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Update: Faile

Posted by sleepboy, March 27, 2010

A little update for you Faile fanatics since you saw us cover their show with Bast at Lazarides last month. The duo recently created a website specifically for the exhibition – the “The Faile Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade”, which includes examples of the custom games that were used as part of the show. They also recently posted up three new prints for sale on their webstore, one of which is sold out already – “No Escape: Return to Faile” (see the other two still available […]

Openings: Ian Francis – “Exodus” @ Lazarides

Posted by sven, March 26, 2010

Our most anticipated show of the year thus far opened in London this week at Lazarides and we had to make the trip down to see Ian Francis’ (featured) “Exodus”. We teased you a few images last week, but now we can bring you some shots from the opening of the paintings and charcoal pieces the show comprised of. The show is surprisingly Ian’s first London solo show, and it signals his departure from the UK to pastures new in the United States – hence […]

Video: Mark Warren Jacques – “Mind Visit”

Posted by Ken, March 26, 2010

Portland artist Mark Warren Jacques (interviewed) will be returning to San Francisco soon and has released a video in conjunction with his visit. Entitled “Mind Visit”, the short film is an exploratory journey into both the mind and studio of the young artist as he diligently prepares for his part in the upcoming group show “New Territory” debuting next weekend at White Walls. Equally haunting and enlightening, “Mind Visit” is less of a welcoming insight than it is a seemingly drug induced and slightly voyeuristic […]

Openings: Barry McGee & HuskMitNavn – “The Long Night” @ Alice Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 26, 2010

Barry McGee under one of his numerous pseudonyms, Lydia Fong, opened up a joint show with Danish artist HuskMitNavn yesterday at the Alice Gallery in Brussels. The famed street artist from SF delivered the goods with his signature geometric panels, photos, installation pieces on the walls, and this nifty cluster (seen above). More images after the jump…

Video: Robert Williams – “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical” @ CSUN Gallery Tour

Posted by sleepboy, March 26, 2010

Robert Williams’ show, “Conceptual Realism in the Service of the Hypothetical”, recently traveled from NY to Southern California to the Cal State University Northridge Gallery (covered). For some lucky guests, Williams gave a lecture and personal tour of his new body of work. Check out this video above to get an idea of what it was like as he touches on different subjects in this talk. Discuss this show here. Discuss Robert Williams here.

Releases: “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” by Zoltron

Posted by Ken, March 26, 2010

Following the recent trend of turning award winning movies into collectible posters (such as last month’s Inglourious Basterds release) the Academy Award nominated film, The Fantastic Mr. Fox, has recently received the print treatment by designer Zoltron. Though Zoltron has been in the poster/design world for many years doing album covers and flyers, he may be more recognizable to AM readers as the one who printed the half a million Shepard Fairey designed Obama “Hope” stickers, along with the thousands of Upper Playground x Obama […]

Teaser: Mars-1 – “Infinite Tapestry” @ Meta Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

Mario Martinez aka Mars-1, whom we last saw at his Billy Shire show last May, will be opening up a new show at the Meta Gallery in Toronto next Friday, April 2nd. It looks as though he may continuing to explore more muted works with black backgrounds like the piece we saw at Josh Liners’ Further group show a while back. We’ll have more on this show for you next week but for now, check the showcard after the jump…

Releases: Mark Ryden – “Incarnation” Limited Edition Lithographic Poster

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

For those of you eagerly anticipating Mark Ryden’s upcoming show next month (teased) like we are at AM, here’s your chance to get a piece of the action without selling your house. “Incarnation” will be made into a limited edition lithograph with an edition of 500, sized at 37″ x 26,” priced at $500, and available at Porterhouse starting April 1st at 8 am PDT. We’ve seen the original in person, and it’s gorgeous! Those in NY will have a chance to see it as […]

Teaser: “Visionary Art” @ Mondo Bizarro

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

Another talented group of artists will be participating in a group show next month entitled “Visionary Art”. The exhibition, held in Italy’s Mondo Bizarro Gallery will include Greg “Craola” Simkins (featured), Laurie Lipton, Dan Quintana, Naoto Hattori and Mike Davis. Check out the piece above from Simkins that shows his continued fascination with distorted yet the coolest looking chairs ever… Hattori piece after the jump…

Studio Visits: Melissa Haslam

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2010

Aussie artist Melissa Haslam has been hard at work on some new paintings, some of which will be revealed in San Francisco at the “Showcase: SF” exhibition with LeBasse Projects early next month (more on that later). This body of work will have more of a portraiture feel to them with what looks to be an amazing increase in detail in her work. Melissa has put in a lot of time in this new set of paintings, even creating studies first, and it has all […]