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Basel Week Miami ’09: Kehinde Wiley x Michael Jackson

Posted by sleepboy, December 2, 2009

Stepping into the Deitch booth at Art Basel today, our attention was immediately drawn to the huge Michael Jackson painting by Kehinde Wiley. Apparently, Jackson contacted Kehinde a while back about a commission portrait after seeing his work at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, but Kehinde blew it off because he thought it was a joke. When Kehinde realized it was a real request, he sent over some art historical books to Jackson for him to look overbut unfortunately, the singer passed away before he […]

Preview: Dalek x 225 Forest x Hurley Event

Posted by sleepboy, December 2, 2009

James Marshall aka Dalek (interviewed) will be in Laguna Beach tomorrow night unveiling a new site-specific painting installation he did for 225 Forest. In association with Hurley, there will be artists on hand for Q&A, food & drinks, and giveaways. Stop by for your mid-week art fix and expect to enjoy impressive large-scale murals like the one he did for the Hurley HQ.

Openings: Basel Week Miami ’09 – Emmanuel Perrotin Private View and Dinner

Posted by sleepboy, December 2, 2009

Last night, the first members of the AM crew flew into Miami for our coverage for Art Basel Week and what greeted us was the opening bash at Emmanuel Perrotin. The night’s exclusive events included cocktails, a fabulously catered dinner, an outdoor dance floor where the guests got down for the festivities. Of course the art was the draw as the gallery space opened a new series of shows including the unveiling of the new “tank chairs” from Pharrell Williams, as well as solo shows from Matthew Day Jackson and […]

Preview: Basel Week Miami ’09 – “There’s Still Life” by Mauger Modern @ SCOPE

Posted by sleepboy, December 2, 2009

UK based gallery Mauger Modern Art has some familiar names in a group show for Art Basel Week this year. Artists in the lineup include Emil Alzamora, Tim Biskup, Luke Chueh (interviewed), Ron English (featured), Turf One, Jenn Porreca, Erik Mark Sandberg, Geza Szollosi, and Martin Wittfooth so stop by SCOPE if you have a chance to check out “There’s Still Life.” More preview images after the jump…

Video: Will Barras, Ericailcane, DEM – Stay Away from Light

Posted by Ken, December 2, 2009

In a continuing effort to increase European-Japanese artistic relations, the non-profit modern performing art organization, Original Cultures, has just released their latest project starring visual artists Will Barras (UK), Ericailcane (IT) and DEM (IT), as well as musical artists Om Unit (UK), Tatsuki (JP) and Tayone (IT). Over the course of four days last June in Bologna, these six artists collaborated, albeit separately, on the visual and musical aspects of this video. After the four days, the video was unveiled with live musical accompaniment. Expect […]

Streets: Blu in Lima – The Finished Wall

Posted by sleepboy, December 1, 2009

Looks like the massive time-intensive mural we told you he was working on has been completed by Italian street artist Blu, this time in Peru. He painstakingly covered this building with skulls and bones, turning it into his personal ossuary and then painted various figures (conquistador, priest, military, business) implied to have profited from the people of Lima. More images after the jump…

Preview: Basel Week Miami ’09 – Murphy Fine Arts @ Aqua Wynwood

Posted by sleepboy, December 1, 2009

Mark Murphy has been going to Art Basel Week in Miami for a while now. This year, he will be showing at Aqua Wynwood with sixteen artists including Cathie Bleck, Christopher Buzelli, Robert Steven Connett, Brendan Danielsson, Leslie Ditto, Tony Fitzpatrick, Seonna Hong, Dan May (interviewed), Meggs, Mia (interviewed), Joel Nakamura, Jeff Soto (interviewed), Mark Todd, Marco Wagner, Esther Pearl Watson, and Martin Wittfooth. His fantastic Scribble.08 will be screened daily during the fair at the Aqua Wynwood Lounge. For now, take a look at […]

Preview: Basel Week Miami ’09 – Carmichael Gallery @ SCOPE

Posted by sleepboy, December 1, 2009

Carmichael Gallery will exhibit a selection of work from Simon Birch, Boxi, case, Hush (interviewed), Mark Jenkins, Nunca and Sixeart and a daily site-specific installation from Aakash Nihalani at SCOPE Miami 2009 this year. Looks like they are already getting ready with the booth setup from the pics they sent us. Check out more preview images after the jump…

Showing: Ed Ruscha – “Fifty Years Of Painting” @ Hayward Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 1, 2009

Currently showing at the London Hayward Gallery is the first UK retrospective of famed American artist Ed Ruscha. If you remember recently, Obama chose a painting from Ruscha to redecorate the White House as is customary with a new president. The fantastic exhibition includes almost 80 paintings from his illustrious career and will run until January 10th. More images after the jump…

Openings: Tristram Lansdowne “Entropical Paradise” @ LE Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, December 1, 2009

AM had the pleasure of attending Tristram Lansdowne’s opening of “Entropical Paradise” at Toronto’s LE Gallery. The space was filled with curious art fans looking to catch a glimpse of Tristram’s work. After our studio visit and creative process feature with the young artist, we knew that we were in for a treat. Even with high expectations, what we saw was even a bit more than we expected. Tristram’s detailed watercolors were simply outstanding, safe to say even better than pictures can convey. One of […]