and plant subjects. For this show, Bozic explores themes are informed by her experiences of motherhood. She states: “From the shifting perspective of a new mom, I thought a lot about the planet into which I […]

Preview: Ron English – “Crucial Fiction” @ Opera Gallery (New York)

Posted by sleepboy, October 28, 2012

Returning to the gallery that housed his massive solo in New York back in 2010, Ron English (featured) will be unveiling new works this week at the Opera Gallery. Entitled Crucial Fiction, the new series of paintings put on technical skills which are reminiscent of old master paintings, but applied to imagery biting commentary of pop culture and the commercialization of our culture. You can check out the works yourself starting November 2nd, but for now take a look at a couple more preview images below… Discuss this […]

Openings: Remi/Rough – “In The Presence of Angels” @ Soze Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 27, 2012

Last night, the Soze Gallery in Downtown Los Angeles opened their newest show, In The Presence of Angels with all new works from Remi/Rough. For his first solo in the United States, the UK-based artist put on display new paintings and sculptures which detail the evolution of his post-graffiti abstractionism. Take a look at the photo set down below… Discuss Remi/Rough here. Photo credit: theonepointeight.

Preview: “20 Pieces of Dreams” @ Giant Robot 2

Posted by sleepboy, October 26, 2012

Tomorrow night (October 27), Giant Robot 2 in West LA will be celebrating Mari Inukai’s daughter Sena’s birthday with a exhibition from Mari and her friends. Besides something from mother and daughter, works from Amy Sol (below), Audrey Kawasaki, Edwin Ushiro (below), Elizabeth Ito, Fumi Omori, Katsuya Terada, Kent Williams, Sean Chao, Stella Im Hultberg (above), Tessar Lo, and Yoskay Yamamoto will also be on display.

Upcoming: Aron Wiesenfeld – “New Paintings” @ Arcadia Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 25, 2012

Next month in New York, gifted painter Aron Wiesenfeld will be unveiling another set of new works (see 2011) at the Arcadia Gallery. If the painting below (The Garden), which will be part of the show, is any indication, then fans of Wiesenfeld’s dreamlike landscapes and emotive characters will want to show up for the opening on November 10th. This particular piece also made the cover of the current American Art Collector. Discuss this show here. Discuss Aron Wiesenfeld here.

Preview: KAWS – Companion Balloon for Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

Posted by sleepboy, October 25, 2012

Come later next month, those who will be watching the famous Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will see KAWS’ iconic Companion character float by as a 40-foot-long balloon. More than 30 people have worked on the inflatable figure over a period of roughly seven months make into reality the concept sketch we showed you back in May. Like many of his recent 3D creations, the giant figure will be covering his eyes shyly. As one of only five living artists (the others being Takashi Murakami, Tim Burton, […]

Preview: Nathan Ota – “Pop! Goes the Weasel” @ La Luz de Jesus

Posted by sleepboy, October 25, 2012

While hanging out at this year’s Baby Tattooville, LA-based painter Nathan Ota told us about his upcoming show at La Luz de Jesus. Entitled Pop! Goes the Weasel, the new work incoporates much of the imagery that we have come expect from Ota – the birds, the tree man, the eggs, and now references to “COOZ”, an alias from his graffiti past. Take a look at the preview images below and head over to the gallery on opening night, November 2nd, if you are interested in seeing more. […]