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Openings: Gary Baseman – “La Noche de la Fusion” Festivities

Posted by stephen, May 3, 2009

Gary Baseman and Corey Helford Gallery pulled out all the stops for last night’s Carnivale-style extravaganza celebrating “La Noche de la Fusion” (covered), Baseman’s solo return to Los Angeles in over two years. Featuring Baseman-designed costumes come to life, carnival games, a fire bowl to burn away your fears and insecurities, an animation reel exploring Toby’s Travels and the Enlightened Chou, as well as eye-candy as far as the eyes could see, this was certainly an event to remember. The capstone of the night’s celebrations […]

Openings: Gary Baseman – “La Noche de la Fusion”

Posted by juggernut3, May 2, 2009

Corey Helford Gallery held a very special collector’s preview of Gary Basemanâ€™s latest exhibition “La Noche de la Fusion.” The amazing “Enlightened Chou” installation was more impressive, once assembled, than when we previewed it inÂ our studio visit. The installation is comprised of many Chous, each one is from a different country: Thailand, India, Mexico, Brazil, Russia. These Chous are Baseman’s way of breaking down the literal boundaries of the modern day countries. The intimate opening was attended by some well-knowns such as Jonathan Levine, Natalia […]

Preview/Video: Yoskay Yamamoto – â€œHello and Goodbyeâ€ @ LeBasse Projects

Posted by stephen, April 30, 2009

Our friends at Modus Films put together a nice preview video showcasing some of the beautiful new pieces for Yoskay Yamamotoâ€™s (interviewed) upcoming show â€œHello and Goodbyeâ€ (teased) opening on May 9th at LeBasse Projects in Culver City. Discuss this show here. Discuss Yoskay Yamamoto here.

Releases: Scott Radke – Sea Monkeys

Posted by sleepboy, April 28, 2009

When we last talked to Scott Radke, he had just finished up his impressive commission piece for uber-collector Mark Parker.Â Looks like the next project he worked on were these “Sea Monkeys.”Â Radke usually creates his sculptures in batches and this time he has five available.Â More pics after the jump.

Openings: Dalek & Mike Giant @ Magda Danysz Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, April 25, 2009

Dalek’s (interviewed) two person show with Mike Giant, which we mentioned last week, opened last night in France at the Magda Danysz Gallery. Guillotine was on hand to snap some pics of of the exhibition. Check out the photo set after the jump…

Preview: Jab Strong Fierce (Street Fighter Tribute Show) @ Nucleus Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, April 24, 2009

Our friends over at Nucleus Gallery just sent over some more preview pics from their street fighter tribute show opening this Saturday, April 25 including this gem from Luke Chueh entitled “‘Hyakuretsukyaku (Lightening Kick).” With many of us spending countless hours of our youth perfecting the moves for our favorite fighters, this show will definitely be nostalgic. Check out some more images from this exhibit featuring one of the best, if not the best video game ever – after the jump…

Releases: Bronze Pollard – Tim Biskup

Posted by sleepboy, April 22, 2009

Tim Biskup has been teasing his collectors with new images of his 7″ Bronze Pollard on his blog.Â We like the new faceted look which mirrors the evolution of style in his paintings.Â The figure will be produced with an edition of 44 and will be stamped and initialed on the feet. With his previous bronze release, the 2″ Iki, costing about $300, fans had better start saving now for the June release. More images after the jump.

Souther Salazar – “Above the Influence” Video – Family Guy Parody

Posted by sleepboy, April 21, 2009

Remember the “Above the Influence” anti-drug ad (seen below) done by artist Souther Salazar a while back. Well, after many amateur parodies done by netizens (some NSFW), popular TV show Family Guy has stepped in with their own version a couple days ago (seen above at the 7:31 mark). An obvious statement, but as the art of our generation gets more mainstream and advertisers realize the power of being in touch with our demographic, we will see more and more references (ie: parody of Shepard […]

Preview: Ron English – “Lazarus Rising” @ Elms Lester

Posted by juggernut3, April 20, 2009

After hanging with Ron English at Dr. Sketchy’s, he invited AM over to his Jersey City studio to check out his upcoming solo show at Elms Lester. The show entitled “Lazarus Rising” is Ron’s first ever UK solo and is his second with Elms Lester. The show opens to the general public May 8th and will run through June 6th. If you’re in London during that time, you should definitely check this one out. Keep your eyes peeled as we’ll post the full studio visit […]

Art Tattoos: Audrey Kawasaki

Posted by sleepboy, April 19, 2009

Art tattoos have always been fascinating to us because it requires a truly hardcore art collector or fan to permanently affix an image to their skin. It’s an interesting completion of a circle as we return to one of this art movement’s roots – tattoo art. The movement has evolved so much to include so many different artists, that the term “low brow” is controversial now, but we can agree that the beginnings, by definition, included artists not respected by mainstream collectors and institutions, one […]