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Benefit: MOCA gala raises $3.5 Million

Posted by sleepboy, November 17, 2009

Resuscitated from the brink of death, Los Angeles’ MOCA held their 30th anniversary gala last weekend to kick off their new exhibition “Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years.” The black-tie affair raised $3.5 million more for the institution and was capped off by the Frank Gehry-designed hat wearing Lady Gaga’s performance (seen above) with the Bolshoi Ballet where she sang and played on a rotating pink grand piano created by Damien Hirst. The piano, which can be seen after the jump, sold for $450,000 at the […]

Openings: Jeff Koons – “New Paintings” @ Gagosian (LA)

Posted by Khoi, November 16, 2009

Jeff Koons has created some of the most iconic art pieces of the last quarter century. He is an artist whose name is nearly synonymous with contemporary art and culture. While his brand of Pop Art always contains a controversial omnipresent ambiguity concerning how “intelligent,” “deep”, or “dumb” his work really is (that is ultimately left to the viewer to decide), there is no denying how technically perfect, enjoyable, and awe-inspiring they are in person. The consummate perfectionist, once he has an idea hatched inside […]

Showing: Olaf Breuning – “Small Brain Big Stomach” @ Metro Pictures

Posted by AM Editor, November 16, 2009

New York City’s Chelsea may be one of the centers – if not the center – of the art world, but more often than not, if you go there without knowing what you want to see, you’ll spend the day wandering in and out of galleries without seeing much of anything you really cared for. On rare occasions, however, you may just stumble on a show that really blows you away. Luckily, this latter scenario occurred over the weekend, when AM wandered into Metro Pictures […]

50 Parties Art Auction @ Ryan McGinness Studios

Posted by AM Editor, November 16, 2009

On Friday, AM had the pleasure of attending one of Ryan McGinness‘ exclusive 50 Parties events held at his SOHO studio. Given that all the major New York auction houses had held their fall sales during the week, it was appropriate that McGinness’ party that night was itself an auction – but one in which the artists themselves were the sellers, with no auction house taking a commission. Sixteen works were on the block, including pieces by David Ellis, Jose Parla, Cheryl Dunn, Todd “REAS” […]

Openings: Ron English – “Immortal Underground” @ Opera Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, November 15, 2009

On Thursday night, AM attended the VIP opening of Ron English’s “Immortal Underground” at New York’s Opera Gallery. Nothing was spared as Ron’s infamous Cathy Cow Girl’s (courtesy of The Body of Art) arrived in a limo to kick off the opening night extravaganza. In attendance were many of NYC’s notables including Martha Cooper (interviewed), Aiko, Travis Louie (interviewed), Logan Hicks (interviewed), David Stoupakis, Fred Harper, Ally Hilfiger, Johanne Corno and Vincent Castiglia to name a few. The solo was an accumulation of many of […]

Video / Preview: Jeremy Asher Lynch – “Natural Wonders” @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by sleepboy, November 13, 2009

Artist and videographer Jeremy Asher Lynch is participating in a three person show tonight entitled “Natural Wonders” at LeBasse Projects along with James Roper and Kevin E. Taylor. Jeremy, who also runs Modus Films, produced a video from his “A Fly on the Wall” series where we take a look into his everyday life as he prepares for this show. Some preview images from the show after the jump…

Openings: Barry McGee & Phil Frost – “Mind the Gap” @ Prism

Posted by sleepboy, November 13, 2009

During a special preview event last night, Prism opened its doors for the first time with “Mind the Gap,” a show featuring Barry Mcgee and Phil Frost. With its impressive architecture, prime rooftop terrace, unbeatable location, and top notch art – in one night, the new gallery, and it’s co-owners Jared Najjar and PC Valmorbida have positioned themselves to be power players in the Los Angeles art world. The owners, inspired by the New York art scene, are seeking to replicate the hip, young, and […]

Highlights: Recommended openings for Nov 13 – 14

Posted by Andrew Hosner, November 13, 2009

Yet another BIG weekend of art happenings is upon us. The art world has been on fire since things kicked back into high gear this past September and the landmark shows just keep coming. Leading the charge this weekend is the big Juxtapoz 15th Anniversary show in downtown Los Angeles. If you are in a place where there’s no show this weekend, you can still support a great cause and be a part of one of the biggest gatherings of artistic force in sometime. Get […]

Openings: “14 Artists” – New Image Art Gallery

Posted by Khoi, November 12, 2009

Always one to be on the cutting edge of art, New Image Art Gallery opened their “14 Artists” show last Friday night. The group show was a result of studio visits and correspondence with, you guessed it, 14 different artists. It featured works on all different mediums, from Judith Supine’s signature green, purple, and pink collages on canvas to the Date Farmers’ found materials and drawings, to sculpture, such as Dennis McNetts’s “Wolfbat.” The show included street artists such as Skullphone (who wheatpasted near the […]

Streets: Shepard Fairey x Levi’s Time Square Mural

Posted by juggernut3, November 11, 2009

Recently. AM had a chance to catch Shepard Fairey and his crew hard at work in the middle of Times Square for the launch of a special collaboration with Levi’s. In usual bold Obey fashion, the boys set up shop at the heart of the city to build a mural anchored by Shepard’s classic icon with a “pocketed” Levi’s twist. Not surprisingly the mural creation process drew a big crowd of fans and tourists eager to get pictures of Shepard much like his mural creation […]