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Openings: David Choong Lee – “Acquiring Signal” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by Khoi, August 16, 2010

Representing San Francisco, the amazing David Choong Lee recently hauled down over 400 of his favorite works to LeBasee Projects in Culver City. The prolifically staged exhibition is as complete a representation of the artist’s skills as one imagines you can get. Lee takes over the entire gallery himself and the solo show features installations of panels, some from found materials, such as wooden wine crates, and has an architectural feel, as they rest on tables and balance on pillars. The artist explores such social […]

Openings: “Summer Group Show” @ Joshua Liner Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, August 16, 2010

On Saturday night, AM attended the opening for Joshua Liner Gallery’s annual “Summer Show”. Apparently, so did many of the art loving New Yorkers that turned out to pack the house. The show had diverse lineup of talented artists including Shawn Barber, Tiffany Bozic, Ryan Bradley, Tony Curanaj, Mike Davis, Jeremy Fish, Ian Francis, Evan Hecox, Tat Ito, Jessica Joslin, Mi Ju, David Kassan, Kris Kuksi, Mac, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Ryan McLennan, Dennis McNett, Cleon Peterson, Pema Rinzin, James Roper, Swoon, Oliver Vernon, Pete Watts and […]

Studio Visits: Marcus Freeman

Posted by sven, August 16, 2010

AM came across Marcus Freeman’s paintings last year, and we instantly loved how he mixes a superflat representational style of depicting the built environment with the cleanliness of Ed Ruscha & Patrick Caulfield’s pop art stylings. Some of the elements of Industrial architecture and landscapes used within his paintings are found and photographed locally by Freeman, and some are either assembled from a series of his found sources or invented based upon sketched concepts. We arranged to take a look around his design studio, where […]

Travelogue: D*Face in Quito, Ecuador – Part 2

Posted by sven, August 15, 2010

It seems that cans of paint are a valuable commodity in Ecuador and whilst we discard our empty cans and messed up caps without question where it is readily available, the local kids in Quito clean up the old tips and re-fill and re-pressurise the cans for a second life. We last saw D*Face (interviewed) hitting Quito with posters and paste-ups around the city whilst trying to source some precious paint during his trip to Ecuador for the ‘9no Festival de Arte en la Calle’ […]

Teaser: “Hope’s Reply” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by sleepboy, August 15, 2010

Looks like German artistic duo Herakut are scheduled for an exhibition this September at LeBasse Projects. Entitled “Hope’s Reply”, the show from Hera (interviewed) and Akut, will hopefully feature some of those fantastic sculptural pieces (like at Springmann.Varol) along with their paintings as well as some outdoor work as part of their visit to Los Angeles. Via Nuart. Discuss Herakut here.

Overtime: August 8 – 14

Posted by sleepboy, August 15, 2010

Some pieces from Tim Biskup for Fifty24MX. A look at Tessar Lo’s, Jason Sho Green, and Rob Sato’s sketchbooks. New octopi lighting from Adam Wallacavage. Terence Koh and his Children of the Corn. Huge show for Anish Kapoor in India. A tour of Shepard Fairey’s studio up for grabs. BSA interviews Os Gemeos. Speaking of interviews, Mode 2, Murakami, and Specter speak their mind too. Specter in London. Momo visits Papermonster.

Streets: Os Gemeos x Futura in NYC Wrap-Up

Posted by juggernut3, August 14, 2010

Wrapping up our coverage of a phenomenal collaboration, AM got to spend some time with Os Gemeos & Futura on their day off after the completion of this impressive mural. The seven story mural consisted of the twins working on the “britches” and Futura utilizing his “point-men” to create the crazy shirt (all in conjunction with AKANYC and 12ozProphet with support from Nike and Montana Colors). It’s nothing short of amazing that his project took less than a week to complete. Everyone was finally able […]

Openings: Philip Lumbang – “Adventure!” @ GR2

Posted by sleepboy, August 14, 2010

LA-based artist Philip Lumbang, who developed his craft as an assistant to Shepard Fairey (featured), recently opened a show at Giant Robot 2 on Sawtelle St. After satisfying some of his needs for working on the streets, Philip brings his signature “polite bear” character indoors for a new body of work entitled “Adventure! This time, the artist whose hand-painted and subject matter provide a stark contrast to the often testosterone fueled world of street art, has put together a collection of works on wood and […]

Openings: “A Decade With No Name” @ Best of the East Bay Party, Oakland

Posted by Khoi, August 14, 2010

One thing about Oakland, it’s a city that represents to the fullest. Want evidence of that? Just look at this show. Curated by a name you all should be familiar with, none other than Ken Harman, this is a show that celebrates and showcases artists from Oakland, Berkeley, and the greater East Bay area. They include the well-known, the emerging, and the soon-to-be stars. These include Monica Canilao, Skinner, Alex Pardee, Eddie Colla, and Mike Shine, just to name a few. The exhibition can be […]

Streets: Meggs in Hong Kong

Posted by sleepboy, August 13, 2010

Just like other street artists before him (Michael De Feo and Zevs), some more successfully than others, Meggs decided to leave his mark on Hong Kong after opening his show at Above Second Gallery. He worked in some comic inspired pieces as well as repped for his Everfresh crew. More images after the jump…