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Openings: Daniel Danger & Dan McCarthy @ Gallery 1988 SF

Posted by Ken, April 8, 2009

Daniel Danger and Dan McCarthy (interviewed) had a successful opening this past weekend at Gallery 1988’s San Francisco location. With many of the originals and prints long sold out before the opening, “The Watcher in the Woods” has proven to be quite an accomplishment for these two artists in their West Coast debut. AM swung by the gallery on the opening day. Check out the exclusive pictures after the jump.

Openings: Hi-Fructose Group Show – “Overdose” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by marcus, April 7, 2009

“Overdose” (previewed) opened this past Saturday at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica. Upon entering the gallery, you will notice several great pieces from “Overdose” on display in the gallery’s front room. The majority of the exhibition’s body of work is displayed in the gallery’s main room. A table was set up over in the smaller wing of the gallery for the Hi-Fructose Collected Edition 1 book signing. Artists Greg “Craola” Simkins, Gary Baseman, Attaboy, photographer Brian McCarty, and Joe Ledbetter were all on hand for […]

Teaser: Gary Baseman – “La Noche de la Fusion” @ Corey Helford

Posted by sleepboy, April 6, 2009

Pervasive artist Gary Baseman, will be opening his next solo show at Corey Helford Gallery on May 2nd.Â This show is influenced by Brazil’s Carnival and will feature paintings and sculptures introducing his Carnival Girls and ChouChou Buddha.Â Sounds fun as there will be an outdoor festival with live performances, music and costumes.Â We also hear there might be some body painting? A video of Baseman at Carnival last year after the jump…

Mark Ryden’s First Toy – YHWH

Posted by sleepboy, March 31, 2009

Here is the first photo we have seen of Mark Ryden’s first ever toy – YHWH.Â The figure is titled after one of his paintings (seen after the jump) and also cleverly posed with a little girl as in the painting.Â Not sure what it is meant to be but one definition of YHWH is the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from Hebrew consonants.Â Perhaps it’s Ryden’s vision of the Almighty, at least in the world of his paintings. The figure will come […]

Openings: Todd Schorr – “The World We Live In” @ Merry Karnowsky Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, March 29, 2009

Todd Schorr’s (interviewed) opening last night at Merry Karnowsky was a star-studded event with both celebrity collectors, artists, and paparazzi in full force. You know you aren’t at a normal art event when you are greeted with a red carpet on entrance, and when only media members were allowed to snap pictures. Thankfully, when it was all said and done, the art was the true star of the event. Schorr’s body of work entitled “The World We Live In” delighted viewers with it’s concepts, magnitude, […]

Openings: Joseph â€œ2Hâ€ McSween @ Ronin Gallery

Posted by stephen, March 28, 2009

Last night marked the opening of Joseph “2H” McSween’s (interviewed) debut Los Angeles solo at the Ronin Gallery. 2H delighted the enthused crowd with a body of work featuring his intriguing female subjects and a vibrant eight foot acrylic and spray paint mural on the gallery’s main wall. AM was impressed with the execution of the pieces, a true testament to 2H’s tremendous artistic and technical growth over the past year. From the piercing eyes of his girls, to the fine balance of colors and […]

Releases: James Jean – Sally Jupiter (Watchmen) Print

Posted by sleepboy, March 27, 2009

James Jean (interviewed) has this up for sale, a presumably open edition print of Sally Jupiter of an image he created for the Watchmen movie. Although we are still not sure if Warner Bros was behind the Watchmen graffiti that went up in advance of the movie release, they do get credit for recognizing the talent an artist we know and love.Â The print is 17 x 22″ and priced at $85. Some concept drawings as well as a screen shot of one of the […]

Teaser: Audrey Kawasaki @ Space Yui (Japan)

Posted by sleepboy, March 26, 2009

Here is a taste of what Audrey Kawasaki has been working on for her upcoming show at Space Yui in Tokyo opening on May 7th. She says on her blog that there will be about 10 paintings and drawings for the show. Looks like she’s continuing with the laser cutouts that we first saw at her “Drawing Room” show. Discuss this show here. Discuss Audrey Kawasaki here.

Todd Schorr “The World We Live In” Teaser Video

Posted by sleepboy, March 25, 2009

For those looking forward to Todd Schorr’s (interviewed) show this Saturday at Merry Karnowsky (LA), here is a teaser video we worked on with Modus Films. Opening is at 8 pm. See you all there. Discuss Todd Schorr here. Discuss this show here.

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

Posted by sleepboy, March 23, 2009

Gallery Nucleus and I am 8-bit are teaming up, with support from CAPCOM, to present a Street Fighter tribute group show entitled “Jab Strong Fierce,” opening on April 25th.Â Artists participating include Angry Woebots, Eric Fortune, Israel Sanchez, Khang Le, Luke Chueh, Mari Inukai, Nanospore, Roland Tamayo, and many more.Â Take a look at Eric Fortune’s piece as well as more details on the show after the jump…