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Update: Mark Ryden

Posted by sleepboy, April 3, 2013

For those waiting for the postponed show (now slated for later this year) in Los Angeles from the great Mark Ryden, there have been side projects to keep your love for renowned lowbrow painter alive. These included a comprehensive book, a print release, an album cover design, and a painting for charity. Now, we get a glimpse of something else he is working on – little meat sculptures. Only time will tell if these are for the upcoming solo or for some other endeavor. Discuss Mark Ryden here.

Releases: ROA – “SK8room Skatedecks”

Posted by sleepboy, April 3, 2013

Belgium-based ROA, who recently had a solo showing in his home country (covered), has also been working on a project with SK8room. The set of three decks (Decay 1, 2, & 3) featuring the street artist’s anatomical style are the result of a trip to Cambodia, to meet the guys from Skateistan (20% of sales go to them) in Phnom Penh, a not-for-profit organization that teaches empowerment through skateboarding to children in impoverished countries. Take a look at the trip in the video below and for those interested, […]

Upcoming: Nychos – “Pellis Os Omentum” @ Galo Art Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, April 3, 2013

After seeing Austrian painter Nychos’ work in person in Hawaii recently (here & here), we developed a better appreciation for his painterly technique. He now has a new solo show opening up on April 13th at the Galo Art Gallery in Torino, Italy entitled Pellis Os Omentum. After spending the last three years on the streets, Nychos has decided to dedicate some time to show his art works indoor. Check out some more preview images below… Discuss Nychos here.

Studio Visit: Mark Whalen – “Maze Walkers” @ Chalk Horse (Sydney)

Posted by Susie Lee, April 3, 2013

Mark Whalen’s new solo show, Maze Walkers, just opened at Chalk Horse in Sydney, Australia. His latest body of work displays his hand-painted gridded environments with some new stylistic directions. Working with themes of geometry, ritual, science, and sport, Whalen’s work continues to increase in complexity in both narrative and composition, but with a focused clarity that is well suited to his signature style. In tune with his recurring theme of modern mythology are some porcelain vessels adorned with his stylized figures in cobalt blue. […]

Streets: Ludo (France)

Posted by sleepboy, April 2, 2013

After a bit of traveling, LUDO (interviewed) appears to have spent a good part of last month back in his home country of France. Continuing his series of street works – Nature’s Revenge – the French artist keeps creative modifying creatures and plants for war with humans. The most impressive this large insect wheatpasted up in Lille. Take a look at the rest of the work below… Discuss Ludo here.

Preview: Scott Radke – “Interface” @ Stranger Factory

Posted by sleepboy, April 2, 2013

This Friday (April 5th) in Albuquerque, the Stranger Factory will be exhibiting all new works from Scott Radke (interviewed). Entitled Interface, the new sculptures from the Cleveland-based artist will feature the distinctive use of burlap and clay for his surreal and anthropomorphized renditions of animals. Along with all original sculpts, there will also be some customized skelves – all featuring his eerily expressive faces. For those interested, Radke will be showing alongside Kathie Olivas and Stephen Webb. Discuss Scott Radke here.

Giveaways: TrustoCorp x OBEY Cereal (Los Angeles)

Posted by juggernut3, April 2, 2013

Our friends at TrustoCorp are back to their old tricks again. Known for their street interventions and “reverse shoplifting” (here & here), the collective is once again visiting stores and placing their products into the natural shopping environment. But, this time they’ve enlisted some help from some other artists. First up is a collaboration with Shepard Fairey where the new flavor of Trusto Cereal is the “OBEY” flavor – which combines their own signature tongue-and-cheek artwork with Shep’s classic Andre The Giant imagery. Expect little touches […]

Streets: Interesni Kazki (South Africa)

Posted by sleepboy, April 2, 2013

After traveling and painting through different parts of India, AEC (one half of Interesni Kazki) has continued on to South Africa. The trip took him through Johannesburg and Cape Town where he got up with the Dali-like surreal imagery that he and his brother have become known for. Take a look at other murals and more details down below… Discuss Interesni Kazki here.

Upcoming: Marilyn Minter @ Regen Projects

Posted by sleepboy, April 1, 2013

We last caught up with the New York-based Marilyn Minter when she showed at Salon 94 back in 2011 (covered). For her newest solo, opening April 6th at Regen Projects, she will be flexing her photography and painting muscles with five new paintings as well as her black and white series of shots from the 60s that feature her drug addicted mother. Both series of works presented as well as much of Minter’s career has been devoted to examining the pathology of glamour, an appropriate subject […]

Upcoming: Barry McGee – “Drawing From The Street” @ ICA (Boston)

Posted by sleepboy, April 1, 2013

The museum shows keep coming fast and furious for Barry McGee now. Quick on the heels of his exhibition opening at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth last weekend is Drawing From The Street, a mid-career survey at the ICA Boston set to kick off on April 6th. This chronological survey of McGee’s work from the 1990s to the present will include “30 works, including rarely seen early works on paper; reassembled works from key installations; a tower of video pieces; a massive three-dimensional cluster […]