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Preview: Naoto Hattori – “Out There” @ M Modern

Posted by sleepboy, November 19, 2009

This Friday, Japanese sensation Naoto Hattori will be bringing psychedelic art to the desert – Palm Springs to be exact. “Out There” opens at M Modern and will feature his usual bizarre animals, distorted heads, and imaginative landscapes. Although Hattori specializes in imagery that is grotesque to say the least, there is a strange sense of beauty that he infuses in all his paintings, perhaps in no small part due to the insane amount of detail he puts into each piece. More preview images after […]

Openings: “Represent” Group Show @ Blackall Studios

Posted by sleepboy, November 19, 2009

A group show that we previewed here a while back, “Represent,” opened a couple weeks ago at Blackall Studios in London. Curated by Matt Small (interviewed), the show featured artists such as Swoon (interviewed), and ELBOW-TOE (interviewed) among others – all who have developed their own approach to portraiture. Once reserved for the rich, these artists use portrait painting to bring focus to social issues that otherwise may go unnoticed. In fact, part of the proceeds from the show Single Homelessness Project, a charity Small […]

Preview: Kris Kuksi “Beast Anthology” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, November 18, 2009

Sometimes a title to the show says it all… “Beast Anthology” – Kris Kuksi is a beast! His behemoth sculptures have us all in awe. Here at AM headquarters, we’ve been looking forward to seeing this one since we visited his last sold out show at Joshua Liner Gallery (covered). The opening is this Saturday (Nov. 21st) from 6-9pm and it couldn’t be sooner. Kris’ signature hyper-detailing and the amazing compositions just boggles our senses. This past August, we teased you with his gorgeous creation for the show: “The Temptation of […]

Showing: Lava Collective “Cityscape” Group Show @ Dray Walk Gallery London

Posted by sven, November 18, 2009

AM happened upon this good looking pop-up show at the Dray Walk Gallery in London’s Truman Brewery complex this week organised by the freshly formed Lava Collective. Lava brought over Brooklyn residents Peru Ana Ana Peru for their first showing of work in the UK, and their installation dominated the huge space. Peru Ana Ana Peru had just opened a show at Brooklynite Gallery a couple of weeks back (covered here), and we felt their use of audio and visual media as part of the […]

Openings: Nicoletta Ceccoli – “Babes in Toyland” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 18, 2009

A couple saturday nights ago, along with Stella Im Hultberg and Amy Sol, Nicoletta Ceccoli (interviewed) presented her part in the three person show entitled “Babes in Toyland.” As with many of the shows of the popular San Marino artist, the paintings almost immediately sold out. Make sure you stop by to take a look at the delicate and whimsical body of work as it might be 2-3 years before Nicoletta has another show in the LA area. Pics after the jump…

Openings: Walton Ford @ Paul Kasmin Gallery

Posted by AM Editor, November 18, 2009

Last Thursday, Chelsea’s Paul Kasmin Gallery hosted the opening of an exhibition of new large-scale watercolors by Walton Ford. At first glance, those not familiar with Ford might mistake his contemporary works for those of 19th century naturalist and painter John James Audobon. The similarity is intentional. However, instead of merely cataloging species as Audobon did, Ford uses the familiar visual language of the well-known wildlife artist and other early natural history artists to depict historically-based allegories of the violent collision of man and nature. […]

Update: “The Thousands” Group Exhibition @ Village Underground

Posted by Elisa Carmichael, November 18, 2009

We are very excited about our friend RJ’s upcoming group show “The Thousands” at Village Underground, which opens tonight, November 18th. In addition to Jose Parla (above), the exhibition will include work from some of the best street artists in the world: WK Interact, Swoon (interviewed), Faile, Os Gemeos, Banksy, Know Hope, Nick Walker (interviewed), Adam Neate (interviewed), KAWS, Judith Supine, Herakut (interviewed), Chris Stain (interviewed), Armsrock (interviewed), Barry McGee, Elbow-Toe (interviewed) and more. The opening will also double as the launch for RJ’s fantastic book The Thousands: Painting Outside, Breaking In […]

Preview: SHAG – “Autumn’s Come Undone” @ Corey Helford Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 17, 2009

One of the shows we are looking forward to this weekend is SHAG’s (interviewed) “Autumn’s Come Undone” in Culver City at the Corey Helford Gallery. Attendees will be treated to a new “retro-cool” body of work, this time reflecting on fall colors, a more somber mood, and darker overtones. He explains “something happened to me in the last year – call it an unexpected change of hear, if you like, but a lot of the unfettered hedonism my artwork espoused has begun to catch up […]

Openings: Hush – “Innocence” @ Urban Angel Art Lounge

Posted by sleepboy, November 17, 2009

As we mentioned previously, Hush (interviewed) show “Innocence” was set to open last weekend at Urban Angel in London. Prolific photographer unusualimage was on hand to capture all the action including the setup, wall murals, as well the new body of work. Take a look at all the images after the jump…

Releases: Shepard Fairey and WK Interact – “Revolution Girl”

Posted by Ken, November 17, 2009

With WK Interact’s latest body of work currently showing at Subliminal Projects (covered), it’s no surprise that SP has decided to release a few of the remaining Shepard Fairey X WK Interact “Revolution Girl” screen prints from 2007. The print is signed by both Shepard and WK, measures in at 18″ X 24″ and can be found here.