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Previews: “Fresh Blood” @ Backwoods Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 10, 2018

Tonight (August 10th) in Melbourne suburb of Collingwood, the Backwoods Gallery will be introducing some artists new to their space in a group exhibition entitled Fresh Blood. The participating artists are all Australian and includes Georgia Hill, Minna Leunig, Tom Gerrard, Al Stark, Robert Bowers (seen above), Matthew Fortrose, Tristan Kerr, James Dodd, and Jack Rowland. Check out some more preview images below…

Overtime: July 30 – Aug 5

Posted by YESNIK, August 5, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): How Leo Castelli changed the art market forever. MoMA PS1’s Klaus Biesenbach, a champion of the Avant-Garde will now lead MOCA Los Angeles. Debate ignites in Los Angeles over MOCA hire. How graffiti artists are fighting back against brands that steal their work. Painting in the age of anxiety. Painting: An (incomplete) survey of the state of the art by Roberta Smith. See the first images of Site Santa Fe’s 2018 ‘Casa […]

Overtime: July 23 – 29

Posted by YESNIK, July 29, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): Art Dealer says he found 6 de Kooning paintings in a New Jersey storage unit. Gallery owner’s $15K gamble on storage locker pays off big time. The secrets hidden on the backs of famous artworks. New York’s Miles McEnery Gallery to open second space in Chelsea. Jeffrey Deitch will launch his Los Angeles gallery with an ambitious Ai Weiwei exhibition. Amid MoMA’s $450 million expansion, employee tensions are running high. Art gets […]

Overtime: July 9 – 15

Posted by YESNIK, July 15, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): UTA Moves Into a New Ai Weiwei-Designed Space in Beverly Hills. Cheim & Read partner Adam Sheffer to join Pace as vice president. From Frida Kahlo in London to Casanova in Boston, here are 29 museum shows worth seeing this summer. 130,000 unseen photos of Andy Warhol will be made public at The Warhol Foundation. Artist SMASH 137 sues GM for unauthorized use of his Detriot mural for a Cadillac ad. Red […]

Recap: POW! WOW! Long Beach 2018

Posted by sleepboy, July 12, 2018

POW! WOW! Long Beach finished up the public art for 2018 at the end of last month with another series of great murals and installations for fans of art in the Southern California city. Along with an associated group exhibition (covered) at the Long Beach Museum of Art held in partnership with Thinkspace Projects where a few of the works were installed, most of the pieces (including one from Andrew Hem) were scattered throughout the beach city. We will take a focused look at the installations from Spenser Little in a […]

Felice Varini Carcassonne Installation

Posted by sleepboy, July 7, 2018

Visible from May to September 2018, Felice Varini’s latest project is a striking installation at the medieval fortress of Carcassonne in Southern France. Spread on the west front of the city fortifications, 15 yellow circles (composed of temporary thin aluminium strips) all come together perfectly in the field of vision when standing facing one of the gates and is characteristic of the Swiss artist’s geometric perspective-localized paintings. The project from the Paris-based Varini celebrates the 20th anniversary of the inscription of the city on the world heritage […]

Upcoming: POW! WOW! Long Beach 2018

Posted by sleepboy, June 24, 2018

Running from June 24-30, the fourth edition of POW! WOW! Long Beach (see 2015, 2016, 2017) will be fast upon us with another great lineup of artists (see below). With public art as the cornerstone to the event, 20 more murals and art installations will be added to the existing 50+ murals covering nearly 40 square miles of the Southern California city. Also, “events and activities will be held throughout the week including the POW! WOW! Long Beach Pop-Up Shop located at MADE by Millworks, film […]

Overtime: June 11 – 17

Posted by YESNIK, June 17, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): Yayoi Kusama’s ‘Infinity Mirror Room’ to arrive in Chicago for the first time. Street artists in the US have more rights than they thought. A very queer street art movement is spreading across the US. Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys launch new art grant, giving 20 artists $5,000 each. LACMA Awards grants to four artists working on innovative, tech-driven projects. ‘World’s Largest’ Banksy art show unauthorized by artist is frowned upon by […]

Overtime: May 28 – June 3

Posted by YESNIK, June 3, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): Ed Ruscha still has plenty more to say about America. LAXART reopens in LA with a renewed mission and a giant Barbara Kruger mural. Dealer Steve Lazarides plans an unsanctioned show of the artist’s ‘Golden Years’. Banksy’s dismal opinion on advertising industry resurfaces on the web. ‘TIME’ Magazine’s “The Drone Age” cover displays one of the biggest drone shows in the U.S. Interview Magazine (1969-2018): ‘An enduring symbol of downtown cool, even as […]

Showing: Palms Casino – “Dust to Gold” Renovation

Posted by sleepboy, May 24, 2018

As part of the $620 million “Dust to Gold” renovation at the Palms Casino Resort, an impressive collection ranging from blue-chip works to street art murals was acquired, commissioned, and deployed throughout the hotel. Combined with pieces on loan from owners Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta, the over 150 artworks fill every part of the casino – from the Damien Hirst shark above the Unknown Bar against a backdrop of his dots (seen above), to the KAWS statue outside the steakhouse, to the Felipe Pantone mural at the new Pearl Concert […]