Arrested Motion

The Latest...

Basel Week Miami ’12: Invader @ Jonathan LeVine / PULSE

Posted by sleepboy, December 17, 2012

As we wandered the halls of the PULSE art fair (highlights here) during Basel Week Miami, we came upon the booth of Jonathan LeVine solely featuring the work of Invader. After seeing his work up and about town, we now had a chance to see some of the French artist’s tiled creations up close. Also present was the balloon contraption that allowed him to get his signature character up in space earlier this year (covered). While in Florida, the street artist also hosted a screening for […]

Openings: “Post It 8” @ Giant Robot 2

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2012

Bringing back one of their most popular shows for its 8th iteration, Giant Robot 2 recently opened its doors to the Post It 8 group exhibition. Collectors in Los Angeles lined up starting from early morning to take first dibs at works on post-it notes priced affordably at $25. Entering several at a time, each fan was allowed to purchase the pieces they wanted as long as they stuck to the one-per-artist rule. As you can see, with the amount of work available and names hidden, […]

Basel Week Miami ’12: Ambach & Rice @ NADA

Posted by Khoi, December 16, 2012

Hailing from Los Angeles and formerly of Seattle, Ambach & Rice’s booth at NADA (highlights here) during Basel Week Miami featured two mid-sized drawings by Eric Yahnker from his Long-Banged Lady series and a large-scale piece called The Good Samaritan. The booth also featured sculptures by Ron van der Ende and Karen Sargsyan. See images of them below… Discuss Basel Week Miami here.

Overtime: Dec 10 – Dec 16

Posted by Khoi, December 16, 2012

Overtime stories of the week: Mark Ryden is releasing a new print tomorrow (December 17th) through Porterhouse. One of the world’s biggest artists – Damien Hirst – leaves the world’s biggest gallery – Gagosian Gallery. Yayoi Kusama also leaves Gagosian Gallery. Vladimir Umanets, who defaced Mark Rothko painting at the Tate Modern, has been jailed for two years. United States attorney’s office files civil complaint against Douglas A. J. Latchford over looted Khmer artwork. 144 pieces loaned to British Empire and Commonwealth Museum may be missing […]

Streets: ROA (Australia)

Posted by sleepboy, December 16, 2012

While in Australia recently for his solo showing at Backwoods Gallery (covered), the Belgium-based ROA not surprisingly brought his special form of portraiture to the streets down under. Included in these new murals were pieces painted at the Healesville Sanctuary in Melbourne, a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to fighting wildlife extinction. As usual, ROA chose species that are native to the area to render like the platypus and wombat. Enjoy more photos and a video below… Photo credit: Echidna (Dean Sunshine), All others (Street Art Belgium). Discuss ROA here.

Basel Week Miami ’12: Almine Rech Gallery @ Art Basel

Posted by Khoi, December 15, 2012

With a popular Jeff Koons exhibit at their Brussels gallery just recently coming to a close, Almine Rech arrived at Art Basel Miami Beach exhibiting a good mix of the young (Alex Israel, who also had a show at the gallery last month), established mid-career (Taryn Simon, Ugo Rondinone) and iconic (Ed Ruscha). Its booth had something interesting for everyone to view and a nice selection for almost every level of collector. Check out the images of the artwork Almine Rech had out on display… […]

Releases: Audrey Kawasaki – “Deep Waters” and “Possessed” Prints

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2012

For those looking to add a print from Audrey Kawasaki (interviewed) to their collection, this weekend will be the next opportunity starting today at noon (Pacific Time). Deep Waters (above) will be limited to run of 200 with the unframed version for $270 and framed version for $550. For those who miss out on this sure to sell out beauty, your next chance will come on Sunday (December 16) with Possessed going on sale ($100) starting at midnight (Pacific Time) and ending after 24 hours. Anyone who […]

Videos: KAWS Companion Balloon (Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade) on Nowness

Posted by sleepboy, December 15, 2012

Last month, we shared with you a video shot in-studio with KAWS before his Companion Balloon hit the streets of New York for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade. Then AM headed over in person to check out the pre-parade preparations before the 41-foot-high version of the NY-based artist’s shy signature character took to the air. Now for those who missed it, NOWNESS has a new video (directed by Jake Sumner) out with footage of the inflatable drifting along the Upper West Side towards downtown Manhattan. Discuss KAWS […]

Basel Week Miami ’12: Merry Karnowsky @ CONTEXT Art Miami

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2012

As we strolled through the new CONTEXT Art Miami (highlights here), one of the booths that drew us in featured artists diplayed by the Merry Karnowsky Gallery. Included in this particular showing were works from artists we have mentioned here at AM before like Deedee Cheriel, Mark Whalen, Kent Williams, and Greg Simkins. Check out more photos below… Discuss Basel Week Miami here.

Preview: “Hello Kitty, Hello Art!” @ Openhouse Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, December 14, 2012

After a release party for the Hello Kitty, Hello Art book that featured a themed group exhibition as well as a solo from POSE (covered) in Los Angeles, the cast of Sanrio’s beloved characters make the move to the Big Apple. Opening tonight and heading into a three-day event at the Openhouse Gallery (379 Broome – between Mott & Mulberry) in New York will be a show featuring artwork from 64 Colors, Adam Wallacavage (above), AIKO, Betsey Johnson, Cat Cult, Danni Shinya Luo, Grant Cobb, Jeremyville, Jessica Louise, Kenton […]