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Preview: “Monster?” Group Show @ Copro Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, July 6, 2009

Monsters are attacking Bergamot Station!Â Well, at least for the similarly named group show at Copro Gallery this Saturday night curated by none other than Travis Louie (interviewed).Â Well respected in the art world and a talented artist himself, Travis was able to put together an impressive list of participants for exhibition.Â Not only did he include regulars like Audrey Kawasaki (interviewed), Ron English (featured), Dan May (interviewed), Kris Kuksi, Chet Zar, Brian Despain (interviewed), Ana Bagayan (featured), and Tessar Lo, he also made sure […]

Art Focus: Michael Jackson – An Icon in Art

Posted by Khoi, July 6, 2009

Andy Warhol – Michael Jackson (1984) As perhaps one of the most famous men alive during the last quarter of the 20th century and beyond, Michael Jackson transcended just music.Â He became a part of our culture at large and became a figure in visual arts.Â While there will be much more art coming soon in memorial of his life and as the countless Michael Jackson news, tributes and articles continue to inundate the media, let’s take a look back at some of those most […]

Interview: Elbow-Toe Hits Up Streets of London

Posted by Lawrence, July 6, 2009

Brian Adam Douglas aka Elbow-Toe has been busy since we last caught up with him at his Los Angeles solo show. Pasting up his hand-painted woodcut paper pieces and dropping some poetry in London’s hottest spots, he’s reminding our friends across the pond that there’s more to street art than just stencils and graffiti. We’ll show you photos from the three person show he opened with Swoon (interviewed) and Matt Small (interviewed) last weekend later, but first, we bring you an interview with Elbow-Toe and […]

Releases: “Che Guevara” – Ernesto Yerena

Posted by juggernut3, July 5, 2009

Check out this little in-progress shot of the Ernesto Yerena’s “Che Guevara” piece. Pretty bad-ass take on the famed Latin American revolutionary. This original artwork is a 30″ x 44″Â HPMÂ with paper collageÂ painted from hand cut stencils. The style may be reminiscent of Obey’s classic handiwork.Â Well, maybe because Ernesto is actually Shepard Fairey’s studio assistant. He’s designed numerous collaborations with Shepard on notable Obey hits such as “Chuck D,” “Joan Jett,”Â and “Dia De Los Muertos.” This image will be made into a print dropping sometime […]

Video: Marilyn Minter – “Green Pink Caviar”

Posted by sleepboy, July 5, 2009

Remember when we stopped by Salon 94 to bring you pics from photographer Marilyn Minter’s latest show Green Pink Caviar. Well, there was also a video that went along with the show (teaser seen above) that has been pretty popular on the internet. In fact, Madonna (a Minter collector) liked it so much, she’s using it in her “Sticky & Sweet” tour. “The opening song, ‘Candyshop,’ will be performed under a pair of giant luscious, pink lips licking and sucking on sparkly gold, orange, silver […]

Openings: Nancie Yang @ Ad Hoc Art

Posted by juggernut3, July 5, 2009

The cool thing about Ad Hoc Art is that they always have a separate project area to showcase some not so household names that are emerging from the local art scene.Â Showing alongside Gaia and Imminent Disaster last Friday wasÂ Nancie Yang. Nancie’s work caught our eyes because of her great use of color and female subjects which get your attention. More after the jump.

Openings/Interviews: Word to Mother – “Young Mind, Old Soul” @ FIFTY24SF

Posted by Ken, July 4, 2009

On the eve of Word to Mother’s US debut, AM swung by FIFTY24SF to interview the London-based artist. Â WTM was kind enough to give a walkthrough of his show, breaking down his creative process, inspirations and the histories of some various pieces. Â As an added bonus, WTM signed a few special items for AM readers, more info and a full walk-through after the jump.

Openings: Reuben Rude – “Americana” @ Gallery 1988 (LA)

Posted by sleepboy, July 4, 2009

AMÂ stopped by to take a look at Reuben Rude’s show last weekend at Gallery 1988 (LA), where the “Afternoon with Greg Simkins” event (covered)Â was being held. He has been hard at work on this show, entitled “Americana,” for over a year. We quite liked the large installation piece (seen above), but also take a look at all the photos after the jump.

Teaser: Whammy! The Art Show @ VASF

Posted by sleepboy, July 4, 2009

Whammy! The Art Show opens next Thursday, July 9th with some pretty good artists in the lineup.Â How does Dave Kinsey (above), Anthony Lister (interviewed), Tiffany Bozic, Jeff Soto, John Dwyer, Robert Hardgrave, Mel Kadel, Jay Howell, and Kelsey Brookes sound?Â The exhibition will be held at VASF, the RVCA retail flagship on Haight and Ashbuy in San Francisco.

Openings: Vhils – “Scratching The Surface” @ Lazarides (Rathbone Place)

Posted by sven, July 3, 2009

Portuguese street artist Vhils opened his first UK solo show “Scratching The Surface” last night to a packed house at Lazarides Rathbone Place. Vhils employed various mediums and techniques for his amazing portraiture pieces in the show, including stencils, collage and even a few relief pieces like the ones we saw in the video he released a couple of months ago, except this time he used acid and bleach instead of a hammer and chisel. All the photos from the opening after the jump…