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Overtime: July 13 – July 19

Posted by Khoi, July 19, 2015

More stories from the week that ended July 19 (click on bolded words for more information): Images and info up for Michael Rey show at ZERO. RIP: Lee Towndrow and Amber Scorah’s son, who died at three months during first day of daycare. RIP: unnamed 28-year-old construction worker from Pakistan killed while working on Louvre Abu Dhabi. German government cultural protection law plans could cripple the market for German artists and undermine the country’s role in the art market. Georg Baselitz withdraws loaned artworks from German museums […]

Studio Visits: Ryan McGinness x Hennessy – VS Cognac Bottle

Posted by juggernut3, July 15, 2015

It’s summertime and anticipation is growing for the next Hennessy VS cognac bottle with this year being the 250th anniversary for the world’s largest and most storied cognac maker. For this occasion, Ryan McGinness (featured) was selected to chair the design of their iconic VS silhouette. Continuing the long line of talented artists such as Kaws, Futura, Os Gemeos and Shepard Fairey who have worked on the project in previous years, McGinness has taken this task to heart and is moving in a slightly different direction. In June, AM visited the New York-based artist’s studio for […]

Overtime: July 6 – July 12

Posted by Khoi, July 12, 2015

More stories from the week that ended July 12 (click on bolded words for more information): DRAWINGS|FRIDGES (Aaron Garber-Maikovska, Eric Yahnker, more) images at Greene Exhibitions now up. Nicolas Bourriaud fired as director of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Major public cultural institutions in Greece to close due to lack of funding. Court stops Lutfur Rahman from trying to sell $26mil. Henry Moore sculpture to pay town’s debts. MFA Boston’s Dress Up in a Kimono event causes controversy for its “cultural appropriation and orientalism“. The museum subsequently apologizes […]

Streets: Urban Nation / Project M/8 – (Part II) – Maya Hayuk

Posted by sleepboy, July 2, 2015

After sharing the first set of photos from Urban Nation for the 8th phase (curated by StolenSpace) of their public arts program featuring Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Cyrcle., and Word To Mother painting four columns of a building, we now turn our attention to Maya Hayuk. For her part, the American artist worked amongst other murals painted before for the project, leaving her signature nterlocked stripes of color for her fans in Berlin to enjoy. Photo credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss Maya Hayuk here.

Streets: Urban Nation / Project M/8 – “FREEDOM” (Part I)

Posted by sleepboy, June 29, 2015

As Urban Nation continues their strong public arts program with their 8th phase (Project M/8) entitled FREEDOM, our attention is drawn back to Berlin to see what a new set of artists have to offer. Curated by StolenSpace, this chapter featured four columns on the facade of a building painted by Shepard Fairey, D*Face, Cyrcle., and Word To Mother with Maya Hayuk painting another section (more on her later). Take a look at some photos of the completed walls and in-progress shots below… Photo credit: Birdman […]

Overtime: June 22 – June 28

Posted by Khoi, June 28, 2015

More stories from the week that ended June 28 (click on bolded words for more information): Documentation of Landon Metz’ show at Andersen’s. RIP: Miriam Schapiro, who died at the age of 91. Cady Noland disavows another one of her works after it was restored without her consultation. Richard Dorment looks back on his career as an art critic as he heads into retirement. Worker accidentally dismantles and throws out Jim Osman outdoor sculpture he mistook for trash. Anish Kapoor feels that vandalization of his vagina sculpture […]

Overtime: June 15 – June 21

Posted by Khoi, June 21, 2015

More stories from the week that ended June 21 (click on bolded words for more information): Some recent Broad Museum acquisitions revealed, such as 82-ft Murakami and Robert Longo Ferguson piece. Activists occupy Tate, staging 25-hour “textual intervention” to protest BP sponsorship agreement. Louvre and Sainte-Chapelle church accused of discrimination after refusing tours to Israeli students. Joseph Gibbons pleads guilty to robbing banks in the name of art and receives one year prison sentence. Richard Matt gave Joyce Mitchell a painting he painted of her children before […]

Interviews / Studio Visits: Kai & Sunny – “The Matter Of Time” @ 886 Geary Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, June 12, 2015

Tomorrow night (June 13th) in San Francisco, artists and designers Kai & Sunny will be putting on a show at the 886 Geary Gallery entitled The Matter Of Time. The London-based duo are known for their stylized representations of nature where their subjects are broken down in to geometric shapes and elements. Featuring color applied with ballpoint pen to their typically black & white imagery in this new body of work, the pieces deal with the passage of time. We recently sat down for a Q&A session […]

Upcoming: D*Face – “Wasted Youth” @ CAC Malaga

Posted by sleepboy, June 1, 2015

Towards the end of 2013, D*Face (interviewed) and Shepard Fairey (featured) joined forces to paint two large murals (covered) on the side of a building in Malaga, Spain. Fast forward to the end the month and the city in southern Spain will see D return with his first museum exhibition at the CAC Malaga entitled Wasted Youth. On display starting June 27th will be fresh large scale paintings on canvas and installation pieces. Also, for the first time, the London-based street artist will be sharing a retrospective body of work as well as […]

Overtime: May 25 – May 31

Posted by Khoi, May 31, 2015

More stories from the week that ended May 31 (click on bolded words for more information): Richard Prince’s Original exhibition on view at Gagosian Gallery on Madison Avenue. RIP: Mary Ellen Mark, who died at the age of 75 due to myelodysplastic syndrome. Three shot during Last Thursday art walk in Portland. People subsequently take selfies and demand ice cream. Maura Reilly writes about sexism in today’s art world. The following artists respond to her piece: Jamian Juliano-Villani, Cindy Sherman, Betty Tompkins, Eleanor Antin, Mickalene Thomas, and K8 […]