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Basel Week Miami ’11 / Streets: Andrew Schoultz (Part II)

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2011

After reporting on some in-progress photos of an two-sided epic mural by Andrew Schoultz for Primary Flight in Miami, we head back to get some completed shots. The walls were somewhat hidden from view, across from the ROA mural if you know where that is, but when seen in person, one can begin to imagine why it took 2 weeks to finish what with details like bricks each individually painted and custom curb stops. The amazing thing was this project was only one of many […]

Basel Week Miami ’11: Marcel Dzama @ David Zwirner

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2011

Now that Art Basel Week Miami has passed for another year, we’ve had a chance to catch our breath a little. We still have more to share with you though like Marcel Dzama’s work at the David Zwirner booth at the main fair. Taking center stage was this inset intricately conceived diorama featuring the NY-based artist’s sculptural skills and sense of theater. More photos of his other work for the booth after the jump…

Video: Cai Guo-Qiang – “Saraab” Opening Fireworks @ Arab Museum of Modern Art

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2011

To celebrate the opening of his Saraab (mirage) exhibition a couple weeks ago at the Arab Museum of Modern Art (Mathaf) in Qatar, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang put on his largest explosive performance of the last three years. Using perfectly timed microchip-controlled explosions, the renowned contemporary artist transformed the desert landscape and sky into his canvas with some beautifully orchestrated smoke and fire designs. For those who will be traveling to the Middle East, the exhibition will be on until May 26th and feature more than fifty […]

Releases: Olly Moss x Studio Ghibli x Mondo: “My Neighbor Totoro” Screenprints

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2011

Tomorrow, December 16th, Mondo will be offering up two new limited editions from Olly Moss featuring imagery from the whimsical and beloved film My Neighbor Totoro from Hayao Miyazaki. The release of the 20″ x 36″ 8-color screenprints coincides with a 15-title, 25-year retrospective film marathon from Japan’s Studio Ghibli, which plays at the IFC Center in New York City from December 16th to January 12th. The general edition will be limited to 420, and will cost $50 with the variant in an edition of 170 and cost […]

Events: Tauba Auerbach – “[2,3]” Book Launch Party @ Printed Matter

Posted by AM Editor, December 15, 2011

We recently attended a party at New York’s Printed Matter to celebrate the long-awaited release of Tauba Auerbach’s [2,3]. The small, artist-book shop was filled to capacity that night with people eager to pick up their pre-ordered copies, those curious to see the final product for themselves and others just wanting to wish the artist congratulations on a job well done. The party included a lovely performance by singer/musician Glasser, for whom Auerbach designed the cover of her album, Ring. Over two years in production, […]

Previews: Sylvia Ji – “Gilded Roses” @ Corey Helford

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2011

This Saturday, December 17th, Sylvia Ji (interviewed) will be transporting her fans to another time and place when she opens Gilded Roses at the Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. In this new body of work, her portraiture takes a new direction with the ornamentation and costumes of a bygone era taken center stage featuring “explosions of lace, feathers, silks, satins, glinting jewels” mirrored by as her choice of palette utilizing jewel tones. As a bonus, free prints will be given to attendees at the opening. More preview […]

Previews: David Ellis – “True Value” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by AM Editor, December 15, 2011

Opening tonight at the Joshua Liner Gallery is True Value, Barnstormer David Ellis‘ first solo exhibition with the gallery. The multi-talented Ellis will be showing an exciting and varied collection of new and recent work, including paintings, videos and his 2011 Pulse Prize-winning kinetic sound sculpture True Value (Paint Fukette). See more preview images from True Value, after the jump.

Openings: C215 – “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” @ Shooting Gallery

Posted by rhinomilk, December 15, 2011

Last Saturday, Shooting Gallery opened the doors to Parisian street stencil artist, C215’s latest solo show, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (previewed). The show is inspired by cigarette iconography and advertisements that lie and typically depict affluent people enjoying a smoke in order to sell their products to the common folk and working class. The stencil pieces in the show consists of fake adverts that depict everyday people who are actually smoking the cigarettes and are the targets of these corporations, but are never shown. […]

Releases: Mia Araujo – “Sleeping Sickness” Print

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2011

Tomorrow afternoon, December 15th, at 1pm (Pacific Time), Mia Araujo (interviewed) will be releasing her Sleeping Sickness print in two editions, both signed and numbered. The more limited version will be larger at 16″ x 24″, priced at $150, and in a run of 25. The smaller one (8″ x 12″) will be limited to 75 and cost $65. To sweeten the pot, she will also be including 20 free mini-sketches to be mailed at random to 20 lucky people. For those interested, head over to her […]

Preview: “Vivian Maier – A Life Discovered” @ Merry Karnowsky

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2011

At the beginning of the year, we told you about the incredible story of Vivian Maier, a prolific photographer who took thousands of street photos from the 50s to the 70s, yet whose genius was not uncovered until recently. On January 7th, if you are in Los Angeles, you will get to see her work for yourself at Merry Karnowsky with Vivian Maier – A Life Discovered: Photographs from the Maloof Collection. The show will consist of 100 plus pieces including silver gelatin prints in limited […]