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Releases: JonOne – “The Fall” Lithograph

Posted by SAL, June 30, 2017

John Andrew Perello aka JonOne or Jon156, recently teamed up with PrintThemAll.com and Idem Studio in Paris to produce his latest limited edition. The legendary American graffiti artist chose one of his original paintings which was then reproduced as a vibrant fine art edition printed using 27 colors. Representing how his work has moved from classic graffiti all the way to abstraction, The Fall is a piece features a harmony of colors and the movement. Symbolizing his evolution as an artist, starting with tagging his name around Harlem […]

Basel Week Miami ’16 / Openings: Fabien Castanier Gallery Popup Exhibition

Posted by SAL, December 5, 2016

The Bogota and Los Angeles-based Fabien Castanier Gallery used Basel Week Miami as an opportunity to show their roster of urban artists to the art-thirsty crowd in Wynwood with a popup exhibition. Displayed in two large spaces in the vibrant neighborhood, the exhibition also served as a teaser of what they will are planning for their upcoming Miami gallery location scheduled to open next year. The show was divided between the large space where works by their artists were on display featuring paintings & sculptures with the smaller space reserved for installations. French […]

Previews: JonOne – “Crossing Over” @ Galeries Bartoux (New York)

Posted by feralthings, November 24, 2016

JonOne returns to New York next week (starting November 30th) for an exhibition at Galerie Bartoux entitled Crossing Over, the first solo show in his hometown since moving to Paris almost 30 years ago. The new body of work consists of 27 new paintings which address the relationship between chaos and order in our cities. The American graffiti artist’s loose and expressive handstyles bring to mind the spontaneous and chaotic forces within our urban spaces such as crime, art and public protest. These letterforms sit alongside areas of negative space […]

La Tour 13 (Paris)

Posted by butterfly, September 30, 2013

Over looking the Seine, La Tour Paris 13‎ is a project curated by Mehdi Ben Cheikh from Galerie Itinerrance. During a year, the entire building was painted by 100 international street and graffiti artists, each leaving their mark with murals and installations within the 36 apartments over 9 floors and cellars. Opening to the public for a month from October 1st, the building is due to be demolished in November, making it the largest temporary street art exhibition in France. To celebrate the upcoming launch a giant Keith Haring […]

Rewind: Nov 19 – Nov 25

Posted by sleepboy, November 27, 2012

This week’s edition of Rewind sees an interview with KAWS from Art Info with plenty of footage from his studio in New York. The video was recorded prior to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade where his Campanion balloon joined the festivities (covered) and his current show at Galerie Perrotin in Paris (covered). He covers both subjects as well as some other topics in the video seen below… Other notable videos of the week include: The movie Parker is running a contest until November 30th featuring the […]

Openings: JonOne – “A Beautiful Madness” @ Fabien Castanier Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, November 16, 2012

Earlier this month, the Fabien Castanier Gallery presented the first solo exhibition in the United States from JonOne entitled A Beautiful Madness. Although raised in New York where he laid his graffiti roots in Harlem, JonOne has lived in Paris since the mid 1980s where he has established himself as a fine artist. His imagery, as seen in this new work, is characterized by an abstract and energetic form of expression leading to compositions full of freestyle strokes, movement, and color. The exhibition runs through December 2nd, so […]

Openings: “Whole in the Wall” @ Helenbeck Gallery

Posted by stephen, May 31, 2009

The “Whole in the Wall” group show at Helenbeck Gallery opened to an excited New York crowd this past Thursday. Adorning the walls of the massive, two-story space was work from: Banksy, Blade, Blek le Rat, Crash, Daze, Ikon, Jonone, Nunca, Plateus, Quik, Lee Quinones, Rammellzee, Sharp, Sozyone, Henry Chalfant, Martha Cooper, Jamel Shabazz, Silvio Magaglio and Victor Ash. The show explored the transition of street art from its graffiti roots in the early 70’s and 80’s to its modern day mixture of spray paint, […]