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“Navinland Needs You: We Are Asia!” for Art Stage Singapore

Posted by sleepboy, February 7, 2012

Fans of Asian Contemporary Art will be interested to hear about a commissioned painting from Navin Rawanchaikui for this year’s Art Stage Singapore featuring work and portraits of some of the top artists in the world. Created to celebrate the idea of a unity in the region, the huge 13 meter long three panel piece entitled Navinland Needs You: We Are Asia! references artists like Ai Weiwei, Zhang Huan, Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, Yoshitomo Nara, Yue Minjun and more. Also included were the likenesses of […]

Overtime: Jan 9 – Jan 15

Posted by Khoi, January 15, 2012

Ron English’s Cathy Cowgirl premiered at the MoMA recently. Authorities attempting to save derelict Van Gogh house and open it to visitors. £3.6 mil. Magritte painting returned for ransom after being stolen at gunpoint over two years ago after the thieves discovered that the piece was too famous to be sold on black market. Three paintings, including a Picasso and Modrian, stolen from Greece’s National Gallery. Istanbul, Turkey turning into a hub for stolen Islamic Art. George Clooney to star in The Monuments Men, a […]

Overtime: Dec 26 – Jan 1

Posted by Khoi, January 1, 2012

The making of “Hero,” a drawing by Miguel Endara of his dad that took 210 hours and is composed entirely out of 3.2 million ink dots. Ryan McGinley featured in The Telegraph. Has a new (long delayed) monograph coming out. Larissa Sansour claims she was taken off Lacoste Prize shortlist for being “too pro-Palestinian”. The nature of appropriation today. 500 year-old Leonardo da Vinci painting at Louvre may have been overcleaned, say experts. Helen Frankenthaler sadly passed away this week. E-retailers finally discovering what galleries […]

Openings: Michael Leavitt – “The Art Army Royalty” @ Jonathan Levine Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, October 5, 2011

Several weeks ago, showing alongside Dylan Egon, the The Art Army Royalty of Michael Leavitt (interviewed) were on full display at New York’s Jonathan LeVine gallery. The solo show was made up entirely of Michael’s signature sculptural tributes to artists featuring a melding of their eerily accurate portraits and features of their work. Artists like Ai Weiwei, Damien Hirst, and Lucian Freud were all free game for his special interpretations. You can see all the individual pieces here, but take a look at more opening […]

Preview: Damien Hirst – “Legend” & “Myth” @ Chatsworth House

Posted by sleepboy, September 13, 2011

Currently on view at the Chatsworth House grounds in the UK through October 31st is the annual Sotheby’s Beyond Limits sculpture exhibition. Included in this year’s showing are two new works from Damien Hirst entitled Legend and Myth, which are his dissected portrayals of a winged horse and a unicorn. This new series of work appears to be an extension of his signature formaldehyde animals, with a focus now on mythical creatures. The sculptures are up for sale and range from the 1930s to the […]

Overtime: Sept 5 – Sept 11

Posted by Khoi, September 11, 2011

Controversial graffiti by Zevs in Room 233 at the Comfort Inn in Maine where the terrorists of September 11th stayed before attacking the World Trade Center (only seen under UV light). The Atlantic interviews JR. Jim Carrey – comedian and now “graffiti artist.” Bike designed by Ben Eine being sold at Christie’s with funds benefiting War Child. Los Angeles continues its [misguided] crusade against graffiti by targeting everyone who buys spray paint as a potential criminal. Video: Poesia vs. Kofie by Collabo Arts. Remi/Rough and […]

Video: Aya Takano Documentary

Posted by sleepboy, August 31, 2009

We recently saw this short documentary on one of our favorite Japanese artists, Aya Takano.Â She discusses her early influences including her childhood readings, the encouragement of Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, and the um… orgasm of science fiction.Â She also discusses the different reactions to her work, often depicting playful and subtly erotic young girls. Part 2 after the jump…

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 […]

Overtime: April 30 – May 6

Posted by YESNIK, May 6, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): A guide to finding Keith Haring’s work in his hometown. Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring & André Saraiva custom Montana Colors spray paint cans. Watch Michael Lau’s Mini Documentary: “FROM STREET TO ART”. Arsham/Fieg Gallery spotlights artist Mark Whalen for upcoming exhibit. Washing down the canon with wine and oysters at TEFAF New York. TEFAF sales outpace Frieze New York on opening day. 10 of the best artworks at Frieze New York 2018. […]

Overtime: Sep 11 – Sep 17

Posted by Khoi, September 17, 2017

More stories from the week that ended Sep 17 (click on bolded words for more information): Huffington Post has a review of Kara Walker show. RIP: Axel Kasseböhmer (1952–2017). British Museum apologizes after curator’s tweet provokes accusations of racism against Asians. Jonathan Poole gets four years in prison after pleading guilty to 26 counts of fraud and theft. Ann Freedman, former Knoedler director, settles tenth and final lawsuit related to forgeries. Documenta 14 director Adam Szymczyk led it to the brink of bankruptcy, after exhibition ran way […]