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Preview: “Crazy 4 Cult 5” @ Gallery 1988

Posted by sleepboy, July 7, 2011

Tomorrow night (July 8th) in Melrose, Gallery 1988 will host one of their most popular annual shows – Crazy 4 Cult. For this 5th rendition of the group show where artists are asked to interpret some of their favorite cult movies, there are plenty of regulars as well as new artists to get to know. For example, check out this Donnie Darko piece of Frank modifying a plane from Robert Brandenburg, an artist who takes existing paintings, photos, or print media and paints over them. […]

Video: D*Face Ridiculous Pool Paint Attack

Posted by sleepboy, July 7, 2011

Remember when D*Face (interviewed) hit up the Ridiculous Pool, the skateboarding hotspot in San Bernardino, California back in 2009? Named because of its sweet curvature, the empty pool is perfect for skaters and this time D, who was in town for the Corey Helford anniversary show, took advantage of that fact by attaching spraycans to the decks and letting everyone paint up the pool. Check out the spirographic effect in the video above. Via LAMJC. Discuss D*Face here.

Showing: Takashi Murakami – “A History of Editions” @ Emmanuel Perrotin (Paris)

Posted by juggernut3, July 7, 2011

Takashi Murakami fans are in for a real treat as Emmanuel Perrotin is currently holding a retrospective of the limited edition prints created by the founder of the Superflat movement. The space has on display 160 prints created between 2001 to 2011. We drooled over some of Murakami’s rarest prints to date including coveted gems such as 727’s, Tan Tan Bo, Homage to Francis Bacon, Golden DOB just to name a select few. His newer tondo flower and Davy Jones’ Tear abstracts were also on view. This show […]

Preview: “Summer Group Show” @ StolenSpace

Posted by sleepboy, July 7, 2011

Tonight in London, the StolenSpace Gallery will be holding their annual Summer Group Show. Featuring represented artists as well as a few new names to the roster, this exhibition will include all brand new works in varied media and size as well as new print releases from D*Face (interviewed) & Word To Mother (interviewed). Other names you may recognize in the show include Sylvia Ji, Chloe Early, Hellovon, Eine, Mysterious Al, Oliver Vernon, and Josie Morway (see full list here). A couple more preview images after the jump…

Previews: Charming Baker — ‘Every Thing Must Go’ @ Mercer Street Studios, London

Posted by Patrick Nguyen, July 7, 2011

Charming Baker is back in London with a new pop-up exhibition that previews this evening at Mercer Street Studios (16 Mercer Street), an attractive space in Covent Garden. AM had a nose around the venue during the final preparations to check out Baker’s recent canvases, prints, as well as sculptures — a medium we haven’t associated with him before. All the canvases have already pre-sold, which may help to explain why the artist appeared so relaxed on the eve of his show. Every Thing Must […]

Releases: Travis Louie – “Zarkana” Safewalls / Cirque du Soleil Poster

Posted by sleepboy, July 6, 2011

You may remember when we first introduced the Safewalls project from Cirque du Soleil to you back in April and then followed it up by updating you on the Miss Van release. Each show the highly successful Canadian circus puts on has its own theme as well as setting and it seems that they have paired up a great artist with each one. The newest poster to be released (at a random time tomorrow, July 7th) will be from Travis Louie (interviewed) and will be for Zarkana. Check their […]

Teaser: “Bad Luck Club” @ The Alternative Cafe

Posted by sleepboy, July 6, 2011

This Friday night, July 8th, in Seaside near Monterey Bay, California, The Alternative Cafe Gallery will be hosting Bad Luck Club, a group show put together by Aya Kakeda featuring 13 female artists from Brooklyn. One of the painters chosen was none other than Stella Im Hultberg (interviewed), who continues her re-exploration of her paper pieces. Other artists included you may recognize are Dan-ah Kim and Tara McPherson but check the full list as well as more from Stella after the jump…

Showing: Delta @ kunstraum.ch (Switzerland)

Posted by sleepboy, July 6, 2011

After hanging up his distinctive large-scale sculptural pieces in March at the Muziekgebouw Concert Hall in his home-city of Amsterdam (covered), Boris Tellegen aka Delta moved on to his next project, this time in the epicenter of art fair world – Basel, Switzerland. One of the most respected old-school writers from Amsterdam, Delta continues to explore his post-graf abstract aesthetic with this transformation of the kunstraum.ch artspace into an immersive installation. The exhibition will be on view through September 10th so stop by if you […]

Damien Hirst x Red Hot Chili Peppers – “I’m With You” Album Cover

Posted by juggernut3, July 6, 2011

Following the tradition of famous artists x musician album art collaborations, British blue chip artist Damien Hirst has been tapped to create the next cover for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album entitled I’m With You is shown above. Not exactly a butterfly, but the fly will suffice to compliment his signature pharmaceutical subject matter. Thanks to Slamxhype for the image. Discuss Damien Hirst here.

Teaser: Andy Warhol – “Campbell’s Soup Cans” @ MOCA

Posted by sleepboy, July 6, 2011

This weekend at the MOCA, some of Andy Warhol’s most iconic work will be on display to the public. Campbell’s Soup Cans will be presented for the first time at the Los Angeles museum and is a celebration of the original exhibition at Ferus Gallery, his first solo showing all the way back in 1962. Interestingly enough, when Irving Blum granted Warhol his first show, some of the paintings were sold for a mere $100 each. At that point, Blum came to the conclusion that […]