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Baby Tattooville ’11: “Baby Tattooville On Parade” @ Riverside Art Museum

Posted by sleepboy, August 23, 2011

Time flies… This year’s Baby Tattooville (see our 2009 and 2010 coverage) is creeping up on us and will go down the weekend of October 7-9. Scheduled as a reunion of sorts, much of the alumni will be returning so those attending will be surrounded by an even larger contingent of artists. As of now, Amy Sol, Anthony Ausgang, Gris Grimly, Elizabeth McGrath, Johnny Ryden, KRK Ryden, Brandi Milne, Miss Mindy, Luke Chueh, Travis Louie, Van Arno, Tara McPherson, Buff Monster, KMNDZ, James Gurney, Bob Dob, and […]

Streets: Ron English (Detroit)

Posted by sleepboy, August 23, 2011

Ron English (featured) started his road trip to Detroit recently, looking to bring some of his art to the city including apparently a hand painted “grin balloon.” Along with some walls and billboards plastered with his “popaganda” imagery at the imfamous Packard Plant location, he also raised his profile in the motor city with something inflatable that could be seen from a distance. More photos after the jump…

Teaser: Tim Biskup – “Former State” @ THIS Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 22, 2011

Coming up on October 14th, Tim Biskup will be back in Los Angeles for a solo show at THIS Gallery featuring new paintings and sculptures. Focusing on other projects, we haven’t seen many exhibitions from the Biskup as of late with the last show in LA being at De La Barracuda in 2009 (not counting his installation at The Standard Hollywood). For those interested, he has also launched a new website. Discuss Tim Biskup here.

Releases: Joe Ledbetter – 12″ Mutant Bunny (Hand Painted)

Posted by sleepboy, August 21, 2011

For those looking to round out their custom art figure collection, you’ll want to pay attention to this. Joe Ledbetter is releasing a series of 40 hand-painted unique 12″ Mutant Bunny pieces (sculpted by Pretty in Plastic). Priced at $1500, the nicely sized pieces are priced reasonably considering what his customs go for on the market. In addition, the paint job seems to take to the resin better when compared to vinyl. More photos after the jump…

Overtime: August 8 – August 14

Posted by Khoi, August 21, 2011

US Postal Service to make an Edward Hopper painting (pictured above) into a stamp. Artist and film director David Lynch to release music album titled Crazy Clown Town. Julian Schnabel breaks up with journalist Rula Jebreal, girlfriend (and the woman whose story he adapted into a film) of four years. Rembrandt piece stolen from Marina Del Rey hotel. Later, it is found in church. Art exhibit receives rite of reparations from an exorcist. Overheard at the Alexander McQueen exhibition at the Met. Hydra, Greece becoming […]

Openings: “Summer Invitational” @ Jonathan LeVine Gallery

Posted by juggernut3, August 20, 2011

Summer is coming down the home stretch and people are getting ready to take their last vacations before fall. This also means that it was time for Jonathan LeVine Gallery to hold its annual Summer Invitational group show (previewed). Mr. Levine took time to exhibit a select batch of artists including Daniel Martin Diaz, Eric Fortune, Hello Monsters, Edwin Ushiro, Dick Chicken, Melissa Haslam, Above, Nicoletta Ceccoli, Yuko Shimizu, Jennifer Delilah and Meryl Smith on the gallery walls. Check out a detailed look after the jump.

Update: Brian Viveros – “Returning Art to the Unclean” @ Last Rites Gallery

Posted by sleepboy, August 19, 2011

Earlier this week, AM stopped by Brian Viveros’ studio to catch up with the Riverside-based artist and talk about his upcoming show in New York. After a successful showing in Los Angeles last October, we were anxious to see what he had planned for Returning Art to the Unclean opening on September 3rd at Last Rites Gallery. Well, we walked away impressed and we’ll have the full studio visit for you soon, but for now take a peek at Brian working on the last piece […]

Preview: Ken Garduno – “Golden Structure” @ LeBasse Projects – Chinatown

Posted by sleepboy, August 18, 2011

Tomorrow night, August 19th, Ken Garduno will be presenting a new body of work at the LeBasse Projects Chinatown location. Golden Structure features the LA-based artist’s watercolor and ink paintings where he will be exploring themes of relationships. The often unsettling facial expressions and settings create a “dialog riddled with jealosy, betrayal, and a prounounced sense of sexual tension.” More preview images after the jump…

Openings: Rob Sato – “The Open End” @ Copro Gallery

Posted by carlosgonzalez, August 16, 2011

Last weekend, the Copro Gallery unveiled new work by artist Rob Sato. Named The Open End, the exhibition showed a variety of the artist’s latest art which continues to be nothing short of impressive. Various pieces on display featured a combination of the organic and the mechanical, but without going to either side of the spectrum. As usual, his artwork features a great sense of storytelling and movement that’s not always easy to capture on a canvas or print. However, his technique and style lends […]

Teaser: “The Old School Video Game Art Show” @ Gallery 1988 – Venice

Posted by sleepboy, August 16, 2011

Next month, the Venice, California location for Gallery 1988 will be hosting the straightforwardly named The Old School Video Game Art Show. In what promises to be a nostalgic evening, artists like Dabs Myla, Dave MacDowell, Greg Simkins, Jeremy Asher Lynch, Kevin Tong, Mark Brown, Meggs, Michael Page, and many others will be using their favorite childhood videogames as their muse. Here is your first taste of what to expect, A Boy and His Dodongo from Allison Sommers, certainly a reference that Zelda fans out […]