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Preview: Mrzyk & Moriceau – “The Man With The Golden Gun” @ Ratio 3

Posted by lowpro, January 4, 2011

In what is shaping up to be a true multi-media experience, collaborative art duo Mrzyk & Moriceau will be unveiling a new body of work, entitled The Man With The Golden Gun, this coming weekend in San Francisco. Opening January 7th at Ratio 3, the European artistic pairing known for their playful, optical illusory black-and-white ink drawings will be taking full advantage of gallery real estate with an installation including wall paintings, masks, and video animation. Their unique visual narrative, however, should shine brightest through […]

Preview: “Urban Osmosis” @ Lopo and Space Gallery

Posted by Khoi, December 29, 2010

It’s been a wonderful run for Spoke Art at Lopo Gallery, but just like 2010, it must come to an end. Coincidentally, the opening of this final show will be on the ultimate day of the year. Now-veteran curator Ken Harman presents a show featuring immersive site-specific installations, in three separate rooms, from new and established street and fine art artists. They include Eddie Colla, Kelly Towles, D Young V, GATS, and the prolific Shark Toof. Ring in your new year surrounded by art and […]

Preview: James Franco – “The Dangerous Book Four Boys” @ Peres Projects

Posted by Khoi, December 21, 2010

Peres Projects’ physical space in Los Angeles may be long gone, but it looks like the spirit of Hollywood still lives with the cutting edge gallery in Germany. No stranger to the entertainment industry (Terence Koh, has been creating pieces for Lady Gaga’s shows and Bruce La Bruce is an accomplished film director), Peres Projects will open a exhibition with work by respected actor James Franco on Feb. 11. The show will be Franco’s first solo and will feature video, paintings, drawings, and photographs. Though […]

Preview: Robert Hardgrave – “Relic” @ David B. Smith Gallery

Posted by lowpro, December 16, 2010

Robert Hardgrave is set to reveal the newest chapter of his experimental work in free-form abstraction this Friday, December 17th at the David B. Smith Gallery. Gaining traction over the years with his organic and psychedelic compositions, the Seattle based artist appears to have tapped into whole new realm of expression with his newest body of work, Relic. While still incorporating some of his more conventional richly rendered acrylic paintings, the exhibition also takes the viewer in a new direction, showcasing a series of “sculptural” […]

Preview: Marion Peck – “What You Are, So Once Were We” @ Sloan Fine Art

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2010

As we move into the holiday season and a lull in the art world, there are still some shows worthy of attending before the end of the year. One such is Marion Peck’s What You Are, So Once Were We for Sloan Fine Art opening on December 16th. The new body of work includes paintings, smaller sepia-toned portraits, and sculptural work that draws inspiration Victorian sensibility and challenges our contemporary relationship with death. As she explains, “Looking into the face of a stranger, someone who […]

Studio Visit/Preview: Dennis McNett

Posted by AM Editor, December 14, 2010

AM paid a visit to Dennis McNett’s studio while he was finishing up work for his show Reaping Waves and Vital Vessels, opening this Thursday at Joshua Liner Gallery. The space was packed with linocut and woodcut printed paper and hand-painted wood carvings, and McNett described his grand plans for filling the entire gallery with individual works and large-scale installations assembled from the various pieces. Much of the imagery appeared highly influenced by Greek and Norse history and mythology, with representations of wolves, serpents and […]

Preview: “Playboy Redux II” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 13, 2010

This Saturday, December 18th, the traveling Playboy Redux II exhibition makes its stop in Los Angeles at Copro Gallery. In addition to some already exhibited work seen at earlier stops like the Warhol Museum (covered), a whole new group of artists have been asked to reinterpret the iconic bunny including Luke Chueh (seen above) who has an interesting take on the “money shot” for his long-suffering bear. More preview images after the jump…

Rei Sato – “Peter & The Wolf” Installation for Works & Process @ Guggenheim

Posted by juggernut3, December 10, 2010

This weekend will see the premiere of this year’s “Works & Process” at the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. The annual project brings together a creative mixture of the visual and performing arts for a limited series of performances. This year’s feature will be Sergei Prokofiev’s children’s classic Peter & The Wolf. The collaboration will bring together NYC Opera’s musical director George Manahan to conduct the Juilliard Ensemble, while fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi will narrate the tale. The artistic character and set installation will be created […]

Preview: “New Realism” @ Thinkspace Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 10, 2010

Thinkspace Gallery will be opening a new group exhibition this Saturday night, December 11th, highlighting some of their artists whose work utilize elements of photorealism. “New Realism” will include pieces from Aaron Nagel, Jeff Ramirez, Jennifer Nehrbass, Linnea Strid, Nathan DeYoung and Pakayla Rae Biehn. In addition, Germany based artist Moki will be showing some of her new paintings, entitled “Patchwork”, in the project room. More preview images after the jump…

Previews: Mike Giant & Adam 5100 @ Guerrero Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, December 10, 2010

This Saturday, Guerrero Gallery will host the opening for Mike Giant and Adam 5100. Mike looks to bring it with his signature introspective iconography while Adam will showcase a brand new series of stencil-layered paintings. Check out an exclusive preview after the jump.